IW: Chapter 290 - Shaving, Then Picking Up a Dragon Girl!
"Alright, if you want to live here, I'll arrange a room for you then."
Bai Ye had already rented this building.
Because not many people lived there, it was famously known as a haunted building.
Of course, before Bai Ye arrived, it was indeed a haunted building.
There were quite a few ghosts.
However, they were all dealt with by Bai Ye.
Bai Ye rented the place at an extremely low price, having found a hidden gem.
"Mm-hmm, I'll also need a laboratory room, which can be arranged together."
Anyway, she used to live in a laboratory before.
So Ai Haibara still preferred to experiment and then rest when she got tired.
"No problem," Bai Ye said, then turned to Sadako and reminded her, "Sadako, finish the task I gave you early. The Office will need to expand later, and that depends on you."
In his opinion, the Office would definitely need to expand in the future.
There was no doubt about that.
And Sadako's role would be demonstrated at this time.
Why hadn't those noble sisters come over yet after so long?
"I'm currently building rapport. This afternoon was actually spent building rapport."
Sadako looked at Bai Ye's gaze and lowered her head a little guiltily, not daring to look at him.
Although she said that, she was still subjectively trying to have fun herself, rather than building rapport.
"Is that so? Then work hard and get this done early."
Bai Ye wasn't too bothered; after all, being harsh on employees wasn't what Bai Ye wanted to do.
He just wanted to remind Sadako to keep an eye on things when she had nothing to do.
There wasn't much going on at the Office anyway.
Actually, Bai Ye probably guessed that Sadako had gone to play mahjong that afternoon.
Since she liked playing mahjong so much, why not just let them play here?
Bai Ye had ways to make them stay.
"Mm-hmm, okay."
Hearing Bai Ye's words, Sadako couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
It seemed Bai Ye didn't intend to dwell on it further.
That was unexpectedly good.
She was determined to be an excellent employee.
"Alright then, I have something to do tomorrow, so I won't be staying here."
Bai Ye checked the time and prepared to go home.
He still had to go to school tomorrow. He couldn't keep taking leave. There weren't many reasons for continuous leave, unless he dropped out.
However, Bai Ye didn't have any immediate plans to drop out.
"Are you staying here tonight?"
Ai Haibara's room wasn't ready yet.
When Bai Ye asked this, Ai Haibara didn't answer but turned to look at Miko.
Clearly, Miko should be staying here today.
She could also squeeze in with Miko.
But if Miko minded, she wouldn't insist on staying.
"I'm fine."
"Then I'll stay here too, but I might trouble you tomorrow to drop me off at school first?"
Ai Haibara knew Bai Ye might still have to go to school.
But she still needed Bai Ye to give her a ride.
"That's no problem."
After Bai Ye agreed, he also prepared to go home and rest.
He just needed to come early tomorrow.
He urged Sadako to act quickly.
After seeing Bai Ye leave, Sadako clearly breathed a sigh of relief.
"I told you so."
Miko couldn't help but say, looking at Sadako's appearance.
She had been so disbelieving before.
Sadako was just a bit foolish.
"I know."
Sadako lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Miko anymore.
Mainly because she had indeed misunderstood Miko before.
She quietly slipped back into the TV.
Sadako decided that tonight she would definitely have a good killing spree at the mahjong table.
"It seems she didn't take what you said to heart."
"I knew that already. Sadako... it just feels like it's hard to communicate normally with her."
But why could Bai Ye communicate with her normally?
"Who told her to treat you as an enemy?"
Although Ai Haibara hadn't been here for a particularly long time.
She had more or less understood what was going on with Sadako and Miko.
In fact, she had noticed it as soon as she arrived.
But since she had just arrived, she naturally felt it wasn't appropriate to ask about it.
Later, she learned that it was Bai Ye who had caused it.
"I don't want to be an enemy, speaking of which, never mind..."
Miko looked at the ceiling, her thoughts relaxing.
She didn't want to talk about what happened before anymore.
Before, because of this so-called excellent employee, she was almost killed by Sadako.
It's all that Bai Ye's fault!
