-1-
Lunch break, maintenance department main building, staff cafeteria.
Miss X took the full plate and was about to find a seat to sit down when she saw someone waving at her from a distance.
——She is the famous beauty in the Love Maintenance Department.
"U?" Miss X sat down next to her. "It's rare that you came to the cafeteria during lunch break."
Ms. U: "I come to the cafeteria occasionally. What's wrong with your tone?"
"Really?... Aren't you busy with date invitations from handsome guys every day at noon... in all sorts of high-end restaurants..."
It’s a relief that you can arrange so many activities during lunch break.
"Ahem. I've been eating too much meat. I need to eat some vegetables occasionally."
Miss X nodded and took the cola chicken wings from Miss U's plate.
"Then just be a vegetarian, U."
"……Hello!"
-2-
As the manager of the Maintenance Department who rarely goes on missions and is stationed at the convenience store, Ms. X is a well-connected person in the Purchasing Department, Operations Department, and Maintenance Department. She is very popular among her colleagues.
Ms. U, the Neptune, and Ms. R, the supervisor, are actually both X’s best friends.
We rarely work together because of different business, but whenever we meet, we are still very familiar with each other.
Of course, she couldn't compare to someone like Angel. Angel was a top-tier social terror, someone who even those gloomy undead souls in the Observation Department who hadn't left their rooms for seventy years were willing to come out to eat and play with...
It is said that the main systems are all his good friends, and the subsystems will deliberately type the "^-^" expression when they see him.
Unlike Angel, Miss X has a particularly close relationship with her female colleagues.
...After all, no matter how angelic an angel is, she will not be too close to her female colleagues. Angels' eyes and behavior are very clean, and they have a very good sense of distance between themselves and colleagues of the opposite sex.
He is a magical person who can help female colleagues hundreds of times without making women feel that "he does it on purpose and is trying to curry favor with me."
A man's gender is man, a woman's gender is woman, and an angel's gender is angel.
When female colleagues discuss handsome guys and mention him, they may suddenly become serious and condemn each other, saying, "Why mention angels when talking about handsome guys? Don't blaspheme angels. Angels have no gender."
Mr. P who was passing by: “…”
-3-
This was not the first time he knew that he had a bad relationship with the opposite sex, but he really did not need to be reminded countless times by others.
Moreover, if the boss knew about this kind of talk, she would laugh at him madly.
"Xiao P, it's so miserable that you have no gender, hahahaha. Then why don't you wear a maid outfit for me tonight, hahaha. You have no gender anyway."
"Don't underestimate men's perversion, Ms. M. Men can wear maid outfits, too. This isn't a request that can be used to insult men's self-esteem."
"Oh. So are you wearing it?"
“…”
-4-
"Speaking of Angel, X, did you know that today he..."
Miss X raised a hand helplessly.
"Hold on, U. You haven't given up on fishing for angels into your fish pond yet? This is too much."
Hearing this, Miss U gritted her teeth and spat out the chewed shrimp shell with a "puff".
She had actually given up long ago. An angel's gender is an angel. Miss U was really completely wiped out by that weirdo.
But I just can't accept it.
Especially, as the Sea King, as a mature senior who has experienced many things...
Miss U had a vague intuition that the angel seemed to have done it on purpose.
He can deliberately make someone he dislikes lose interest in him completely, or he can deliberately arouse someone's unprecedented strong interest in him.
...This vague intuition made Miss U very unhappy.
Because even she couldn't reel in her own hooks—
When high-end hunters actively exude charm, they should be able to attract all opposite sexes. It is actually very easy to catch a string of fish with one hook.
The hard part is, after putting down the hook, you swim through thousands of schools of fish in the vast ocean, becoming completely invisible among the targets you are not interested in, and only attracting the super ferocious sea monster that you want to catch the most.
...This is an extremely advanced fishing technique. Someone who can master this kind of fishing technique is definitely not an ordinary person.
Miss U, who noticed this, felt a sense of vigilance, as if the Sea King's crown was being coveted.
No one can fish better than me!
No one!
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"Don't worry about it, X. It's his fault for always treating me like that. As a newcomer, he just turns around and walks away when he sees his senior... How can he be an angel?"
