Ex-Machina on a Dimensional Journey

Xiu Er had not expected the other party to actually chase after her.

Seeing this, she stopped walking and quietly watched the old woman approach.

Xiu Er had not gone far after leaving the shop, so it took the elderly woman little effort to catch up to her.

At this point, she had even grown curious about the old woman's intentions. After all, the woman's enthusiasm toward a "stranger" like her was rather excessive.

If she had not doxxed the woman, she might have thought the woman was trying to abduct her.

Of course, although Xiu Er had deliberately waited, given how troublesome the situation was, she was also considering whether to deploy her weapons.

"Query: What is the matter?"

Her cool voice carried a refusal toward strangers, yet that attitude did nothing to dampen the old woman's enthusiasm. She did not even mind the somewhat strange manner of speech.

For some reason, Xiu Er even saw "pity" in the woman's eyes.

"...?"

She fell silent again, this time out of confusion. The woman's words seemed rather incomprehensible to her.

As she puzzled over it, the old woman before her took a deep breath as well.

"Do you still have a guardian?"

Although she did not know when the girl's family had "passed on," the old woman still wanted to clarify the matter.

Hearing that question, Xiu Er froze once more.

She blinked, seemingly unable to understand the woman's motive.

Little did she know that this action only further confirmed the old woman's suspicions.

The woman gently inhaled again to calm herself, and her face filled with a kindly smile.

"Child, would you be interested in finding a part-time job?"

A Strange Girl

"..."

Standing behind the brightly lit counter, the blue-haired figure stared blankly at the table before