Dream Demoness Temp Agency…
Isn’t that just a front company for the undercover division!?
And this is actually Lucia’s internship company?
Indeed, counting the mysterious boss they haven’t met yet, Fran, and herself, there were only three people at that company.
A whole company run by just three people definitely wouldn’t work, so hiring a few cheap and reliable interns to help out made sense to Squire…
But why did they have to choose Lucia, her own little sister?
Why!?
Was this also the Boss’s doing?
Or was it just a pure coincidence?
No, there’s no such thing as a coincidence in this world!
This sudden situation threw Squire into a panic, and she even forgot to reply to her sister’s messages until Lucia sent a few voice messages one after another.
“Bro? Are you still there?”
“So, I’m looking at spaceship tickets. I’ll probably arrive in Central City tomorrow night.”
“Can you come pick me up at the airport after work?”
“I don’t have much money on hand. I don’t even know if the company provides housing. If not, can I stay with you for a few days?”
Tomorrow? She’s coming already? That’s way too fast!
Lucia was fully capable of coming on her own.
After all, their parents usually sent stuff over, so she knew the address of the cheap rental apartment. Even if Squire didn’t pick her up, Lucia would probably find her way here.
But in her current state, how was she supposed to see her?!
“This is killing me!”
Squire started rolling on the floor, the tentacles in her hair wildly slapping the ground.
She wanted to ask Boss what was going on, but she didn’t even have the Boss’s contact info.
Besides, the person in charge of recruiting interns was probably that new, unseen boss. Even if she asked Boss about it, she wouldn’t get a clear answer, right?
After much thought, she finally replied with just one sentence:
【Is that company trustworthy? Investigate first. Don’t come only to find out it’s a trap. There are plenty of scammers in Central City, and you’d even lose the cost of your round-trip spaceship tickets.】
At least she needed to stabilize Lucia for now. It would be best if she could get her to give up.
“Uh, what can you really find out about a startup company? But I did talk to the boss there! She looked at my resume and even praised my maintenance skills… it should be a reliable hero company?”
【Scammers only say sweet things. Think about it: you’re just an intern. What skills could you have that would impress anyone?】
“Bro, the company currently has only one hero, a magical girl. So if I get a chance, I could become a hero too, right? At least let me try?”
That magical girl is none other than your bro—me!
Of course, Squire couldn’t say that to Lucia yet.
【Your bro is a weirdo! You want to be a hero? That’s not appropriate, is it?】
“That’s not really a conflict, right? It’s just a job after all~”
Seeing Lucia was dead set on coming, Squire’s panic only grew. And this whole thing was sprung on her just one day in advance, giving her no time to prepare.
“Nyx, you heard all this, right? You have to turn me back!”
【Not possible at the moment.】
Nyx stuck to her usual line, adding:
【How about being honest with your sister that you’ve turned into a little girl?】
No way!
Meeting Lucia like this—she might even find out that she’s the little girl who was caught on camera at the fan meeting using the restroom…
Lucia always respected her. Squire still had the dignity of being her older brother. She wanted to avoid embarrassing herself in front of her sister at all costs.
“Bro, I’m packing my things now. I’ll contact you again tomorrow~”
With that, Lucia ended the chat.
“Nyx! What do you think I should do?”
Squire was still headache-ridden.
She held her head, pouting her lips, twirling the pen between them as she shook it side to side.
【Since you’re female now, how about going to the airport as her girlfriend?】
“Huh? Girlfriend? Haha, are you trying to dig a hole for me? How old do I look now? If I seriously find a little loli as my girlfriend, will I still have any status in Lucia’s eyes? I’d definitely be labeled some kind of pervy lolicon!”
For the sake of her image, there was no way she could accept Nyx’s suggestion.
Nyx’s advice was as unreliable as ever. Besides, this whole mess could be fixed if Nyx just turned her back to normal—but she stubbornly insisted she couldn’t.
Was it really impossible?
Or was she just unwilling?
Squire leaned toward the latter.
Nyx suggested again: 【Then how about going as a coworker to pick her up and arranging accommodation for her? That way you can avoid Lucia just showing up at your door.】
This time, Squire’s eyes lit up.
“Hmm, that actually makes some sense…”
But to be honest, Squire still hoped her sister would find a different job—at least not at Dream Demoness. Otherwise, even if she could bluff her way through tomorrow, how would she explain things later?
She couldn’t spend every day interacting with her sister under a fake identity.
Squire pulled out her phone and opened QTalk, finding the white injection gun icon.
After listening to Squire’s explanation over voice call, Fran asked:
“I see. So do you want Boss to fire your sister?”
“…Isn’t that kind of harsh?”
Squire held the phone with both hands close to her ear, her voice stumbling.
She didn’t really want her sister to be her coworker, but when faced with Fran’s suggestion, she hesitated. After all, it was her sister. Getting fired before even starting was a bit of a blow to morale.
“Yeah, that’s definitely harsh.”
Fran gave her reasoning.
“If she manages to get in, she’ll absolutely look for other internships in Central City. You said she’s majoring in hero studies, right? Finding a job here is pretty easy—after all, hero grads don’t always become heroes. They can work other odd jobs at different companies… But if it’s all just miscellaneous work, why not keep her close?”
Squire wasn’t comfortable with the idea of her sister working elsewhere, but keeping her nearby…
“How am I supposed to get along with her then?”
Fran didn’t seem fazed.
“Huh? That’s easy! Just say you were transferred to another branch for a secret mission~ An evil organization like Nightmare wouldn’t just operate in Central City. It’s normal to expand operations elsewhere~”
That sounded reasonable enough, but whether it would convince Lucia was another matter.
Her sister was just arriving in Central City, and then her big brother says he’s leaving? That was way too coincidental, almost like she was deliberately avoiding her…
Plus, Squire hadn’t answered any calls lately. Lucia would definitely be suspicious.
“This can’t be hidden forever… Fran, you’re a researcher in the modification division. Can’t you do a mimic surgery? Please find a way to change me back to how I was.”
“It’s difficult. Your body isn’t a real flesh and blood one. It’s a combat body generated by the Nyx Driver’s data—a technology I’ve never seen before. So I’m not even sure if mimic surgery would work…”
Fran said this, but Squire wasn’t giving up.
“At least try, okay?”
“Alright, I’ll discuss the details with Nyx.”
Fran reluctantly agreed, then added: “For now, just follow your plan… I’ll call Boss first. You go ahead and trick your sister as we discussed.”
“Alright, it can’t be helped.” Squire replied helplessly.
【Sis, I won’t be in Central City for a while, and I won’t make it back tomorrow. Check if the company you’re going to has someone to pick you up or has arranged accommodation.】
【Ask first—maybe they’ve made arrangements?】
With that settled, Squire headed out to get a new phone SIM card.