About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

"What on earth did you do, you idiot!"

Kal'tsit, who was so angry that she looked like she was wearing a swimsuit, didn't care and went straight to Orson with the grip strength gauge.

"I just ruffled Miss Black's hair—RUA!"

"Something like hair... hair?"

Kal'tsit blinked, while Hei beside her used her fingers to gently fiddle with her bangs with a bit of embarrassment.

"Orson's order to you was to touch your hair?"

"Yes."

"..."

Kal'tsit was silent for a few seconds, then let go of Orson.

——It's just an 'order' of this level, even for me——well, if Orson asked me like this, I would probably be bitten by M3.

Although she was angry, Kal'tsit's self-awareness was still correct.

"Ahem... Anyway, since I've already agreed to help the owner run the shop for a while, I'd better do it well. Can you go back to the hotel and rest first, Kal'tsit? I won't be here for long."

"No, you want to run this restaurant, right? If so, although it's not my intention, let me lead you rationally and efficiently."

"Leader? Um..."

When Orson heard that Kal'tsit was going to get involved in the restaurant's operations, he immediately started to worry for his boss.

Kal'tsit's management ability is obvious to everyone in Rhodes Island.

The once wealthy and powerful 'Tower of Babel', under Kal'tsit's astute and correct leadership, almost lost everything in less than three years.

"Your master shouldn't mind having an extra manager or employee. Anyway, there should be some spare clothes here, right? I'll go change into my staff uniform first."

Kal'tsit looked at Hei, more as a declaration of her own than a request for advice.

"I did see a few pieces of clothing in the dressing room that women could wear, but I don't think the overall style is suitable for the seaside in Xiosta."

Hei told Kal'tsit the truth, and the latter nodded and went straight to the locker room.

"The streets of this coastal city are filled with people wearing swimsuits, suits, subcultural styles, and even black paper bags on their heads. I don't think there is any 'style' that doesn't belong here."

Kal'tsit said lightly and then walked into the locker room.

"I'm sorry... Miss Hei. Kal'tsit is actually a very serious and responsible doctor, but she seems a little strange today."

The culprit Orson said to Hei unconsciously.

"I think I can understand. After all, I probably felt the same way before."

Hei responded indifferently that when he saw Orson and Ceylon chatting happily on the landship before, there was no difference between them and Kal'tsit now.

"But now, I think it might be a great thing if you could become friends with the young lady."

Hei nodded slightly to Orson, his fair face lacking the usual indifference and hostility, and he seemed to be smiling.

"Um...it's okay."

Orson rubbed his hair, and the door of the kitchen locker room was opened again.

"K-Kal'tsit, pu-ke-ke-ke!?"

"—Don't say anything, just get to work."

Orson almost choked when he saw Kal'tsit in front of him, who was wearing a maid outfit. Kal'tsit, with a look of anger, murderous intent, or shame on her face, warned Orson word by word in her maid outfit not to talk too much.

14. Two Films Love Dancing

In a house some distance away from the Xiosta beach, Ceylon, the eldest daughter of the Dolkos family, was sitting in the study. The table was covered with various research materials and academic papers related to mineralogy. At first glance, the pile even looked like some kind of fortification.

Ceylon, hiding behind the 'trench' of knowledge, held a teacup in his left hand and used his tablet computer with his right hand to read news with the keyword "Rhodes Island".

"There's more news than before—hmm, so bitter. Is it a problem with this batch of tea?"

Ceylon put the black tea into his mouth, then frowned and put the cup aside, then concentrated his attention on the news he had searched for in front of him.

In fact, the speed of spreading "information" on the Terra continent is slow and lagging. For most people, there is no need to consider what happened in the territory of another country.

On the one hand, most countries would not deliberately build a state-owned cross-border transportation system because there was no need for it, and private transportation companies were a mixed bag and the prices were high, so the vast majority of Terran people would not even consider traveling to other countries.

On the other hand, there is information lag. Due to signal transmission, natural disasters, etc., if a person wants to keep an eye on what is happening in another place, he needs to spend a lot of extra energy and financial resources.

If you only use news and other means to obtain information, this information is usually delayed by several weeks to months, and its authenticity is unknown.

But for someone like Ceylon who just wants to determine what a company has done in the past, some public resource libraries of news are more than enough.

"Hmm... Rhodes Island has participated in activities other than just Lungmen?"

