Loweia knew that until her body had fully recovered, Bai Yu would absolutely not let her face any unknown dangers.
Conversely, Bai Yu would only face those unknown dangers alone.
When she solved everything and returned to Loweia, she would act as if nothing had happened, hiding the dangers she encountered in her heart, and returning home with a smile.
‘This isn’t right.’
If Loweia hadn’t smelled the scent of blood remaining on the baseball bat this morning and realized Bai Yu had gone to fight a dangerous threat last night, how much longer would she have been kept in the dark?
‘How much longer would I be kept in the dark inside this safe space Bai Yu created for me?’
Although Bai Yu had said she would tell her about those dangers once her body had fully recovered, when that time came, Bai Yu would probably find other excuses to delay, preventing her from coming into contact with those unknown dangers.
A scene from the breakfast table this morning flashed through her mind.
She remembered that when Bai Yu spoke about her past—about her getting injured and losing her memory—a look of pain appeared on that face which always wore a gentle smile.
While she was unconscious, Bai Yu must have been filled with regret.
She likely regretted why she didn’t get to her side sooner, or why she hadn’t been able to save her earlier.
Now that she had finally woken up, Bai Yu certainly wouldn’t want her to get hurt again.
Therefore, Bai Yu would definitely not want her to face those dangers; she wanted her to live forever in this artificially manufactured safe space.
However, if she really stayed in the safe space Bai Yu created for her, then all she would see was Bai Yu returning home again and again, pretending nothing was wrong while forcing herself to keep going behind the scenes.
She didn’t want to see a scene like that.
So, she couldn’t leave now.
That girl named Su Keke was here to investigate.
She was definitely here to investigate those unknown dangers.
As long as Loweia saw what that unknown danger actually was today, it would be difficult for Bai Yu to find excuses to keep her in a safe space afterward.
***
Unlike Loweia’s thoughts, Bai Yu was starting to panic a little.
‘Wait, why isn’t she leaving? I’m begging you, please, I beg you, just leave now.’
“Um, Wei Ya, Ms. Su is about to investigate something very dangerous. For safety’s sake, let’s head out first.”
“It’s fine.”
Loweia shook her head, rejecting Bai Yu’s request once again.
“But—”
Seeing that Bai Yu still wanted to say something, Loweia suddenly winked playfully.
“It’s just to watch. We’ll just stand a bit further away. Besides…”
As she spoke, she tightly hugged Bai Yu’s arm, her voice becoming soft and sweet.
“Besides, Bai Yu will protect me, right?”
“Ugh…”
Bai Yu was out of options.
What could she even say at this point?
Could she actually tell Loweia that she, Bai Yu, was just a weakling who might not be able to protect her at all, so they should just run away?
‘How could I ever say that?’
Bai Yu had to keep acting for now, maintaining a powerful facade in front of Loweia.
If she was to expose her true strength, it would have to be after Loweia really fell for her.
Then she would reveal the fact that she was actually a weakling and that every time she protected Loweia, she was risking her life.
With that, Loweia would be overcome with guilt and would protect her fiercely from then on.
For now, she could only agree with Loweia.
“All right, but if any real danger appears later, remember to hide behind me.”
“Mhm.”
Loweia nodded obediently.
Seeing this, Bai Yu could only place her hopes on Su Keke’s side.
‘If an abnormality is actually found, I hope Su Keke can just one-shot the opponent. As long as Loweia doesn’t see exactly what the Abnormal Entity looks like, things should be fine.’
Meanwhile, on the other side, Su Keke was still waiting for the client to show up.
However, before the client arrived, she noticed that Bai Yu—who had said she was leaving—was still there.
“Eh?”
Su Keke let out a confused sound and walked over toward Bai Yu.
“Bai Yu, haven’t you left yet?”
As she approached, Bai Yu felt her arm tighten and instinctively looked to her side.
She saw that Loweia, who had originally just been holding her arm, suddenly increased her strength.
Moreover, she seemed to be trying to pull Bai Yu into her embrace.
At that moment, her arm, which had previously just been pressed against Loweia, fully sank into those two large, soft mounds.
“Ugh…”
‘This is a bit of a foul play, isn’t it?’
Although Bai Yu had lived as a girl for many years after her reincarnation, this was the first time she had such intimate contact with another girl.
She had noticed before that Loweia’s development was a bit too good, but she hadn’t had a clear understanding of those two large, soft mounds.
The moment they actually made contact, a sudden impulse rose in the depths of Bai Yu’s heart—she wanted to press her face tightly against that softness and rub against it.
In this dangerous world, only this warm softness could provide a temporary sense of peace.
‘Cough, cough… No, no, I’m getting distracted.’
Fortunately, Loweia didn’t notice her momentary distraction.
Right now, she was staring intently at Su Keke, who was walking toward them.
However, since this was their first meeting, she restrained herself; otherwise, Bai Yu guessed that Loweia might have already started hissing at Su Keke.
‘Hmm… Is she “guarding her food” and marking her territory?’
Su Keke didn’t notice the change in Loweia’s expression.
She just walked straight up to Bai Yu.
“Has something happened?”
“No, I’m just a bit curious about what Ms. Su’s commission is, so I planned to stay and watch.”
“I see.”
Upon hearing this, Su Keke suddenly reached out and patted her chest—which was a bit youthful but better developed than Bai Yu’s—and showed a proud expression.
“In that case, just watch my performance. Heh heh~”
‘Ahaha… I’m still not quite used to this. The aloof young lady in my memory is a completely different person now.’
“However, this commission isn’t difficult.”
Even though Bai Yu hadn’t asked anything yet, Su Keke started introducing the details of the commission on her own.
“Basically, the owner of this shop discovered a problem.
In the middle of the night, he always hears sounds coming from the kitchen downstairs.
At first, he thought a thief had broken in, but when he went downstairs to check, he didn’t find anything.
Afterward, he investigated several more times.
Eventually, he discovered by accident that the kitchen utensils all seemed to have a consciousness of their own and were moving by themselves.
So, he closed the shop and posted an investigation request to the Bureau, which I then happened to pick up.”
If everything was true, maybe those kitchen utensils had really been corrupted by Star Erosion and turned into Abnormal Entities.
Just then, a middle-aged man ran up to the shop, gasping for breath.
“They’re here, they’re here… Finally.”
Seeing Su Keke, he reacted as if he had seen a savior and quickly stepped forward.
“Are you the Esper who accepted the commission? You’re finally here! I submitted this request quite a while ago. Someone is finally here! If it had been delayed any longer, I would have had to close this shop. And also—”
Seeing that the other party was prepared to continue complaining, Su Keke interrupted him.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Shopkeeper. The Bureau has been really short-staffed lately, so I arrived a bit late. All right, hurry up and open the door. I’ll take care of it for you right now.”