A Book

(Prepare to die, Calamity Ganon. I'm going to kill you twice across two games!)

"A bathhouse... I'm actually looking forward to it. Maybe I can ask Ansel about it later..."

Watching Qingliu's lightly dressed back as she walked away, Bai Ye found himself thinking of the bathhouse the girl had mentioned earlier.

If he had the chance, he could go experience a real bathhouse. Apparently, you could even drink coffee milk after soaking in the baths.

That had been the suggestion of an operator from Higashi.

Speaking of Higashi... Bai Ye sighed, set aside his work, tidied up Doctor Kal'tsit's desk, and then left the office.

A guest would be visiting Rhodes Island today, someone with considerable ties to Higashi.

Doctor Kal'tsit, the Doctor, and Amiya were all absent, so Bai Ye naturally had to receive the guest himself to show due respect.

Bai Ye returned to his dorm room and changed into a more formal Rhodes Island uniform in front of Croissant's mirror—since there had been no one else in Doctor Kal'tsit's office, he had dressed rather casually.

After checking the time, Bai Ye slowly made his way toward Rhodes Island's lower deck.

In the lowest compartments, on the basic industrial structure level, Bai Ye arrived at a specially established containment cell.

Through the one-way transparent glass, Bai Ye saw Talulah sitting in a chair and reading.

Compared to the gloomy state she had been in when she was first contained, Talulah was clearly in much better spirits now.

A large part of that was because Bai Ye had sealed away a certain presence within her, locking it in a little dark room.

A few days ago, Bai Ye had already submitted an application for more relaxed containment terms for her. Then, while Doctor Kal'tsit had been away these