From Gotham to Night City, my infamy is known to all.

“It would be different if I slept with L. If I was lucky enough to have a child with him, even if it was an illegitimate child that wasn’t acknowledged, he would be willing to support us because he was so rich.”

"Then we'll live in big villas, have no worries about food or clothing, and won't have to shower amidst gunfire. Isn't that much better than the 'life' of dignity and freedom you talk about?"

"But would that really bring happiness?" Pila sighed.

Rebecca stretched her arms and yawned. "I quite like him, and he seems to like me too. If I try harder to please him, I should be happy. At least it's much better than this precarious life I'm living now."

Pira remained silent for a long time.

No matter how nicely they put it, they can't hide the fact that the younger sister is trying to avenge her father by selling her body.

As the older brother, he was once again powerless.

"I'm sorry, I'm just a piece of trash..."

Rebecca sighed as well, unsure of what to say in this situation.

This has nothing to do with being a good-for-nothing or not. In Night City, who isn't a good-for-nothing if they have no ability or connections...?

After a while, Pila turned around with a bitter face: "But if you leave, I'll have no one to protect me in the team. Can you bear to do that...?"

Rebecca scoffed, "Don't be ridiculous. With your loose tongue and lewd habits, I wouldn't dare take you along. What if you act foolishly again, say the wrong thing, or give the wrong look? L and that V with the mantis knife would just chop you up!"

Pila shuddered, realizing it was indeed true.

He hasn't said a word all day because he's afraid that important figures will disapprove of his behavior and cause trouble for the team.

But what will he do in the future...?

"Either find yourself a partner for mutual support, or hone your technical skills and excel at your core expertise as a tech expert. If all else fails... find a girlfriend from the animal gang and have her protect you."

The Animal Gang's...girlfriend?

Can these two nouns really be used together?

Pila's vision went black...

*

At 1:30 PM, the Immortal Team successfully returned to their apartment.

V originally wanted to make some lunch, but everyone was in high spirits and didn't have much of an appetite, so they just ate some fruit to get by.

With his mind focused on taking a shower and eliminating evidence, Leo said to everyone, "It's also important to balance work and rest. You all just finished getting your prosthetics installed yesterday and carried out your missions today, so take the rest of the time to rest. We'll hold the celebration banquet tomorrow at noon. Let's observe the outside world's reaction today."

Everyone wholeheartedly approved of this arrangement.

So, everyone except Jack went home to find his mother and returned to their own rooms.

Leo saw them into the elevator, then turned and walked upstairs: "V, I'm going to take a shower first, I feel like I smell blood on me."

As he went upstairs, he turned back and instructed, "You used Sianweistan today, so don't rush to take a shower. I'll check if you need to apply any more medication later."

V sat upright on the sofa, her back tense, not daring to lean back. Hearing this, she felt even more itchy—she wasn't covered in blood, but her back was wet, making her feel inexplicably awkward.

Ten minutes later, Leo successfully eliminated the odor from his body and walked back to the living room feeling refreshed.

As he was going down the stairs, he saw that V had taken off his coat and was only wearing a sleeveless T-shirt on his upper body.

From afar, the mountains rise and fall; upon closer inspection, they appear round and full, even making a cracking sound... Oh, the one that makes the sound is a fist.

Leo dared not stare at her any longer and quickly took out the Denara Technology prosthetic storage box from under the coffee table.

The top layer contained medical gauze and alcohol placed by Lao Wei, while the bottom layer contained a large amount of immunosuppressants and a tube of repair cream.

Before stating his real demands, Leo tried to distract her and reduce her aggression: "You've used S.A.S. twice today, do you need immunosuppressants?"

V's attention was drawn to the pneumatic injector in his hand: "Isn't it necessary? I don't feel any discomfort. I haven't experienced any of the adverse reactions mentioned in the instructions."

Leo wanted to confirm again, but before he could speak, he suddenly remembered—this was V-Shaking One, whose physical capabilities surpassed human limits.

S.A.S ...

"Then take off your clothes. I see your T-shirt is soaked through at the back. Is it sweat or blood?"

V tilted her head slightly, showing him only her profile: "I don't know. I don't sweat easily, but I didn't feel any pain, so it probably isn't blood..."

Leo's heart skipped a beat as he remembered her damned pain editor values.

"You're not actually injured, are you? You just can't feel it because of the pain editor, are you?!"

"Impossible. When I activated Sianweistein, the enemies were like wooden puppets. How could they possibly hurt me?"

"Enough talk, hurry up and take off your clothes so I can see what's wrong with your back." In desperation, Leo reached out and lifted her clothes.

V's cheeks flushed instantly, and she seemed to want to run away. "I can do it myself, take your hands off me!"

"Hey, stop babbling! This is for healing. Your dawdling will only delay the best time for treatment!"

Without saying a word, Leo forcibly took off her T-shirt.

V had nowhere to vent his anger, so he could only glare at the air in front of him.

Without the clothes covering her back, Leo could see what was behind her.

It was indeed soaked, but it wasn't sweat or blood; it was some kind of pale yellow, clear liquid.

[It's tissue fluid. This happens when local capillaries rupture and blood seeps into the subcutaneous tissue. Don't worry, it's not serious. In fact, she's practically superhuman for only experiencing a little tissue fluid leakage after using the S&T immediately after installation and continuously!]

The pure white science popularization made Leo feel at ease.

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"This is tissue fluid; it doesn't look like a big problem."

Leo quickly read the instructions for the repair cream and casually repeated Chunbai's words.

V breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew it! How could my physique get injured after using Sianwistan twice?"

