I will traverse countless worlds and become a god entirely on my own!

Seeing Zi's face immediately fall, she had initially thought that since Bai Ye was treating everyone to a meal after a new employee joined the company, she could just take it one meal at a time and not worry about what might happen later.

She didn't think about those things. Ever since she gained the ability to see ghosts, she lived one day at a time, just trying to survive.

"Because you're a long-term employee. Wouldn't you be happy if a new person came to work with you?"

"But you're the boss, shouldn't you be happier to have one more person under you?"

Yo!

The rebellious phase has arrived.

He used to be so obedient and quiet when he saw her, but now he seems a bit rebellious.

"Alright, then as the boss, I'll treat you to a good meal. Wait here while I order some takeout."

As he spoke, Bai Ye picked up his phone and ordered three takeout meals. The economy hasn't been doing very well lately.

Although he had acquired the gems before, Byakuya hadn't made a move on them yet. As for the money Gin had given him, he had already used it to buy weapons.

At first, he would ask Bai Ye from the One Piece world for some money, but Bai Ye eventually gave up. After all, when you're out in the world, you have to rely on yourself. As for ability, that's fine, but if you can't even get money, then you're really a bit useless.

So he's been making money on his own lately. However, since the firm has only been established for a short time and doesn't have much recognition, plus he does a little bit of everything, the firm seems like a jack-of-all-trades and master of none in the eyes of others.

Xianghe and two boxed meals.

Seeing that Jianzi had taken the lunchbox from Baiye's hand, while Zhenzi had taken the incense, both of them looked at Baiye in disbelief and asked, "Is this all we're going to eat?"

"What? The company's been doing poorly lately; you're lucky you haven't laid off anyone!"

With no customers coming in, Bai Ye was really looking forward to a good meal. Was he about to have to go out of the mountains again?

There aren't many artworks to steal lately, and Gin hasn't shown any interest in contacting him, perhaps because he was still upset about what happened last time.

So if Gin doesn't come, Byakuya naturally won't go looking for him. That's all the money he can make. Maybe he should expand his detective business.

It seems like there are tons of opportunities to make money in anime, but when it comes to me, nobody comes looking for me.

The person looking for you is either a poor student or a female ghost living in a well.

Noticing Bai Ye's gaze, both Miko and Sadako felt offended, and secretly cursed in their hearts, thinking that he was probably talking about them in his mind again!

"But I'm not popular."

How did he learn that he needed to be in demand?

"Then what do you eat?"

After Bai Ye finished speaking, Zhenzi's gaze fell on Jianzi. This look made Jianzi, who was still obediently eating her lunchbox, subconsciously move two steps towards Bai Ye.

So you're the one who eats people instead of eating them, huh?

I have a feeling that one day I, as a long-time employee, will be taken over.

"soul?"

"Yes, my soul can make me stronger."

Sadako didn't actually need to eat anything; it was just that a living person was placed in front of her, and that soul was constantly tugging at her heartstrings.

But when he thought about how Miko was an employee of the firm just like him, it didn't seem right to take advantage of her. However, if Byakuya agreed, it didn't seem like a bad idea!

"Hey, you're not really going to say yes, are you?"

In this eerie atmosphere, Jianzi felt that if she didn't say something, she might really be eaten.

"No, I was just thinking about something. Sadako, you can't eat other people's souls without my permission from now on!"

Bai Ye suddenly realized that the reason he found Sadako cute was because he had the Soul-Summoning Banner and various means to restrain her. Therefore, Sadako posed little threat to him.

But the others are different. Sadako is, after all, a ghost. She died unjustly and still harbors some thoughts of harming others.

That would only cause trouble for himself. He wasn't preventing Sadako from eating, but rather preventing her from eating the other person's soul for no reason.

"How did this involve me?"

Sadako was initially just watching the show, but when the drama hit her, she started to feel really bad.

But after seeing Bai Ye's sharp eyes, Sadako also put away her little thoughts.

"Alright, I'm not saying you can't eat anymore, I just don't want you to become one of those monsters who eat for the sake of eating. If you encounter anything bad, you can swallow it."

In Miko's worldview, there are actually many evil spirits. Since Sadako can devour souls to become stronger, he can also make her devour these evil spirits.

"Okay, sure."

Both of them were fairly satisfied with the result. Seeing that Zi didn't have to worry about her safety, and that Sadako could still continue on the path of eating souls to become stronger.

