Chapter 576

"Bang!"

"Ouch..."

After turning over in his sleep and falling off the office desk, Leon, whose head was splitting with pain, couldn't help but groan. He climbed up from the carpet, swaying, and felt that the world before his eyes seemed to have turned into three, and was constantly cycling and alternating.

The Director... is truly a dangerous woman... dangerous in the literal sense.

Recalling the disastrous drinking session from last night and healing his ribs that had been hugged until they broke, Leon couldn't help but shiver with lingering fear.

Although his own Director is a good boss and takes care of him in every aspect, she is indeed an incorrigible drunkard.

In the past, no one could drink with her, so she could only drink a little bit of sad liquor alone. But after meeting him, whose drinking capacity could barely keep up with hers, the Director seemed to have opened the door to a new world, and the more she drank, the more she enjoyed it.

After she got completely high, I'm afraid that if a dog crawled into the Cleaning Bureau, she would be able to pull it onto the table and pour a few drinks for it. Yesterday, he even had his two attempts at faking drunkenness seen through, and she hooked her arm around his shoulders to prop him up and keep pouring...

However, this drinking session wasn't entirely in vain.

Looking at the three red hairs wrapped around his right hand, Leon, whose face was a bit pale after the hangover, couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of his mouth, revealing a slightly relieved smile.

Anna and the other two are living in the Happiness Apartment. At night, there is the strong old man patrolling with big scissors, and during the day, there is the danger-avoidance blessing added by the Happiness Apartment. Plus the hair he got from the Director, this time it can be considered completely protected, and he can finally rest easy...

Ugh... my head hurts so much... It seems that although the drinking wasn't a loss, it was indeed a bit too much...

After rubbing his temples that wouldn't stop throbbing, and looking at the world that was still swaying slightly before his eyes, Leon, sitting back behind the office desk, couldn't help but sigh. He then secretly made up his mind that in the future, when the Director tries to pull him to drink again, he must refuse without hesitation, just like Senior Ai Ma.

Although it's a bit like killing the donkey after the millstone is used and not recognizing people after getting the benefits, this job of drinking with the Director is really not something a human can do. If I drink with her like this again in the future, I'm a dog!

"Woof..."

???

Looking at Youha, who was lying on its back on the office desk, also smelling of alcohol, Leon, whose eyes were still spinning a bit, was stunned. He then speechlessly looked in the direction of the Director's office.

I was just saying that, I didn't expect you to really be able to pour two drinks even for a dog!

"Wake up! Wake up!"

Leon carefully flipped Youha over and reached out to pat its back. Youha, who had accidentally entered the drinking session, let out two milky hiccups, finally recovered, and opened its dog eyes, which were very blurry from drunkenness.

"Woof-woo, woof-woo woof-woo..."

(Scared the dog to death, how could someone pour drinks even for a dog...)

After complaining to Leon with no energy, Youha arched its back like a fat little caterpillar, swayed its four short legs, crawled into the wine bottle on the table, and dragged out the photo that had caused it to be drunk for a whole night.

"Woof, woof-woo..."

(The thing you put in is different, I'm going back to sleep for a while...)

"Go on, go on..."

Watching Youha walk crookedly into the wine bottle and fall asleep without even a sound, Leon couldn't help but rub his brow. He then rubbed his hands until they were hot and applied them to his eyes for a while. After waiting until the world before his eyes stopped spinning, he reached out to touch the photo on the table.

【Name: What If (Substitute, Modify)】

【Appearance: A brand-new photo of a beautiful woman smiling outside the frame. If you keep staring at her, you will involuntarily develop a strange envy for her.】

【Ability: Substitute Identity, Modify World】

【Cost: None】

【File: One of the many functional anomalous objects created by the Aquarius Director of the Cleaning Bureau to achieve his wish, tentatively numbered 0006.

This anomalous object once completely lost its original power due to the creator's resistance and denial. But after experiencing the shock of some events, the creator's thoughts gradually changed, and new longings were generated, thus allowing this damaged anomalous object to be repaired.】 【Evaluation: A functional anomalous object with extremely powerful effects. It can almost replace anyone you want to replace at no cost, and can even modify all related traces.

The pity is that the human heart is harder to control than the entire world. Even if you can modify the entire world, you cannot change a person who does not love you. That person only loves the identity you borrowed.

If someone wants to rely on it to obtain happiness, I'm afraid they can only obtain even greater disappointment. Perhaps this pain of unrequited love is the true cost that needs to be paid when using it.】

【Infection Value: 9】

【Due to your special relationship with the creator of this anomalous object, you possess all permissions to use it directly.】

【Your infection value has increased.】

【Current infection value is 4.1.】

This thing... is that Anna's family portrait?

Looking at the photo that had been completely repaired but had almost completely turned into another anomalous object, except for the retained ability to modify the world, Leon's brow couldn't help but furrow deeply.

'The creator's thoughts changed'

'Generated new longings'

'Even if you can change the world, you cannot change a person who does not love you'

This description, which had a strong "simp" vibe, plus the ability to substitute identity, and this beautiful woman in the photo who looked a bit familiar...

Could it be that Anna is in love? And she fell in love with this woman in the photo? Even to the point that the anomalous object changed?

Ah, this?

Relying on the pitifully little known information and his brain, which was a mess after the hangover, and barely deducing this possible result, Leon couldn't help but hold his head with both hands and start grabbing his hair fiercely.

What on earth is going on! I just slept for a night, how did the version change after I woke up?

"Knock knock knock!"

Just as Leon, whose eyes were full of doubt about life, was preparing to ask the Black Goat to see if he had slept for a night or a week, a polite knock sounded outside the door.

"You're finally awake."

Pushing the slightly ajar door open a crack and seeing that Leon had already gotten down from the desk, Jerry couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief and then asked:

"Leon, someone came to the Bureau today to report a case, saying that they were suddenly forgotten by everyone. I guess she might have been attacked by some kind of anomalous ability.

The Director drank too much yesterday and hasn't woken up yet. The only people in the Bureau without tasks on hand are Ai Ma and me, and neither of us is very good at handling soul and spirit-related situations.

So if you have time, come and give me a hand? If there are any gains in the end, we'll distribute them according to the amount of effort put in. If it's something soul-related, it'll all go to you. How about it?"

"This... I don't have any tasks on hand, but something seems to have happened at home..."

Looking at the photo on the desk, although Leon was very tempted by this condition, thinking of the strange change that appeared on Anna's side, he still refused:

"How about this, Senior Jerry, I have to go home first. If there's nothing major there, I'll... ugh..."

This person reporting the case... why does she look a bit familiar?

Watching the woman in the hallway who was looking at him with a curious look after the office door was opened, Leon couldn't help but be stunned. He then lowered his head and looked at the photo on the desk again.

Isn't this the same person?

(End of Chapter)