About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

Despite saying so, Bai Jin still didn't hug him. After a few awkward seconds, Bai Jin withdrew his hands and turned his head slightly away from the two of them.

Frost Star was a little confused at first, thinking this was some new and unusual military strategy, but she soon noticed that Platinum's cheeks, tilted to the side, were slightly flushed.

——Could it be that, contrary to what he said, this guy has never had any intimate contact with the opposite sex?

Such a thought emerged in Frost Star's mind. In order to prove her guess, Frost Star retracted the terrifying frosty aura, moved closer to Orson, stretched out her arms and held Hanhan tightly.

"Frost, Froststar?"

Orson was shocked. After all, in his impression, Frost Star was actually the same as Tallulah. They would hardly show affection in front of others by hugging each other.

"Cooperate with me..."

Frost Star blushed and whispered to Orson, then she looked at Platinum.

"What's wrong, my girlfriend? If you keep going like this, I'm going to steal your boyfriend away from you, okay?"

"Hmm..."

Bai Jin frowned, it seemed that the fact that he "actually had zero experience in interacting with the opposite sex, or even in intimate contact" had been exposed.

It was such a mistake. I thought I could see Orson in an even more embarrassed state this way, but I ended up getting myself involved accidentally.

"Hmph, it turns out you were just being eloquent. So, what was your purpose in coming to Rhodes Island? Miss Kuranta, who is surprisingly pure and lovely, despite her appearance?"

Frost Star's position changed instantly, and after realizing that Platinum and Orson were not a couple, she took the initiative to attack.

"I'm Platinum, representing the official Commerce Association, conducting a survey of Rhodes Island, and—"

Bai Jin took a breath, closed his eyes, and reached out to wrap around Orson's other arm.

"Don't jump to conclusions, okay...?"

Platinum said to Froststar provocatively with blushing cheeks.

"Ugh...!"

Frost Star was not willing to be outdone and wrapped her arms around Orson even tighter.

A horse and a rabbit clung to the Chimera (Orson was the 'Chimera') on either side.

"Ahahahaha...let's live in peace."

Orson smiled wryly as he enjoyed the treatment of being the male lead in the harem, while wondering if he ran away at this time, he would be caught by Dr. Kal'tsit and thrown to mon3tr to sharpen his claws.

35. The ignorant Miss BaiGi (Jin)

"Orson, it's been a while. Um... if you're busy right now, it's okay for me to come back later, okay?"

"Don't go, Amiya!"

After arriving at Amiya's office, the little rabbit saw Orson and his two bodyguards. He had a certain degree of mind-reading ability and instantly sensed the terrifying aura between the three of them. He closed his notebook and prepared to escape.

Orson, who was worried that no one could help him escape from this terrifying atmosphere, naturally would not let Amiya run away. After all, Amiya was also a little bit responsible for the current situation.

After Froststar and Platinum had a quarrel at first, Orson finally persuaded Pegasus and Snow Rabbit to let go of him.

If I say I'm not happy being hugged by cute girls, I'd be lying. Especially when Bai Jin is so shy because he's never had any close contact with the opposite sex, but he still tries to be strong and clingy, it's really touching.

But if one of these two girls can freeze half of her body to the point of unconsciousness, things will become a little different.

After only about two minutes, Orson wanted to hold his right arm, which had completely lost all feeling, and shout "Ahhh, my power of the king" like Sakuragi Shu.

And no one knows how Platinum and Froststar measure the ambiguous concept of "intimacy". The strength with which they pinch each other's arms increases as time goes by. Orson even suspects that he will be squeezed into a diamond in the next second.

"Hmm... So, this Miss Kuranta is the investigator from Casimir, right?"

After being called back by Orson, Amiya, who had failed to escape, could only look at Platinum and ask with a smile.

"Yes, I'm Platinum. Someone else should have discussed the specifics with you, so I won't bother with the polite words. I'll investigate whether Rhodes Island has the right to participate in the Knights' Games and generate revenue. I hope your company can..."

Although Bai Jin's answer was efficient and formal, his tone was as lazy as ever, and his face was full of reluctance.

