Grim snorted, his face showing no surprise: "I didn't even have to think to know you took Liberation and gave it to the Matis Squad."
Syuen complained angrily, "Hey, what's with that expression?"
"I'm telling you, my Matis Squad is ten thousand times-even a hundred million times—more important than Liberation!"
"Do you know how much effort and time I put into making Laplace and them heroes?"
"Do you know how much energy I put into them?"
"But they were corrupted by Rapture."
"And all this is because of you, Grim. If you were more careful on that mission, How could this kind of chaos happen?!"
"Heh, so now you can blame me."
Grim sneered.
The reason Laplace and the two were broken, no matter how he thought about it, could not be blamed on him. Syuen purely tried to blame him.
Syuen pouted and said " " I'm generous, so I won't argue with you on this matter anymore. Matis Squad has now been revived, and the heroes will soon appear on the Ark TV program, and Missilis's stock price has soared because of it!"
Grim showed a cynical smile: "Oh, what then?"
"A group of citizens holding banners, rallied at the entrance to your company, demanding that Nikke be re-equipped with Nimph?"
"As a result of this incident, not only did the popularity of the heroes plummet, but the share price, which had recently risen, fell again."
"So, this is the so-called Missilis CEO's perfect marketing strategy?"
"As stupid as if a drill had made a big hole in your brain."
"You, how do you know?!" Syuen pursed his lips, a hint of irritation was visible on his reddened face.
He thought Grim didn't know anything about this.
But he did not suspect that he knew everything.
Grim glanced at Syuen's flushed face and continued, "The News has been reporting it since yesterday, and you, you are currently running around like ants in a hot frying pan, because your empty brain has never found a good method, and in the end, you can only put your hopes in me."
"Commander of the Counterattack Squad, Grim."
"Throughout today's Ark, the only person who can keep a secret from their superiors and also have the ability to carry out missions on the Surface is me."
"I can indeed help you resolve this crisis."
"However, Syuen, you need to know that I am not a saint. Although I have always shown a tolerant attitude towards Nikke, if the person who asked for it was you, I would have to consider it carefully."
"Why? Syuen opened his mouth wide, while swearing angrily, " Hey, what's your business with me?!"
"I'll give you half an hour. Come to Outpost Commander Center, and we'll talk in person. Grim tapped the table softly with his knuckles: "if you don't come, I will announce the termination of cooperation with Missilis unilaterally, and I will not make any more agreements with you."
"You...!!"
"Just wait for me!"
Grim had given him half an hour, and according to his mind, the spoiled and arrogant CEO would most likely arrive on time, maybe even a little late.
But unexpectedly, it only took five minutes for Syuen to bang on the Commander Center door while grumbling.
Knock Knock Knock!
"Hey, open the door!"
"It's me, the CEO of Missilis!"
"Come."
Syuen is not tall, but the clothes are very beautiful and fashionable: a short white shirt, blue hair highlights, black hair curled into thin curls up, and the Blue Missilis company logo tattooed on her thigh, constantly emphasizing her identity as CEO.
Grim looked up and glanced at him.
He finds Syuen coming in a hurry, apparently without anyone else.
"Where are your security forces?"
"It's a secret meeting, What do you care about those two pieces of scrap metal?! Syuen snorted and sat down on a chair in front of the table, then unceremoniously threw the briefcase he was carrying onto Grim's table: "take it, you greedy person."
"Hmm?"
"What is this?"
"Money, of course. What else could it be?"
Grim opens the briefcase and looks inside.
The whole case of large credit points, totaling about 20 million.
Although 20 million may be a significant amount for an ordinary person, it is enough to last several years if they are thrifty.
But for Grim, this amount is far from meeting his demands.
Grim closed his briefcase quickly and pushed back the 20 million: "you think this much money is enough?"
Syuen looked at him sharply, and his delicate little face immediately fell: "Now, I tell you, this is 20 million credit points, isn't that enough for you to spend?"
Grim snorted quietly " " Of course not enough, far from enough."
"For someone like me, who risked his life and could have died on the Surface at any time, what's the use of these waste papers you gave me? And you should also know that I am in a whirlpool; high-ups like you want to dismantle my Nikke and seize my power. Who knows, one day I might be torn to pieces and thrown onto the Surface like old scrap paper."
"Then what exactly do you want?"
"I wanted something more practical."
Thud!
Grim stood up.
He placed his hands on the table, his deep eyes fixed on Syuen, as if wanting to devour her whole body.
Syuen's breath faltered slightly.
Only at this moment did he realize that the only people in this room were him and Grim.
If only this strong male in front of her wanted to attack her, she wouldn't be able to make a sound.
Syuen swallowed, and his normally uncontrollable voice finally shook a little: "l-then what do you want? Reputation, status or more money?"
"If you lack reputation, as long as you're willing, Missilis can pack you into a hero like Laplace."
"If you want more money, I have a lot of money for you!"
"As long as you're willing to work with me..."
"Syuen, I say it again, I don't want a verbal promise. Grim interrupted his nonsense and continued: "I want something more practical: Nikke production technology, Missilis advanced equipment technology, long-term material supply, and mass-produced Nikke."
"You... are you dreaming?!"
Syuen jumped out of his chair in surprise.
It was only a small cooperation, but this man in front of him dared to make outrageous demands, asking for his life blood just like that.
Nikke's production technology, how could it possibly be given to a person who is only a Commander?
Does he want to make a hole in the Ark?
"You said I was dreaming?"
