NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

Surprised as she was, Sakura unlocked her phone and transferred the money to another account without hesitation, then opened the Balabala chat interface.

[Sakura: Rosanna, I've transferred the money I owed you. Remember to check and confirm receipt.]

Rosanna: ???

[Sakura: 8.5 million, isn't that the wrong amount?]

Rosanna: ...

Rosanna: Wait for me a minute ^_^

……

Sicily, the godmother's private lounge.

Rosanna turned off her phone, a smile on her face, and raised her right hand, pinching the corner of the phone between her thumb and forefinger, her eyes fixed on a man who had just wired money to Sakura.

"So, sir, you came to my casino and won nine million specifically to pay off your woman's debts."

Phoenix: "?"

My woman?

What? My woman?

When did Sakura become my woman? How come I didn't know?

Feeling the gazes of Anis, Marian, and Tia coming one after another, the lieutenant broke out in a cold sweat.

No one in my family has any debts.

Phoenix, driven by a strong will to survive, immediately denied any connection between himself and Sakura.

No, to be precise, he never had a close relationship with Sakura. At most, he just wanted to recruit people to his side in preparation for purging corrupt officials from the court later...

Um--?

A sudden flash of insight struck the lieutenant, who instantly realized that there was a subjective flaw in his logic.

Paying off my woman's debts... No matter how you look at it, it's still paying off Anise and Marian's rent. Why would I skip that step and connect the debt repayment to Sakura?

Could it be that I subconsciously harbor inappropriate thoughts about that young lady?

As my thoughts drifted to this point, a cold and exquisite oval face uncontrollably leaped from the sea of ​​memories, refusing to leave my mind.

However, just as Phoenix was secretly blaming himself for becoming a hapless, arrogant man, he realized that he had become a hapless, arrogant man.

[Rosanna: Did Lieutenant Phoenix transfer this 8.5 million to you, Miss?]

【Cherry blossoms:?】

[Sakura: Rosanna, what do you mean by this? Are you investigating me?]

[Sakura: Or are you investigating that lieutenant?]

[Rosanna: It's nothing. Just an hour ago, Mr. Phoenix won nine million three hundred thousand in my Sicily.]

[Rosanna: Because my husband and I had another betting game in between, I just transferred the money to his account.]

[Rosanna: It turned out that within minutes, you transferred the money back to my account, so I naturally linked the two things together.]

【Cherry blossoms:……】

[Sakura: Yes, the 8.5 million yen was given to me by the lieutenant. There was a deal between us, that's all.]

[Rosanna: That's it?]

[Cherry Blossom: That's it.]

[Rosanna: Very well, as long as you don't make a move on my man, Miss.]

【Cherry blossoms:???】

Chapter 225 When it comes to seducing women, this person is not trustworthy.

Neuropathy……

pat!

The girl, who was holding her forehead, angrily put her phone back on the table. Her usually composed expression now conveyed the word "speechless."

She only met that lieutenant twice. The first time, she broke his leg. The second time, his family came to her door looking for him.

Therefore, it is impossible to fall in love at first sight, and lust at first sight is mostly nonsense.

Sakura felt that there was a river called "awkwardness" flowing silently between her and Phoenix, and that the river was widening over time.

Just as the young lady was secretly criticizing Rosanna, Hosokawa Rinka's voice suddenly came through her earpiece.

"Miss, Mr. Yuan Yi has come to visit."

"Invite him in."

Upon hearing the maid's report, Sakura responded calmly. Then, she composed herself, straightened her posture, and solemnly awaited the trouble to come.

……

……

"I really have nothing to do with cherry blossoms, Anise, you have to believe me..."

As Phoenix left the Sicilian casino under Rosanna's intense gaze, he wore a bitter expression and tried to explain his grievances to his girlfriend.

However, the chestnut-haired girl only hummed in response, then turned her head away, ignoring his words.

Seeing this, the helpless lieutenant had no choice but to turn around and try to tell his other girlfriend about his innocence.

“Marianne…”

“Commander, there is no need for explanation. Niki has no right to interfere in your life. It is your freedom to choose to spend time with other Nikis.”

Before Phoenix could finish speaking, Marian, who had secretly learned some Yin-Yang power from Anis, dropped the subject and immediately turned her head to the other side, no longer looking at her commander.

Phoenix: "..."

The man felt wronged. He admitted that the aloof and unattainable aura of Cherry Blossom was very attractive, but his inappropriate desires were at most to recruit her into his group, nothing more.

Why don't you believe him?!

Am I really that much of a womanizer?!

Turning back, the lieutenant, who had been turned away, looked hopefully at Tia, who was pouting and looking unhappy...

And Nadja, who was holding Tia back from lunging at her.

"Tia, you know the instructor. He's not a casual person!"

Phoenix, eager for recognition of his public persona, said this, his tone even hinting at a plea.

However, instead of asking, his question gave the blonde JK an opportunity to raise a crucial question that everyone was quite concerned about.

"Why did that annoying woman kiss the instructor when it was their first meeting?"

Phoenix: "..."

That's a good question. How would I know?

The lieutenant, who had been forcibly kissed, also had an excuse. A thought flashed through his mind, and he declared righteously:

"Tia, I'm a victim too. She attacked me, I didn't kiss her on my own initiative, so this can't be blamed on me, right?"

These words, seemingly spoken to Tia, were actually intended for Phoenix to hear by his two girlfriends who were sulking.

Unfortunately, the girls weren't buying it.

"So, that Sakura also took the initiative to come to me?"

The sarcastic words reached the lieutenant's ears, and then Anise continued in a plaintive voice, her tone faint and ethereal:

"Hmph! The Commander is just so charming, he knows how to talk to girls, otherwise he wouldn't have been so successful in building his harem!"

Phoenix: "..."

At that moment, the speechless man, whether out of embarrassment or exhaustion, suddenly had an outrageous idea.

—I really want to shut up Anise's sharp-tongued little mouth!

"Go home! Go home now!"

Knowing that arguing was futile in broad daylight, Phoenix was determined to cheat and teach his two ungrateful girlfriends a lesson, even at the risk of developing lower back pain.

"You don't believe me? You two, you'll be punished according to family rules when you get home!"

As soon as she finished speaking, apart from the bewildered Tia, the other three girls all blushed.

Marian and Anise were both incredibly embarrassed and annoyed. Their girlish desire to tease their sweethearts had vanished, leaving only a hint of coquettishness in their eyes...

……

The next afternoon,

The outer perimeter, the old location where the intelligence department is responsible for picking up and dropping off Niki.

Mihara stepped out of the car with Yuni, who was only half a head shorter than her, causing the unprepared Lapi and Anis to freeze in surprise, instinctively taking in Yuni's new combat prosthetic body.

She still had long pink twin ponytails, but unlike Yuni in her loli form, the girl who had entered her teenage years had specially permed the ends of her two ponytails with spring curls, adding a touch of quirky playfulness to her youthful and vibrant temperament.