New Goal

"I'm back!"

Kujikawa Rise happily pushed open the door, raised her hand, and waved, while Duanmu Ai and Rumiere nodded at her.

"You're back? How was work today?"

"Very smooth!"

Kujikawa Rise wore a smile and looked very happy. She had moved into the office about a week ago, and for her, this week had been so enjoyable that she was reluctant to leave. Of course, in terms of luxury, Duanmu Ai's office could never compare to a celebrity apartment. But what Kujikawa Rise liked was the feeling of having people at home, with a lively atmosphere. It was much better than before, when even if she dragged her exhausted body back to her room, all that awaited her was a cold, empty space.

"That's good..."

Looking at Kujikawa Rise's expression, Duanmu Ai said nothing on the surface, but sighed inwardly. Everything was going smoothly for Rise, but things were going completely wrong for Duanmu Ai and Rumiere. The Phantom Thieves, who had been used as bait, had inexplicably blown themselves up, and the culprit who had tried to kill Rise was nowhere to be found. Their only clue now was the government official who had taken the Cognitive Kexue research—but the other party was clearly very cautious and had left no trace.

Even the trip to the television station had been for nothing. Duanmu Ai had used the Electronic Devil to search the television station from top to bottom. Apart from uncovering some secrets that the station's senior executives did not want revealed, she had found nothing of what she wanted.

Duanmu Ai had also called Dote and gotten in touch with him. She learned that the Phantom Thieves case had already been put aside. As for the serial murder case, since no useful clues had been found so