Chapter 51 51: As Expected of Miss Kisara, She Even Takes Advantage of This!

The newly unlocked world was somewhat complicated.

Drake spent several minutes sorting through his thoughts and digesting the information he had obtained.

"In short, this world doesn't just have Gastrea. It also has a Terraria Jungle biome."

"On top of that, the system issued me a World Quest. I need to challenge the Queen Bee in the world of Black Bullet."

"Once I successfully defeat it, I'll unlock a special variant of the Rogue class called Shadow Monarch."

Queen Bee was one of the bosses in Terraria, and a boss exclusive to the Jungle biome.

Even if he did not defeat her, it would not affect the world's progression.

However, because the Queen Bee dropped some very useful equipment and materials, she had also been on Drake's challenge list. She was just ranked rather low in priority.

According to his original plan, after defeating the Eater of Worlds and before challenging Skeletron, he would go search for the Queen Bee's location.

In Terraria's Underground Jungle, giant honey-filled Hive structures could generate.

They were a type of mini-biome with their own unique environmental mechanics.

Inside every Hive, there would be a Larva sleeping within amber.

As long as it was destroyed, Queen Bee would be enraged and forced to appear for battle.

Alternatively, he could craft an item called the Abeemination and actively summon the boss.

However, no matter which method he chose, he would first need to find a Hive in the Jungle.

The Underground Jungle Drake had already explored was only a small portion of Terraria.

If he relied on himself alone to search, who knew how long it would take?

But now, the Jungle region of the Black Bullet world had been overwritten by Terraria's world environment.

That meant… there might also be Hives in this world!

"This is definitely an opportunity."

It was an opportunity, but it also came with great risk.

Because if he failed while challenging a boss in the Black Bullet world, he would not revive.

Although he could make preparations in advance and avoid death at a critical moment, it was still not as safe as challenging the boss in Terraria itself.

"Looks like I need to prepare perfectly before I challenge it."

Drake glanced at the World Quest reward, and his motivation surged.

Shadow Monarch—if he remembered correctly, that should be the protagonist's class from Solo Leveling.

The ability of this class was simple, but extremely powerful.

It allowed him to extract dead creatures as Shadows, which could either be used to strengthen himself or summoned to assist in battle.

"If I extract the corpse of a boss-level enemy as a Shadow…"

"Doesn't that mean I could summon Terraria bosses to fight for me?!"

Drake could not help imagining the scene of himself waving his hand and summoning Plantera or the Moon Lord to sweep across everything.

Even the bosses from Calamity might be able to become Shadows and fight for him!

"Forget it. Thinking about that now is useless. I need to kill Queen Bee first."

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Drake gradually calmed down.

Even so, his heart was still filled with fighting spirit.

"Lili is helping out at the shop, so I won't bring her this time."

"The transfer location is Tendo Civil Security Corporation…"

After thinking for a moment, Drake decided to scout the place alone first.

After all, the Black Bullet world was different from Tokonosu City.

Although it was also facing an apocalyptic crisis, it still maintained a certain level of order.

In theory, as long as he did not recklessly run into the "forbidden zone" outside the Monoliths, his life should not be in danger.

[The target world's time flow ratio to the main world is 1:1.]

[Do you wish to transfer to the world of "Black Bullet"?]

"Hm? So there's finally a world with the same time flow as the main world."

Drake was slightly surprised, but he did not hesitate.

He disappeared directly from the workshop.

...

The next moment, his figure suddenly appeared inside a simple office.

The furnishings in the office were fairly complete, but judging from the signs of use, most of them were probably second-hand items that had been used for quite some time.

Only the leather armchair behind the ebony desk had been maintained quite well.

It was obvious that the person who sat in that position cared a lot about appearances.

"So… this is Tendo Civil Security Corporation?"

Just as Drake was feeling puzzled, a black-haired girl wearing a sailor uniform suddenly pushed the door open and entered.

The instant she saw Drake, she seemed to warily place her hand near her waist, but there was nothing there. She was not carrying a weapon.

Then the girl seemed to realize something and took the initiative to speak to Drake.

"You must be the applicant here today to interview for a Civil Security officer position at our company, right?"

"Please, have a seat… Would you like tea or water?"