Ceylon noticed from the news that Rhodes Island's activities were not limited to the Longmen that he knew about. Rhodes Island had also set foot in the city of Che in Ursus and the Great Knight Territory of Casimir.

Furthermore, judging by the news, Rhodes Island's involvement was definitely not limited to simply signing a contract to sell pharmaceuticals. In Che, Rhodes Island held market power second only to the Ursus government and the Rostov family, the city's lords. In Casimir, Rhodes Island had even secured official approval from the Knights' Association, establishing a pharmaceutical factory run by infected individuals on foreign territory.

"For a 'new company without a national affiliation,' Rhodes Island's record is rather impressive..."

Ceylon sighed sincerely. She had heard about Ursus's attitude towards the infected, and also heard about the many diseases that had been accumulating in the Lungmen slums, but none of these had stopped Rhodes Island.

"Um... [Reunion Movement]?"

When Ceylon was looking up information about Rhodes Island, the young lady also noticed another name, a new security company that always appeared together with Rhodes Island - Reunion.

"The Reunion Movement is a security company specializing in security protection, small-scale special operations, soldier training, and security risk assessments. Its headquarters is primarily located in Chernobyl, but it also has branches stationed in several city-states... Lungmen, Checheng, Casimir?"

Ceylon noticed that wherever Rhodes Island was, the security company called Integration Movement would also be there in most cases.

The information he looked up confirmed Ceylon's thoughts. The business dealings between the two companies were very close, which even made Ceylon wonder if the leadership teams were very familiar with each other.

If Kuro truly doesn't like Rhodes Island, or believes her work at the medical company wouldn't be helpful... perhaps it wouldn't be a bad idea to have her work at this security company? At least everyone has their own specializations, so Kuro wouldn't be so opposed. Furthermore, the two companies work closely together, so they should be able to get excellent oripathy testing and treatment services.

——It would be great if I could meet the leader of Reunion Sports... like Dr. Kal'tsit.

Ceylon began to think about PLANB, and then he began to think about what it would be like to be the leader of such a newly emerged and already prominent 'security company'.

When Ceylon was studying in Victoria, perhaps because of the environment and atmosphere, one of the topics that his classmates liked to chat about most was interesting stories about various heirs, heads of large companies, and even royal aristocrats.

Some people would boast about having met the leader of Kalan Trade, a handsome and steady man with white hair.

Some people also brag about meeting the chief CEO of Fengchi Logistics when they were playing in Longmen. They are indeed Fengti people, and their pears are really big (PS. The boss of Fengchi Logistics is a man)

Of course, the subject of most discussion is the mysterious "Maid Knight Lady." Everyone loves to speculate about the true identity of the "Maid Lady of the Victorian Heir to the Throne," who once appeared in Casimir and Longmen. She possesses dazzling blonde hair, a noble and chivalrous demeanor, and a righteous and protective spirit.

Some say she is a fugitive Princess Victoria who died young, others say she is the heir to the throne persecuted by the government, and still others say she is an ideal person who was inspired by the culture of Casimir's chivalry and determined to change the continent in his own elegant and graceful way.

Regardless of these speculations, the news about the princess maid has suddenly disappeared recently. While everyone is disappointed, they also believe that the princess maid must be in some corner of Terra today, working hard to help strangers.

It seems to be far away.

Ceylon imagined the appearance of the leader of the Reunion Movement, and soon the image of an old man who was "serious, intimidating, oppressive but actually very sentimental, and had rich combat experience" appeared in Ceylon's mind.

——If you were the leader of a security company, you would probably feel this way, right?

Ceylon was thinking this, and at the same time, Bozhukas in Chernobyl sneezed.

"Hmm, this is more complicated than I expected."

The Patriot's scarlet eyes were staring straight ahead, his expression solemn and murderous.

He is making a decision, a decision that he cannot regret, but may make him regret it.

"Sure enough, this is how it should be—"

After struggling for a moment, the patriot stretched out his arm hesitantly. His strong and sturdy arm filled with iron-like muscles was engraved with countless scars, like the rings of a tree, witnessing the patriot's life of fighting for Ursus and for his beliefs.

His arm finally rested on the rectangular box, and the Patriot took a deep breath, ready to hold it in his hands.

And at this moment——

"dad."

"Well……!?"

The girl's voice behind him frightened Bozhukas so much that he made a strange sound, and his mountain-like body trembled.

