The next morning!
Yor stumbled out of her room, half-asleep.
She had dark circles under her eyes and yawned incessantly.
Heaven knew, last night turned out to be such a situation.
"Those voices were Miss Yukino and Miss Vermouth, right?"
Recalling the high-pitched sounds that echoed throughout the villa last night, her brain was almost fried.
Most importantly.
Listening to those sounds, Alex's figure actually appeared in her mind.
Imagining herself with him... Ah ah ah ah... What kind of crazy things am I thinking?
Yor kept shaking her head, only feeling her cheeks burning.
"What, didn't you sleep well?"
Shiho, wearing a facial mask, looked at Yor and comforted her, "Don't worry, after a while, you should get used to it."
Uh... get used to this kind of thing?
Yor blinked blankly.
No matter how she thought about it...
It should be impossible, right?
But... looking at Shiho, whose expression was normal.
She only felt that what she said was particularly convincing.
Creak—
The door in the distance was pushed open, and Shiina Mahiru, also with panda eyes, walked out.
The moment she saw the other person, Yor breathed a sigh of relief.
What the heck.
There were still normal people here.
"Hello, Miss Yor."
Shiina Mahiru waved awkwardly.
Although she had been a Dependent for some time.
She still found it hard to adapt to such things.
And last night...
Was it Miss Yukino?
Thinking of this.
Shiina Mahiru was a bit troubled.
She knew.
Among the Dependent, only she and Miss Yukino were temporarily special.
With Miss Yor joining yesterday, she could get rid of her awkward status.
But who would have thought...
Miss Yukino gave in so easily.
Even though...
She had been so stubborn before.
Although she had known for a long time.
All the Dependent members were the Master's wings, and being 'eaten' was only a matter of time.
But... wasn't it a bit too fast?
Thinking of her own situation, Shiina Mahiru couldn't help but sigh.
She, too, would probably soon fall into being a 'bad girl'.
At the apartment entrance.
Yukinoshita Yukino hadn't even entered the house when she saw that familiar figure.
At the same time.
Yukinoshita Haruno also saw her sister.
Immediately.
Her eyes became sharp.
Something is not right.
It's extremely not right.
Yukino not coming home for the night was already worrying enough.
But now...
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The other party's steps were a bit unsteady.
While it's possible there were other reasons,
But... it still made one think.
Yukinoshita Haruno took a deep breath, and forced a joking tone, "Oh my, our Yukino has grown up, she's even learned to stay out all night?"
To this,
Yukinoshita Yukino ignored her and walked straight inside.
"Yukino, do you really have a boyfriend outside?"
Yukinoshita Haruno blocked Yukinoshita Yukino's path, her tone already quite displeased.
"Since when did my business concern you?"
Yukinoshita Yukino frowned, pushed her aside, and entered the house.
Such great strength?
When did Yukino start working out?
Yukinoshita Haruno rubbed her shoulder.
After a moment of hesitation,
She didn't press further.
Considering her sister's personality,
She had clearly been too hasty just now.
"Hmph, if you don't tell me, do you think I have no other way?"
Taking out her phone, Yukinoshita Haruno dialed one of the numbers.
You're the one.
My good friend,
Shizuka Hiratsuka Sensei.
That afternoon,
At the dining table, Alex gathered his Retainers/Subordinates for a small meeting, discussing the upcoming arrangements.
"As for Yor, since she excels in close combat, I plan to entrust her training to Xenovia. Any issues?"
"You can rest assured and leave it to me, Master."
Xenovia clenched her fists, full of confidence.
"Oh, Master, should we close our Exorcism Agency?"
Akemi suggested, "Since we opened, we've only completed one transaction."
Shidou Irina complained helplessly, "There's nothing we can do, the policy of only serving female customers is too absurd."
"How many people would fall for that?"
Lili: "..."
Oh, so I'm the only idiot, huh?
"Don't worry about any of that; the Exorcism Agency will continue to operate."
Alex said calmly, "You all will take turns manning it, and I'll go back occasionally too."
After all, he didn't open this shop to make money.
It was just to cast a wide net.
Although,
He had only caught one fish so far.
Shiho suggested, "By the way, Master, I think we should take the new Retainers/Subordinates to Other World when there's time."
"It'll also allow them to get acquainted with companions from other worlds."
"Hmm, that's a good suggestion."
Alex nodded, "I'll grant you permission to the Magic Circle; you'll be in charge of this matter."
"You can rest assured and leave it to me, Master."
Shiho nodded excitedly.
Stare.
Raynare and the others all looked at Shiho, their eyes sharpening.
Damn it.
Why hadn't they thought of that?
This woman had directly seized such important authority.
Although it was a good thing to be able to go to Other World without bothering Master,
But!
Wouldn't they have to get her permission to ambush Master in Other World in the future?
Noticing the gazes of the women, Shiho merely smiled gently, but her eyes held a profound meaning.
This only made the women more depressed.
Hehe, operation successful.
Shiho smiled and didn't provoke her other companions further.
As a qualified Dependent,
She would give herself some convenience to vie for favor.
But she would never do anything out of line.
Master would absolutely not like that.
"Master, we've received news from Yor's employer."
Vermouth put down her phone and came to Alex's side.
"That fast?"
Yor subconsciously said, "That's impossible."
"Nothing is impossible."
Vermouth smiled meaningfully, "In human society, money can solve most problems."
"That includes selling out and betrayal."
"After all, not everyone has the same professional ethics as Miss Yor."
Hearing this, Yor fell silent.
That made too much sense.
She couldn't refute it at all.
Alex asked curiously, "Tell me, who exactly is it, and why would you be their target?"
"Is it an old enemy of yours?"
"Strictly speaking, Master, you are correct."
Vermouth smiled slightly and replied, "That person is Curaçao, a former subordinate of Rum."
"When the organization was destroyed, she disappeared."
"I originally thought she wouldn't cause any trouble, but I didn't expect her to give me such a surprise."
"Presumably, in her eyes, the organization was destroyed because of me, which is why she hired Miss Yor to seek revenge on me, right?"
"Curaçao..."
Alex murmured softly.
He also had a slight impression of this woman.
In the original timeline,
Due to amnesia, she was eventually swayed and then betrayed the organization.
But now, it seems,
The plot clearly hasn't happened yet.
The other party still had a certain degree of loyalty to the organization.
"Have you confirmed her current location?"
"Her city has been located," Vermouth said.
"But the exact location still needs to be found."
"Alright, then let's eat first, and then we'll go check it out together."
"Yes, Master."
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