NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

The remarkably composed lieutenant, however, openly admired the scene, gazing at it as he spoke:

"I need to go back to Ark tonight to finalize things at the Rebirth Hall. Then I'll also make a trip to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss to inquire about the specific situation in Labi."

Although Farin has sent word that Lhapi is alright, the actual situation is complicated. They couldn't explain it clearly even with gestures, so I have to go and confirm it myself.

"Once these two things are settled, I'll go with you to District H to retrieve the straw hat."

"……Then what?"

For some reason, Honglian found herself enjoying listening to her husband plan for the future. His clear, logical, and purposeful arguments, coupled with his deep, husky voice, gave women a sense of security that no amount of "handsome looks" could match.

"Then?"

Phoenix habitually stroked his chin, several plans flashing through his mind, but feeling the uncertainty of the days to come, he frankly said:

"Then we just need to wait for news from Cecil. Future arrangements will depend on how Missilis performs."

……

……

dong dong dong——!

"let me out!"

dong dong dong——!

"You bunch of idiots, do you all want to die?! Let me out!!!"

In the basement, Shuen, who had just woken up in the morning, was frantically pounding on the reinforced iron door, his nerves on edge to the point of hysteria.

The unfamiliar environment, the unknown location, and the physical pain—all these factors and details combined to create a sense of fear that enveloped the insecure CEO of Missilis.

Shuen felt like he was going crazy.

An intense sense of helplessness pulled her consciousness back to that secret room from years ago in the worst possible way.

She remembers it clearly, yet also vaguely.

That night, her no-longer-gentle mother suddenly woke her from her sleep and, in an almost commanding manner, ordered her to lie down in the extremely narrow secret room beneath the main hall of the house.

She vaguely remembered her mother saying something, but the voice was so indistinct that she couldn't make out the specifics. Then, Niki rushed into the room…

Several Niki...

Mass-produced and non-mass-produced, all of them were covered in visible gunshot wounds, and there were even dying human bodyguards who were transported to Niki's homes.

But his father was nowhere to be seen...

So, the young girl realized the danger at hand and finally agreed to lie down obediently in that dark compartment, waiting silently.

The gunshots rang out from above; the faint screams of the servants were heard; and various insults began to emanate…

She just waited like that.

I waited until all was quiet, I waited until...

Click!

Suddenly, the unexpected click of a lock interrupted the replay of memories, but failed to awaken Shuen's dazed consciousness caused by fear.

The moment the cell door was pushed open, and the familiar silhouette reappeared in the girl's tear-blurred vision, it was as if a moth had sensed a flame.

flutter--

Longing for safety, Shuen embraced the broad, muscular chest, her voice trembling with sobs.

"dad……"

"..."

Phoenix: "???"

……

Today is destined to be the most magical day someone has ever experienced.

The lieutenant never expected that a wicked girl like Shuen, who wouldn't even qualify as a "little devil" online, would actually like that kind of perverted stuff.

Unfortunately, without an emotional foundation, given Phoenix's petty and vindictive nature, calling him "father" or even "ancestor" wouldn't work, let alone "father."

"I'm asking you, do you know the key to the dynamic password for the limiter on Sen's face?"

Slowly pushing away Shuen, who had thrown herself into his arms, the man patted his collar in disgust and said bluntly:

"I'm not negotiating with you. The key isn't essential to me. You can talk if you want, or not if you don't. I'll just send Viper over to take my anger out on you. At that point, I won't care whether you talk or not."

"What...what kind of attitude is that?!"

One second he was ashamed of calling the wrong dad, the next second he was red-faced with anger because of Phoenix's action of patting his clothes.

In a woman's eyes, the greatest insult to her attractiveness is being rejected by a man who is known to be a lustful fiend.

She's the CEO of Missilis, the richest heiress on the Ark. Even setting aside that status, in terms of looks alone, she's no less attractive than Yuni.

Why is she treated differently by this lecherous guy?

“Phoenix! Let me tell you, I still remember those three punches you threw at me! If you let me go now, I… I might consider letting bygones be bygones.”

After regaining consciousness, Shuen, who had reverted to her old, annoying self, forced herself to maintain a weak aura and tried to use ridiculous bargaining chips to secure her safety.

However, in front of the infamous lieutenant, the girl's pitiful aura crumbled in less than two seconds.

"You, you really need to think this through! I... I can't die, my mind still contains the Ark's most cutting-edge technology! I haven't even entered any of that into the database!"

"If you dare touch me... I guarantee it! The entire Ark, including Anik, will hunt you down."

After Shuen finished his threats, Phoenix, who was standing at the door without going inside, shook his head speechlessly and sighed:

"I'll emphasize that again."

Do you know about the key data for dynamic passwords?

"I...I don't know."

Perhaps feeling that his answer was too honest, Shu En gritted his teeth, puffed out his chest, and started shouting wildly.

"Are you a tech idiot?! Who's so bored as to memorize a string of key formulas?!"

Phoenix: "..."

Phoenix: "...What does 'key formula' mean?"

Shuen: "..."

Chapter 308 Ark Heroes

Now that things have come to this, even though Shuen is extremely unwilling to become a prisoner, she has to admit that she is really not very good at judging people.

Even so, Shuen still wants to say—

She couldn't figure out the personality of the violent psychopath in front of her.

He was humble.

Looking back on his glorious deeds over the past year, he has done quite a few things, such as persuading people with reason when they disagree.

He was arrogant.

But unlike those old guys who like to pretend they know everything and are stubborn as mules, they don't act like they know everything.

If they don't know, they simply don't know, and they might even humbly ask for help.

I always felt that his personality wasn't very stable.

As Shuen grumbled inwardly, just as she was about to put on her habitual "looking down on people" expression, a dull pain suddenly shot through the bruise on her stomach, warning her to be extremely careful.

"Tsk."

Suppressing her urge to mock, the genius girl had no choice but to patiently explain the basics of the Ark programming system.

"You mean the key? In layman's terms, it's like taking a bunch of very complex mathematical formulas, layering them together, and the last value you get is the dynamic password. All the data streams before that fall under the category of the key."

After Shuen's explanation, Lieutenant Phoenix, who was previously completely clueless, suddenly felt enlightened and realized that the teaching level of artificial intelligence needed improvement.

So, amidst Anik's playful tantrums and exasperation, the man, who seemed oblivious to the situation, stroked his chin and asked again:

"So who actually has Sen's key?"

……

……

"Ms. Ingrid."

"Ms. Ingrid!"

At the Tower of Bliss, dressed in a commander's uniform, the dashing and spirited Valerie ignored the respectful yet surprised gazes of onlookers and hurriedly chased after Her Majesty the Queen.

Behind her, the clueless Nien followed along, shouting excitedly:

"Boss! Boss!!!"

Hearing the two clowns chattering behind her, Ingrid, who had just triumphed in the stock market with the finance department, had to try to shake off the weariness from her brow, turn around, and say seriously:

"Do I have to teach you that making noise in public places is prohibited?"