Absolute Zone Zero: I am a Succubus in Six Points Street

Although this is a bit troublesome, at least in their eyes, their friends are still doing something 'normal'...

"Ellen! Stop standing there chatting with Bomb! Come on! We're planning what to eat!"

Ruby waved her hand, and Rin beside her couldn't help but complain about her carelessness, considering she almost became the dinner of the Hai people not long ago.

"Let's go, we'll be--"

Ruby had barely finished her words when a young lady dressed as a sheriff stopped the group who were about to leave.

"Wait a moment, you guys. The surveillance shows you entered the cave without permission. We were about to rescue you. How did you get out?"

"Ah...that..."

"We met a kind person."

Fortunately, Rin reacted quickly enough and spoke in time when Ruby couldn't answer, but the sheriff obviously didn't let them go so easily.

"Good Samaritans? The caves are not allowed to be entered without permission. Did you encounter any cave robbers?"

"No, no, no, no, no, what cave thief? I've never seen a cave thief! Absolutely not!"

"We just ran into a trainee investigator."

"Yes, I'm wearing black... oh no, white clothes."

Ruby and Lin explained one after another, and Mona nodded frequently. Seeing this, the sheriff looked at Ellen beside him.

"There are only three of you on the surveillance camera. Who is she?"

"She, she, she's our friend! She just finished work and we happened to run into her five minutes ago. No, we just ran into her three minutes ago! She definitely didn't enter the void!"

After seeing Ruby's explanation, the sheriff did not pursue the matter any further. The three of them just breathed a sigh of relief, but the latter added something else.

The three were asked to receive hollow disaster education and to write self-reflection reports. Instead of being unhappy about this, Ruby and the other two looked relieved.

However, after the sheriff took the three of them away, Ailian stood there alone for a long time, until Zhe came to her side, and then she spoke.

"They were just covering for me, right?"

"Ailian..."

"They know I'm not some trainee investigator...right?"

"Let's go back first. We'll talk about the rest when we get back."

Noticing that Ailian was feeling a little down, Zhe took the initiative to hold her hand, and the former remained silent on the way back to the video store.

It was not until she skillfully pushed open the bedroom door that she spoke as if muttering to herself.

"So... they already know? What? I've been trying so hard to hide it for so long... If my identity is exposed, I might have to transfer schools."

Ailian came to the bed and lay down directly on it, then picked up the pillow beside her and held it in her arms.

"Ah... this is so troublesome. If Ruby knew I transferred schools, she would cry and make me so upset... but I think Rin would stop her.

Mona will probably wish me well in a peaceful manner, but she will definitely cry and send me a super long message in the middle of the night... Oh, but now that I've transferred to another school, I can avoid the final assignment this time."

Ailian tried hard to hide her sadness, but she couldn't help rolling around on the bed.

"Ailian, you don't necessarily need to transfer schools..."

"Oh, don't bother comforting me like that. It's no big deal. I'm used to this kind of thing..."

Ailian said as she tried to get up, but as soon as she raised her hands, she stopped again.

"Changing clothes... I'm so tired... Zhe, help me change..."

"what?"

Ailian sent an invitation to Zhe, trying to relieve the pressure in her heart in this way. However, at this moment, the former's cell phone suddenly rang.

Zhe just took a look and then consciously left the room. Not long after, Ailian also came out, but her mood had obviously improved this time.

"Did they invite you to play?"

"Well, they asked me to go eat a mixture of sugar and oil and high purine food later."

Fried food? Why is it so complicated?

"They said eating these together is a sign of friendship... Can I go?"

"If you're worried, you can ask everyone at Victoria Housekeeping for their opinions. However, we all hope that Ailian can follow her own ideas."

Zhe's words made Ailian feel much more relieved, and a happy smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Well, I'm ready to go then."

"Okay, do you still need me to help you change your clothes?"

"Hmm...! Well, let's talk about that when we get back tonight."

Ailian also understood that Zhe was just joking, so after changing her clothes, she rushed to the appointment.

Although the white lies that Ailian's friends made up on the spur of the moment were poorly made, they protected Ailian's secret. Even though they knew that Ailian might have a special identity, they did not ask too many questions and did not treat her differently. They are really a group of good friends.

When Ailian came back at night, she looked much more energetic.

"Did you have fun?"

"I'm very happy, thank you, but I sweated a lot today, I'm going to take a shower first."

After saying this, Ailian went upstairs. After a while, the fragrant little shark crawled into Zhe's bed.

"I will make amends for my previous neglect, Master~"

...(A paragraph has been omitted here. The author has adopted some suggestions and decided to write the special part in more detail. I will try to do it later.)

……

Sometimes I want to go for a walk in Porto Episode alone.

"Is that Morning Star? And there's this guy who doesn't look like a good guy."

Zhe looked at the somewhat frightened Morning Star not far away, and the ferocious man in front of it.

"Woman, don't think I won't take action just because you're here!"

"what are you up to!"

Zhe grabbed the gangster's outstretched arm with force. The latter wanted to pull it back, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free. Seeing this, Zhe started threatening.

"You! Mind your own business! You don't want to wake up with missing limbs, do you?"

"Wait, this is none of his business!"

Qimingxing stepped forward and pulled Zhe to her side, but the latter held her hand and continued to look at the gangster in front of him.

"Threatening me? Then go to the sheriff's office and give me a detailed account of my arms and legs?"

"Tsk... wait... I'll keep an eye on you. As long as you set foot in Epes Port, you won't be able to escape the clutches of the Black Anchor Gang!"

