Chihaya Aine is a member of the team Zero

“Seems like a pretty professional team?”

Chihaya Aine looked at the man in black who was cleaning up the scene skillfully, and in the end, she could only give this kind of evaluation.

"Xiao Mu must have told them about our appearance in advance. Anyway, let's go meet up with Xiao Mu first."

Toyokawa Shoko walked in front to lead the way for Chihaya Aine, heading straight towards the familiar breath.

Chihaya Aine and Toyokawa Shoko, two superhumans with enhanced physical fitness, crossed the grove as quickly as if they were walking on flat ground and came out.

The first thing that caught their eyes was the bright yellow cordon. The entire grove had been blocked off, and even those who usually liked to take pictures and watch the excitement outside the cordon had disappeared completely.

The girl with emerald green hair was giving instructions to the person in black nightgown in front of her, and she did not notice Chihaya Aine and Toyokawa Shoko walking out of the woods at first.

Toyokawa Shoko did not call out to Wakaba Mu, and Chihaya Aine, who had a relatively high skill level in observing people's expressions, naturally would not take the initiative to speak.

Toyokawa Shoko didn't approach the girl with emerald green hair until she finished what she was doing.

"Mu, I'm back."

Ruoye Mu, who heard his own half-voice, turned around quickly.

The emerald green hair sparkled under the white moonlight, and the girl's delicate, doll-like beautiful face was covered with a thin layer of silver gauze. The girl looked like a fairy from a storybook.

Chihaya Aine immediately recognized the girl in front of her as the daughter of her favorite actress Minami Mori and comedian Wakaba Kazuto, who had often appeared on TV shows since she was a child because of her parents.

If she had met Wakaba Mu in person at other times, Chihaya Aine might have approached him and asked him all sorts of questions, but after reading the air, she realized that now might not be the time for her to say such things.

Shoko Toyokawa trotted up to Wakaba Mu and immediately reached out to hug the fairy-like beautiful girl in front of her.

"Mu..."

"Xiang, welcome back..."

Toyokawa Shoko and Wakaba Mutsu, who were half of each other's body, hugged each other tightly. Chihaya Aine looked at the pleasing scene in front of her with her eyes wide open, staring at it intently.

Toyokawa Shoko and Wakaba Mutsu hugged each other quietly for a long time.

After getting over the danger she had just encountered in the grove and the thought that she might never see Wakaba Mutsu again, Toyokawa Shoko slowly got up from Wakaba Mutsu's arms.

"Mu, let me introduce you. This is Chihaya Aine. She was the one who helped me in the woods just now."

Toyokawa Shoko extended her right hand and let Chihaya Aine, who was standing not far away, come out.

"I've just seen Xiang's message about what happened. Thank you for helping her, Chihaya-san. I'm Wakaba Mutsuki, please take care of me in the future."

Wakaba Mu walked up to Toyokawa Shoko and stretched out her hand. She did not ask about Chihaya Aine's identity, but she could guess a thing or two.

"It's all my responsibility. If I'm not mistaken, Wakaba-san, you're the daughter of the comedian Wakaba Kazuto and the famous actress Mori Minami, right? You're even more beautiful in person than you appear on TV, practically like a fairy."

Chihaya Aine stretched out her hand and shook hands with Wakaba Mutsu in front of her, her gray pupils filled with sparkling little stars.

After hearing what Chihaya Aine said, Toyokawa Shoko looked at Wakaba Mutsu's face with some concern. She knew that Wakaba Mutsu had always hated people using her identity as the daughter of comedian Wakaba Kazuto and well-known actress Minami Mori as an excuse.

However, these things that used to be like a heavy burden to Wakaba Mu, after she knew what happened to Toyokawa Shoko and the burden that could overwhelm anyone, these things of hers were no longer important to her. What she cared about most now was to be able to support her half of Toyokawa Shoko.

"Thank you for your interest, but this isn't the place to talk. I've already had the food prepared. Could you please move over, Chihaya-san?"

Wakaba Mutsu extends an invitation to Chihaya Aine, the giggly pink-haired girl who helped Toyokawa Shoko.

"Is the dinner location at Wakaba-san's house?"

Chihaya Aine asked tentatively.

"No, but if you want to eat at my house, Chihaya-san, I can start making arrangements now."

Wakaba Mu shook his head.

"Drip drip"

At this moment, the sound of a message notification came from the Xio terminal in Chihaya Aine's pocket.

Chihaya Aine took out the Xio terminal and saw that it was a message from Nagasaki Suyo.

"I'm on my way there now. How's the situation there, Aine-chan?"

Chihaya Aine used her Ultra Telekinesis to scan around and found that the bodies of the half-ape soldier Digon, the half-fish soldier Digon, and the Nakel aliens in the grove had almost been dealt with.

