When the office door was pushed open with a loud bang, Su Tang was hiding beneath Makima’s desk, contemplating life.
Why?
How had things suddenly developed into this?
He felt as though he had somehow been muddled into hiding under the desk by Makima’s persuasion.
Thinking about it now, there did not seem to have been much need for it.
Although the reason Makima gave did make sense.
Still, Su Tang could not shake the feeling that she might have used some kind of psychological suggestion on him.
That was supposed to be his area of expertise.
He had never expected that, one day, the swimmer would drown in his own waters.
Fine.
Under the desk it was.
Power had already come in anyway.
Going out now would only make the misunderstanding even bigger.
After all, they were going to work together for a year.
He could not leave a bad impression in front of his employee right from the start.
Besides, the space under this desk…
Was actually quite large.
Truly large.
Su Tang found that he did not need to curl himself up at all.
Sitting cross-legged was enough, and his back naturally leaned against the side panel of the desk.
Just after he adjusted his posture, he heard an unfamiliar female voice from in front of the desk.
“Miss Makima, Denjiko’s onboarding procedures are all done.”
Eh?
Denjiko was here too?
Su Tang blinked.
Then this unfamiliar female voice should be Aki Hayakawa’s senior, Himeno.
“Mm,” Makima’s voice came from above.
“Joining Public Safety means fighting on the front line against Devils.
Denjiko, have you thought it through?
If you regret it, you can resign.”
As Makima spoke, her finger lightly tapped the desktop.
Su Tang knew this was her giving him a signal.
That question was actually being asked on his behalf.
She was probably worried he might think Denjiko had been “voluntarily” forced into agreeing.
But Su Tang felt Makima was overthinking it.
Sure enough, in the next second, Denjiko’s voice rang out.
“Ahaha, I know!
I don’t regret it!
Miss Himeno told me that in Public Safety, every breakfast has toast with butter and jam, lettuce salad, and hot coffee!
That’s the life I’ve dreamed of!
Hehe.”
Su Tang laughed silently.
As expected, it was more or less what he had imagined.
But…
Why had he not heard Power’s voice?
Had that crazy woman actually behaved herself after entering the office?
Reality proved that he had been wrong.
A crazy woman’s nature could only be suppressed for a moment.
Just as Denjiko finished speaking, Power’s arrogant voice, the sort that made one want to punch her, rang out.
“Haha!
Is that all foolish humans desire?
Having someone like this as a colleague will make this great me feel embarrassed!”
Bad.
Su Tang sighed softly.
Given Denjiko and Power’s intelligence and mental states, it would be hard for them not to start arguing on the spot.
But the development of events once again exceeded his expectations.
He did not hear Denjiko retort.
Instead, he heard Makima’s voice.
“Hmm?
Denjiko?
May I ask what you’re looking for?”
On the other side of the desk, Denjiko, with her messy blond hair, twisted her neck and moved her waist, restlessly looking here and there.
Hearing Makima’s question, she scratched her head and asked in confusion, “Strange.
Where’s Mr.
Su Tang?
I clearly saw him come upstairs with Miss Makima.”
“Su Tang?
Which Su Tang?
Is it that hateful human brat?”
Hearing that name, Power looked toward Denjiko and bared her teeth.
“That guy took this great me away.
He definitely has bad intentions and covets something of mine!
He’s here now?
No way.
I’ll look for him.”
Himeno stood between the two of them.
One of her eyes was covered by an eyepatch, while the other emerald eye looked toward Makima.
As if she had thought of something, her brows curved, and she seemed to be smiling.
At that moment, Su Tang hid beneath the desk, barely daring to breathe, trying to make his breathing lighter, and lighter still…
Please, Denjiko, Power, whatever you have to say, say it quickly and leave.
Stop messing with my mental state…
Because the front of the desk was blocked by a wooden panel, Su Tang could not see what was happening.
He could only judge how urgent the situation was by Makima’s crossed legs and her gently swaying foot.
Also, Public Safety’s uniform consisted of suit trousers, so there was no desk-under peeking situation happening here.
However, Makima was wearing a pair of black high heels today.
The heels were not high, less than five centimeters, but they still set off the delicate shape of her feet perfectly.
Strange.
Su Tang clearly remembered that she had been wearing small leather shoes back at the factory.
When had she changed into heels?
While he was changing clothes just now?
But that had nothing to do with him.
He only wanted to remind Makima to push the plot forward quickly and make Denjiko and the others leave.
So he lightly tapped Makima’s high heel.
Hmm…
Maybe the movement had been too light, and she had not felt it?
Su Tang blinked.
After hesitating for two seconds, he raised his hand an inch higher and tapped Makima’s exposed, rounded ankle.
This time, she felt it.
Only…
Su Tang tilted his head, somewhat puzzled as he watched Makima’s foot shift forward slightly.
If it moved one more centimeter, it would touch his face.
Had the section chief of Special Division 4 misunderstood something?
Fortunately, she stopped in time.
Pulling his head farther inward, Su Tang heard Makima say, “All right.
Su Tang already left a step ahead of you.
You won’t find him even if you look.”
Hearing this, Denjiko scratched her head with a disappointed expression.
Power crossed her arms and pretended to be aloof, saying nothing.
Makima kept smiling as she looked toward Himeno, who wore a subtle expression in the middle of the room, and instructed, “Both of them have very high danger ratings.
For now, they can’t be allowed to act on their own.
So during this period, you will accompany them for lodging arrangements, patrols, and other duties.”
“Eh?
Me?”
Himeno looked like disaster had just fallen on her head.
Resting her cheek in her hand, she said, “Miss Makima, you know I can barely take care of myself…”
Makima did not speak.
She only smiled at her.
“Fine.”
In the end, Himeno still compromised.
She sighed and made a gesture full of despair, then turned and waved.
“Girls, let’s go.
I’ll show you today’s patrol route.”
Denjiko and Power looked at each other.
The two of them clearly wanted to say something, but under Makima’s smiling gaze, they both wisely chose to leave the office in defeat.
With a bang, the office door closed.
The smile on Makima’s face became more relaxed.
She slid her chair backward, then lowered her head and laughed softly.
“It’s safe now.
You can come out, Mr.
Su Tang.”
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