Although it is a bit shabby, this heroic spirit is super strong

"I hope you can understand that I will definitely fulfill my promise. After all, the more easily a vow is made, the less reliable it is, isn't it?"

"Idiot! Brother, you are such a fool. You keep saying all these weird and twisted things."

Hina hugged Xiao tightly with her slender arms, buried her tear-stained face in his chest, and burst into tears again.

She wanted to do this when she saw Xiao again, but for various reasons, she tried hard to suppress her inner impulse.

Xiao held Hina and lay down on her side, holding Hina's head quietly and stroking her back gently.

Just like how Ai Mei once comforted him.

When Hina's crying gradually faded into sobs, Akatsuki spoke again.

"I'll definitely let you see Ai Mei again, so stop doing stupid things, okay?"

"I... um, I understand. We had a deal."

"Well, it's a deal. Besides, I won't let you and Chloe be alone anymore."

Hina, who was being held in Akatsuki's arms and having her head stroked, had her cheeks flushed with shyness.

"Well, we'll always be together from now on."

"It feels a bit like a yandere statement..."

“I’m not… Hey, Onii-sama, Onii-sama!”

"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to him. Leave the rest to me."

Raynesia comforted Hina very gently.

Raynesia, who had entered the room at some point, came to Akatsuki and Hina with several girls who were also artificial intelligences and had attacked Akatsuki before.

They skillfully checked Xiao's condition and sent him to the emergency room.

"Brother, brother..."

"Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Raynesia followed Akatsuki's example and held Hina in her arms.

"Um... Sister Renee, I'm sorry to bother you..."

Seeing Hina faint in Raynesia's arms, breathing evenly in her sleep, Letty, who had been watching all this, bowed to Raynesia.

"No need to thank me. Do you need to rest for a while? If it's tea and dessert, you can enjoy it with your function. Of course, I will arrange for Alia and the others to provide you with maintenance afterward."

"Then I shall obey your command. Thank you very much, Lady Raynesia."

Letty saluted Raynesia again.

She was originally created to protect and assist the young Hina and Chloe.

However, due to the rebellion, the original technology and design blueprints for her creation had long been lost, so Letty has been carrying out minimal maintenance and has struggled to survive until now.

Including when Hina told her not to take action, it was more out of protection for Letty.

"No need to thank me. After all, you're also one of Mia-san's designs for the Lei series, right? You're like a sister to me."

Letty was a little surprised by Raynesia's gentle smile. She watched her pick up Hina and prepare to leave the room, and she followed silently.

*

"Ah, it's an unfamiliar ceiling."

Xiao opened his eyes and found himself in an unfamiliar room.

There seemed to be something soft and warm curled up in my arms.

"Luo...it's actually Hina..."

He stroked Hina's beautiful and smooth black hair helplessly, recalling the past.

"Master. You're awake now. How do you feel?"

"I don't feel uncomfortable. But what's with that word 'master'? Can't you just call me Xiao like before?"

"That won't do. Master has proven to me that even if he loses everything, he is fully qualified to be my master after returning to his homeland once. Therefore, I must be respectful."

Looking at Raynesia's smile, Xiao knew very well that she was teasing him on purpose.

She's become much more lively.

"What about the rest?"

"Master's companions are all safe, and I have already resurrected Miss Evelyn. It won't be long before she wakes up again."

"That's great."

Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.

"But, Master really exceeded my expectations. I originally estimated the probability of Master defeating Hina to be less than 5.7%.

But you not only won the victory, but also successfully persuaded Hina to give up her original plan."

"It was just some tricks. After all, if this girl gets serious, I really can't beat her now."

"Psychological tactics, it feels a bit despicable."

"I don't mind what you say. After all, as long as we can win, it's all good. Do you mind, Hina-chan?"

"Oh, I don't mind. After all, even if Brother-sama is mean, I can't hate him. But how did Brother-sama know that I was awake?"

"Because the way you pretend to sleep is still the same as when you were a kid."

"Don't treat me like a child. I'm a mature adult!"

"Hmm... I feel like it'll take some time for you to become a mature adult, right?"

"Idiot! How can you say that? I just can't compare to Mom. I'm so sorry!"

"Why are you apologizing?"

"Woo! Idiot, idiot."

Hina threw the pillow at Akatsuki and rushed out of the room with a red face.

"Is the Master truly a wooden man, or is he simply pretending to be stupid?"

Raynesia smiled wickedly.

"What do you think?"

"Since the master doesn't mind the sisters' bowl, a mother-daughter bowl wouldn't be a problem, right? Miss Aimei and Hina definitely wouldn't mind."

"What kind of weird words have you learned, you bastard? Didn't Mia say she would block out words that are detrimental to your development?"

