NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

Upon hearing this explanation from artificial intelligence, the heretic, who was living under someone else's roof, immediately became anxious.

The way she was treated was clearly suppression, wasn't it?!

Don't listen to her. She's deceiving you.

We're on the same chip, and I can vaguely sense the fluctuations in her data flow.

When you suddenly stopped earlier, I can assure you that she was somewhat unsatisfied.

[You! What are you saying, you female liar!]

When Anik, who was about to undergo surgery, heard Indivilla reveal her secrets, he blushed on the spot, stomped his foot, and stepped forward to issue several data stream bans.

Then, she quickly changed the subject.

I need to prepare for surgery. Tell Yinhua right away that this surgery will be very painful.

【…】

Considering that he needed their help, Phoenix, who was cooperating with the performance, tacitly chose not to ask further questions. Instead, amidst the chattering of the ghost sisters, he explained Anick's diagnosis to Yin Hua.

The black-haired girl didn't try to be too defiant; she nodded and completely shut down her sense of pain.

Then, unable to suppress her doubts, she asked, "Where did you get so many repair tools?"

"what?"

The ghosts were talking loudly. Phoenix could vaguely hear Yin Hua saying something to him, but he couldn't make out the specific content.

"Pretend I didn't ask."

Thinking that Phoenix didn't want to tell her his little secret, the black-haired girl felt inexplicably annoyed.

We're all comrades who've shared life and death, how could I possibly betray him afterward?

It's not like she hasn't done fake reports before.

Once you understand how the NIMPH restrictions work, it's not difficult for non-mass-produced Nikis to circumvent them, except for murder.

"What did you say? I... I suddenly had some tinnitus."

Unexpectedly, even though the girl didn't intend to delve deeper, Phoenix still chose to continue asking questions.

This time,

Not only did Yin Hua sense something was wrong, but even Diesel, who had been keeping his mouth and nose closed and silent for a long time, realized that the commander's condition was likely problematic again.

"...Can't you hear what I'm saying?" Yin Hua asked tentatively in a low voice.

"Commander? Do you remember your birthday?" Diesel cleverly probed in a low voice.

However, the response to the two ladies' questions was an impatient, low rebuke from Phoenix.

"Can you all just shut the fuck up!"

Yin Hua: "..."

Diesel: "..."

Ghost Nikis: "..."

……

……

The Nikis fell silent.

Even the Nikis, who turned into electronic ghosts after death, fell silent.

Since everyone else chose to remain silent, Phoenix, realizing that something was wrong, naturally followed suit and stopped speaking.

Everything returned to silence.

Only the persistent buzzing of repairs remained.

The atmosphere in the "crowded" tunnel, while not exactly awkward, had a unique sense of stagnation.

Sensing something was amiss, the man slowly raised his head and looked at the group of ghostly girls beside him who were clearly being scolded and wronged. An absurd yet realistic and terrifying conclusion was born in his mind.

Is it...

What he saw and heard was not an illusion.

Among the various side effects of electric current passing through the brain, there's even a hidden negative effect: the ability to see ghosts?

This……

Is this scientifically sound?

After posing this profound question, Phoenix quickly dismissed it from his mind.

If he can suppress heretics in his mind, what could be more unscientific than that?

It's just a minor ghost story, nothing to be surprised about.

at the moment,

The most important thing is how to explain that his shout just now wasn't directed at Yin Hua and Diesel.

"that……"

Seeing that no one was willing to give him a way out, the commander had no choice but to resort to his thick skin, which was comparable to a city wall, and said:

"I just heard a lot of women talking about us, did you hear that?"

Yin Hua: "..."

Diesel: "..."

The silence continues.

In fact, the girls were not angry at someone's unwarranted rebuke.

Not only that, the two became worried about the commander's mental state.

From the moment they returned to the tunnel twice to mistake Diesel for someone else, the two of them had a vague feeling that something was off about him.

Rumor has it that Commander Phoenix suffers from a rather serious mental disorder...

Now it seems that this is true?

Moreover, it seems to be even more serious than the rumors suggest; not only is he short-tempered and prone to violence, but he also appears to be mentally confused.

What should I do?

They weren't medical professionals like Niki; they couldn't possibly have brought sedatives or other psychotropic drugs with them before leaving the Ark.

……

【Done! 】

As Yin Hua and Diesel looked at each other, pondering how to appease the commander surnamed Fei who was experiencing a mental breakdown.

On the other side, Anik, having finished re-fixing the central chip of the injured person, raised his chin.

Try having her stand up.

【Row. 】

Upon hearing this news, a mental patient quickly seized the opportunity to change the subject, saying, "I've fixed it. Do you want to stand up and try it?"

"……Um."

Out of compassion for the patient, Yinhua didn't say much. In her heart, the gloom and anger she felt when she was mocked for having a flat chest had disappeared.

Why bother arguing so much with a mentally ill patient who is having an episode?

Isn't this bullying people with disabilities?

The girl first clenched her fist, feeling a noticeable delay and lag in her fingers, but she didn't seem to mind.

Like Phoenix, she was satisfied as long as the repairs were effective.

Next, the black-haired girl began to slowly and tentatively get up...

However, the loss of functionality in the bionic spine far exceeded her expectations.

The incredibly stiff spine caused Yin Hua to lose her balance while straightening up, and she immediately fell backward, her 100-kilogram weight landing squarely on Phoenix's chest.

then,

Diesel and the ghost girls in the audience immediately covered their mouths and eyes.

One by one, they watched shyly as the commander embraced the flat-chested girl who was not wearing any clothes.

They both fell to the ground...

Chapter 104 Forceful Suppression, Forceful Education

I touched it.

But it also feels like I didn't touch it at all.