On the Ark.

"Ah, I think I've said a bit too much." Amiya glanced at the time. "I should go. I can't stay on the island for too long this time either. Teacher Kal'tsit asked me to come back and get some new medicine. She wants to use this batch of new medicine to shut Ursus up, but I don't know if it will work... Anyway, while we're away, the affairs on the island will be in your hands."

"I'm just a small-time psychologist."

"No, you're still the floor manager I appointed." Amiya smiled and left, but as she reached the door, she seemed to remember something and turned back to look at Lin Ye. "By the way, someone asked me to ask you before we came here if you'd be interested in going on a business trip if you don't have anything else to do."

Lin Ye was taken aback: "A business trip?"

“Yes, we are going to partner with a large pharmaceutical company,” Amiya said.

"What does this have to do with me?" Lin Ye asked, puzzled.

“There is some connection.” Amiya tilted her head. “Never mind, let them tell you themselves.”

This suspenseful behavior annoyed Lin Ye, who wanted to teach the person who was keeping him in suspense a lesson. However, the other party was Amiya, one of the leaders of Rhodes Island, so this thought could only linger in his mind. Fortunately, the suspense didn't last long. A few hours later, the "they" that Amiya mentioned sent a representative to find Lin Ye.

“Dr. Lin.” The white-faced owl’s ears twitched, drawing attention. “Ms. Himer asked me to pass on a message to you.”

"...Let's not talk about that now, please look up."

The white-faced owl raised its head.

"Look at the clock on the wall and tell me what time it is."

"5:27 PM," the white-faced owl gave a precise answer.

Lin Ye's lips twitched slightly: "At this hour, don't you want to say something to me?"

The white-faced owl pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized: "I understand, it's time to leave work now. See you tomorrow, Dr. Lin."

With that, he turned to leave.

Lin Ye, unable to bear it any longer, grabbed the white-faced owl's shoulder: "That's enough."

"We've detected that your mood is fluctuating a lot. Would you like Operator White Owl to tell you a joke?"

"No need," Lin Ye sighed. "It's good that you can come to work on time tomorrow. Even if you can't, coming before the end of the workday is fine."

"Don't worry," said White Owl. "Operator White Owl is always punctual for work. There is never a record of her being late or absent in the database."

"May I ask who is in charge of these records?"

“Rhodes Island’s database has always been managed by Operator Shining,” Shining replied.

Lin Ye was speechless at the white-faced owl. Fortunately, it had happened so many times that he had gotten a little used to it, so he let go of the white-faced owl: "What were you going to say to me just now? Don't tell me you forgot."

“I haven’t forgotten.” The white-faced owl didn’t move, but turned to look at Lin Ye. “Ms. Hermer asked me to pass on a message to you.”

Lin Ye forced himself not to retort: ​​"What did you say?"

"I hope you can accompany her on a business trip."

Lin Ye was taken aback: "A business trip? What the heck? Was that what Amiya just said?"

“It seems Miss Amiya has already mentioned this to you.” White Owl nodded. “Yes, Ms. Himer has asked you to go to Lungmen with her.”

"Going to Lungmen to discuss business? Amiya mentioned it to me earlier, but she didn't tell me why," Lin Ye asked. "Why would she ask me to go? I don't know anything about business."

“Ms. Himer doesn’t need you to discuss business; she only needs you to come along to take care of Ifrit,” said the White Owl. “Because Ifrit will be going with Ms. Himer.”

Lin Ye nodded.

Well, it seems he's been working as a nanny again. Come to think of it, all his jobs at Rhode Island have been as a nanny.

Lin Ye asked, "Has Ifrit always been by Himer's side?"

"Yes."

"So you used to go out to discuss business together like this?"

"Then why did you invite me this time?"

"Because the business partners are somewhat special."

"What's so special about it?"

Rhine Life

Author's BB: A new volume has begun. Who would you like to see in this volume?

Chapter 139 Taking a Bath Together

"So, you're going on another business trip?" Ansel said casually, flipping through a book while sitting on the bed. "You're just a psychologist, but you seem busier than anyone else. No, you don't seem that busy. White Owl said you sleep every day at work."

Lin Ye almost choked on his own saliva.

"She's clearly sleeping!" Lin Ye said through gritted teeth. "That damn idiot, she hasn't come to work for the past two days and keeps spreading rumors about me."

"It's because you don't have anything to do over there."

Lin Ye said irritably, "It's not like you'd work properly if the White Owl didn't come here."

“You were absolutely right. White Owl has been transferred to the medical department to help out these past few days.” Ansel closed the book and sighed. “Our medical department has been incredibly busy these past few days. We’ve received a new order, so we have to work overtime to produce the drugs. Anyone with the skills has been brought in, including Shining and Nightingale.”

Lin Ye also realized that Ansel had indeed been leaving get off work later and later these past few days, often working overtime until late at night, so it seemed the rumors were true. This was probably why White Owl wasn't going to his office anymore. Of course, he only casually complained about White Owl's absences; he didn't really care. After all, he knew there wasn't much to do in his counseling room.

Lin Ye, who had just returned from sword practice, was about to take a shower. As he took off his outer clothes, Ansel glanced at him and then said, "It seems that Night Blade's training is quite effective."

"Huh? Why do you say that?"

"You've actually built up muscles," Ansel remarked. "That's impressive."

If Ansel hadn't mentioned it, Lin Ye wouldn't have noticed that his body had indeed become much more muscular. While his muscles were far from those of bodybuilders, he had at least developed some. Moreover, Yato's training for him wasn't primarily focused on building muscle. Nevertheless, Lin Ye felt that his body looked much better than when he first arrived at Rhodes Island.