"Maybe Sister Mia doesn't think this word will hinder my growth."

"Sister? Didn't you call Mia Miss before... Oh, even you..."

Chapter 153: Originally, it was supposed to be an explanation...but it turned into a discussion meeting

"So, why does Miss Hina call Brother Akatsuki 'Brother-sama'? Wouldn't it be more reasonable to call him Uncle?"

In a super-large spaceship called Nidhogg that Raynesia had collected in the past, Rose raised the question with some displeasure.

Xiao, Hina and others explained the relationship between both parties and Yiwen Jielin in a half-hearted way.

Even though they had many questions, no one asked them anything.

Although they felt somewhat disappointed, they also understood that the relationship between Akatsuki and Hina, as well as the things involved behind it, were probably very complicated and difficult to explain clearly in a short period of time.

But there was one thing that Rose couldn't stand, and that was that there were suddenly so many people who called Xiao their brother.

In addition to Sera who has already gotten used to it, the suddenly resurrected Evelyn also likes to use the same name Xiao as herself.

Even the newcomer Wendy didn't know what she was thinking. She kept blurting out the secret and called Xiao brother.

When Rose heard Xiao say that Hina was the daughter of her old friend, she found it hard to accept.

"Calling him uncle is too weird, isn't it? No matter what I say..."

Xiao did some calculations and found that it wouldn't be strange to be called uncle given his mental age.

"I won't call you Brother-sama like that, or does Miss Rose want me to just call you Brother Xiao like you do?"

"Woo!"

Anne, who was not far away, appeared to be sitting upright, but she was actually like an ant on the hot pan.

Looking at the situation in front of her, she felt like her brain had completely shut down.

The two highest commanders of the Crows at present, the Saint in charge of administration, Hina, and the Head in charge of military affairs, should both be queens who exude an awe-inspiring aura, in Chloe's impression.

The intelligence department where Anne worked was originally Hina's special direct subordinate.

She felt a little confused when she saw her immediate superior, who was arguing and playing with other girls who looked the same age as her, acting like a girl in love.

At the same time, she was also regretting not having taken action against Xiao earlier. After all, the pressure she had to withstand to show kindness to Xiao was enormous.

"Miss Anne, you didn't?"

"No, nothing."

Anne responded hurriedly to Evelyn, who was holding Sera beside her.

Should we say it was instinct? Sera became very close to Evelyn as soon as she saw her.

Now Annie often sees the two of them sticking together, and occasionally hears Evelyn teaching Sera something strange.

"Don't worry, if you really have an idea, just go for it. Xiao Hina won't mind.

You're all much more relaxed now, so take advantage of the fact that there are only a few of you left and act quickly."

Although Annie was also bothered by Yi Wenjielin calling Hina "Xiao Hina", the second half of the sentence made her want to complain since there were not many people around.

There are already four of us, isn't that too many? And it's much easier now than it was then. What does that mean?

This thought couldn't help but come to Annie's mind.

"Xiao, please help me get some more dessert after you finish it."

"Be careful not to get fat."

Xiao reluctantly took the plate handed to him by Lucy, and cleaned up the table and everyone's empty drink cups.

"Let me help."

Wendy, who had been watching everyone silently with Yuliana, mustered up the courage to help.

"Then you can help everyone refill their drinks. I'll go to the kitchen and get some more desserts."

"Master, wouldn't it be better to leave this matter to my subordinates, Alia and the others?"

"No need. I feel like if I'm constantly being taken care of by you, I'll be turned into a useless person in less than two weeks.

And you should let them rest for a while, after all, they have been standing there for so long."

"Master is still the same as before. We are artificial intelligence, like puppets."

"That kind of thing doesn't matter. I don't think you're acting like puppets. You're all living companions and family to me."

Xiao said this casually as he cleared the table, not noticing that Alia and the others gave him a slight bow of gratitude.

"Thank you, Xiao."

When Xiao returned to the room again, Crystal took the plate handed to her by Xiao with gratitude.

She had finished her dessert long ago, but was too embarrassed to ask for more in front of so many people.

"Thank you, but is it really okay for me, an outsider, to stay here forever?"

Yuliana gratefully took the plate from Xiao and asked anxiously.

Although the room has now become a tea party atmosphere where everyone is chatting and playing, Xiao and Hina still talked about many things that she, as an outsider, should not hear.

"It doesn't matter. You're also a friend to me."

"Friends... I don't need friends."

Although Yuliana was very happy that Xiao viewed her this way, she felt inexplicably lonely in her heart.

"Pfft, just think of me as being sentimental."

"Woo! Speaking of which, even if it's a lost spaceship found in the ruins, is it really okay to take me back on such a large ship?"