"…Water is fine." Drake replied thoughtfully.

It seemed his identity in this world was that of a job applicant.

The girl in front of him should be the president of this Civil Security company, Kisara Tendo.

Judging by her appearance, she was quite a beautiful girl.

However, her narrow, upturned eyes gave her a sharp impression, like the edge of a blade.

"Excuse me, but are there no other employees here?"

"No."

In response to Drake's question, Kisara Tendo answered helplessly.

"At the moment, it's just me, the president. There were a few people who applied before, but in the end, negotiations fell through."

As for why those negotiations fell through… Drake understood the moment he saw the contract Kisara Tendo handed over.

"Pardon me for asking, but what does 'commission-only' mean on this contract?"

"It's easy to understand, isn't it?"

The sailor-uniformed girl sitting in the armchair explained as if it were only natural.

"There is no base salary. Your monthly income depends on how many commissions you can complete."

"The commission reward is split fifty-fifty with the company, and the rest is your pay."

"Oh…"

Drake seemed to understand and summarized,

"In other words, Miss Tendo doesn't actually have the money to pay employees, so you're trying to get something for nothing?"

This kind of contract was not much different from tricking someone into working for free.

Faced with that accusation, Kisara Tendo first puffed out her cheeks angrily, but soon deflated.

After all, she could not refute the truth.

"Running a company… is harder than I imagined."

As she spoke, the girl's stomach suddenly let out an uncooperative growl.

Kisara, who had not changed expression even after being accused so directly earlier, finally showed a bit of embarrassment and a faint blush.

"A-anyway! These are the only conditions I can offer!"

"The interview is over. You can leave now—"

"Are there any onboarding procedures I need to complete?"

Drake showed no intention of leaving and directly signed his name on the contract from earlier.

"Or can I start working as long as I sign the contract?"

The girl widened her eyes in surprise.

She seemed so stunned that she did not even notice the sound coming from her stomach. She simply stared blankly at her first employee.

A few seconds later, she could not help saying,

"Are you an idiot? You actually signed a contract like this?"

"I would rather the person who wrote this exploitative contract reflect on herself a little."

"How dare you insult your superior's work! Be careful, or I'll deduct your salary!"

"Before that, shouldn't we deal with the fact that the president's stomach keeps growling?"

"Guh…"

Kisara Tendo looked Drake up and down somewhat unwillingly.

"Be honest. What exactly are you after? Don't tell me you're after my beauty."

"…"

This time, it was Drake who could not refute her.

His gaze subconsciously swept over the girl for a moment.

Her slender figure made her youthful charm stand out even more.

Although she could not compare to someone on Shizuka Marikawa's level, she was still quite well-developed among girls her age.

He could not help wondering what kind of effect Miss Kisara's Soma would have.

"Hey, see?! I knew it!"

Noticing Drake's dazed gaze, Kisara Tendo immediately guarded herself and took a defensive stance.

"I'm warning you. Subordinates are not allowed to take advantage of their superiors!"

"Back to the main topic."

Drake coughed lightly and put on a serious expression.

"To be honest, I really do have another motive…"

The young company president snorted softly and muttered,

"Don't think I'll forget how you were staring at me just because you suddenly changed the subject."

"Go on. What do you want from me?"

"Or rather… what do you want to use the Tendo name for?"

Kisara Tendo was the youngest daughter of the wealthy Tendo family, though she had left the family several years ago.

Her grandfather, Kikunojyo Tendo, was the head of the Tendo family, as well as the aide to the ruler of the Tokyo Area, the Seitenshi.

It would not be an exaggeration to call him the highest authority below only the ruler herself.

Because of that, he had also attracted many enemies, people who were secretly gathering strength in hopes of taking revenge against him.

After thinking it over, Kisara Tendo felt that this was the only reason someone would go so far as to sign that kind of contract just to get close to her.

But naturally, she had guessed wrong.

"I just want to solve my identity problem." Drake spoke in a serious tone.

This was indeed the problem he was currently facing.

In a world like Tokonosu City, where order had collapsed, he could wander around however he liked.

But here, without a fixed residence, his only option would be to go pick through trash in the Outer District.

If he wandered around aimlessly at night, he might even be dragged off to a detention center by the police.

