Chapter 135: The Horror hidden in Melisandre’s eyes!
Lady Melisandre approached him as if the fire itself was lashing out with a fiery tongue.
Meg had told him about her beauty and how it was known among Contestants that Charisma backfires when coming into contact with her. No denying her features had perplexed Kai, but he also wanted to have nothing to do with her.
Stay away from her, Meg had warned. Not even higher floor Contestants like to be around her for any security mission.
By now, Kai, with Meg's help, had figured out this strange appearance of Contestants around some main storyline Characters. The Characters who were directly related to his Main Mission won't have any security, he had concluded. Only those who had nothing to do with a direct mission would have Contestants watching over them.
Kai still didn't know how the System adjusted these things, though.
Jon Arryn was a main storyline Character and a major one at that, and yet he didn't have any security. Meg had made Kai recall giving examples. The Queen most probably had, but her security must have thought of you as nothing more than a bug, I guess. Similarly, Bianca and the adult Latias didn't have security despite them being the main storyline Characters. Yet, Pokeball Expert Kurt and Professor Elm both had because they had nothing to do with your Main Mission, master.
Kai had found those explanations extremely reasonable.
That's why, when he saw the Red Woman towering in front of him, he had to control his breathing from not racing lest any higher floor Contestant, if one was near, might sense something.
There was magic around her, Kai realized. But he also felt as if its existence was too great for him to grasp. Head down, he stared at her feet, her toes, and the rippling gown showing her sweet, shiny ankles.
"Who is this, Matthos?" her voice was deep and melodic. "He doesn't seem to be of a low birth."
The quartermaster hurried toward them, and Kai's mind was racing. A sudden thought had just made him shudder with unknown fright.