Chapter 17: Invitation
Chapter 17: Invitation
Penguin Logistics, safe base, office lobby
This is the office base of Penguin Logistics in Longmen, an
office building well-known to everyone. It is also one of the several homes of
several Penguin Logistics girls.
The girls basically live wherever is nearby. There are several
safe houses in Penguin Logistics all over Longmen, so basically they live
wherever is nearby.
Today, Sora, who lives here, was woken up by the alarm clock. She
got up and was about to walk to the office lobby when he heard it.
"So, exusiai, what use of you?" Texas sat on the
sofa with an unhappy look on her face, looking at exusiai kneeling on the
ground.
Sora, who was standing nearby, saw this as soon as she got up.
Not knowing what was going on, she poked Croissant decisively, as if she had
been watching the show from the sidelines since early morning.
"Croissant, what's going on again? What did Exusiai do to
make Senior angry?"
"Remember the other day when the three of us teased exusiai
on her bed? Texas even drew on her body with a marker."
"Of course..." Sora's expression was a little
unnatural. After all, in that battle, she was chased by Exusiai for a long time and was the second
most seriously injured in the entire battle.
As for the one who was most seriously injured on last time catfight?,
of course it was Exusiai
However, it is obvious that exusiai does not have the
unparalleled fighting power of lupo who could fight one against three and still
not be defeated. In that battle, she was beaten to the point of losing all her dignity
and even ended up with a mark of humiliation.
"You know the character of Angel. She said he wanted to save money to buy
a gun, but considering her status as a sniper, she might even have to borrow
some money. She won't be able to afford it in her lifetime."
"It seems that what you said is not wrong. No, Croissant,
you have deviated from the topic. This is not what we are talking about."
"There's no theme anyway. Anyway, yesterday, exusiai
asked Texas to draw on her. This was a threat, so she asked Texas to take her
on a mission."
Croissant shrugged and pointed at the disc on the table:
"I don't know what it is exactly, but it seems that Exusiai is busy. She
was originally on guard in the car, so there is nothing to do."
At this point, Sora also revealed an expression of
understanding. After all, they had worked together for several years, and she
had some idea of exusiai
character.
Although she saw a look of sudden realization in the air,
Croissant still did not stop.
"You probably guessed it. Yes, Exusiai couldn't sit still
again, so he followed them secretly. As you know, her fluorescent tube and the
infiltration had nothing to do with him."
"Exusiai isn't that unreliable, is her..." Sora's
voice became increasingly quiet as he spoke.
"Well, it's true that she didn't follow us, or rather,
she had just gotten off the bus and was discovered at that moment. You know how
conspicuous we were."
"I think I understand. However, Senior Texas should have
got the disc, so why is she still so angry?" Sora nodded but asked in
confusion.
"Who was in charge of unloading the cargo
yesterday?"
"Croissant... Could it be that she forgot?"
Croissant spread her hands and said, "Yesterday, in order
to pester Texas to take her with along, I completely forgot about the wine.
During the chase, a hole was blown in the carriage, and a box of high-grade
brandy flew out."
"Well..."
How can I put it? The reason why exusiai was so persistent was
to make money, but this incident caused exusiai to make money. That box of
high-grade brandy would cost at least half a year's salary, and it would only
be possible to pay it off if the orders were big every time.
"Well, we can only hope that the exusiai can be found, or
that the boss won't pursue the matter."
"Does boss know about this?"
" probably don't know yet. Otherwise, it shouldn't be the
alarm clock that woke you up today, but the scream of the penguin. But I don't
know whether she has told him yet."
Of course Texas heard what the two people next to her said,
but she did not stop them from discussing it, because this was what the stupid sankta
in front of her had done.
"I've lost both my dignity and my salary. It's a huge
loss, a huge loss. Texas, you must help me." Exusiai had a sad face, and she
was just about to go up and hug Texas' thigh.
"How can I help you? You'd better hope that your boss is
in a good mood and doesn't intend to pursue the matter. Otherwise, you can use
your half-year salary to offset it, or it would be faster to sign a contract to
sell yourself."
Texas, who was already feeling a little unhappy because she
was busy all night yesterday, was woken up by a call from Is this morning,
asking her where the wine from yesterday was.
At that time, Texas, who had just woken up and was still
sleepy, replied casually that it should have been moved down by Exusiai.
But over there, yith voice came faintly: "The usual place
for unloading is gone, so I stopped by your truck to take a look. Yesterday's
wine was not unloaded, and a box of high-grade brandy is missing."
When exusiai heard this, even though it was a refreshing
autumn day, a thin layer of sweat appeared on her body and Texas.
Texas quickly hung up the phone and rushed into exusiai and take
her.
Then it became the situation that Sora saw when she woke up in
the morning. It was totally unsympathetic.
Although she was a close friend of many years, Texas couldn't
just not help at all, but at this moment she really couldn't think of any good
solution.
After all, Texas knew the price of that box of wine. The
salary the emperor gave them was quite generous, and there was a commission for
each order. However, it was still very difficult to pay it off.
"Well, I'll call yith and ask him to check the surveillance to see
if anyone has picked it up. I hope it hasn't been opened yet and the person is
easy to talk to."
Texas was about to pick up the phone when the communicator on
the table next to him popped up a message saying someone was coming.
"Sora, Croissant, someone's coming, go and greet
them." Texas picked up the phone and greeted casually.
"And exusiai, get up! Stop kneeling. What are you
saying?"
After finishing Texas, he picked up the phone and prepared to
call Is and ask him to help check it out.
"Hello?" Almost as soon as the phone rang, the other
end answered it, making one wonder if the person on the other end of the phone
had been waiting for it since the morning, for Texas to call.
