Chapter 109

[Recruiting... Reporter... Proficient in photography... Excellent compensation?]

"Hey... don't tell me... this company's basically all gone now, right?"

The Doctor was taken aback and asked in disbelief.

"Uh... no... no, they're basically all gone..."

"What's that? All the reporters have run away? Isn't this a newspaper?! What's the point of studying journalism without reporters...?"

"No, no... actually, it wasn't just the reporters who ran away..."

"?"

"You mean??"

"... Ms. Doug Te, from now on you're the company's second-in-command, please don't leave!!"

"..."

Maybe you should just resign.

The Doctor stared blankly at the burly man with a mournful face before him.

So, this company, this newspaper, is just her and the boss left?!

"It's alright, it's alright, I'm already preparing to recruit new reporters..."

"Only a ghost would look for a job in a day like this!!"

The Doctor shouted, somewhat speechless.

However, the next moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Um... is anyone there?"

Aiden stood outside, holding his camera, and said somewhat nervously.

"?"

No, there really is someone there??

(Screw you, it's just a few cans of beer, watch me drink them and I'll still be typing away!)

(What the hell do you mean by taking a break?! I can still keep writing tonight!!)

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Around the same time, in a rented room in Londinium.

"Stare..."

Laurentina sat on the sofa with her arms crossed, her eyes fixed on the tentacle of Zuo Jian, whose pupils revealed helplessness.

[Sigh, don't be angry, you can't just abandon a little girl you found, can you?]

"So what do you plan to do?"

[I haven't figured it out yet, but in my current situation, I seem to unconsciously open my eyes on that side when I fall asleep at night... It feels a bit like sleepwalking, except I'm quite awake.]

[How about we find a way to bring her to Victoria?]

"... no!"

Laurentina didn't hesitate and immediately shook her head, denying Zuo Jian's idea.

"Zuo Jian! How can you do this, randomly rescuing someone from the roadside and bringing them home? Do you know how dangerous this kind of behavior is..."

However, before she could finish speaking, there was a sudden knocking sound at the door.

"Shark, I'm back."

"Tsk, we'll talk about it later. By the way, where did the Orca go? It's only just come back."

Laurentina stood up, intending to discuss this issue further with Zuo Jian later.

They're not playing house in Londinium anymore!

How can you just take someone you rescued on the street home?!

This action was undoubtedly irresponsible, both to themselves and to those who were rescued!

It's definitely not for any other reason!

They are no longer just her and Zuo Jian, or rather, one person and one insect; in fact, from an individual perspective, it's only...

There is now a person.

Now Skadi has also joined the team.

They are now a team.

Yes, this is for everyone's sake, and definitely not for any other reason.

She wasn't petty about picking up random people from outside, nor was she concerned about what might happen Zuo Jian and the person; she simply—

Yes! She cares about the thoughts of her other important teammate, the Orca!

Yes, that's it.

She said that because Skadi was also involved...

"Orca, you've come back just in time...?"

Laurentina ended her internal struggle and then opened the door, preparing to pull Skadi inside.

However, the next moment, when the door opened, the first thing she saw was a large, blond... large...

She looked at the other person, who was wearing a thin shirt, and the area around their chest rising and falling evenly with their breath...

Big Feline?!

"Phew, Shark, she fainted. I felt I couldn't leave her outside, so I brought her back. You..."

Bang!

Skadi hadn't finished speaking when she, still holding the blonde girl, felt the door slam shut with a loud bang!

[Why are you closing the door? Skadi's back, isn't she?]

No, Skadi isn't outside the door.

Laurentina said with a somewhat cold look in her eyes.

"Bang bang bang."

"Shark, I'm back! Why was the door closed? I brought someone back with me, and she doesn't seem to be feeling well... Could Zuo Jian take a look at her?"

Skadi's voice came through the door.

[What are you doing, Laurentina? It's clearly Skadi's voice outside the door.]

