About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

"Time for bed then, um... Orson...?"

Maria got into her bed, then pulled up the quilt to cover half of her face, and looked at Orson with an expectant and nervous expression.

"No... Sharing a bed is outrageous anyway, Maria. I'll just sleep on the floor."

Orson wiped the sweat off his forehead and quietly interrupted Maria's invitation.

"Hmm... Indeed, that's right. I must be too nervous. Um, in that case—"

Maria, knowing that her behavior seemed inappropriate, nodded and prepared to spend the night in this way.

But at this moment, the door of the room was pushed open again without warning, and Sofia rushed into Maria's room in a hurry without even changing her clothes.

"Maria! Where did Orson go? Did you hear that dozens of bodies were reportedly found in the basement of the Noon Knights? And he himself...eh?"

"Whoa whoa!"

"I am innocent!"

Zofia screamed out loudly, Maria screamed out loudly, and Orson also screamed out as if he was caught in bed with someone else.

"You, you two, it's... too early for you to do this now, isn't it!?"

Zofia shouted loudly with a red face.

"It's not what you think, aunt!" "No, that's right, Orson and I haven't reached that stage yet!"

“Eh!?” “Eh?!”

The three of them were in chaos again, and this time Zofia finally began to think.

Maria and Orson were living together. As her aunt... well, as her sister, I definitely couldn't just sit back and watch.

But Maria finally developed a love for something other than a lathe, and they even ended up living together. If I mess with her now, I don't know when Maria will muster up the courage again.

If that's the case...there's only one solution left at this point!

"Me, I'll come too!"

"Don't make things worse, Auntie!!"

After a moment's thought, Zofia proposed a solution that seemed easy no matter how you looked at it.

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58. Quintessential Orson

"Orson, are you okay? You look very haggard."

"Haa ...

Orson had worked under Aunt Zofia's company before, including in the coffee shop where he met Li. Rosemary looked at Orson, who had dark circles under his eyes, with some concern and asked in a low voice.

Orson responded listlessly, drank the double espresso on the table, and then asked the waiter to bring two more cups.

"Did something happen?"

Rosemary tilted her head curiously, her tail swishing.

"That's about right... I haven't had any rest since yesterday."

After picking off the horsetail hair still stuck to his body and throwing it away, Orson responded with a sigh.

Last night, because of Zofia's genius act of giving herself away for free, the originally tense and thought-provoking cohabitation of two people turned into a dynamic threesome.

Of course, Orson firmly stated that he would only sleep on the floor. Zofia and Maria also agreed to Orson's request with their own thoughts, and the two horses squeezed into Maria's bed.

Everything was fine at first, but around midnight, Sofia suddenly mumbled in her sleep, rolled up the quilt on Maria's side, and fell to the ground, right next to Orson, at a distance that allowed her to clearly feel the temperature changes with each breath.

Just as Orson was thinking about whether to throw Sofia back on the bed, Maria, who was also half asleep, started looking for her in a daze because her quilt had been wrapped up by Sofia.

Afterwards, Maria inherited Zofia's spirit of giving for free and also threw herself on Orson.

This time the distance between the two of them cannot be said to be close, it can only be said that Orson can lick Maria's lips with his tongue.

In this way, Maria covered Orson, and Zofia stuck to Orson. The two horses controlled Orson in this posture for the whole night. Orson did not dare to sleep all night, for fear that the Integration Movement and Rhodes Island would kick down the door when he woke up the next day, and he would not be able to explain it at that time.

After being sandwiched between two horses for a night, Orson was dragged to the knight competition. Because of Platinum's previous instructions, he could not kill his opponent instantly. He had to pretend to be evenly matched with the enemy for a while before he could win.

"Um...if you don't mind, please, please use it!"

After learning about Orson's situation, Rosemary thought for a moment, then stood up, walked around the table and came to Orson's side. She sat upright and patted her slender legs, staring at Orson with her eyes flashing.

"Um... please?"

Orson was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Rosemary was doing.

