"..."
"Let's eat first." Grim coughed and sat down at the dinner table, but his obviously guilty expression already betrayed the fact that he had been toying with rupees that morning.
"Commander, are you trying to cover it up again?" Anis looked at Grim's face, his small, unforgiving mouth pursed like a leek: "Running away won't solve the problem, Commander. You have to be honest with us once in a while!"
Neon held her spoon and scooped a spoonful of mushroom soup into her bowl. After taking a sip, she sighed, "Although I'm not trying to defend my master, in terms of avoiding trouble, Anis and Master are arguably two people worth it!"
"Neon, what are you saying?!"
"When did I get out of trouble?!"
"Leaving socks under the bed, setting the alarm every morning but not getting up, not hanging the blanket often enough, only doing activities when you are lazy—Anis, do you really not avoid problems when doing all that?" Neon raised his reflective glasses with his middle finger and asked earnestly.
"No, I'm not avoiding it!"
"Forget it, don't discuss this. I want to eat!" Anis declared loudly, grabbing the chicken legs in her bowl.
Whoosh!
Before Anis had time to react, Marian's little hand quickly reached out from the side and grabbed her chicken thigh: "Anis is slow and won't eat, so she's definitely not hungry, right? I'm hungry, so I'll eat these chicken thighs for Anis!"
"Chew chew..."
"Let go of my chicken thighs, Mo! Ri! An!!"
Neon also stood stunned there.
"Aren't you hungry too? It's okay, I'll eat your chicken thighs too!" Marian held out her mischievous hand towards the Neon bowl. Neon didn't even see Marian's movements clearly because her chicken thighs were already in Marian's hands.
"Chew chew..."
Staring at Marian who was eating with oil dripping from her mouth, a sweaty Neon could only complain to Grim: "Master, this girl is outrageous! If the Master continues to spoil her, Marian will definitely become Anis 2.0!"
"Hey, Neon, what do you mean by Anis 2.0?"
"Marian is obviously much worse than me, okay?"
In the midst of the quarrel, the Outpost entered a new night.
After dinner, Grim hands over the task of washing the dishes to Rapi and continues his evening work.
Due to the frequent attacks, Grim must temporarily cancel his date with Nikke to invite the Extraordinary Tools Unit to help him repair the damaged building.
— Extraordinary Tools Unit —
Grim: "Liter, Centi, do you have time tomorrow? I want to ask for your help to build some fortifications."
Liter: "Is the Outpost under terrorist attack again?"
Liter: "Son, is there a treasure buried at your place? Why do people fight to the death there every day?"
Grim: "Maybe there really is a treasure buried there. So, you got time tomorrow?"
Liter: "Don't worry, son. Extraordinary Tools Unit is omniscient and omnipotent. Even if we are not free, we will work overtime to achieve it."
Centi: "Yes! Extraordinary Tools Unit, always ready!"
Grim: "That's great."
Liter: "(hesitates for a moment) Oh, yes, son, I want to ask you something. Who do you want to spend Valentine's Day with?"
Grim: "What, Liter, you also want to celebrate Valentine's Day?"
Liter: "W-what are you saying?!"
Liter: "I'm so old, how can I still want to celebrate Valentine's Day?"
Liter: "I just asked for someone else."
Grim: "About Valentine's Day, I have an idea. I will probably invite a lot of Nikke to celebrate together."
Liter: "B—a lot of Nikke? Son, are you serious?"
Grim: "What is it?"
Liter: "It—nothing. I'm just sighing. Today's youth know how to have fun. An old man like me can't keep up with your trends."
Liter: "I'm logging off now, son."
On the other side.
— Commander Fan Club? —
Liter: "@Anis, hey, little sock-thrower, didn't you ask me to ask about Grim's Valentine's Day plans? I already figured it out for you!"
Anis: "Oh, oh, as expected of old Liter Senior... old but strong!"
Anis: "My respect for you is like a rushing river, endless!"
Liter: "Stop flattering me."
Anis: "Don't make me curious! Quickly announce who the Commander's lover is on Valentine's Day!"
Liter: "Hmm... how do I say it."
Liter: "The Kid just told me that on Valentine's Day, he invited a lot of Nikke to exercise with him."
Anis: "What exercise?"
Me: "What else? It must have been some kind of super perverted party!"
Anis: "?"
Neon: "?"
Noise: "?"
Sugar: "I didn't receive an invitation. Is that normal?"
Yulha: "Neither do I."
Maiden: "Neither do I."
Rapunzel: "I can't believe my brother didn't invite me. I'm a little hurt... Does this party not welcome innocent Nikke people like me?"
Anis: "How can you be pure?"
Anis: "Uh, uh, wait a minute, don't argue, I thought. After all, now is not the time to discuss this issue."
Anis: "I only have one question now."
Anis: "Since none of us received an invitation, then who exactly did the Commander invite to his party?"
Anis: "@Rupee, it's not you again, the super rich woman who always calls her 'good sister', right?"
Rupee: "Eh, eh, eh? Rupee did not accept invitations!!"
Rupee: "Big Brother doesn't seem to be the type of person who would ignore Nikke. Could this be just a rumor?"
Anis: "I can't believe it's a rumor!"
Anis: "Because my Nikke intuition tells me that the Commander has been emitting a carnivorous aura lately. He has clearly evolved into a carnivorous man who accepts everyone. And how could such a man miss Valentine's Day?"
Anis: "On that night, he will definitely choose some Nikkes and then have a private party with them, doing great things in bed!"
Noise: "There was such a party too? So, where can I buy a ticket?"
Sugar: "Hmm, I'd like to attend."
Marian: "The party organized by the Commander? I want to go too!?"
Anis: "Marian, you can't go to the party. It's an adult show. Kids, come back and eat your chicken thighs!"