NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

All eyes turned to poor Atao, whose eyes were gradually losing their luster and brilliance.

Chapter 259 The Birth of Doro, Harlan's Setback

From as far back as she can remember, Miss Dorothy, born into a prominent political family, wore custom-made children's dresses at her mother's insistence.

From then on, the words "dignified," "elegant," and "noble" surrounded Dorothy's life.

Even after sacrificing herself for her family's interests and becoming Niki, even when she had to go to the front lines to fight Lecher, the noble lady never allowed herself to lose her unique elegance and composure on the battlefield.

If one had to name one, the battle with the heretic Anachiol was perhaps the most dangerous and humiliating moment of Dorothy's life.

—That's true at least until tonight.

“Pina…Pina can vouch for me! Phoenix!”

Sensing the disgust and contempt in the women's eyes, Atao, nicknamed "vixen," was going crazy...

Although every single member of the Goddess Squad is essentially a madman, there are different kinds of madmen.

Snow White, a paranoid maniac who relentlessly hunts down Rachel; Red Lotus, a self-exiled individual who avoids reality and numbs her mind; Rapunzel, an immoral nun who suppresses her sorrow with a mind full of eroticism…

And Dorothy, who seems the most normal but has actually gone mad several times and whose inner world is so twisted and dark that she crawls.

They've really gone mad.

But they all went mad very calmly, and their madness was not obvious.

Unlike Atao at this moment, who completely disregarded Isabel's attempts to stop her and forcefully rushed in front of Phoenix, shouting that Pina should testify for her.

His hysterical urgency to prove his innocence terrified Honglian so much that she almost drew her sword, fearing he might accidentally knock the young master away.

"Pina?"

Upon hearing Dorothy's "crazy ramblings," Snow White, unaware of the reason, was about to launch a triple kill when Phoenix, who had anticipated this, interrupted her chanting on the spot.

"stop!"

The cook turned and glared at the foodies, then quickly explained to everyone:

"Dorothy just wanted to chat with Pina through my relay, so please don't get too excited. Red Lotus can prove that I can see ghosts."

Phoenix said this, and the swordsman beside him did not answer immediately. Instead, he nervously took a step forward, half-blocking the man's path, before nodding in response:

“I can testify for you, young master. You do indeed possess the ability to communicate with souls.”

After saying this, Honglian couldn't help but recall Dorothy's "crazy" way of talking to thin air, and a sense of apology welled up in her heart.

At that time, they thought that Dorothy was imagining a living Pina because she couldn't accept Pina's death.

Now it seems that this is not the case...

"Lieutenant! I can vouch for you! Lady Dorothy is definitely not... well, Lady Dorothy initially planned to wait for you at the door, but after waiting for a long time and you still hadn't returned, Lady Dorothy felt embarrassed to keep standing at your bedroom door, afraid of being seen by passersby... so, she decided to wait for you to come back inside the room."

As a result, a woman in a leather jacket and a girl with pigtails also barged into your room.

Then Lady Isabel flew in from the balcony…

Not only was Dorothy anxious, but Pina, who witnessed the entire "catching the adulterer" process, was equally anxious.

Having worked for my boss for sixty or seventy years, how could I not know that he cares about his reputation?

Lady Dorothy would probably rather be called a dog than be called a "cheating vixen".

"cough!"

After listening to Pina's contradictory explanations, Phoenix finally learned the whole process of how the blame was created, as an innocent party.

"Alright, I made a big mistake in this matter. I didn't clearly tell Miss Dorothy the specific time, which caused a misunderstanding."

Okay then, Pina told me she knows Red Lotus, Snow White, and Miss Dorothy, so let's go to the hall and chat with Pina for a while.

Anise, Marian, you two go and inform the squadron to keep them from wandering around. We have a combat meeting to hold after everyone's cybernetic bodies are repaired.

Isabel, we'll need you to go to the far north to find a few people tomorrow, so please go back to our room and rest. Get some rest and don't overwork yourself.

I have a lot to take care of tonight, so I hope you can all cooperate.