"Ahem, actually I have something here that might also carry a soul, would you like to give it a try?"

"What?" Sadako exclaimed, then suddenly realized something and shook her head repeatedly. "No, no!!"

hateful!

Her boss was always eyeing her.

How could something like that possibly have a soul?

"How will you know if you don't try?"

Bai Ye teased, "How come this little brain of yours suddenly became so clever again?"

Bai Ye had initially thought that Sadako would never discover it.

It seems I underestimated Sadako.

"Perverted boss!"

Seeing this, Zi thought to herself, "I'm just complaining."

Just as Bai Ye was about to say something, his phone beeped with a text message notification, interrupting him.

After his fun was interrupted, Bai Ye took out his phone, somewhat bored, glanced at the message, and calmly typed a question mark and sent it back.

[Shall we meet?]

【? 】

On the other end of the phone, Gin's brows were furrowed, and he looked ready to explode at any moment. He was very annoyed.

I had already decided that I would never work with this guy who was making fun of me again.

But he searched for a long time and still couldn't find a suitable person.

There are very few capable people in the entire distillery!

For a moment, Gin felt exhausted. Even those with strong abilities wouldn't listen to him.

This forced Gin to turn his attention to the person who had once toyed with him.

If it's that guy, he should be able to get it if he makes a move.

"Did Big Brother refuse?"

Vodka leaned forward to take a look, but after seeing his older brother's sharp eyes, he couldn't help but shrink back and decided not to look.

I think it would be better if I didn't get involved in this.

"Shut up."

After Gin finished speaking, he tapped his fingers on the screen for a long time, but in the end, he didn't know what to send.

Finally, he turned off the screen, turned to Vermouth, and asked, "So? Have you found out anything about that guy?"

He didn't like being in such a passive position, but the current situation was that he didn't even know what the other party's situation was.

This kind of cooperation feels very insecure. Just like last time, after I transferred the money, Bai Ye didn't give me the gem.

Although the price of the Queen's Tears did exceed the price he had set for the mission, and the other party seemed like a fool to give it to him, there was no integrity involved. He felt that if they continued to cooperate, he would be no different from an idiot.

However, the other party is quite capable. If Gin can investigate the other party's background, he is thinking of recruiting Byakuya into the organization, as the organization is currently facing a severe shortage of talent.

Vermouth, standing to the side, shook her head and then lit a cigarette: "He seems to have appeared out of nowhere; there's absolutely no information about him."

She investigated the previous phantom thieves on the black market, and obtained some information about the others, though not much and not comprehensive, but at least she had some.

But that phantom thief seemed to appear out of nowhere.

"Do you think that guy could be a spy they planted?"

Gin lowered his head in deep thought. He had discovered too many moles within the organization, and now he was reluctant to let anyone else join.

But there are too few people in the organization who can actually do things now, so we still need to recruit more.

"Who knows? As long as they can get things done, that's enough."

Vermouth exhaled a smoke ring, leaned back in her chair, and tossed her hair back onto the chair back.

"That's true. If he's a traitor, I'll kill him myself, so let's recruit him into the organization!"

Gin thought about it and felt that what Vermouth said made sense. Even if there was a traitor, he would take action to eliminate him.

"Big brother, Shirley's been acting very strangely lately."

Since Akemi's death, Sherry has adopted a "do-nothing" attitude and stopped caring about the organization's research.

"Hehe, just keep it locked up."

A cold smile flashed across Gin's face. That woman wanted to leave the organization, so the only option was to kill her. Besides, this stupid woman was still in a romantic relationship with that man.

"Okay, brother, I'll talk to the people over there!"

Vodka nodded, then told the guards to keep him locked up and not to release him.

Sherry is different from Akemi Miyano; her role is much more significant.

"Vermouth, I'll arrange to meet that guy. You can try contacting him."

Gin was initially too embarrassed to go to Byakuya.

Gin had already pushed himself to the limit by contacting the other party, but then the other party turned around and left him with a question mark. At that moment, Gin felt like he was about to explode.

"Phew, it's just a petty thief, was it really necessary to go through with this?"

The so-called phantom thief uses some tricks to steal things, and in Vermouth's opinion, Gin seems to be taking it a little too seriously.

Moreover, the other party might not necessarily join their organization.

"We need this kind of talent, but don't forget we still need to find that gem!"