IW: Chapter 159 - Eriri's Golden Twin Tails Are Simply Too Wonderful? The Joy of Grabbing Them From Behind!
"Fine, since you've put it that way, let me go make contact. But before that, have you made the arrangements?"
She didn't have anything going on recently anyway, and she had also paid a visit to Angel, who was still the same as before.
Vermouth thought that she didn't have anything to do, and the excuse for returning from there was to handle matters here. It wouldn't be good if she kept refusing.
Although she didn't care, the reason she took on this mission was merely to pass her boring time.
"Mm."
Although he agreed, Gin felt uncertain. The guy on the other side was completely different from anyone he had dealt with before.
Suddenly, Gin also realized that if Bai Ye ignored him, he would probably lose face in front of Vodka and Vermouth.
"I have a mission here. I can get you the firearms you mentioned last time!"
Gin felt that he truly had no face left with Bai Ye.
To get Bai Ye to agree, he directly revealed his trump card first.
"Are you sure?"
Although, judging by the Black Organization's crazy performance in the theatrical version, they should be able to get this batch of firearms, the quantity he needed was not small.
Not only destroyers, but also armed helicopters and bombers were needed.
The Pirate World side had indicated that since they had the strongest land, sea, and air creatures, shouldn't they build the strongest land, sea, and air pirate crew?
Unfortunately, the Piao Piao Fruit was eaten by Golden Lion.
But even with the Piao Piao Fruit, it couldn't be considered the strongest in land, sea, and air. At least, the aerial combat power was much less.
Because the Devil Fruit ability could only give one person aerial combat capabilities, it couldn't make everyone fly and fight in the air like Light-Heavy Rock Jutsu.
So armed helicopters were urgently needed over there. If they were attacked from the air at sea, wouldn't they just be targets?
Moreover, armed helicopters and bombers could be operated by any random grunt.
"Confirmed, but this mission is a bit difficult, and you must give me that thing!"
Having learned from the last experience, he decided to make things clear first.
He had suffered a loss here before.
"Okay, but you have to give me those things at a 30% discount, and I also need to charge for that thing. Oh, and the treasure money and mission money are two different concepts!"
This money-grubber!
Looking at the text in the message, Gin almost broke down.
No matter how he calculated it, he was still at a loss.
But in his heart, although he was a little displeased with Bai Ye's money-grubbing behavior, he felt much more at ease deep down.
At least Bai Ye was still asking him for money. If he didn't ask for anything, then he would have to be suspicious of the other party.
"I need to arrange someone to carry out the mission with you!"
"Okay."
"He agreed?"
Looking at Gin's expression, Vermouth extinguished the cigarette in her hand, then stood up and walked towards the door: "Just notify me when the time comes."
"Mm."
It should be done, right?
Now it was up to Vermouth.
The first mission was just to test Bai Ye's abilities. After confirming that the other party indeed had some skills, Gin also decided to win him over. He felt relieved sending Vermouth to contact Bai Ye.
If there were no problems, then the other party could be fully drawn into the Organization.
This mission was merely a pretext for contacting Bai Ye.
"Boss, we have business?"
After finishing her bento, Miko quietly packed it up. Looking at Bai Ye, who suddenly shot up from the table, it was clear he must have business coming in.
Were their hard times finally coming to an end?
"It's not Office business."
Bai Ye didn't want to tie his side hustle to the Office.
This Office was more for handling matters on the surface. Bai Ye didn't intend for his identity as a phantom thief to be known by others.
"Alright, when can we get our first order, Boss?"
Miko rested her head on her hand, looking boredly out the window. When she first came here, it was to save her life. Later, feeling it was interesting, she wanted to try exorcising with Bai Ye.
But it seemed that aside from herself, the client who became an employee, the studio had never had any customers.
"It's normal. Actually, most people in this world still don't believe in ghosts."
Although there were many supernatural incidents, most people thought they were just urban legends.
Bai Ye also thought so, but even if people were looking for help, they would probably look for famous masters, not his newly established Office.
As he spoke, Bai Ye suddenly thought of something and looked at Miko, his eyes lighting up.
"Aren't there a lot of ghosts around you? Why don't you go look for some ghost nests?"
"Boss, if you want me to die, just say so directly!"
Miko stared with dead fish eyes, her gaze at Bai Ye full of helplessness.
In her opinion, Bai Ye was practically telling her to commit suicide.
