Chernobog West City District, Valentine's residence.
The sky was dark at night, with thick dark clouds covering the stars, and only the moon could barely shine a trace of light. But this ray of light is also extremely strange. The faint red moonlight shines on the sleeping Chernobog, and combined with the whining sound of the cold north wind unique to Usa, the whole city is like a ghost town.
Valentine hid in the corner of a storage room, feeling highly stressed. His eyes were as big as copper bells, staring at the closed door of the storage room. His ears trembled slightly, listening carefully for any suspicious sounds around him.
Step, step, step...
The sound of high heels tapping on the ground reached Valentin's ears. His heart skipped a beat and he slowly leaned back again. After confirming that he was in an absolutely hidden corner, Valentine tightened his pajamas and used more strength with his hands and feet. He is trying hard to roll himself into a ball, so that it takes up the smallest area, and the hiding places he looks for can hide him better.
Step, step, step...
The sound got closer and closer, and Valentine became more and more nervous. Death was prowling outside, and he was the prey Death wanted.
tread.
The sound stopped abruptly when it was closest to Valentine. Valentine hid in the corner and held his breath. Death is at the door, and any slight sound will send Valentine into the abyss. He felt that he had never been so nervous, not even during those two trips to hell.
Tonight, it seems that everyone who can help Valentine has disappeared, and even the system that has been living in his mind is gone. Valentine is left alone in the world to face the threat of death. This It also made him feel his own weakness and helplessness for the first time.
It would be nice if my spells were offensive, at least I would still have the ability to resist.
No... so what if it's an offensive spell? Can he use it? Can he... use it on that "God of Death"?
Valentine felt a little sad.
"Where are you? My dear commander~"
The sweet voice came into Valentine's ears from outside the door, and it sounded a bit dull because of the obstacles.
Damn it, I'm not here! Look for it somewhere else!
Valentin shouted in his heart, praying at the same time to let this crazy woman leave here and go somewhere else so that he could move his position.
But reality always likes to slap people in the face.
The woman outside opened the door of the storage room and saw a pile of sundries and cleaning tools.
"Isn't it here..." The woman looked at the clutter in the room with some doubts, and a puzzled expression appeared on her delicate little face.
That’s right, I’m not here, I’m not here!
Valentine was thinking crazily in his mind, I'm not here, and his heart was already in his throat.
The woman stretched out her hand to gently stir her hair, and the pale red moonlight shone on her body. She looked like the legendary blood demon with extremely bad reputation, but she was also extremely charming, making people reluctant to look at her face. Look away.
But this is unbearable torture for Valentine, with his alluring face, devil-like figure, voice and lips sweeter than honey...
It is the most poisonous poison in the world.
Valentin has suffered deeply from this, and finally found a chance to escape successfully not long ago, but he did not escape from the villa as quickly as possible and was trapped inside. Now it was only a matter of time before he was discovered. He could only pray that this woman would not discover the clues so quickly and give him enough time to escape, and maybe have a chance to leave here.
With a heart-wrenching friction sound, the door of the storage room was closed, the sound of high heels was heard outside the door, and the woman left.
Valentin didn't dare to move. He raised his ears and listened carefully to the movement outside the door. When he was sure that the woman had gone far enough, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Just in that short moment, his pajamas were soaked in cold sweat for the third time tonight.
He had been wandering around the villa for nearly half an hour, spending a lot of time looking for the key to the door and avoiding the woman's pursuit. But now that the key has been found, the woman has no idea where she went. He only needs to leave this storage room, find the stairs going downstairs as quickly as possible, and then open the door of the villa, and he can leave this *Chinese expletive* place.
Valentine moved the debris in front of him as fast as he could handle and put things gently. His movements were like those of a ninja from the Eastern Kingdom, and the sounds he made were as low as could only be stored in this room. The range that can be heard in the room.
Just as he was about to open the door and leave, an extremely pleasant smell of perfume penetrated his nostrils. Valentine sniffed and felt a little dizzy.
This is... this is the smell in that house... this is the smell of that woman's perfume!
Valentine's eyes opened suddenly, and he was horrified. He quickly held his breath, but it was too late.
