After speaking, the Deputy Director handed the test report in her hand to Bai Yu.
Bai Yu’s eyes quickly scanned the report.
Compared to her past Esper Ability strength, there was indeed a significant improvement.
She was currently at the edge of B-Rank, and it was possible she might truly step over the B-Rank threshold at any moment.
Although B-Rank strength wasn’t much to look at in the entire Human World—no… even within Red Maple City it wasn’t particularly impressive—Bai Yu’s ability was very special. She possessed an ultra-rare Precognition-type ability.
At C-Rank, you could call her ability useless.
But once it reached B-Rank, after her ability evolved, if someone still called it useless, Bai Yu wouldn’t be able to stand for it.
Putting down the report, Bai Yu tried to gauge the expression on the Deputy Director’s face.
After all, she was specifically recruited from the Central Bureau to the East District branch.
Moreover, in the Subjugation War against the Pale Witch, so many S-rank powerhouses had fallen, and she had become the sole survivor.
Perhaps they had higher expectations for her.
Now, she had only tested at C+. It was possible the Deputy Director in front of her would be disappointed, thinking that bringing Bai Yu over wasn’t worth it.
Fortunately, the Deputy Director’s face showed no trace of disappointment.
Instead, she revealed a somewhat satisfied smile.
Huh?
Now it was Bai Yu’s turn to be surprised.
What was going on?
“Miss Bai Yu, I’ve seen your previous file. Your Esper Ability strength has been stuck at C-Rank for a long time, correct?”
“Yes.”
From the moment she awakened her ability, her ability rank was assessed as C-Rank.
Right up until the eve of the Pale Witch Subjugation War, her rank seemed fixed in place, showing no signs of improvement.
“Any improvement is a good thing. Your ability should continue to improve.
Based on my understanding, Precognition-type abilities undergo a massive enhancement once they reach the B-Rank level.
This is a characteristic other types of abilities do not possess.
And at the A-Rank level, it’s said Precognition-type abilities undergo a qualitative transformation.
As for reaching S-rank… throughout the entire history of Espers, there has never been a Precognition-type ability user who reached S-rank.”
Although she was just briefly explaining the situation to Bai Yu, Bai Yu felt there was an underlying meaning in her words, as if she was full of expectations for her, believing her ability could reach higher levels.
If possible, Bai Yu also hoped her ability could continue to improve.
If one day she truly reached A-Rank, Eden might just extend an olive branch to her.
By then, perhaps she wouldn’t even need to cling to Loweia’s coattails.
Of course, for a Precognition-type ability to reach A-Rank was easier said than done.
It was said that throughout the entire history of Espers, there might only have been three Precognition-type Espers who reached A-Rank.
While Precognition-type abilities were extremely rare in number, most awakeners’ ability ranks were below B-Rank.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say they were completely useless.
Furthermore, improving the ability rank later was more difficult than for other types of abilities.
So, although Bai Yu hadn’t managed to break through to B-Rank in one go, in the Deputy Director’s eyes, she probably saw her as a potential stock, someone who might improve further in the future.
As long as she reached the B-Rank level, she could be of use.
It seemed this was probably a bet on her future.
“I understand. I will work hard.”
“Good. Miss Bai Yu, I look forward to your future growth. Now, let me take you to your department.”
Hearing this, Bai Yu instantly perked up.
This was the most crucial information now.
Back at the Central Bureau, Bai Yu had been in logistics, just doing paperwork, occasionally working overtime.
The work intensity wasn’t actually high.
But now she had been transferred from the Central Bureau, and with the expectations placed on her, they wouldn’t put her in some very important department, would they?
Please no. Bai Yu still wanted to slack off.
If she was assigned to a department that required overtime every day, Loweia at home would definitely have objections.
For now, she still had to prioritize Loweia’s situation.
“So, Deputy Director, which department have I been assigned to?”
Bai Yu asked subconsciously.
Please don’t let it be some extremely important department.
“Regarding that, it’s the most special department in our East District branch. It’s called the Special Operations Department.”
Hiss… Just the name sounded serious.
“This department is different from the bureau’s regular patrol teams and cleanup squads. Its scale is small, but the members within the department all possess very special abilities.”
The Special Operations Department is not responsible for daily security maintenance.
Instead, it specializes in handling high-risk, bizarre, and abnormal events that regular cleanup squads cannot handle.
You could say the Special Operations Department is the most special, sharpest blade within our branch.”
Damn it…
Hearing the Deputy Director’s introduction, Bai Yu’s heart couldn’t help but sink.
Heavens!
It seemed this small fry had entered an incredibly formidable department.
It sounded like they would have to handle very dangerous situations.
That’s terrifying… She was just a small fry.
If she really encountered such things, she’d just be spun around like a top.
Why did they have expectations that she could be useful in such matters?
Bai Yu felt her scalp go numb.
This couldn’t be considered good news.
She just wanted to slack off in the logistics department, go home on time every day to be with Loweia, and continue raising her Favorability.
She didn’t want to face those high-risk situations.
“Of course, if a danger arises that even the Special Operations Department cannot handle, then we can only have the S-rank Espers in the city deal with it.
But don’t worry, since the establishment of the Special Operations Department, there hasn’t been a situation that required an S-rank Esper to handle.”
Currently, the A-rank Espers in the city were sufficient to handle the various abnormal events occurring in Red Maple City.
As for S-rank Espers, they were basically stationed at the borders of the [Star Ring Field].
Outside the [Star Ring Field] were vast stretches of barren land eroded by Star Eclipse Energy.
Within that vast barrenness existed a large number of terrifyingly powerful Abnormal Entities.
Once the [Star Ring Field] failed, they would invade human cities on a large scale.
The S-rank Espers stationed at the border were there to deal with various emergencies.
Based on the information Bai Yu knew, aside from one S-rank Esper stationed in Central City, the other S-ranks were all stationed along the [Star Ring Field] border line.
This was also why Bai Yu absolutely had to cling tightly to Loweia’s coattails.
She knew very well that once the [Star Ring Field] failed, relying solely on the few S-rank Espers in the city, they wouldn’t last long.
Without Loweia, if Abnormal Entities invaded on a large scale, she would undoubtedly die.
“Alright, we’re here.”
After briefly listening to the Deputy Director introduce more about the Special Operations Department, the two stopped in front of an office door.
The Deputy Director then stepped forward and knocked.
“Qian Xun, I’ve brought the new member over.”
“Oh, is she here?”
For some reason, hearing the name the Deputy Director called out, Bai Yu felt a sense of familiarity, as if she had heard it somewhere before.
With a creak, the office door was opened.
When Bai Yu clearly saw the young woman with long orange hair and round-framed glasses, Bai Yu froze in place.
It can’t be this much of a coincidence, right?
The young woman who appeared was none other than another female lead from the Original Work Star Song—Jiang Qian Xun.
Ahaha…
In such a small Red Maple City, why would two female leads appear?
If this continues, would she run into the other two female leads another day, gathering all four female leads from the Original Work?