After that, he was busy for several more days. Besides checking in on the renovation progress from the company, most of the time he was out on dates with the women. Since Valentine's Day was approaching, he couldn't possibly take them all out at once.
But even so, Aiden still felt overwhelmed. In the end, he forcibly divided a single day into morning, noon, evening, and late night, only then did he manage to go on dates with everyone before Valentine's Day arrived. He was practically exhausted.
So he decided, next time when this kind of holiday comes, he'll just give gifts. Best to go on group dates. Otherwise, it's really too much to handle.
And after Valentine's Day passed, Aiden started to feel a bit melancholy. The main reason was that he began to miss a few people.
Jill, Ada, Revy... alright, probably also Balalaika and the others.
Especially Jill, if calculated by the timeline of the plot world, the two of them probably hadn't seen each other for a year or two, so he felt it was a bit unfair to her. At least before he left, he had spent some time with Ada.
So, after Valentine Day was over, Aiden decided to return to the Resident Evil world for a trip.
After asking the system whether he could bring people in, Aiden began preparations, and then that very night, he called Roberta and Fabiola into his room.
Roberta was fine, she was an adult. But Fabiola was still an underage girl, so when Aiden called her into his room at night, he could clearly feel Fabiola's nervousness and unease. Of course, it seemed like he also saw a trace of anticipation on Fabiola's face.
And after entering the room, Fabiola blushed and tugged at the clothes on her body. This made Aiden quite speechless, and together with Roberta, he stopped her, then they saw a trace of disappointment flash across Fabiola's face. She felt that she was already grown up enough.
After checking over the gear that might be used, Aiden lay on the bed side by side with the older and younger maids.
To enter a plot world that has already been experienced didn't require waiting until midnight, so Aiden directly called out the system.
"Begin, send us to the Resident Evil world."
[Received, Host.]
The system replied with a sound, and then a white light enveloped the three of them.
They didn't know how long had passed, maybe just an instant, when the three reopened their eyes, they had arrived at a familiar port.
"Roanapur, huh... actually came back here." Looking at the distant, surging sea at the port, Aiden muttered.
Then, he heard a light "ding" sound in his ear. Afterward, he opened the system panel.
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[Plot World, Resident Evil (?) (Already Sublimated)]
[Plot Type, Technology, Thriller, Horror, War, Mafia...]
[Plot Introduction, Since the multi-faction conflict in Roanapur, the once-powerful Umbrella Pharmaceutical Company had finally started to decline.
However, to the world, the fall of a pharmaceutical company didn't bring much impact, at least, for certain companies, this was a great opportunity to grow.
Due to Umbrella's power in the Americas being uprooted, some pharmaceutical companies also started to shift their focus toward Europe. In that place, certain areas began to show special existences different from viruses.
Even some ancient families gradually became active again, and some emerging pharmaceutical companies started to reveal their strength.
However, because of your existence as a time-space traveler, this world has been sublimated, causing the appearance of certain beings with extraordinary combat power.
And you, as an indispensable protagonist of this world, what you must face will also become even more terrifying, even more dangerous...]
[Hint 1, Due to the host's arrival, the plot world has already produced a butterfly effect. The plot has undergone major changes.]
[Hint 2, Although this plot world has already been sublimated, the world's level is not high. The host's power may experience some fluctuation.]
[Hint 3, The timeline of this world can no longer be traced. The host must explore it independently.]
[Hint 4, This world is a multi-world crossover. Unexpected characters and plot events will appear.]
[Hint 5, Please act as low-key as possible. Some pharmaceutical companies' hostility toward you has not completely disappeared.]
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'Unexpected characters? A new world crossover again?'
Aiden wasn't too concerned with most of the hints, having experienced so much, he was already used to it. He was only very interested in Hint 4.
'So which plot world will it be?' Aiden pinched his chin and started thinking.
But after thinking for a while, Aiden gave up, after all, he would definitely run into it anyway. Thinking too much was useless. So he immediately led Roberta and Fabiola toward the city of Roanapur.
According to the system's plot hints, not too much time should have passed in this world after he left, at most about a year. He guessed the Lagoon Company and Hotel Moscow should still be here.
But after thinking for a moment, Aiden removed the "guess" part, they definitely were still here.
Before coming, it had still been nighttime in the real world. After arriving, his watch automatically adjusted time, now it was around 4 p.m., and in a few more hours, it would be the liveliest time in Roanapur.
To avoid unnecessary trouble and to quickly find a place to stay, Aiden went directly to the street where the Lagoon Company was located, relying on his memory.
However, after walking for almost an hour and finally arriving at the Lagoon Company's door, there was actually a sign hanging that said "Out on a mission, call this number if needed," with a string of digits underneath.
At first, Aiden was just a bit helpless about this. But when he found a phone booth and dialed that number, it said "Not in service area," which made him really speechless.
Luckily, he still had other acquaintances in Roanapur... Balalaika.
Since they had already entered the city, Aiden flagged down a taxi and took the three of them to Hotel Moscow's territory.
But what made him even more speechless was, Balalaika wasn't there either. She had gone out together with the Lagoon Company people.
"How long until they come back?" Aiden asked, pressing his fingers to his brow, speaking to the acquaintance in front of him, Balalaika's adjutant.
