About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

But what happened to these people? There were names like "the leader who manages the Reunion Movement", "Commissar Xiaolu who manages the 'leader who manages the Reunion Movement'", "Queen Mother of Rhodes Island", "Heir to Lin Guang", "Platinum Throne" - at first glance, they all sounded very powerful, but in reality, they were just a group of people competing to see who could survive the longest!

"Well, if that's the case, what are you all going to do about my aggressive attack on Little Knight? Are you just going to sit there and wait for death? Then I'll really be able to intercept Little Knight mid-strike~"

Li looked at everyone and asked with a smile.

"Well...it's come to this. As much as I hate it, you're the only one who can handle this situation."

Looking at the gravel in front of her, who was doing it with ease and had an expression that said, "I have Orson (sexual connotation), even Jesus can't stop him!", Tallulah gritted her teeth and closed her eyes tightly.

Someone must check and balance Li. I and others may not have this ability, but there is one person who can do it...!

——It’s time to watch your show, Black Snake…!

Tallulah took a desperate measure and released Miss Black Snake who was hiding in her body.

"Oh my, you're asking me to handle this situation. You're really causing me so much trouble. My daughter—"

The black snake, who had obtained the right to use the body, smiled and then walked in front of Li.

"Do you know why the others have never objected and have only indulged you, Miss Senomi?"

"Please call me Li---"

Just as Li was about to ask Black Snake to change his words, Black Snake stretched out his finger and gently pressed it on his lips - this was a trick he had just learned from Alina.

"The answer is simple, Miss Senomi. Because I know very well that Orson is not such a shallow and vulgar being."

The black snake smiled at Gravel.

"Do you think you can win the boy's attention just by caressing him with your hands, nuzzling him with your nose, and then through a series of sweet words and impure behavior? Don't be so naive, Miss Senomi."

"—"

"That boy—he's not completely clueless about love. Perhaps he can seem a bit clumsy at times, but that's a sign of his gentleness. He doesn't want to actively interfere with others' lives, and chooses to silently protect those he values."

Black Snake spoke slowly, recalling the day when he used Tallulah's body to get along with Orson.

Calm, simple, without any fancy actions, but as long as he appears in her sight, she can feel the implicit care and the peaceful security.

——No, why should I seriously praise that idiot who often tortures me with rubbish games/movies and even slept with my daughter? !

As Black Snake spoke, he felt something was not right. He came here to boost Zali's morale, but why did he feel like he would be defeated if he continued?

——I am the immortal black snake of Ursus! A mere Orson is nothing special!

"That's it, anyway. Do you understand, Miss Senomi?"

"...?"

Li looked at "Tallulah" in bewilderment. She seemed like a different person all of a sudden. As she was speaking, she suddenly put on a serious face and walked towards the door.

Then there was a "Puff!" sound of collision outside the door, followed by Orson's concerned voice.

"Ta... no, Miss Black Snake? Be careful on your way when changing the dominant position. Let me help you up."

"It's useless!"

Then there was a boom!

"...??"

Orson, who was blasted into the room, was completely confused. Ever since he learned about some of Miss Black Snake's past, he had not called her a "cross-dressing pervert" (it would be better to say that his stance had completely reversed, and now the "cross-dressing pervert" was Orson), nor had he gone to the consciousness realm to disgust her with ghost things. What was he angry about?

Everyone in the room looked at "Tallulah"'s running back with a puzzled look on their faces. Only Alina, who knew a little about the relationship between Tallulah and Black Snake, rubbed her eyebrows.

Looking at the situation, it seems that in the future, it is not a question of whether Orson will call me sister-in-law, but it is a question of whether I will call Black Snake sister-in-law. (Orson is the oldest, although he is short...)

"Little Knight-kun—are you alright?"

Li reached out his hand to Orson who was blasted in.

"Thank you, Miss Senomi."

"...No, it's nothing."

Looking at Orson's innocent smile, Li couldn't help but think of what Black Snake had said to him before.

"I'm sorry, little knight. I was wrong before. I caused trouble for everyone."

Li realized his mistake and bowed to everyone.

"It's okay, it's okay. Instead of that, let's just move on to the next one—"

"Sure enough, let's not think about having a baby for now. Let's start by sleeping together!"

"Lower your standards!"

Everyone yelled.

84. The stage is set, actors please take your seats

"I just got some news from Uncle Mauna. Should I call it good or bad? Anyway, our best chance has arrived."

After the commotion caused by Gravel's sudden arrival temporarily ended, the atmosphere among everyone was finally less tense, although no one knew what was going on with Black Snake and Tallulah.

"Uncle Maenna?"

Maria showed a curious expression after hearing the familiar family name.

"Ah, I'm sorry Maria, I didn't get to tell you this before—actually, Uncle Mainna isn't just a social slave as you think. He's also secretly gathering his own forces with the goal of completely eliminating the so-called Knight class."

"Eliminating the Knight Class—after all this time, this guy is the one with the most abnormal mind!"

Zofia's eyes widened when she heard Mainna's goal. She could never have imagined that Mainna, who had always "despised" her and Maria's efforts and was willing to be ordinary and even be ordered around, actually had such an outrageous goal and was actually secretly putting it into action.

"Haha... Uncle Mainna also has his own considerations. And putting aside the issue of completely abolishing the knight class, our current goals are the same."

"So what's the message you got?"

The door of the room was pushed open again, and "Black Snake", who had calmed down, walked back into the room.

"The Chamber of Commerce will begin clearing out the entire underground arena of infected people in Casimir tomorrow." Orson told the information he got from Mainna.

"Not only that, the leaders of the Merchant Union will release the imprisoned Originium monsters and let them cause chaos in Casimir. Then the Overwatch Council will intervene and blame the destruction caused by these monsters on the 'Infected Resistance Organization', or the 'Reunion Movement' - am I right?"

