Chapter 139: You'd Be Shocked

Raven silently consented for Northern to ask his question. She didn't say anything, merely looking at him as he opened his mouth.

"So... like...how are soul cores absorbed?"

Raven's eyes widened.

For an expressionless being like her, this moment was priceless, deserving a space on a trophy shelf.

Northern had managed to surprise her.

A moment later, though, her widened eyes crumpled into a deep frown that made her crimson eyes radiate a deadly glow.

"Are you joking with me?"

Northern closed his eyes and made a polite smile, his hands behind his head.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it that way... It's just that I'm quite inexperienced in a lot of things."

Raven's frown lingered for three more seconds before she relaxed her face into its usual expression.

"You don't know?"

"I don't know," Northern responded with a shy nod, still scratching the back of his head and trying to smile—which again looked awful on him.