"Guahhhhh~, I want to go home..."

  A red-haired woman is lying dead on the desk. The report is half-finished. Taking down Vision Company greatly increases her workload at the office. Many documents have to be reviewed over and over again. Her eyes have already been blurred due to the fatigue. Therefore, she takes off her cloak and unbuttons the first knot to let oxygen and the coolness enter her body.

  That's right. Perhaps, this is the game world Zenless Zone Zero. Her body belongs to the 'Thicc' type. A huge chest, Gyat, and a beautiful face are a must...She wonders if she has become a pyable character in another world.

  "Stop compining, Yuri-chan"

  "If you want to go home early, finish your report first, please"

  Zhu Yuan is typing on her computer and double-checking the evidence with a stack of documents.

  *click click click*

  *sigh*

  "I will be more appreciated if you can dress yourself pro...properly"

  "Kohum..."

  Zhu Yuan awkwardly coughes.

  "Fine..."

  Yuri obediently ties her shirt. She knows this kind of sacred pce like N.E.P.S so she doesn't want to tease Zhu Yuan with her inappropriate joke. In addition, she can't make Zhu Yuan find trouble for herself.

  "Hey, you two, let's rest for a while and enjoy these cups of Milk Tea"

  Qingyi steps inside the office and brings back a pack of Milk Teacups.

  "Ahh~"

  Yuri lets out a long smile and hugs Qingyi tightly.

  "Qingyi-senpai, I love you. Only you care about me, unlike the cold-blood and workaholic captain on that side"

  Yuri pretends to be pitiful and fakes her tears.

  "Hey...I heard you"

  Zhu Yuan angrily retorts.

  "All right, all right, you pitiful one, let's rest..."

  Qingyi is amused as her lips curl up. She finds out that this girl is quite pleasant to the eyes. More than 2 days have passed, and Qingyi has known all of Yuri's characteristics. Luckily, this girl was found and put on the right track. She can't imagine if she has to fight the criminal with the support of a talented Proxy like her.

  "Qingyi-senpai, don't spoil her"

  Zhu Yuan feels like she is taking care of children...

  "Isn't it good? Yuri-san will only accompany us until today. Spoiling her a little bit isn't bad, right?"

  Qingyi does her usual pose.

  "Geez~, but Yuri-chan...If you indulge in that kind of drink, you will gain a lot of weight"

  Zhu Yuan reminds Yuri.

  "And you know that my body is fixed and can't gain weight..."

  "I know you've been jealous of me since High School"

  Yuri smugly speaks.

  "Yes, but No, I'm not jealous! If I know that story behind your body, I will be so"

  Zhu Yuan replies.

  "Ah, sorry, Yuri-chan...I can't stop my mouth..."

  Zhu Yuan suddenly looks at Qingyi, who is listening with interest. She has just slipped off her tongue.

  "Sorry for overhearing, Yuri-san doesn't need to share with me if you want"

  Qingyi takes a sip of her pure tea cup.

  "It's ok, Qingyi-senpai"

  "This matter isn't a thing I want to hide"

  "hmm..."

  "What should I say? I'm a person who has lost 15 years of my childhood. I don't know who my real parent is or if they do exist in the first pce"

  "I have shared my inner story with Zhu Yuan since High School. One more person doesn't change anything"

  *pop*

  Yuri pops her straw inside the Milk Teacup and drinks happily.

  "Ho~, interesting...I didn't expect you to have such a past or not..."

  "So do you wish to find your past?"

  Qingyi asks. Her face can't help but twitch her mouth.

  "Yes and No..."

  Yuri gives an ambiguous answer.

  "Yes and no???"

  "I don't understand"

  Qingyi is puzzled.

  "Ah, senpai"

  "Yuri-chan possesses the ability to synchronize herself with the Hollow...and have an unknown past. This ability doesn't sound like a good thing that normal people can access to this kind of power. Even though I have promised to provide clues for her if I find anything useful, doing so isn't different from finding sand in a desert"

  Zhu Yuan chimes in.

  "So, I prefer the present...Living as much as you want to be"

  Yuri smiles helplessly.

  "What an optimistic mind! haha~"

  Qingyi also ughs.

  "I have decided..."

  "I will also help you. No matter what your past is..."

  Qingyi reassures.

  Zhu Yuan sees that her senpai and Yuri get along quite well. Her lips can't help but curl up. Yet, her worried look toward Yuri hasn't been diminished because Yuri's past is more complicated than that.

  'If that incident doesn't happen, Yuri-chan wouldn't have been here to be the Proxy of Light'

  'She should've had a brighter future, the shining star of New Eridu instead of joining the dangerous job as a Proxy'

  Zhu Yuan thinks inside her head. Of course, she can't deny Yuri's contribution to New Eridu in dealing with the Hollow. Yet, she prefers that past Yuri more...Kind, Pure, Diligent, and Innocent face...Maybe, time has taken away that side.

