I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

"Knock on the door? Guest? At this time?"

Shenji looked at Chengzi in confusion. No one would invite guests to their home before the house was tidied up.

"I didn't make an appointment today. Could it be that your family sent you to find you?" Chengzi was also confused.

"How is that possible? It's not like I don't have a mobile phone."

"That's right. Now that communication is easier, who could it be?"

Not only Shinji, but everyone here is equipped with a mobile phone, or a customized mobile phone that uses satellite signals directly instead of using a ground base station.

In any case, since it was a knock on the door, the person coming should not be hostile. When the second knock on the door sounded, Chengzi opened the door.

Standing outside the door was a plainly dressed young man, about 20 years old, wearing a black sweetheart-neck sweater and dark gray trousers. He had no other decoration except for the black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. He was increasingly following the trend and pursuing the trend. Compared with the young man with his unique personality, he looks very ordinary.

Orange was sure that he didn't know this person, so he asked Shenji with his eyes, and the latter also said he didn't know him.

Just when Chengzi asked, the strange man had already spoken first.

"Excuse me, does Ms. Orange Aozaki live here?"

The voice is very gentle. Although there is nothing special about it that makes people remember it immediately, it gives people a very comfortable feeling, like the sunshine on a spring afternoon.

"Looking for me?" Chengzi was slightly startled and said subconsciously.

"Yes." The man smiled, with genuine joy in his smile, "I saw your exhibit in the gallery and I am very concerned about that exhibit."

"You came here just for that?" Chengzi crossed his arms, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

"Well, that's right."

The man nodded, and his calm attitude aroused Cheng Zi's interest.

"Although I don't know what part of the exhibit attracted you, you are the first person to come directly to see me because of the exhibit. Apart from acquaintances, at most there are only couriers here to deliver goods."

"That's right." The man bowed apologetically, "I'm really sorry for visiting so rashly."

The man unconsciously turned his gaze to one side, letting Chengzi know which piece of work he was interested in.

The workshop had just been cleaned, and before I had time to move things in, Orange's luggage was piled in the corridor, the most conspicuous of which was a doll sitting on a chair.

The doll is a typical oriental girl. Her hair is neither too long nor too short, just enough to cover the ends of her hair. She has a small face, and her exquisite appearance eliminates gender. Paired with a slender body that has nothing to do with plumpness, it makes people very happy. It's hard to tell whether she is a boy or a girl.

"You came here because you saw that doll."

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry, I was just about to say this." Cheng Zi's keenness made the man slightly at a loss.

"It's okay. I'm very happy that you like her. However, occasionally some people are too obsessed with dolls. It's fine if they are just obsessed with the shape, but some people are fascinated by the things inside - the doll's Inside, it’s an empty ‘empty’ space.”

Chengzi's tone changed from relaxed to serious, and his eyes were not sharp, but they were shocking in their own way.

"I don't think your eyes are just staring at the appearance of the doll. Being attracted to 'empty' things at this age is not a commendable thing. If a child like you gets too close to that kind of thing, It’s definitely not a good thing, please go back——”

"No, I"

Chengzi would close the door if he didn't give the man a chance to continue.

"Wait a minute, Sister Chengzi."

A hand was put on the door frame in time to stop Cheng Zi's movement.

"We're all here, so we should let someone finish what we say. After all, we are the first guests to come to our house after we move. It's really unreasonable to drive people away like this."

"You." Chengzi stepped aside in distress. Only Shenji could make her show such an expression.

"Please come in, sir. The place has not been tidied up yet, and there is nothing to entertain. So you are neglecting me." Shenji made an inviting gesture to the man.

"Don't dare, don't dare." The man kept saying, carefully walking into the office that had not yet opened.

"Tell me, what's the matter with Miss Orange? Do you want to buy that doll?" Shenji asked. His inexplicable friendly attitude made Orange, Sakura, and Fujino who were familiar with him feel uncomfortable.

"No." The man shook his head.

"So I want to see if there are any other works that interest you?"

"No." The man still shook his head.

"Then what do you want-?"

I don’t know whether he was infected by this kindness, or whether he caught the joke hidden deep in his eyes. The man glanced at the empty office, then grabbed his chest as if he had made up his mind, and said resolutely:

"Well, can you make me an employee of this firm?"

"Huh?" Cheng Zi, who was leaning against the door, tilted his head and almost dropped his glasses.

Fujino and Sakura, who were watching quietly, also showed strange expressions. If I remember correctly, Orange should not have issued a recruitment notice.

"Sorry, I didn't hear you clearly. Can you say it again?" Shenji confirmed.

"I want to become an employee of this firm." The man bowed to Chengzi again, "I'm sorry for saying this suddenly. It's getting late, and I don't force you to give an answer today. I will come to visit another day. , I hope you can consider it."

"I didn't expect you to come here. To be honest, I'm surprised. Do you want to be a salesperson, or want to learn how to make dolls? Or, since you're already here, you can be me... Bian·’s disciple——”

Orange held down his glasses, increased the volume of a few words, and stared at the man unblinkingly with orange eyes that gave off a different aura.

The building that was selected as the second workshop and office has a strong composite barrier laid outside. It not only has the concealment and exorcism effect that Shinji first stepped into here, but also incorporates directional perception and a certain degree of control. Regarding mysterious suppression, this is the latest achievement developed by Orange through learning from the original runes.

The man who can find and enter this office is unlikely to be an ordinary person. Cheng Zi needs to observe this man's sincerity through his own magic eyes and the perception effect of the barrier.

After looking at it for three seconds, Cheng Zi suddenly pushed up his glasses, and the strange aura dissipated.

"——You wouldn't think that, right? Just forget it and pretend I didn't say it."

"Oh, oh~" The man instinctively breathed a sigh of relief.

"In short! I should have rejected the applicant who illegally invaded without an appointment. But I have developed some interest in you. Come back tomorrow and I will give you an interview opportunity."

"Okay!" The man suddenly beamed with joy.

"Before that, tell me your name."

"Mikiya, Mikiya Kurogiri, please give me your advice."

"It's really you."

Shinji narrowed his eyes and curved his lips into a knowing smile.

Has it already reached this point without realizing it? "Empty realm".