Miko silently grumbled in her heart.
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The way Sadako looked at her back then, she truly had the intention to kill her.
Not far away, Bai Ye, who was on his way home, inexplicably sneezed.
"That's strange, who's thinking of me?"
Bai Ye mumbled, shook his head, and didn't think too much about it.
Too many people thought of him.
How could he know who was thinking of him at this time?
He walked through a forest.
This was a shortcut for Bai Ye to get home. Although he could go straight home, sometimes Bai Ye still liked to walk back slowly.
After all, he would be alone at home once he returned.
He actually preferred to stroll around outside.
Crossing a patch of woods, Bai Ye pushed aside the bushes blocking his path.
In front, a person and a dragon stared at each other.
"Human!!?"
Tohru took a deep breath, looking at Bai Ye in front of her, her heart also reaching its peak.
Had she been affected by the Holy Sword that deeply?!
A human walked right in front of her, and she didn't even notice him?
"Hi."
Bai Ye raised his hand to greet her, then his gaze fell on Tohru.
What was this called?
Shaving.
Then picking up a dragon girl on the way home?
On his daily route home, such a huge creature actually appeared.
The giant evil dragon in front of him made it hard to imagine that this was a cute girl.
"Human, leave here, or I won't be polite to you!"
Tohru roared.
The scars on her body were caused by humans.
She didn't trust humans, and Tohru's current state clearly wouldn't last much longer.
The Holy Sword on her body was devouring her life force.
Her recovery ability was very strong; normally, such injuries would heal quickly.
But this Holy Sword was preventing the injuries on Tohru's body from healing.
Now, in her weakened state, even a weak human could kill her.
Originally, she had used all her strength to open a spatial passage because she didn't want to be found by humans.
She had already intended to quietly wait for death here.
After she opened the spatial passage, she confirmed that there was no one here.
"Already on the verge of death, and still talking tough."
Bai Ye walked towards Tohru step by step.
In Tohru's eyes, watching Bai Ye walk towards her step by step, her heart was naturally filled with immense panic.
She wanted to scare Bai Ye away with her aura.
But she didn't expect that Bai Ye not only wasn't scared away, but he even saw through her disguise.
That's right.
At this moment, she had no way to deal with Bai Ye.
Watching Bai Ye approach her more and more, Tohru's heartbeat also quickened considerably.
Did this guy want to take her life?
Then let him take it...
Anyway, she was going to die.
Tohru felt a bit desolate in her heart, completely not expecting that her life would end with such a conclusion.
"Hey, pull out the sword in your body. Counting this as a life-saving grace, you'll work for me for the foreseeable future!"
Although it was somewhat unexpected to meet Tohru here.
However, since he had met her, Bai Ye had no reason to miss this opportunity.
This was a very qualified person for a job.
The task he had given Sadako earlier hadn't been completed yet.
So the moment Bai Ye saw Tohru, he thought of having Tohru come to work for him.
"Ah?!"
She had already closed her eyes, preparing to wait for death.
She had even prepared herself for the possibility of being verbally humiliated before dying.
But what Tohru didn't expect was that Bai Ye not only wasn't going to humiliate her.
He was even going to save her?
"Ah what? I need someone to work for me now, with food and lodging provided."
"But... that sword..."
Tohru actually didn't want to die.
After all, who would want to die if they could live?
She had tried to remove it after opening the spatial passage earlier.
But after finding out it wouldn't work, she gave up.
She actually knew very well that once a person touched that weapon, they would definitely die. Wait!?
Watching Bai Ye pull the sword directly from the wound.
The Holy Sword turned into specks of light and dissipated into the air, and this seemed to have no effect on Bai Ye.
The moment the Holy Sword was pulled out, the injuries on Tohru's body instantly began to heal.
Her recovery ability was originally very strong; it was just that the Holy Sword had prevented her recovery before, which was why she looked like she was dying.
"You're actually fine?!"
Tohru looked at Bai Ye with a shocked expression.
He was actually completely fine?
When she saw Bai Ye holding the Holy Sword earlier, she had already mourned for Bai Ye in her heart.
