Poseidon in Arknights

"It was just an accidental adoption. Miss Lappland, you can relax a bit. Excessive exertion is not good for the wound's recovery."

Lappland's lips twitched slightly. Did she think I didn't want to relax? It's not that simple. If you're so capable, why don't you control the guy in your arms? He keeps glancing at me every now and then. My tail is standing on end!

Then, all the resentment turned into the words on his lips: "Thank you for your concern."

Yes, quite from the heart.

Yuuzuki smiled and glanced at Lappland's still-ruffled tail and the resentful look in her eyes. She knew exactly what the other was thinking.

"Speaking of which, how did the famous lone wolf, Miss Lappland, end up in such a sorry state?"

"It was just a minor mistake, Miss Xinyi. But speaking of this matter, I wonder if you have the time to accept my request?"

"tell me the story."

"It's just a shipment, and that shipment is me. As for the location, it's Longmen in Yan Kingdom."

"Longmen?"

Upon hearing this, Yuuki raised an eyebrow. That place is an important place for Lappland, and the purpose is so clear. Did they get information, or did they just happen to be there?

"May I ask about the purpose?"

"Is finding someone enough, Miss Xinyi?"

"This is my first time accepting a request for a living creature, but Miss Lappland, messengers never do things for free. What is your payment?"

"Don't worry, Miss Xinyi. After being an assassin for so many years, it's impossible for me not to have some savings, right?"

"In that case, there's no problem. Miss Lappland, I accept your request. Would you like to depart as soon as possible?"

"If possible, I would like to do it as soon as possible, because the person I need to find won't wait for anyone."

"Of course, since we've accepted the commission, we should naturally prioritize the client's interests." Xi Yue patted Hong's head and pulled the restless Hong back into her arms.

"However, Miss Lappland, your surgery has just been completed, and it is not suitable for you to move around yet. Please rest today. Don't worry, no one will be able to disturb your rest."

Lappland smiled and pointed to Red, who had just tried to come up and touch her tail.

"I hope Miss Xinyi can include her in the list of people who disturb my rest."

"Well, Hong, she's the client now, so keep your hands to yourself." Xi Yue tapped Hong's head, who was still a little restless, in her arms.

"Yes, Mom." Red nestled obediently in Yuuki's arms, her attention shifting away from Lappland's pitiful tail.

As the red light shifted its focus away from Lappland, the chilling fear Lappland had felt finally subsided.

"Phew, that feeling was really unpleasant, but it's much better now."

"Miss Lappland, please get some rest." Yu Yue got up and used her mind to move the water ball enveloping Lappland between the wardrobe and the bed, so that Lappland wouldn't be in the way.

Then Xiyue prepared to turn off the lights and go to sleep, still thinking as she walked.

'Lappland's trip is probably to find Texas. If she's looking for Texas, then in terms of the plot... is it related to the Law of Loudness?'

While enjoying herself, Yuuki thought of some memes between Lappland and Miss Texas from her previous life, such as "Could Texas do that?"

It seems she has to do something a bit unethical for Texas this time, and hopefully Miss Texas won't hold it against her.

However, thinking of this, Yu Yue's gaze shifted to Hong, who was already lying obediently on the bed. If she took Hong there, even if Miss Texas found out, she wouldn't do anything. At worst, she could just close the door and let Hong go.

Yuuki believed that Miss Texas would forgive her.

"Miss Xinyi, there's something strange about your smile. Is there something funny? Can you share it with me?"

Lappland squinted at him, and Yuuki, with a strange smile, retorted.

'The smile Miss Xinyi gave just now seemed like she was about to trick someone? Could it be me?'

Thinking of this, Lappland turned her head and glanced at Red, who was curled up on another bed.

"...It shouldn't be me, right? I'm a guest, after all. It shouldn't be."

For some reason, Lappland felt a little flustered, a word that shouldn't have been on her, as she had long since abandoned the emotion of panic.

But when she faced the werewolf hunter, those feelings that she should have abandoned long ago returned to her.

'Phew... I really shouldn't have...' Lappland thought to herself, but then another thought popped into her head.

'I wonder what Texas's expression would be if she saw this werewolf hunter? I'm actually kind of looking forward to it.'

If Lappland were to look in the mirror right now, she would find that she already has the same somewhat wicked smile on her face as Yuuki just now.

Longmen, Penguin Logistics, Safe House.

"Apple pie, delicious apple pie~"

A red-haired girl with a bright halo above her head knelt on the sofa, her hands resting on the back of the sofa, looking expectantly at the microwave oven on the table.

The thought of eating a hot and delicious apple pie soon made the girl's halo even brighter than the fluorescent light shining in the room.

Just then, the bathroom door opened, and out of the bathroom, amidst the steam, emerged a cold-faced girl with gray wolf ears and a gray wolf tail.

"Oh, Texas's done showering?" Sitting on the other side of the sofa, the girl with bull horns, already wearing sunglasses, held up a Coke bottle to Texas, who had just come out.

"Um……"

Texas frowned as soon as she came out of the bathroom, because of the huge glowing object on the sofa.

So he frowned, walked over, raised his hand, and with a single chop, bypassed the halo and struck the red-haired girl directly on the head.

"Ouch, Texas, that hurts."

"Ha, I knew Texas would teach you a lesson as soon as she came out, Exusiai."

"Croissant, you don't even have any sympathy for me! I was ripped off!"

"Who told you to get all excited about apple pie, practically glowing like crazy? Look, I'm even wearing sunglasses! Isn't it normal for Texas to be annoyed?"