"Is, about the box of white orchid..." Before Texas finished
speaking, she saw a girl walking in with a ball of water, and in the ball of
water there was a box that looked quite familiar.
"This flew over from the truck last night. I think it
should be yours." Reinette walked in, and the box was carried in by water.
Looking at the familiar box, Texas was silent for a while,
then slowly said to the phone, "...You know?"
"To be exact, I just found out about it. After all, it
was the boss's wine, so I had already watched the surveillance video. I knew it
wasn't lost, but was just picked up by someone."
"Okay, I got it." Texas turned off the phone and put
his hand on his head.
Exusiai on the side was not as sad as Texas. She rushed over
without any image. Reinette also untied the water's restraints in time and let
the box fall.
Although the weight of the box almost made Angel's hand become
the piece of meat in the sandwich between the floor and the box, and her face
almost hit it, Angel didn't care and rubbed her face on it while holding the
box.
To exusiai, is this just a box? How is that possible? This is
clearly her salary for more than half a year.
The Angel gently put the box aside, then suddenly exerted
force and hugged Reinette's thighs.
"Huh?"
"Thank you very much. You are like my second parents. Do
you have any commission? I will give you half price."
Following Reinette in, Sora and Croissant looked at Exusiai
who was hugging Reinette's thigh in silence.
"You have no moral integrity, exusiai."
"...Suddenly, I don't seem to want to admit that we are
colleagues."
Reinette smiled and looked down at Exusiai who wanted to hug her
thighs. After thinking for a while, she reached out and touched Exusiai's head.
"It really is floating in the air. Although I have seen it,
this is the first time I have touched it with my own hands to confirm it."
(T/n: the halo 😇)
"By the way, the knowledge provided by the system seems
to be just the research of this world. The research did not explain why such a
phenomenon occurs. I want to dissect it and study it for some reason."
The angel who was hugging Reinette's thigh suddenly shuddered
and looked around: "I always felt a chill running down my spine just
now."
Texas walked over and grabbed Exusiai's ear, forcing her to
leave Reinette's thigh.
"Don't cause any trouble to others. Thank you very much
for your help."
"Texas, it hurts!"
"Don't embarrass yourself."
Reinette waved her hand: "It's okay, I don't care. I took
a quick look and it's a box of high-end wine. I think losing it must be a very
troublesome thing for you. It's understandable that she is so excited."
"Of course, this is more than half a year's salary for
me, Texas, you see how considerate they are."
Texas heard the movement of his hands and intensified it:
"Do I need to remind you? If you hadn't done anything extra yesterday,
this wouldn't have happened at all."
"Stop pulling, stop pulling, it's going to break, my ear,
it's going to break!"
In order to ease the embarrassment, Sora, who was standing by,
got a glass of water from the water dispenser and handed it to Reinette.
"Well, please don't mind it. They are not like this
usually. They are very reliable."
"It's okay. I can see that you guys have a good
relationship."
At this moment, a magnetic boy suddenly said, "Exusiai!!,
I heard you lost my wine!"
Reinette looked in the direction of the sound and saw a
penguin standing there.
"Hey, hey, hey, boss, wait, listen, listen to my
explanation."
"Explain, what explanation? Do you know how expensive
that box of wine is?"
"No, no, I've found it. No, no, it was brought in by this
lady."
"Oh?" The emperor's gaze shifted slightly,
"**indescribable penguin scream**"
"Why are you here?"
Compared to the confusion of the other four people, Reinette
just drank a sip of water calmly.
"I'm just returning something. Hello, Emperor."
"...Hello." The emperor looked a little embarrassed,
although there was no embarrassment on his penguin face. Then he turned his
head and glanced at Is who appeared at the door at some point.
"You did this on purpose, didn't you?"
"Boss, what are you talking about? I don't know."
There was no expression on Is's face, as if he really didn't mean it.
"Just wait, kid." The emperor walked to the box of
wine, opened it and made sure there was no problem with the wine in the box.
"It seems that there is nothing wrong with the wine, Exusiai.
I will spare you this time, okay."
"Oh! Long live the boss!"
The emperor ignored the antics of the Angel next to him,
glanced at the calm Reinette beside him, and nodded as if confirming something.
"As for you, Reinette, come with me to the office."
Reinette raised her eyebrows, although he was a little
surprised why the emperor looked at her for a while before inviting her.
Because of her race? Obviously, it is unlikely. The Great
Emperor is not an ordinary penguin, but a beast lord like the Wolf Lord.
When she first heard indescribable penguin scream, she should
have discovered that her race was special, and that was a rare moment of loss
of composure on the part of the emperor.
Reinette looked up and saw the clock on the wall and confirmed
that it was still early, so she followed the emperor into the office.
The emperor jumped onto the office chair and assumed the
posture of Commander Ikari: "You look strange, don't worry, I am not
interested in your identity as the Goddesses of the Sea."
Although your words and posture are very cool, the way you
just climbed onto the office chair has ruined your coolness, Mr. Emperor.
"To be honest, it's strange that I'm considered a sea
god. I've never been to the seaside."
The emperor did not say anything about this: "Then, let's
not talk about that identity for now. That identity is not worth my
surprise."
"Really?" Reinette pulled over a chair and sat down.
"What I want to talk to you about is something related to
your other identity."
"Another identity? You mean a doctor? Although being a
doctor is rare on terra, it seems less worthy of your attention than my other
identity."
He took out a cigar from the drawer beside him, lit it, took a
deep puff and said.
"Indeed, there is nothing surprising about ordinary
medical practice, but rather than explaining, let's get back to the point. What
I want to talk to you about is that I hope you can join Penguin Logistics as a
doctor, Miss Tiamat."