"Soyorin~ Things here are almost settled. I met a new partner today. I'll explain everything tomorrow when we all get together. Sorry for bothering you with the trip today."

Chihaya Aine moved her fingers and soon a message came

Edited.

"I have a friend coming over. Can I bring her with me to dinner?"

Chihaya Aine raised her head and looked at Wakaba Mutsu in front of her.

Wakaba Mutsu didn't answer immediately, but turned to look at Toyokawa Shoko.

Toyokawa Shoko looked a little hesitant. For a moment, she didn't know whether she should agree to let Chihaya Aine's friend attend the dinner.

"My friend already knows my identity."

Chihaya Aine noticed the hesitation on Toyokawa Shoko's face and immediately spoke.

"Then I have no problem on my end, so let your friend come along, Aine."

When Toyokawa Shoko heard Chihaya Aine's words, the hesitation on her face disappeared, and she nodded her head.

"If Xiang has no problem, then this is also fine with me."

When Wakaba Mutsu saw Toyokawa Shoko nod, he also agreed to Chihaya Aine's request.

"We are going to eat together now, soyorin, you can come with us later."

After getting Wakaba Mutsu's permission, Chihaya Aine tapped her fingers on the screen.

"I'll tell you where to eat later."

Chihaya Aine put away the Xio terminal after editing the message.

Ruoye Mu waved his hand, and an extended car that looked not cheap slowly drove to the blockade.

The driver in a suit and tie first got out of the car and opened the door for everyone. Although the car has an automatic door opening function, it would still be important to get out of the car and open the door in person to show respect to the young lady and her VIP guests.

"I'll leave this place to you. Remember to clean it up carefully inside and out."

Wakaba Mutsu gave instructions to a man who seemed to be the leader of the people in black, and then asked Chihaya Aine and Toyokawa Shoko to get on the car.

Chihaya Aine was the first to get into the car under the double "invitation" gesture of Toyokawa Shoko and Wakaba Mutsu. Toyokawa Shoko then got into the car, and finally Wakaba Mutsu, the host.

After confirming that his young lady and distinguished guests were ready, the driver gently closed the car door and returned to the driving seat.

Thanks to the driver's superb driving skills, the car drove smoothly into the night.

"By the way, what is the relationship between Xiangzi and Ruoye-san?"

After sitting in the car for a while, Chihaya Aine couldn't help but ask.

"Mu is mine..."

Before Toyokawa Shoko could finish her words, she was interrupted by Wakaba Mutsu.

"Xiang and I grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and we are each other's halves."

Ruoye Mu spoke calmly, without any fluctuation in his tone.

When Chihaya Aine heard about the romantic-sounding relationship of being each other's halves, she also covered her mouth dokidoki.

"Since Chihaya-san already calls Xiang by his first name, you can just call me Mu."

Before Chihaya Aine could recover from her fantasy, Wakaba Mu spoke again.

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"Hey, is that okay? Then I'll call you Xiao Mu from now on~"

Chihaya Aine was naturally very happy to be able to take her relationship with Wakaba Mutsuki further.

So the silly-smiling pink-haired girl reached out and grabbed the fairy girl's hand in front of her and shook it gently.

Perhaps taking into consideration the fatigue of Chihaya Aine and Toyokawa Shoko after the battle, the place chosen by Wakaba Mu was not far away, and the car arrived at the destination in just a short while.

But Ye Mu's driver still got out of the car silently, opened the door for the three people sitting in the back seat, and made a gesture of invitation.

As soon as Chihaya Aine and the others got out of the car, the hotel manager who had been waiting for a long time came to greet them.

"Ms. Ruoye and the two beautiful ladies, please come this way."

While the hotel manager was leading the way, he was also consciously controlling his pace, trying to keep himself at a moderate speed.

As dusk falls, opening the restaurant's bronze doors, one is greeted by a halo of iridescent light refracted by an inverted cone-shaped crystal installation. Beneath the 16-meter-high dome, 2,400 hand-blown amber glass tubes cascade like frozen sunlight, creating a gradient of light from morning dew to dusk as the day progresses.

The Italian alabaster marble floor exudes a creamy sheen, its light gray veins meticulously aligned using a topological algorithm. The walls are clad in deep walnut carved screens, laser-cut geometric holes concealing an intelligent dimming system that creates a hazy glow of misty blue, amber, and moonlight white as the program progresses.

The central dining area is interspersed with curved booths, a semi-open cocoon of frosted glass and brass grilles. Dark gray velvet chairs are paired with meteorite limestone countertops, with sensor-activated service buttons embedded within easy reach. Streamlined ceiling lighting fixtures, each inlaid with a gradient glass from Murano, evoke a cascading golden rain.

