Since midnight was still far away, Nic was spacing out in his room… he was reflecting on something.
"Zeta… am I starting to stray from my goal? And getting too involved in other people's business? Hah…"
[ Not really, it's just that Master Nic takes things too seriously when it's not related to your girlfriends ]
"Hm, that's true… ah! I just thought of something… I'd better ask those two for help in handling something like this."
Nic contacted the two girlfriends he trusted the most with secrets: Julia the hacker and Charlotte the detective.
Nic: "Hello, you two! How are you?"
Julia: "I'm good, Nic. It's unusual for you to call both of us at the same time? Something important?"
Charlotte: "It must be, Jul, since it's impossible it's just something trivial haha."
Nic: "Hehe… basically only you two can work together with me right now."
After that, Nic explained the main point: that he wanted to get proof of Philix's trickery at the Sportonia city laundry location.
And also to find out about the doctor who handled Lisa's childbirth.
Once Nic got those two things, he could gain Lisa's trust and tell her to stop Philix from cheating, sabotaging, or launching cyber-attacks against the Unity team.
Charlotte: "Hmm, interesting, but Nic… are you sure we'll be safe while investigating this?"
Nic: "Don't worry, there's also the figure of Death Raven who also hates Philix, so he's on your side."
Julia: "Death Raven? Ah, I saw info about him on the internet… yeah, he's trending, that figure is in this city, right?"
Nic nodded, then transferred money to both of them for the trip expenses to this city.
Nic hung up the phone and went back to lying down.
"Hah… Lisa, even though you're already on the girlfriend list… why is it still so hard for you to trust me?"
[ That's because she's married, Master Nic, maybe the effect is reduced by half ]
"Well, whatever it is… I'd better focus on the tournament so no one suspects I keep disappearing… I hope those two succeed."
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Meanwhile, at Julia and Charlotte's apartment, they were packing.
Monica and Bella, who saw them, got curious and asked.
"Where are you two going?" asked Monica.
Julia turned her head and quickly gave Charlotte a signal. Charlotte nodded, "Uh, you two, we're just taking a small mission… you know what kind of jobs Julia and I usually take, right?"
Bella nodded, "Hm, that's true… good luck then!"
After that, Bella and Monica left to give Julia and Charlotte some space.
Not wanting anyone else to ask, they quickly finished up, went straight to the car, and headed to Sportonia city.
"Hm, Nic told us to take a plane, Char," said Julia.
"Too much hassle, Jul, let's just take the car and use the money for gas and snacks instead, ahaha," said Charlotte jokingly.
Julia chuckled and said Charlotte must have caught Mika's habit of eating and snacking a lot. But Charlotte quickly pinched Julia's cheek.
"As if! Snacking a bit is normal, you know… I could never eat as much as Mika does."
Along the way they kept joking, and a few hours later they finally arrived in Sportonia city. But as Charlotte was about to turn, she suddenly saw a girl crossing.
"Charlotte, watch out!!" shouted Julia while covering her eyes.
Charlotte, startled, hit the brakes and bumped into her steering wheel a bit.
"Ouch… geez, what's with that girl… that was close."
Charlotte and Julia quickly got out and checked the girl's condition… it turned out she got slightly bumped, and her leg was red.
"Uh oh Jul, this is bad… we might have to pay compensation… and she looks like she's from a rich family, all dressed in a neat suit," said Charlotte.
Without thinking much, Julia carried the girl into the car since the road was quiet. "Shut it, Char… hurry, call Nic about this."
Then Charlotte quickly called Nic.
Nic: "Hello Charlotte? What's up?"
Charlotte: "Nic, this is bad! I accidentally hit a woman in a suit… she suddenly crossed, should I take her to the hospital?"
Nic: "Oh, come on, no need to take her to the hospital… just bring her to my apartment."
Nic hung up and sent his apartment location.
"Nic told us to bring this girl to his apartment," said Charlotte with an awkward face.
"Huh? Typical Nic, but fine, let's just do what he says," said Julia, shaking her head.
They kept driving until they arrived at Nic's apartment.
Charlotte texted Nic that they had arrived since it would look suspicious carrying an unconscious girl into an apartment at night.
Nic came downstairs, approached their car, and looked inside through the window.
"That girl fainted just from a slight bump… huh? Wait a minute…"
At first Nic didn't realize because it was dark, but when he looked closely, he seemed to recognize the fainted girl.
Nic quickly instructed them on how to enter the apartment while he distracted anyone they passed by.
They made it in smoothly, and Charlotte laid the girl on Nic's bed.
"You've got to be kidding me… turns out she's Veronica…"
Julia and Charlotte looked at each other and asked if Nic knew this girl.
Briefly, Nic explained that this girl was a young CEO.
Without delay, Nic used the God of Health skill to massage Veronica's red leg, and it healed immediately, but Nic felt sore.
Before Veronica woke up, Nic noticed Charlotte's forehead was also red. Without asking, Nic touched her forehead and stroked it… then it no longer hurt.
Charlotte blushed in embarrassment and quickly turned around.
"It doesn't hurt anymore, right? Don't worry, I always have a way to make sure my girlfriends don't feel pain."
Jealous of Charlotte being stroked, Julia pretended to cough.
"Cough cough… Nic, I'm shivering from the cold," said Julia with a pitiful expression.
Knowing Julia wasn't actually cold, Nic just gave her a blanket while patting her head. Julia only smiled faintly, though deep down she wanted more attention.
And finally, Veronica woke up.
She was immediately shocked to suddenly be in Nic's room with two other girls, and was about to scream, but Nic quickly covered her mouth.
"Shhh, don't be loud… let me explain why you're here."
After hearing Nic's explanation, Veronica began to calm down and felt a little embarrassed.
Nic sighed, "Anyway, why were you crossing without looking? And also, why did you faint from just a slight bump?"
Veronica just covered her face and said… she indeed had a strange condition where if she felt pain, her body would automatically weaken and eventually faint.
Julia tilted her head, "Hm, so that's possible? That's unique…"
Charlotte folded her arms and looked at Nic, "So, Nic… do you want to talk about that now?"
Nic smiled and looked at Veronica, "Hm, since you're here, Ver, I also want to invite you to cooperate while telling you something."
Hearing that, Veronica just stared at Nic silently. She knew Nic wasn't an ordinary person… that's why she didn't comment at all and chose to quietly listen, ready to cooperate because she already liked and felt loyal to Nic.
To be continued…