"Maybe in a couple of days." The adjutant frowned and thought, "That's what they said a few days ago when they left. But they also said if things go quickly, they should be back before tomorrow afternoon."
"Do you know what they went to do?" Aiden asked again.
The adjutant shook his head. "The Captain didn't tell me."
"Well, fine." Aiden could only nod helplessly. Then he politely declined the adjutant's offer for them to stay, and led Roberta and Fabiola off to find a hotel.
But before leaving, Aiden still told the adjutant, "If you manage to contact them, tell them I'm back."
Bidding farewell to Balalaika's adjutant, the three left Hotel Moscow and found a hotel nearby that looked decent.
They booked a luxury double room. The three of them rested in the room for a while and also ordered some food.
While eating, Roberta asked, "Do we really have to find Revy and Balalaika?"
"Mm!" Aiden nodded and said with a smile, "Haven't seen them in a long time, I really miss them."
"But if we count it, it seems like you've only been apart for less than a month." Roberta said. She was referring to real-world time.
"But I stayed in the NieR world for over a year." Aiden shrugged as he spoke.
"That's true..." Roberta didn't say anything more, but after a while, she couldn't help asking again, "Speaking of which, I wonder if that bar's renovation is done yet?"
"The Yellow Flag Bar? After so long, it should be finished."
"Mm!" Roberta smiled and said nostalgically, "The place we first met."
"And then we fought to the death." Aiden also laughed, that scene was still vivid in his mind.
"So who won?" Fabiola asked curiously. She only knew Aiden and Roberta had met in Roanapur, but didn't know the specific place, so she was very curious.
"No winner." Aiden recalled the situation at the time, but then again, if it weren't for Garcia's interference, he probably could have won.
But when he thought of Garcia, Aiden's gaze dimmed. That child had died because of him, every time he remembered, he couldn't help feeling some guilt.
Seemingly sensing his emotional shift, Roberta grabbed his hand and said, "Aiden, want to go to the Yellow Flag Bar for a drink?"
Before Aiden could reply, Fabiola shouted, "Yes, yes!"
Aiden chuckled silently, patted her head, then said to Roberta, "You blew up that bar before, I'm afraid the owner won't welcome you."
"If he doesn't welcome me, then I'll blow it up again." Roberta said seriously.
Aiden figured she was probably joking, but since Roberta brought it up, he really did feel like going to take a look.
So he said, "Then let's go have a drink."
After tidying up the room, the three prepared to set out. But before going, Aiden took out some guns and ammunition, mostly pistols and submachine guns, and handed them to Roberta and Fabiola. After all, Roanapur was a gangster's paradise, a promised land for sinners, one couldn't be too careful.
However, Roberta only took some bullets and grenades, since as a combat maid, she always carried a gun on her.
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Not to mention anything else, just during the time Aiden had been in Roanapur, the Yellow Flag Bar had already been renovated twice.
Once was because of Revy and them, once because of Roberta and them. And he had been present both times. So you could also say it was his fault.
Aiden never knew what the bar owner's name was, but that didn't matter. What mattered was that even after two renovations, the bar hadn't changed location. Even the decor inside was exactly the same as before.
After taking a taxi to the bar entrance, Roberta and Fabiola followed Aiden straight toward the bar counter.
Aiden sat down on a high stool and slapped the bar without hesitation, shouting, "Two glasses of whiskey, one glass of juice. All with ice. Aside from that, don't add any other weird things."
"Sorry, we only sell alcohol here. If you want juice, go somewhere else." The bar owner was wiping a glass, and without lifting his head, replied.
Then he felt the voice a bit familiar, so he looked up and asked suspiciously, "You're... Revy and Dutch's friend?"
"That's me." Aiden nodded and waved Roberta and Fabiola to sit beside him.
The bar owner also noticed the two of them. The moment he saw Roberta, he was stunned, then his body trembled. Then he grabbed a shotgun from under the counter and aimed at Roberta.
But Roberta was clearly much faster than him, before he could even raise the shotgun, both Roberta and Fabiola already had pistols pressed against his forehead.
"Hey, misunderstanding, just a joke." The bar owner quickly shouted. "It was just an instinctive reaction."
"So, you want to test whether I shoot by instinct too?" Roberta wasn't someone to mess with, she had killed so many people she'd lost count.
After returning to the real world with Aiden, things were fine, the country was safe. But now in Roanapur, her combat instincts engraved in her genes immediately resurfaced.
"Really a misunderstanding." The bar owner was sweating cold. He suddenly remembered the scene when Roberta blew up the bar into rubble and couldn't help swallowing hard again. He didn't know about the girl beside her, but Roberta, he knew well, she would shoot. Unlike Revy and them, who mostly just argued.
"Alright, Roberta, Fabiola, put the guns down." Aiden tapped the table lightly with his finger and said.
Then he continued speaking to the bar owner, "Two glasses of whiskey with ice. One glass of juice."
Seeing the guns move away from his head, the bar owner let out a sigh of relief and weakly said, "We don't have juice here."
Aiden frowned. Looking at Fabiola, who was staring expectantly at the bottles behind the bar, he sighed and said, "Barley juice is fine... it's basically, beer."
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