Collapse, I save everything alone

Anna thought somewhat pessimistically.

Mingyu closed his eyes slightly, looking like he was standing there in deep thought. After a few seconds, he opened his eyes and said to Anna with a smile:

"Let's go to that one and have a look."

As he spoke, he pointed his finger at a hotel at the end of the street corner. It didn't look luxurious, but it was still decent.

Anna nodded, and the two of them came to the hotel together.

After entering the hotel, Anna took the initiative to ask the front desk clerk:

"Hello, do you have any rooms available? I would like two rooms."

The hotel's front desk clerk was a brown-haired woman. She looked up at Mingyu and Anna in front of her, smiled professionally, and replied:

"Hello, two guests. Because it is the peak tourist season, we only have one room left in our hotel."

Although there was only one room left, they looked like a couple, so it probably didn't matter.

"Eh... there's only one room left, so..."

But it's better than having no place to live.

Anna was about to ask to leave the room, but suddenly she realized something.

Wait, if that’s the case, doesn’t that mean she will have to live under the same roof with Mingyu?

In the Sentient Organization, which relies on women as its main fighting force, it is quite normal for the Valkyries to live together when they are out on missions. Since they are all girls, there won't be any problem.

but……

Occasionally there would be a male fighter like Mingyu, well, maybe one every few decades.

And it is always a bit shameful for men and women to live under the same roof...

Although similar things had happened before in Manila, there were subtle differences in nature.

Moreover, we had just escaped from the disaster at that time, and the atmosphere was completely different from now.

Anyway, the girl calmed down her nervousness and continued to confirm with the front desk clerk:

"Hello, let me confirm what kind of room the remaining one is."

"It's a twin room."

The other party replied with a smile.

"call……"

If it is a twin room, it would be fine and not unacceptable.

No, she was expecting some answer...

The chestnut-haired girl turned around a little nervously and asked in a low voice:

"Well... Mingyu, what do you think? Do you want to go out and look for another hotel?"

"If we go to other hotels, we may not be able to find a suitable room. There are too many people in this place."

Mingyu replied.

He told the truth.

The fact that he was able to find this hotel with vacancies with Anna was the result of him using [Time Rewind] to check the occupancy status of surrounding hotels.

The last room here is their only choice.

After a pause, he continued:

"And I just looked at the map. This hotel and this street are in a good location. They are almost in the center of the town. It is very convenient for us to investigate the surrounding areas."

"Yeah... that's true..."

The girl nodded.

What he said was indeed correct. This place was a good place to get to various areas of the town relatively quickly. Considering the investigation mission and crisis prevention, if an emergency occurred later, it would also be convenient to rush over and deal with it.

So Anna turned around and said to the waiter at the front desk:

"We'll take this room."

Although it's a bit embarrassing, it's not unacceptable if it's with Mingyu.

And...it's definitely not the first time.

………………

After storing the luggage in the hotel room, Ming Yu and Anna immediately went to the place mentioned in the report where traces of Honkai energy were detected to investigate.

The Honkai energy detector installed in the city can only provide feedback on the Honkai energy content. They need to investigate in person to find out what specific traces were left at the scene.

The traces were found in a remote alley, a dark and sparsely populated place.

Anna took out the portable Honkai energy imaging device she carried with her and scanned the alley.

Soon, with the help of instruments, they found the location of the trace.

The girl looked at the image displayed on the instrument, which was the footprints of some animal.

Is it... cat's paw print?

She said with some doubt:

"Is it a kitten infected with Honkai energy?"

This is Anna's initial judgment and also the most reasonable understanding.

This creature is widely present in human society and can be described as being found everywhere.

If a small cat is infected with a small amount of Honkai energy, it is indeed possible that such marks will be left behind.

Stray cats are not uncommon in towns. To be on the safe side, Anna took the instrument and scanned the surroundings, confirming that this was indeed the only place where traces of Honkai energy were left, and that the footprints were exactly the same.

That is to say, there should be only one kitten infected.

"If it's a cat, it'll be a bit troublesome..."

Anna stood up and said with some distress.

In principle, these creatures infected with Honkai energy must be found and processed or recycled.

However, finding a cat in a town is not an easy task, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

The girl turned around and looked at Mingyu, only to find that he was looking at the cat's paw prints on the ground, thinking about something.

"Mingyu, did you find anything?"

"…No, not yet."

Although he had some guesses, it would be better not to tell Anna for the time being as it had not been confirmed.

………………

After confirming that the creature infected with Honkai energy was most likely a kitten, Mingyu and Anna split up and searched the nearby area.

The needle-in-a-haystack search naturally yielded no results, and after a day of fruitless investigation, the two returned to the hotel.

Night has fallen, and it is almost time to wash up and rest.

The double room provided by the hotel is a standard-sized room equipped with all kinds of daily necessities.

They each opened the luggage they had put in the room during the day and sorted out the things inside by their beds.

Because it was just a short mission, Mingyu only brought a few sets of clothes for changing, which he quickly took out and put away.

He raised his head and glanced inadvertently in Anna's direction.

Well, it’s a relatively small suitcase. Judging from its volume, I probably only brought some necessary things.

On the top layer of the opened suitcase, there seemed to be something small, triangular, and pink...

Because the distance was not far, he could see it very clearly.

Well, the style is pretty cute...

cough cough.

He quickly looked away.

However, it's too late.

Anna happened to be looking at him, and noticing Mingyu's gaze, she closed the suitcase with a swish and said nervously:

"Mingyu you you you you...did you see it?"

The matter is so obvious that there seems to be no need to hide it.

Mingyu nodded and admitted:

"Ah."

"...!"

The girl's face turned red and she stood there tensely for a long time.

Seeing that the air in the room fell into silence, Ming Yu coughed lightly, took the initiative to break the silence, and asked:

"By the way, Anna, are you ready to take a bath now?"

"Yes, I do have this plan... What are you going to do?"

The girl asked nervously and shyly.

What is the problem...

"…While you are bathing, I will step aside for a while and go for a walk outside."

Mingyu explained.

"I'm sorry, I misunderstood..."

Anna whispered.

Then she told Mingyu about her bathing time.

Girls' bathing time is usually quite long. For her, it would take her thirty to forty minutes.

After confirming Anna's time, Mingyu left the room, leaving the girl alone in the house.

"Huh... I'm still a little shy..."

The girl took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

She took out her change of clothes and prepared to go to the bathroom.

At this moment, her communicator suddenly rang.

"Who is it at this time?"

Anna picked up the communicator curiously and answered the call.

"Captain, captain~"

"Captain Anna~"

Coming from the other side were the voices of his lovely teammates.

"Yeah, I'm here, what's up?"

she asked with some confusion.

I have only been away for less than a day. Why are they contacting me at this time? Is there something important that the Snow Lotus Team needs to deal with?

"How's the progress over there?"

"This is a date, a date!"

"..."

The chestnut-haired girl covered her forehead slightly and shook her head helplessly.

Adolescent girls are always like this, they care a lot about emotional matters.

However, she doesn't seem to be qualified to say that about her teammates...