"Good morning, Miss Makima."
Unlike the first two, Himeno and Aki Hayakawa behaved differently.
They politely greeted Makima as soon as they saw her.
"Morning, Himeno, Aki."
"You must be Himeno? I've heard Kishibe mention you." The woman in the hospital gown quickly looked Himeno over and smiled.
"And you are?" Himeno knew nothing about the woman wearing a hospital gown in the office.
But since the woman knew Kishibe's name,
she must have known Himeno's master.
"My name is Natsume Kiko."
"Natsume Kiko? Are you our new colleague?"
"What do you mean, new colleague? She's our Third Division captain."
Sword's voice came from outside the door.
The Third Division trio entered the office.
"The Third Division captain! Sorry, I didn't recognize you." Himeno hurriedly adopted a junior's respectful tone.
"Our captain is always handling major cases. You rarely get to see her, so it's only natural you wouldn't recognize her."
Sword immediately gave Himeno an excuse to spare her the embarrassment.
He walked over to Natsume Kiko and quietly asked her a few questions.
No one knew what they said; all they could see was Natsume Kiko smiling and shaking her head.
Her body swayed a little.
She looked as though she might collapse at any moment.
"Master, Power's over there!!" Denji reminded him, pointing.
Seeing all four of them looking at Power, Natsume Kiko smiled. "She's fine. She's just sleeping. Once she wakes up, the curse will be gone."
"Captain, you used that move again!!"
"That's right, but it's fine. I just need to go back, get more sleep, and eat some nutritious meals."
"Cough, cough..."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Natsume Kiko broke into a violent coughing fit.
"What's going on?"
Only the Fourth Division members were baffled.
"You removed the curse. Did you make