Black Snake took over Orson's words and announced the next move of the Chamber of Commerce.

"Hmm...you've said it all, Miss Black Snake. This is indeed a two-birds-with-one-stone move by the Merchant Union/Elder Family of the Chancellery, but it also presents us with an opportunity to bring down these arrogant and corrupt 'knights'."

What he wanted to say was said by Black Snake first, and Orson could only rub his hair awkwardly.

"I feel like Miss Tallulah has changed a little bit, and Orson's name has changed too."

Maria, who didn't know the relationship between Black Snake and Tallulah, tilted her head in confusion.

"Let's talk about this later. It seems quite troublesome... Anyway, the other party has made preparations. What we need to do next is to fight back. There are only two goals: to stop the Chamber of Commerce's conspiracy and to expose it."

Orson walked over to the whiteboard and wrote out a few items.

The situation was somewhat similar to the previous war between the old and new nobles in Chernobog, except that this time Orson and his team had to face not only a self-righteous old noble, but two huge organizations in Casimir.

Fortunately, the teammates around him this time are stronger than before, including the Reunion Movement, Rhodes Island, the Linguang Family, the Platinum Throne of the No-Head Alliance, the fourth-level knight Li, and the "seeds" that he had planted through his previous errands.

"In order to achieve these two goals, we need to roughly split it into the following steps——"

Orson took out a pair of glasses from somewhere and put them on, then knocked on the blackboard with a pause.

Orson, who had originally enjoyed being a "pirated teacher" in the North, lost all of his few students to the gold medal lecturer Alina after she woke up. Now, with his increasing number of identities, Orson barely had time to teach those young infected people. So, naturally, he wanted to make the most of this opportunity today.

"First, we must stop the Commerce Union from clearing out the infected. Thanks to Miss Platinum and a knight who died, we've obtained intelligence on the locations of the underground arenas in Casimir. Since there are eight of them, we'll need a large number of personnel to stop the cleansing plan at each arena."

"Next, we need to find evidence of the dirty dealings of the Code family, the de facto rulers of the Commercial Union. Therefore, we need to infiltrate or storm the Meshko Group headquarters. Are you sure it's the Code family, Ms. Platinum?"

Orson looked at Platinum. This part of the information was provided by the 'former' Platinum Lord.

"That's right. The Mieszko Group is the primary behind-the-scenes manipulator of the Knights' Tournament and, in fact, one of the primary initiators of the Helmetless Alliance. Hidden in the building's top-floor office are records of every bloody decision made by the Chamber of Commerce to date. My legs aren't fully mobile yet, so I'll be serving as remote support and guide."

From the moment he hid the information and handed it over to Orson, Platinum had already decided on the path he would take in the future.

She knew very well that she was facing the long-standing and deep-rooted darkness of Casimir, and she was even nearly killed, but what Platinum did not expect was that she was happier and more positive at this moment than in any previous mission.

——Is this the 'goal' that the "former Platinum" mentioned?

Bai Jin looked at Orson, the young man with miraculous power who had gathered everyone together at this moment.

"The final step is to publish the intelligence we've obtained. After obtaining evidence, we need to find a publishing platform that has sufficient influence to bypass the corrupted newspaper industry."

"So, Mr. Orson, where can we find such a platform?"

"Good question, Rosemary-san!"

Orson reached up to adjust his glasses and pointed at Rosemary. He was pleasantly surprised by the kitten's cooperation. The others, however, stared at him with an expression that looked like, "Are these two people about the same age in their hearts?"

"Normally, this kind of platform wouldn't appear in Casimir, but don't forget who you and I are."

"Infected person?"

Rosemary tilted her head.

"It's the [Competitive Knights], the best platform. Hasn't the Commercial Association already set it up for us?"

"Um...it's tomorrow's game!"

Rosemary thought for a moment, then gave her answer.

"That's right, [a match between the undefeated Deer-Headed Death God and the rising Infected Knight], with thousands of people watching, and the live broadcast will be at tomorrow's Knight Arena."

"—"

As Orson spoke, the expressions on everyone's faces became somewhat solemn.

Whether the corrupt Casimir can be changed depends on tomorrow's battle.

But more importantly,

"That's all. The specific battle plan may require some flexibility. If there are no questions, that's all for today."

coming!

"I have a problem!"

Everyone except Orson said in unison.

"Orson, are you free tonight?"

“…Huh?!”

Orson was startled by the scene.

Li's previous words did change the girls' minds in a sense, and everyone wanted to be more proactive.

And fighting for the right to be alone with Orson the night before the final battle is the best way to start.

This matter is as important as saving Casimir...!

85. Black Snake: "It's my first time being a mother, I don't know anything"

"...?"

Orson sat in the room in a daze, looking at the ceiling and the ground.

After telling everyone the general plan of action for tomorrow, Orson originally planned to let everyone have a good rest to prepare for the final battle, but he was asked in unison whether they were free in the evening.

Orson, who really had nothing to do at this point, casually replied, "Nothing." As a result, a group of people started arguing after saying "YES!", and no one knew what they were arguing about.

Then they asked Orson to go to the room and wait, and they were discussing something outside without Orson's knowledge.

"Is there something wrong with my plan? They think it's not suitable...?"

Orson rubbed his hair nervously. This feeling of being excluded by others made Orson very uncomfortable.

Although he is called "The Silence of the North", Orson can be quite delicate sometimes.

Fortunately, the people outside didn't discuss for too long, and after a brief commotion, they quieted down. Not long after, Tallulah pushed open the door and walked into Orson's room.

"Tallulah? You and Miss Black Snake have switched places again. By the way, what were you doing just now?"

After seeing Tallulah, Orson immediately went over to ask.