I'm on the Ark, and I started as a succubus.

"Okay, you're right, right, right, right, right... Tong-chan, is there anything else?"

【Hmm~ A beautiful girl is coming soon, so I'm here to remind you~】

The system cleared its throat as if coughing and emitted its distinctive system notification sound.

[W's sauce is fragrant, soft, and sweet, a wonderful taste like honey, hehehe~ Her feet must be fragrant and soft too, hehehe~ Ah, step on me, step on me, step on me...]

This is the notification sound from this broken system. When it detects a beautiful girl and intends to issue a system task that can earn a lot of points, the broken system will make a strange sound.

Bai Chen desperately wished his system were one of those tinkling, clanging things, instead of something like the strange incantation that Bai Chen was chanting now, seemingly driven mad.

He remained silent, letting the broken system continue its chanting on its own.

It's been so long, he's almost gotten used to it.

After all, the first time this broken system saw Mudrock, it was yelling, "I'm Miss Mudrock's dog! I'm Miss Mudrock's dog! I'm Miss Mudrock's..."

This lousy system scared him so much that for a long time he actually started to slowly approach Mudrock, trying to flirt with her instead of directly trying to seduce the Sarkaz girl.

What can we do?

You'll get used to it.

This broken system is just like that.

……

……

Bai Chen's encounter with W came earlier than he had imagined.

When he finished his conversation with the new nobles of Ursus and changed to a landship heading further south to Saint-Germain, he was greeted by W, the beautiful Sarkaz girl.

Bai Chen was wondering where he was going to search for the beautiful girl W while traveling on a land-based ship. Could it be that W would suddenly fall from the sky? But then, W took the initiative to come to him and even boarded the land-based ship heading to Saint Jun's Castle.

She would also spend a considerable amount of time with him on the land-based ship, and even after they arrived at Saint-Germain Castle, Miss W would continue to accompany him.

He doesn't even need to do anything to W to get the company of this Sarkaz beauty.

the reason is simple.

W and her Sarkaz mercenaries have been hired by the new nobles and will serve as their security force in the coming days.

On the surface, that's true. He even found a Sarkaz-led team to please him, and it even included a beautiful Sarkaz girl. But whether the Sarkaz mercenary, Miss W, was secretly keeping watch and gathering intelligence is unknown.

"A nobleman, a Sarkaz? Ha, that's quite rare. It's surprising that a demon from Ursus could reach this status."

W raised her voice, her deep, magnetic tone tinged with a hint of hoarseness, but the sense of vicissitude was diluted by the playful and manic tone in her words, making her seem less like an experienced mercenary and more like a girl with a terrible personality.

Simply put, it means that it doesn't sound that old; it's a beautiful, magnetic young girl's voice.

With W's almost flawless and delicate face, she looks more like a beautiful young woman in the prime of her life, rather than a seventeen-year-old girl who has been fighting on the battlefield for a long time...

The dark red button was tossed high into the air. W, standing on the deck of the land-based ship, glanced at Bai Chen. Her red eyes, illuminated by the afternoon sun over the snowy plains, faintly shimmered with a dazzling golden-orange hue.

"Oh, don't worry. Although Sarkaz mercenaries have a bad reputation, they'll still do a good job once they're paid."

W steadily used the high-mounted, dark red button, her thin lips outlining a playful smile:

"After all, we still need to collect the final payment, right? Ha~ But I'm amazed you guys came up with the idea of ​​having a bunch of demons like us in charge of security. Hey kid, you don't seem that old, are you new to this?"

W chuckled maliciously, his tone becoming increasingly manic. "Sarkaz mercenaries are the kind who would give you their daughter in marriage today, but if the price is right tomorrow, they'll pick up a weapon against you. A normal person would just make Sarkaz do the dirty work and have demons handle the security... Ha, how interesting."

Bai Chen understood the implied meaning.

W's implication was that she wasn't there to handle security; her real job was to keep an eye on him for some nobleman. He'd better be on his guard, because if the price was right, she wouldn't hesitate to take him down.

How confident you are!

Bai Chen was tempted to hypnotize her, drag her into the basement, tie her hands behind her back to a chair, stuff a small hollow ball into her mouth, and see what she would look like when she woke up.

However, for the sake of system points, I'll play along for now. After all, this lousy system provides far fewer system points to targets who are hypnotized or paralyzed.

The system enjoys the process of breaking down rather than directly witnessing a person being hypnotized, paralyzed, and degenerated in one fell swoop.

It's all broken, there's no point in playing anymore, it's over.

Bai Chen looked W over for a while longer. Hmm~ she's definitely a beautiful girl, the kind who prioritizes style over warmth.

It was so cold on the Ursus snowfield, and their dear W-chan was only wearing a casual coat with a tight-fitting gray cotton coat underneath, which easily outlined her voluptuous curves. With each breath she took, you could even see her breasts trembling slightly.

Ah~ what can blind people's eyes?

Besides the extremely thin top, the tight leather pants clung to her so tightly that they accentuated the graceful curves of her long, slender legs. The short, dark red skirt did nothing to conceal her legs; instead, it added a unique allure, drawing the eye upwards for more glances.

Bai Chen was sizing up W, and W was also sizing up Bai Chen. She found that although this Sarkaz was good-looking, he was obviously not a magical male creature whose face could be split into five or six pieces and whose appearance was completely like a demon or monster. He was the extremely handsome type.