"Huang once said that boys like to sleep on girls' legs."

Rosemary explained seriously.

"Okay, next time I'll use a chainsaw to chop off the big cat's head."

Orson smiled and rubbed Rosemary's ear.

——Can this guy teach Rosemary something useful?!

"Anyway, thank you for your concern. I'm fine. Don't worry about me, Rosemary. Just your thought is enough!"

Although Orson was a little unhappy that "his child had learned something strange again", he was also very pleased that "his child was trying hard to help him".

Orson and Rosemary both have knight competitions scheduled today, so after the games they will go to the cafe together to chat. After all, it is more convenient to hide their whereabouts and the content of the conversation here.

"Speaking of which, how did the competition go today, Rosemary?"

Orson drank his second cup of coffee and asked Rosemary how her battle went.

"Well, my opponent was a knight wearing a strange helmet and wielding a lance. Doctor Kal'tsit warned me that I had to undergo a physical examination today and couldn't use the Originium technique 'Mind Arm', so I accidentally lost..."

Rosemary said this with a somewhat lost expression, but Orson still just smiled and rubbed Rosemary's soft ears to indicate that it was okay.

After all, Rosemary's physical strength is even weaker than that of an "ordinary" guy like himself, and she naturally cannot defeat a regular knight in a battle that is purely independent of Originium skills.

"Learning to accept temporary failure is also an important lesson. Rosemary, do you know what to pay attention to after encountering temporary failure?"

Orson took out his cell phone, and at the same time did not forget to take this opportunity to mislead the students... no, to teach them.

"What is it?"

"It's about staying calm and rational."

Orson spoke earnestly to Rosemary, looking like a fake teacher, and then saw the real-time report of the event on his mobile phone.

The Infected Knight regained his form, defeating the Origami Knight, who had made it to the last round of 32! Meanwhile, Rhodes Island's Cat-Eared Knight was easily defeated by the favorite to win, the Left-Handed Knight. The Left-Handed Knight still loves to torture and tease his enemies in the arena. Poor Cat-Eared Knight!

"--Well, after dinner, let's go and pull off the left hand of that Left-Handed Idiot Knight."

"Be calm and reasonable, Orson..."

After reading the news flash, Orson immediately threw his previous words aside, thinking only of how to pin the Left-Handed Knight who dared to bully Rosemary to the ground. Rosemary, in a panic, reached out to stop him.

After reading the news express, Talulah's text message also appeared in the mailbox. The general content said that she had learned about the Sangster family from Alina, and that she had already fooled their first wave of people away.

"I'm truly sorry, Tallulah, for causing unnecessary trouble to the Reunion Movement again..."

"The Reunion Movement exists because of you, Orson. No need to apologize—but if you must, I heard that the library in Casimir has many interesting military theory books. Come with me when you have time."

Looking at the reply sent back by Tallulah, Orson smiled and immediately received a text message.

How do I withdraw a text message, Orson? Previous message withdrawn.

——That’s really not frank.

I should find some time to go to the library with Tallulah - wait, have I owed a lot of favors to people during this period of time?

Taking Tallulah's text message as an opportunity, Orson began to think about the "debts" he had owed and had not repaid during this period.

First of all, there was Platinum. She helped me cover up the knight competition with Patriot and also provided me with a lot of information.

Alina also asked Xiaolu to help deal with the underground security system of the Sangster family.

Tallulah had just contacted me.

In order to help Maria realize her true heart, I asked the green cat head for help.

Needless to say, my aunt would sell herself to Big Bird and hang out in the bar. It wouldn't be surprising if she did...

As for Maria, she used all her funds to buy the knight sword "Scarlet Queen" for herself, but she hasn't responded yet.

It seems there are still quite a few...

The more Orson thought about it, the more guilty he felt. Looking at it this way, he felt that even dividing himself into five equal parts might not be enough.

