IW: Chapter 293 - Thor and Sadako's Internal Strife!
"You are truly bored."
Originally, I thought that Takamae Ann's chance was probably missed.
But I didn't expect Takamae Ann to actually come chasing after me.
However, I already refused once, so refusing a second time might not be good, right?
Isn't letting her join a convenient thing?
"I only have one friend at that school, everyone else pretty much shuns me."
If it weren't for having no friends, Takamae Ann would definitely not have chosen to chase after Bai Ye after being rejected by him.
Was she isolated?
Takamae Ann's words also resonated with the others.
Eriri had many friends, but they were all superficial; her true friends were actually only a few.
And Kasumigaoka Utaha was even more so; in fact, she was also a bit isolated.
As for Kato Megumi...
With her passive nature, it seemed impossible for her not to be isolated.
"That's quite pitiful, but why should I let you join? After all, the risk is very high."
Not only the risk of being caught.
But also the risk of having people poached.
Kasumigaoka Utaha also held a hint of hostility towards Takamae Ann.
Previously, the other party was still wearing a mask.
Now, after seeing her face, she was even more convinced that she could not let the other party join.
"Because I've already found you. In a game of cat and mouse, if you're found, you have to obey!"
"It seems I have no choice but to listen. Then I agree, but I need to observe you first."
Bai Ye-kun.
You probably wanted to agree a long time ago, didn't you?
Listening to Bai Ye's words, the three of them twitched their mouths, their eyes full of helplessness.
Although they had already thought that no matter how much they tried to stop this, it would be futile.
But they hadn't even started yet.
"Deal!"
Takamae Ann slapped Bai Ye's hand, as a sign that they had reached an agreement.
Although she still needed to be observed.
But since he had already agreed, he couldn't kick her out later, right?
"When do we act next?"
"Hey, are you an undercover agent?"
Although she had felt a little sorry for Takamae Ann's plight earlier.
But at this moment, Kasumigaoka Utaha would not let it go so easily.
This woman was a threat.
"Let's talk about it later, I'm going to class."
Bai Ye knew that if he stayed here, the problem would never be resolved.
As long as he ran away.
The four people, who were originally unfamiliar with each other, would probably also leave.
Sure enough, after Bai Ye left, Kasumigaoka Utaha no longer targeted Takamae Ann.
After all, the person had already left, so what was the point of doing all this?
"It seems this guy is quite popular."
Looking at Kasumigaoka Utaha's back, Takamae Ann also gained some understanding of this team in her heart.
It was indeed led by Bai Ye.
Her previous guess was not wrong.
"Bai Ye-kun, is it really okay for you to just leave the problem there and run away?"
Kato Megumi turned around and quietly asked Bai Ye.
"What else can I do?"
Bai Ye shrugged, of course, he didn't want to leave.
But if he didn't leave, the blame would eventually be thrown at him, so it was better to just leave.
"So, do you really think it's feasible?"
Takamae Ann transferred to this class.
However, their seats were not together.
So Kato Megumi wasn't afraid of being overheard.
"There's no big problem. She also has a Persona. You wouldn't think I let her join just because she's pretty, would you?"
Bai Ye retorted to Kato Megumi.
Although Kato Megumi thought that this might actually be a reason.
But she didn't say it out loud.
"What about the next operation?"
"We can try taking her along."
"Quiet!"
As soon as Bai Ye finished speaking, Shizuka Hiratsuka walked into the classroom with a book.
She was teaching the afternoon class.
All afternoon, she observed Bai Ye, mainly to see if he was studying seriously.
Until school was dismissed in the afternoon.
Kasumigaoka Utaha was the first to come looking.
However, after seeing that Bai Ye wasn't there, her gaze immediately fell on Takamae Ann.
Takamae Ann was there, but Bai Ye wasn't.
What about Eriri and Kato Megumi?
Are they all here?
Strange.
Recently, Bai Ye seemed to have his own things to do and didn't seem to be planning to act with them anymore.
"Don't look, he's already gone."
Eriri pouted. The moment she saw Kasumigaoka Utaha, Eriri knew exactly what the other party was thinking.
"Is he in love?"
Takamae Ann, being very familiar, directly said something between the two of them.
