About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

Although her eyes still looked as if she was not fully asleep, Rosemary's tail was shaking violently. The kitten's competitive spirit was aroused by Xia Guang at this moment.

"I can do this level."

Rosemary walked to Maria and Orson unconvinced. She stood on tiptoe and stretched her hand upwards, but only the front of her palm could touch Orson's shoulder and she had no strength at all.

"Meow meow..."

Although she had used all her strength, Rosemary still couldn't rub Orson's shoulders like Maria did.

"Rosemary is still young, so it's normal that she can't do some things—eh?"

Maria was striking a victory pose when she suddenly noticed something seemed to be spreading out from behind Rosemary.

It was something that could not be described in words, twisted, unsightly, ominous, and irrational.

Maria instantly recalled Rosemary's first battle. Back then, the enemy, the Rusted Bronze Knight, felt as if his limbs had been "twisted" by something.

Could it be that...!!

"Uooohh ...~"

Just as Maria thought, Rosemary used her Originium skill "Hands of Mind", and her two transparent arms were placed on Orson's shoulders, using just the right amount of strength to defeat Maria's hands.

"Hmm-hmm-hmm-"

Rosemary still had no expression on her face, and her tone was as flat as a straight line, but even so, one could sense the kitten's smug mood.

Although Zofia next to them didn't know what these two little cuties were doing by sticking to Orson, she thought it was quite interesting, so she didn't ask or interrupt them. Instead, she sat on the sofa next to them and watched, intending to see how the situation would develop next.

It’s a pity that no matter what, I am still the oldest "big sister" in the room, and I can’t lose face in front of Rosemary and go to masturbate Orson legally.

"Hmm—quite a trick, Rosemary. But I've prepared for this situation, too!"

Maria trotted into her studio, and then a pair of giant mechanical punk-looking power gloves appeared in her hands.

"How's it going! This is the [Hand-Wearable Steam-Powered Adjustable Frequency Palm Amplifier] I just made in advance!"

"Even though I can't see with my eye patch on, that name doesn't sound like it has anything to do with massage, Maria!?"

Orson was awakened from his comfort in the chair by the name Maria read out.

"Trust me, Orson."

Maria made a BT7274 sound while placing the exoskeleton mechanical gloves on Orson's shoulders and turning on the switch.

Buzz buzz buzz——

"Wow... Hey, this is much more comfortable than I thought."

Orson, who had been frowning before, found after a few seconds that his shoulder blade did not turn into pieces, but instead felt numb and tingling.

"This is the knightly power of the Linguang family!"

"This has nothing to do with knights."

Maria said to Rosemary with a victorious attitude, while Zofia beside her made a cold complaint.

"That's amazing...but I haven't lost yet!"

Rosemary was also shocked by Maria's ability to assemble such a decent tool in a short period of time, but Kitty Cat had no intention of backing down.

She once again manipulated the Originium technique, and the original two arms suddenly doubled in number, with four invisible hands of thought placed on Orson's shoulders, head, and chin respectively.

"This...this is! Rosemary used all four arms, not only to massage the shoulders, but also to give a head massage and a chin scratch! Wait, a chin scratch?"

Zofia, the guest commentator, was stunned for a moment.

"Hey...Huang and I both feel that having our chins tickled...is very comfortable."

Rosemary rubbed her ears, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Yeah, I remember."

Zofia seriously noted down the important information that 'Rosemary likes to have her chin rubbed'.

"Let's not talk about Rosemary's hobby for now. How would Orson react to such an attack? Orson, Orson—he has a very comfortable expression! It seems Orson also likes having his chin tickled!"

Zofia became more and more excited as she explained, while Orson, who was sitting on the chair, had a happy expression as if he was about to melt. Rosemary's four-hand piano duet was outstanding.

"In that case, I won't be polite either - the highest gear!"

Xia Guang moved the gear of the gloves forward from [It will be very comfortable], passing the middle gears of [Extremely comfortable], [Invincible comfortable], and [RGB colorful comfortable], and directly reached the highest gear called [Break the wall machine].

“Ugh, me, me too…!”

Rosemary was not to be outdone and immediately sped up and increased the strength of her arms.

At this point, this is no longer just a question of the ownership of the Double Battle Orsen, but also about the thing that the two of them respect the most.

That's right, Maria's faith in the "God of Iron, Steam, and Machinery (?)", and Rosemary's "brother's legacy", who is truly superior?!

“Uuuuuuuuuuuu——!”

Orson's wailing interrupted this battle of faith.

75. Rhodes Island, a city of abundant martial virtue

Outside the door of Maria's bedroom, the two people who had just been full of energy and refused to give in to each other for their beliefs, now both knelt on the ground in a serious manner, not even daring to raise their heads, their tails dragging weakly on the ground, and their ears folded back.

"I'm so sorry, I was too impatient..."

Maria whispered an apology to Rosemary.

"No...I got a little carried away on my part."

Rosemary also apologized to Maria.

At this time, Zofia dragged Orson into the room for examination, and in order to calm the two of them down, she locked them outside.

