"Wow!!"
"So this is the Familia's internal chat group? Let me see... There's even a points shop. Wow, these are all such exaggerated items. Are they really selling superpowers directly?"
"As long as you have enough points, you can become superhuman in an instant? How convenient!"
"Senior, could you please be quieter?"
Listening to the noise coming from the girl rolling around on the sofa, Yukino Yukinoshita pinched the bridge of her nose and said irritably:
"You've been nothing but trouble since earlier. Are you some kind of child?"
"The common sense input should be complete."
As if completely ignoring Yukino's complaints, Haruno Yukinoshita flipped over on the sofa and asked while lying on her back:
"By the way, was it you who inputted the basic common sense for Familia members, Yukino?"
"Hehe, I noticed some mystic side knowledge you asked me to help organise in there."
"How wonderful. Our Yukino-chan is gradually growing up, becoming a reliable senior who can handle her work properly."
Yukino Yukinoshita's ears turned slightly red. Flustered and annoyed, she finished organising the last document, placed it on the table in front of Luo Shu, and then said crossly:
"Honestly, why did you have to let this person join the Familia? It's nothing but trouble!"
Hearing this, Luo Shu propped his chin on his hand as he leaned against the desk and said with a smile:
"It seems your relationship has become quite close~"
Although he'd known since the previous kidnapping incident that the atmosphere in the Yukinoshita household had become much more relaxed than before - even their henpecked father now dared to make small requests like going fishing.
But it seemed the most significant progress had actually been in the relationship between these two sisters.
"Who's close with her~" Yukino Yukinoshita sighed, then said emotionlessly: "She's just a tool for handling official business."
"Eh? Is that how Yukino sees her sister? Sister is super sad..."
Haruno Yukinoshita rolled over again, draping herself over the sofa armrest while pretending to cry.
Seeing this, Yukino Yukinoshita quickly shouted, "Don't get the sofa dirty with your crying. It's troublesome to clean."
"I'll cry and make it dirty if I want to! Yukino's being mean~~"
Listening to the sisters' antics, Luo Shu slightly turned and reached out to accept some documents handed to him by someone, then calmly said:
"Thanks, Megumi."
"Ah? Director knew I came in?" Megumi Kato was slightly surprised, then said quietly: "I was planning to just leave the documents and go."
"..."
Hearing this, Luo Shu's expression became somewhat speechless.
'Aren't you worried that Yukino and I might get startled by documents suddenly appearing on the desk?'
At this moment, Megumi Kato glanced at the bickering Yukinoshita sisters and remarked:
"Come to think of it, Senior Yukino and Ms. Haruno seem very close."
Hearing this, Luo Shu propped his chin and said calmly: "Aren't you and Hiromi also getting along quite well?"
"Eh?"
Megumi Kato looked slightly taken aback, then replied with a somewhat disgusted tone:
"Being mentioned together with my sister by the Director... somehow feels psychologically uncomfortable."
'What's with these sisters? They clearly get along well, yet their words are always so disdainful...'
Luo Shu sighed helplessly as he picked up the red tea beside him, took a sip, then turned his gaze to the documents Megumi Kato had just placed down:
"Has the basic training room on the sixth floor been completed?"
"Yes, the technicians from the Research Department just finished installing the facilities. Walking inside feels like being in a sci-fi movie."
Megumi Kato, in charge of the facility renovation project, shared her brief impression before adding:
"But speaking of which, although the training facilities are ready, we still haven't found instructors to help train the Familia members."
"Director, do you have any ideas?"
"For magic and general knowledge education, I've always had Natsuki in mind."
"As for physical combat training, I originally wanted Natsuki to contact her friend, but that martial arts master seems to be on a business trip in Hong Kong recently."
"So for now, we'll settle for having Maya handle it... Hmm, perhaps Aya would work too—she probably wouldn't refuse."
"And for overall combat training... Maybe it's better to just use the Dream Simulation Chamber for practical drills? Judging from Kurumi's test results, the improvement seems quite significant."
As Luo Shu laid out his plans, Megumi's expression gradually faded:
"I have a feeling everyone's going to have a tough time ahead."
"While I understand the need to strengthen the Familia's combat and survival skills, physical exercise... is still a bit hard to accept."
"Don't think like that, Megumi." Luo Shu grinned and patted her shoulder. "Look on the bright side—think about Eriri, who needs to undergo super-intensive training because her Class is nearing completion!"
"Doesn't that make you feel much better?"
Hearing this, Megumi calmly deadpanned:
"So the Director's happiness is built on Eriri-san's suffering?"
"Aren't you the same, Megumi?" Luo Shu asked in confusion.
"Please don't think of me as that terrible."
Megumi sighed, then asked:
"By the way, Miss Erina Nakiri asked me to tell you that she's used up all the emergency special ingredients and wanted to know when you'll replenish them."
Luo Shu was startled: "How so soon? I remember assigning her a ton of demon wolf meat—it's all gone already?"
At this, Megumi said quietly, "When Miss Erina came for cooking training, Miss Kurumi really enjoyed having her clones join the meal."
Upon learning it was Kurumi Tokisaki who ate it all, Luo Shu immediately dropped his objections:
"Then approve another two tons for her—no, make it three. Let's hope the Research Department doesn't complain too much."
Luo Shu was somewhat troubled. Could the combat simulations in the Dream Simulation Chamber really aid digestion?
Just as Luo Shu was puzzling over this, the landline phone on his desk rang.
Pausing, he picked up the receiver and said:
"Who is this?"
"Mhm... mhm... It's me. Understood. I'll be there on time."
After hanging up, Megumi's gentle voice sounded:
"Is the Director heading out?"
Luo Shu walked over to the nearby coat rack, took down the suit jacket hanging there, and muttered:
"Her Highness La Folia invited me for breakfast. Hah, I can't believe she actually said 'breakfast at 10 am'."
Megumi Kato nodded and said, "So that means the secretarial department will be handling the daily paperwork again today?"
Hearing this, Luo Shu countered, "What kind of question is that? Have you ever seen me spend long hours processing documents in the department?"
Megumi sighed helplessly: "Please don't justify your laziness so shamelessly~"
Luo Shu waved his hand with a smile: "Well then, perhaps I'll see you tonight, Megumi."
Though exasperated, Megumi still reminded him:
"Do be careful on your way."
Luo Shu waved in response before turning and leaving the office directly, heading for the meeting place in Minato Ward.