"How is it? Are you getting used to it here?"
Artoria, who was resting, saw a familiar figure—it was Wanda, who had already started working. Her youthful temperament attracted the attention of many men. Everyone noticed this beautiful and pretty girl, but because of the obstruction by her brother, no one dared to initiate an advance on the newcomer. Furthermore, it seemed she had some kind of relationship with the superiors, which meant that no man dared to make a move easily. Now, seeing their goddess boss talking to the girl, these men felt even more hopeless. Alright! This woman must be falling again; all the men felt there was no Hope.
"A bit unaccustomed, Miss Artoria."
Facing Artoria's concern, Wanda was a bit at a loss. She was wearing professional attire now and felt a bit constrained. It was her first time working for a formal company. She and her brother had been running around for years, doing odd jobs in small places to make ends meet; they had never had such a leisurely commute, and for a moment, she couldn't get used to it.
"You will get used to it slowly. You can also treat this place as home."
Artoria gently patted Wanda's shoulder, said this comforting sentence, and then turned away. Wanda gently touched the shoulder that Artoria had just patted; this could be considered accepting someone else's tenderness. How long had it been? Ever since their hometown was ravaged by war, they had been wandering everywhere, eating trash, scavenging with her brother, and being captured for human experimentation. It seemed this world had never treated the two of them with kindness, but now this life seemed to have come to an end; the dawn had arrived in this hopeless world.
"Sis, what's wrong?"
Pietro, also wearing professional attire, looked at his sister curiously. Why was she standing there blankly? After hearing her brother's words, Wanda turned to look at her brother. Seeing that her brother still looked like a rogue hooligan even after putting on a suit, Wanda couldn't help but sigh; people are just different from one another.
"Who is this person? Why haven't I seen them before?"
Too lazy to complain about her brother's behavior, Wanda reached for the coffee she had brewed. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly saw a very handsome and tall man walk in. Wanda was quite curious; she didn't recall seeing such a man during her shifts. However, Wanda didn't intend to indulge her curiosity further. Whoever this man was, it had nothing to do with her. It was just that the direction he was heading seemed to be Artoria's office.
"Pietro, pay attention. If anything happens, take Artoria away first."
After saying this solemnly to her brother, Wanda walked calmly in the man's direction. Having received such a great favor from others, how could she not do something? From this 'man', Wanda sensed a different aura—the feeling of an assassin, a sense of dissonance, as if it were a disguise. Pietro nodded, looking bewildered. Although he didn't know what had made his sister act this way, he was determined to carry out her instructions.
"Would this beautiful, kind, and gentle lady mind going on a date with me?"
Artoria's eye twitched as she looked at the guy who had suddenly burst into her office and invited her on a date with the exaggeration of a stage actor. If she hadn't smelled Raven and sensed intuitively that this person was one of her own, Artoria would have already used the Power Stone to pulverize this guy. Seriously, what was wrong with these girls? Was there something wrong with Raven's head, or did she suddenly have a spasm? Why did she turn into a man to ask her out?
"You might not know this, but if you said that to a woman you were meeting for the first time in Taiwanese, you would be labeled a hooligan, or people would think you're crazy. So, which one are you? Raven."
Picking up the coffee on the table, Artoria took a sip while squinting her eyes, happily watching Raven, who looked awkwardly embarrassed. Suddenly, the skin on Raven's body rippled, and the beautiful girl appeared once more. She was puzzled; how had she been exposed? What exactly happened?
"Your behavior was too exaggerated. Sometimes, when you wear a handsome face but do very childish things, it easily makes people suspicious. Even if your ability is outstanding, in the eyes of others, the guy you were playing still felt a bit unnatural."
Playing with a pen in her hand, Artoria commented on Raven's transformation with great interest. Perhaps because she hadn't done anything other than assassinations, and her purpose this time was different, Raven's movements during the transformation were a bit strange. This allowed Artoria to instantly realize, through her hypersensitive senses, that the person in front of her was an acquaintance.
"Fine! I admit, sometimes it's really not appropriate to use my abilities to solve things. As expected, I still don't understand matters of the heart. Artoria, you really don't leave any face for me."
Raven sat down across from Artoria generously. She helplessly admitted her weakness; she was very good at executing assassination missions, but when it came to other things, she was still somewhat powerless. Artoria looked at Raven's expression and raised her eyebrows with interest.
"What is this? How did she suddenly turn into a woman? A Mutant?"
Wanda, who was observing from the shadows, was stunned for a moment. How did a perfectly normal man suddenly turn into a woman? And they seemed quite familiar with Artoria. Wanda was very curious about what was going on, but it seemed Artoria wasn't in any danger. Just as Wanda was about to walk away, the next scene shocked her. She didn't expect this woman to actually step forward and kiss Artoria. This didn't look like the intimacy between close friends, but rather like something between lovers. This shattered Wanda's worldview; Artoria was actually a lesbian.
"Artoria is actually gay? No wonder she doesn't have a boyfriend."
Seeing such a shocking scene, Wanda covered her face and left immediately. Her face was bright red, as if scalded by heat. Even when she bumped into her brother, she didn't stop and rushed into the restroom. She needed to calm down. For Wanda, who had never considered such things, this was too stimulating. It was simply too amazing... too terrifying. And the object was a Mutant! How could Wanda calm down? She knew that she and her brother were also Mutants. At a time when conflicts between ordinary people and Mutants were constant, she had actually encountered a Mutant here, and it was possibly Artoria's lover. Most importantly, the other party was a woman. The impact of these three points combined was simply too great.
"Unbelievable, unbelievable."
Turning on the faucet to wash her face, Wanda stared quietly at herself in the mirror. Such a shock made her emotions somewhat agitated, and her abilities manifested automatically. The glass in front of her shattered instantly. The sound of the shattering glass brought Wanda back to her senses, and she hurriedly suppressed her excited emotions. If her identity were discovered at this moment, it might bring trouble to Artoria. Wanda, who knew how to repay kindness, didn't want to see such a situation.
"Is this woman dangerous?"
After Wanda left, Gwen walked out of the stall. At this moment, Gwen's forehead was covered in sweat. Just now, after Wanda unconsciously activated her powers, Gwen's spider-sense suddenly triggered a strong warning, urging her to leave the place. But Gwen held back. She peeked through the door crack and saw Wanda using her powers. This power was so overwhelming that it made Gwen feel as if she were standing before a Shinigami, as if she could die at any moment.
"I must let them all know about this woman."
With this thought, Gwen hurriedly went to the sink to wash her face. After calming down, she wiped the water off her face with a paper towel and walked out. This matter could be big or small. What if the other party was here to assassinate Artoria? Therefore, Hope and the others needed to know about this.
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