Zuo Jian was a little confused about what Laurentina had just seen, so he manipulated his skirt to lift it up, trying to turn the handle.

"Don't open it!! Even if you do, you're not allowed to look!!!"

Laurentina shouted, then grabbed the hem of Zuo Jian's skirt and pulled it backward.

[Hiss--Stop pulling! Stop pulling! What's wrong?!]

However, in the end, she opened the door and let Skadi in.

The group sat on the sofa, listening to Skadi's amazing adventures from her morning outing.

"What?! So you brought her back without even knowing her name?!"

"And why are you treating them like victims? What if those thugs you chased away were the victims?"

Laurentina yelled, then glared at the blonde girl lying on the sofa beside her with hostility.

Um.

A significant threat.

Super big!

He's far more dangerous than that "petite" Doctor!!

"Achoo!"

At that moment, the Doctor, who was in his office, suddenly sneezed.

A chill ran down my spine.

I have a feeling someone's talking badly about me behind my back... Could it be this kid?!

As the Doctor pondered this, her gaze turned even colder as she looked at the dignified Aiden before her.

Let's get back to Laurentina's side.

"But, but I wasn't there to save her! I was just asking where the breakfast shop was by the roadside... They attacked first."

Skadi lowered her head. Although she had been inexplicably scolded, her ingrained habit made her subconsciously begin to defend herself.

"Even so, do you even know her name?! Do you even know what she does? If you bring her back, what if she gets dragged into some inescapable incident? Don't forget, we still need to find the captain and the others..."

Laurentina yelled at Skadi, but she immediately regretted it.

The latter was, after all, a teammate she had reunited with after a long separation, and a former comrade-in-arms.

Abyssal Hunters are connected by blood...

She shouldn't have spoken so harshly to Skadi.

But why, damn it, does she feel a little impatient the moment she sees that blonde woman she brought back?!

Was it the overwhelming "threat" emanating from the other party, or was it that she had just been discussing with Zuo Jian what to do with the little Feline in Columbia, and Skadi had unexpectedly brought home a large Feline?

[Laurentina, don't say that. Skadi meant well; at least her good intentions shouldn't be denied.]

Zuo Jian then stepped in to smooth things over, and at the same time used his tentacles to pat the heads of Skadi and Laurentina, who were bowing their heads in apology.

[As for your concerns, they are indeed valid. However, don't worry, with me here, I will solve any problems.]

After all, you said I was your family, and I'm a mature adult.

[However, I don't think we need to be too wary of getting involved in something we can't extricate ourselves from; after all, what are the chances of such a coincidence?]

Zuo Jian lifted the hem of her skirt and glanced at the blonde girl lying to the side through the patterned eyes on it.

[Could she be some kind of Victoria princess who ran away and could inherit the throne? Who knows, she might get caught up in some power struggle later on?]

[How could it be such a coincidence?]

Zuo Jian comforting Skadi and Laurentina, Zuojian extended tentacles to observe the girl's vital signs.

[Um... it's not a life-threatening toxin, just something like anesthetic.]

It has a similar effect to paralysis, but I have some wounds from the fight, which can be easily treated.

Let her rest for a while; she'll probably wake up in the afternoon.

[However... those thugs used this non-lethal toxin... they must have had ulterior motives.]

[And...]

"And what?"

Skadi tilted her head and asked with some curiosity.

Zuo Jian did not answer immediately, but turned to ask Laurentina.

[Laurentina, do you sense anything special... or subtle? You should be able to sense what I'm feeling.]

"What subtle difference..."

She stepped forward, then squinted at the blonde girl lying on the bed.

Then she understood what Zuo Jian was talking about.

"Wait a minute, isn't she Feline? Or... is she different from Feline?"

After merging with Zuo Jian, she also gained the basic ability to perceive the existence of life of different races.

Although things that can be done with the naked eye are usually not very useful.

But... in the current situation.