NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

He recalled their perilous first encounter and argument; the subsequent joyful dinner they shared; and the day he accompanied him to Missylis to meet Shum, when Shum forcefully grabbed the back of his hand.

Their relationship was improving, but today, that shallow man suddenly wanted her dead.

Was it because those assassins last night startled him? Did they make him fear that he, a member of the Inquisition, might one day receive orders to assassinate him?

Yes……

Although the near-death restriction has been lifted, and although she is more free than a normal Niki, she still cannot change her Niki nature and is still unable to escape the mandatory orders from her superiors.

He deserves to die.

Given his temperament and ambition, it's understandable that he wouldn't trust himself.

"You think I'm going to kill you?"

The distraught girl finally lowered her proud head, staring blankly at the tea stains at her feet, and murmured:

"Then I'll kill you."

Chapter 126 Is this woman out of her mind?

Phoenix is ​​a male.

Like most men in the world, he had fantasized about being the protagonist of a harem anime at some point in his life.

However, when this fantasy became a reality,

When three beautiful women, each with distinct features and personalities, discussed the allocation of resources in front of him...

Phoenix felt very happy, but also very unhappy sexually.

There's a saying that puts it perfectly: "There are only oxen that die from exhaustion, not land that's been over-plowed."

Phoenix isn't the protagonist of an adult comic who can rock all night and still have unlimited ammunition, and his wives aren't the heroines of an adult comic who will beg for mercy after a few tries.

They are Niki.

If either of them were willing, they could take him to the emergency room to catch up with Pepper in just one night.

Not to mention any kind of war of attrition or protracted warfare, how could his flesh and blood body withstand that?

Not sexually happy, not sexually happy at all!

Anyone who has ever experienced the feeling of having absolutely nothing left will not think that overdoing it on a rocking bed is a blissful experience.

He could manage for a day or two, and he could grit his teeth and persevere for a week or two, but judging from his wives' words, it seemed that they planned to do this for the rest of their lives.

If we really have to do that...

He probably doesn't have many years left to live.

“Um… you’ll be living like widows if you do this,” the woman with kidney deficiency said with a serious face, still feigning innocence after getting the better deal. “I have reason to suspect you’re trying to murder your husbands.”

"It's all settled now~ You chose him, the harem male lead." Anis glanced sideways at the Commander's feigned interest, and her mouth immediately started chattering.

"Commander, are you having second thoughts?"

How about we choose one from here right now?

"Then you absolutely must choose me. If you don't, Commander Yan is doomed! He'll get his head chopped off!"

"..."

Although it was meant as a joke, Phoenix, with his strong will to survive, understood one thing—some jokes shouldn't be continued.

If you don't handle it properly, things can easily go wrong, and you might end up getting into trouble with three people...

Ding dong——!

Just as someone was closing his eyes and remaining silent, pretending to be a monk, the doorbell rang in time to save him from his predicament.

"I'll drive it!"

As if a condemned prisoner had just heard someone shout "Spare his life!" before his execution, the harem protagonist immediately jumped up from his chair upon hearing the bell and went to open the door without looking back.

laugh--

Through his consciousness, Phoenix already knew the identity of the person outside the door before the door was opened—it was the Inquisition Cat.

"I've got your contact information..."

Before the man could finish his greeting, the murderous-looking girl at the door had already drawn her battle axe, gripped the connection between the handle and the head with her right hand, and thrust it towards his chest with an extremely awkward but dangerous forward motion.

Clang——!

A sudden, loud clanging sound startled the three women inside the room, who hurriedly stood up.

Unfortunately, it was too late for them to intervene in the battle, as they were completely unprepared.

Phoenix barely managed to catch D's axe attack with his right hand, but the woman seemed to have anticipated it. She suddenly flicked her left hand, pulling out a triangular dagger from her sleeve, and thrust it upwards towards his jaw.

Bang-!

Following his instincts, Phoenix turned to the side and raised his right elbow, forcefully using his upper arm to block the extremely dangerous stab.

To be honest, if it weren't for his metal prosthetic body, he would have died twice by now.

【Cripple her! Now!】

Since his life was seriously threatened, the man naturally disregarded past feelings and completely ignored the "wait" that Anik shouted in his mind. He directly issued a command to the artificial intelligence.

then,

Under Anick's control, the nanometals adhered to D's battle axe and triangular spikes as quickly as mercury. This sight startled the assassin so much that he instinctively took two steps back.

Even though she managed to distance herself, the nanometal still stubbornly wrapped around her arms.

Squeak, squeak, squeak—!!

A sharp, tooth-aching scraping sound erupted from the point where the nanometal touched.

Seeing that Anick had landed a successful blow, Phoenix did not hesitate to violently swing his shoulder, tearing the opponent's broken arms off his body, and then throwing them to the ground as if they were trash.

The near-liquid nanomaterials transformed into a broad, long blade as the man swung his whip, then returned along the same path and pressed against the enemy's throat.

A man and a woman locked eyes.

Then, Phoenix narrowed his eyes slightly, frowned, and asked a question.

"What did the courtroom mean?"

……

……

What does the courtroom mean?

From D's perspective, the logic of this statement itself implies another very important meaning.

That means this man doesn't yet consider the courtroom an opposing force.

He didn't understand why the court chose this particular time to assassinate him, which is why he asked that question.

In other words,

The explosive trap was not created by Phoenix.

but……

This makes the logic of the whole thing even more inexplicable.

Phoenix was the only commander in the entire school, and according to NIMPH's security regulations, the Nikis had no right to plant bombs in the Ark without his approval.

Similarly, if it's not Phoenix, then who is Tia...?

and many more……

Tia?

Recalling the naive and innocent appearance of that blonde student, the ice-cold girl's eyes widened slightly, and a theory several times more outrageous than "Phoenix wanted to kill her" appeared in her mind.

“Marichana…she’s the one who wanted to kill me…”

……

……

Murderous intent, stubbornness, resignation, doubt, surprise, sudden realization.

From the moment he opened the door and killed the man, Phoenix could discern at least six different emotional shifts in the cat-eared assassin's expression.

Especially the woman's last inexplicable statement, something about Maruchana wanting to kill her.

Phoenix just doesn't understand!

Judging from this woman's words and actions, what's going on? Maruchana wanted to kill her, so she couldn't stand it and decided to kill herself?

What kind of logic is this?

If someone wants to kill you, it's one thing if you don't kill them back, but why do you stab me?

"What's wrong with you?"