"Rhodes Island will fully cooperate with your investigation. Uh... we will assign a guide for you—"

Although she was very curious about why this investigator from Casimir was so close to Orson and Frost Star, Amiya suppressed her curiosity and followed the official procedures.

"It would be nice to have Orson as a guide."

Bai Jin interrupted Amiya and looked at Orson beside him while speaking.

"Huh? No, Orson has a lot of work to do this time. He doesn't have time to hang out with you."

After hearing this, Frost Star expressed his opposition without hesitation.

"So Orson is so busy, but even so, a promise is still a promise, right?"

"Uh...I'll try to be a competent guide."

Orson sighed and whispered back.

"What does a promise—what does it mean?"

As expected, Frost Star, upon hearing the subtle words, came over immediately, and the dispute that had just been settled with great difficulty was about to ignite again.

"Nothing, right?"

Platinum, who transformed into a little devil again, also came close to Orson, but his tone was not asking, but a threat of "You know the consequences if you dare to speak out."

Stuck in the middle, Orson could only look helplessly at Amiya, hoping that this girl, who had similar abilities as himself and could perceive emotions, would help him out.

"Um...it's time for my regular meeting. I hope you have a pleasant time in Rhodes Island, Miss Platinum."

Because she could sense emotions, Amiya chose to run away again under a different excuse.

"..."

Watching the little rabbit's extremely skillful operation of finding excuses to escape and pass the blame, Orson couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the little rabbit has really grown up.

Then there was a pain in the ass.

"Well, please give me a tour of the place, Orson. As for Miss Carters over there, don't you have more important things to do?"

After Amiya left, Platinum put on a "plan worked" expression and signaled Orson to take him around Rhodes Island. By the way, he also made a slight face at Froststar beside him.

They all have white hair, why do this? Sigh...

"More importantly, do you mean beware of some wild horse that appears out of nowhere?"

"Haha, do you want to try what it feels like to be penetrated twice by this 'wild horse'?"

"Before that happens, I will freeze you and your rotten heart together!"

Froststar took out his staff and assumed a fighting stance again, while Platinum next to him also took out his compound bow and showed a determination not to back down.

"Right! Let's have a tea party! This way we can get to know each other better. Maybe Miss Platinum and Froststar can become good friends—"

"Shut up, Orson!" "Stop dreaming!"

Orson, who was caught in the middle, racked his brains and came up with a project that he thought was good, but was scolded in unison by a horse and a rabbit.

"Wow... I get it..."

Having completely lost the ability to control the situation, Orson could only squat in the corner with tears in his eyes, while missing the kindness of a certain Junjun, who was at the bottom of the food chain.

The commotion lasted for a while, but finally Frost Star had to go for a routine physical check-up and temporarily called a truce.

The unyielding Snow Rabbit closed his eyes, gritted his teeth and kissed Orson on the cheek before leaving, then looked at Platinum with a blushing face.

This time, Platinum did not dare to follow A. For Miss Kuranta, who had just had a slightly close contact with the opposite sex (Orson), kissing on the cheek was still a bit too high a level.

In this way, the battle between the two was temporarily won by Frost Star at the cost of 800 casualties, and Orson finally had time to take Platinum to stroll around Rhodes Island.

Fortunately, Orson learned from other people that Ino and Zaolu were not on the Rhodes Island at that time.

According to Junjun, the sole designated scapegoat for the Reunion Movement, the activities of Chernobog's old nobility have increased significantly recently. Perhaps it's some ruthless marquis looking for trouble, but the bigger problem is that many citizens, having not heard "Ino-chan" live for so long, are experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms. Junjun is now blocked by a group of fanatical fans every day, banging on the door and demanding to know where Angel-chan is hidden.

Although both White-haired Xiongxiong and White-haired Liberi were somewhat reluctant, they still had to return to Qie City temporarily for various reasons. This finally prevented the "Platinum Island Incident" from spreading further.

"I was just planning on playing a prank, but I didn't expect Carters to take it so seriously. Seriously... getting himself involved in a joke is totally putting the cart before the horse."

After the previous turmoil finally subsided a little, Bai Jin sighed rarely.

At this time, Platinum was leaning on the outer passage of Rhodes Island, with the endless horizon and desert in front of him.

