After they secured the last stronghold, because Ollie ran into trouble, Cat You took Delin and Haskins back for patrol inspection.
Hoshimi Aya used the excuse that the commission was complete and hurried over to provide support.
After hacking and slashing through enemies as easily as cutting vegetables, Hoshimi Aya, with slightly soiled clothes, arrived beside Ollie.
"Aaaah!"
"Damn Etheralss, don't come any closer!"
Ollie screamed while hiding in a corner.
"Uh..."
"Ollie, that's enough."
"Can you stop screaming?"
"It's getting a bit loud for me."
Hoshimi Aya looked at Ollie, who was crouching with his hands over his head not far away.
Ollie, who had been screaming, vaguely heard Hoshimi Aya's voice and gradually stopped shouting, turning his head to look.
Seeing that it was Hoshimi Aya, he breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, and patted his chest.
"Thank goodness, I finally waited for you."
"You scared me to death."
"It's a good thing Miss Aya arrived in time."
Ollie wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Mmm, but Ollie, your own strength is actually quite decent."
"I saw you take care of quite a few Etheralss just now."
"If you could be calmer, perhaps you could have handled it yourself even if I hadn't come,"
Hoshimi Aya mused.
When she rushed over, she had indeed seen Ollie accidentally take care of several Etheralss.
"R-Really?"
Ollie was somewhat incredulous.
"Mmm, it's true."
"Etheralss aren't that scary."
"The more you fear them, the more you must overcome that fear!"
"I believe that you too can become an outstanding Public Security Officer."
Hoshimi Aya said seriously, after all, besides being a bit timid, Ollie had no other faults.
"But... I..."
Before Ollie could finish speaking, Cat You's voice came through the earpiece.
"Aya, how are things on your end?"
"I actually caught a few little kittens while heading back to inspect."
"I've already had them taken back to Bureau 11 for questioning."
"I'm heading over to your location now."
Cat You trotted towards Hoshimi Aya's location.
"There's no problem on my end either."
"I rescued Ollie."
"He's fine,"
Hoshimi Aya replied.
In a short while, Cat You rushed over.
"Heh, I just wanted to draw those two away,"
"And then accompany them back for an inspection."
"To let Aya come and save you, I didn't expect to actually run into a few petty thieves."
Cat You was somewhat speechless.
It was truly coincidental that everything could happen at once.
"Right, if we go back to the Public Security Bureau with them, today's matter will definitely be exposed."
"So, the credit for making these arrests today can only be given to them."
"However, I'm a bit concerned about the results of this interrogation."
"Cheer up. When we get back, hurry up and investigate this matter clearly. Once you have news, contact me immediately,"
Cat You pondered. Her intuition told her this matter was not simple.
"Okay, I understand,"
Ollie nodded in response.
...
The group left The Hollow.
After leaving The Hollow, Ollie parted ways with the other two.
"Phew, I'm exhausted today."
"I won't see you two off,"
Cat You stretched lazily.
"Cat You, I didn't expect you to be quite patient with Ollie,"
Ling said with a hint of a smile in her tone.
When Cat You heard Ling's tone, her body instantly stiffened.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
"The fur on my ears is about to stand on end."
Cat You's ears flared as she widened her eyes.
"After all, we put in so much effort,"
"It would be a total loss to abandon him now,"
"But, how should I put it, before, whenever I saw a Public Security Officer, I would walk around them."
"Now that I've interacted with these people, I realize they are just a group of very ordinary people."
"Alright, thank you for running around for us today,"
"It will probably take a while before we hear news from Ollie's side. Let's call it a day here,"
Saying that, Cat You quickly trotted, turned, waved, and then left.
"Aya, let's go, we should head back too,"
Ling looked at the dazed Hoshimi Aya.
"...Mmm,"
Hoshimi Aya, who was recalling the plot, snapped back to attention and nodded.
...
The next day.
Sixth Street Video Store.
"The Public Security Bureau sent a message reminding us to update our electronic business licenses as soon as possible..."
"Ling, you didn't just delete that message as spam, did you?"
Zhe asked Ling.
"I didn't delete it, I was just about to leave."
"Brother, do you want to come along?"
Ling asked. She originally wanted to drag Aya along, but for safety, she decided to bring her brother along instead.
"Mmm, the closest place where we can handle this business is... Light Reflection Square."
"If we leave now, we should still make it before closing time,"
Zhe pulled out his phone to look up the address.
"Do I need to go too?"
Hoshimi Aya pointed to herself somewhat uncertainly.
After all, she had never dealt with this kind of thing before. What if she messed it up?
"This..."
"How about Aya stays here to watch the shop with Little 18?"
"We'll be back soon,"
"When we return, we'll bring you milk tea,"
Ling thought for a moment and smiled.
After all, handling this shouldn't take too long.
"Mmm, don't worry,"
"With 18 and me here, we'll definitely watch the shop well,"
"You guys can relax,"
"Oh right, for the milk tea, I still want the original flavor,"
"I don't need any other flavors, the original one is quite good,"
"I haven't gotten tired of drinking it yet,"
Hoshimi Aya considered. Recently, they had always been recommending she try a different flavor.
But she felt the one she was currently drinking was quite good and didn't need changing.
What if they bought a different type for her just to make her try a new variety, and she didn't like it?
"Okay, I'll remember that,"
"Aya, you must behave yourself, okay?"
"Don't go into Brother's room, and don't watch any weird movies,"
Ling warned Hoshimi Aya.
"Uh... what weird movies?"
"Have I watched any?"
Zhe looked at their conversation with some confusion.
Weird, what kind of movies could be described as weird?
"Oh dear, this is a secret between us girls, Brother, stop asking so many questions,"
Saying that, Ling pushed Zhe and left.
Hoshimi Aya moved a chair over and sat down next to Number 18.
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