"So actually, Yun Fan, you have other girlfriends, right?"
"Uh... yeah, that's right. I do have other girlfriends. Firefly, how did you know?"
Hearing Firefly's words, Yun Fan was slightly stunned and asked somewhat strangely. How had Firefly guessed that he actually had other girlfriends? It seemed like he had never mentioned it in front of her before?
"Mm... because there's a perfume scent on you, Yun Fan."
Firefly hugged Yun Fan's arm, her little nose gently sniffing at him before answering honestly.
"This perfume scent... it should be from Penacony's 'Brilliant Stars', right? It's a fragrance that's really popular with young girls. So it seems your other girlfriend is probably a young girl?"
"And among those who fit that description on the Astral Express, it should only be that Miss March 7th, right?"
Like a Sherlock Holmes, Firefly analyzed methodically. Merely from a faint trace of perfume, the girl had deduced the identity of Yun Fan's other girlfriend.
"As expected of Firefly—great job!"
After listening to the girl's analysis and reasoning, Yun Fan couldn't help but give her a big thumbs-up. In response, our Miss Firefly let out a light hum.
"Hmph, so it really is Miss March 7th. That means, aside from me, you already have at least two other girlfriends, right?"
After her guess was confirmed by the other party, Firefly's expression instantly darkened, completely losing the gentleness from earlier.
"Uh..."
This sudden turn left Yun Fan stunned. Just moments ago, Firefly had seemed completely unbothered—how had her face changed so quickly?
"Hmph!"
Seeing Yun Fan looking at her in bewilderment, the girl pouted and crossed her arms.
"Although most of the time before I was in the healing pod, I still watched the 'Interastral Peace Broadcast'."
"Interastral Peace Broadcast?"
At those words, Yun Fan suddenly understood. A while back, he had reached an agreement with Sunday and the Dream Master Gopher Wood, and the bargaining chip the other party had put down was Robin.
During that time, the Family had widely publicized the news that 'the Emanator of Causality had become engaged to the Halovian singer'. No wonder Firefly knew about it.
Thinking to this point, Yun Fan once again turned his gaze to the off-white-haired girl before him, a trace of emotion unavoidably showing in his eyes.
So in the first half of that conversation, Firefly had actually been testing him. She had already known about his relationship with Robin, but she didn't know about his relationship with Little March. And after this round of conversation, it was he who had voluntarily exposed himself.
Truly, women are born actors—especially when it comes to catching cheaters, they're so sensitive?
"Um... Firefly, listen to me explain..."
Yun Fan awkwardly scratched the back of his head, still wanting to struggle and make excuses, but the words reached his lips and for a moment he didn't know how to start.
Seeing the boy looking so unusually embarrassed, Firefly felt a little better inside. However, she was still somewhat bothered by the fact that Yun Fan had so many girlfriends.
After all, which girl would be willing to share her beloved with others?
"Sigh~ Whatever. I've already boarded the pirate ship anyway. I'm afraid I won't be able to leave you in this lifetime. Might as well just leave it at that."
After a long silence, Firefly let out a soft sigh. Finally, as if resigning herself to fate, she gave Yun Fan a somewhat resentful glare.
"Ah... haha... um, sorry for making things difficult for you, Firefly."
Being stared at by the girl's resentful little eyes, even with Yun Fan's relatively thick skin, he still felt extremely uncomfortable inside. He could only use this method to slightly ease the awkwardness in his heart.
"So... Firefly, do you have anything to do next?"
"No, I came here this time just to find you, Yun Fan. Why? Could it be that you don't like me and want to drive me away?"
Firefly gently shook her head, hands on her hips, her beautiful eyes staring intently into the boy's.
"No, how could that be? I just wanted to introduce you to my companions."
"Your companions?"
The girl was slightly stunned at first, then asked somewhat uncertainly.
"The ones you're talking about... are the Nameless of the Astral Express?"
...
Jarilo-VI... Belobog... the Political Officer's residence...
Bronya stood in front of the residence, pacing back and forth. The girl's footsteps were sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes heavy, sometimes light—mirroring the anxiety in her heart.
Not far beside the girl stood the current Prosecutor Pela, Silvermane Guards leader Gepard Landau, and Political Officer assistant secretary Seele...
It could be said that, aside from Supreme Guardian Cocolia, virtually all of Belobog's—and even the entirety of Jarilo-VI's—top brass had gathered here.
From this, it was clear just how seriously our Political Officer Miss Bronya was taking this meeting with the Interastral Peace Corporation's high-level executives.
Tap, tap, tap...
The military boots on Bronya's feet rubbed against the ground, producing a rhythmic tapping sound that drifted with the wind and fell into the ears of the waiting group.
"I say..."
After a moment, our Miss Seele could no longer hold back.
"I say, Bronya, can you stop pacing back and forth? That tap-tap-tap is really annoying!"
As Seele's words fell, the atmosphere on the scene instantly froze. Upon hearing her, the Silvermane Guards standing guard nearby couldn't help but swallow hard.
It was worth noting that a long time ago, Bronya had been the leader of the Silvermane Guards. Now, with Jarilo's return to the interstellar era, she had become Belobog's Political Officer—one below only the Supreme Guardian, above tens of thousands.
The only ones who dared speak to her like this—aside from Supreme Guardian Cocolia—were probably only this Miss Seele whom she called her little sister.
Hearing Seele's words, Bronya's pacing came to a halt. After a long while, the girl finally sighed.
"Sigh~ Sorry, Seele. I just feel a little..."
"The company's high-level executives died on Jarilo. For us, this is an absolute disadvantage. The upcoming negotiations might not go very smoothly..."
"High-level executives? Heh!"
Seele let out a cold laugh, a flash of iciness in her eyes. Recalling those arrogant fools like Merino who looked down on people, a surge of killing intent rose in the girl's heart.
She had long been unable to stand their behavior on Jarilo, in Belobog—especially after Supreme Guardian Cocolia went into seclusion. Those guys had been jumping around more and more arrogantly, and the girl had long wanted to draw her blade and cut them down.
Now that those guys had died at the hands of a Masked Fool, not even ashes left behind, to Seele, this was completely a matter of great satisfaction.