"I don't know why, but I keep feeling like I can see the look in these people's eyes that says, 'This woman sure talks a lot.'" In a bar whose atmosphere was so stifling it hardly felt like a bar, there was one particularly unusual new presence today...
It wasn't the Contractors. They were already used to the atmosphere here, while ordinary people who sensed something strange about the place actually seemed more fitting here. Of course, having a black-haired, long-straight-haired beautiful girl around wasn't much of a big deal either. At least, some people had already started guessing at Kaguya's identity.
Judging by her carefree, casual manner, she didn't seem like a Contractor. Her emotions were far too abundant.
"You're overthinking it. You should say they've all been stunned speechless by your beauty."
Jiu Ming shook his head. With Li Shunsheng absent, the place felt a little busier. Of course, he wasn't the one doing the work... And these Contractors didn't ask for much, so it all seemed rather... quiet. Yes, quiet!
"That's true!" Kaguya nodded.
"..." The Contractors who had pricked up their ears to listen twitched at the corners of their eyes. What was with agreeing without the slightest hesitation? Still, considering her looks, perhaps such immediate agreement wasn't all that outrageous.
More than that, though, they cared about when this black-haired, long-straight-haired girl had appeared.
She was so close to Jiu Ming—who would believe there was nothing between them?
What left them even more speechless was Huang. It seemed he had missed something important during the time he had sent Hei back to relay the orders.
"Honestly..." Huang downed half a glass of liquor in one gulp and shook his head helplessly. He glanced around. This really didn't feel like a bar. With such a gloomy