The melodious voice that echoed inside the room brought their attention toward its source forcefully. Behind the counter sat a beautiful woman in her mid-twenties wearing loose green clothes, a dark brown robe, and a black witch hat, inhaling a pipe with a burning herb on its tips, looking at them with an alluring smile.
[Extra Skill Puppeteer activated]
Soma shook his head to the side and managed to come back from his long thought, but once he tried to approach, he realized that Xiao Lian was petrified; she was stiffened as if still affected by something.
"Ah, I'm sorry".
With a wave from the woman's hand, Xiao Lian's body jolted, and her legs lost their strength. But Soma hurriedly caught her in his embrace before she dropped to the floor.
He turned his attention toward the woman and glared fiercely, making the woman who inhaled its pipe smile wryly and look apologetic about what she had done.
