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He was thinking that the cooperation between Sanyue and Danheng was not so superb earlier, and it was indeed because of Kong's presence in command. As for that ship girl...
Being able to tear apart his repulsive field...still made Lao Yang somewhat worried. He couldn't help but start recalling how he had trained in controlling his strength in the past, and he made up his mind to reproduce the captain's catapult tactics once again.
"I've been slacking off a lot these past few days since you were in the car. If I continue like this, I'll be surpassed by the younger generation."
Old Yang, who was in an unknown place, was not unwilling to drink. When Kong heard him say that, he unexpectedly became interested: "You should take a rest today, Old Yang. There is no need to rush. We will start training tomorrow. Then I will practice with you to see how much your strength has improved."
"Oh? That would be great, but the venue..."
Thinking of the destructive power of himself and the captain, Lao Yang's eyes lit up but he felt a little embarrassed.
"Use the simulated universe to train. It can do the job."
Upon hearing this, Heita interrupted again without any tact.
"Isn't it still under repair?" Kong raised an eyebrow.
"Can't you even wait for two days? Screw Gumu will be here the day after tomorrow." Heita pinched his waist and said.
"...Huh, let's practice basic skills first, and don't use your abilities."
"good idea."
Both of them selectively ignored Black Tower's proposal.
This guy wants to get involved in everything... The two old men could see that she simply didn't want to leave their sight.
Even if it wasn't a chance to be alone, Heita didn't want to let go. Even Himeko, who listened to the whole conversation, couldn't figure out what she was thinking. If she didn't keep any secrets or distance from each other, it would only disgust Kong.
Even Esta beside her glanced at her sideways, as if she was a little desperate - desperate that Heita's love intelligence was almost hopeless.
Just as Ji Zi was about to explain to Heita that tying up a man would definitely lead to backlash, Esta suddenly sighed. The sound was not loud, but it seemed somewhat abrupt at the banquet where the mood was gradually getting higher.
"What's wrong? Estelle?"
"Sorry, I saw something that made my eyes go dark."
In addition to referring to the suffocating operation that Black Tower had just performed, she also moved the juice cup away and casually slammed her phone on the table for everyone to see.
"Hmm? 'Captain Ester must have used the public funds to go shopping again. I saw a lot of personal clothing being shipped down from the loading dock and sent to the platform.'" Sora read out the content of the conversation - there was no doubt that this was the work of the Black Tower Lady Solo Association.
"I definitely use my share of the profits when I shop! The station's profit share is separate from my personal savings!"
Asta explained with puffy cheeks, and poked the screen with her index finger in a resentful manner:
"I bought all those clothes with my pocket money, and I used it to thank the benefactor of the space station. How can it be considered as embezzlement of public funds?"
"...From what these guys said, if someone from your family came to them to find out about you, they would definitely throw dirty water on you."
Kong didn't even bother to pour wine for Lao Yang, and directly pointed out the most dangerous part: "If you don't change these people's views of you as soon as possible, the inspection team may fabricate evidence against you and you may be seriously accused."
Seeing those outrageous and unfounded accusations in the group, even Sanyue started to get angry like Estelle:
"Oh, no way! Esta has worked so hard, but the staff still don't trust her?"
"This is a trust issue caused by perspective and position. In March, the staff could not see how the specific flow of funds was operating, so they instinctively believed that Ester was taking advantage of the space station."
Sora complained, "Even if Esta is maintaining the space station at her own expense, it's still the same... Not to mention that she did use the surplus from the space station to buy some equipment that looks beautiful but actually has too many functions."
"Eh?? Is that how you evaluate my shopping taste?"
Complaining like this, Esta found the right opportunity and moved closer while frowning. The pair of balls almost knocked Paimon, who was holding the pie and eating it, away, and they gently punched Sora's shoulders twice with their little fists.