"What are you looking at here again... Um, [Xiong's Traditional Recipe Health Preservation Set]?"

"Um, Yelena, the salesperson just said that this potion has been certified by the Ursus Xuan Academy—"

"Where did the Xuan Academy come from in Ursus? Seriously, put it back immediately."

The girl with long silver hair, Custer, came over from behind Bozhukas's stand-in and sighed while ordering the famous patriot to put the three-no health products in his hand back on the shelf.

"..."

The patriot reluctantly put the 'health kit' back on the shelf. This soldier who had fought on the battlefield for countless years was filled with regret at the moment.

If I had decided what to buy earlier, maybe I could have secretly hidden it in my pocket before Yelena did?

"Dad, I've said this many times before. Most of the health supplements in Qie City are fake. If you really want them, I'll ask Orsen to contact Miss Jingzhe and have her mail some truly useful medicines from Yan Country."

Froststar, one of the leaders of the Reunion Security Company, sighed and spoke to the Patriot.

"We can't easily owe others a favor, let alone that Yan Country's Supervisory Department—"

"Miss Jingzhe said she prefers the identity of 'Orsen's adopted sister'. Anyway, we should go. Ino's concert is about to start."

Frost Star reached out and grabbed Bozhukasti without saying a word. The white rabbit held drinks and snacks in his left hand and held Patriot in his right hand, and headed towards the stage that had been set up on the first floor of the mall.

"..."

Bozhukas was a little dazed for a moment. When was the last time Frost Star held his hand and walked forward like this?

Oh... It seemed like it was three days ago. I took advantage of the training department's holiday to go to the drugstore next door to queue up for eggs, but was caught by Frost Star and forcibly dragged back.

"Yelena, the Shield Guards have training this afternoon—"

"It won't take up too much of your time, old stubborn man. Ino said he hasn't seen you in a long time. How about going over to see you just this once?"

"..."

The Patriot sighed softly, expressing his tacit agreement.

"By the way, Yelena, after we're done, should we consider buying you some baby--"

“Ahem…! It’s too early! And my physical condition isn’t fully healed yet…!”

Snow Rabbit's hair stood on end and his face turned red instantly, while he was thinking in his mind how he would lock the door when Orsen came back next time.

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The scene returns to Xiosta. Ceylon, suffering from the aftereffects of studying abroad in Victoria, imagines the appearance of the leader of the Integration Movement in his mind and realizes that several hours have passed.

——Oh right, I should go check on Hei and see how things are going. Orson seems like a very easy-going boy, so if he were to go, maybe he and Hei could actually become friends.

Ceylon looked at his watch. It had been a while since he had tricked the two of them into spending one-on-one time with each other to temporarily manage the restaurant.

Of course, Ceylon didn't really want Hei and Orson to start a business in 24 hours. She just wanted to create an opportunity for the two of them to be alone together, to deepen their relationship in this way, so that it would be convenient for her to ask Hei to go to Rhodes Island to treat the oripathy later.

Hei hasn't called me during this period, which means the development over there should be pretty good.

Ceylon smiled, closed the tablet, and headed back to the restaurant where he had left the two men behind.

"……Um?"

However, before Ceylon arrived at the restaurant, she had already noticed something unusual.

Ceylon, who came to the beach, noticed from a distance that there was a place on the beach where people gathered together in an extremely abnormal way. After taking a closer look, Ceylon found that the place with extremely crowded people was the restaurant before.

"……Eh?"

Ceylon approached the restaurant and found that these people were not gathered together like a swarm of people at a concert, but were lined up like snakes.

"Um, um, what's going on?"

Ceylon asked several tourists who were queuing with a confused look on his face.

"Hmm? You're new here, right? I'm telling you, someone said this restaurant has a really cute and handsome butler! And there are maids with really unique temperaments, and it seems the director of the security bureau also works here part-time! Normal people don't get to see this kind of amazing scene!"

"Eh……?"

Ceylon blinked. Putting aside who the 'maid with a very unusual temperament' was, could the 'cute and handsome butler' refer to Orson?

"Right, right, right! But I heard from the tourists who came here before that if you can see the cute butler, the food will taste even better. But conversely, if you can see those two Filin maids, the food will also become especially delicious!"

"...?"

Although she had managed to stabilize a few people, Ceylon still had no idea what was happening. She followed the group forward, and after a long detour, she finally reached the restaurant entrance.