"I originally meant to keep Saten away from this project, so why did I end up getting dragged into it myself?"
Watching an excited Saten Ruiko pull Uiharu Kazari away, Kuroko Shirai could not help sighing as the two girls' figures gradually receded.
At her fingertips, the exquisite ID card traced eye-catching arcs through the air with every flick of her wrist.
She had only just resolved not to collude with the Blue Dream Company, yet somehow she had ended up becoming one of its employees herself.
But despite being proven wrong so quickly, after realizing what the ID card could do, the girl had accepted it following considerable hesitation.
After all, as Roland had said, her positions as a Judgment member and an external employee of the Blue Dream Company did not conflict.
Though joining them might mean being deceived or corrupted, it was still much better than being left with nowhere to start when access restrictions blocked her attempts to consult their files.
It was just-
"How suspicious. I thought that guy would demand another favor in exchange for helping me..."
Kuroko Shirai muttered to herself.
No matter how she looked at it, if Roland really had some dark secret to hide, giving her an identity within the Blue Dream Company did him more harm than good.
Moreover, Roland had even volunteered to use this excuse to cancel out the considerable favor she owed him because of her mistake.
Putting herself in his shoes, the girl even felt a little ashamed.
Could that guy actually be surprisingly decent, apart from his utterly twisted personality?
"I told you, Kuroko, you're overthinking it."
Beside her, Mikoto Misaka clasped both hands behind her head as she walked with decidedly unladylike strides.
"Though my concerns about the Dream Creator haven't completely disappeared