Pardo became a little impatient, and Aponia, who knew why Pardo was so eager, shook her head speechlessly.
Back on Dusk Street, Pardo often used the name of the "Boss" to throw her weight around, but in truth, Aponia was her only support.
Pardo also did not want to make enemies for the sanatorium, so she usually kept her distance from it when outside.
Now that she had a real powerhouse to rely on, of course Pardo was happy—though she seemed not to realize that she did not need backing here as much as she had on Dusk Street.
"That's him." Jingliu waved toward the young man across from them.
"Huh? He's so young?"
Pardo followed the direction of Jingliu's gesture.
The sunny young man, who did not look much older than her, left Pardo stunned.
"I thought he'd be some hunched old man with a huge white beard..."
Jingliu's lips twitched slightly.
Even she did not particularly dislike the sincere complaints of a guileless little girl like this.
"My name is Liu Bai. I'll be your superior from now on."
Liu Bai walked straight up to them and extended his hand.
"I already know all your names. Pardofelis, Aponia, Chijie."
"Yes, yes! Boss, I'm Pardofelis! You can just call me Pardo! Leave any dirty or tiring jobs to me!"
Pardo eagerly clasped Liu Bai's hand with both of hers and shook it enthusiastically up and down.
This girl...
It really felt strange seeing her without cat ears.
"Hello." Aponia's ethereal voice rang out as she greeted him with calm composure.
"Hello."
To Aponia's surprise, Chijie also obediently offered a greeting.
Was it out of consideration for the help he had given the sanatorium?
Aponia felt very gratified by Chijie's improvement.
What a violent aura... Liu Bai could sense that