Chris, Shut the Door

(Miluno)

There was a traitor in the Expeditionary Force seven years ago.

The truth I learned from Betelgeuse must be told to SpiCa as soon as possible.

Therefore, after returning from Prison Island, I did not go straight home, but instead took Mono to the Sky Branch.

"Hey? Isn't that Miluno!"

"Sister Miluno! Sister Mono!"

I was waiting for the elevator on the first floor when I ran into Yin Lu and Xiaojie coming up from the parking garage.

The latter even opened her arms as if to hug me, but Mono intercepted her halfway and rubbed her cheeks in a corner of the elevator.

"Miss Luer? What a coincidence."

After closing the elevator doors, Yin Lu pressed the button for the Research Level.

If I'm not mistaken, she was probably taking Xiaojie to the Wormhole Laboratory.

"Are we sending this child back?"

She and Anjie are twin souls, and they cannot be separated for too long. She spent the night at my house last night, and if she doesn't go back soon, something will happen to both of them.

"Hmm, this child is so well-behaved! Completely different from Secretary Anjie, who always gives us the cold shoulder. I even want to take her back and make her my little sister!"

Don't you already have a younger sister?

Yin Lu wrapped her arms around Xiaojie's waist from behind, but Xiaojie Jie was taller than her, so she ended up hiding herself.

But she still asked, "Why aren't you with Ceruno- chan? I just got back from your house. Director SpiCa assigned her the task of investigating the Dantai Society. I thought she would go with you."

I had guessed there would be such an investigation task, but I didn't expect it to come so soon.

The manager of that magical girl-themed restaurant last night was a user of the Contaminated Crystal. Although she didn't use magic to do anything illegal or disorderly, it's necessary to investigate the source of the Crystal. Ceruno is probably going to find that manager who claims to be from the yakuza right now.

So I answered:

"No, she didn't tell me about it. She probably wanted to handle it alone."

Xiaoling and Golden might be with her too, but those two idiots probably won't be of much help when it comes to thinking things through.

"Really? I thought she was very dependent on you."

Ceruno is very dependent on me, but she can't depend on me forever.

She understands this in her heart, so she often tries to appear more independent, and this behavior itself... is actually a bit childish.

The elevator, heading upwards, stopped at the Research Level.

Since I don't know where SpiCa is, I'll just go to the Wormhole Laboratory for now... Actually, I could just open a door and take Xiaojie back to her dorm right now, but since I'm already here, I might as well not waste this magic.

Before I could even explain why I was there, Yin Lu asked:

"Miluno, do you want to see Director SpiCa?"

I don't know how she figured it out, but I still answered:

"Yes, I got some useful clues from Betelgeuse, and I also have some new ideas about the investigation on the Other Side, but I couldn't get through on the phone, so I came over to check on the situation."

"Could you tell me about it?"

Yin Lu, however, became interested.

But with the Wormhole Laboratory right in front of us, it's impossible to explain in just a few words. To put it simply:

"I have a plan that might destroy the Other Side's manpower."

If we can completely destroy that "Breeding Facility," we can buy some time.

"Really? Then I'll contact Director SpiCa for you in a bit!"

"Okay, thank you for your help."

After watching Xiaojie pass through the Wormhole Device, Yin Lu led Mono and me to SpiCa's branch office.

"I only contacted Miss Chris. Director SpiCa was in a meeting and didn't answer the phone, but she'll be back as soon as possible. You can wait here."

"OK."

"I have other things to attend to, so I'll be going now!"

Although she often gives the impression of being carefree, Yin Lu is actually quite efficient.

Because her younger sister was captured by Sirius to be his secretary, she took over the magical girl project that Yin Wei was in charge of, and her workload suddenly doubled, keeping her so busy every day that she was exhausted.

The reason for this can be attributed to Sirius.

As the Association's president, Sirius basically delegated all external affairs to Yin Wei, leaving him to do nothing. He spent all his time on Nabu Island as a comfortable warden, occasionally going out to hold a concert or something...

This is how the little guy described Sirius's actions.

"Tsk, this guy should be hung on a lamppost."

Those high-level leaders always take forever to get back from their meetings, so Mono got impatient and simply lay down on the sofa to take a nap.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, I started to feel sleepy and was wondering whether I should lie down on Mono and take a nap when my phone rang.

"Halley, what can I do for you?"

The caller was the famous magical girl manager, whom I hadn't seen since the Bay Villa.

"Sirius sent me to find you. I heard you want to organize an idol event for fundraising purposes. When will you come out and discuss the plan?"

It's about raising money for Barbara to buy a forest farm.

A rough estimate suggests that buying the forest surrounding Barbara would cost at least 200 million, while buying the entire Forest Park would cost over a billion. This is an unimaginable sum of money; I have never seen so much money in my life.

It's worth mentioning that the forest itself isn't valuable, but to fulfill Barbara's wish, the land where the forest is located must be purchased.

Even in the remote southern suburbs of Skyreach City, a first-tier metropolis, land prices remain high...

However, Sirius felt that the price was very reasonable.

According to her, she spent $700 million just on the land to buy Nabu Island.

The differences between people are just that vast...

Although she is not human.

"I'm waiting for SpiCa to discuss some things. Are you free at noon? How about we meet up and grab a bite to eat?"

The person on the other end of the phone chuckled softly:

"Don't ask if they're available; if your idol needs you, their manager will be there anytime!"

Before the call was even ended, footsteps could be heard outside the office door, and Chris and SpiCa entered together.

I hurriedly said:

"Okay, then you should think about where to eat first."

After hanging up Halley's call, I looked up and met SpiCa's somewhat ambiguous gaze.

She lifted Mono from the sofa and sat him up straight. Only then did she ask:

"Talking to Ceruno on the phone? Did I disturb you?"

"No, it's Halley, we're talking about idol-related work."

As a result, her smile widened even more.

"Oh, why did you suddenly remember you're still an idol? I thought you'd forgotten all about it."

For me, being an idol is like a tool; I only use it when necessary.

However, I haven't neglected my training.

He sat down on the sofa opposite me and went straight to the point:

"So what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Actually, I went to see Betelgeuse at the prison this morning..."

I was hesitating about how to start the conversation when SpiCa said before I could even finish a sentence:

Are you referring to the fact that there were traitors within the Expeditionary Army?

Being interrupted while speaking is very unpleasant.

"Has your magic evolved into mind reading?"

"Will she answer your questions honestly, or will it be because of my 'Mental Overlay'?"

SpiCa shook his head, then nodded his own head.

"I've asked all the questions you asked, and even those you didn't ask. But since you brought it up, let's discuss... the matter of that traitor."

She looked up at the female security guard at the door.

"Chris, close the door."

I've been banned from speaking, it's so painful...