"It's because you keep bothering him, U. The angel won't be angry, he can only avoid you. As long as you stop fishing, the angel will naturally treat you well."
"...Tsk. Stop it, X, you always have a filter for that angel... And, just like stamp collecting, my fish pond has never had any fantasy creatures like angels..."
"Oh? Your fish pond?"
A plate of food clattered onto their table.
The facial expressions of Ms. X and Ms. U were frozen.
-6-
Miss M sat down opposite them with a smile on her face, a yogurt straw in her mouth.
"Good afternoon, both of you~"
X: "...Okay, uh, okay, good afternoon."
U: "Hello, welcome to the staff cafeteria..."
Miss M held the straw in her mouth and moved her lips: "What were you talking about just now? The fish pond? Are you planning to go fishing during the New Year holiday this year? It seems very interesting. Add me~"
“…”
“…”
U: Did she hear it?
X: You didn’t hear it.
U: Did you hear that?
X: I don’t know.
-7-
The two female colleagues exchanged a quick glance, and finally, Ms. X stepped hard on Ms. U.
…It's all your fault! Who told you to covet the angel? Who told you to try to lure the angel into your own pond? That's the angel the devil has already caught in his clutches!
"M, what a coincidence!"
Compared to Miss U, Miss X, who had drunk Angel's soy milk herself and was lucky enough to survive, was a bit more courageous: "Are we eating in the cafeteria for lunch today? How rare."
"Hmm? Not uncommon."
Ms. M grabbed the meat bun on her plate and said, "I used to only eat in the cafeteria. I didn't have money back then, but the cafeteria staff always offered to give me free meals..."
Ms. X: I'd be surprised if they dared to take your money. They were eager to see you off from the food window.
-8-
Perhaps because she was influenced by her elder sister for a period of time during her lifetime, Miss M has regular meal times and a strong love for food.
It stands to reason that a good chef who isn't afraid of her can easily win her stomach... or, perhaps, her heart.
Unfortunately, Mr. P is a culinary genius.
At first, when he was asked to prepare meals, he would only bring toast and coffee. When criticized by his boss, he would say indifferently, "This is all I can do."
After living together, he finally developed an interest in the kitchen. After a lot of practice, he mastered the cooking skills. He said he was responsible for her three meals a day.
As a result, his breakfast frequency was basically different every day. He would disappear into the office as soon as his lunch break was over. Whether or not he would prepare dinner also depended on how many overtime hours he worked.
Of course, Miss M can't blame anyone else.
He doesn't get up in the morning, launches an attack at noon, leaves early at night, and throws his subordinates into various complaints, forcing them to work overtime and not come home to cook...
In fact, it's all her fault.
But Miss M has subordinates, and subordinates are there to take the blame for their superiors.
So, it’s all Xiao P’s fault.
-9-
In the end, rather than using the dormitory kitchen, the two employees of the Horror Maintenance Department actually ate out most often.
Mr. P’s 49 years of overtime work have made him familiar with all kinds of takeout in the ordering system.
Ms. M's 49-year history of persecuting her subordinates has allowed her to experience all kinds of delicacies from all over the world.
Just kidding, subordinates can travel through the world to buy her a teriyaki chicken burger, and they can also go to the big pineapple in the deep sea to eat a real crab burger.
-10-
"Xiao P has a full day of meetings in the purchasing department today. It seems like there are a lot of meetings..."
So there was no way to attack him, and there was no way to go out to eat with him (referring to getting into a subordinate's backpack a minute before lunch break). Ms. M threw away the lunch box left by her subordinate in disgust - who wants to eat peanut butter toast? I've been eating it for more than ten years and I'm already tired of it -
I originally planned to buy a few buns and go to the ice cream shop to play with the clerk (who didn’t add Oreo crumbs last night), but I unexpectedly overheard an interesting conversation.
Ms. U: "Hahaha! Hahaha! So, M, the angel is having a meeting outside today..."
Damn it! Angel is having a meeting outside today!
"So, you were talking about fishing, right? Where are you planning on going? Take me with you! Hey, I want to make a plan ahead of time... prepare the biggest, sharpest hooks... 'Puff!' It'll pierce your lungs..."
