On the second floor of the Video Store, Belle and Firefly had no idea what kind of knowledge Wise was absorbing downstairs.
Wearing an ill-fitting pair of pajamas, Firefly could finally catch her breath.
Ever since she came to this world, Firefly had been completely clueless.
Although she had HQ guiding her, it was obviously unreliable.
“HQ is clearly very reliable.” See, it was still eavesdropping on other people’s inner thoughts.
Regarding what HQ said while Firefly was taking a bath—that it didn’t have eyes—that was completely unbelievable.
However, it wasn’t all bad news; at least she had made some friends, such as this girl who was feigning sleep to take advantage of her.
At the very least, she wasn’t groping around blindly, and Firefly didn’t mind it.
After all, she would still need someone’s help tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Belle, who was pretending to sleep, wrapped her arms around Firefly’s waist.
Inhaling the girl’s scent, Belle couldn’t help but increase her breathing frequency.
Through her observation, Firefly was a shy and socially anxious girl who organized her words before speaking to others, yet spoke very little even then.
She would lower her presence when others were communicating, but her face, like a Firefly in the dark night, was deeply endearing, and her figure was exceptionally well-developed and well-maintained.
Hehe, Firefly, Firefly, you are a fragrant and soft little cake!
Firefly: “Should I just wake up instead.” In the end, Firefly didn’t do that; this girl’s embrace was also very warm.
HQ: “Are you going to sleep?” Yes, shut up.
But…
Shut up!
…
Belle slept very well today.
Generally speaking, she was the type who couldn’t fall asleep at all without staying up late.
The reason she was able to have such a satisfying sleep was entirely thanks to Firefly.
Firefly also slept well.
This body had zero strength and very poor stamina, so running around all day had long since tired her out.
After a comfortable bath, she fell right asleep, completely unconcerned about the embrace beside her that was gradually tightening.
Firefly brought her clothes into the bathroom, took off the ill-fitting pajamas, and put on her own regular outfit.
A fully energetic Firefly was back!
Wait, at this moment Firefly noticed something was wrong.
Where were her soft, comfortable, lightweight, and breathable silk stockings?
Looking at her left leg with nothing on it save for a patch of fair skin, Firefly was about to short-circuit.
Turning back to look at the basket holding her clothes, there was nothing inside.
Then she shifted her gaze to the shelf nearby.
Oh, it was on the shelf.
Although she was puzzled as to how it got there, she quickly let it go, figuring she might have flung it over there with a big movement.
Slipping the cyan-and-white stockings onto her lower legs, a complete Firefly reappeared.
After waking up, Belle was still lingering in bed, holding her phone to browse the Inter-Knot.
Hearing the sound of the bathroom door opening, she instinctively looked over.
When she saw Firefly’s lower legs, her phone slipped from her hands and smashed right onto her face.
“Ah…” Belle let out a soft groan and sat up while clutching her head.
Seeing this situation, Firefly walked over and asked with concern, “What’s wrong?
What happened?” “N—Nothing!” Belle hurriedly waved her hands, casting a sidelong glance at Firefly’s lower legs.
‘I should have put them back yesterday…’ When the two of them went downstairs, they happened to see Wise opening the storefront.
“Good morning, Brother!” Belle greeted her brother enthusiastically.
“Good morning, Sister.” Wise responded to her as well.
However, his gaze shifted to Firefly for just a split second, his eyes full of profound meaning.
“Breakfast is already bought, hurry up and eat.
We’ve got a busy day ahead.” Wise took the freshly bought breakfast out from under the counter, acting as if his gaze from just a moment ago hadn’t existed.
Belle quickly picked up a portion and shoved it into Firefly’s hands, leaving even Wise speechless at the sight.
“I’ve already eaten, this is for you two.” Hearing her brother’s words, Belle scratched her head awkwardly.
“Uhh…
Hehe.” Belle and Firefly sat aside to eat breakfast.
Soon after, someone pushed open the door of the Video Store.
“Yo, Proxy.
We’re here.” A voluptuous girl with pink twin-tails and revealing clothes arrived at the storefront with her two underlings.
Wise nodded; now everyone was here.
