Poseidon in Arknights

Exusiai saw that it was a cardboard chair, but she understood, given that Rhodes Island's finances were, well, visibly in dire straits.

After all, Exusiai has not seen many companies dare to jump into the huge pit of Oripathy treatment without hesitation. That company either quickly climbed out after realizing there was a problem as soon as it jumped in, or it was directly killed in there.

As far as the angels know, only Rhodes Island remains that jumped down here, and so far no one has died from the fall.

Add to that the company that endlessly accepts Oripathy patients and dares to let them pay for treatment with wages—well, to say the least, this company is incredibly wealthy in a certain sense to have survived this long.

So Exusiai didn't say much about the simple decoration of the current rest room, and still sat down happily.

Exusiai originally thought that the inside of the 丿 was filled with something soft like cardboard, and without any precautions, she sat on it, and then Exusiai was in trouble.

"You shouldn't talk about things like this," Exusiai said, patting Texas on the shoulder with a hint of annoyance. "Why do you have to tell everyone everything?"

"Just trying to start a conversation." Texas shrugged. The two of them were just chatting on the street; what were they talking about?

"Well, you've been hiding from Lappland quite well these past few days~" Exusiai also mercilessly started poking at Texas's two days of embarrassing history.

Shortly after the Texas Nuclear Angels started working at the Trading Post, a new employee joined the Trading Post.

Yes, this new employee is Lappland, or you could say that Lappland came here following the scent of Texas.

Although Lappland had no experience working at a trading post, she only had to move things around for a few days before she became familiar with it.

Then, from the angel's perspective, Texas and Lappland definitely have a rather complicated relationship, as they are always pushing each other when they are working.

Although Lappland is the one provoking most of the time, Texas doesn't seem to say anything on the surface, but Exusiai says that she is much more relaxed when Lappland is working.

“…Alright.” Texas bit off the Pokey in her mouth and had already reached her door. Just as she was about to open it, Texas’s ears twitched and she glanced to the side. “Look, she’s back?”

"What's wrong?" Exusiai looked at the door to the side, which was the room of Yuuki and Kurenai. At that moment, he also heard a faint sound coming from inside.

If Hong were in the medical department at this time, it would be impossible for her to return so early. There is only one possibility for a sound to come from such a quiet room.

Exusiai and Texas exchanged a glance. Then, Exusiai took out the key to Yuuki's room from her pocket. They each had a key to the other's room.

"Why didn't you tell us when Xiyue came back..." The angel pushed open the door, but fell silent after seeing the scene before him.

"Let go of me! I don't want to!" Xi clung tightly to the wall. "Do you think work is suitable for me?"

"Don't say that!" Nian grabbed Xi's foot and tried to pull her towards the door. She had a happy expression on her face, but her words sounded so righteous. "Everyone has a first time. You have to try."

"If you want to work, go do it yourself!" Xi firmly grabbed the wall, took out a scroll from her pocket, stuck it on the wall, and then reached in to grab the edge of the scroll tightly.

"Let go of me now!"

Texas and Exusiai exchanged a silent glance. They recognized Nian, but who was this person Nian was holding?

"Her name is Xi, and she's Nian's younger sister." Xi Yue, like a ghost, slipped silently from their blind spot, bringing over two cups of coffee. "Good evening, long time no see~"

"Thank you~" Exusiai accepted the coffee without any hesitation, "Miss Ren's sister."

"It doesn't seem quite right." Texas took a sip of Yuuki's coffee. "Is the person Miss Nian was with the reason you're on this business trip?"

"But what's going on with those two?"

Even though Yuuki had just sneaked out, it didn't scare the two of them. They were used to Yuuki's elusive nature, and they were used to it.

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Xi Yue waved her hand and took a sip of her coffee. "Nian wanted to force his sister to work, but Miss Xi refused to yield."

"Aren't you going to stop it?" Texas took another sip of coffee and looked at Yuuki, who also looked delighted. It seemed that Yuuki was also watching the show.

"Cough cough." Xi Yue coughed lightly twice, drank the last bit of coffee in her hand, and then used water to send it to the kitchen sink.

