Fang Cheng's praise did nothing to cheer Sato Hayato up.
He had no problem wearing women's clothes in private or onstage.
But wearing them to impersonate a woman at a formal event like this only made him feel awkward.
Seeing how uncomfortable Sato Hayato still looked, Fang Cheng tried to reassure him. "There might be danger later. We can't let your sister or Asaka risk it, can we? Kanzaki has to appear as security, so that leaves you and me as partners."
"But why do I have to pretend to be a woman...?"
"Didn't you read the information Kanzaki gave us? You're supposed to pretend to be a woman so you can get close to one of the two Monsters."
The Monsters expected to show up tonight were a man and a woman who liked pretending to be married as they lured prey from high society.
Fang Cheng would deal with the female Monster, while Sato Hayato would handle the male one. He already had experience, after all. He just had to remember to protect his back door.
In truth, Sato Hayato didn't have to pretend to be a woman. Fang Cheng wasn't particularly fond of seeing men in women's clothes, either.
But Sato Mai and Ye Yuqing loved it. They treated Sato Hayato like a doll, enthusiastically doing his makeup, dressing him up, picking out a gown, and taking pictures to remember the occasion.
With his slender build and delicate features, Sato Hayato looked completely natural dressed as a woman.
"The last time, I pretended to be a woman for a mission without so much as a word of complaint. Why can't you do the same? It's not like I'm asking you to go sword-fighting with a Monster for real."
"If my outer shell hadn't been damaged, I wouldn't