Chapter 129: Disguise 2
The next day, after finishing his business and resting, Tolle lay on the bed and used his spiritual awareness to enter the battleship's core space. There, he found Zola and released her.
The moment Zola saw Tolle, she dropped to one knee, lowered her head, and spoke to him.
"Welcome back, Master. Zola pays her respects."
Tolle nodded in satisfaction at Nami's brainwashing and said,
"Mm, Zola, you already understand the current situation, don't you?"
"Yes, Master. I am your warrior and servant. Everything I am belongs to you. Thank you so much, Master, for restoring my eyes and healing the scars on my body."
Tolle then edited the scene of her death and sent it to Zola, telling her,
"This was originally your future—you would have died in just a few months. Now I've saved you, and I need to borrow your identity. You don't mind, do you?"
Zola's face turned deathly pale at first, but after a while, it grew flushed, and her expression became feverish as she replied,
"No problem, Master. My identity is yours to use freely. Everything about me belongs to you."
"Good. For now, stay there. When I leave this world, I'll take you with me to fight across the myriad realms. From this moment on, I grant you thousands of years of life and beauty that will never fade until death."
The instant Zola heard she would gain a thousand-year lifespan and eternal youth, and that she would follow Tolle to conquer worlds, her fervor intensified. She pressed her forehead to the ground in full prostration and said,
"Thank you, my Lord. Zola is willing to give everything to you."
Tolle nodded in satisfaction. His persuasion skills had skyrocketed—he felt like he was better at it than any trickster pirate captain.
Afterward, Tolle had Nami continue modifying Zola's body's magnetic field, granting her immortality as well.
Once the modifications were complete, he replicated the two soda-can-shaped robot sentinels guarding the sapling Yumi in the battleship's core.
He created eight more, integrated all current defense technologies into them, and arranged the ten of them in three concentric circles around Yumi (formation of 5, 3, 2) to guard it.
After all, more people would be coming here in the future, and if anything happened to Yumi, it would be a major loss.
With that done, Tolle left the battleship's core space and went to check Zola squad's Phantom Armors.
Though he was prepared, he couldn't help but be disappointed at first sight. Compared to the Dragon God Tools of the dragon race, these were nothing but piles of junk.
Still, Ange's Phantom Armor Villkiss had finished being copied, with additional neo DG cells attached to it.
That way, when heroine Ange eventually awakened her sealed abilities, it would be easier for him to crack it.
Twilight Armor Villkiss
B-class small-scale unit (Space-time mode A+ grade)
Height: 7.8m
Terrain Adaptability: Sea – Land B / Air A / Space –
Special Equipment: Dimensional Jump, Optical Energy Barrier
Fixed Weapons: Sword, Machine Gun, Energy Blade, Converging Space-time Cannon, Freeze Bombs
Mass-produced Phantom Armor
C-class small-scale unit
Terrain Adaptability: Sea – Land B / Air A / Space –
Fixed Weapons: Sword, Machine Gun, Freeze Bombs
Optional Weapons: Sniper Rifle, Throwing Blades, Multi-barrel Cannon, Rifle…
In the following days, when he had no missions, Tolle spent his time fooling around with Hilda, Rosalie, and Chris.
As for Ersha, Tolle never made any advances toward her. After all, within the first squadron, she was like a motherly figure, and her cooking was excellent.
He truly couldn't bring himself to trouble her. To win her favor, sometimes he even pretended to be childish to gain her sympathy.
He also showed extra care toward the younger recruits, even going so far as to privately divert squad funds to buy them some daily necessities.
But of course, that wasn't the main point. The real key was that he secretly injected her with neo DG cells—naturally, to save her life later on.
A motherly type like her was truly rare. If possible, after the ending came, he would definitely bring her under his wing as well.
However, a few days later, his squad's vice-captain, Salia, came storming in.
Face flushed with anger, Salia confronted him.
"Captain Zola, please restrain yourself a little, don't go too far.
It's one thing with Hilda, Rosalie, and Chris, but now you want to drag Ersha into it too?
And even if you are the captain, you shouldn't be diverting squad funds without informing me."
Tolle didn't explain. Instead, he stepped forward, pulled Salia into his arms, and kissed her.
Salia's face instantly turned crimson as she struggled to break free. Tolle actually didn't want to force her, so he loosened his mouth slightly and said,
"What's the matter, Vice-captain? Is this the attitude you should have toward your captain? What you just got was punishment for your disrespect."
Then he gave her shapely bottom a light slap and continued, "If it happens again, I'll definitely have my way with you."
Salia glared at him, her face burning red, but she dared not speak out, afraid he might go even further.
Tolle knew she liked magical girl cosplay outfits, so he had already prepared one in advance to deal with just such a situation.
He deliberately pulled out a package from behind his back and handed her a magical girl cosplay costume.
"This is a gift for you. Don't say I only favor Ersha.
I like you very much too—it's just that you didn't know.
I paid quite a price for this. Now it's just the two of us here, why don't you try it on for me?"
Salia's face flamed even harder, practically steaming, and she stammered, unable to form proper words.
"I don't like this… How did you even know… Ah~!"
Clutching the magical girl cosplay outfit Tolle had given her, she bolted away at lightning speed.
Tolle sighed in triumph. With her weakness in my hands, the world is mine. A mere vice-captain—how could she possibly deal with me? Isn't she already being played right into my hand? Hahaha.
Next, Tolle headed to the massive "Yasmin Market" inside Arzenal, where he found Yasmin, a middle-aged woman.
She dealt in goods acquired through her own exclusive channels. Prices were steep, but her after-sales service was guaranteed.
"Yasmin, help me buy a few more magical girl cosplay outfits.
Size—just a bit smaller than Salia's build.
You know the kind I mean, right? Ones that really show off the figure. Price is no issue."
"Thank you for your patronage. No problem—money makes everything easy.
But Zola, are you trying to pursue Salia again?
Weren't you chasing after Ersha before? I even stocked up on a huge batch of candies and desserts for that. Want to buy some more?"
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