Chapter 116

Ailisuzhi: 【How did you originally persuade the mechanical guinea pig to go rest?】

——————Airi Suzi withdrew a message——————

Airi Suzi: "Forget it, I'll run another experiment; you should just get back to normal."

: ？ (just a question mark, no names)

Was this sent by Suzi?

Is that Airi Suzi?

Wasn't it someone who snatched the phone and impersonated?

Wait, what experiment could she still be doing in the library?

Aomo looked somewhat surprised at the characters that popped up on the screen and then froze entirely, but before he could respond, a finger flicked open the light screen, revealing Zhouri Ningjing's cold smile.

You can still get distracted while reviewing your work? That's really disrespectful to the client.

No, actually, that's a message from another assistant. To ensure the plan goes smoothly later, we still need to pay attention to what matters.

Inside the activity room on the third floor of the high school division, Aomo had already risen from the lounge chair, looking helplessly at Zhouri Ningjing.

The gentle "nodding with a smile" mentioned in passersby's casual chat had never appeared here; instead, the fan‑shaped statistic chart—three parts irritable, six parts strict, two parts fierce—was solid, making even the still‑fatigued him unwilling to receive visitors.

But the backer is always impressive.

Just to safeguard his personal belongings placed here, Aomo had to speak carefully.

Otherwise, if the other party were in a bad mood, they might kick his Super Dream Experience Device.

Even if the other party were the type willing to compensate for losses, Aomo had no intention of trading old for new.

Still, even if he cooperated fully, the other party remained dissatisfied.

"An assistant? Can you still find someone who can get involved in this kind of thing?"

Zhouri Ningjing glanced annoyed at the screen beside her: "The kid next to Chazuo does have some talent, but if you therefore look down on those companies, I'm the one who should warn you."

When initially visiting the student council, information needed to be as integrated as possible, so Aomo would open public mode to let Suzi see what was happening over there, but now he naturally kept to private mode.

But that mode's privacy protection seems insufficient; whether it was her initial finger flick or the title she just used, it proves that even the so‑called private mode cannot keep privacy from her.

Because she is a spiritual entity.

Spiritual entities interfering with inanimate objects is nothing new; as technology gradually developed, there have been records of ghosts sneaking into electronic devices and causing trouble. Even now, beings like Mòlīsēn—electronic vampires whose essence remains spiritual—can roam freely in the data world.

But also note: The line mentions "electronic vampire" (electronic vampire) but that's a generic term, not a named entity.

Zhouri Ningjing is not incapable of doing it.

She doesn't do it simply because she doesn't want to, or perhaps… some legal constraints that he's heard of but never examined in detail are hindering her.

Naturally, most management‑protection apps downloaded to terminals also do have some effect.

I've heard that officials of the Holy Terra Federation have their phones equipped with an ultimate‑level Digimon as an information guard, and depending on their functional focus, they differ between the "Iron Empire Dispatch" and the "World Tree Assignment".

These are arrangements in the digital world; the additional layer of protection stemming from real‑world cyber hackers and net police is another matter.

Aomo always felt that those rumor‑like informations were somewhat distant for him, but thinking about it, the information defenses held by wealthy and powerful company executives probably aren't that different either.

I didn't mean to offend that kind of person right off the bat…

Looking at the earnestness in the other's eyes, Aomo's expression grew even more helpless.

Are you warning me?

"Just by looking at your reaction, I can tell you don't take it seriously," Zhouri Ningjing sneered. "A newcomer mercenary really couldn't imagine what kind of Hei'an lies beneath those companies that appear respectable in public, right?"

Do you still think that the Boundary Gate District is a spotless utopia, with no room for even a bit of Hei'an?

Also "Hei'an" appears but it's a generic term; but we have glossary entry for Hei'an → Hei'an.

Thus we need to output Hei'an for Hei'an.

Similarly, Holy Terra Federation → Holy Terra Federation,

Now continue.

Of course not, or maybe you don't know yet, he thought, seeing the other's disdain; they certainly hadn't done a thorough background check, so Aomo felt he needed to introduce himself: "My foster father used to be an armed guard at a security company—in other words, a thug."

