"Can you get it for me?"
In an alley outside the Countermeasure Bureau, two figures, one black and one white, leaned against a moldy wall.
Lin Yue was wearing a cream-white dress today, while Chen Xi was still dressed in her usual androgynous style, white on top and black on the bottom.
"No." Lin Yue turned her head away, coldly rejecting Chen Xi's request.
A meaningful smile played on her lips as she teased, "Now it's your turn to beg me."
"I'm begging you." Chen Xi, who had no shame whatsoever, pressed her palms together and leaned toward Lin Yue.
The two of them had just woken up that morning when Chen Xi began plotting to steal the Seven Kill Blade from the Bureau's storage vault.
But only Lin Yue could do it without alerting security and while bypassing the vault's passcode.
Her Rain Lord was only good for fighting and was no help with this kind of stealth operation.
"Stealing is wrong. I'm a model citizen, so begging won't help you. Be careful, Classmate Chen Xi, or you'll get all your conduct points deducted."
Despite saying that, Lin Yue caught Chen Xi with her shadow and pulled her into her arms.
"I've killed who knows how many people. Go ahead and deduct them." Chen Xi sounded completely resigned.
Then she had a sudden idea and leaned toward Lin Yue, kissing her cheek.
"Get it for me." Chen Xi demanded her reward as if it were only right.
"That's not enough."
Lin Yue rose onto her tiptoes, trying to look down at Chen Xi, but even at full stretch, she could barely meet Chen Xi's eye.
In exasperation, she solidified the shadow beneath her feet, lifting herself to a height of 1.8 meters.
"So this is what it feels like