Chapter 264 Answer to Mo He
The call Cuiqiao received was from Lin Yun. Fortunately, the person on the other end of the phone was not another employee, but Hong Siyu.
The reason why I made a special trip to call her at this point in time was because the Municipal Construction Bureau discovered traces of animal activities in a project near the suburbs, but did not find any remaining animals, so they hoped that the Special Strategy Bureau would send someone to guard the area.
This kind of garrison work would inevitably be a waste of talent if it were given to a magical girl. Although Hong Siyu herself is a magical girl, she has been very busy in the Strategy Bureau recently. She certainly cannot waste her time on a crippled beast that has not yet appeared. And Aso Yuanxiang has recently taken on the defense of almost the entire urban area by herself, and Hong Siyu also feels that she should not be burdened with more.
After a thorough analysis, it seems that the best way to complete this garrison mission is to dispatch a team of magically armed employees of the Strategy Bureau. After all, such a team also has the ability to fight against low-level beasts, and has a lot more manpower than magical girls.
Since the matter involves dispatching the Special Operations Department, the opinion of Director Lin Yun is needed.
"I think it's fine. I can agree to it."
Delphinium said: "But the combat resources of the Special Operations Department are also very valuable, so you have to make it clear to them: if the remnant beast still does not appear after seven days, let them stop working. We also have to change the type of work from garrison to observation, and only ensure that combat forces are dispatched as soon as the remnant beast appears. We are not their babysitters, let them learn to avoid this kind of unnecessary risk, and don't always throw everything to us."
"Okay... agree to their request now, but if no remnant beasts appear after seven days, they will be asked to stop working. I understand."
Hong Siyu muttered, "So, should we send one or two more capable employees to the team? I see that Xiaotian doesn't seem to be that busy recently."
The "Oda" she mentioned refers to Tian Sheng from the Special Operations Department, who has been demonstrating excellent combat skills since the purge of Black Cinder Dawn. As an elite equipped with magical weapons, he has killed egg-level beasts several times alone and is unrivaled in the department.
"If he's not that busy, let him go, so that the Construction Bureau won't say we're not putting in enough effort."
Delphinium leaned against the wall of the bathroom and said calmly, "But we need to be more cautious in deploying elite combatants. This kind of garrison work should only take up half a day of their time to ensure that they have time to deal with those low-level beast attacks... You know, we can't throw even egg-level beasts to Aso. Don't let her bear too much burden."
"Yes, I know, senior." Hong Siyu responded softly.
"That's it for now... I just ran out to make the call in the middle of dinner, so it's not appropriate to talk for too long."
Delphinium glanced at the time on her phone and found that she had been on the phone for ten minutes, so she took the initiative to end the conversation: "If you have any other questions, just contact me."
"Ah, oh, that, senior, wait a moment." Hong Siyu's voice interrupted Cuique's action of pressing the hang-up button.
"Well, is there anything else?" Delphinium asked.
"Just, uh... Happy Birthday! And Happy Valentine's Day."
Hong Siyu's voice first became louder for unknown reasons, and then began to become quieter and quieter: "Although I can't tell you this in person, I hope you don't forget it in the kingdom..."
At this point, she paused and seemed to take a deep breath:
"—I am in the material world, but my heart is filled with you."
She said this very quickly.
It was so fast that before Delphinium could react to what she heard, there was only a series of busy tones left on her phone.
When she figured out what Hong Siyi was talking about, she no longer had the chance to reply and could only stare at her phone with wide eyes.
"This guy, recently he is really..."
After a long time, Delphinium sighed slightly and gave up the idea of pursuing the matter further, because she had to dine with others and couldn't let the other party wait too long.
So she put away her phone, washed up briefly at the sink, and returned to the restaurant.
Her heartbeat did speed up a little, but she adjusted herself quickly and looked back to normal before she sat back at the dining table.
After this episode, she finally adjusted her mindset and thought she could continue the conversation with Mo He.
Thinking of this, Delphinium looked at the chocolate fondue that was already placed in the center of the table, and the metal refrigerator ball that was placed aside and looked completely untouched.