When she said that, the black-haired horse girl relaxed her aggression a bit, narrowed her eyes, and turned to look at Suzi's test bench and the clutter on the Chazuo.

Then, as Aomo thought she would remain silent, she suddenly said:

... So, tell me your reason for letting her participate?

She asked, and under Aomo's gaze she reached into the dusty clutter, pulling out a very familiar wad of paper.

She unfolded it, looked at the words on it, and suddenly laughed.

That smile indeed made her look more like the sister of the Manchester Chazuo, but if Aomo remained silent, she would likely grow cold and repressed.

But also note: In line 【20】 we had 'the child beside the tea seat'. There we must output 'Chazuo'. So we will treat 'tea seat' as Chazuo.

Thus line 【42】: Manchester Chazuo. Also Aomo.

Simply put, I didn't actually let her participate; I just told her I got turned away at the company's dream server, and then she suggested that perhaps her research could let me get back in.

"Maybe?" Zhou Ningjing turned her head to look at him.

"Yes, this hasn't even started yet; she went to the library to read, and I was planning to double-check this afternoon, but you've already shown up."

Aomo shrugged and said, "Didn't expect you to be so eager?"

I saw this morning that my buyer account was banned; do you think I wouldn't come over to check the situation?

"You registered the account using your own ID?" Aomo frowned.

Of course not; I have several clean IDs on hand; any will do.

It's still familiar, not something a good person would say, leaving Aomo silent for a moment.

"Are they all horse girls?"

"Otherwise, how would I use it conveniently?"

"Alright, first point of suspicion: horse girl." Aomo angrily marked those three characters on the nearby screen.

"......" Zhou Ningjing fell silent.

"You've thought of that too, right? Since the company is already seeking horse girls to assist with research and has been distributing ads to various stores near teleisen, wouldn't a customer who is a horse girl go unnoticed?"

But also note: The rule says: Use Hanyu Pinyin ONLY for a person's actual NAME and for place-NAMES that are a bare surname/meaningless proper noun. So if it's a place name that is meaningless, we use pinyin. So we will output "Tèléisēn". However, we need to consider capitalization: Capitalize them. So "Tèléisēn".

"I even feel they've become alert; besides you, could there be other horse girls investigating this?"

"Yes, but it's none of our concern; they're approaching this from reality, and I don't have any expectations about it."

Zhou Ningjing sighed, then turned to look at the coffee machine at the Manchester Chazuo, and began familiarly searching for the container holding the coffee beans.

"I'll sort out a normal buyer account later."

"No need, or you could find someone else to try using that number."

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「I decided to first try Suzi's plan. 」

「If one can re-enter via the banned account route, as long as they aren't discovered, that is excellent cover; if another account then causes some trouble, the cover effect would be even better. 」

「The premise is that the little girl really has a way, 」 Zhouri Ningjing muttered to herself while grinding coffee, without turning to look at him, evidently thinking the odds weren't high, 「And you really can avoid being discovered, right? 」

「I'm still willing to give trust for one try; after all, that's the horse girl I chose to take responsibility for. 」

Although it was forced by being blocked at the door, it's not exactly lying; Aomo truly trusts Ailisuzhi's research ability.

「But it also depends on whether you have such trust to give me. 」

「I don't trust. 」

Zhouri Ningjing gave a blunt reply, causing Aomo to silently shake his head without surprise.

He thought he needed to try a different approach, and just as he was thinking that, he turned to look at Suzi's test bench, only to hear the other party say:

「However, I've grasped the location of that dream server; letting you try once is fine. 」

「...... Being trapped also allows a physical attack on the server to conduct a rescue—is that what you mean? 」

「Pretty much, but I still hope you don't make me waste manpower. 」

Zhouri Ningjing, having quickly finished grinding, further tamped the coffee machine: 「Would you like a cup? 」

「... Truly an astonishing invitation. 」

「How? 」

「Is it serious to recommend coffee to an insomniac? 」

「Of course, you can stay energized all day, then sleep all day, thus having the most ample time to conduct Ailisuzhi's experiment. 」

「...... I'm seriously considering whether to utter dirty words to a woman. 」