As the saying goes, what you fear will come true. Just as Orson was thinking about how he could find the time to repay these favors, he received another text message on his phone:

"Orson, congratulations on your victory again. Thanks to you, I can even skip work and go on vacation to Xiosta. But that's not the point. Are you free tomorrow? I have something to talk to you about. Don't worry, it's not like asking you to forge a document report like before. If you're not free, well, I believe you must be free, right?"

A text message signed by Platinum was sent to Orson's mobile phone, and the words between the lines were filled with the meaning of "Sister Platinum, don't do it!"

But it's not over yet.

"Orson, are you free tonight or tomorrow? I think I need to talk to you about Maria and the Linguang family. By the way, are you really not considering becoming a full-time butler in my house?"

Aunt Zofia also sent a text message.

"Orson, I need your help with something. I know I shouldn't bother you, but I hope this matter can be handled as safely as possible."

Alina's message also came.

Staring at the various messages that seemed to be sent synchronously on his mobile phone, Orson sighed and rubbed Rosemary beside him as if seeking comfort.

Only the little cat is simple-minded.

"By the way, um... Orson, when are you free? I have something I want to show you... It might take up some time."

Just after she finished expressing her feelings, Rosemary asked Orson a little embarrassedly.

"what……"

At this moment, Orson only hated that he could not divide the group into five equal parts, or that he could not pull out Old Black Snake to take over like Tallulah did.

59. Platinum is here to collect debts!

Let's do a risk assessment!

The people who currently have something to ask him are Talulah, Platinum, Zofia, Alina, and Rosemary.

It was obvious that he was not the Shadow Lord and could not split himself, so he had to make choices among these commissions.

Although Tallulah did not specify a date, the knight competitions will become more and more intense in the future, and conflicts with Casimir will become more frequent, so it is best to accompany her out for a walk as soon as possible.

If I failed to show up with Tallulah, perhaps the leader of the Reunion Movement wouldn't say anything out loud, but there was no guarantee that I'd be dragged into paying my dues again. By then, all the old and new grudges would be settled, and I wouldn't be able to get out of bed without severe burns...

It was obvious that Tallulah was not someone who could be cooed with.

What about Platinum? If I lose Platinum, this slacking salary thief from the No Helmet Alliance...

He would probably hold a compound bow to his head, smile like a devil and say something like "You've worked hard during this period", while sending a report to his leader saying that he had killed the suspected infected person.

It seems that Platinum can't do it either.

Next was my aunt's invitation. It didn't sound particularly urgent, and it probably wasn't something with a time limit. Logically, it shouldn't matter if I postponed it for a while.

But the problem is... I still owe my aunt hundreds of thousands of dollars. To put it bluntly, whether I go to the Ursus border to dig potatoes, go to Victoria to dance pole dancing, or go to Letania to herd sheep, it all depends on a word from my aunt. I must not anger this creditor, otherwise I will be in trouble.

And although it was probably not an important matter, Orson rarely saw Zofia communicating with him in such a formal tone. Perhaps the "Linguang family matters" she mentioned were more serious than he imagined.

Then there was Alina.

Political Commissar Xiaolu has such a good temper, so it should be okay to just cancel it, right?

As Orson was fantasizing like this, he heard the sound of Alina's mechanical prosthetic laser cutting machine charging energy in his ears, and cold sweat instantly broke out on his pants.

Damn engineering team leader, if that guy hadn't come up with such an outrageous thing, Alina wouldn't have become this terrifying and iron-blooded political commissar that everyone is afraid of!

Woohoo, Alina, my Alina...

Of course, even if we put aside Alina's ability to tear his head open like a bag of potato chips, Orson still didn't want to turn down the invitation from the Elafia girl.

After all, since the time in the North before the Reunion Movement was established, Alina has always been positioned as a "devotee". She almost never actively asks for anything, and has always been silently giving behind everyone. Even if others ask Alina if she needs anything, she will just smile and say that she has nothing.

Because of this, Orson was actually very happy about Alina's invitation. This was one of the few times she took the initiative to "request" something.

Finally, there's rosemary.