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Chapter 23 - Chapter 23: First Meeting with a Rich Kitty

After landing lightly on the street, Flandre strolled leisurely while curiously observing her surroundings.

Before she had gone very far, she collided with another person at a corner.

"Waaah!" Flandre Scarlet clutched her hat with both hands and fell onto her bottom.

"Ah!" A pained female voice came from the other side as well.

Then, the other person noticed Flandre and quickly walked over.

"Little sister, are you alright?"

Flandre looked up and saw a big golden-haired cat-girl.

This person was none other than the number one mascot of Terra, the Operator known as Swire—Beatrice Swire.

Flandre Scarlet had been thinking that Wei Yanwu said there weren't many people around here, so why did she still bump into someone?

But when she saw the other person, she understood.

After all, her other memory said that she was one of Terra's famous rich women.

Others might not be able to appear in this wealthy district, but the other party was wealthy, so it was only natural for her to be here.

At this moment, Beatrice also saw the pair of bat wings on Flandre Scarlet's back.

"You're a Blood Demon!"

"That's right, are you scared?" Flandre Scarlet looked at her.

Beatrice hesitated for a second before reaching out her hand.

"I believe that someone who can live here wouldn't be a dangerous person."

"You're wrong. In the eyes of Governor Wei Yanwu, I am a dangerous person, which is why I was arranged to live in this deserted place."

Flandre Scarlet pointed to the villa she was staying in not far away.

Beatrice looked over there.

That was the furthest and most remote area of this villa district. Coupled with the fact that the surrounding properties had been bought by a mysterious person, it was indeed very quiet here.

It was precisely because of this that she had chosen this path for her morning run.

Now it seemed that the mysterious person was Governor Wei himself.

As for why he chose to let a Vampire into Lungmen but then arranged for her to live in such a place, almost like house arrest, was not something Beatrice understood.

But there was only one thing she could be sure of.

There were no warnings prohibiting entry or exit, and she hadn't been stopped from entering this area during her morning run. In other words, Governor Wei only thought this girl might be harmful if she came into contact with crowds, but he wasn't certain. That's why he made such a seemingly awkward and strange arrangement.

Therefore, her contact with Flandre was neither taboo nor dangerous.

"Perhaps you were dangerous once, but since Governor Wei trusts you, how can I, as a member of Lungmen, think Governor Wei's judgment is wrong?"

After saying this, Beatrice reached out and pulled Flandre Scarlet up.

"You're a nice person. Flandre approves of you. From today on, you are Flandre's friend."

Flandre Scarlet smiled at Beatrice.

"Is your name Flandre? I'm Beatrice Swire, you can call me Beatrice. I'm glad to be your friend." A smile curved on Beatrice's lips.

"Flandre's name is Flandre Scarlet. Flandre is just a short version, and I like it when people call me Flandre." Flandre Scarlet nodded.

"So that's how it is. Well, it's still nice to meet you, little Flandre." Beatrice reached out her hand to Flandre Scarlet again.

After a brief exchange, Beatrice continued her morning run, while Flandre continued her walk along the road.

Before long, news of the meeting and conversation between the two was delivered to Wei Yanwu's desk.

"That little girl from the Schwarz Family just returned to Lungmen, right?"

Wei Yanwu said softly.

"Correct. She just submitted her application to join the Guard Department yesterday. Since the new director of the Guard Department hasn't been decided yet, the application report is on your desk."

Lady Fumizuki's voice came from the side at just the right moment.

"According to Talulah, this Miss Flandre Scarlet is a person who values friendship and keeps her promises. Then... the Guard Department, huh? That is indeed a good place for her to go."

Wei Yanwu pulled out Beatrice's application from a pile of documents and signed his name.

On the other side, after finishing her walk, Flandre Scarlet returned to the house and took out a book to read with great interest.

In the past, when she was at home, she couldn't go out, so she had no other entertainment besides reading and playing with dolls.

She had read quite a few books over the centuries, but this was a new world, and the reading material in her hand was completely different. The official script of Yan was not the Simplified Chinese familiar from her other memory, but it wasn't hard to recognize.

Although her reading was a bit stumbling, as she identified more and more characters, her reading became smoother and smoother.

In the afternoon, just as the sun was about to set, there was an unexpected knock on the door.

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Flandre Scarlet looked out and saw Lady Fumizuki, with several ninjas closely following her.

Among them, she saw someone familiar from her memory—the female ninja with a shuriken on her back who seemed to be called Shirayuki.

"Please come in!" Flandre Scarlet closed her book and walked over to open the door.

"Pardon the intrusion, Miss Flandre Scarlet."

"No need to be so formal, just call me Flandre."