It was clear that she wanted to integrate.
She couldn't really pretend that the two sides didn't exist, could she?
And in fact, Takamae Ann still harbored a hint of ill will.
Who told Kasumigaoka Utaha to target her so much before?
"Love?!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha hadn't reacted yet, when Eriri's voice suddenly rose a bit.
Obviously, she was quite concerned about this matter.
"Are you an idiot? Do you believe everything people say?"
She truly was a golden-haired losing dog.
This was too easy to fool, wasn't it?
Takamae Ann had just finished speaking, and you chose to believe it?
But even though she said that.
Kasumigaoka Utaha was actually a little worried.
After all, judging from the recent situation, Bai Ye had indeed been acting alone all along.
Tomoe Elementary School.
Bai Ye looked at Ai Haibara, who was being surrounded as she left, and couldn't help but tease, "Yo, it seems you're quite popular!"
She had just arrived at school, and she already had so many friends?
"Guardian big brother of Haibara-chan!"
When Tomoyo saw Bai Ye again, she quickly ran forward to greet him.
She had only caught a glimpse of him at the Office door earlier, and now it seemed she hadn't been mistaken.
She was determined to be friends with Ai Haibara!
"So handsome."
The moment Sakura saw Bai Ye, she suddenly understood why Tomoyo had said that this morning.
He really did seem handsome.
"Hello."
Daidouji Tomoyo, Sakura Kinomoto.
Bai Ye felt a little dizzy.
Why did he feel that this world was becoming more and more dangerous?
Did it even have these people?
"Um, we'll be going now."
"Eh!?"
Tomoyo looked at Bai Ye, who was already being pulled away by Ai Haibara, preparing to leave.
She wanted to speak up and stop them.
But she was held back by Sakura.
"Tomoyo, it's Haibara-chan's first time at school, you're being too enthusiastic!"
Sometimes, being too enthusiastic can also make the other person uncomfortable.
Everything needs to be done in moderation.
"I know."
Tomoyo stuck out her tongue and didn't go over anymore.
She would make friends with her next time.
"You did pretty well today."
Listening to the school bell.
As the two got further and further from Tomoe Elementary School, Ai Haibara's strange attitude also piqued Bai Ye's curiosity.
"I don't like this kind of life."
Why was she so popular?
This was also what Ai Haibara didn't understand.
This was clearly not what she wanted.
"Isn't this good? So many people like me."
"You know what I mean."
Ai Haibara looked at Bai Ye with dead fish eyes. Clearly, Bai Ye knew what she meant, but he deliberately said that.
"Forget it, I'll introduce you to the new colleague at the Office later."
"There's a new person?"
Ai Haibara was a little surprised. If she remembered correctly, Bai Ye seemed to have mentioned earlier that the new person might even need Sadako to bring them over.
"Of course."
Bai Ye had roughly told Thor the time earlier.
By the time he got there, Thor would probably be there too.
Then he would introduce them to each other, and it wouldn't be so awkward.
Office.
Thor, Sadako, and Miko, who had just returned from school, were staring at each other.
"You mean you're the new colleague the boss found?!"
"That's right, you too?!"
Thor took a deep breath. She had come early today.
Because she wanted to come and clean the Office in advance.
Thor had already finished cleaning the house.
To leave a good impression on Bai Ye, Thor decided to come clean first.
As a result, she just arrived and met Sadako.
She didn't expect Bai Ye to have other employees besides herself.
Bai Ye didn't tell her about this yesterday!
"Damn it, I must outdo her!"
Sadako and Thor were surprisingly in agreement.
One felt that Bai Ye didn't trust her work ability.
He even found other employees.
Although Sadako knew that Bai Ye had explained it to her before.
But someone she found herself and someone Bai Ye actively found were completely different matters.
She absolutely could not stand by and watch Thor steal her excellent employee.
This woman was a huge threat!
Sadako saw the drive of youth in Thor.
Perhaps after this, she really would snatch away her excellent employee.
As for Thor, what she thought was also very simple.
That was to outdo everyone here.
It would be fine as long as she was the only employee for Bai Ye.
The others were completely! Not! Needed!
