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A smile returned to the nun's face.

Aponia continued to focus on her service, but what puzzled her was that although the last time it ended quickly, this time... it seemed to be taking a little longer.

That thing grew increasingly hot and hard, and I suppose...

It's because I've accumulated too many sins recently.

Aponia lowered her head again, completely enveloping the root of evil. Butterflies radiating holy light slowly flew out, some landing on Xu Qi's shoulders, while others began to soothe his mental energy.

What puzzled Aponia was... how could Xu Qi's mental energy seem to contain traces of someone else? Was it Mei?

Of course, the nun could never have imagined that, enveloped by Xu Qi's spiritual power, little Kiana was curled up, her spiritual body covered in a blush.

She was truly on the verge of tears. Who could have imagined that the seemingly pure and holy Aponia would have such an illicit affair with Xu Qi?

I should have just gone back to sleep in her belt.

With her mind soothed, Xu Qi felt all the fatigue of the past few days vanish as the butterfly flew away. And the consequence of this relaxation was…

"Well!"

Xu Qi suddenly bent over and groaned. He subconsciously reached out to press down on Aponia's head, but immediately put his hand back down—this was his Aponia!

But even if Xu Qi hadn't held her down like that, Aponia had no intention of raising her head anyway.

There were obvious wriggling and swallowing movements in his throat. Only after Xu Qi stopped trembling did Aponia raise his head—it was indeed a huge amount of sin.

Are you feeling any better?

Xu Qi nodded silently. Aponia, seeing this, was about to get up when she suddenly felt a force on her wrist! Xu Qi pulled her and she fell into his arms.

Lying on Xu Qi's body, the nun looked up in confusion, only to see Xu Qi's extremely complicated eyes.

"Xu Qi?"

"Sister Nia, can this really... ease the guilt in my heart?"

At least it can alleviate my...

Of course, Aponia wouldn't answer like that. How could a holy nun have such secret thoughts of her own?

This is obviously impossible.

At this moment, Aponia had not yet put on her clothes, but she did not shy away from it. She pressed herself against Xu Qi's chest and gently stroked Xu Qi's head.

"Xu Qi, what is the cause of the sin in your heart?"

While Xu Qi remained silent, Aponia added, "Just say what's on your mind, don't lie."

"It's because of Sister Nia. I feel that having this kind of ambiguous relationship with Sister Nia is a sin, it's clearly wrong..."

"Is that so... it turns out it was an ambiguous relationship."

Xu Qi quickly waved his hands and said, "No! No..."

"So what should our relationship be?"

Xu Qi was stunned—siblings? No, his sister was Eden. What was that? Xu Qi recalled that day when Sister Nia said she liked his expression.

So he hesitated before answering, "Is it... a lover?"

Aponia smiled slightly.

"I should say that I'm the one pursuing you, since Xu Qi didn't give me a definite answer last time."

Okay... that seems to be true...

"Then why don't you be even more aloof? This is just to take our relationship a step further."

"is it?"

"Yes."

Poor Xu Qi, she was completely dominated by these older women.

Even Aponia, which appears to be the most sacred.

Holding Xu Qi's hands, she touched her own snow-white skin, which she no longer considered a burden but was proud of since that day. However, Aponia's face remained calm.

"Just like this action right now, it doesn't create any sin; it's just my service, don't you think, Xu Qi?"

"It seems...yes."

It seems that Xu Qi has been successfully lured into another logical trap by Aponia.

Her plump legs clamped down on Xu Qi's newly erect penis, and Aponia gently kissed Xu Qi's lips.

"Then let's continue, Xu Qi. You still have many sins that need to be purified."

The holy nun began her second prayer, which proceeded gradually.

Aponia thought to herself—Eden's method really worked...

288. Xu Qi, we need Xu Qi!

While Xu Qi and his group stayed at Mount Taixu, some unexpected changes seemed to have occurred at ETStudio.

“Rita, if things continue like this, I really don’t know how to continue… Those guys are just too much!”

Rita, who was acting as Xu Qi's representative, was sitting in Xu Qi's office. Across the desk was Su Shana, who was in charge of the production of the second episode.

"Why is it that when the final episode of Idolmaster had such a huge flaw, they had to borrow people from our Seed Studio?! What about our progress...?"

"Susana, calm down first."

"How can I stay calm!" It's hard to imagine that this adorable little bear girl would be so anxious that her face turned red, and even her eyes were filled with tears of grievance.

"I'm in charge of production for episode 2! If the entire production schedule has to be delayed because of episode 2, then... then wouldn't I become a sinner against Seed Studio!?"

……

"Let's try contacting some outside illustrators first..."

"But……"

"Listen to me!" Rita said in a deep voice, "Just like you said, we can't delay the schedule, understand?"

