"nothing."

Hasegawa Yu said this with a vague look in his eyes and a weak tone. It was obvious that there was something wrong. "Don't worry, senior. I will pay attention to this aspect in the future."

When you get home, rinse all your clothes again!

Seeing this, Furuya Zero narrowed his eyes suspiciously, not being fooled. "What are pheromones?"

"It's nothing important."

Hasegawa Yu lowered his head, and his mind uncontrollably recalled the comments from fans on his personal account.

Things like "You-chan smells so delicious", "Sweet and soft little O was born to be fucked this way and that", "I'm going to give my brother a bad review for his stage performance because he didn't jump on my bed", etc.

The tips of the orange-haired young man's ears, half hidden under his hair, became visibly redder.

Although Hasegawa Yu has been in the industry for many years and has seen many different kinds of comments, she still feels shy every time she encounters this type of comments.

Obviously most of the fans I met offline were normal!

Thinking that there were even fans who attended his concerts and held up signs with strange requests like "Brother, slap me", Hasegawa Yu became angry again.

He has seen all kinds of scenes!

Hasegawa Yu straightened up, realizing he couldn't show his weakness in front of his senior over something like this. He cleared his throat and emphasized, "Anyway, it has nothing to do with the mission."

"Oh?" Fūya Rei's doubts grew instead of diminishing.

Pheromones...it sounds like something that could be produced in a laboratory.

After sending away the young man who obviously would not reveal anything more, Fūya Rei sat in the driver's seat and thought for a moment, then took out his cell phone and sent a message to Shirley: Have you heard of pheromones?

The scientist, who happened to be not busy, responded quickly.

【？ 】

[Pheromone - Google Encyclopedia] - Sherry

After confirming that the unfamiliar link was safe, Fūya Rei clicked on it with a serious expression.

Sulli actually disguised her information?

The mobile page redirected to a widely searchable online encyclopedia about the biological term "pheromone." The information was identical to the summary on the shared link, without any exaggeration.

Jianggu Ling: "..."

—

【What happened yesterday was my mistake.】

After returning to the safe house, Hasegawa Yuma was busy moving clothes into the washing machine. It was at this time that Ararat, who had been quiet all day, spoke.

"Hmm?" It took him a moment to realize what the other person was referring to. "But Ararat was just trying to warn me. I was the one who accidentally let the cat out of the bag."

Ararat: [. ]

So you knew he was reminding you.

Then why are you so enthusiastic about coming forward?

[The collapse value will only be reminded on the spot when you first encounter it. There will be no further reminders unless the collapse value decreases. ]

Ararat hinted that, "If Hagiwara Kenji stood before you in a different identity, you wouldn't recognize him."

"I'm not face-blind. I can even remember fans who attended a book signing event a few months ago."

Hasegawa Yu stood in front of the washing machine and pressed the washing and drying mode, "Don't worry, Ararat~"

The washing machine hummed to life.

Ararat, completely worried, felt his code buzzing. He gave up the hint and said, "Hagiwara Kenji can fake his voice. Next time he changes his voice and face, how are you going to recognize him?"

"Would an organization member go to such lengths for a mission?" Hasegawa Yu's eyes widened in shock. "Plastic surgery?"

He quickly covered his face with his hands. "I absolutely can't do this, not even if you pay me 10 billion dollars!"

The company bought huge insurance for him from head to toe, especially his throat and face, the amount of which was the highest. Hasegawa Yu had no choice but to pay attention to them in his daily life.

After all, it is too exaggerated to claim compensation from the insurance company for a wound on your face that can heal perfectly while you accidentally get it at work.

However, this seems to be a normal operation among human stars. Hasegawa Yu, who does not understand, chooses to respect the rules of the human world.

[…Not really.] Ararat gestured for the young man to calm down. [Just like false voices, there's also a technique called disguise.]

But to some extent, their disguise techniques are no different from plastic surgery.

"Wow~"

After hearing Ararat's explanation of the disguise, Hasegawa Yuu actually became excited. "That's amazing! It sounds much simpler than special effects makeup."

Want to learn.

Hasegawa Yu was eager to try, and couldn't imagine how happy he would be as a mermaid if he learned how to disguise himself and went out privately during non-working hours.

The agent no longer has to worry about him being surrounded on the street by fans who recognize him and becoming a trending topic!

"It's a pity that I couldn't exchange contact information with Mr. Sawada." Hasegawa Yu sighed regretfully, then excitedly clenched his fist, "I understand Ararat, don't worry."

Ararat: [……]

Forget it, let him help to be more vigilant.

At least it might involve him, huh.

After patting the lid of the washing machine to make it work properly, Hasegawa Yu sat down at the table and started his work, writing the task report.

