Hello, Arknights

Tobrand is a city of subtle size, neither poor nor developed, but a city that develops steadily at its own pace. Ling Dengxian searched the streets for a job that met his requirements: daily wages, physical labor, and his leaving would not affect his boss.

"Next time I have the conditions, I must learn some skills... The employment scope is too narrow." There were not many job advertisements to begin with, and Ling Dengxian looked all the way and found even fewer suitable ones... What does "sincerely recruit a cashier, married and male required" mean?

Every time he walked a distance, he had to look back at the "tail" following behind him - he was curious about how A-ran, who had never worked, made a living, and the reason was vague. Now that he went out, the other party followed him like a tail, which made Ling Dengxian a little confused.

Chi Yu, on the other hand, didn't have any special reaction. She showed no sign of uneasiness while walking on the city streets, as if the tall and short buildings were jungles and shrubs. She had a calm expression on her face, and only when Ling Dengxian looked at her did she tilt her head in a harmless manner.

Am I abnormal or are you abnormal... Ling Dengxian thought so and suddenly noticed a recruitment notice for a coffee shop:

"Now recruiting two waiters, male or female, under 35 years old, required to be down-to-earth and mentally normal, details and salary negotiable."

Ling Dengxian's eyes lit up and he felt that he could handle this job. He turned around and waved at A'ran: "A'ran, do you want to try too?"

"Try what?" A'ran walked up quietly and asked facing his direction.

"Oh, sorry, I forgot you can't see. It's like this..." Ling Dengxian explained the request. A'ran shook his ears slightly and seemed to be hesitating for a while. Finally, he moved his lips: "Then go and take a look."

Looking at Carters who walked up to him without any hesitation, Ling Dengxian felt a little strange. The relationship between them became closer a little too quickly, and there was almost no tentative stage.

I was beaten up before I could get along with Bagpipe...

Influenced by the bagpipe, Ling Dengxian became much more enthusiastic and easy-going than before, but A'ran's behavior was very contradictory to his initial wariness.

Forget it, let’s take care of the meal first.

"Hello, is anyone at the Faraway Cafe?"

The blue-haired girl with black wings fluttering behind her in the hotel was in a good mood. The bath she had just taken made her relax. The scenery along the way was colorful, but Chensha was not so considerate. She climbed onto the bed, turned on the bedside lamp, took out her collection bag, tilted her head slightly and smiled: "'One-Armed Chainsaw Man', I remember your room is next door."

"I'm retired. It's my job to keep an eye on you. It will be much more convenient to sleep in the same room... and don't mention the code name!" The pink-haired figure sat on the bed, sorting out his equipment, and looked up. "Have you finished your shower?"

"Well, go and wash, I won't peek~" The girl smiled slightly, with a cunning flash in her eyes.

"Mastema!"

"Yes, yes. Go take a shower."

"Huh... Let me remind you, you should pay attention to the information you are transporting. The client is not an easy person to deal with. Be careful not to get into trouble." The "One-Armed Chainsaw Man" put down his equipment indignantly and went to the bathroom. After entering the bathroom, he turned back and added: "Don't eat other people's things! Be careful, okay?"

"Eh? I can only feel relieved after he has eaten, okay?"

"But what you did... was quite a blow to that guy. He seems to have been hungry for a long time."

"Everyone is happy in the end... Even the lone traveler doesn't care as much as you do."

“I think he cares a lot…”

As the bathroom door closed, Mostima took out a few photos and postcards of the scenery along the way from her bag and carefully inserted them into the album. The thickness of the album made her smile with pleasure.

The journey is still long, and the stars along the way illuminate her enthusiasm.

"How...is your mental quality?" The boss of Liberi, who looked like an owl, took a look at Ling Dengxian's 1.7-meter-tall figure and seemed to think that he was capable of doing the job.

"No problem. I have encountered wild beasts in the wilderness, so I definitely have the psychological quality to survive." Ling Dengxian added in his mind, assuming that he has the city-breaking spear in his hand.

“Can you treat all guests equally?”

"No problem, I've been to the wilderness and I have a perfectly good work attitude." Ling Dengxian added in his mind, "Since we don't know each other, the attitude should be the same, right?"

“Can you avoid being late or leaving early?”

"No problem. I have a basic routine in the wilderness—"

"What is the relationship between regular work and rest and being late and leaving early?"

"Ahem, anyway, it means there's no problem..." Ling Dengxian was suppressed by Ms. Liberi's gaze, and his voice became smaller and smaller.

"Forget it. The employees in the store are asking for leave or leaving. You are basically qualified, so come and give it a try." The proprietress sighed, and seemed to have no other choice.

"Can I ask why this is happening?" Ling Dengxian asked curiously.

"The store seems to be haunted lately."

"Oh, so that's it - haunted?!" Ling Dengxian was so slow to react that he was startled.

"Yes, that's what they said when they left. There were always strange noises in the storeroom at night, but nothing was found when the door was opened. There were no signs of strange animals in the store, and the ingredients often disappeared inexplicably." The proprietress spread her hands to indicate that she didn't know whether the news was true or not. Finally, as if she remembered something, she added, "Oh, by the way, they said that the storeroom was where the strange thing first happened."

"Madam Boss... why do I feel like you're not that scared?" Ling Dengxian discovered the source of the discomfort.

"Me? Why should I be afraid?" Liberi shrugged. "It's not me who's on night shift, and I have nothing to do during the day. Besides, if it doesn't work, I can just not come to the store."

"..." Ling Dengxian found that this seemed to be the truth.

"I've told you the details. Do you still plan to stay and work?" The lady boss looked at his expression with interest. Finally, Ling Dengxian gritted his teeth and nodded: "Stay, how much is the salary?"

"One hundred a day, plus fifty for on-duty work, one meal at noon, and accommodation if needed."

"Can it still be covered?" Ling Dengxian reacted immediately, "Could it be..."

"Yeah, the storage room."

"...Okay." Ling Dengxian didn't believe it anymore. Could there really be something fishy going on?

"Okay, you can call me Ms. Wesson. Ling Dengxian, that's your name, right? Then I'll leave the shop to you - and, does the girl who came with you also plan to stay and work?"

From the moment he entered the store, A'ran "looked" at a seat in the store. Although his eyes could not be seen, his expression was obviously wrong. He did not participate in the work consultation, but suddenly turned around after a few seconds, said "I'm leaving first" and trotted out of the coffee shop.

Ling Dengxian didn't notice that Ms. Weisen had misjudged A'ran's gender. He thought about it and said, "I think so. I'll go back and ask."

"Okay, you two can start working tomorrow. The storage room will be ready for occupancy in the evening."

"...Okay." Ling Dengxian was nervous and confused: What happened to Ah Ran? Is there something wrong with this coffee shop?