"Speaking of which, Rosemary, you said Orson is the most important person to you, right?"

Now there is no need to fight for Orson, and Maria also asked Rosemary why she took the initiative to look for Orson today.

"Well, if it weren't for Orson, I might...maybe I still wouldn't be able to come out of my inner isolation."

Rosemary looked up at Maria and briefly recounted her past experiences. Maria listened attentively and quietly.

When Maria learned about Rosemary's past confusion and her new life after breaking free from the shackles, she reached out and gently rubbed Rosemary's hair.

"Maria?"

"Um, sorry, I just couldn't help wanting to rub you after hearing your story."

"Yeah...it's okay."

Rosemary shook her head slightly to indicate that she didn't mind Maria's smooth hair.

"Although I like Orson very much, but this 'like'...isn't it really different from what the Candle Knight said?"

Rosemary looked at the closed door of the room, thinking that perhaps she shouldn't try to show this emotion to Orson so intensely and impatiently.

Although Rosemary didn't want Orson to leave her, she didn't want to cause him any trouble because of her.

"Rosemary is still too young—though I don't really have the right to say that. Truthfully, both Rosemary and I are still far too immature in our feelings. Anyway... let's call a truce today and decide by drawing lots, how about that?"

Maria asked Rosemary, who nodded.

After both parties reached a consensus, Zofia and Orson also walked out of the room.

"I'm fine, there's nothing wrong with my body. But I'm telling you guys—"

Sofia looked at the two little girls with her hands on her hips.

“I’m so sorry…” “I’m sorry…”

Maria and Rosemary lowered their heads and apologized to Orson honestly.

"Haaa... It's my fault for not stopping you right away. But your actions today were too dangerous no matter what. You still need to be taught a lesson—I want to say that, but Rosemary is so adorable, so forget it~!"

Zofia first put on a serious expression, then stared at Rosemary. As she spoke, her expression gradually changed. Finally, she gave Rosemary a thumbs up to indicate that what bad intentions could a kitten have?

"Sister Zofia...!"

"Oh, Rosemary has been lovable since she was little."

Zofia squatted in front of Rosemary and rubbed the kitten's ears with a happy look on her face.

"Well, what about me, Aunt Zofia...?"

"You're going to write a 5000-word self-criticism for me and run to the TV station to read it to me on the 7 o'clock news. Don't worry, I'll buy you 20 minutes of TV time specifically for reading your self-criticism."

"Aunt, you are too partial, aren't you!?"

Maria was in tears.

"No, no, there's no need to be so serious."

Orson came over with a smile to smooth things over.

"Although for a moment I felt like I saw the red-haired busty ferryman lady and the loli Yama with short green hair holding fried shrimp... But I'm actually fine, no need to apologize. Maria and Rosemary mean well, right?"

"Woo..."

"So it's okay. My arms are super relaxed now. I can even do a full circle close to my body! Let me show you my Hot Wheels—"

Click!

“Woooaaaaaaaaaa!!? Orson, is there something wrong with the angle of your arm?!” “Mmmmm--!!?”

It seems that I still need to take some time to ask Dr. Kal'tsit to see me.

"So, what exactly are you two mad at each other about?"

Zofia asked curiously.

"Because..." "We want to decide who can enter the arena with Orson in the doubles match..."

Rosemary and Maria shyly lowered their heads and responded in low voices.

"Oh, about this—I was actually meaning to tell you when I first walked in. The self-organized team formation part of the knight competition has been cancelled. Everything will be randomly assigned by the official."

"Hey!?"

The three of them made a sound of surprise.

——So what are we doing here like idiots for?

"The team list was released at midnight yesterday."

Zofia took out a list, and Maria and Rosemary immediately came over.

Unfortunately, neither Rosemary nor Maria was able to team up with Orson.

As for Orson——

The good news is that this time Orson finally gets his turn with the Patriots again, unlike before.

Bad news, this time the Patriots are on the opposite side.

"By the way, your original teammate retired that same day after seeing the schedule."

“Uh huh!?”

This shitty knight competition really wants to kill me, right?!

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"That 'Deer-Headed Knight' is going up against the Infected Knight again. Interesting coincidence, isn't it? Their last match ended in nothing. I'm curious what the outcome will be this time."

At the Casimir Knights' Arena Museum, spokesman Charne was standing in the empty room after closing time, speaking softly to the woman next to him.

"Just tell me what you want, Mr. Czarnay."

The woman with short green hair—Keltsit, the head of Rhodes Island—asked calmly.

"It's simple. During these recent knight competitions, you and the Rhodes Island you lead have fully demonstrated your value, and the Chamber of Commerce's evaluation of you is also increasing. However, if a company wants to gain a foothold in Casimir, it still needs to demonstrate the ability to 'protect itself,' or rather... 'arm itself.'"

"..."

Kelsey was silent.

"This is the only test the Chamber of Commerce has for Rhodes Island. I hope your company can somehow defeat the 'enemy' mentioned in this document."