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At this moment, the belated arrival of the protagonist, Su Xiaoyu, and whatever situation he and Sylvia were in was beyond Nancy’s prediction, as she had already boarded the van heading home.

Of course… Jenna was still the driver.

The technology in this world seems to be much more advanced than in Nancy’s previous life; even a plain and simple van was equipped with smart devices, so it wasn’t that Nancy didn’t want to drive, but that Jenna was the only driver present.

However, Nancy remembered that this little fan probably didn’t have a driver’s license. Should she have her get one? Nancy thought absentmindedly as she looked at the night view of the technologically advanced city outside the window.

At this moment, Jenna had no idea that her boss had already started to plan on using her as a long-term free driver. This naive girl with orange hair was still driving while marveling at how cool her boss had been just a short while ago.

“Boss, that shot you fired just now was really cool!”

“Look at Sunny, Julie, and that girl Lily; you scared them so bad, haha!”

“Honestly, your pistol handling was so professional, if I didn’t know you better, I’d think you had formal training with guns… hehe.”

It seems Jenna was genuinely thrilled, chattering non-stop about Nancy’s heroic moment while driving.

Although the overall technology seems much more advanced than in her previous world, the basic structure of firearms hasn’t diverged from Nancy’s era; it’s still the aim and pull the trigger routine, just with some added smart assistance systems.

Anyway, the makeshift pistol Nancy snatched from Lubbock lacked those high-tech features, which actually benefited the newly transmigrated Nancy. If not for the electronic pistol’s absurdly simple design, her shooting accuracy wouldn’t have been so precise.

At this moment, the lively and cheerful voice of the orange-haired girl continuously reached Nancy’s ears. Honestly, given the original host’s highly depressive and manic personality, Nancy couldn’t fathom how she ever made such a friend.

But still… it’s kind of cute, Nancy was starting to grow fond of the orange hair… uh.¹

Forgetting that she had become a girl now, Nancy suddenly felt a bit melancholy. In her previous life, she was single, and despite being skilled in combat from her time in the military, she couldn’t deal with the creature known as a girl. She remained single until her sudden death in front of the company, never even having held a girl’s hand.

Even after crossing to this world, it seems she’s destined to be single!

What? Get a boyfriend? Nancy would rather die than engage in lovey-dovey with a boy; maybe that way, she could get back to the old world.

“If you really like that gun, I’ll give it to you to play with,” Nancy suddenly said.

Anyway, this world is dangerous, with abilities and magic aplenty. Sooner or later, she’d have to replace this old pistol with something more substantial for self-defense. Might as well give it to her subordinate to play with, and in the process, improve their shooting skills to better assist her.

Nancy’s idea was good, and she expected that, given Jenna’s carefree nature, she wouldn’t refuse.

However, just as Nancy was planning how to teach Jenna to shoot, the orange-haired girl unexpectedly declined.

“Boss… I’ll pass, even though I really want it, I guess you don’t have a license for this thing, right?” Jenna said, scratching her head awkwardly.

“Besides, I often go to the upper city to race, and the police there are much tougher than in our Philo Street area. Carrying this thing on me… I don’t want to end up in jail.”

【Unexpectedly, despite her carefree appearance, she’s actually quite cautious.】 The girl in her mind commented.

“What’s a dead person worrying about?” Nancy bluntly stated the truth, causing the voice in her head, “Candy” to silently retreat into a corner.

Oh, “Candy,” that’s the name Nancy gave to the girl in her mind, considering the person inside her head should be a not-yet-fully-dead Nancy, equivalent to a “residual Nancy,” so “Candy” is fitting.

Of course, Nancy unilaterally decided on this name.

In any case… just like that, Nancy’s well-intentioned offer of the gun was declined.

“Speaking of which, boss… about Nina…” As she was about to drop Nancy off at her home², the orange-haired girl cautiously asked.

Nancy knew that this girl had been corrupted by her sister³; that simply wouldn’t do. She needed to set her thinking straight! Her body and mind could only belong to the boss!

Nancy glanced at Jenna’s beautiful face, then coughed seriously, “Don’t worry about Nina; I have my own judgment.”

Upon hearing this, Jenna immediately silenced and drove quietly. Although she had a good relationship with Nina, compared to her own boss…

Who’s Nina? Don’t know her. I have to drive for the boss, so don’t bother me.

………………

After dropping Nancy off at home, Jenna drove away. She had her own place and didn’t live with Nancy, and the van was actually hers too.

It seems having just a driver isn’t enough; I need to get a good car of my own! Nancy watched the van drive away and touched her smooth chin thoughtfully.

【But I don’t have much savings…】 the rejuvenated Candy kindly reminded.

“If we don’t have money, let’s earn some,” Nancy sighed. “I remember there are many easy-going and wealthy heroines in this game world. It wouldn’t hurt to hang out with them.”

Speaking of heroines… Nancy suddenly remembered Nina, the sister of her current body, who also seemed to be a heroine, though their relationship wasn’t very good.

Nancy also thought about the so-called random reward she got after completing her recent mission — the 【Heroine Detector】, which could display the location of characters with heroine attributes within a 30-kilometer radius for 30 minutes, with only three uses.

What’s the point of giving me this item? What’s a cannon fodder villainess like me supposed to do with a heroine? And do I really need to go out of my way to find one? Isn’t it enough to just follow the protagonist, Su Xiaoyu? Wouldn’t I meet a heroine that way?

With all these questions, Nancy managed to confuse herself, shook her head to clear the bizarre thoughts from her mind, and reached out to open the living room door.

It was the same familiar living room, the same familiar furnishings, but the lights had been turned off, leaving only the drone and holographic advertisement lights from the Philo District’s business buildings outside the window to illuminate the space.

The lights must have been turned off by Nina. Although she was chained, the chain was long enough for her to reach the edge of the living room to turn off the lights.

Entering the living room and glancing around, Nancy immediately saw a girl sleeping on the sofa, holding a remote control.

Was she… watching TV just now?

Perhaps she wasn’t sleeping deeply, for she immediately opened her eyes upon sensing someone approaching. Upon seeing Nancy, the wariness in her eyes quickly turned to panic.

1. Silva: I really don’t get this part, why did the author use xp here, I have no idea… so I took some liberties of my own
2. Silva: The author wrote Jenna here, might be a mistake? Since it was Jenna who is driving so wouldn’t it be Jenna dropping Nancy off? We’ll see…
3. Silva: Not sure why the author needs to so specifically mention “the sister who’s part of the protagonist’s harem”. Feels redundant.