Chapter 697: Chapter 697

[Glutton God: There are only wrongly called names but no wrong titles. Among the Clean-up Bureau’s most outstanding group of Cleaners, one will inevitably become famous with each task and gradually earn a universally recognized unique title.

And after undergoing several highly dangerous tasks, the "Glutton God" of the Clean-up Bureau has successfully replaced "Glutton God Leon" as your most recognized exclusive designation.]

[Effect when equipped: Due to your widely known peculiar hobby, upon revealing or having your identity exposed, all nearby Cleaners of level one and below who learn of the news will immediately receive an unremovable Fear effect.]

[Advanced route: None]

[Hidden Trait (equipping not required): Influenced by your infamous reputation, during inter-branch joint operations involving you, Cleaners of level one and below will have a dramatic increase in obedience to you, though there’s also a certain probability they might quietly flee.]

What the hell is this damn badge...

Looking at the [Glutton God] shining brightly in the badge slot, Leon, his face filled with speechlessness, decisively took it off, pretending that he never received such a thing.

There are only two effects, and both harshly punish teammates; it’s better not to wear it at all. Its existence is like a failing Archer Director, simply here to be a joke. The source of thɪs content is novel·fire.net

Just as Leon was browsing through his badges, pondering if he could come up with some useful new combination, there was a sudden knock at his office door. A somewhat timid voice quietly inquired from outside:

"Senior Leon, are you available now?"

Calling me senior, that should be Ms. Breakthrough outside... Speaking of which, can I actually be called senior by someone else?

Feeling a bit awkward being called senior, Leon involuntarily coughed lightly, then sat upright behind the desk and responded loudly:

"Yes, you can come in!"

With Leon’s permission, "Ms. Breakthrough," still wearing that old velvet dress, walked into Leon’s office with her head slightly bowed, then hesitantly said:

"Um... Senior Leon, yesterday... uhh... I encountered some strange things, so I wanted to ask you..."

Come on... I’m not going to eat you, is there a need to be so nervous?

Seeing "Ms. Breakthrough" standing with her hands tightly held in front of her abdomen, her face practically spelling out social anxiety, Leon couldn’t help but say with some helplessness:

"Ms. Layla, you really don’t need to be so tense. We’re all colleagues, just ask whatever you want,

also, even though you were introduced by me to join, I haven’t been in the Clean-up Bureau long myself, roughly the same period as you, so you don’t need to call me senior, just call me by name."

Unconsciously stepping back half a step, "Ms. Breakthrough" spoke so softly it was like a mosquito:

"Mr. Leon, I... I had a dream yesterday, and then... then somehow, inexplicably, I dreamed of you..."

Upon hearing Layla’s words, Leon raised an eyebrow in surprise, then realized, and with a hint of astonishment, asked:

"You didn’t dream about yesterday’s promotion assessment, did you?"

Promotion assessment... what’s that?

Hearing this, "Ms. Breakthrough" raised her head with some confusion and cautiously replied:

"Sorry, I don’t know what the promotion assessment is, but I first dreamed you were sitting on a chair drawing, then... then you took a knife and killed hundreds of people, and later... don’t know why, suddenly you were with another you, eating whatever you saw..."

Goodness, didn’t you just see everything? So while Senior Amien and I were participating in the promotion assessment, you were observing from the dream borders?!

Seeing Leon’s rather speechless expression, Layla immediately retreated timidly, her face turning crimson as she apologized again:

"I... I also don’t know why I had such a strange dream, but Director Olivia told me to report any odd events to her, or if she’s unavailable, to find you.

Director Olivia seemed busy, with no time to listen to this, so I... anyway... anyway, sorry for bothering you! Please forget all the nonsense I just said!"

Seeing that she seemed about to run, Leon quickly got up, bypassed the desk, and stopped "Ms. Breakthrough" who had bowed suddenly and was about to dash out of his office.

"Don’t leave yet... um... actually, not everything you dreamed of is nonsense."

In Layla’s puzzled expression, Leon cleared his throat, his eyes slightly shifting, as he said:

"At the time, another senior from the Bureau and I were in the Dream Realm participating in the headquarters’ promotion assessment, and what you dreamed about should be the situation then."

Does that mean... what I dreamed actually happened? Did you really... really see something and then eat it?

Hearing Leon’s words, "Ms. Breakthrough" couldn’t help but widen her eyes, and then asked nervously with a face full of shock:

"Mr. Leon, you... in our Bureau, in order to get promoted, you actually have to eat... and do those kinds of things? This... this..."

"Ahem, ahem, it’s not what you think it is."

After giving her a simple explanation, mainly clarifying that he doesn’t eat people, and seeing "Ms. Breakthrough" breathe a sigh of relief, Leon curiously inquired:

"Ms. Layla, besides the matter of Senior Amien and me, did you dream of anything else yesterday?"

"I did dream of some other things..."

After hesitating on Leon’s question, "Ms. Breakthrough" subtly glanced at him and timidly whispered:

"I dreamed of you... or rather, someone who looks like you, was discussing something in a pitch-black river with someone called Director Shui-something, saying they planned... to make a move on our Virgin Branch..."

Upon seeing an urgently rushing Leon entering, the red-haired director, with a fatigued appearance, beckoned him over and with a furrowed brow, said:

"It’s just as well I needed to find you, the headquarters’ meeting just ended, and the situation does not look optimistic..."

Hearing the red-haired director’s opening line, Leon, who was also about to report bad news, was taken aback, then he asked urgently:

"What did the headquarters say?"

"Mr. Taurus’s ascension preparations have been made and can’t be delayed any longer, but the other two directors have had issues, and maintaining Mr. Taurus’s safety isn’t certain.

So, Director Archer proposed that six Zodiac Branch Office directors, including me, temporarily abandon overseeing their territories to collectively head to the headquarters, prioritizing ensuring Director of Taurus can successfully ascend."

Upon hearing this, Leon’s pupils couldn’t help but contract, and he hurriedly asked:

"Then what about the Slaughter King Association? If six Yellow Road directors are transferred at once, wouldn’t that be like handing over six Kingdoms to the Slaughter King Association?"