"But don't forget, the instructions for the prosthetic body say that adults should not use it more than three times a day. Otherwise, even if the body can handle it, the mind will be oppressed and may easily become cyberpsychotic."

Leo had also read the S.A.R. Steinway manual and offered a friendly reminder.

"It's okay, I'm physically strong. I'll stop if I feel unwell."

Seeing that she was stubborn, Leo had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being and observe her for a while before making a decision.

"Okay, then I'll clean your back and apply some repair cream."

Leo picked up the medical gauze, about to start working, when he encountered a problem—the bra straps were really too conspicuous… no, they were too in the way!

It's already 2077, why haven't they developed an anti-gravity bra yet to remove this ugly, cumbersome strap at the back?

"V, can I untie this strap? It's in the way..."

"……Um."

"Huh...Eh!?"

Leo was sighing when he suddenly realized, V... actually agreed!?

His original expected response was something like, "Do you want to get punched?" or "Want to try my fists?"

I never expected V to agree...

Without time to think, his hands moved before his brain could, and after a few attempts, he unhooked the bra.

V's upper body is exposed, and her beautiful curves can be seen from the side.

"What are you standing there for? Aren't we applying the medicine?"

"Oh...right, apply the medicine."

Leo absentmindedly wiped away the tissue fluid on her back with gauze, then soaked a new gauze with alcohol: "Tell me if it hurts."

He carefully tapped her back to test her reaction.

V shuddered, but it didn't seem to hurt.

"Are you okay?"

"It's okay, I don't have any external injuries on my back, the alcohol won't hurt."

Hearing this reply, Leo felt reassured and started cleaning her back quickly. Surprisingly, V had fair skin that was smooth and delicate.

After cleaning, Leo couldn't wait to squeeze some cream onto his hands, ready to indulge in the experience.

After rubbing his hands together to warm them, he gently stroked V's back.

V shuddered again, his back muscles tensing up.

Leo reassured him, "Relax, just think of it as me applying sunscreen for you. By the way, this shouldn't hurt, right?"

V didn't speak, but just nodded silently.

Upon seeing this, Leo immediately increased the intensity to help the skin absorb the cream quickly.

In just a few minutes, the cream on his hands dried, and V's back felt clean and refreshed, without the sticky texture of typical plasters.

But he still couldn't bear to stop, so he deliberately prolonged the application time.

suddenly,

V turned her head to look at him: "Do you regret choosing me?"

"what!?"

This question seemed completely out of the ordinary, leaving Leo utterly bewildered. "What do you mean?"

V took a deep breath: "They chose me, not Sasha or Vera. With how kind you are to people, they should have slept with you long ago..."

"Aren't you overthinking it?"

"maybe…"

V scratched his head in frustration.

"Before I met you, I lived on the streets and witnessed a lot of the darkness of the lower class. In Night City, a place where people live day to day, many people take sex and drugs very lightly in pursuit of excitement and relaxation. If someone else had been treated so gently by you, I probably wouldn't have reacted this way."

Leo realized this was a good opportunity to advance his relationship with V, so he followed up by saying, "Then why are you acting this way... because you're a Catholic Haywood woman?"

“No, my mother is, but I am not,” V shook her head in denial.

She hesitated for a long time before crossing her arms and opening up to him: "I'm just... a little scared."

Even the famous V has moments of fear; this statement somewhat dampened the romantic feelings in Leo's heart.

"What...are you afraid of?"

“I’m afraid of connecting with people, afraid of adapting to this comfortable life, and afraid… that you might suddenly die one day. I used to try not to think about this problem, but today, with you on the battlefield, I realized that… any stray bullet could take your life, and then the happiness I’ve been holding onto so tightly would crumble.”

Leo lowered his gaze and reached out to ruffle her hair: "I may be weak, but I'm not so easily killed. Don't worry, I'm terrified of dying, and I'll do everything I can to live."

“But this place is different from yours…this is Night City.”

V leaned back and nestled into his arms.

"I've been a mercenary for five or six years and I've seen many of my colleagues suddenly have a mental breakdown just because their lover died, their family died, or even their friends died. Even if they don't become cyberpsychotics, they lose their will to live, become degenerate, and one day they just disappear into thin air."

“Look at the people in Mann’s team—Mann and Dorio are lovers. Rebecca and Pila are siblings who seem to be at odds, but are actually very close. If one of them were to suddenly disappear, the other would be heartbroken for a long time, even if they didn’t break down.”

“That’s what I’m afraid of… Since my mother died, I feel like I’m fearless. Even if the enemy points a gun at me, I’m not afraid at all. Because for me, death is more like reuniting with my parents. Anyway, this world is a cesspool, and there’s nothing to miss about living.”

“But things are different now…” V raised his hand and stroked Leo’s face. “I was fearless before, but you gave me a weakness, just like you lowered my pain editor value before.”

"I installed a full set of combat prosthetics, which should have made me stronger. But I feel like I've become weaker—I used to be fearless, but now I'm afraid of this and that..."

Leo wanted to give her a hug, but given her current state, he couldn't find a way to touch her, so he could only gently hold her head.

"True strength is not the absence of fear, but facing it and overcoming it. An invincible person is certainly strong, but a person with unwavering bonds is equally strong, perhaps even stronger. I forget where I read this, but I think there's something similar in 'The Lone Wolf Handbook'?"

V laughed: "Yes, there is, but I think Morgan Blackhand is exaggerating."

Leo smiled and said, "You can't just look at the principles you like and ignore the others."

"Maybe……"

V closed his eyes and remained silent for a while, then opened them again.

"Then let's give it a try, let's date."

Leo's heart pounded like a drum, but a joyful smile spread across his face.

however,

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