"Yesterday morning, an explosion of unknown cause occurred at Nagoya Port. No casualties have been reported at the scene, but the estimated losses are..."

"Recently, there have been frequent explosions in Hakata, Fukuoka City. Mika News reminds you to change your plans to travel to Hakata unless absolutely necessary..."

Hearing this, Fūya Rei, who was sitting in Hasegawa Yu's safe house, picked up the remote control and turned off the TV.

The host's lifeless voice suddenly disappeared and the living room became quiet.

Hasegawa Yuu sat upright with his hands on his knees, looking very well-behaved.

The blond, dark-skinned man couldn't help but press his brows. What was wrong with this visual illusion of a primary school student waiting for the teacher to check his homework?

Fūya Rei couldn't help but think of the other party's mission report.

Although he did say yesterday that nothing should be concealed, there was no need to explain in detail such a small matter as "the Scottish senior volunteered to help deal with the body."

Of course, Rei Furuya knew why Hiro wanted the corpse.

The sudden disappearance of two people would definitely arouse the gang's vigilance, so Mike and Tony had to "return" to their own room on the freighter.

Burial at sea is also a good way, and they can have a group of people to accompany them.

No longer thinking about the cargo ship that had probably long since sunk in the Pacific Ocean, Furuya Ling raised his eyelids slightly, "Can I know who Xiaoyou learned to falsetto from?"

"You can learn by yourself and study a little bit." Hasegawa Yu hinted secretly, "But without a teacher, there will be some small problems..."

Rei Furuya, who received this clear hint without any hindrance, raised an eyebrow but pretended not to hear it, "Then Xiaoyou is very smart."

"It's mainly due to the gene light."

Hasegawa Yuu, who failed to initiate the topic of "apprenticeship," slumped his shoulders, but then became slightly proud when being praised for his intelligence. "My family members are very talented in this area."

"I see."

The blond man nodded, his whole aura was unusually peaceful, as furry as the sweater he was wearing, and he looked very leisurely and relaxed.

He held his chin with one hand, his purple-gray eyes like some rare crystals, looking at the orange-haired young man with interest, "This is the first time I heard Xiaoyou mention your family. Did you stay with her before returning to Japan?"

The pronunciations of "he" and "she" in Japanese are different. Hasegawa Yu did not deny the use of "she" as a pronoun. "We don't see each other very often, but Xingluo and I often contact each other by mobile phone."

Hearing this name again, which he had never been able to find any clues about, Fūya Rei's eyes flickered slightly, but the smile on his lips gradually deepened, "Eh..."

Just as the man was about to ask further questions, the phone in his pocket vibrated at a unique frequency.

It's an organization-related thing.

Looking away from the panel, Ararat took advantage of the moment when Furuya Rei lowered his gaze to check the message and quickly said, "Be careful. Don't trust Bourbon's sweet words too much. Don't forget he has no Honkai Impact Rank."

Hasegawa Yu blinked as if he understood something.

[Find a way to talk about something else.] Ararat was eager to get on stage and have a conversation. [For example, don't you want to learn about intelligence officers? Or self-defense?]

"!" Hasegawa Yu finally came to his senses and realized what was wrong. He tried to express his gratitude with his eyes.

【Expression management.】

Ararat warned, "Just act like you're on stage. Use your best expression, anything is fine, but try not to reveal any flaws."

When mentioning this, Hasegawa Yuu suddenly became energetic. On stage, idols must manage their facial expressions perfectly and absolutely no mistakes can be made!

The message in the phone was not important. After reading it in a few seconds, Fūya Rei looked up and saw the orange-haired young man sitting opposite him suddenly showing him a bright smile.

In an instant, the brightness of the entire room seemed to increase by several levels.

The young man's orange-gold eyes were as bright as the warm sun, and a sweet breath spread from his lips, just like cherry blossoms blooming in spring, making people unconsciously lost in the spring breeze that blew along with the pink petals.

Caught off guard by the impact of the smile, Fūya Rei was dazed for a moment.

"senior."

The top idol who once topped the trending searches for a few hours with his extremely contagious ending expression, and whose related short videos of only a few seconds could also receive tens of millions of likes, is now racking his brains to think of how to change the topic less obviously.

"I've taken care of the remaining scent on my clothes, and I didn't even use perfume." Hasegawa Yu looked at the man expectantly, "Now, can you teach me the knowledge an intelligence officer needs to master?"

“…”

"Senior?" Hasegawa Yu was puzzled and felt a little nervous.

This is one of his ending expressions that he practiced in front of the mirror for a very long time, so there shouldn't be any flaws.

“…I understand.” Furuya Rei looked away.

How could he not tell the difference between the smell of laundry detergent and perfume?

Realizing something, Rei Furuya frowned slightly and fell silent.

So, what did he smell yesterday?