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"Speaking of which, Kisaragi Rin, why do you have that white card? Are you really not with the Black Organization?"
Haibara Ai still couldn't suppress the doubt in her heart and wanted to get an answer after the outsider left.
"Can't every player buy them?"
Kisaragi Rin asked strangely.
As long as one is a player, they can naturally buy such items in the Paradise.
He didn't understand why Haibara Ai would ask such a strange question.
"Player? What's that?"
Unexpectedly, Haibara Ai looked bewildered, not quite understanding what Kisaragi Rin was talking about.
Kisaragi Rin frowned; it seemed he had misjudged something.
Seeing Haibara Ai use the Paradise's items so skillfully, he had thought she had already been exposed to them in the Black Organization.
But it turned out Haibara Ai didn't know? She even thought these were unique to the Black Organization!
Kisaragi Rin fell into contemplation.
Then he raised a hand, and golden light emanated from his palm, coiling around Haibara Ai.
Kisaragi Rin displayed his Golden Light Technique and asked, "You've lived in the Black Organization for so many years, have you never seen anyone with special abilities?"
"Are you referring to this when you say 'player'?"
Haibara Ai thought for a moment and said, "There are quite a few people with special abilities in the Black Organization, but they are all referred to as 'those existences.' At least I haven't heard the term 'player.'"
"Ai-chan, are there many such people in the Black Organization?"
"Code-named members and some special positions all have some special abilities, especially Gin; just being near him makes me feel a chill down my spine…"
"I remember you were also a code-named member."
"I am just a prisoner of the Black Organization."
Haibara Ai was quite speechless. Although she had been in the Black Organization for so many years and had constantly tried to investigate where their special abilities and items came from, she was severely warned every time.
Kisaragi Rin felt he had been careless and began to explain what a player was with a sigh: "A player is someone chosen by a place called Paradise… they complete tasks to gain abilities and items… players will acquire qualifications…"
"So that's how it is. No wonder the strange creatures the Black Organization gave me to research were all already dead; there were no living specimens."
Haibara Ai pondered thoughtfully. She was just a prisoner and a tool responsible for research, with no loyalty to the Black Organization whatsoever.
No wonder not even a shred of information was revealed to her.
"Then, can I become a player? I want to gain power."
Haibara Ai looked at Kisaragi Rin with anticipation. Faced with the pressure from the Black Organization, she urgently desired power.
"With how you are now, you still want to become a player? Are you planning to die in the trial?"
Kisaragi Rin advised Haibara Ai to better understand her own capabilities. Trial missions varied, and there might even be situations where you have to fight for your life against wild beasts.
With Haibara Ai's small arms and legs, was she planning to gamble her life in Paradise?
Haibara Ai looked at her small body and temporarily put this matter aside, not mentioning becoming a player again.
…
Late at night
Haibara Ai, wearing pink bunny pajamas, occupied Kisaragi Rin's bed, playing on her laptop.
Meanwhile, Kisaragi Rin was trying to see if he could use the Stealth Skill to hide the light emitted when the Golden Light Technique was activated.
"Kisaragi Rin, why did you bring me back?"
Haibara Ai closed her laptop, rolled over, and looked at Kisaragi Rin, asking casually.
"Actually, I originally thought that as a code-named member of the Black Organization, you would know more information about the Black Organization, which is why I brought you home."
"Who knew you didn't even know about players?"
Kisaragi Rin yawned, speaking with a hint of complaint.
"I'm really sorry I couldn't help you at all."
Haibara Ai pulled the covers over her head and said unhappily.
After a while, Haibara Ai peeked out again and couldn't help but ask Kisaragi Rin, "Anyway, I'm useless now, are you going to kick me out?"
"Why would I kick you out?"
Another problematic girl, Kisaragi Rin sighed inwardly.
"For a defected member with a code name like me, the Black Organization's pursuit priority is very high. Keeping me by your side, once the Black Organization finds out one day, I will bring you danger."
Just thinking of such a scene, her body trembled uncontrollably.
Haibara Ai curled her body up, suppressing the fear in her heart.
She continued in a complex tone, "Anyway, you don't have any deep-seated hatred with the Black Organization. Just find a place to hide."
Clutching the blanket tightly, Haibara Ai waited for Kisaragi Rin's reply.
A reply that would make her give up hope.
How could someone like her expect anyone to risk their life to protect her?
Not to mention, they had only just met today.
Perhaps she would be wandering tomorrow, or even tonight.
Haibara Ai thought this.
Kisaragi Rin sat up and looked at Haibara Ai, saying with a bit of helplessness, "You're taking the Black Organization too seriously. There's no need to be so afraid. Once I've developed for a while, I'll scatter their ashes."
Kisaragi Rin didn't have any deep-seated hatred with the Black Organization, but the Black Organization's hatred for him was probably more than a little.
Even without Haibara Ai, he would still eliminate the Black Organization.
She didn't expect to receive such a reply. Haibara Ai's thoughts were interrupted, and she looked at Kisaragi Rin with some bewilderment. After realizing, her heart rate quickened a bit, and finally, she turned her head away with a blush: "Always talking big."
"If you're really scared, I can also sleep on the bed."
Kisaragi Rin raised an eyebrow, not explaining anything to her.
"Pervert."
Haibara Ai mumbled, her blush deepening.
Yet, for some reason, she didn't say no.
She hid herself in the covers again, gripping the blanket nervously, and moved a little to the side, making room, and whispered, "You can come up…"
Unfortunately, Haibara Ai misunderstood Kisaragi Rin's meaning.
Kisaragi Rin picked her up, blanket and all, and placed her on the futon, while he lay on the bed alone.
"Experts say lying on the floor gives a greater sense of security."
Haibara Ai: "…"
This time, no one disturbed them again, and Kisaragi Rin fell into a deep sleep.
In his dream, Mafuyu Kirisu, Shiina Mahiru, Kato Megumi, Yukinoshita Yukino, Haibara Ai… all surrounded Kisaragi Rin.
But why were they all problematic girls?
Kisaragi Rin broke out in a cold sweat…
—
Yukinoshita Mansion.
A figure appeared indistinctly in the room, where her mother and sister had been waiting for her for a long time…
—
A small river.
Hachiman Hikigaya climbed ashore from the murky river, looking at the moonlight, wondering how to explain his disappearance for the past few hours to his parents.
—
Loid Forger opened his eyes, and a clap echoed in his ears.
"Clap, clap…"
A figure completely shrouded in black was in the shadows, casually clapping a few times in a feigned manner, and said with a harsh voice, "As expected of someone Gin-sama values, have you thought of your code name?"
Loid Forger calmly glanced at him.
"Tequila, I am now your equal. Show some respect."
"Respect?"
Several shadows flickered in the room, appearing behind Loid Forger.
Tequila tilted his head and said, "You should first respect your senior."
Facing the chilling threat behind him, Loid Forger merely looked at him with disdain; Tequila wouldn't dare to lay a hand on him.
As for the code name, Loid Forger chose to reclaim the name he had bid farewell to three years ago.
"Vesper (Twilight)"
"This is my Black Organization code name."
Tequila pondered, "Vesper cocktail? Code name Twilight?"
With a light chuckle, Tequila stepped into the shadows, but his head turned 361 degrees, and he said maliciously, "Congratulations on seeing the real world."
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