Had the other person been waiting for her the whole time? After realizing this, Delphinium felt a little guilty for leaving for ten minutes.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting, let's continue."
Trying to make her face look calmer, Kuija put on a standard smile and reached out to touch the metal ball. She first pinched the lid and pulled it up and down twice. When the gap in the middle of the lid became a little bigger, she stretched out her finger and rubbed it along the gap, then gently opened it.
This refrigerated ball contains chopped banana pieces.
Delphinium briefly recalled how to eat chocolate fondue, and then followed the way she remembered, using the long-handled tongs beside her to pick up a piece of banana and dip it into the melted chocolate. After waiting for about ten seconds, she picked up the banana, sprinkled some sugar on it, and handed it to Mo He's plate.
"There shouldn't be any problem with the method, so you can rest assured and try it first."
As she said this, she reached out again, ready to open the other refrigerated balls. However, she soon noticed that Mo He was staring at her movements of handling the refrigerated balls for some reason, and was muttering something in a low voice.
"What's wrong?" She could only ask back.
"……nothing."
For some reason, Mo He lowered her head with a guilty look on her face, and slowly ate the banana that Cuique gave her: "The captain made this, it's delicious."
"I just threw it into the pot and rinsed it around. It shouldn't be considered as my doing."
Delphinium corrected the other party's statement, but did not dwell on this topic: "If you like the taste, it's good. Let's blanch some more ingredients. We also have biscuits and apples here."
The two of them began to eat hot pot seriously.
Cuiqiao was still thinking about the question that Mo He asked her before she left the table, and kept questioning herself in her heart whether she should give an answer or what kind of answer she should give.
Mo He, on the other hand, had already made a mistake when Cuiqiao didn't know about it, and his merely destructive behavior had not yet been exposed with the bill, so he was desperately thinking of a solution in his heart.
"...Yes, yes, what if it is a time machine!" After a brainstorming session, her low whisper was still heard by Delphinium, so she gave her a puzzled look.
However, Mo He also realized that he had let the cat out of the bag, so he immediately stuffed the hot chocolate biscuits on the plate into his mouth and pretended nothing had happened.
Compared to the first half of the meal, the two were undoubtedly much quieter at this time. Both sides returned to their initial silence, with only the sound of Delphinium instructing the other party on the use of cutlery from time to time. They were able to eat something well.
Lin Yun thought that a meal consisting entirely of desserts was too sweet, but she was in the state of a magical girl at the time, and her taste as a magical girl made her have no aversion to this kind of food combination that should be too sweet, and she even enjoyed it. Even if she took in a lot of sugar in this meal, her body as a magical girl would not have any adverse reactions to it - it would just be broken down into magic power anyway.
Using a little force with her teeth, she tore off a piece of dry bread coated with chocolate. She chewed silently, feeling the rich sweetness spreading in her mouth, closed her eyes slightly, and made a decision in her heart.
"Mo He." She spoke.
"...Hmm?" Mo He looked at her.
"You asked me the question before, 'Are you happy?' I think maybe I should tell you the answer in my heart."
Delphinium completely swallowed the remaining bread in her mouth, took a sip of the black tea she picked up from the table, and simply said: "If it is a simple 'yes' or 'no', then my answer is the same as before. I have found my own life and happiness, and now I still believe that I am happy."
Mo He's expression remained unchanged: "Really... is that so?"
"I don't know why you are confused or even dissatisfied with my answer, but there is no doubt that what I said is the truth."
Delphinium put down the teacup in her hand and said, "It's just that I didn't tell you the complete answer. That is, I failed to cherish and retain the happiness that belongs to me, so I let part of it slip away."
"I feel sorry, remorseful, and even sad for the lost happiness, but precisely because of this, precisely because of the regret and sadness, I absolutely cannot say that I am unhappy."
"Because, if I indulge in sadness just because I have lost a part of myself, thinking that I have become unhappy, and turning a blind eye to the remaining happiness."
She paused, then looked up at the other person: "If that's the case, I'd be a fool who doesn't even deserve the remaining happiness."
These words made Mo He's hand holding the fork pause slightly.
"I don't understand." She looked up: "If happiness slips away, can it really be called happiness?"
(End of this chapter)
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