The spiral staircase features a suspended design, with fiber-optic light strips concealed beneath the triple-layered laminated glass treads, creating a sense of stepping across a galaxy. The entire west wall is covered in an abstract mural crafted using enamel filigree techniques. One hundred thousand pure gold brushed tiles glow with a cold, mithral luster under spotlights. From a distance, it resembles a rolling sea of ​​clouds, but up close, it conceals a constellation of the twelve zodiac signs.

At the end of the corridor, a mirrored wall installation employs the principle of a Möbius strip, creating an infinitely extending optical illusion. Waiters carry crystal vessels of molecular cuisine, seemingly navigating the gap between reality and illusion. The restroom's sensor door handle is covered in South African antelope hide, and the sink is carved from a single block of obsidian. When water flows from the mouth of a bronze animal head, it releases a custom fragrance of cedar and white musk.

Wakaba Mutsu and Toyokawa Shoko, who have been frequenting various high-class places since childhood, are no longer surprised by this. As for Chihaya Aine, although she does not often visit such places, she has been there before.

Led by the hotel manager, Chihaya Aine and others soon arrived at a private room.

The double doors, made of black onyx and walnut, are etched with miniature reliefs of world-famous paintings. A biometric chip is embedded in the brass doorknobs. The moment you grasp them, a warm mist of cedar and bergamot emanates from the cracks. When the doors open, sixty-four micromotors in the dome rotate thousands of golden curtains, weaving a light and shadow totem of the guest's surname in seal script. Five seconds later, it shatters into stardust, scattering across the handmade Persian carpet.

"Wow, it's quite embarrassing to see my name appear in a place like this."

When Chihaya Aine saw that her name, Toyokawa Shoko's, and Wakaba Mutsu's names were changing into different images with the light and shadow, she felt a little socially dead for a moment.

"Hey, isn't this great? Logically, you should like this little design, right?"

In the space of consciousness, if the link between the two was not still there, Ultraman Zero would have doubted whether the Chihaya Aine in front of him was still the Chihaya Aine he knew who was a little vain.

"That requires someone else to be here! Besides Xiangzi, Xiaomu, and me, there's only the hotel manager here. Isn't that like flirting with a blind man? What purpose does it serve other than digging your toes into the ground?"

Chihaya Aine

The little canine teeth are pointed.

"Everyone has gone in, and you are the only one left outside~"

In the consciousness space, Ultraman Zero reminded.

Upon hearing this, Chihaya Aine looked around herself and found that only the last person in her team had not entered.

After taking a deep breath and sending the address to Nagasaki Motoyo, Chihaya Aine walked into the box.

"Well, just now on my way here, I noticed that there was no one in this huge hotel."

After the hotel manager bowed and left the private room and closed the door, Chihaya Aine finally asked.

"Before Xiang went into the grove, I had someone book this place. We're just waiting for Xiang to come out to celebrate."

Ruoye Mu nodded his little head expressionlessly.

"Hey~"

After hearing what Wakaba Mutsu said, Chihaya Aine raised her eyebrows at Toyokawa Shoko, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a playful smile.

After making Toyokawa Shoko's face blush again, Chihaya Aine finally had the leisure to look at the environment inside the box.

The high dome is covered in hand-painted constellations, a nano-conductive coating allowing the stars to realistically rotate with the seasons. A three-tiered, nested crystal chandelier hangs in the center. Its outer layer is made of Venetian-blown wave-patterned glass, while its middle layer is a cloud mesh woven from palladium-plated copper wire. Within its core lies a holographic projector. As guests take their seats, a beam of light suddenly projects a miniature Bermuda, its ferocious cries faintly seeping through the perforations in the translucent marble wall.

“??? Why is there a Bermula projection and shouting here???”

Chihaya Aine had to admit that she was completely stunned after seeing that thing. Which kind of good restaurant would play monster projections and make monster noises?

"The owner of this hotel seems to be famous for collecting all kinds of strange creatures?"

Although he often went to similar places before, he was just a newspaper delivery boy now. It took Toyokawa Shoko a while to dig out the relevant memories from the depths of his mind.

"Well... because this place is closest to the coast and tastes the best, so I chose it..."

Wakaba Mu had not expected that there would be monster projections and monster recordings in the box. She thought that Chihaya Aine and Toyokawa Shoko, who had another identity, were not in the mood to eat when they saw these creatures that could be equated with enemies.

"I have no problem at all. Besides, this Bermuda projection is small and kind of ugly-cute."

Before Ruo Yemu could start to think about whether he had messed up again, Chihaya Aine spoke with a smile.

"Aine is right about her stockings falling off. It's not a big deal. Mutsu, you don't need to be stressed about it."

Toyokawa Shoko also caught the little hand of her half who liked to let his imagination run wild and then take all the blame on himself.