“That makes sense, it’s already this late.” Xi Yue clapped her hands, looking at Nian and Xi who were still bickering. “Alright, Xi, Nian! You two stop fooling around.”

Upon hearing Xi Yue's voice, Nian instantly relaxed, and Xi Yue took the opportunity to successfully escape Nian's clutches.

'Although it was Miss Yuzuki's voice just now, why did it feel like Sister Shu's voice?' Nian looked at her shoes as she straightened her clothes and complained in the mental channel.

"There's probably a shared feeling about us," Xi glanced at Nian beside her. "Yeah, like that feeling of treating everyone like a child?"

"To be honest, if I had to say something..." Nian thought for a moment and then complained again, "Hai's situation does seem to apply to everyone..."

Just as Nian was speaking, she suddenly felt a chill down her spine. When she looked up at Xiyue, she found Xiyue looking at her with a smile on her face.

"Really." Xi Yue shook her head helplessly, walked over and gently tapped the two of them on the head. "Alright, you two have been fooling around all afternoon, take a good rest."

"Oh~" Nian scratched his head, then looked at Exusiai and Texas and waved, "Hi, Exusiai-san, Texas-san, long time no see~"

"Hmm." Xi scratched his head and looked at Exusiai and Texas as well, but he didn't recognize them. So, with an embarrassed look on his face, he raised his hand and waved, "Hello, my name is Xi, nice to meet you."

"Okay." Xi Yue nodded in satisfaction, then asked, "What do you want to eat tonight? I'll go buy some groceries and cook."

"Make it spicy!" Upon hearing that Xi Yue was cooking, Nian immediately raised his hand. "I've already prepared the chili peppers for you!"

"Just something mild will do." Xi looked at Xi Yue, who seemed a little shy, and said tentatively, "Just don't make it too spicy."

"Okay, no problem." Yuuki nodded, then turned to look at Exusiai and Texas. "Texas and Exusiai, what would you like to eat?"

"No~" Exusiai shook her head. "Yuzuki, please feel free to do as you please~"

“Same.” Texas shrugged at Yuuki. “Just do whatever you want.”

“Alright then.” Yu Yue nodded. “Get along well. There’s still some coffee in the pot on the table. Oh, right, Texas, could you please check if Hong is busy right now? If she’s not busy, could you pick her up and bring her back?”

“Okay.” Texas nodded and turned to walk towards the medical department.

——————Rhodes Island, Logistics Department, Kroos's Shop——————

"Miss Kroos? Miss Kroos?" Yuuki entered the store and called Kroos's name softly, but strangely, no one in the store seemed to respond.

"Hmm?" Yuuki looked at the empty checkout counter with a puzzled expression. "Strange, where's Klucia? Did she go out?"

Xi Yue glanced around and shook her head: "That's not right, there's no car to help."

If Kroos had to go out urgently, she would bring her medical cart or guard cart over to help manage the shop. Since the cart is not here, she probably didn't go out.

"Hmm?" Xi Yue's ears twitched slightly, and she suddenly looked at the soundproof door inside the room.

"I really should go now," a boy's helpless voice seemed to come from inside the room. "If I don't leave now, it'll be too late."

"No, we've already tested it to this extent, you can finish testing it now." Kroos in the room seemed to be persuading someone to complete the testing of something.

"Come tomorrow is fine too!" The door was flung open, and a blue-haired boy with a floppy-looking hat ran out.

"..." The blue-haired boy looked at Xiyue in front of him, remained silent for a while, and then silently closed the door. Then, Xiyue heard it again.

"Sister Kroos, please turn on your computer again. I'm confident I can test it again now."

"Mizuki, what are you doing?" Kroos's voice rang out again, her tone strange. Then, Kroos opened the soundproof door and looked outside. "Oh, isn't this Miss Yuzuki? You're back."

“Yes.” Yuuki smiled and nodded, then looked past Kroos and at Mizuki, who was trying her best to minimize her presence in the room.

"What's wrong?" Yuzuki asked with a gentle smile. "Do I look scary?"

"No, no, no." Shuiyue waved his hands repeatedly, even though he had already tried his best to avoid Xiyue.

At least for now, Mizuki doesn't really want to be associated with the ocean, especially with Yuuki, but since she's already been caught, there's nothing she can do about it.

