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"Your..."
Livilia couldn't help but correct.
"I remember that the Herosmith is a member of Hephaestus's Familia."
"So what! Hephaestus and I are like sisters. She won't care about such a small matter!"
After thinking for a moment, Livilia decided not to continue on this meaningless topic.
"...Anyway, I apologize for bothering you this morning."
"Oh……"
Seeing Livilia put down her airs as a Lv6 adventurer and apologized in a serious manner.
Even the loli goddess couldn't find any fault with it and could only mutter.
"As for an apology, it will only be effective if you say it to him in person." 543 Hearing this familiar sentence, Livilia was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly.
I didn't expect that there would be a time when I was being lectured, and the words used were the same ones I used to lecture Loki.
"If I could meet him, I would apologize to him in person."
"Do you know when he'll be in the store?"
"Hmm...evening? Usually he comes to the store for a while around this time to restock the merchandise."
"I see. Thank you, Lady Hestia, for clearing up my confusion."
Livilia nodded slightly and turned to leave.
The loli goddess was left in the store, deep in thought.
"That guy Su Ye made quite a big fuss this time."
"Even the Nine Demon Princesses of the Elf Royal Family can't sit still anymore."
"But... this is what a hero should be treated like."
Black Bullet World, IISO Tokyo District Headquarters.
"Mr. Su Ye, your registration procedures have been basically completed."
"There's only one last step left."
Su Ye nodded after taking a series of documents handed over by the staff.
"I know, it's claiming the initiator, right?"
"Since you understand clearly, I don't need to explain it any more."
The staff took out a terminal and rows of portraits appeared on the screen.
These avatars are all young girls. They have different appearances, but they have the same characteristics.
Their eyes were all a light crimson color.
Those who started it were all "cursed children".
Their characteristic feature is their devilish red eyes.
Seeing Su Ye turning the pages quickly, the staff kindly reminded him.
"Click on the avatar to view detailed information of different starters..."
"No, just her."
Su Ye directly locked onto the profile picture of a little girl and confirmed it.
"Enju Aihara - I hope to be her promoter."
Chapter 56: The Sunken Sea Laboratory, Combat Contractor
Soon, a little girl in plain clothes came to Su Ye under the guidance of the staff.
Apart from the label hanging on her clothes, she had no other decorations on her body.
The waist-length crimson hair was simply draped behind her, not the twin ponytails that Su Ye remembered.
"Sir, are you sure you want to choose her?"
The staff member at the side glanced at the information in his hand and said it in front of the little girl without any hesitation.
"Her enterovirus erosion rate has exceeded 30%. Even with the inhibitors regularly provided by the institution, there is still a great risk..."
The cursed child is a child who is infected with the enterovirus from the womb.
This group is characterized by being born with certain protozoan viruses and protozoan-related abilities.
In addition, there is some impact caused by the protozoan virus.
All known "cursed children" are girls.
The cursed children adopted and trained by IISO can serve as partners of the police.
But every time they release the ability of the protogastric animals, the rate of viral erosion in their bodies increases.
Once the erosion rate of the protozoan virus exceeds 50%, it will be impossible to maintain the human form and will transform into a protozoan.
Although some research institutions have developed inhibitors that can slow down the rate of viral erosion after the war.
But it was just a slight easing of the accelerator for a car with failing brakes.
Therefore, when selecting initiators, the police will pay special attention to the value of the virus erosion rate.
A lower erosion rate means you can be more relaxed in combat, and it also means that this "weapon" is more durable.
“I hope your organization can use more humane language when handling business.”
Su Ye glanced at the staff without revealing much emotion.
Perhaps from the other person's perspective, what he just said was actually for his own good.
"I don't need to change the starter, so I'll pick her."
After completing the final formalities, Su Ye officially became a civilian security practitioner.
Coming out of the IISO headquarters building with him was the "Starter" that had just been delivered.
"There was someone else who came with us, and he was the president of our company."