A feeling of dizziness rushed into his brain, and Valentine quickly held on to the wall beside him and slowly sat on the ground without making a sound. This fragrance smells great, like a sea of flowers in spring, sweet, warm, and refreshing. All worries are forgotten, and only the girl in a white dress in the sea of flowers is in my mind.
Her eyes, her hair, her smile... everything is so perfect that people don't want to divert their attention. They just want to look at her for a while longer, looking at her from top to bottom, from left to right, From the outside to the inside...
Valentine's head shook suddenly, and he came out of the illusion. There was still a familiar storage room in front of him, and the faint red moonlight shone through the window in the room, which was very strange.
He tapped his forehead lightly to get rid of the discordant images in his mind. If he hadn't woken up early, I'm afraid Valentine would have been discovered by the woman.
Just when he was about to open the door and leave, the door was pushed open from the outside.
"Here~oh~"
The devil's whisper came from the door, and Valentine collapsed on the ground, looking at the woman at the door. Looking at the woman who looked exactly like the one in the fantasy.
"Commander, why are you running away? Is it because Springfield's service is not good enough? Huh?" Springfield bent down and looked at Valentine, who was sitting on the ground and trembling all over. His voice was so endearing that it made him breathless.
"No……"
Valentine opened his mouth, but no words came out.
"Then come back with me? Everyone is still waiting for you~" Springfield stretched out his hand to Valentine. Valentine looked at the white hand in front of him and held it gently.
Soft and boneless, a warmth spread into Valentine's already cold palm.
This woman is truly perfect in every aspect.
"Let's go." There was no blame in Haruta's voice, but instead it was full of a sister's doting on her brother.
Valentine was held behind by Springfield like this, and followed Springfield to his room like a zombie.
"Everyone, the commander is back!" The moment he opened the door, Haruta stood on tiptoes and waved to the humanoids in the house. His tone was full of excitement. He looked like he was going shopping with his boyfriend. little girl in general.
Soon, Valentine was nudged between the girls by Haruta. Looking at the extremely familiar and extremely strange girls who surrounded him, he looked at the flames in their eyes and the blush on their faces. He squatted on the ground holding his head and shouted loudly.
"No!!!"
Bang.
Valentine screamed and jumped up from the bed, holding his head in his hands and yelling. Soon, the door to his room was kicked open. Xing Yihuang clenched his hands and looked at Valentine who was shouting in the room, looking around.
It is now 7:38 pm, everything is normal, except for a guy who is barking like a butchered pig on the bed.
"What are you crazy about?"
Xing Yihuang walked to the bed, picked up a handkerchief and covered Valentine's mouth, calming him down in the most direct way.
Valentin shook his head vigorously, grabbed Xing Yihuang's hand covering his mouth with both hands, and motioned for her to take it away.
"Huh..." Valentin took a deep breath after Xing Yihuang let go and looked at the clock on the wall.
"How long have I been asleep?"
"Ten hours. After you came back this morning, you told Leonid some things and then went back to sleep. You have been sleeping until now."
Xing Yihuang threw the handkerchief into the trash can, opened the bathroom door and washed his hands.
"Ten hours..." Valentin listened to the sound of running water in the bathroom and lay back on the bed.
"It turns out that was just a dream..."
He was much more relaxed.
"I have thoughts every day and dreams every night. Do you remember what you were thinking about this morning?" The system's voice sounded just right in Valentine's mind.
This morning, what did he seem to be thinking about being drained by the humanoid?
Valentine touched his chin, looking confused.
"That's not why this dream is so real. I always feel like I will be back in the dream again the next second." Valentin felt that the system was causing trouble. Based on his current understanding, this system's ability is quite powerful, and it is not difficult for him to have a dream within a dream.
"I'm not that bored to tease you. If I have that time, I might as well find a new buyer to sell the Origin Stone."
The system bluntly rejected Valentine's ridiculous idea.
Valentin ignored the system's excuses and got out of bed.
"Yihuang, is dinner ready?"
He walked into the bathroom, washed his face, and looked at Xing Yihuang standing at the door of the bedroom.
"I did it, but I didn't expect you to wake up and didn't do your part."