After the gangster made the harsh words, he seemed to be a little afraid of Zhe, so he ran away without looking back.

Zhe was not afraid of that guy's threats, but Qimingxing might be in trouble. To be on the safe side, he decided to send them to the Public Security Bureau.

Killing people at random is not Zhe's character, but if he were to throw them into the void to fend for themselves... uh, the idea suddenly became too dangerous, so forget it.

"Ah, I didn't expect to see you here. Normally, I should have given you some commissions, but today's circumstances are special, and you really... don't need to get involved in this."

"Your business is my business."

Chapter 349: Moving Star

Seeing Zhe’s persistence, Qimingxing was deeply moved, and his strong appearance weakened a little.

"Thank you... Without you, he wouldn't have left so easily. But now he's in trouble with the Black Anchor Gang."

"I haven't heard of it, but how did you get involved with them?"

"It's a long story, and I'm also responsible. I recently subcontracted a commission, and the client asked to find all the empty Bomb merchants in Port Epis."

Qimingxing thought this was an easy job, but the rope maker she assigned gave up the task halfway and ran back.

The rope maker said that after the client found the Bangbu merchant, he attacked him and beat him to pieces, as if to silence him.

So she was frightened and hurriedly followed the instructions in the "Star Hand Guide". She deleted all the distribution maps of the Bangbu merchants and replaced them with ordinary escape routes. After leaving a copy of the route map, she ran out of the cave while they were not paying attention.

"Well, as you can see, the client was very angry. They had been blocked by the rope maker, so they sent someone to find me.

I also realized that they were not ordinary clients, but members of the Black Anchor Gang.

They asked me to find a reason to ask the rope maker out again, but of course I couldn't agree! My rope maker was right, and the matter was over for her.

No matter what happens next, I will bear the responsibility, after all, this is the commission I transferred."

After hearing what Qimingxing said, Zhe didn't know what to say for a moment. She is really a gentle and kind girl...

"Attacking Bombu and threatening citizens is truly unforgivable."

"Oh, it's my fault for not seeing through their disguise. If I had known the client for this order was from some gang, I definitely wouldn't have accepted it, let alone passed it on to my new sister."

Qimingxing had originally prepared to apologize, compensate, and not involve other people, although he still couldn't understand why the other party targeted the Bangbu merchants.

"Don't worry, since I've confirmed they're not ordinary thugs, I'll use another method to deal with them."

"Another method? Wait a minute, Zhe, don't do anything dangerous. If it doesn't work out, I'll report it to the police station.

Although this may result in me being unable to do this job in the future, as the Star Hand Strategy says, personal safety is the most important thing!"

Qimingxing was worried that Zhe would do something irrational, so she held his arm tightly and even tried to comfort him.

"It's not that bad yet. I'm thinking of renting a new house first, somewhere safer and more comfortable, away from here, preferably one with sheriff's patrols..."

"In that case, how about Liufen Street?"

"What a great idea! That way I can see you more often.~ Without further ado, I'm planning to leave right now and head to Liufen Street to check for any rentals. Could you give me some advice?"

Qimingxing hasn't let go of Zhe's arm yet, which seems like she's acting a bit like a spoiled child.

"no problem."

"Great! Today's commission: Accompany Qimingxing to find an apartment on Liufen Street. Reward: A big sister who will treat you to coffee every day~"

Qimingxing was very happy, and the two of them then went to Liufen Street together. They first went to the apartment opposite the video store, but because the landlord was not there, they couldn't see the house, so they went to the second one.

The landlord is a strange man. From what he said, it seems that the reason he rents out the house is just for his cat named Coffee.

Originally, because Qimingxing also had a cat of the opposite sex but the same color, he was very enthusiastic, and it was obvious that this man was also a cat lover.

But he didn't like dogs. After learning that Qimingxing also had a big dog, he was willing to give up the rent and even pay 50 denarii to let Qimingxing throw the dog away.

Qimingxing naturally would not agree to this. In her opinion, there are things in this world that cannot be bought with money, such as emotions.

Just then, a woman with a strange voice suddenly came up to them. According to her description, the rent of this house was cheap and no restrictions on pets were allowed.

The house was still being renovated, so we couldn't go see it now. It would probably take until midnight to be completed, so the strange woman suggested meeting at Liufen Street in the evening.

The other party's eagerness made both of them suspicious, so Zhe decided to go with Qimingxing.

"Before that, why don't you come to my house and rest for a while?"

"Eh? Well, then, if it's not too much trouble..."

She invited Qimingxing to the video store. After seeing Ling, she was as enthusiastic as before, as if she treated the latter as her own sister.

In the early morning, at the appointed time, the two came to the coffee shop together. The strange woman introduced herself as Lana and said she would take them to see the house.

As a result, they were walking into a deserted alley. Zhe already felt something was wrong, but Qimingxing beside him seemed unaware.

When they arrived at an uninhabited place deep in the alley, several people immediately ran out and surrounded them. One of them was the thug who had threatened Qimingxing before.

No matter how naive the latter was, he realized that something was wrong. A flash of fear passed through his mind, and he immediately wanted to stand in front of Zhe.

But before she could even take a step, Zhe had already taken action, knocking down all the thugs surrounding them at a speed she couldn't even see.

"This this……"

"Don't be afraid, it's okay."

Zhe comforted Qimingxing, who was still recovering from the scene just now.

"I didn't expect you, a rope maker, to be so capable! I've always wanted to protect you, but I never thought I'd become the target..."

"You've protected so many new rope makers, so of course someone needs to protect you. Oh, and these guys have to be handed over to the Public Security Bureau later."