"Just kidding." Lin Ye raised an eyebrow and said rather smugly, "I'm super brave, okay?"

Ansel scoffed dismissively, "You're getting cocky just because I called you fat."

"Why am I out of breath? Want to demonstrate?"

Lin Ye patted his black steel sword. His confidence had soared after the battle in Nightingale's dream, making him believe he was invincible. But in reality, he was quickly thrashed by Nightblade, leaving him questioning his existence. Therefore, he desperately wanted to find someone to spar with and restore his confidence.

He thought Ansel was quite good. If Yato couldn't beat him, surely Ansel could too?

Seeing that Lin Ye seemed eager to try, Ansel subconsciously shrank further into the bed and said sternly, "I'm warning you, don't come any closer."

"Come on, it's just for fun," Lin Ye said. "Anyway, you're a medical operator, you can heal yourself."

"Get lost, I'm not playing." Ansel said irritably, "You know I'm a medic operator, right? You know I'm a medic operator and you still want to fight me? Have you no shame?"

"Tsk, as if no one is any different." Lin Ye found his ID card and waved it in front of Ansel. "I'm a medical operator too. Aren't psychologists doctors too? It's just a friendly exchange between doctors."

"Do you really have to find a sense of accomplishment as a doctor?"

"Is that not allowed?"

"Then I'll call Shining, and you can go and spar with her."

"...I'm going to take a shower."

Lin Ye put down his sword, turned around and ran towards the toilet, while Ansel behind him let out a disdainful sneer.

Are you kidding me? Only someone who's tired of living would go looking for a fight with Shining. He got hacked to pieces twice in a dream by Shining, completely defenseless. Shining is the one who only became a doctor because he couldn't find any more opponents. People like that should be kicked out of the medical profession!

That's what he was thinking.

Three minutes later, Lin Ye ran out of the bathroom: "Ansel, why is there no water?"

Ansel said calmly, "Couldn't you have checked the notice downstairs when you came back? The pipes are under repair, and the water will be shut off in this building after midnight. It's 12:03 now. If you hadn't been rambling on with me, you'd probably have already finished showering."

Lin Ye: "...Then what should I do? I can't possibly sleep covered in sweat."

"Absolutely not!" Ansel glared at Lin Ye. "I've put up with your stench for too long. You absolutely cannot go to bed with me until you take a shower!"

"I'm not going to sleep with you."

"Anything in this room is not allowed!"

Lin Ye was speechless.

Rabbits with obsessive-compulsive disorder about cleanliness are really difficult to deal with.

Seeing Lin Ye standing half-naked and at a loss in the room, Ansel also felt troubled. He sighed and said, "If you don't mind the trouble, go take a shower in the office building. The pipes there are in good condition."

"Me, running to the office building to take a shower in the middle of the night? I must be crazy," Lin Ye said firmly. "I'm not going."

Ansel looked at Lin Ye and gave a faint "Oh".

Twenty minutes later, Lin Ye, wearing only a single layer of clothing and shivering in the evening breeze, arrived on the fourth floor.

"Honestly, you complain about how smelly I am," Lin Ye muttered. "I don't even mind you grinding your teeth at night... Hmm? Why are all the lights on?"

Lin Ye noticed that all the lights on the fourth floor were on.

"Could it be that Skadi is back?"

Just as Lin Ye was about to check the entry and exit records, he saw a bunch of drones flying out of the room. He then slapped his forehead and remembered that Zilan had told him before leaving get off work that drones would be coming to inspect the power supply system of the entire office building tonight, as well as to maintain some damaged facilities. She had instructed Lin Ye to remember to grant all access to the fourth floor in advance.

Surrounded by a group of drones, Lin Ye felt quite good; at least he wouldn't be lonely. So, with a change of clothes on his left shoulder and a bath towel on his right, Lin Ye hummed a heroic tune as he walked into the bathroom. Since resolving the Nightingale issue, he felt that nothing bothered him anymore, and thus he became increasingly carefree.

Today was the first time he had ever taken a shower in the bathroom on the fourth floor.

It felt pretty good, and the water was quite hot, but Lin Ye felt a little regretful that he forgot to bring shampoo and shower gel.

Um?and many more.

Lin Ye was stunned to find a bottle of shampoo right next to his feet.

Why would there be shampoo in the bathroom on the fourth floor? Nobody usually showers here.

Lin Ye suddenly thought of something and his body stiffened.

A calm voice sounded behind him: "Did you do this on purpose?"

Chapter 140 Miss Orca's Hair

Ten minutes later, in the office.

Lin Ye sat in the chair, his head bowed low, as if he wanted to bury it in the ground. The reason was simple: Skadi, who had just finished showering and whose hair was still wet, was sitting opposite him, wearing only thin clothes, arms crossed, seemingly lost in thought.

"Um, I'm sorry." After holding back for a long time, Lin Ye decided to break the silence. "I really didn't know you were back, and I really didn't know you were taking a shower. The water pipes in the dormitory building were running, and I was all sweaty, so I had no choice but to come here to take a shower."

Skadi gave a soft "Okay, it's not the first time anyway."

Lin Ye was speechless. He wanted to explain himself, but he didn't know how. Was the last one an accident, and was this one also an accident? That should be the logical explanation. However, the truth was that it was indeed an accident, and not just one accident, but a series of small accidents that came together to form a big accident.