  "Bye-bye, Yuan-chan, Qingyi-senpai"

  Yuri waves her hands under the bright red twilight. The sound of the crows sometimes echoes beyond the sky.

  "Bye bye"

  Zhu Yuan and Qingyi have finished the escort mission to give Yuri a safe drive to her home.

  *click*

  Her department's door is closed as the two officers have finally left.

  "I'm home"

  Yuri greets.

  "Um eh na um na (Master, welcome back)"

  "Ah, Himawari"

  A little sunflower Bangboo smiles happily as the two hug each other.

  "Eh na Um na eh ta um (Master, there is a video message from Misstress. Do you want to open it?)"

  Himawari speaks.

  Yuri's eyes close...

  "Let's do it"

  Yuri nods as she rubs her temple.

  "Greetings, Yu-chan, I have seen you on the news. Is that the promise to live independently? Good one...I have hired someone to take care of your housework. If you refuse, then don't ever think of living independently again.

  Mom misses you...

  Yu-chan, I love you...When can you come back home?"

  "..."

  The cheerful and positive Yuri mode has been turned off. Yuri's eyes are wet a little...If it weren't for the memory of that boy, she would have been broken inside her heart or even suffered from autism.

  *sigh*

  When she began to have her consciousness, perhaps her adoptive parent in this world was the best of the best to her in this life.

  "Eh na (Master...)"

  Little Himawari comforts Yuri with its shorthand.

  She has a conflict with her mother in this life, unfortunately...

  "I'm fine...Himawari-chan"

  Yuri swipes away the tear.

  At this moment, a doorbell suddenly rings.

  *Ding dong*

  "I'm coming"

  Yuri replies as she walks to the door. Unlocking the door with the swipe card, she looks at the person outside of her department.

  "Good evening, Lady Yuri. First time to meet you"

  "My name is Alexandrina Sebastiane from the Victoria Housekeeping Cooperation"

  "You can call me Rina in short"

  Rina bows her head and performs an elegant posture as a noble maid should have.

  "So you're the person that my mom hired..."

  Yuri asks in doubt.

  "Yes, MiLady"

  Rina gently smiles.

  Yuri nods in understanding. She doesn't expect the Earth to be small. Even a losing 50-50 character has penetrated her life. Is it a coincidence or not? Yuri has been tired already.

  "Is that so? Please, take care of me, Rina-san"

  Yuri let Rina come inside her house, leaving Rina's confusing face. She has heard that the Misstress and Yuri have a conflict...Shouldn't she reject and kick her out like the script she's come up with?

  Ignoring those messy thoughts, Rina kindly accepts Yuri's invitation.

  "Whoa, what a mess"

  Rina finally understood this commission...She is caught off guard by the unknown side of Proxy of Light hiding behind the Cold Queen facade in front of the public.

  What should she say about this girl? Unlike Cold Queen in the magazine, she has some simir traits to Ellen at her home.

  "Thanks for your compliment"

  Yuri smirks.

  "Midy, can I consider it as a joke?"

  Rina is speechless...But Commission is Commission after all. She has seen many shameless people in the past. One more isn't a big deal for her. It's just the girl in front of her completely contradicting the person appearing on the TV 3 days ago.

  "Yeah, is it funny?"

  Yuri throws off her clothes on the sofa and opens her ptop to check her email. Her operation completely ignores Rina's presence. Is it rude? Yuri knows it...However, she can't be accustomed to someone infiltrating her personal space. Yet, her habit can't be changed immediately...Why do you bother to change? It'll be discovered after a few days, won't it? Therefore, Yuri completely lets her true self be exposed. Saving time, retionship period...Even Yuri finds that she's indeed a genius.

  "Nah~, serving you is my pleasure, Midy"

  Rina doesn't seem to be bothered at all but elegantly replies. Her OCD brain circuit can't stand this house anymore so she begins to clean the messy stuff in the department.

  'As expected'

  Yuri murmurs inside her head. Although she and the pair of Zhu Yuan and Qingyi have taken down the Vision Company ahead of time, the plot hasn't changed much. For example, Belobog Industries repcing the Vision Company takes the Metro project...

  "Hmm"

  Yuri hums as she looks at the list of emails sent to her. At this time, Rina can't help but want to take a peek. Do you think that she will honestly do housework? No, her ulterior motive hasn't shown its fang yet. The mysterious master behind the Victoria Housekeeping has issued her a special mission...

  "Oh, let me see, let me see"

  Yuri narrows her eyes, discovering the familiar name.

  [Hello, Honey, how are you? You know that your sister misses you very much~

  Giving my greeting to the little Himawari as well...

  I hope that I can have a coffee with my lovely junior at 8 PM tomorrow,

  Dear my love, Yuri-chan

  From your talented, genius, and adorable Grace-Onee-san]

  "..."

  "..."

  Not only does Yuri find cringe, but also Rina...