"Then why do you keep saying you're bored?"
He gives her some excitement, and she says he's telling her to die.
When there's nothing to do, she says she's bored.
"I just feel that opening this Office and having no business, as an employee, of course I'm worried about you, Boss. After all, salaries, utilities, and rent all have to be paid daily!"
"You're right, Miko. You are an excellent employee and should pay the company's salary!"
Bai Ye nodded gravely. Since Miko was so mature, he would give her a chance to pay the Office's salary.
"It's hopeless, Boss, you're really hopeless."
"I'm not teasing you anymore. Pay close attention to some posts online and get our Office's name out there. I'll let you know if anything comes up later. I'm leaving now!"
Bai Ye got up from the boss's chair, picked up the jacket hanging on the chair, and put it on. He had an appointment tonight, so he couldn't stay here for now.
Leaving me alone with Sadako, are you a devil?
"Hey, does that mean I can leave too?"
Sadako saw Bai Ye preparing to leave, and she wanted to leave too.
She wanted to go back to her well; at least it was more comfortable than here.
Hearing that Sadako also wanted to leave, Miko breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed her old colleague wouldn't be eaten for now.
"No, you must stay here until five o'clock to leave. You'll also be working overtime in the future. I'll put a time clock here to accurately record your clock-out times!"
Damn capitalist, he should be hung on a lamppost.
At this moment, Sadako and Miko both cursed in unison in their hearts.
He could get off work, but they had to stay here and work overtime. Bai Ye had truly mastered double standards!
"Oh, and don't leave early, okay? Miko, your job is to find out if there's anything going on, and Sadako, I want you to hand out some flyers to promote us. Can't you crawl out of TVs?"
"This…"
Sadako hesitated, but after seeing Bai Ye's gaze, she decided to agree.
She had a feeling that if she didn't agree, Bai Ye might cause some new trouble.
Promote it!
Since she had just joined this Office, it was better to put in some effort.
"You two work hard. Whoever contributes the most, I'll give her the title of 'Excellent Employee of the Office' next month!"
Excellent Employee?
Sadako suddenly felt a sense of responsibility on her shoulders.
"Boss, don't worry, I will definitely strive to be the Office's first excellent employee!"
Saying that, Sadako even gave Miko a provocative look. Miko understood that look; she intended to win this excellent employee title.
But…
It was just an empty title, did she really need to care that much?
"Don't worry, I won't compete with you."
Miko responded weakly. Seeing Sadako's highly motivated appearance, she felt she couldn't do it.
"Hmph, don't think I didn't notice! You're deliberately making me lower my guard, then trying to snatch my Best Employee title!"
"Smart! Sadako, you're really too smart!"
Bai Ye gave Sadako a thumbs-up and praised her profusely.
Her thought process was simply too amazing!
He suddenly knew how to 'handle' Sadako.
"Hmph, don't underestimate my wisdom!"
What are you being so arrogant about?
Miko admired Sadako's intelligence. She was so easily fooled. However, since Sadako thought this way, there was no need for her to interrupt Sadako's fantasy. With Sadako working hard, perhaps she could slack off a bit?
"Alright, Sadako, then you supervise Miko well and work hard. Go for it!"
"Mm-hmm, Boss, don't worry!"
"…"
So everything she had just thought was false?
She originally thought Sadako couldn't affect her at all, but now it seemed Bai Ye was more insidious than she imagined, actually having Sadako monitor her.
And Sadako agreed so quickly?
Why did you integrate so quickly?
This speed of integration made Miko feel a little embarrassed.
So I'm also part of your play, huh?
"Tomorrow night at eight, I'll control the time. I have something tonight."
"Okay."
On the other end of the phone, Gin noted the time, then forwarded the message to Vermouth.
"Brother, it seems he didn't mention the location."
Only the time was agreed upon, but not the location. Vodka looked at Gin, who had already put away his phone, a hint of confusion in his eyes. Were they planning to meet telepathically?
"He gave a code, but that's not for me to worry about. Let Vermouth decipher it."
"Where's the code?"
Vodka thought about it. There was no code in that message at all!
Why hadn't he noticed it?
"Vodka, don't think about it. It's a waste of time."
"Alright, Brother."
It really was a bit of a waste of time. Although Vodka was unwilling to admit it, he felt a pain in his trigeminal nerve while he was thinking just now.