Valentine was stunned. He looked at Xing Yihuang with confusion. Xing Yihuang turned his face away from looking directly into his eyes.
Valentine felt disliked.
"I..." Now he wanted to say something to express the stupid emotion in his heart, but looked at Xing Yihuang's face and swallowed it back.
Will he be beaten to death if he speaks out? Surely?
Now that things have come to this, he can only face the facts.
"Okay." Valentine sighed, walked to the bed and started to get dressed.
"I'm going out to eat."
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"I didn't expect that this sister really didn't cook for me..."
Valentin stood at the gate of the community, looking at the villa where he lived not far away, and felt chilled in his heart.
Originally, he thought that the sister was just joking. As long as he opened the door, Xing Yihuang would definitely stop him and give him a dinner, a typical arrogant attitude.
But it wasn't until Valentin stood at the door for ten minutes that he was almost blown into a fool by the wind that he realized that Xing Yihuang was telling the truth.
Yes, this sister is just like Diamond Ceria. She doesn’t know what flexibility is. She speaks straight and straight. She likes to use her fists to solve problems... to solve problems. She is a typical violent woman.
Expect a female tyrannosaurus to learn to be tsundere? Then Mephistopheles can turn into a woman and join the Doctor's harem in Rhode Island, okay?
Think about that scene... Valentine stuck out his tongue and made a retching gesture.
Damn, that's disgusting. It would be better for a psychopathic guy like Mephistopheles to get his lunch early.
Gu——
Valentine's stomach reminded him that he didn't always think about what he had, and he had to find something to eat quickly, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sleep well tonight.
Go back and ask Xing Yihuang to make another one? Then she will definitely agree, but as a man! You must never put down your dignity as a man and plead with a woman, you can't do that!
Gu——————
A thunderous sound came from Valentine's body, attracting a lot of attention. Valentine pulled his hat and left quickly.
How embarrassing...
The food in the Ursus Empire is basically not to Valentin's appetite, so he rarely goes out to eat. His cooking skills can be described as poor. He once cooked on a whim and after taking a bite, he threw the food he made in the trash can, saying that he would never step into the kitchen again, so Valentine basically had three meals a day. Just rely on Xing Yihuang.
As a girl with a tragic past, cooking is just one of the survival skills she should master.
Going back? Valentin looked at the brightly lit villa a hundred meters away, and suddenly had a good idea in his mind.
ten minutes later.
Valentine looked at the house number, made sure it was correct, and then knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" A question came from inside the house, and at the same time there was a crisp voice.
Well, this sister loaded the gun and waited for her to hit the muzzle.
"Your commander."
Two seconds later, the door opened.
What came into view was 416 with a blackened face and the black muzzle of her gun.
? ? ?
What about the warm welcome promised? What about the promised embrace?
You are my first sworn humanoid, sister! Moreover, he is also the first fully-leveled humanoid and the first humanoid with exclusive equipment!
Valentine's whole body was not well.
"416." Chuntian walked to her side and pressed the gun in 416's hand. 416 gave Spring a cold look, turned around and left.
"I'm sorry, Commander, that child feels a little uncomfortable, please forgive me." Haruta bowed slightly to Valentine with an apologetic smile.
Well, Springfield is indeed the woman named Griffin's wife. Valentine feels that if he really marries her...
Probably will be blown into atoms by 416 with anti-personnel grenades?
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"If you can, can you tell me the reason? I don't understand why 416 has such a big opinion against me." Valentine drank the last sip of soup in the bowl and asked a question that he had been asking for a long time.
As early as when Valentine summoned these tactical humanoids not long ago, he could feel that some of them were quite dissatisfied with him, but Valentine could not think of any reason. Later, as time went by, those dissatisfactions gradually disappeared, at least Valentine himself could not feel it, except for 416.
From the first day to now, Valentine can clearly feel the resentment in 416's eyes when he looks at him, even in battle. If he hadn't understood the fact that Tactical Dolls would not harm the commander, he would not have dared to act with 416, fearing that a grenade would suddenly fly over and blow him up.
But just now it seems... 416's eyes are not only filled with resentment, but also grievances?
Valentine felt that if 416 hadn't been a girl with a strong personality, she would have shed tears the moment she saw him.