Lady Fumizuki scanned the room while chatting with Flandre.

Upon seeing the book on the table, a smile appeared on her face.

"I was originally worried that you wouldn't understand the Great Yan script and was planning to find a tutor for you, but I didn't expect you to actually be able to read it."

"I learned some before. Although my memory is a bit fuzzy, it's not a big problem. Besides, since I can speak Yan, it's only natural to learn the Great Yan script."

Flandre Scarlet said after inviting them into the house.

"Is this house too big?" Lady Fumizuki said, looking at the cold and quiet house.

"It's okay. In the past... I got used to it."

Flandre Scarlet originally wanted to mention living with her sister, but then she felt that saying it would lead to a bunch of questions, so she didn't speak as it was too much trouble.

"From now on, I'll arrange for someone to come and help you clean every three days. After all, if you live alone, there are many places you can't take care of. If it's not cleaned for a long time, problems will arise."

After Lady Fumizuki and Flandre Scarlet sat down, she looked around before speaking.

"Then I'll trouble you."

Flandre Scarlet agreed to this very readily. In the past, a little devil would come to help her clean regularly, so she didn't have to think about it.

When she was in Ursus, Alina would help, and since the house wasn't big, it didn't take much effort for her to do it herself occasionally, but things were different here.

Her villa was a large luxury villa with two floors above ground, one basement, and an open space behind it about the same size as the house.

If there wasn't a dedicated person to do the cleaning, it would be a huge hassle for her alone.

Seeing Flandre Scarlet agree so decisively, the smile on Fumizuki's face grew even wider.

Then Fumizuki asked her if she had any hobbies... Flandre Scarlet scratched her head in a dilemma. She seemed to be interested in many things, but she wasn't quite sure what her hobbies were.

"Then what does Flandre usually like to do when she's alone?"

Lady Fumizuki asked encouragingly.

"Read books, listen to stories, and play with myself!" Flandre Scarlet replied decisively.

Fumizuki still had a smile on her face when she heard the first two, but her face froze when she heard the last one.

Playing with herself... how lonely must a child be to say such a thing.

For a moment, Lady Fumizuki's maternal instincts overflowed.

"Cough cough... It's like this. Governor Wei was worried that you would be too bored living here alone with nothing to do, so he took the liberty of getting an identity for you."

Fumizuki only snapped out of it after being reminded by the guards behind her. She took an ID from a guard and handed it to Flandre Scarlet.

"Hmm, Specially Invited Expert of the Guard Department Major Crimes Unit?" Flandre Scarlet looked at Lady Fumizuki in confusion after reading it.

"Flandre, as a Blood Demon, you must be very familiar with blood."

Lungmen considers itself a very safe city, but when there are many people, there will naturally be some bad people among them.

They will do some evil things and hurt innocent people.

The duty of the Guard Department is to catch these people who have done bad things.

And the Major Crimes Unit is responsible for the most vicious and worst among them.

Governor Wei believes that you should be able to help the Guard Department's work in this regard, so he specially arranged this position for you.

Of course, you don't need to go to work every day. You only need to help identify the direction of investigation when encountering some troublesome cases.

And if there's an opportunity to establish contact with Little Talulah's side, he also hopes you can lend a hand when the time comes."

Lady Fumizuki explained Wei Yanwu's arrangement.

Flandre Scarlet nodded. She had no objection to this arrangement. Doing her own things on weekdays and occasionally helping out to spice up her life was also a good thing.

As for the Reunion Movement, after being out for a day or two, she admitted she missed Alina a little.

"By the way, it's getting dark. Aren't you going to turn on a light?"

Lady Fumizuki asked, pointing to the setting sun outside and the little bit of remaining afterglow.

"Oh, I have night vision. Whether the light is on or not doesn't affect my vision."

Flandre Scarlet replied.

"But only when the light is on will others know someone is here. Having people around represents life!"

Lady Fumizuki reached out and patted Flandre Scarlet's head under the worried gazes of the guards.

The golden hair was very smooth. Although she hadn't taken a bath, Flandre Scarlet was a standard magical girl. Using a cleaning spell on herself every morning was cleaner than anything, and she didn't even need to change her clothes.

"Oh, alright!" Flandre Scarlet nodded.

"It's getting late, so I'll be going now. Remember to turn on the light at night!"

Lady Fumizuki reluctantly took her hand off Flandre Scarlet's head and walked out of the door with her subordinates.

"Madam, that was too dangerous just now."

A guard said.

"What do you mean dangerous? If she really had any hostility towards me, you wouldn't be able to protect me anyway."

"If she doesn't have any hostility, there's no harm in being a little closer."

Lady Fumizuki waved her hand, then got into the car and left.

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