This thing really wasn't something you could just take off easily.
"What could happen to me? How about what I just said, have you considered it?"
Bai Ye wasn't sure how much longer Tohru could hold on.
Besides, he wasn't going to use this to threaten Tohru.
Wouldn't that just backfire?
After all, she already had a slight dislike for humans.
And he was still using this to threaten her.
It just felt like it wasn't a good thing.
"Work? Can I do it?"
Tohru transformed into her human form.
Under the robe, Bai Ye couldn't help but glance, but then he averted his gaze.
He was a gentleman.
Cough...
He should be, right?
"Of course you can, you're absolutely the chosen worker!"
Bai Ye was very much in favor of Tohru when it came to working.
At least in the anime, Tohru diligently performed the duties a maid should do.
He was just adding an Office job to her existing maid premise.
But then again...
Since Tohru was here, it seemed he wouldn't need to hire a housekeeper anymore?
Before, he was basically on his own, then he got a housekeeper, and now with Tohru, he didn't even need a housekeeper anymore.
"Then I can do it."
Tohru seemed to be encouraged by Bai Ye. After Bai Ye said that, Tohru had no more worries.
She completely agreed with Bai Ye's statement.
Actually, thinking about it, it felt like what Bai Ye said was indeed correct.
She should be able to, right?!
Actually, the reason Tohru hesitated before was just that she felt she couldn't do it.
She had never done anything like this before.
But if Bai Ye said she could, then she could.
She thought of Bai Ye talking about repaying kindness. Well... it was indeed her duty to repay kindness.
"Then come with me. Tomorrow I'll introduce you to your colleagues."
"Mm-hmm."
Tohru obediently followed behind.
At the same time, she was actually a little excited.
"Excuse me..."
"My name is Bai Ye."
"Okay, Lord Bai Ye, I'm Tohru. Do you need any other services?"
"Not for now, I suppose..."
Other services.
This seemed like something that could easily be misinterpreted.
Although Tohru might not have realized it, or perhaps she simply didn't have such thoughts.
But he couldn't help but misinterpret it.
"Alright, Lord Bai Ye, if you need anything from me, you can tell me."
"I will."
Hmm...
She really didn't realize it, so his thoughts were simply too wicked.
According to dragon years, Tohru's age didn't seem to be very old.
Of course, if she were viewed in human years, she was only a several-thousand-year-old child.
What could a several-thousand-year-old child understand?
She wouldn't understand anything at all!
Should be, right?
It seemed Tohru wasn't completely ignorant.
It could be seen from the anime.
"Lord Bai Ye, are you alone at home?"
Following Bai Ye back home, Tohru curiously observed the situation in Bai Ye's house.
At the same time, she also sniffed the scent in the house. After confirming that Bai Ye was the only one in the house, she breathed a sigh of relief and also felt a bit fortunate.
"Alone."
"Then, Lord Bai Ye, can I live here later?"
Food and lodging provided, it should mean lodging here, right?
Tohru was thinking of just staying here.
"My place is too small. Staying for now is fine, but I'll probably move later."
Bai Ye planned to move to a place closer to his school and the Office.
It would be fine if it was a bit further from the city center then.
Anyway, Bai Ye didn't plan to go to the city center when he had nothing to do.
And later, he would also buy a small car to drive.
Although it wasn't necessary at all, he still wanted to buy a car to drive.
After all, no man could refuse driving.
It would be best to buy a Mercedes. Although a Mercedes couldn't go up Mount Akina, it could climb trees.
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"Oh right, you can stay home tomorrow. I'll bring you some clothes when I get back. I need to go to school, so I'll probably have to wait until the afternoon to take you to familiarize yourself with the Office's affairs."
Bai Ye distinguished things very clearly.
The Office would be composed of supernatural ability users in the future.
And his Phantom Thieves of Hearts would consist of Kasumigaoka Utaha, Eriri, and Kato Megumi.
Keeping them separate, it was best for both sides not to have too much entanglement.
This would also be more flexible.
Otherwise, things might become very troublesome later, which was not what he wanted to see.
Especially with the addition of Tohru...