"Eh… So you're an unidentified drifter."

After hearing Drake say that, Kisara Tendo revealed a look of understanding, as if she had already filled in his backstory in her head.

"That's understandable. After all, there are plenty of people with unclear identities in the Civil Security business."

As a profession that lived on the edge of a blade, the composition of Civil Security officers could be called extremely varied.

There were veterans who had experienced several Gastrea Wars, mercenaries who used to work illegal jobs, and even modified humans from the mechanical soldier program…

However, no matter what their previous identity was, as long as they were affiliated with a Civil Security company, they would immediately become officially recognized "professionals."

"Is that explanation satisfactory, Madam President?"

"I'd give it sixty points."

Kisara gave him a barely passing score.

"I still feel like you're hiding a lot more from me."

"But since your attitude is decent… tomorrow, I'll take you to the Tokyo branch of IISO to register as a Civil Security officer."

IISO—the International Initiator Supervising Organization.

For Drake, who had only just entered this line of work, it was not an unfamiliar term.

It could be said that the entire Civil Security profession was managed and controlled by IISO.

Its position was similar to the Adventurers Guild's role toward adventurers.

Once someone registered as a Civil Security officer, they would automatically enter the IP Ranking system.

Aside from basic supplies, they would also receive additional merits, privileges, and even military ranks according to their IP Ranking.

Although those ranks were honorary and carried no real authority, they were still a symbol of status.

Most importantly, only after becoming an official Civil Security officer could one be assigned an Initiator by IISO.

However, registering as a Civil Security officer as an individual was almost impossible.

Usually, applications were submitted collectively under the name of a company.

Even a tiny company like Tendo Civil Security Corporation, which only had two people, was still a properly registered company with official Civil Security registration qualifications.

Though, to be fair, the company's most valuable asset was probably its operating license.

"Then I'll be counting on you, Miss Tendo."

Drake glanced at the sky outside and cheerfully suggested,

"In that case, how about we hold an onboarding welcome party at the company tonight?"

"Of course… I'll pay for the ingredients."

With Miss Kisara's financial situation, she could probably only afford discounted bean sprouts.

"Really?!"

The young president wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth in a thoroughly unladylike manner and raised her hand.

"I want steak—wait, I'll write you a shopping list."

"Hey, asking for dinner and then taking extra home is going too far!"

"How could I possibly let go of such a rare chance to improve my meals?!"

In the end, Drake left Tendo Civil Security Corporation holding a shopping list so long it almost dragged on the ground.

"All I can say is… as expected of Miss Kisara."

Drake folded the shopping list in his hand and casually placed it into his inventory. Then he found a hidden corner and drank a potion.

A miraculous scene unfolded.

His body became like a drop of water merging into the surface of a lake, disappearing into thin air in an instant.

[Invisibility Potion: Grants you the "Invisibility" state and reduces monster spawn rates. Duration: 3 minutes.]

To craft one Invisibility Potion, he only needed one Blinkroot and one Moonglow.

After drinking it, he would gain a full three minutes of complete invisibility, and he could keep refreshing the effect as long as he had more potions.

It was practically an essential item for travel, infiltration, and zero-cost shopping.

Drake had only just arrived in this world, so he naturally had no money on him.

The cash he had scavenged in Tokonosu City probably could not be used here either.

Going to a pawnshop would be too troublesome, and he might easily get treated like a fool and ripped off.

That left only one path.

Rob the rich to aid the poor.

...

After leaving Tendo Civil Security Corporation, Drake remained invisible all the way, searching for a suitable target.

Ordinary people had nothing worth taking, so they were definitely not ideal options.

If he was going to do this, he needed to find a place that clearly belonged to a wealthy household.

"Hm? The Tendo Estate…"

By chance, Drake noticed the nameplate hanging in front of the gate of a large residence.

The courtyard occupied an area that could only be described as vast.

Even compared with the Takagi family's estate, this place made it look small.

In the Tokyo Area, where living space had already been compressed to the extreme by the Gastrea, only the Tendo family, who stood at the peak of power, could possibly own such a mansion.

After thinking for less than a second, Drake decisively made his decision.

"Well, since I'm already here… I might as well take a look inside."

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