Re:Zero - Starting Life in Chaos.

Although it feels strange to be Beichen's housekeeper, Fiona is actually quite satisfied with her current job.

On the one hand, in her opinion, Akatsuki was founded by Lord Zero, and working for Akatsuki means working for Zero.

And Beichen is Ling's only disciple at present.

As long as she hangs around Beichen's house often, she will be able to see Lord Ling's elegance again sooner or later.

To be fair, she would be willing to take care of Beichen every day and live in his house as his servant.

As for the other aspect, it is naturally related to the mission.

Her mission is to get more information about the other world of Toudou.

Originally, she wanted to get close to Kaguya Shinomiya to achieve her own goal.

But now that he has become Beichen's housekeeper, his mission has not been delayed and has even become more convenient.

Since Beichen was too lazy to take care of Xiao's affairs, Yuri and Yoel only came to help when needed.

Therefore, when she came to Beichen to report, Beichen directly let her take over Xiao.

It doesn't sound like a big deal.

After all, Akatsuki is just a small group. Apart from the leader and three core members, there is only one peripheral member.

Moreover, the operation of Akatsuki depends entirely on Beichen's needs. Akatsuki will only take action when he wants to buy or sell cultivation resources. The rest of the time, it basically records the commissions from the Kaguya Group and handles related matters.

But that’s not actually the case.

How could a neutral organization that has the strongest people on the island and can provide everyone with advanced resources be simple?

Given the uniqueness of the Akatsuki organization, which force would not regard it as a popular target?

It's just that Fiona has not been put on the table yet. When everyone knows that she is the new administrator, she will definitely be invited to participate in gatherings of the upper circle frequently and be exposed to more unknown information.

This is much easier than taking the time to infiltrate Kaguya.

Beichen naturally didn't know what she was thinking, but he was quite curious about Fiona's current experience.

"Shiodome, I'm curious why you gave up a safe and well-paid job to become a bodyguard for Shinomiya."

Hearing Beichen's question, Fiona, who had already memorized the reason by heart, didn't even blink and answered immediately.

"Akatsuki-san should know that I was previously working at the Shiodome household testing new weapons due to my shooting enhancement abilities."

"But my uncle always felt that it was a bit of a waste to put a Level 5 transcendent like me in this position, so he recommended me to the young lady."

Beichen naturally didn't believe a word of what she said, but he didn't care. He was just bringing up the topic.

"I see, so how do you feel about your current job?"

“It’s a very interesting experience. Although I am much busier than before, it is a privilege to be directly involved in the management of the organization.”

"What? What else can I do?"

"What a bullshit question! What's the difference between you and a boss asking his subordinates if they are tired from work?"

Fiona rolled her eyes covertly.

Seeing Fiona speaking in an official tone, Beichen knew that asking directly would be a futile act, so he changed the subject and asked:

"What do you like to do when you have nothing to do?"

“Uh, is this also part of the job?”

"No, I just simply want to get to know Miss Shiodome."

Looking through the rearview mirror, Fiona looked at Beichen's sunny and handsome face, feeling a little undecided.

"What's going on? Why do you want to know me?"

"Didn't Hayasaka give him my information before he sent me here?"

"Or has he read the information but wants to know more about me?"

"This brat has a crush on me, right?"

"Humph! As expected, even this little brat can't resist my charm."

"But unfortunately, what I like is a strong, confident, and steady man like your master, not a little kid like you who hasn't even fully grown all your hair."

"Hey, I don't know when Master Zero will show up. I've been staying at the brat's house for a few days and haven't seen him..."

"Forget it, let's not think about it for now, the mission is more important."

"Although I don't know what this kid means, I can use this to lay the groundwork."

Thinking of this, Fiona pretended to be hesitant and said:

"If I tell you, Xiao might laugh at me..."

From Fiona’s silence just now, Beichen knew that this girl must be brainstorming, so he didn’t urge her.

Now seeing her attitude, he knew that Fiona was going to set a trap for him.

So he took over the conversation cooperatively.

"What's so funny about this? We are all family."

"Tsk! Who are your own people?"

"That's not right. If I become his master's wife in the future, I will indeed be considered one of our own."

Fiona's expression got a little out of control when she thought about the future when she would wear a wedding dress, walk into the church arm in arm with Lord Zero with everyone's blessings.

Fortunately, the physical memory developed over the years took effect again and I was able to suppress my smile.

However, due to her forced endurance, Fiona's face looked even colder.

"Then I'll tell you, Xiao-san, please don't laugh at me."

"Go ahead and tell me!"

"When I have nothing to do, I like to watch anime and play games."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Beichen couldn't help but straighten his back and thought to himself, here it comes!

"So what genres and themes do you like?"

Seeing Beichen being so sensible, Fiona couldn't help but feel secretly delighted.

But she did not answer immediately, instead she pretended to be surprised and said:

"You don't laugh at me?"

She is not being pretentious, but is behaving in a way that is consistent with the style of this country.

Everyone knows the situation in the island country. Even though it has improved a lot in recent years, the situation of criticizing otakus and otaku girls still exists.

In the workplace, people want to fit in, so they generally don’t tell anyone except their close ones that they are homebodies.

Therefore, after I told him that I was a homebody, the other party not only did not despise me, but asked me a few more questions with interest, which inevitably made me feel surprised.

What Fiona did was to put herself in the situation and make others believe it.

"What's so funny about this? You know I'm a otaku too." Beichen waved his hand indifferently.

"Hey! I was just worrying too much."

"Well, don't think too much. Come on, start your... um, no, tell me what type and subject you like."

Seeing Beichen's impatient look, Fiona curled her lips slightly.

"Boy, you won't be able to find a girlfriend if you're so impatient."

"Not to mention my mother."

Fiona complained in her heart, but she didn't stop talking.

“I like anime and games about adventures in other worlds.”

"Oh, that's how it is."

"Yes, what about you, Xiao-san?"

"Me? Same with us."

"That's such a coincidence!"

"Oh, yes, yes. What a coincidence~"

After getting the answer he wanted, Beichen immediately became perfunctory in his attitude.

"Oh no, why don't you keep asking?"

"Damn brat!"

Seeing that Beichen no longer had the cooperation he had before, Fiona knew that this impromptu action must have failed.

I wanted to continue the conversation, but that didn't fit with my personality, so I gave up.

"So the reason you approached Shopkeeper Tong was to get information about the other world in the East Capital!"

In the back row, Beichen quickly came to a conclusion based on Fiona's actions and deeds.

This can’t be blamed on Fiona being too inexperienced. She gave up after being slightly tested by Beichen.

In fact, Fiona did a good job. No matter from which perspective, her behavior was very consistent with that of a normal person.

Nowadays, it is not surprising that at least half, if not all, of the people like stories about another world.

If you want to blame someone, blame Beichen for cheating and knowing her identity in advance.

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