The lieutenant's combat experience was extensive in dealing with situations like a chaotic battlefield, and he successfully appeased the three forces with just a few words.

Needless to say, Anise and Marian, though playful and jealous, are never ambiguous when it comes to serious matters. Since the Commander has made it clear that the meeting will last all night, they certainly wouldn't dare to be negligent in the slightest.

After a brief discussion, the two decided that Anis would be in charge of finding Mihara and Yuni, while Marian would return to the maintenance room to convey the commander's instructions to Lapi.

As for Isabel, when the infatuated woman heard her fiancé say in public, "Let's go back to our room to rest," her originally dark and gloomy eyes instantly blossomed with the sunshine of spring, and the three pairs of light wings on her back fluttered up and down, revealing the woman's extremely excited feelings.

Afterwards, Isabel gazed at her fiancée tenderly for a few seconds, then nodded shyly and flew toward W-05.

During this time, she also contacted Cecil to ask her to send a technician to repair the door.

"Lieutenant Phoenix, we don't have much time, let's go now."

After both sides had left, Dorothy, who had regained her innocence, was already looking impatient.

She quickly flew a few steps down the stairs, then turned around, her fox-like eyes sparkling with a jewel-like brilliance, completely unaware of how innocent and pure her expression was at that moment.

"plz follow me."

The pink-haired woman eagerly flew forward a few more feet, urging Phoenix and the other two to keep up with her pace.

That appearance made it hard for the lieutenant not to associate it with an image that was difficult to describe, yet incredibly vivid.

—Doro.

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Public activity area

Holding a sickle, Harlan, who had just finished a simulated training exercise, accidentally ran into Mihara and Yuni, who were wandering around looking for their man.

"Are you two Niki, one of Lieutenant Phoenix's men?"

Compared to Dorothy's deeply restrained arrogance, Harlan, whose strength is second only to the captain, is a different kind of arrogance that is extremely blatant.

"Did Isabel take you to take the entrance test for the Garden of Eden? According to the rules, Niki and humans who fail the entrance test are not qualified to receive the protection of the Garden of Eden."

"Entry test?"

In response to the witch's question, Mihara smiled gently and explained:

"I'm sorry, we have quite a few injured members in our team, so we can't participate in your entrance test. Please make an exception."

Mrs. Phoenix's words were quite polite.

Unfortunately, this politeness stepped on one of Harlan's most fatal landmines, causing the witch to lower her eyes and ask in a low voice:

"So you're saying that if you're injured, you won't be attacked by Lecher? How stupid must your commander be to train recruits like you?"

"..."

If Harlan's first half of her statement still had value for reference and reflection, then her superfluous accusations in the second half unfortunately erased the smile that Mihara had on her lips.

At the same time, it made Yuni's already unpleasant complexion turn completely dark.

"I don't understand the point of your entrance test," the woman said calmly. "But since you care so much about that test, I suppose you must have passed it, right?"

Almost the instant the words were spoken!

Mihara, who had just stepped out of the way, unleashed a low roundhouse kick, aiming for Harlan's knee.

Due to the limitations of her cybernetic body, the speed of this whip kick posed no threat to Harlan. Therefore, the arrogant witch snorted disdainfully and kicked at the approaching whip kick at nearly twice the speed.

Click!

Mihara's prosthetic leg bone broke instantly.

The next second, a wave of pain surged through the two women's brains, and Yuni, who was behind them, secretly used her superpower to forcibly activate Harlan's perception enhancement.

The fact that superpowers can be linked but not stacked means that Mihara doesn't have to endure the excruciating, dull pain that witches experience, which is several times worse than the pain of losing a leg.

then……

Boom-!

A dull thud echoed in the empty public area.

Immediately, Mihara, who had lost a leg, looked down at Harlan, who was lying unconscious on the ground, her charming face filled with innocence.

"Yuni, do you think it would be better for me to faint now?"

"Hee hee~"

Without the constraints of NIMPH, Yuni, who was not as oblivious as before, easily saw through her best friend's scheming thoughts and laughed out loud, not wanting to miss the opportunity to stir things up.

"How about Yuni hacks into the security camera footage too?"

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