"Seele, you... sigh!"
Bronya opened her mouth, looking at this little sister from her memories, but in the end, she still couldn't bring herself to say anything more.
She understood Seele's temperament, and she was also aware of the actions those mid-level company executives had taken on Jarilo-VI, but...
Matters between nations ultimately could not be handled with personal emotions and impulsiveness.
"Political Officer, the representatives from the Interastral Peace Corporation are almost here."
Just as Bronya was inwardly sighing, a Silvermane Guard suddenly came to report.
"I understand."
The silver-haired girl responded, then turned her gaze to the people present and spoke.
"Everyone, the company's representatives have arrived. Show them our resolve. The die is cast—for the upcoming negotiations, we absolutely cannot lose in terms of momentum!"
"Yes!" ×N
With our Political Officer's command, all the high-ranking officials of Belobog present responded in unison, straightening their backs and holding their heads high as they awaited the arrival of the company's representatives.
A few minutes later...
Under everyone's watchful eyes, a black luxury car first appeared in front of the Political Officer's residence. Behind it followed a group of employees dressed in Interastral Peace Corporation uniforms.
They wore red-and-black uniforms and marched in perfect step. Worth noting was that what they carried in their hands were not the briefcases typical of employees, but rather an array of standardized weapons.
Long spears, one-handed swords, guns, polearms, shields... the variety was dazzling.
Seeing this scene, whether it was Gepard, Pela, or Seele, all of them had a grave expression on their faces. This negotiation from the Interastral Peace Corporation—it was clear they came with ill intentions!
Following the lead car with their eyes, when it was about ten meters away from the Political Officer's residence, the luxurious vehicle finally came to a stop.
Once the car had stopped steadily, the assistant who had been driving quickly stepped to the rear and respectfully opened the door for the important figures in the back seat.
As the door opened, the first to appear was our Miss Topaz. With one hand holding Numby and the other lightly gripping the handle on the door frame, she stepped out.
Stepping out of the car, Topaz flicked her hair, her striking silver locks shimmering in the sunlight.
"Long time no see, Miss Bronya."
Topaz greeted Bronya casually. Back when the girl had been 'kidnapped' by Yun Fan, she had already met Bronya, who had also been 'kidnapped' to the Underworld. Although the two hadn't gotten along very well at first, after some back-and-forth, they had come to know each other.
The awkward part was that, although they had met, due to certain reasons, they hadn't exchanged contact information at the time. This led to the later embarrassment when Bronya wanted to contact Topaz but had no way to do so.
"Hello, Miss Topaz. Welcome to Belobog." Bronya sincerely welcomed Topaz, nodding with a smile before turning her gaze back to the parked car.
In Bronya's line of sight, a long, fair, and delicate leg first stepped out, followed by a woman with pinkish-purple hair wearing a black-and-purple top hat descending from the vehicle.
"Miss Bronya, allow me to introduce you—this is my teacher, Lady Jade, P46 of the company."
"P46?" At those words, Bronya was slightly stunned, then her expression turned solemn. The Interastral Peace Corporation had a strict hierarchy—once past P40, each promotion was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
A P46 was basically already among the absolute top echelons of the company.
"Hello, Lady Jade. I am Bronya, Political Officer of Belobog and Supreme Political Officer of Jarilo-VI. On behalf of all the people of Belobog, I welcome your arrival."
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Penacony... Daydream Hotel...
"Sigh~!"
On a sofa near the window, our Miss Stelle was leaning against it with an exhausted look, her face blank and her eyes lifelessly staring out the window—like a salted fish that had lost all dreams.
Not far from the girl, our navigator Miss Himeko and Little March exchanged a glance, both seeing a trace of confusion in each other's eyes.
"Little March, since when did Stelle start looking like this?"
After a long while, watching the dejected Stelle, Himeko could no longer suppress her curiosity and quietly asked March 7th in her ear.
"Little March, when did Stelle turn into this state? Has this happened before?"
Hearing Himeko's question, our Little March first froze, then seriously tried to recall Stelle's behavior over the past few days.
Thinking carefully, Stelle hadn't shown any unusual behavior recently. Just a couple of days ago, she had been bouncing around energetically, excitedly grabbing March 7th's arm and saying she had found her fated true love.
Aside from that, nothing else seemed out of the ordinary?
"Stelle hasn't really shown any abnormal behavior lately. If I had to say something, it's that a few days ago, Stelle said she had found her true destined one."
"True destined one? Are you sure it's 'true destined woman' and not 'true destined man'?"
Hearing the three big words 'true destined woman', Himeko felt a slight shock inside. Could it be that Stelle, this Stellaron vessel, was actually...
"Mm-hmm, Sister Himeko, I confirmed it—Stelle really did say 'true destined woman'..."
March 7th awkwardly scratched her head. When mentioning the words 'true destined woman', the girl couldn't help but hug her own arms, and even her gaze toward Stelle carried a trace of fear, as if worried the other might make a move on her.
"Sigh~! It's been so long already—why hasn't Firefly contacted me yet? We clearly agreed to go out and play together..."
Before parting that day, Stelle had proactively added Firefly as a friend and agreed to visit a 'secret base' together later.
Stelle naturally took Firefly's invitation very seriously and had been filled with anticipation these past few days.
However, to her disappointment, several days had passed without Firefly initiating any contact. Even the messages she herself sent remained unread.
"Firefly... where did you go? Why aren't you replying to my messages? How am I supposed to live without you... wuwu."