Chapter 49: The Test

“Buzz—”

Hearing the vibration from the phone in her pocket, Bai Yu took out her phone, entered the password to unlock it, and saw a notification.

As expected, it was a message from Loweia.

[Loweia: Be safe. Come back in one piece, okay?]

Bai Yu had barely been out for any time at all, and she’d already received a message from Loweia.

Was the girl really that reluctant to be apart from her?

The corner of Bai Yu’s mouth unconsciously lifted into a smile.

This was, of course, a result she was happy to see.

The more Loweia couldn’t bear to be apart from her, the greater the chance her plan would succeed.

Looking at the content displayed on the phone screen, Bai Yu could almost imagine Loweia holding her phone, eagerly waiting for her reply.

What a shame she couldn’t see her expression in person.

Sentiment aside, of course she couldn’t forget to reply quickly.

Otherwise, that girl might get anxious and start overthinking things.

It was entirely possible that the moment Bai Yu opened the door home tonight, Loweia would come rushing over to hug her with tears in her eyes.

At that time, with just a bit of comforting, the Favorability might just shoot up again.

Thinking of this, Bai Yu’s mood instantly became a little more cheerful.

She quickly typed a few words on her phone and sent them to Loweia.

[Bai Yu: Got it. You be good and wait for me to come back too, Wei Ya.]

After sending it, Bai Yu also sent along a cute sticker.

Having done all that, she stuffed her phone back into her pants pocket, then continued pushing the shared bicycle, parking it at a nearby station.

By now, she had arrived near the Supernatural Bureau.

Calculating the time, it had only taken her a little over ten minutes from when she left home until now.

The Bureau was much closer than she’d anticipated.

Later, during her lunch break, she should return home to spend some time with Loweia.

Choosing a location near the Bureau was probably also to make it easier for her to go home and care for her injured Lover.

They’d even thought of that.

She really would have to thank Mu Yue properly later.

After locking the shared bicycle, Bai Yu walked towards the Bureau.

Later, maybe she should get a small electric scooter.

That would make the commute even faster.

Plus, when she wasn’t working, she could take Loweia around for rides.

That would be much more convenient than just walking.

Once the bonus money came through, she’d go buy one.

Having made that decision, Bai Yu arrived at the main gate of the Bureau.

Before her stood a building that looked quite high-tech.

On the signboard beside the gate, the characters “Supernatural Affairs Administration – Red Maple City East District Branch” were clearly written.

Alright, time to go in.

Bai Yu pushed open the Bureau’s main door and entered the lobby. Inside, the staff were hurrying about, looking very busy.

Bai Yu’s arrival didn’t attract any attention.

Bai Yu went straight to the front desk and handed her ID to the receptionist on duty.

“Hello, I’m Bai Yu. I’ve been transferred from the main bureau. I’m here to report today.”

“Miss Bai Yu?”

The receptionist checked Bai Yu’s identity information.

She remembered that there was indeed a girl transferred from the main bureau scheduled to report today.

So, it was this person in front of her?

She looked so petite and small.

She didn’t seem to have much combat power at all.

But she’d heard that this Miss Bai Yu was someone the branch chief had specifically brought over from the main bureau.

It seemed she thought highly of her.

So, what was so special about this Miss Bai Yu that made the chief value her so much?

The receptionist looked over Bai Yu, her eyes full of curiosity.

She really wanted to ask why Bai Yu was so valued by the chief, but she remembered what the deputy chief had said: when Bai Yu came to the front desk, inform her immediately.

Not daring to delay, the receptionist immediately picked up the phone and dialed the deputy chief’s number.

“Miss Bai Yu, please wait a moment. I’ll contact the deputy chief right away. She will handle your onboarding from here.”

Huh?

Was she that important?

As a small fry, she’d actually be personally onboarded by the deputy chief?

While she was still surprised, the receptionist finished explaining the situation to the deputy chief.

She then put down the receiver and looked at Bai Yu.

“The deputy chief says she’ll be right here. Please wait just a little while, Miss Bai Yu.”

Before the deputy chief arrived, the receptionist really wanted to ask what was so special about Bai Yu that both the chief and deputy chief valued her.

But before she could open her mouth, she saw the deputy chief walking towards the front desk.

“You must be Bai Yu?”

Hearing this, Bai Yu turned around.

A capable-looking middle-aged woman was walking towards her.

She seemed to be the deputy chief of the East District Branch.

“Yes.”

“Welcome to the East District Branch.”

As she spoke, the deputy chief looked Bai Yu up and down, as if confirming something.

“The main bureau has already briefed me. I won’t ask what exactly happened back then. Come with me first.”

Without much small talk, the deputy chief led Bai Yu in a certain direction.

The receptionist could only watch their retreating backs with a regretful expression.

What a shame.

She’d wanted to catch some key information from their conversation.

It seemed she’d have to find a way to gossip about it later.

But as long as that Miss Bai Yu stayed at the Bureau, would she really have to worry about not being able to dig up the relevant gossip?

…………………………….

“Alright, this is it.”

The deputy chief brought Bai Yu to a room.

Looking at the sign on the door, Bai Yu immediately understood.

They were going to give her an Ability Test to determine her current Esper Ability strength and re-evaluate her rank.

“Miss Bai Yu, let’s do an ability strength test first. We need to confirm if your ability has truly improved.”

Bai Yu was somewhat confident about this.

After all, her ability before was purely useless.

At least now it wasn’t as useless, and she had successfully predicted several fatal attacks, helping her avoid several close calls.

So, even if it didn’t reach B-Rank level, compared to her previous strength, there should definitely be some improvement.

“Okay.”

“Then you can go in now. You should still remember the procedure.”

When she first awakened her ability, Bai Yu had also undergone an ability strength test.

Although it was several years ago, Bai Yu still remembered the specific procedure.

After all, when she worked at the main bureau before, she had also handled this kind of work.

Seeing Bai Yu nod, the deputy chief didn’t ask any more questions and began preparing for the measurement.

The testing process wasn’t complicated.

It mainly used specialized equipment to test the Esper’s internal Star Mark Resonance strength and Mental Power strength, then comprehensively assessed the ability rank based on that.

After entering the testing room, Bai Yu lay down in the cold testing pod.

Before long, the indicator light on the pod above her head changed from red to green, indicating the test was over.

Bai Yu walked out of the testing room.

After waiting a short while, the deputy chief came to Bai Yu holding a test report.

“The test results are out.”

“How are they?”

To be honest, she was still a little nervous.

Bai Yu tried to guess the test results from the expression on the other person’s face.

However, the deputy chief’s expression didn’t seem to have changed noticeably.

“Your ability strength has indeed improved somewhat. Although it hasn’t completely crossed that threshold to reach a true B-Rank, all indicators are very close. Currently, the system’s judgment is C+ rank, approaching B-Rank.”