416 feels aggrieved, and so does Valentine. He didn't do anything. 416 just acted like he was bullying her. He didn't even touch her in the past few days, okay?
"Commander, you...really don't understand?" Haruta's expression became a little complicated for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
"I don't understand." Valentine shook his head honestly.
Springfield stared into Valentine's eyes, confirming once again that he was telling the truth.
"well……"
Haruta lowered his head and sighed.
"She misses you."
A bolt of thunder hit Valentine's brain, leaving him confused.
"miss me?"
Valentine pointed at himself and looked at Springfield with a look full of incomprehension.
"Commander, when did you join Griffin? Several years ago, right?" Haruta served tea to Valentine and himself, and started to reminisce.
"At that time, the headquarters had nothing and was completely destitute. I received orders from my superiors to assist you, and 416 was the first humanoid you built."
"When 416 stood in front of you, you jumped up and down with joy, like a child. You even went up and hugged 416 tightly, who had just arrived at the headquarters, and you were almost beaten."
Springfield thought about the hard times at that time, and the corners of his mouth naturally curved. Valentine silently sipped the tea in his cup and listened to Springfield's stories about the past.
"From the first day she arrived until the day you disappeared, 416 has always been your main force. Even if more and more powerful AR dolls joined later, you did not give up on 416 and still included her in the first First echelon.”
"There is a saying among the humanoids in the headquarters that says, 'Liu Shui's mission is iron-clad.' You should know what it means."
Valentin looked at Chuntian's smile, nodded and said, of course I know. At that time, 416 was his favorite humanoid, and he would definitely take her with him whenever he went on an attack. As a commander who practiced gun training with his lower body, he only looked at the face and not the strength when practicing gun training, so he trained many dolls that were not that strong, and Haruta was one of them.
"As the command grows, there are more and more dolls, and the commander likes more and more dolls. SV98, Liberolle, 9A91, Sabrina...ah, and I got them all. Your pledge ring.”
It was only then that Valentin discovered the ring on Springfield's left hand.
Valentine seemed to understand why 416 was angry.
"Do you think 416 is angry because you swore too many humanoid vows and her status in your heart has declined?"
Haruta could tell at a glance what her dear commander was thinking.
"……Um."
Valentine made no objection.
"That's a big mistake, Commander." Springfield stood up and put the baked apple pie on the table. The sweet smell floated into Valentine's nose, but he had no desire to eat it at all.
"Would you like a piece?" Springfield gently picked up a piece and put it to his mouth. Valentin thought for a while and opened his mouth.
"It tastes good, sweet and delicious. I can even hear my taste buds cheering." Valentine nodded. "Your craftsmanship is still great."
Haruta shook his head.
"You've never eaten a piece of the apple pie I made before, Commander."
"Not even a piece."
Valentine smiled and apologized for his lie.
"Why do you think 416 is angry? Are you angry that you have pledged too many humanoids? Are you starting a harem? Commander, you have never touched us before, not even once, just like the apple pie I made."
"But we can still feel your concern and love for us. We are humanoid and robots, but at that time, what did we look like in your eyes?"
"He is a human being and deserves respect."
Haruta's speaking speed gradually increased.
"But then one day, you suddenly disappeared, just like evaporating from the world. You were nowhere to be found in the entire headquarters, and we had no authority to ask our superiors, nor did we have the authority to leave the headquarters to look for you."
"Without the commander's order, we can only stay in the headquarters and can't do anything. But our commander disappeared."
"Supplies will still be delivered. We don't consume much resources by staying in the headquarters every day without going out. This headquarters without a heart can continue to operate."
"No one came to investigate your disappearance, and neither the Iron Blood nor the military came to attack the headquarters. This place is like a paradise, a paradise that has been forgotten."
"During that period of time, every day I could see 416 wearing the Star Cocoon dress you bought for her, sitting at your seat and looking at the photo of her and you on the table. It lasted all day. Occasionally, other humanoids would come. Come to the office to look for traces you left, but only 416 is there every day."
"She even moved out of the dormitory and lived directly in your room."
"Just because I don't want to forget the past."
At this point, the tea in Valentine's hand has gone cold. He stared blankly at Springfield, but his heart was blank, with nothing in mind.