Holding the little girl's hand, Su Ye said as they walked.
"But she has to go to school at an aristocratic girls' school, so she only comes to the company in the evening on weekdays."
"This is fine. As long as we meet our performance targets, we can go wherever we want without having to sit in an office."
Although Su Ye was late on his first day at work, Miss Kigen was not much better.
After rushing him to the IISO headquarters, he hurried to school.
Even the registration procedures were handled by Su Ye himself, and the president did not play any role at all.
Listening to Su Ye's mumbling, the little girl named Aihara Enju remained silent and just followed his footsteps mechanically.
"It seems that Enju Aihara's personality has not become cheerful yet."
Su Ye raised his hand to call a car, thinking secretly in his heart.
Even when he was looking at her, Yeon-joo's face was dull and her eyes were empty.
If it didn't blink occasionally, it would probably be mistaken for a lifeless porcelain doll.
"The cultivation system...it's nice to change things up once in a while."
On the way back, Su Ye used [Identification] on Yanzhu.
As expected and unexpectedly, Yanzhu also has contract skills!
However, her contract is somewhat similar to that of Minami Rika, both of which are related to combat.
However, the triggering method is completely different.
[Contract Skill - Cursed Child: The bonus to the number of jumps and height also applies to melee attacks, and the skill effect is shared when teaming up with other Cursed Children]
(Holding the same color of "big gems" is considered a team, and the maximum number of people in a team is 5)
"Teaming up" is a mechanism in the Terraria world when playing with multiple people.
When in a team state, you can use some team props.
For example, the "Wormhole Potion" can teleport you to another teammate.
“It turns out that we can form a team this way.”
"But the cost is a bit high~."
Seeing the identified information, Su Ye felt a little painful.
Large gems can be synthesized by combining 15 gems of the same type, such as diamonds, amethysts, emeralds, rubies, etc.
It was originally a flag-grabbing prop used in a PVP game, but now it has become a team-building item.
With Su Ye’s current reserves of gems...it would be a fantasy to want to put together a full team of five people.
"It seems that the acquisition of Adventurer's House is also on the agenda."
"To earn so much money, it's natural to exchange it for resources."
Originally, Su Ye planned to wait until he had accumulated some assets before starting the acquisition business.
He didn't want to steal business from the Adventurer's Guild and recycle magic stones.
Instead, they purchase resources such as ores and gems from adventurers.
Because of the existence of the dungeon, Orario is extremely rich in resources, from potions to minerals.
There are also fixed material production points on specific floors to facilitate adventurers' collection.
It is said that there are high-grade minerals such as mithril, orichalcum, and adamantium in the deep dungeons.
These also have corresponding ores in the Terraria world, and can be converted into useful materials through [Identification].
Su Ye does not have enough financial resources to purchase materials such as mithril for the time being.
But you can start considering gold, silver and gems.
The associations generated by Yeonju's talent came to an end when the taxi arrived at the Tiantong Civilian Security Company.
"We're here. This is our company."
Leading Yanzhu into the small office, Su Ye sat in the president's favorite armchair and looked at the little girl in front of him.
"Theoretically, I'm your partner from now on."
"But I still need to sign a contract with you."
Yanzhu's eyes finally wavered. She raised her head in confusion and her eyes met Su Ye's.
"……contract?"
"can."
It is probably a document like a contract that you need to sign when you join a company.
Yanzhu didn't ask any more questions and just agreed.
For a little girl around 10 years old, this was all the possibilities she could think of.
She didn't react until Su Ye's will left an indelible mark on her soul.
"Should I call you Master? Or something else?"
"Please don't call me that."
Su Ye immediately rejected Yanzhu's proposal and felt a chill on his back.
Fortunately, there was no one else in the office.
If someone heard me asking a little loli to call me master when I was walking outside...
I'm afraid he will become socially dead in Tokyo.
The process of signing the contract with Yeon-joo went very smoothly, which was also expected.
After all, she was originally a cursed child who was trained to be the "Initiator".