Before she finished speaking, Mercer suddenly leaned forward, almost face to face with her.
V froze for a moment, her mind went completely blank in an instant—this was taken by Mercer as a tacit consent. Without hesitation, he moved in and kissed her lips hard.
V instinctively responded for a moment but then hurriedly and clumsily pushed him away.
"You...you damn..."
"Don't mess around," Mercer merely climbed over from his seat, taking advantage of the situation.
V was pressed into her seat, her mind still spinning, and he shamelessly leaned in for another kiss.
After the helmet opened up its visor, only a face was exposed, but it was enough for Mercer to feel the warmth of her lips and cheeks.
V instinctively struggled, but Mercer just reached out and held her tightly. Despite V's considerable strength, at this moment, she felt like a little girl, unable to budge Mercer even an inch despite her efforts.
When she came back to her senses, her face was already flushed red from being kissed.
"You bastard!" she cursed while giving up, wrapping her arms around his back in surrender.
Mercer just looked at her, smiling with his eyes, watching her give up her resistance: "V, you look quite cute when you're obedient."
"Screw you!" As soon as she finished speaking, Mercer leaned in for another kiss, "No foul language."
This time, V was truly out of words, her face blushing so hard she knew she was doomed, so she gave up like it was the end:
"Do as you please, maybe this is as far as this life goes, the ones who'll regret missing out are Rebecca and Lucy..."
Thinking of this, surprisingly, she felt a bit lighter.
Indeed!
Isn't it me, after all, who is enjoying someone else's man now?
Thinking of this, V instinctively turned to look at the window made of camera screens, outside of which lay the monotonous, desolate gray-black lunar soil, stretching endlessly.
No one will know anyway... Damn it!
She braced herself, looking at Mercer's slightly smug face in front of her eyes, and without saying a word, she used all her strength to flip Mercer over.
"Huh?" Now it was Mercer's turn to be stunned—he was almost flipped onto the seat in an instant.
But didn't my body stats become incredible after the cybernetic modifications...?
Yet, when he saw V, panting heavily and seemingly with slightly reddened eyes, he understood.
"Ha, you look quite adorable when you're being a weakling!" Her flushed cheeks showed a proud smile, and without hesitation, she lowered her head.
This time, the roles were reversed.
No one knew how long it took before V, panting heavily, lifted her head to look at Mercer, who was also panting from the kisses. She smiled victoriously, radiant and with her unique touch of mischief.
"Phew... you're done for, Mercer. Don't think I can pretend this never happened once we're back on Earth!"
She stared directly at Mercer.
"What could you do?" Mercer asked with amusement.
"You!" V glared at him fiercely, then just forcefully pressed his face, biting his lips like a beast while mumbling, "So, we have to get back home safely... Got it?"
Mercer's response was gentle.
He softly held V tighter.
"Alright... discuss it with Rebecca, you could even be the boss if you want..."
"Who the hell wants that... I'm taking, not asking... I'm telling you, if Rebecca or Lucy gets upset, I won't care, got it? If you can't handle it, you'd better beg for mercy now!"
Her face was red, but her tone was incredibly firm.
Mercer looked into her eyes, smiled after a while: "Alright, but you don't really need to take by force..."
He brushed his cheek against hers, feeling each other's warmth: "I'm right here."
"...Should I get my head checked by Old Wei when we get back? Did you secretly use some tech like Ye Corporation's to brainwash me?"
Even though her heart was racing like crazy, V still stubbornly spoke.
Mercer just chuckled softly: "Then I should go too... how could someone like a brute who's strong enough to break someone's lip with a kiss?"
"Hmm?" V glared at him.
Mercer just licked his lips, consuming the slight blood taste with a rusty hint: "A little more kissing? V, be gentle."
V said nothing, just pursed her lips, then after a while, she lowered her head again proactively.
.....
The off-road vehicle moved intermittently, changing oxygen tanks twice and refilling with the fuel prepared on the back seat. Finally, after crossing a small hill on the lunar surface, a magnificent, metallic-glossy Moon Base came into view.
And on the wall of that base, the Arasaka logo shone brightly under the seemingly eternal illumination on the lunar surface.