"I...I understand..."

Watching Susana walk away dejectedly, Rita couldn't help but pinch her brow.

How could she not know what Susana truly wanted? Why should an animator from Studio Seed be supporting the final episode of The Idolmaster?

For Susana, she certainly hoped that she, as the acting manager, could find the manager of Idolmaster to discuss at least getting some of the people back.

After all... the number of original artists borrowed at once was really too many.

But that's not the real issue...

The reason why that guy surnamed Liu dared to do this this time was not simply because Xu Qi was not there.

The telephone on her desk suddenly rang, and Rita quickly answered it.

"This is Rita."

"Rita, come to my office."

It's Bronya who's in charge...

Rita sighed. When she arrived at Bronya's office, Delta was there too, and neither of them looked too good.

"How did the talks go?"

"The other party is now willing to pay the penalty for breach of contract in order to terminate the contract with us."

I asked the staff there, and they said that the background music themes were all set up, but suddenly the higher-ups ordered the termination of the collaboration, which surprised even them.

"What's so surprising..."

Delta slammed his fist on the table, his face full of murderous intent.

"Isn't it because of what happened to Miss Jiang last time? I never expected... the boss that this woman has tied up with happens to be the parent company of the music company we've contacted this time."

What could they, as subsidiaries, do against the parent company's orders? Besides, the parent company probably even helped pay the penalty for breach of contract; they'd be overjoyed!

……

In other words, the music company producing the background music needs to be temporarily replaced, but the problem is...

"Right now is the time when various animation companies are finishing their July anime seasons and starting their projects for next year. There are only a handful of top-tier companies and studios in China..."

These guys waited until now to tell us they wanted to unilaterally break the contract, just to stall for time! If we look for something else… we'll only be able to find some second-rate companies…”

"no!"

Bronya was very firm and refused outright!

"Alahato, everything from the music to the animation must be top-notch in the industry!"

……

Rita sighed. This was still a production-related issue, and it was mainly Delta who had a headache about it, but she knew that Bronya's pressure wasn't limited to this.

"What did the board of directors say?"

"We finally got them to catch us making a mistake, and they're already rubbing salt into the wound? The final episode of Idolmaster has been postponed, a lot of original animation needs to be rewritten, and even the storyboards..."

I asked the director of The Idolmaster, and he didn't really have anything to change. However, the executive director in charge of the IP made other requests regarding the final episode.

"It just so happens to be at this time."

"That's right... Now the company is criticizing Alahato's mistakes on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is delaying the broadcast of Idolmaster and pouring resources into it."

A lot of people from our Seed studio were seconded there... I don't seem to remember them much in the short term, but Alahat Seed is a long-running anime series with 48 episodes!

"If this drags on any longer... I'm really afraid some unexpected event will occur, causing the schedule to be compressed even further! Sooner or later, it will completely explode on some chapter, and we won't be able to meet the submission deadline."

Bronya, looking exhausted, rubbed her hair.

It's true... everything seems to be happening all at once.

"It was probably premeditated, but if it weren't for Miss Jiang's matter..."

“That was just the trigger; the key is how to make me make a mistake.” Bronya took a deep breath. “These guys are really patient…”

Especially that crowdfunding group called "456127940," what was it called again?

"Director Yang."

"That's right. Last time I called that old bastard and told him to fire that guy surnamed Liu, he readily agreed. Ha... He's really patient, he's been patient until now..."

The office was filled with a somber atmosphere when Delta suddenly frowned and said...

"Hasn't Xu Qi come back yet?"

Bronya raised an eyebrow, while Rita's eyes lit up! But she quickly lowered her eyes and said.

"Given the current situation... even if Xu Qi came back, it wouldn't make much of a difference..."

"fart!"

Rita and Bronya were both somewhat taken aback.

"Music companies can be replaced! The same goes for animators! But the problem is... our current dejected state is affecting the entire animation team!"

As the production manager, I feel this most acutely. Lately, everyone's morale has been somewhat low, with a tendency to slack off.

I have to admit, Xu Qi really knows how to motivate employees… I just can't do that.

……

Yes, even though there are so many difficulties, there are still solutions. But the problem is... their current worried faces are already affecting the frontline animators!

The entire Seed studio seemed to have lost its momentum, and work efficiency plummeted. If this continued...

There's no need for these crises at all; Seed Studios will collapse on its own!

"Call Xu Qi back."

Bronya frowned slightly, looked at Delta, and asked.

"We all know where the morale problem lies. Even if we bring Xu Qi back, the fundamental mess won't change. Why are you so confident that Xu Qi can turn around Seed Studio's decline?"

……

Delta took a deep breath.