"That's just the fact. Although your original intention is to improve the quality of life of the staff...but with all due respect, the improvement is limited. You can demand a downgrade. Don't buy limited editions of everything. You may not be able to use the additional functions that cost so many times more."
Seeing Kong and Esta suddenly becoming close to each other, Heita felt irritated. Just as he was about to open his mouth to show his concern for his "goddaughter", Himeko on his right gently kicked her little leather shoes under the table, signaling her not to "act rashly".
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"Watch carefully and learn well." Himeko reluctantly reminded her old friend: "Think carefully about how Ester transfers Sora's concern to herself every time."
"Transfer..."
Heita once again used his intelligence to understand the filthiness of the situation.
"...So that's it, are you pretending to be pitiful?" She suddenly realized.
"You understood it so quickly?" Ji Zi put down her wine glass in surprise.
"What's so difficult about this? But... I don't think I have any chance to show weakness in front of Dr. Kong."
"The simulated universe is broken, right? You could have made more use of it."
"It seems like I've missed it... But it doesn't matter, I'll be able to use it next time."
Heita smiled confidently again: "I plan to visit the train tonight, you won't mind, right?"
"…Don't let Pam catch you guys doing anything weird."
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"That's a deal then! I will definitely get up early tomorrow, Instructor Kong, please give me your guidance~"
"If you don't get up on time I'm going to kick your door down."
After making an appointment with Danheng and Sanyue to start training tomorrow, Kong turned around and prepared to leave while teasing Sanyue.
"I must have gotten up early~ By the way, Silver Wolf didn't come to play with us today... Has she already started planning... Oh no, that's not right, something bad is happening! Ms. Black Tower is also in the car now..."
Silver Wolf did not contact the two tonight. She seemed to be planning how to cooperate with Kong to infiltrate. In order to prepare a quantum clone that could be active for a long time, she didn't even play games.
And March is really a "loyal" girl. When Yinlang was playing with others, she said so many things that shouldn't be revealed purely because she was not afraid of leaking secrets. But even though March almost let the cat out of the bag, she still had a sense of keeping it secret for Yinlang.
Maybe because of the interaction between Ginlang and Kong, Sanyue regards Ginlang as "one of his own" in a sense.
"Don't worry about Black Tower hearing it. Her doll is already in my room..."
"Eh? Um, in your room?"
Sanyue raised her eyebrows just as she was about to close the door. She put her hand on the gap of the automatic door, leaving it a crack, and looked cautiously at the empty space outside the door: "Aren't you afraid that she will... attack you at night?"
"Where did you learn that word?"
Kong was stunned for a moment, then asked unhappily.
"I read this in a comic... If she really attacked you at night, what would you do? Would you reject her or..."
The pink-haired girl wasn't jealous at all when she asked this question; she was just simply curious.
This kid March... is still a little bit stupid in some aspects.
"She will end up with only one outcome. I will give her synchronized consciousness a good beating, and then she will cry and abandon her doll and flee back to her secret residence."
Kong deliberately put on a ferocious look, intending to intimidate March Seven.
"I'm going to take her doll apart and put it back together again, and study it thoroughly. If she can endure the horrific feeling of being torn into pieces, then I'm underestimating her."
Kong's ferocious appearance did not make Sanyue retreat. Instead, she chuckled several times and leaned forward... She was so amused that her laughter overflowed through the crack in the door.
"…If she only gains consciousness when the whole thing is torn apart…"
Paimon, whose belly was already bulging from eating so much, suddenly mentioned a horrifying possibility.
"…Then even if it's bad luck for her, she agreed to let me do whatever I want with the research. Anyway, it's my freedom to use her doll to build Frankenstein."
Having said that, Kong couldn't help but twitch his lips when he heard this possibility.
It can’t be such a coincidence...right?
……
After returning to the room, Kong began to wonder as he looked at the black tower doll standing in the corner with lacerations and scratches on its legs.
