“What’s wrong? You’re smiling so happily. Our esteemed councilor is still unleashing his fury on his subordinates.” Lu Siyu walked past Xia Hongying with a plate of cut apples and asked when she heard the girl’s bell-like laughter.
Xia Hongying took off her headphones and replied with a smile, “I’m chatting with a friend, the cute little girl I told you about who I met online.”
“Oh, that tsundere?” Lu Siyu nodded in understanding. “You’re meeting on Wednesday, aren’t you?”
“Yes, it’s a good chance for you to meet my friend too.” Xia Hongying said happily. The friend she mentioned to Leticia in their agreement was indeed Lu Siyu, who was beside her.
Xia Hongying and Lu Siyu had known each other for a very, very long time, since primary school.
As for that blond guy, they met him in high school.
“You really don’t give the councilor any face. He’s in a frantic mess over there, and you’re here thinking about meeting someone online.” Lu Siyu teased. Although she and the blond guy were also slacking off, they were at least doing it less conspicuously.
But Xia Hongying was different; she basically had “I want to slack off” written all over her face.
“Why should I give him any face? I’m not a detective, I can’t help him find the culprit.” Xia Hongying shrugged. She hated thinking, especially when it felt like thinking was pointless. She had absolutely no motivation for such things.
“Besides, you’ve seen how he treats us. He might as well have slapped ‘get out quickly’ on our faces.” Xia Hongying pouted unhappily. This was the first time she had ever been treated like this.
She was a proud daughter of heaven in every sense of the word. No one had ever dared to treat her this way since she was a child.
“But he’s at least a councilor, and we accepted the association’s mission to assist him. We can’t just sit here and watch him muddle through by himself, can we?” Lu Siyu shook her head. She was a girl with a strong sense of responsibility. After all, the item was taken right in front of them, so it was only right and proper for them to help.
Xia Hongying clearly had a different opinion. Thinking back to what happened that night, she couldn’t help but feel a chill of fear. They had almost died that time.
With those two powerful villains, how could the three of them possibly win?
If the association sent them to assist the councilor, it definitely wasn’t for real assistance.
If the association truly wanted to help the councilor, they would have sent an elite S-class hero team. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be worthy of the reputation of the so-called “Black and White Duo.”
Speaking of the Black and White Duo, Xia Hongying had even more questions. Neither she, Lu Siyu, nor the blond guy had ever heard of such formidable villains in Central City.
This was extremely abnormal. With the strength those two possessed, they couldn’t possibly be unknown individuals.
It wasn’t Xia Hongying being modest. Villains who could defeat the three of them to the point of being bedridden with just their physical abilities were definitely big-time villains, the kind that would be the main antagonists in a superhero movie.
It’s not like those two only started being bad guys recently, right?
“What exactly is the background of those two, one black and one white? The association seems to know something, but we’re completely in the dark.” Xia Hongying mumbled.
Lu Siyu handed the apple to Xia Hongying. “Don’t overthink it. We just need to complete the mission assigned by the association.”
“Sigh.”
…
“Someone is inquiring about me?” Kira closed the scroll in her hand and looked at the cold-faced woman in front of her, who exuded a capable aura. “Are they asking about Su Qi, or about Kira?”
“They are inquiring about Princess Kira, the demon princess,” the woman said, pointing at Kira, her tone calm.
“That’s interesting. While news of my arrival in the human world isn’t exactly a secret, who would happen to be inquiring about me here?”
“According to reports from other scouts, the other party isn’t just inquiring in Central City but in various cities across the human world.”
“Whoa, that’s quite a undertaking. Do you know who it is?” Kira felt curious. Why go to such great lengths to inquire about her?
To kill her?
“We don’t know yet, but judging by the identities of those who came forward to inquire, the other party’s influence is not weak.” The woman relayed all the information she had gathered in these past few days to Kira. “The one who appeared in Central City was that Snake Woman, and the one in Holy City was that Bishop…”
At the mention of each well-known name in the dark world, Kira could tell from these names alone how influential the person behind it all was.
“Oh? What does the other party want to know, or rather, what do they want to do?” Kira propped her chin, her eyes gleaming with curiosity.
The woman pondered for a moment before telling Kira the other party’s objective: “Their message is all the same: a certain important figure wants to make a deal with you.”
“A deal?” Kira became even more curious. What could possibly require a deal with her?
“Yes, they said it’s something you’ve been coveting for a long time, and you just missed out on it not long ago.”
“Ancient Magic Research!” Kira immediately thought of the answer. The person behind it all was the mysterious individual who had stolen the book related to the fate of the world.
Knowing her desire for that book, knowing the details of her transaction with the councilor, and being able to so cleverly trick her out of the book that should have been hers, Kira was already pondering what kind of demand this mysterious force would make.
That Mr. Wang was desperate for funding, which is why he was so eager to let go of the book. However, the mysterious force that intercepted it probably wouldn’t be so impatient.
“This is a bit troublesome,” Kira said, sounding a little vexed. “I can’t stay in the human world for too long. By the time the beastkin and elves can free up their attention, that book will become a point of contention again.”
“The other party hasn’t made an offer yet. Shall we send someone to make contact?” the woman inquired.
“Yes, find out their background as soon as possible. Ideally, get the book within a week.” Kira naturally wouldn’t object.
“Yes!”
