Once the matter of "funding" was settled, Luo Shu rose to take his leave.
For one thing, he needed to make sure the maid café run by the Succubus near their base would pose no threat before the Abyssal Artifact was transferred.
For another, he had noticed that Utaha Kasumigaoka was about to leave the maid café, so he planned to go meet her.
And after Luo Shu took his leave...
Natsuki Minamiya fixed Lacus Clyne with a slightly teasing look and said:
"I was wondering why you would suddenly promote a newcomer straight to 'head of a new department,' but now I think I understand."
Although Natsuki Minamiya's tone had not changed much, the hint of suggestiveness in her words still left Lacus somewhat embarrassed.
"Men before friends." Tachibana Kirika took the opportunity to stick the knife into her friend. "Looks like SdS will become a husband-and-wife operation sooner or later. Should I start preparing to change jobs?"
"You could consider the Onmyoryo," Natsuki Minamiya replied offhandedly.
Tachibana Kirika shook her head at that. "Forget it, then. Making a bunch of old men and women follow me on high-intensity deployments would be asking too much of them."
The way you put it, do you actually think the Onmyoryo would invite you to be their boss? Natsuki Minamiya shot Tachibana Kirika a sidelong glance, declining to comment on her complete lack of self-awareness.
Then Natsuki Minamiya glanced at Lacus, thought for a moment, and decided to remind her:
"Perhaps I'm not the one who should be saying this, but putting Luo Shu directly in charge of the Abyssal Artifact without testing him first is not only unsafe, it also invites trouble."
"Congress in the Americas, and the arms dealers who belong to the same group as you, won't trust someone