Thinking about it carefully, this seemed to be the first time he had left Casimir. After all, most of the time, this kind of investigation mission would not be assigned to him.

"Sorry, it must be tiring to pretend to be so close to me. Froststar actually has a very good personality. This is a special case... Here, Rhodes Island's special salted egg yolk-flavored energy drink. I just stole it from Amiya's room."

Behind him, Orson walked to Platinum with a smile. He leaned on the railing and handed Platinum a can of drink and explained.

"Not really—never mind."

Bai Jin took the drink handed to him by Orson with a subtle expression.

It was true that he had only challenged the snow rabbit for the sake of "having fun", but when he really threw himself into the arms of the young man, his playful mood disappeared.

Instead, there was a kind of confusion, anxiety, throbbing, and peace of mind that I had never experienced before.

"That snow rabbit must really like you, that's why she behaved like that, right?"

"Ahem, why are you suddenly saying this...?! But, it's true. I also want to be able to respond to this feeling directly one day."

Orson was choked by Bai Jin's question, but then he thought seriously and responded.

"Love...huh?"

Platinum took out a badge from his pocket. Similar to the 'Knight Badge', it was the 'Helmless Alliance Assassin Badge' that proved Platinum's position.

However, unlike the badges issued by the Knights' Association, in the Helmetless Alliance, "badges" are extremely rare. If one wants to obtain a "Grand Position" level badge, there is only one way - to kill the previous badge holder with one's own hands.

36. The Past of Platinum

Most of the conservative family noble knights would choose to participate in knight competitions and become knights through this channel.

Most of those who came from ordinary backgrounds but were ambitious and hardworking would choose to join the Knights of War and ascend the knight class by serving their country and killing enemies on the battlefield.

There are also some people who are neither noble nor ordinary. Due to various changes in the surrounding environment, these people choose to join the "League of the Unheeled", a camp that is completely opposed to the knight class.

'Platinum' is one such member.

Of course, she had not been given this name at that time. Most members of the No-Horned Alliance would not be given code names, but would only use the codes issued by the higher-ups as their names.

Family, friends, these people had never existed in her memory from the beginning.

Ever since she was old enough to understand, she has been alone. In order to survive in this city, she has had to learn how to escape, how to fight, and how to hide.

During one operation, she misjudged her target. The middle-aged man who looked like a sloppy uncle that could be seen everywhere pinned her to the ground almost instantly.

The cold ground and the warmth of the other person's arm told the girl that she might die.

The girl thought she would panic and fight desperately to escape, but the fact was that she accepted this fact very easily, as if she had been looking forward to death.

However, the girl was not killed, and the middle-aged man took her to a place that looked pretty good.

"Since you have nowhere else to go, just hang out with me here."

The middle-aged man said this while handing the girl a bow and arrow.

"This is a low-effort compound bow. You should be able to use it after some practice. As for the target... just shoot at that pillar. The government will cover it anyway."

The girl was not sure about her situation, but she still took the bow and arrow, tried to pull it open, and aimed at the target in the distance.

You don’t need to think about why you exist or why you live. You just need to focus all your energy on your goal - this feels pretty good.

As time passed, the girl gradually learned many things. The uncle was a Knight Killer of the Unheeled Alliance codenamed "Platinum", and she seemed to be being trained by the uncle to become a similar character.

Perhaps it was the inherited memory flowing in her blood, or the instinctive consciousness honed by the girl in her past life, but her archery skills improved rapidly, and before she knew it, she was able to officially join the Wuzhu League and participate in some missions.

The girl once asked Bai Jin why he didn't kill her at that time, and Bai Jin's answer was very concise and clear:

"Why would I kill you? Will anyone reimburse me?"

Because there is no need, there is no need to act. This is Platinum's creed of action, and it has also influenced girls to a certain extent.

The girl did not live with Platinum for very long. After she had the ability to join the No-Horn Alliance, she left Platinum and was placed under centralized management along with the other members.

Most of the time, girls can only get news about Platinum through chatting with other people in their spare time.

Today Platinum assassinated a famous knight, and tomorrow Platinum destroyed a terrorist organization of infected people that tried to overthrow Casimir.