Tao Zhou was a notorious troublemaker at Sentinel Academy, known far and wide. She refused mental guidance from any Guide and did everything with reckless enthusiasm, never considering the consequences.
Every leader at Sentinel Academy agreed: What good was being S-rank if she refused to follow orders? A Sentinel like that was best sent as far away as possible. They absolutely did not want her causing trouble in the capital's safety zone.
So the moment she graduated, the White Tower exiled her to what Sentinels and Guides called "Ningguta": the remote contamination zone designated B-891.
Fine by her. Who was she afraid of?
Tao Zhou hoisted her luggage and climbed aboard the bus bound for the edge of the city.
Before she had even taken a seat, she spotted someone sitting in the back, dressed impeccably.
She took a closer look. Well, would you look at that. It was none other than Zhu Xiaoxiao, the famously good-natured Guide.
The young woman wore a neat, spotless Guide uniform. She was as straight and proper as the lamppost outside Sentinel Academy.
As soon as Tao Zhou got on, Zhu Xiaoxiao smiled warmly at her and handed her an official transfer order stamped with a seal.
"Hi, Tao Zhou. I'm Zhu Xiaoxiao. From now on, we'll be joint captains of the Tenth Squad, managing the B-891 contamination zone together."
What?
Tao Zhou felt the sky was about to fall.
They were equals, and they were assigned to the same contamination zone?
Tao Zhou couldn't stand people who put on airs and pretended to be nice, so she laid down three rules for Zhu Xiaoxiao right there:
"Hey, we're equals. Do your own job, and don't bother me unless you have to."
Zhu Xiaoxiao nodded obediently. "Of course."
Tao Zhou went on, "And don't tell me what to do. Got it?"
Zhu Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly at her. "Got it."
Tao Zhou straightened up. "So what if you're pretty? That won't work on me!"
Blushing, Zhu Xiaoxiao said shyly, "Ah... thank you for the compliment."
Tao Zhou: "..."
A month later, Tao Zhou was scampering after Zhu Xiaoxiao.
"Can't you say a few more words to me?"
"Baby, baby, I'm sorry!"
The fierce, prickly Sentinel Tao Zhou, top x the Guide Zhu Xiaoxiao, bottom, who knows just how to handle someone too stubborn to admit her feelings
White tiger x orca
Theme: Uncovering the truth behind the events
