Su Enxi's Day of Suffering

Su Enxi was completely unprepared for the Wa Lord's sudden fit of jealousy, so while she appeared calm on the surface, inwardly she was panicking.

Thinking back, it was she who had volunteered for the task, going above and beyond to ensure the Wa Lord's date went smoothly and that Young Hero Emiya had no complaints...

Hiss, now, wasn't this a bit like shooting herself in the foot?

The atmosphere had been created too perfectly, the Wa Lord's feelings for Young Hero Emiya had warmed up too quickly, and thus she became more hostile towards any woman who approached him... Sigh, well, who told their healer trio to be such stunning beauties, each with their own unique charm?

Beauty was a woman's greatest original sin!

Thinking this, Su Enxi, whose vanity had kicked in, started to feel both flustered and smug.

Hehe, we've got the mature, the loli, and the pure-yet-seductive types all covered. What's a mere little girl, and a snake-girl with a childish appearance at that, compared to our invincible trio? She must feel inferior in front of us!

The Wa Lord suddenly felt an inexplicable annoyance. Her snake tail behind her whipped out nimbly, striking the office desk with the speed and force of a gavel hitting the judge's bench—

"Bang!"

With a single strike, the fragile desktop cracked. Su Enxi instantly caved, reining in her thoughts. She trembled cooperatively a couple of times, looking left and right. Seeing that such a loud noise didn't elicit any reaction from the police station, she feigned terror:

"Whaaa, Wa Lord, such authority you wield!?"

"Hmph, are you looking down on our Zhou Family?" The Wa Lord's slender body coiled like a snake onto the cracked office desk.

"Stop pretending to be timid and pathetic, and trying to pry information about the Zhou Family," the Wa Lord was completely unmoved by Su Enxi's performance.

"Alright, alright, no more acting, it's boring... Let me guess, you didn't get any useful information from the long-legged girl and the Three-No Girl."

"Stop spouting nonsense... Tell me, who instructed you to come and approach us?"

Su Enxi blinked. Some truly sensitive information was etched into the blood contract and couldn't be revealed. She crossed her arms over her chest, making a big 'X'.

"I'm just an employee serving my superior. I can't say more, you understand. We're all from this side of the world, and certain measures ensure we can never reveal the secrets you want."

"Then tell me something valuable—like who among us you came looking for."

The Wa Lord's eyes narrowed, and her small body's aura surged dramatically. It was as if the moment Su Enxi uttered the name Shirou Emiya, the Wa Lord would swat her dead like a bothersome fox spirit.

Su Enxi was genuinely scared this time, but she had no intention of meekly jumping into the pit the Wa Lord had dug for her. She smoothly sidestepped it, saying:

"...Cough, our main purpose in approaching you is to reach a cooperation agreement for the upcoming operation," Su Enxi glanced at Emiya beside her, then dropped a bombshell, "My superiors gave me a piece of intelligence about the Chen Family's research base for producing Death Servants!"

Su Enxi immediately felt a tangible gaze fixed intently on her. The Wa Lord spoke coldly, enunciating each word:

"Meaning, you have confirmed that the Chen Family is producing Death Servants, and not just transferring them from other locations?"

The Wa Lord wasn't surprised that they came to the Zhou Family with this information. After all, that day Emiya had gone all out with the Dragon Severing Platform to completely annihilate the Death Servants, leaving behind massive destruction.

In the following days, people from the Shenzhou noble families happened to be gathered there for the relic development. With a little attention, it wasn't hard to notice the anomaly.

Facing the Wa Lord's intimidation, Su Enxi felt a surge of bitterness like a raging river. This matter was originally assigned by her super cryptic boss, and she had no idea about any of the specifics. Sigh, it was forcing her to ramble on here.

"Let me clarify beforehand... We haven't confirmed it, it's just a deduction based on the existing intelligence. The other party is producing Death Servants or other highly related products at that base."

"...We also know that your Zhou Family has a grudge against the Chen Family, so you are definitely our natural potential allies for this operation. Shouldn't we try our best to win you over?"

"So when we heard that you, Wa Lord, seemed to be looking forward to a close date with your little butler, we rushed over to deliver a big gift package of date activities. Who knew you would be so impatient and not play by the rules, immediately setting up an ambush to apprehend and question us?"

"Hmph! Who knows what arrangements you have secretly made." The Wa Lord, realizing she was being a bit paranoid, retorted stubbornly. She looked at Shirou Emiya, "Wait, you guys seem to value Shirou highly as well? He's also on the invitation list, right?"

"Ah, yes, yes, yes," the original invitation was actually only for Emiya, but Su Enxi didn't dare mention it, lest she provoke the little girl's nerves again. "The person you fancy, Wa Lord, must have extraordinary qualities. We humbly request that you generously allow Young Hero Emiya to lend us a hand!"

The Wa Lord frowned, a little hesitant. In her opinion, this was an internal dispute between the Chen Family and the Zhou Family. Although Emiya was acting as her butler, he had already helped rescue Zhou Yuxuan before, and now they were actively involving him...

"Mm, I agree," Emiya wasn't as conflicted. The date service provided by the Potato Chip team was very thoughtful, at least he felt that the Wa Lord was in a great mood throughout, so helping out was fine.

"Besides, I was the one who wiped out the Chen Family's Death Servants before, so they must have noticed me. Since I know they might still be producing them, I can't just stand by."

Moreover, his Projection technology had made significant progress recently, and combat would also help test and consolidate it.

"Hehe, thank you, Shirou!" The Wa Lord's eyes brightened, and she smiled happily. Her snake body slithered onto Shirou Emiya's back, and she lay on his shoulder, her voice soft and sweet as she whispered in his ear, "As a butler, you're still so thoughtful."

Ahhhhhhh—! Su Enxi, who had witnessed the entire scene, lowered her head in agony. Help, stop! Do you know how much damage your public display of affection is doing to a single homebody like me!

She suddenly envied Ling and Jiu De Mayi, who were still being left in the next room. They were probably doing nothing but spacing out.

"Oh, right," the Wa Lord seemed to have noticed Su Enxi's presence somewhat. "Regarding the plan to invade the Chen Family base, I have a bold idea."

"Huh?" Su Enxi suddenly felt a sense of foreboding. Was this not over yet?

The Wa Lord was tender towards her own butler, but her tone towards Su Enxi was very strong. Her words had returned to those of a dignified family head.

"Our Zhou Family had originally planned a joint operation targeting the Chen Family in conjunction with other noble families. Since you have invited our Zhou Family, why not expand the scale and coordinate with us to form a joint operation—so, you need to revise your action plan as soon as possible."

Ah!! When Su Enxi heard that her overtime was far from over, her vision went black, she let out a scream, her head tilted, her legs kicked, and she fainted.

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