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Chapter 423.1
Chapter 423.1
Scramble
The next day, I invited Aylia, Heinz and Zeke to the ship. We couldn’t leave the children at the facility alone during such time, so we sent Mei and reinforcements of combat bots to the facility instead.
“I can babysit perfectly well, because I am a Maid.”josei
Although, according to her, she set her emotional value to the bare minimum…
I hope the kids wouldn’t be scared of her, because Mei was insanely beautiful, and everyone was talking about the unapproachable vibe she gave off to some people. But because I was the one who designed her, I was not intimidated by her.
“Wow…”
“Oh…”
“Hahaaaa…”
Aylia and the others, who had reached the rest area after boarding the Black Lotus, exclaimed in admiration. After boarding from the ramp and entering the ship’s corridor after sterilization, they were already saying “It’s brighter than I expected” and “The floors and walls are so clean,” but when they saw the spacious and bright rest area, their astonishment finally escaped their mouths.
“I heard that a mercenary ship is supposed to be dark and dirty, with bare metal floors, walls, and ceilings.”
“At the very least, it’s not such a spacious and beautiful environment. I’m impressed.”
“It looks like a very expensive hotel or something…huh? What’s going on with those walls?”
Heinz was simply amazed, while Zeke was interested in the terrariums on the walls. And Aylia…
“Tina!”
“Aylia, long time no see.”
She found Tina and ran up to her. Aylia seemed to know Wiska as well, and the four of them, including Linda, seemed to have a long talk together.
“Shall we go to the cafeteria?”
“Yes.”
“Yes.”
I headed to the cafeteria with the two guys in tow, and all the women except Tina and Wiska followed me. I didn’t see Dr. Shoko, who was probably holed up in her lab.
“My Lord, our guest, please come in.”
“Thank you, Kugi.”
I thanked Kugi for the drinks. It was hot tea, imperial style. Something like black tea.
“Thank you very much.”
“Oh… bro, these guys are…”
“They are our crew. The one who served me the tea is Kugi, from the Holy Empire. And…”
“I’m Mimi. I’m an Imperial retainer, and I’m in charge of the operations and supplies.”
“I’m Elma. I’m also an Imperial retainer, and I’m a pilot. I am also a Silver-ranked mercenary.”
“My name is Kugi. I have already been introduced to you by my Lord. I am a sub-pilot apprentice.”
Mimi, Elma, and Kugi each introduced themselves, and Heinz and the others also introduced themselves.
“This is very gracious of you, I’m Heinz. A bouncer, I guess.”
“I’m Zeke, like my brother Heinz… also a bouncer. You are all so beautiful and pretty.”
“Aren’t you jealous? To be honest, I think I’m a little over-indulged myself.”
This was the honest truth. I often ask myself, “Am I really qualified to have so many women in my life?”. I really do.
“That’s a surprisingly humble answer.”
“Of course, I need to have a certain level of worthiness, and I need to devote myself to becoming a man who is worthy of them. I can’t just sit back and relax.”
“Hahahaha…it’s not easy being the owner of a harem, is it?”
“It has its own share of challenges. Well, actually, I rely on everyone a lot. I could never be arrogant because of that.”
But I think it was my responsibility to do my best to respond to the girls who adore me. Of course, there was a limit to what I could do alone and how much burden I could carry, so in reality, this team was made up of everyone who supported each other.
“You are saying as if I am doing something special, but even on days that we are free, We still have a lot of things to do, right?”
“But Hiro-sama, even when we have free days, you never miss a day not training, and would always accommodate us. I think you should at least rest during our free time.”
“My Lord, you are working too hard. Any strong thread can be easily broken if it is constantly strained. You have found a good balance in your daily life.”
“You two are so quick to pamper Hiro.”
“What is it…what am I being shown? What is this feeling that’s welling up inside my chest?”
Zeke was about to fall into the darkness after witnessing something that was akin to infatuation with me. If I didn’t do something about it, Zeke would be in big trouble.
How could I distract him? I decided to go and show the hanger where I could see Krishna, leaving Mimi and the others to check on Aylia and Tina, just the three of us guys.