Miss X's flattering smile was filled with fear: "I see, I see... M really knows how to fish... But actually, we were not talking about that kind of fishing—"
Miss M took a bite of the bun with a "ahh".
"I see." She mumbled while chewing a bun, "It seems that what you said you wanted to catch wasn't fish, but angels. Who are you referring to as angels?"
...She heard it! She definitely heard it!
Miss U squeezed Miss X's arm tightly, and with trembling eyes, she said: "I was just talking nonsense. I don't want to be stuffed with meat in a bun! I think she wants to turn me into stuffed with meat in a bun! I don't want to!"
Ms. X: ...No matter how much I tremble, no matter how much I squeeze, it's no use. The angel is in a meeting in the purchasing department. I can't summon him in the next second! I don't have the magical power to summon angels!
The next second, Miss M swallowed the bun in her mouth and stretched out her hand——
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"Ms. M. I couldn't find you in the office. Are you in the cafeteria?"
Mr. P stopped at the table and gently patted his boss on the shoulder.
"Steamed buns for lunch? I brought you some local specialties from my friends in the purchasing department. They're said to be the Royal Lotus Leaf Beggar's Chicken, a popular dish in that world. I also brought you a few bottles of rice wine."
Ms. M: “…”
Miss M put down her hand and turned around.
On the opposite side, the two female colleagues almost burst into tears at that moment.
Angel! The angel appeared just in time! Angel!
You are indeed an angel! Thank you, angel!
-12-
Angel... Mr. P, with a bulging backpack and a messy blond hair, showed his empty hands to his boss.
"I just got back from a meeting in the purchasing department. I left my food in the office and came to meet you to eat."
After all, your aversion to peanut butter toast is so deep-rooted that I always worry you'll just throw away your lunch box.
This worry turned out to be correct.
Miss M scoffed.
"You're trying to get your boss to drink during lunch break. You're really brave, Xiao P."
"Well, then you won't drink, but watch me drink?"
“…”
"Or do you have anything else to do here? Let me pack the buns for you first... Ah, what a coincidence, good afternoon, seniors. Are you coming to the cafeteria to eat too?"
X and U: "..."
-13-
What? You just noticed us?
Are we, shivering and hugging each other, just blurred backgrounds in your eyes?
-14-
Ms. M said expressionlessly, "U and X were just talking about angel fishing. I'm very curious, but I haven't found out why yet."
Mr. P blinked.
"You misunderstood. That's not what the seniors meant."
He said in a sunny and serious tone, "Only Miss U wanted to hook me. Miss X was just a passerby who got implicated."
oh.
Ms. M: "I see. How do you fish? With a super-sharp hook three times your size? Snap it through, and then stab it deep in with a 'whoosh'?"
Mr. P: "No, Ms. M. No one can catch me. Besides, please don't be tempted by that big fish hook." You described the process of your simulated attack so concretely and vividly.
"But it's so cool just thinking about it..."
"Go back, the beggar's chicken in the office is getting cold."
"Big fish hooks are so cool..."
"Yes, yes."
-15-
M from the Horror Maintenance Department was seduced away by the angel again.
The two employees who survived the disaster also received sincere apologies from their boss.
Miss X: "Angel... woooo... he really... woooo..."
Miss U: "...What angel! What angel! He just exposed my crime with just one sentence! He didn't even cover up for us! He just came to seduce M and saved us by the way - I knew this guy -"
-16-
In the elevator leading to the terrifying maintenance department.
"Xiao P, I want to buy a big fish hook. A big fish hook that can penetrate a lot of things at once."
"No. Because I might just replace the 'many things' in your mouth."
"Xiao P, I want to go fishing. Fishing seems to be fun and popular among my female colleagues."
"No. The kind of fishing popular among female colleagues isn't fishing with big, handsome hooks."
"That……"
"You wouldn't be interested in that kind of fishing that's popular among your female colleagues. Believe me, that requires a lot of patience and love, and you don't have that kind of patience and love for fish."
"Oh. Then just go for Little P."
"... You don't need to fish for me at all."
"Really? Then can you tie your hands to that super sharp fish hook first? And then jump into the seabed yourself--"
“…”
-17-
Yeah, I knew it.
All she had in mind was the handsome big fish hook.
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