"They won't start fighting later, will they? Should I run first?"
One was a ghost, and the other had horns on her head.
Miko was in the middle, feeling that if these two started fighting later, she would probably be the first to die.
"Yo, Thor, you're already here!"
The moment the door opened.
Bai Ye's voice was like music to Miko's ears.
He's finally back!
If Bai Ye had come back any later, she probably would have really died here, right?
It was hard to imagine how bad her situation would be if she had to work with them in the future.
"Lord Bai Ye, you're back!"
"Boss!"
The previously tense atmosphere instantly improved a lot.
"I was thinking that just as I got here, Thor, you would also arrive, but I didn't expect you to be early. Well, let me introduce you all. This is Thor, she's a Dragon.
Thor, this is Sadako, she's a ghost.
And this is Miko, she has Yin-Yang Eyes.
And this little kid, just an ordinary little kid."
Hey, hey, hey!
You don't have to introduce me.
Ai Haibara narrowed her eyes, feeling a little displeased in her heart, but she couldn't find a reason to refute.
What did he mean by saying she was an ordinary little kid?!
She looked like a child, but in reality, she was extraordinary, okay?
But thinking about it, what Bai Ye said seemed to be completely correct.
It seemed that she was the most ordinary person here, wasn't she?
However, she was also quite curious about Thor.
This was actually a Dragon.
"Are you kidding me? Are you going to open a zoo here?"
Miko was equally curious.
Although Miko could tell from Thor's appearance earlier that Thor seemed different from ordinary people.
She never expected her to be a Dragon.
Where on earth did Bai Ye get these guys from?
"Today is just a simple introduction. Thor will officially start working tomorrow, so you all should get along well!"
"I will work hard, Boss!!!"
Sadako said very loudly.
"Lord Bai Ye, I will also work hard!"
Are they starting to compete now?
Bai Ye had anticipated this before.
After all, Thor's attributes were there, but he didn't expect it to be so simple.
He hadn't even arrived yet.
The two of them seemed to already be rivals?
Let them compete fiercely in their work from now on.
Indeed, Sadako's previous laxity was due to not having anyone to compare with.
Now that there was someone to compare with,
Sadako would no longer be able to be lax.
At first, he could use Miko, but later, from Miko's negative attitude towards work, he could still see some clues.
Now that Thor was here, Sadako would not be the same as before.
"Work hard. That's all for today. Ai-chan, from tomorrow onwards, you'll go to school by yourself!"
"Okay."
Nothing for her to do.
Actually, Ai Haibara didn't really want Bai Ye to pick her up and drop her off.
Although she looked like a child, her mental age was already an adult.
Of course, she didn't want anyone to pick her up and drop her off.
After Bai Ye finished giving instructions, he didn't say much more.
Seeing the two of them like this today, Bai Ye wasn't going to fan the flames.
Although he wanted to see internal competition, he didn't want to see the two of them fight, did he?!
"Sadako, aren't you going to play mahjong today?"
Bai Ye had already left, and Miko saw Sadako still working hard here.
She was a little surprised.
There was no need to pretend anymore, right?
It was better to go play mahjong early.
These days, Miko had gotten used to Sadako leaving work on time every day.
She even left early.
The current Sadako really made her feel a little unfamiliar.
"No! I must let the boss know that I am the best employee!"
"You're awesome."
Miko opened her mouth, but the words were all stuck in her throat and she couldn't say anything.
She could only say Sadako was awesome.
No.
It should be Bai Ye.
He instantly boosted Sadako's work enthusiasm.
But then again, she should keep a low profile in the future.
Another one who was competing internally.
She didn't want to be regarded as an 'enemy' by Thor then.
Until deep into the night, when the clock struck twelve.
The next day.
Bai Ye was sound asleep, and his phone by the pillow had already received two or three calls.
Picking up his phone, Bai Ye looked at the caller ID and groggily answered, "Ai-chan, didn't I tell you to go by yourself?"
"What do you mean go by myself?! Today is my first day of school, didn't you say yesterday that you would take me?!"
On the other end of the phone, Ai Haibara felt it was ridiculous.
Yesterday, Bai Ye had just said he would take her to school, and now it turned into her going by herself!