Indeed, he was better off as a subordinate. He really couldn't handle things that required thinking.
"Control the time? Is a phantom thief like a detective? How unlikable!"
On the other side, Vermouth pondered when she saw the code.
So, where would controlling the time mean?
"Miss, you seem a bit troubled. I can be your listener!"
"Not interested."
Vermouth stood up, placed the money on the bar, and glanced at the person who approached, a slight sneer flashing across her lips.
Another boring pick-up artist.
She had no time to waste here. Tonight, she still had to figure out how to solve this riddle.
Gin seemed very invested in this matter.
But this guy had thrown the problem back to her.
That's why she didn't want to cooperate with that bastard Gin!
A hint of helplessness flashed in Vermouth's eyes. The moment she walked out of the bar, raindrops fell on Vermouth's cheeks. She looked up at the sky. The rain seemed to be getting heavier; tonight seemed to be the prelude to a heavy downpour.
"Utaha-chan, didn't you say tonight was just a private date for the two of us? Why is Eriri here too? Are you planning to give me an exciting show?"
"You bigmouth idiot, what are you talking about!!!"
Eriri's eyes widened. Hearing Bai Ye's words, she almost jumped up.
It was simply too hateful!
What did he mean by her coming along was for an exciting show?
She hadn't wanted to come initially, but then she found out that Kasumigaoka Utaha was actually going on a private date with Bai Ye. To prevent anything beyond friendship from happening between them, wouldn't she truly lose?
"Indeed, he's all talk."
Although she had always been at odds with Eriri, Kasumigaoka Utaha also agreed with this point of view.
If only he had some actual action.
"Cough, who said that?"
"So, Bai Ye-kun, if I asked you to choose between me and Eriri to take away right now, who would you choose?"
Since Bai Ye had said so, Kasumigaoka Utaha naturally wouldn't miss such a good opportunity. As she spoke, she subtly showed off her assets to Bai Ye. Compared to Eriri, her advantage should be quite significant, right?
"Can I take both?"
"You can, I have no objection!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded her chin, then agreed.
"No! You idiot, didn't you understand the hidden meaning in this fat woman's words?"
Eriri shook her head, lashing out at Bai Ye with her twin tails. However, before her twin tails could unleash their full power, they were grabbed by Bai Ye on both sides.
"Hmm, it seems Bai Ye-kun has learned how twin tails should be used!"
A hint of amusement flashed in Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes. After she said this, Eriri immediately realized that this scene seemed to have appeared in a hentai manga!
A girl whose twin tails were grabbed, those twin tails seemed to have become a steering wheel.
"Kato isn't with you two?"
That's strange.
Ever since he had intentionally and unintentionally brought the three of them together as a small group of friends.
The three of them had become friends, and basically, they would do everything together.
Especially Kato Megumi, her presence was originally low. Now that she had two pretty good friends, sometimes she would often unconsciously get closer to them.
"Kato has been acting strange recently. It seems she hasn't been with us for a long time!"
Speaking of Kato Megumi, Kasumigaoka Utaha also felt a bit strange.
They used to walk home together after school, but recently, Kato Megumi hadn't been with them.
"Eriri?"
"Let go of me!"
A hint of annoyance flashed across Eriri's face. He was still holding her twin tails, and now he wanted to know something from her?
"Kato has been on leave recently, for some reason."
"On leave?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Bai Ye's eyes. Is she feeling unwell?
"Yes, I don't know why. Kato didn't tell me. I only know that Kato is on leave."
"How about we go see her?"
The original date had already been thwarted by Eriri, and Kasumigaoka Utaha also felt it was pointless.
She had planned that if it were just her and Bai Ye, she could use some tactics and perhaps win Bai Ye over.
But with Eriri here, her plan clearly couldn't be completed.
"How about we go over and see her."
Eriri was also a little worried. Kato Megumi was one of her few friends. Whether she was sick or something else, she hadn't been to class for a long time. As a friend, she should go see her.
"Okay."
Although Bai Ye was all talk, he knew when to be serious. He had originally thought he could get some benefits from Kasumigaoka Utaha tonight.
However, since Eriri was here, that was naturally out of the question. As for Kato Megumi's situation, Bai Ye was very curious.
Because he had been busy with Office matters recently, Bai Ye hadn't gone to school, so he naturally didn't know that Kato Megumi had also taken leave.
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