After many years, seeing close friends and juniors again put Baal in a good mood. However, her years as an agent had left her utterly out of step with ordinary people. The things she thought about and cared about were completely different.
What?
Weren't movie spies supposed to be able to blend perfectly into everyday life, impeccable both professionally and personally?
Sorry, that was indeed something that only existed in movies.
In the real world, agents and spies like that stood at the absolute pinnacle of their profession—the stuff of legends.
For example, the real-life inspiration for James Bond from the 007 films was an exceptionally rare giant in the field, someone who might appear once in a century.
Most agents actually only specialized in certain areas. Like programmers, they put all their skill points into their profession. Coupled with the intense workload and unique work environment, most of them were, in truth, quite out of place among ordinary people.
Baal was one of them. She was exceptionally capable in her field, but after working around the clock for so long, her life had virtually no overlap with that of ordinary people. She had nearly lost the ability to deal with them.
The reason she got along well with Artoria and could help her handle all sorts of everyday matters was because there was a professional team behind her, and because her own professional abilities were excellent.
Besides, Artoria had never been an ordinary person. Before becoming a transcendent, she had already been a royal girl with a complicated background. On top of that, Artoria had a genuinely good personality, so the two naturally got along very happily.
Thus, when she was now spending time with her friends, she seemed very quiet, with little to say.
For the most part,