The group came to the inner room, and Belle sat in front of the HDD system while everyone gathered around her.
Firefly watched the HDD system rapidly parse the Hollow data, at which point HQ’s voice rang out in her mind.
“At a time like this, you should hold onto her chair and smile.” “Huh?
What does that mean?” “No, nothing.
Someone will understand eventually.” Regardless of HQ’s sudden gibberish, Firefly intently watched the HDD’s calculations.
To be honest, she didn’t understand it; if it were Silver Wolf, she would definitely be able to figure it out.
“All set, luobo can be made very soon.” Belle rubbed her nose and said with great pride.
“Mm, thank you for your hard work, Sister.
Up next will be hard work for you too.” Belle stretched lazily.
“Leave it to me.” The rest of the group set off shortly after.
Firefly also had to enter the Hollow with them because she needed to retrieve her luggage with her own hands.
Anby took Firefly’s hand, and at this moment she heard Anby’s voice.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t host you properly yesterday.
I was just too hungry and didn’t think…” “It’s fine, the two store managers treated me very well.” Firefly could tell the young girl’s embarrassment; she was probably genuinely starving at the time, to the point where she could barely walk.
“Still, thank you, Anby, for protecting me in the Hollow.” Firefly smiled gently, and all of her smile was caught in the young girl’s eyes.
Anby lowered her head in slight shame.
Clearly it was the other party who calculated the Hollow data to bring her out, yet she hadn’t treated her properly.
All of this was witnessed by Eous in Firefly’s arms—or to be exact, in Belle’s eyes.
The group got into the car, and Firefly quickly buckled her seatbelt.
The car sped off, driving faster and faster down the road, soon arriving at the Core Hollow in Fourteenth Street, Janus District.
When Firefly stood before this disaster once again, she couldn’t help feeling a bit fearful.
It wasn’t because of how terrifying it was, but rather that feeling of constantly eroding your flesh and wearing down your willpower had arrived once more.
But this time they had luobo; this time they were fully geared up and ready!
Eous led the way in front.
Belle intended to go find Nicole’s commission target first; after all, there was an advanced Ethereal, Dulahan, over there.
Retaking the safe and finding Firefly’s luggage before evacuating was the most correct choice.
Just at this moment, Eous’s steps suddenly slowed down, and those originally nimble eyes became somewhat dull.
But it didn’t stop walking; instead, it made a very abrupt turn.
“What’s wrong, Proxy?
Is this road closer?” Nicole asked.
However, Eous didn’t answer, just heading relentlessly in a certain direction.
At this time, HQ’s voice sounded.
“Firefly-1, the path to your suitcase has already been analyzed.” “Huh?
Then do I have to go over by myself?” “Rest assured, HQ’s route is absolutely safe, and you will definitely not encounter any Ethereals along the way.” “This…” Firefly hesitated.
Following everyone was undoubtedly safe, and separating from the group was undoubtedly unwise.
“Firefly-1, besides your starting funds, your luggage also contains your phone and the Sam summoner.” Firefly raised an eyebrow and paused her steps.
Anby noticed this detail and stopped to turn back.
“Firefly, what’s wrong?” “I…” Firefly hesitated for a moment before finally saying, “I’ve calculated the location of my luggage; it’s on the other side.” This statement wasn’t rigorous.
In the Hollow, space was extremely chaotic, and the end of a Hollow road could be any place—of course, limited to within the Hollow.
As long as one walked in a certain direction, they would eventually reach that destination.
However, Anby didn’t question this.
“Then I’ll go with you.” “N—No need, that road is definitely safe.” Firefly waved her hands and said.
Anby shook her head and came to Firefly’s side.
“I will protect you.” Nicole and Billy had already noticed the situation over here.
Nicole tugged on Eous’s ear.
“If getting the luggage is beneficial to you, then go get it.
Anby is our ace, after all.” Nicole’s words spoke for themselves.
“That’s right, that’s right.
With me, Boss, and Phaethon over here, nothing bad will happen for sure.” Billy said from the side.
Firefly took another look at Anby, their gazes intersecting.
They nodded at each other.
Afterwards, the team split up: Firefly and Anby went to look for the luggage, while Billy and Nicole went to look for the safe.