Re:Zero - Starting Life in Chaos.

"It's... not as... serious as you say."

Seeing that Beichen knew all about them, Hiratsuka Shizuka, whose past was exposed, felt a little uncomfortable, but still tried to make excuses for them.

"Besides, Fennel's ability is extremely rare."

"Not only can I attack others through dreams, but I can also deploy a mental shield for you."

"Both offensive and defensive, in this era of weirdness, do you know how valuable this kind of special psychic ability person is?"

"There are more than 100 million people in the entire island nation, but less than 200,000 extraordinary people, and only a few dozen of these special psychic people have emerged."

"Now that she's been assigned to work for you, you're actually not happy about it!"

"Humph! If you don't want to, then don't participate!"

"If you don't join, there are plenty of people scrambling to join!"

As she spoke, Hiratsuka Shizuka seemed to have found a sufficient excuse for herself, and suddenly she became confident.

"Oh, I'm leaving then."

Hearing this, Beichen immediately stood up and pretended to leave.

It's obvious that Shizuka Hiratsuka is trying to play dumb and get away with it.

If Fennel was really like what she said, how could she be assigned to this problematic team?

The reality is that fennel's ability is indeed quite good, but it also depends on the situation.

The sleeping fennel is a real extraordinary being, and the awake fennel is a mascot.

All her special powers can only be used when she is asleep. When she is awake, she can only use her mind to interfere with the enemy's perception.

And the worst thing is that if she wants to enter the enemy's dream to attack, she has to wait until the enemy falls into a deep sleep.

Isn’t this a rip-off?

What normal enemy would fall asleep during a head-on battle?

Not to mention that her current level is not high, and the mental protection she can provide is average.

Some magic can also provide mental protection. Even if the effect is not as good as hers, it is better than carrying a sleeping person around.

It's not a group battle.

If a team of several people takes her with them, wouldn't that mean two of them will be in a vulnerable state?

Who can bear this?

Not to mention ordinary teams, even the school's elite team can't stand this kind of torture.

Therefore, until Fennel grows up, she is basically a burden.

But it must be said that the 'nightmare' ability is quite suitable for Fennel. After all, she has the 'good habit' of sleeping wherever she goes...

"Hey, no, no, no, I was wrong. I don't know what's good for me."

Seeing Beichen turning around and leaving, Hiratsuka Shizuka lost her momentum and hurriedly stepped forward to grab Beichen.

"Oh? Didn't you say that there are plenty of people who can do it if I don't want to? Why are you pulling me here all of a sudden? Just let me go!"

Beichen looked down at the woman in front of him who was trying to please him with contempt.

"Hehe, this is just a moment of confusion~"

Seeing that Beichen remained unmoved, Hiratsuka Shizuka's face changed and she pretended to look pitiful.

"Hey! Beichen, you are the chief! It's easy to calm down these problem children."

"Besides, you have helped me several times before. Just help me again because I have been bullied by you for so many years."

"Okay~"

In order to get rid of this group of problem students, Shizuka Hiratsuka also risked her little tender face.

Could it be possible that she didn't know that fennel was a burden?

But what can she do?

The school was unwilling to give up such a rare ability and insisted that she gain more experience to improve her abilities.

The captains of each team are not unwilling, but they have to be responsible for their teammates.

In the past, the teams that accepted fennel were more or less restricted, which led to mission failure more than once or twice.

This made Shizuka Hiratsuka feel embarrassed to bother them again.

Then there are the other problem children, which one can she afford to mess with?

Not only are they very capable, but their backgrounds are also terrifying.

Oh, no, Yukinoshita can, but she can't do it.

Ever since the task was assigned, she has been having a headache every time she thinks of this group of people.

Nothing I eat tastes good, nothing I drink tastes satisfying.

But we can’t ignore it.

If the school knew that I had randomly placed these young ladies into inappropriate teams, they would kill me!

Thinking of this, Hiratsuka Shizuka could no longer bear the grievance in her heart, and threw herself into Beichen's arms, crying:

"Beichen! Please help me~ Since you want to visit another world anyway, why not just treat it as a public-funded tour?"

"If you're still not satisfied, at worst, when you come back, I'll treat you to ten bowls of ramen. No, twenty bowls, until you don't want to eat anymore."

"I haven't slept well for a few days. Please help me! Oh!"

As he spoke, he tilted his head back, pointed at his eye bags, and kept rubbing them in front of Beichen's eyes.

The warm jade is in my arms, and the fragrance is overwhelming.

Seeing that Hiratsuka Shizuka looked like she had suffered a great injustice, Beichen couldn't help but twitch his lips while enjoying it.

"Okay, okay, I promise you. Hurry up and let go. You are such a grown-up, and you still want to learn this trick!"

He said he was just teasing Hiratsuka Shizuka, but he never expected she would have such a big reaction.

It seems that this group of problem children has really posed a big problem for her.

"Really! You won't regret it?" Hearing Beichen's agreement, Hiratsuka Shizuka showed a surprised smile.

"No regrets." Looking at the tearful face in front of him, Beichen replied helplessly.

"Whoever regrets is a puppy!"

"Hey! I'm telling you, don't push your luck! Otherwise, you'll be in trouble!"

"You are mean to me~ You all think I am young and easy to bully, I..."

"Okay, okay, whoever goes back on his word is a puppy, okay."

Seeing that Shizuka Hiratsuka was about to make trouble again, Beichen quickly agreed.

"Hey! As expected, even if you are Beichen, you have to bow down to my suit pants."

After Beichen finished swearing, Hiratsuka Shizuka quickly let go of him, stood up straight, and while tidying up her messy clothes, she proudly shook her bangs, as if the pitiful person just now was not her.

"..."

Seeing her smug look, Beichen didn't bother to pay attention to her. He reached out and picked up the list, shook it, and continued to ask:

"Okay, I can understand the situation of the others. They are a bunch of notorious problem children in their grade."

"But what's wrong with Kato? With her level 3 peak strength and easy-going personality, even if she's just an ordinary cultivator, there shouldn't be anyone who wants her, right?"

"Huh? Who?"

Hearing this, Hiratsuka Shizuka was stunned. It was obvious that she couldn't remember who Kato was for a moment.

"...Kato Megumi." Beichen looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka speechlessly.

"Oh, oh, oh!" Shizuka Hiratsuka felt a little embarrassed by his gaze and scratched her head. "Um, I forgot about it when I was assigning it, and I only found her when I checked later... hehe."

"..."

"Don't look at me like that. I know this is beneath my dignity as a chief priest..."

"How can you be so majestic like this?" Beichen interrupted.

"What can I do? Not to mention me, how many people in the whole school can remember her? Eh? How come you seem to have never forgotten her? Could it be..."

Before she finished speaking, Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Beichen with an ambiguous look, the meaning of which was self-evident.

"Put away your love-brain! What? Have you stopped watching hot-blooded anime and started reading romance novels recently?"

"I can remember it because I'm strong and immune to it."

"Eh? Is that so?"

Hearing this, Hiratsuka Shizuka had no doubts. Although she didn't know Beichen's specific strength, it was definitely higher than hers.

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