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Tsukasa Mizugaki begins to try to get closer to the silver-haired girl who locks all her gentleness into her work process in her own way.

He dared not easily bring up such a heavy topic as creating memories again, and could only express his goodwill in the most clumsy way.

He noticed that Ella kept a small pot of herbs in the corner of her office near the window.

The pot of herbs hadn't been tended to in a long time; its leaves drooped and had a sickly, withered yellow hue.

Just like its always expressionless owner, it seemed to have lost all interest in the world.

Thus, Tsukasa Mizugaki began his secret operation.

During his lunch break, he secretly used his phone to search for ways to save his nearly withered potted herbs, carefully noting down every key point.

He bought small packages of nutrient solution, and then every day, while Ella was in the break room making tea, he would sneak over to the pot of herbs and carefully water it.

He dared not make it too obvious, but he hoped that this little bit of hope could reach the heart of the girl who always kept everyone at arm's length.

Ella, of course, noticed Mizugaki Tsukasa's little trick.

She just didn't say it.

At first, she just watched from afar, watching her novice partner clumsily fiddling with the nutrient solution bottle, watching the leaves of the herb grow greener day by day.

She neither exposed it nor stopped it.

A few days later, one morning, as Tsukasa Mizugaki picked up his small spray bottle again, preparing to carry out his daily secret mission, he suddenly stopped.

Beside the dark green pot of the herb plant, a small label, about the size of a fingernail, made of white plastic, had appeared out of nowhere.

On the label, a simple yet incredibly clear smiley face was drawn in black water-based pen.

"(^_^)"

This was her silent response.

Tsukasa Mizugaki stared blankly at that smiling face, feeling a warm feeling in her heart.

An indescribable joy welled up from the depths of my heart, instantly washing away the fatigue that had accumulated from days of work.

Almost instinctively, he grinned, revealing a silly smile.

All day long, his mood was as bright and cheerful as the brilliant sunshine outside the window.

Even when Senior Xiangyue scolded him for the incorrect file format, he couldn't suppress the silly grin on his face.

"You're so happy to be scolded, are you out of your mind?"

Viewers in front of their screens went absolutely wild for this hard-won moment of sweetness.

[Ahhh! She drew a smiley face! She responded!]

[I'm totally shipping them! This old rascal has finally shown some humanity! I knew I hadn't chosen the wrong pairing!]

This awkward yet innocent mutual probing is sweeter than a thousand "I love you"s!

This small, unspoken understanding was like a tiny crack opening in the thick ice wall between the two of them.

Finally, a sliver of sunlight managed to penetrate.

After yet another routine retrieval mission, Si and Ella walked down the street in the evening.

The setting sun cast long shadows of the two of them.

When Mizugaki Tsukasa saw an ice cream truck playing cheerful music by the roadside, his heart skipped a beat.

He remembered Ella's cold words from before, his lips moved, but he swallowed the words back.

But when his gaze inadvertently swept over Ella's always somewhat thin profile...

A surge of courage, from who-knows-where, once again took hold of his mind.

"That senior."

He pointed to the ice cream truck not far away, his voice a little dry from nervousness.

"Want to try some? It's vanilla flavored, it should be delicious."

Ella paused instinctively.

Her body reacted faster than her brain.

Refuse.

She was about to utter the line that was etched into her very being when she saw the look in Mizugaki Tsukasa's eyes.

What kind of eyes were those?

It is filled with the unique feelings of a teenager, a mixture of anticipation and a cautious fear of being rejected again.

Ella's heart softened for no apparent reason.

The refusal that was already on the tip of his tongue was abruptly blocked.

She remained silent for a moment, and finally shook her head gently.

But what came out of his mouth was something else entirely.

"I don't like sweets."

After saying that, she turned her head and walked quickly forward, as if she were running away from something.

Mizuki Tsukasa stood there, stunned.

He was not disappointed by the rejection.

On the contrary, a surge of ecstasy a hundred times stronger than when he saw the smiley face label instantly swept over his entire body!

Her words changed!

It's no longer the phrase that shuts everything out.

It's a reason that a normal girl would use!

This small change was nothing short of a ray of hope for Tsukasa Mizuki.

However, the cruelty of fate lies in this.

It will always extinguish that glimmer of hope in the most ruthless way the very next second you see it.

When the two returned to the office.

A sudden, urgent alarm shattered the relaxed atmosphere of the terminal service department as people were leaving get off work.

Everyone's movements froze instantly.

Senior Xiangyue rushed to the communicator and answered the phone.

"This is the First Terminal Service Department!"

Her expression turned extremely grave as she listened to the report coming through the receiver.

"What? Refusal to recall? Target model?!"

"Understood, deploy immediately!"

She hung up the phone, turned to face the crowd, and her voice was filled with an undeniable seriousness.

"Urgent mission! High-risk target!"

"The target model is very old, and its functional data has long ceased to be uploaded. The owner refused to retrieve it, causing it to become uncontrollable in the mountainous area of ​​the western suburbs. Based on eyewitness reports from nearby residents, it is preliminarily determined to be exhibiting early symptoms of a wandering individual!"

The words "wanderer" seemed to freeze the air in the entire office.

That's the last word any recycler wants to hear.

It means that Giftia, which once held warm memories, has been completely reduced to a monster driven only by destructive instincts.

Ella's face drained of all color instantly. She immediately turned around and began taking out a special restraint gun and sensor from her cabinet.

Tsukasa Mizugaki followed nervously behind, preparing his equipment for the mission.

Just then, he noticed that Senior Xiangyue was staring intently at the screen displaying the mission briefing.

Her gaze swept back and forth between the location and the string of old Giftia models, a complex emotion flickering in her eyes.

That was fear, and pity.

Then, Xiangyue raised her head and glanced at Ella, who was strapping equipment onto her body, with a complicated look in her eyes.

As Mizugaki Tsukasa and Isla grabbed their equipment and prepared to rush out the door, Kazuki suddenly reached out and grabbed Mizugaki Tsukasa's arm.

She was incredibly strong; her knuckles turned slightly white from the force she exerted.

"Listen up, newbie."

Xiangyue warned him, word by word, in an unprecedentedly serious tone.

"This mission is unlike any you've encountered before."

"No matter what happens, protect yourself first."

She paused, lowered her voice, and her eyes became even sharper.

"More importantly, keep an eye on Ella and don't let her do anything foolish!"

These seemingly random words sent a chill down Mizugaki Tsukasa's spine.

A strong sense of foreboding instantly enveloped him.

He turned around and looked at Ella's figure, which had already disappeared outside the door.

Senior Xiangyue's weighty warning lingered in his mind.