But the Sarkaz's gaze made her very uncomfortable, not just a feeling, but a real discomfort. When his red eyes swept over her, she felt a tingling, electric-like sensation, and even felt a little weak.

W felt her heartbeat quicken and pound, not because of feelings or anything like that, but because of a sense of danger.

"Let's talk inside the cabin; it's windy outside."

Bai Chen turned and walked towards the interior of the land-based ship.

"No, we demons will just find a corner on the deck and won't dare to dirty the noble lord's place."

W's laughter sounded increasingly mocking.

"Oh?"

Bai Chen paused for a moment, then tried to recall the plot points that the group had been discussing, especially since his main meme was still "Heart Sea".

It seems like nobody cares about the plot at all... Everyone's just posting lewd pictures.

Miss W is about to be scammed!

Bai Chen thought and thought, and finally some fragments of discussions about this game flashed through his mind.

"Oh, Princess Theresa is also royalty, so she can be considered a noble, right?"

He turned to look at Shang W standing on the deck, a gentle smile on his face.

The almost maniacal smile on W's face gradually faded, transforming into absolute indifference, and a murderous intent emanated from his orange-red and gold eyes.

What are you saying?

She stared at Bai Chen, uttering her words almost one word at a time.

It sounded like she would immediately take action if Bai Chen's next words did not satisfy her.

"I've met you before, Miss W."

Bai Chen met her gaze and said softly:

“I used to work for Princess Theresa… no, I saw you when I was working for both of them, by Theresa’s side.”

His tone was indifferent, even somewhat flippant. He didn't really care about W's attitude, which was like a cat with its fur standing on end. W was just an ordinary mercenary, a plain Sarkaz, a mortal who had nothing to do with any kind of demons or monsters. He could do whatever he wanted with her and easily mold her into all sorts of strange shapes.

Bai Chen found it extremely amusing that W had dropped his feigned maniacal smile and was now bursting with anger, which not only amused him but also provided him with system points.

"You're one of those guys who left Kazdel with Wendigo!"

W glared at Bai Chen, "You have abandoned His Highness!"

The anger on her face grew stronger, but she just stood there, showing no intention of making a move.

W was actually quite clear-headed and not swayed by emotions. She knew very well that if the person in front of her was indeed one of the Sarkaz elites who had left with the Wendigo, she would be no match for him in a head-on confrontation, completely unprepared.

Oh, I see. So a group of Wendigos and a group of Sarkaz left Kazdel. I understand. Thank you, Ms. W.

“Miss W, no one has abandoned His Highness.”

Bai Chen maintained his smile and began his fabrication. He wasn't worried that W would discover his lies; he roughly knew what kind of beautiful girl W was.

He's probably the kind of guy who uses madness to mask his helplessness and pathetic state. All his madness and smiles are just attempts to hide something.

Having always been penniless, and finally finding a glimmer of light to keep going, that last bit of light suddenly vanished without a trace.

A beautiful girl who has lost something of utmost importance is the easiest to deceive; she might not even mind being lied to.

The premise is that as long as the person who deceived her can provide her with some means to keep going, that's enough.

Bai Chen vaguely knew that Theresa had died in Kazdel. This matter had been discussed a lot at the time, because it was a rare event involving the Rhodes Island Doctor, so the discussion was quite heated.

W's current state is largely related to Theresa.

To put it nicely, after the star she chased fell, she was left in the dark, unable to discern the direction to go. To put it bluntly, she relied on her clever mind and didn't know what she should do after Theresa's death.

She didn't seek revenge for some reason, probably because she was no match for those suspicious individuals; continuing to move forward with Theresa's ideals is also unlikely to succeed, perhaps she herself doesn't quite understand what Theresa wants to do.

It's even possible that Theresa thought she wasn't very bright, so she didn't tell her what her national policies were, let alone what she should do to maintain their organization should anything happen.

Ah—if such malicious speculation is the case, then their dear Miss W's life is far too tragic.

"Those who left did not want to see the two princes kill each other, nor did they want to take up arms against their own kind."

Bai Chen said with a sigh:

"Also, I am not one of the Sarkaz who left with them back then. I left before that, on the orders of Princess Theresa, to carry out a mission in Kazdel, which I am still carrying out to this day."

Having said that, he stepped into the passageway leading into the cabin, leaving behind only a fleeting sentence scattered in the wind and snow: "Come in for a drink? The little girl who used to be next to His Highness."

W watched Bai Chen's figure gradually disappear into the passage, and a look of astonishment suddenly appeared on her face.

She felt like she had grasped something again.

It's like falling into water and about to drown when someone suddenly grabs something and pulls themselves up without hesitation.

Amidst the sobbing and howling of the wind and snow, W heard the sound of her own heartbeat.

The thud was powerful, the jumps faster and louder, as if something had come back to life, throbbing and pulsating, and even her soul trembled along with it.

It's too much of a coincidence, and there are too many loopholes in her words. The world, which has always been extremely cruel to her, is now showing her too much pity.

W sensed something was wrong and keenly felt that there might be a problem with this matter.

However, she still chose to follow Bai Chen.

What is there to be afraid of?

What could she possibly lose—an infected person, a Sarkaz demon who did the dirty work?

W felt that someone as insignificant as her didn't even deserve to be schemed against. To deal with one Sarkaz mercenary, just pay another group of Sarkaz mercenaries; as long as the money was given, the Sarkaz would be happy to kill each other.

People tend to overlook what they have.

W completely ignored the objective fact that she was a beautiful girl.