He had been trying to avoid Yuuki by relying on his unique and rarest senses.

I couldn't resist the temptation today, and knowing that Yuuki was away on a business trip, I agreed to do the game testing for Kroos. I didn't expect that I would be caught by Yuuki as soon as I agreed.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to eat you." Xi Yue shrugged at Shui Yue. "I think I'm still quite approachable."

"Mm." Xi Yue nodded in agreement. To be honest, he really wanted to jump into Xi Yue's arms right now, but well, he wanted to take the first step.

The main reason was that he overheard the group's conversation and knew that Xiyue seemed to have a lot of malice towards Mr. and the others. Therefore, Shuiyue could not betray her grandfather, so she could only keep hiding from Xiyue.

"..." Yue looked at Shuiyue, and after a while, she looked away at Kroos with an inquiring expression. "I'm planning to buy some things, is that alright?"

"Oh, of course~" Klucia withdrew her searching expression and walked towards the counter. "What do you want to buy?"

"Here, this is the list." Yuuki took out a list from her bosom and handed it to Kroos. "Thank you for your help."

"It's nothing." Kroos took the list, waved her hand, and turned to walk into the shelf.

Shuiyue, standing to the side, tried to shrink his body even smaller, intending to leave quickly while Xiyue's attention seemed to be elsewhere.

Just as Shuiyue was about to slip out of the store, he suddenly heard Xiyue's voice.

"I can let it go, but I hope you can come visit me next time. See you next time, Shuiyue."

Chapter 171: The Deepest Sea

"..." Shuiyue turned to look at Xiyue, who was looking at him with a gentle expression. "I'm sorry..."

Xi Yue's expression remained unchanged, with only a gentle smile on her face.

Shuiyue pursed her lips, then hurriedly left. She couldn't betray her grandfather here, so she could only apologize to Haiyang for now.

"Really." Yuuki shook her head as she watched Mizuki hurriedly leave, then turned to look at Kroos, who was pushing a small cart out. "Do I look that scary?"

"No." Kroos shook her head in surprise. She had never seen Mizuki so afraid of someone, the kind of person who would run away as soon as she sensed Yuuki's presence.

But then again, could Mizuki really sense Yuuki's presence? Or was she simply trying to leave and happened to see Yuuki?

'She probably just wanted to leave, right?' Kroos pushed the cart out. To be honest, Kroos had never sensed any aura from Yuuki, as if she didn't exist.

Putting everything else aside, Kroos is somewhat confident in her ability to sense human presence. Although she isn't exactly respectable by the standards of her race, she is still, after all, a vampire.

But as for Yuuki, Kroos really didn't feel anything at all, as if Yuuki didn't exist, or, well, it's hard to say.

However, this is not important to Kroos right now; let Kal'tsit worry about it.

After pushing the cart out, Kroos checked the goods she had taken out and the list in her hand. After confirming that everything was correct, she handed the list back to Yuzuki.

"Take a few, they're all here."

“Okay.” Yuuyue nodded, glanced around to make sure everything she needed was there, and then looked at Kroos. “Thank you for your help.”

Yuuki took out the salary card that Rhodes Island had given her from her clothes and handed it to Kroos.

"OK~" Kroos took the salary card and ran to the cashier to start processing.

——————Rhodes Island, Accommodation Area, Yuuki's Room——————

As soon as Xiyue pushed the stroller in, she scooped up Hong, who was about to bump into her, and flicked Hong's forehead.

"You little rascal, to be honest, are you trying to ambush me again?" Xi Yue pinched her red cheek. "I've never taught you to do this before, have I?"

"It's fun~" Red rubbed her head against Yuuki's heart. "Red thinks it's really fun~"

"You little rascal." Xi Yue shook her head helplessly, then gently tapped Hong's head before casually tossing her aside.

"Oh, right, seeing Red suddenly reminded me~" Exusiai, standing beside Yuuki, seemed to recall something and looked at her. "Red's become quite famous lately, you know~"

"What's wrong?" Yuuki glanced at Kurenai, who was about to rush over to stop Exusiai from continuing, and grabbed Kurenai's collar before she could act.