Yae Shrine.
After Lucius dealt with those mechs that came to make a cameo appearance, he finally had time to handle Sakura's matters.
However, he found that after accepting employment, Sakura's face constantly carried worry.
"Sakura, what are you thinking about?"
Sakura looked at Lucius, was silent for a moment, then said: "Boss, I'm worried about Poison Cocoon. They won't let traitors go, and might implicate you."
But after hearing Sakura's words, Lucius laughed, his face showing little concern.
"Fire Moth I might be a bit wary of, but Poison Cocoon? Roadside trash that doesn't even qualify to be on the table."
Hearing the ease in Lucius's tone, Sakura breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed her new boss wasn't worried about Poison Cocoon's retaliation.
However, out of professional integrity, she still reminded him.
"Boss, they have a lot of people."
"No problem, just kill them all."
Sakura was choked by Lucius's words. After thinking, she carefully said: "Boss, isn't this... a bit too extreme?"
Hearing this, Lucius nodded.
"Fair point, it does seem a bit extreme..."
Sakura breathed a sigh of relief, but soon heard Lucius say:
"In that case, I won't touch their families. After all, don't involve the families."
Sakura's expression couldn't hold. She was dumbfounded.
"You... as long as you're happy."
"Alright, the person I'm waiting for has arrived." Lucius looked toward the shrine entrance.
Sakura also followed his gaze, but after seeing the person who appeared in view, her eyes showed disbelief.
It was a girl who was ninety percent similar to herself, currently wearing shrine maiden clothes, curiously looking around.
"Rin, why did you come out of the hospital?!"
Sakura hurriedly ran over to hug her, her face showing anxiety. Rin suffered from a strange illness and could only maintain life in the hospital.
Rin's face showed confusion.
"Didn't you tell me to come, sister?"
However, soon a smile appeared on her face as she gently hugged Sakura and nuzzled her.
"Also, sister, I'm already better!"
Only then did Sakura notice that the disgusting purple patterns below her sister's neck had actually disappeared.
"This... what's going on?"
Lucius's voice came from the side.
"Oh, I said I could cure it."
Looking at the two pink furs hugging together, Lucius chuckled.
Wasn't it just Honkai sickness?
The anti-Honkai energy medicine produced by the system shop, 10 crystals per injection. As long as they hadn't turned into zombies, one injection and they'd be bouncing around.
And the price was the cost of one of Mei's meals.
After confirming there were no more signs of Honkai energy infection on Rin, Sakura hugged Rin and cried.
"Sister, don't cry..."
Lucius consciously left the space for the two of them, quietly waiting in front of the shrine's deity statue.
Before long, Sakura adjusted her emotions and led Rin to behind Lucius.
Sakura's heart was filled with mixed emotions. In the end, thousands of words converged into one sentence.
"Thank you."
Lucius turned around and found Sakura's face full of determination.
Although his system wasn't some favorability-raising system, at this moment, he still felt like 'Favorability up up up' signs were popping up over Sakura's head.
"Alright, since I've paid your salary, you should work for me."
"Sakura is willing to do anything."
After hearing Lucius's words, Sakura's eyes showed a fierce light. Starting now, she was the most steadfast Mu Guard!
"Boss, please tell me the target's name!"
Because Rin was beside her, Sakura didn't directly say who to kill, but as an assassin, her tasks were nothing more than killing people.
Since he saved her sister's life, then her own life belonged to him.
Looking at the energetic Sakura, Lucius nodded with satisfaction.
"Very good. Starting today, you're the head priestess here."
"Huh?"
The situation seemed different from what Sakura expected. She thought Lucius hired her because he valued her combat abilities.
Lucius moved closer to Sakura, placing his hand on Rin's head and rubbing it, causing her to squint her eyes slightly. If you listened carefully, there seemed to be a light purring sound.
Just like some large canine animal.
"As for your sister, she'll be this shrine's chief priest."
"This shrine is called 'Yae Shrine,' and the deity enshrined is named 'Higokumaru.' From now on, you're both shrine maidens of Yae Shrine."
"You... want me to be a shrine maiden?"
Sakura felt her brain was about to crash. To have herself, an assassin who made a living killing people with hands stained with blood, be a shrine maiden, praying for blessings and warding off disasters for people...
She felt that if Yae Shrine's deity "Higokumaru" really existed, the first thing it would do was slap her dead.
"Hmm? You're unwilling?"
Sakura shook her head. Since he cured her sister, she could never repay this kindness. Of course, whatever he said was what it was.
"Sakura has no objections if this is your arrangement."
"Very good. Starting today, you're Yae Shrine's head priestess." Lucius's face showed a strange smile. "Following the Far East custom of adding job titles to names, from now on you're Head Priestess Yae Sakura."
Then he rubbed Rin again.
"As for Rin, she'll be Yae Rin."
"Sakura has no objections."
The moment Sakura agreed, Lucius's gaze drifted to the system panel. A certain grayed-out task on the interface finally changed.
[In a certain shrine in the distant Far East lies a story sealed away for 500 years.]
[Chronicle Task: Check in at Sakura Samsara]
[Reward: Divine Key - Jizo Mitama]
[Task Status: Divine Key not activated/Key character not detected: Kallen Kaslana]
Chronicle task... this broken system was copying the game system again.
However, chronicle tasks were easy to understand—they were independent tasks separate from the main storyline. Not doing them didn't affect the main story, but completing them gave huge rewards.
Lucius was happy about this, but Sakura was puzzled.
Regarding the arrangement Lucius gave, Sakura's attitude was... that's it?
Being a shrine maiden at a shrine was so easy, it even made her feel the boss was at a loss.
You're paying me such a high salary just to have me slack off at a shrine?
Such lenient conditions made Sakura feel somewhat uneasy. After hesitating, she still tactfully asked: "Boss, I'm just going to be a shrine maiden here?"
"You're being the head priestess of Yae Shrine." Lucius corrected her words, then added: "Of course I'm not having you slack off here. You still have a second job to do."
Hearing this, Sakura secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
That's right, that's right...
"Besides your work as Yae head priestess, you also need to go to MEI Corp as the Defense Department Director, responsible for MEI Corp's security work. For you, this is professionally aligned and shouldn't be difficult."
"Sakura has no objections."
Although for the salary Lucius offered, even two jobs seemed too generous, Sakura still felt much more at ease.
And soon Lucius said: "Monday, Wednesday, Friday you work at the Defense Department. Tuesday, Thursday you come to the shrine as head priestess. Only Saturday and Sunday can you freely arrange your time."
"Huh?" Sakura was extremely surprised. "There's actually a two-day weekend?"
Hearing this, Lucius frowned.
"Don't push your luck."
"At most I'll give you a two-day weekend. You must work eight hours a day. Benefits can only give you the most basic five insurances and one fund, at most adding meal and transportation subsidies."
"Besides statutory holidays, I'll give you at most three months of vacation per year. Not a day more!"
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