章 237: Chapter 237 - Questions and answers [2/3]

Erik couldn't help but feel a little intimidated by this girl's clear expectation of him. Yet, he also felt like there was one important question to be asked: why should he care?

Why should he go out to find this mistress of hers? He still didn't know how this all related to saving vampires and shapeshifters from some unknown threat, like his mother suggested in the letter.

So he asked with a serious expression. "Eira, I can see you've put a lot of hope in my finding this mistress of yours, but why do you assume I will? I don't know her, nor do I owe her anything."

His question startled her, as if she had never expected something like this. She floated back a few meters while her face scrunched up a little in panic. "W— What do you mean? Y— You have to find her, free her, and then save the old man! That… That's your mission!"