“You first tell me the content of the wish.” Theresa said warily.
Zhao Bai mentioned that his wish was excessive; if he proposed something rude like a lap pillow, she would never agree.
Besides, Theresa didn’t even understand what was so comfortable about resting on a girl’s thigh for a nap.
Was it really that fulfilling?
“Principal, can you allocate a budget for me for free within your authority?” Zhao Bai scratched his head and said, “You know, our little restaurant has encountered a disaster, and suddenly there are two pairs of hands wanting wages overnight.
If the school doesn’t approve the budget, we might face bankruptcy soon.” Your restaurant is packed every day; don’t you know how much you earn in a day?
Though he wanted to say this, he couldn’t bring himself to scold Theresa, who misappropriated public funds to buy comics.
The school’s financial power had always been handled by Murata Himeko, and as Principal, she was not good at math; she could only allocate a very small portion.
“Or…
I could collect some tuition fees?” As expected of a capitalist’s granddaughter, Theresa lowered her head in thought and came up with a solution.
Zhao Bai’s request was not outrageous; he just wanted the school to help him pay wages while he got two employees for free.
In a sense, this was a counter-espionage operation, and it was only natural to ask her for funds.
“As long as everyone pays an extra dollar…
this is simple!” By adding a dollar security fee to each student’s tuition, after finishing, Theresa suddenly turned to Zhao Bai and said, “For this task, you will have a partner.
This classmate, like you, doesn’t believe in ghosts but is very interested in ghost hunting.” “Who is it that doesn’t believe in ghosts but is interested in ghost hunting?” “Bronya Zaychik.” Zhao Bai immediately pictured the twin-tailed drill girl in his mind; so it was her.
He was somewhat familiar with Bronya, as she often came to the restaurant to order Russian dishes, such as stews and borscht, always insisting on adding authentic Russian sour cream to the soup, and occasionally ordering salmon roe, eating it slowly with a pearl spoon.
Bronya is a wealthy loli, completely different from the impoverished Kiana.
Why would someone like her be interested in ghosts and deities?
With confusion and puzzlement, Zhao Bai quietly returned to his room to sleep, opening the door at eight o’clock the next day as usual.
Facing the morning sun and dew, Rita, equipped with various kitchen cleaning tools, was just starting her shift and was about to enter the kitchen to clean when she was met with a closed door.
Fu Hua stood before her like an iron tower.
Rita was slightly surprised and asked, “Lady Fu Hua, why are you blocking my way?” “Right now, I am temporarily a guardian knight.” Her cold and emotionless voice reflected her capabilities as a security worker.
Fu Hua was in a bad mood because Zhao Bai hadn’t informed her that the maid she was to block was Rita.
Rita was a Valkyrie from headquarters, while Fu Hua was an undercover agent placed within Saint Freya by headquarters.
Their meeting was particularly awkward.
Fu Hua couldn’t cooperate with Rita’s actions; she was an embedded agent, and her relationship with Schicksal was merely one of cooperation.
She was responsible for reporting the internal movements of the academy to headquarters.
If she rashly helped Rita, it would risk exposure, forcing her to return to headquarters on standby.
Compared to the annoying European headquarters, Fu Hua preferred the Far East branch.
Rita understood this logic as well, which was why she was so surprised, her micro-expressions momentarily losing control, her demeanor completely gone.
After a simple disguise, Rita styled her ash-blonde hair up, revealing her wine-red pupils beneath her bangs, and covered the tear mole at the corner of her eye with concealer.
Her entire aura was vastly different from before.
If one didn’t observe closely, no one would recognize her as the vice-captain of Immortal Blades.
To avoid exposure, Rita didn’t engage in too much conversation with Fu Hua; it was merely the normal interaction between a knight and a maid.
She occasionally stole glances into the kitchen, only to see the cold metallic password door.
As noon approached, Zhao Bai emerged with a plate.
He fearlessly met Rita’s gaze, sidestepping Fu Hua’s slender figure, and placed two bowls of creamy mushroom soup with white bread on the table.
The slightly thick white soup contained minced onions and mushrooms, with a layer of freshly ground black pepper floating on the surface, exuding a rich and inviting aroma.
“Sorry for the lack of hospitality.” “This is today’s employee lunch; I only made two servings.
I personally can’t get used to French cuisine, so I made some stew with the leftover milk and butter and handled it myself.” Zhao Bai yawned lazily, inviting the two to eat.
Taking advantage of the moment while cutting the bread, Rita walked cheerfully to the table, causing Zhao Bai to feel a chill run down his spine, making him shiver involuntarily.
When he looked up to meet her gaze, Rita didn’t speak but kept smiling at him.
It was the same look a cat gives when it encounters a clever mouse.
Like a player finally facing a challenging and interesting level, Rita said nothing, yet Zhao Bai clearly felt everything.
Come on, try to seduce me!
After lunch, work continued.
Rita didn’t attempt to seduce Zhao Bai, which left him slightly disappointed.
The afternoon work meal was plum rice balls.
Zhao Bai experimented with the sushi vinegar he had just purchased; it wasn’t as perfect as he had imagined, but the employees still finished it all.
As the moon shone brightly and the stars were sparse, at nine o’clock in the evening.
Ghosts don’t come out during the day; they only appear at night.
Although he didn’t believe in ghosts, his teammates had to go to school during the day, and Zhao Bai had to run the shop, so he could only deal with this matter at night.
He arrived at the agreed-upon location, where the massive figure of Project Bunny was elongated under the streetlight.
The girl floated, a gigantic robot behind her.
This scene was very cyberpunk, especially since what clung to the girl’s legs wasn’t knee-high socks but a close-fitting anti-gravity floating device, resembling intricately patterned gray stockings.
“You finally came; Bronya has been on standby.” Bronya’s voice was devoid of emotional fluctuations.
This wasn’t Zhao Bai’s first meeting with her, and he was already accustomed to Bronya’s way of speaking.
Strangely, where Project Bunny was supposed to have heavy artillery, there was now a vacuum cleaner.
Zhao Bai asked curiously, “What is this device?” “A ghost-catching device.
Bronya bought it after watching ‘Homu Ghostbusters,’ a movie merchandise that can detect and capture any ghost.
It’s a necessary tool for this operation.” “You just wanted to play with the merchandise, didn’t you?” Bronya neither confirmed nor denied it, her iron-gray eyes staring straight at him, making Zhao Bai feel somewhat at a loss, like a fool ruining a girl’s pure dreams.
“Bronya, do you believe in ghosts?” She shook her head, remaining silent.
Zhao Bai paused and asked again, “Then do you believe this ghost-catching vacuum cleaner will work?” Bronya nodded.
Isn’t that just for playing with movie merchandise?!