There was still some time before they had to sleep in separate rooms, so Haiya and Eula actually started watching a projection screen in the living room. It was about the history of the Interstellar Peace Company - of course, it was not official information, but some "unofficial history" derived from the train archives.
Befa was cleaning up the scorch marks and footprints left by the doll after it entered the carriage. The living room space, which was already narrow due to excessive cutting, was squeezed by the three of them moving around at the same time. They were all girls with unsightly figures, and with the Black Tower doll being used as a decoration, a suffocating feeling of congestion suddenly hit Kong and Paimon's faces.
The little guy blinked and felt that he might have to hang on the chandelier and watch TV tonight.
"Are you back?" Eula greeted casually without much enthusiasm.
"Doctor." Haiya didn't even turn her head. Only Befa bowed slightly to the air and then continued to busy herself with her own things.
They were not throwing tantrums, but were acting like an old married couple. Although this sense of familiarity came a little late, it made Kong Xin feel inexplicably more comfortable.
"What are you looking at? Can you see the same thing?"
"I'm looking at the history of the Fleming family, and studying the relationship between the existing direct line and the branch family."
Eula crossed her legs. She had already drunk several bottles of beer for dinner, but she still wanted to open another can of beer. "Hey, Fatty Snake told me that she didn't know enough about noble genealogy and family heraldry, and she needed my help... I never thought that one day I would be able to use this knowledge that I resisted."
"...You actually...Oh! Don't kick me there!"
Just as Sora was about to express his admiration, he was attacked by Eula.
"Although I don't want to admit it, Fatty Snake and I have had three life-and-death encounters. It didn't take me long to accept that nerdy girl. Don't look so surprised. It makes me sick."
The vengeful knight frowned and kicked Kong again, but this time she did not retract her leg immediately after the kick. Instead, she used the sole of her foot to soothe the painful part of Kong, and finally clamped his trouser leg with her toes and dragged him towards the sofa.
This combination of violence and flirting is a normal part of Eula's relationship with Kong, but it was the first time she did it so relaxedly in front of Holhaiya, and the latter didn't even think it was a provocation, and even kept his eyes on the projection screen.
It was not until Eula pulled Sora to the sofa that she moved aside a little, allowing Sora to have a place to nestle on the slightly crowded sofa.
It seemed as if Kong was wrapped in the middle by Eula and Holhaiya. He could feel the softness of both of them at the same time without swaying left and right deliberately.
"I'm sorry to bother the conductor... I need to ask Miss Kurita to protect the fruits of everyone's labor..."
Befa seemed troubled as she put the mop back into the bucket, leaned over from the back of the sofa, and consciously acted as a pillow for Sora's neck: "But the burnt ashes were caused by my shells..."
"Don't worry about her, Befa. If Pam really has an opinion, she will definitely tell Jizi. Jizi is better than anyone else in criticizing Heita..."
Sora complained as he forced himself to focus on the documentary.
Something feels wrong. Why are they suddenly attacking me? Golden Retriever was a little puzzled.
From what Eula and the others said, they should have started to think about how to deal with the people in the company. Although Ester is a little vixen in their eyes, she is also a little lovable and a little pitiful little vixen...
These women went through a process from "Not Giving Up an Inch of Territory" to "Scorched Earth Strategy" and then to "Lend-Lease Act". Their bottom line was lowered step by step, which was considered enough compromise to take care of Sora.
"I don't know how many generations of direct descendants Esta is from the company's founder, but if we were to say who is most likely to replace her and her father, it would not be other direct descendants of the same surname or branches, but this line."
The knowledge that Eula thought was useless played a huge role after she picked it up again.
She hooked her legs around Sora's calves and clamped them tightly. She slowly paused the screen projection and pointed to a key name on it.
"'Dongfang Qixing'... He is the founder of the credit point system and the most powerful company executive besides Fleming. It might be helpful to pay attention to the family members with the last name 'Dongfang'."