"I'm just trying to protect myself, Man. Grim walked up to him, pulled out a chair, and slowly sat down: "it is precisely because higher-ups like you are constantly thinking of killing that golden egg-laying goose, wanting to dissect the golden goose's body and take the eggs from its bloody belly, I am forced to take such countermeasures."
"In other words, you've pushed me to this point; do you still expect me to work tirelessly and die on Surface for you?"
"....."
Syuen gritted his teeth.
He didn't want to give up anything.
But now, the only person who can help him is obviously Grim.
"You're a damned man..."
"To blackmail me at a critical moment like this."
"And I even spoke well of you at the previous meeting!"
"Syuen, it's because I have a great influence over you. We're all in this together; you have no choice but to do this. Grim brewed another cup of coffee: "once I fall, you CEOs will never find another Commander like me again."
"But but..."
"Nikke's production technology, Missilis ' technology, no matter what, I can't give it to you!"
"Can't give it?"
"Too bad. Please go."
Grim sighed with obvious regret.
But a glimmer of amusement flashed in his eyes.
Hearing his refusal, Syuen completely panicked. Unabashedly, he reached out, tugged at Grim's shirt, and shouted like a child, "Hey, how can you be that cruel! Do you no longer care about the fate of the Matis Squad? Aren't you the one who always shouts slogans to save all Nikke?"
"Since you know we are together on this, then loosen your terms a little!"
"I'll give you the equipment. I will also help you upgrade Nikke in your army with a new body and equipment, but those most important things, even if you want them, I can't give them to you!"
"Is that so?"
"I never thought our great CEO Missilis would do things she couldn't do, but who made her do that, that I couldn't bear to see Nikke suffer? Grim sighed, looking softened, but a second later, he put forward a condition: "since you can't do anything, then stay here and become a Servant."
"Haha, I knew you would agree..."
"Huh?"
"Wait a minute, What do you mean, ordinary people?!"
Syuen's arrogant expression instantly froze.
Grim looked at his stiff, smiling face, then said, "what else does he mean? From now on, whenever I call you, you must come to my room to serve me, understand? You have to be like a Servant. If I tell you to pour tea, you pour it. If I tell you to pour water, you pour it. As long as you enter this door, you must obey my orders and serve me."
Hearing this, little Syuen's face turned red from Grim's humiliation.
He clenched his fist and slammed it against the table before swearing, "are you sick?!"
"Who do you think I am? I'm Syuen, the CEO of Missilis! And you, a commoner of the lower classes, want to treat me like a Servant who can be commanded?"
"Who do you think you are? Idiot, pervert, bald, dead loli-con... Go to hell!"
"You fucking..."
All sorts of condescending words were thrown from Syuen's mouth.
However, Grim remained calm and unmoved, even calmly brewing a cup of coffee worth Syuen.
After Syuen finished babbling, he asked indifferently, "so, will you agree or not?"
Syuen looked at Grim's face fixedly with a hateful look. He paused for a moment, then finally held out a finger: "one hundred million credits, plus material supplies for a whole year. Do you want to cooperate or not?"
"No."
Grim shook his head.
Syuen gritted his teeth, then raised the price again: "two hundred million! Two years!"
Grim continued to shake his head: "I won't take ten billion either."
Syuen was finally destroyed. He gripped Grim's shirt tightly, his reddened eyes staring at Grim's face for a long time before he swore hoarsely, "you, are you a psychopath? Are you happy to see me embarrass myself?!"
"No."
"I just treat you the way you treat me."
"....."
After a long silence.
Syuen finally bowed his proud head.
He glared sharply at Grim, then said in a hoarse, mosquito-like voice, "you pervert and stink, all right, I agree, but I have one condition: you must not do anything excessive to me."
Grim shook his head: "that's none of your business."
"A Servant must serve his master wholeheartedly. Has no one taught you this principle?"
Syuen was so angry that he almost fainted:"you... you pervert! Who do you think I am? The CEO of Missilis, someone you used to lick your feet, and how dare you say that to me?!"
Grim chuckled: "I think you enjoyed it enough, didn't you?"
"Come On, Syuen."
"In the closet to your left, I've prepared three outfits for you. Every time I call you, you have to change."
"You've even prepared her clothes, and you still say you're not a pervert!"
Syuen grumbled as he opened the wardrobe.
And when she saw the three outfits, she was completely stunned.
One was a pretty decent Servant outfit, the other was a slightly seductive pink bunny girl outfit, and the other was the most outrageous—it was a bikini.
"Hey, what the hell is this three-point bikini swimsuit?!"
"You mean that dress? I'm not suggesting you wear it. Your body is too flat; wearing it will make you look like a wrinkled Christmas gift box. You'd better change into two other clothes."
Syuen grasped the thin cloth in his hand.
Not only was his face reddened, but his fingers were also trembling.
As a CEO who has always lived luxuriously, how could he endure such humiliation?
Damn Grim…
Once this collaboration is over, I will definitely humiliate him again over everything!
Syuen casually picked up his clothes and walked into the room next to him.
After a rustling sound was heard, she, dressed in pink bunny girl clothes, walked out of the room, stepped in black high-heeled shoes, her face flushed violently, and walked out awkwardly.
"You pervert... What, what kind of indecent clothes is this! And why are these heels so long?"
"A bunny girl, all men love it, how can it be called indecent? Grim pouted, correcting his mistake: "even though you don't really have 'taste' when wearing it, it doesn't matter."
"Now, sit on top of me."