Chapter 189

Forcing someone to bow to you? What kind of ability is that? After blinking his fox-like eyes with curiosity, the Red-haired Bureau Director said with great interest:

“So, how exactly does it consume your energy? What’s the cost? And what happens if it fails?”

These… seem like they don’t exist?

Leon furrowed his brow slightly and replied somewhat uncertainly: “They should all be pretty low? It’s just that the target range is a bit narrow, only effective on people who meet certain conditions.”

“I see.”

After pondering for a moment, the Red-haired Bureau Director directly suggested:

“If you’re sure there won’t be any costs, why don’t you try it on me?”

Should I try it on the director? After hearing the Red-haired Bureau Director’s suggestion, Leon couldn’t help but feel a stirring in his heart.

He had been extremely curious about whether the effects of the [Badge] could take effect on this world’s “high-end powers.” With her immense strength and no risk of harm regardless of success or failure, the Red-haired Bureau Director was undoubtedly the best test subject.

“Then let me give it a shot!”

Seizing this good opportunity without hesitation, Leon immediately switched out the [Travel Thrush Prince] Badge and then looked into the Red-haired Bureau Director’s eyes, slowly asking: “Why don’t you bow to me?”

“Huh? Is it activated by words… Hmm?”

The moment Leon finished speaking, the Red-haired Bureau Director’s body trembled slightly. She stood up cleanly from her chair and performed a deep bow with full force. However, there wasn’t empty space between them; there was a very sturdy large desk…

“Bang!”

Whoa!

Seeing the Director bang her forehead against the table and knock herself a loud head-knock, Leon involuntarily exclaimed and turned to run away without hesitation. Unfortunately, before he even reached the door, the hair tied around his neck dragged him back.

“This ability of yours… is quite interesting.”

After sitting back down, grabbing a document that had already been reviewed, and covering the crack on the desktop caused by the knock, the Bureau Director coughed dryly with a slightly red face and said:

“How shall I put it… The stealthiness when activating it is quite outstanding, especially how sudden its effectiveness is. Even I didn’t react in time. Overall, it’s pretty good.”

“Ah, right, right…”

“You shouldn’t think I’m exaggerating.”

Seeing through Leon’s real thoughts from his eyes, the Red-haired Bureau Director, who had just lost face, clenched her fists and couldn’t help but explain:

“I was afraid that resisting too intensely would hurt you due to excessive consumption, so I deliberately restrained my own strength and even intentionally cooperated, which is why it happened… Hmm… How about you try again? This time, I’ll definitely be able to block it!”

“Uh… There’s no need for that, right?”

After hearing the Red-haired Bureau Director’s invitation, Leon shook his head with a wry smile, sensing impending doom: “It was just testing the intensity. Since it worked on you when you weren’t paying attention, it will definitely work on those rebels. That’s enough for now.”

“Not enough, not enough.”

Grinding her molars forcefully, the Red-haired Bureau Director smiled and said: “Tests regarding abilities should be as detailed as possible. How can we be sloppy?”

“Uh… Alright…”

Under the “enthusiastic invitation” of the Red-haired Bureau Director, Leon returned to his original position and somewhat guiltily suggested:

“Uh… How about we change places? A little farther from this table…”

“No need! Testing right here is fine.”

“…”

Looking at the cold light in his director’s eyes, Leon hoped for the first time that the badge’s effect wouldn’t be too powerful. He steeled himself and said: “You… bow to me, alright?”

The moment Leon’s words landed, the [Travel Thrush Prince] insignia panel flickered faintly, and the Red-haired Bureau Director abruptly stood up once more, smacking her head solidly against the desk!

“…”

“…”

Crap!

Watching his boss maintain the posture of bowing to him, her butt sticking up on the table, and especially noticing her rapidly reddening ears, Leon’s mouth began to twitch involuntarily.

After these two bows, will I not get revenge later?

“Uh…”

“Again!”

Sitting back down with eyes full of incredulity, the Red-haired Bureau Director, whose forehead smeared some ink on the document, gritted her teeth and explained:

“I was still a bit careless just now. This time, I’ll use an anomalous item to defend myself. The resistance might increase several times. If you can’t handle the consumption, stop immediately. Don’t overdo it!”

“…”

Looking at the reversed word “approved” on her forehead, clearly getting carried away, Leon made one last effort to refuse: “Director, I have something else to do later. Let’s stop the test here today…”

“Do it!”

“…”

“You… why don’t you bow to me?”

With a thunderous sound, she stood up again for the third time, dragging the chair bound to her rear and a large chunk of foundation pulled out by her red hair, giving Leon another resounding bow.

“…”

“…”

“…”

My worldview has been completely reshaped!

Me, with a maximum Leon value exceeding seventy, plus the numbered 013 [Slayer Blood Hair], isn’t something ordinary anomalies can overturn! To forcibly compel such a combination to bow, it would probably require the physical arrival of the ‘Master of Bowing’ or the ‘God of Kowtowing’! But are there really gods that boring in this world? Or…

Looking at Leon, who seemed somewhat uneasy, the Red-haired Bureau Director fell silent for a while before waving her hand weakly:

“Just now… I was a bit unbalanced… Hmm… You’d better go ahead and do your thing. I… need some quiet time…”

“Alright!”

Without asking who “Jingjing” was, the moment the Red-haired Bureau Director dismissed him, Leon didn’t even brush off the dust on his body and rushed out of the Director’s office without a second word.

And looking at his rather disheveled back, the Red-haired Bureau Director, whose mind was almost scrambled, couldn’t help but laugh a little, then shook her head with confusion.

Little Leon’s rank is probably far more absurd than I imagined… Hmm… But if used properly, it might have unexpected effects in critical moments?

…

[After receiving the appointment of Minister of Public Security, you successfully obtained a part-time job and activated the Bronze-level badge “Warden”]

[Warden: A senior manager in the prison system, responsible for ensuring prisoners receive proper treatment, supervising prison discipline and management, overseeing the behavior of prison staff, and helping prisoners rehabilitate and reintegrate into society]

[Badge Effect: When performing arrest-related tasks, work efficiency will gain a slight boost]

[Advancement Path: None]

[Hidden Trait (No Need to Wear): Due to frequent contact with various types of criminals, you become well-versed in the characteristics and behavioral patterns of different criminal elements, giving you an extremely special intuition towards the presence of lawbreakers]

(End of Chapter)