After knocking the head off the Angel, Texas walked to another sofa, crossed her legs, sat down, picked up a box of Pocky from the table next to her, took one out, and put it in her mouth.

"But aren't you tired of apple pie today? I happen to have a batch of sugar-free apple pies that I've stocked up on. They taste just as good. Would you like to consider them? Since we're friends, I'll give you a 20% discount."

As they talked, Croissant revealed her shrewd businessman nature, pushing the unsold merchandise she hadn't been able to sell to Exusiai.

Then Exusiai sat down with a smile, picked up the water glass on the table, and threw it directly at Croissant.

"Wow, what is Exusiai doing?" Croissant hurriedly caught the water glass that Exusiai threw at her.

"I'll let it slide this time, Croissant, since you just said we're friends. But I still have to tell you that sugar-free desserts are meaningless and absolutely heretical!"

Exusiai looked at Croissant and said in a tone that left no room for negotiation, "As a true Lateran, I absolutely cannot accept this kind of heretical dessert. No, it can't even be called a dessert!"

"Wow, that's a deep-seated resentment."

"Of course, after all, besides the Lord, apple pie and desserts are my second faith!"

"How can there be believers who worship desserts? Are the beliefs of you Sakorta people so casual?" Croissant took off her sunglasses and squinted as she complained.

At this point, Texas chimed in, "I think it's because Exusiai's head is filled with nothing but guns and apple pie, right?"

"Wait a minute, Texas-senpai, I think Exusiai should still be thinking about racing." The door to the safe house opened, and a girl with golden wolf ears walked in.

"Wow, Sora, you actually ganged up on me as soon as you got back!" Exusiai said indignantly, looking at her three friends. "When we go to sleep later, I'm going to challenge you guys. I'm going to show you just how deep my faith in Apple Pie is."

"I don't think you can beat the three of us. Oh, no, you'll only miss at best." Texas looked at Exusiai's thin frame with disdain.

"With your small frame, you think you can compete with us, even taking on all three of us at once? Don't end up losing your pantyhose."

Croissant and Sora could almost picture Exusiai with a look of utter despair after their pantyhose were torn, staring blankly at the ceiling, clutching her panties tightly with her arms as she yelled, "This is my last line of defense!"

As for why Exusiai is always the one who gets bullied? Shouldn't this guy reflect on his own personality—being both bad at the game and prone to playing around?

"Waaah, you're bullying me! That's so mean, you won't get any apple pie later." Exusiai looked at the three people grinning mischievously in front of her with a face full of grief and indignation.

"Great Lord, please send down divine punishment and punish these three villains before me!" Exusiai said in a fit of pique, as this was the only way he could vent his anger.

Anyway, the Lord will definitely not pay attention to such a joking prayer. The Exia is just venting his anger about being bullied later.

Exusiai's gaze swept over Sora. She had already boasted that they would definitely attack her when they went to sleep. Before she completely lost control, she had to take someone down with her.

"Achoo! Achoo! Achoo!" Texas, who was sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed, suddenly sneezed several times in a row, and reached for a piece of paper on the small table next to her to wipe away the drool.

"Does Texas have a cold?"

"No, it shouldn't be, it was just a sudden chill."

Exusiai, not wanting to miss this opportunity, decisively said, "It must be because of my prayer just now, Texas, that you have been punished by the Lord."

"Shut up." Texas's tail swayed uneasily. The few sneezes just now were definitely not because of Exusiai's joking prayer, but she couldn't possibly have caught a cold either. Could it be that someone was talking about her?

Texas thought about it and couldn't think of anyone who would be talking about her at this moment, or rather, she had too many targets. After all, at Penguin Logistics, they had offended quite a few people, and it was certain that they would be talked about behind their backs.

For example, Officer Chen from the Lungmen Guard Bureau, does he have any tickets to pay? Yesterday's speeding ticket and the day before's damage to public property should have been paid. He doesn't have any work today, so there are no tickets. Yes, they've all been paid.

Texas mentally reviewed the recent tickets, confirmed the number, and said they had all been paid. He nodded.

Texas then turned her attention to Exusiai, who had been making boastful remarks from the very beginning, trying to establish some foundation for herself.

"Why don't you believe me? Texas just sneezed because of my prayers, so hurry up and apologize to me, or I'll let the Lord make you sneeze a few times too."

"Come on, Exusiai's reaction was purely coincidental. It would be a miracle if your joking prayer had worked."

Hmm, I'll teach Exusiai a lesson when I go to sleep later. Although I'm sure my sneezing wasn't because of him, it's her fault for talking nonsense here.

Texas's gaze fell on a red marker on the table, and without making a sound, she snatched the marker away.

Texas glanced at the marker out of the corner of her eye, and after confirming that it was washable, she nodded. Then she focused her attention on Exusiai.

At that moment, Exusiai suddenly shivered and looked around.

"I had a feeling that some kind of malicious intent swept over me just now. Was it you three?"

Croissant and Sora vehemently denied it. Although they had already planned how to prank Exusiai while she was sleeping, they assumed that Exusiai was already prepared, so it couldn't be considered malicious.

Texas, of course, couldn't reveal its plans so soon, so it naturally denied them outright.

Chapter 13: The Wasteland

Let's turn our attention back to Yuzuki.

As for Penguin Logistics, what kind of tragedy will you cause?

Leaving that aside for now, all I can say is that that evening, some residents near the safe house complained to the security department that someone was disturbing the peace.

It was probably screams, pleas for mercy, and screams and screams, with the cries being shrill and defiant, interspersed with the two men's maniacal laughter.

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