"Do you understand?"
Understand what?
Valentine found it a little...a little funny. He knew what Haruta said about his disappearance. At that time, he had been playing Girls' Frontline for three years and was tired of the game. Although it still existed on his phone, Valentin rarely opened it anymore.
To him, it's just a game. If you give it up, give it up. No big deal.
But when the girls in those games appeared in front of Valentin and could be seen and touched, the nature of the abandoned game changed.
"It's so troublesome for characters in the game world to appear in reality. You should use similar abilities less in the future."
The system doesn't know what to say. At this time, Valentine's heart was very complicated. As an artificial intelligence, he couldn't understand it and could only give a warning.
"System, does this count as...a few more girls?" Valentine looked at the data person in the mental space and smiled bitterly.
"If you're talking about wives in the true sense, then it doesn't count. They will leave this world after their ability time is over and turn back into a bunch of data and a portrait."
The system gave his explanation.
"I...I really don't know what to say."
Valentine covered his face.
"Don't worry, if you feel uncomfortable, it will only be uncomfortable for a few days. When they go back, won't it just be a bunch of data and a vertical painting like I just said?"
"What now? They are standing in front of me alive, and I feel like a scumbag."
"Ha." The system was amused. "So do you still remember the first development game you played? Ship r. I really want to say that those ship girls are your original spouses... I want to be a little joking, buddy, a game is a game after all, even if the game characters It will only appear in reality for a few days. Just think of it as a real dream. If not, I will give you the installation package for Girls’ Frontline and get you a cross-universe signal receiver. How about letting you play Girls' Frontline here?"
The system came up with a good idea, but Valentin felt that there seemed to be something wrong with it...
"I'll help you get 10 pure Origin Stones. It's an absolute special offer."
really.
"Get out." Valentine made a contemptuous gesture towards the system and left the mental space. Springfield has left the restaurant and is washing dishes in the kitchen. The door to room 416 is closed, and I don’t know what she is doing in there. Valentin thought for a moment, turned the door handle and pushed in.
What came into view was an extremely beautiful girl. She stood in front of Valentine wearing a purple-white dress with a huge white flower on her waist. She was as beautiful as a girl. The girl's hair was carefully taken care of, and was styled into two braids hanging in front of her shoulders. She looked like she had just come out of a noble cocktail party.
HK416 - Star Cocoon.
The only set of clothes that Valentin ever bought for 416.
"416..." Valentine felt a little bitter in his heart. He really cared about these girls, and Griffin was also his favorite game during that time.
But there are times when the game gets boring.
Looking at the girl in front of him, Valentine could only hold her tightly and give her belated comfort.
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An hour later, Valentine's residence.
Xing Yihuang looked at Valentine with some doubts. Her hunter's instinct told her that there was something wrong with this guy. Valentin felt a little scared when she stared at him.
"What did you go out for?" Xing Yihuang thought it would be better to ask directly.
"I'm looking for a place to have dinner." This Valentine didn't lie.
"Then why do you smell of perfume? You've never used that stuff."
Xing Yihuang seemed to be particularly talkative tonight. To herself, of course.
"Ah, the place where I eat is very high-end. It's normal for there to be some perfume smell in the restaurant." A drop of cold sweat broke out on Valentine's forehead. He smiled at Xing Yihuang and gave a fairly normal explanation.
Well, the dining area is the dormitory arranged for the humanoids. It is basically the place with the best environmental conditions in the dormitory of Growler's employees. As for the smell of perfume, room 416 is also a staff dormitory, so it can be regarded as a place to eat.
……Ha ha.
Xing Yihuang felt something was wrong, but he just couldn't feel it clearly. If she continues to ask, she will definitely find out some clues, but...
It's better not to ask in such detail about some things, as this will be beneficial to everyone.
Xing Yihuang left, leaving Valentine sitting alone in the living room. Recalling the moment when he and 416 hugged each other an hour ago, he felt a little regretful.
Tonight is Valentin's most likely chance to become a man, but the object is a Terminator in the appearance of a young lady.
It has its form but no use.
Valentine's growth plans have once again been postponed indefinitely.
