NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

On the top floor of Missilis, Shuen lay lazily on a custom-made ergonomic sofa, his words dripping with sarcasm.

"Is the negative news about the Missilis field operations department attacking a commander related to the CEO of Elysium Pure Land?"

Or have you secretly bought a lot of our stock? No problem, you can sell it to me privately at yesterday's price; I'll buy as much as you have.

“This isn’t just a problem with the Missylis family, it’s…”

"What?!"

Ingrid's words were like a stray spark that unintentionally ignited the powder keg in Shuen's heart, successfully setting off the girl's long-suppressed anger.

"When did Missilis's public relations department come under the control of Elysium?!"

Are you, old woman, a major shareholder of Missilis?

Remember! I am the largest shareholder of Missilis! I am the decision-maker of Missilis! I admit that my employees attempted to harm the Ark Commander. If you have a problem with that, go find Anik!!!

After venting her pent-up anger, Shuen slammed her phone against the wall, bringing her fury to a perfect end.

Just like that guy said.

It's exactly the same!

When she tries to use today's negative news to put pressure on Missilis's field operations, when she shows any intention to reclaim Missilis's power, those old foxes who have long coveted her family's assets will all poke their heads out and advise her not to act impulsively.

"Ha, you want to slowly devour me, huh? After I've dealt with those ungrateful old bastards, I'll come and deal with you all!"

A girl with an inexplicable confidence in her business acumen turned and stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. Looking at the cars flowing like ants below, an absurd thought suddenly popped into her head.

It seems that guy really has some skills. I'll ask him another day if he wants to come to Missilis and be my helper.

……

……

"So, the commander went to all this trouble to help Yuni and me escape from Shuen's control, just so we could become your accomplices?"

"Otherwise what? We've only known each other for one night, haven't we?"

Because of Missilis's initiative to clarify the "facts," Phoenix, who was acquitted, was now strolling down an empty street, letting Eunice hold his left hand as he frankly explained his intentions to the two of them.

"My request is simple: just don't report my whereabouts to your superiors tonight."

"Oh~"

Mihara laughed lightly; it was the first time she had laughed so relaxedly since becoming Niki.

"It seems the commander has a lot to do tonight."

"Well, it's really not a big deal."

"Could you tell Yuni and me? After all, we're Commander's Niki now." Mihara's cheeks flushed slightly after she said that.

"It's your property, Commander."

Phoenix believed he could completely control himself in the face of Mihara's incredibly bold public flirting...

【Hello.】

Just then, the annoying AI idiot exposed someone's self-deception.

Stop pretending, your heart rate is as fast as a hummingbird's.

【…】

Snapped!

On the sea of ​​consciousness, the pleasant sound of stir-frying meat with bamboo clappers rang out once again.

Chapter 43 This is hard to explain now.

Nowadays,

Warren was in a bad mood.

It's like planning to pet your own cat but not being able to find it, and then ending up with a cockroach's broken wing in a corner.

Feeling,

It's really bad.

He only asked his agent to go backstage, but what happened? He ended up at the rehabilitation center!

what's going on?

Would you rather hit someone than go to work?!

bulibuli! m-boer~!

My phone started ringing with message notifications.

Sitting in the back seat, on his way to the interview, Warren had a gloomy face. He impatiently woke up his phone screen, and the first message he saw was from his studio.

Phoenix's agent: The rehabilitation center found me not guilty, and I've already taken a taxi to the interview recording studio. It's still early, so you can take your time.

Warren: I've contacted you so many times before, why haven't you replied?

Phoenix's agent: The suspect's phone will be confiscated by the police, my big star.

Is that right?

Having little experience with getting into trouble with the police, Warren only realized the significance of Phoenix's suggestion.

No wonder no one answered my calls and messages; my phone had been confiscated.

Meanwhile, backstage at the recording studio for the Ark Interview contestants.

Phoenix looked at the last message from Warren on his phone: "Got it, I'm on my way." A huge weight that had been weighing on his heart finally settled.

It's true that the police will confiscate the suspect's phone; he wasn't lying.

However, after leaving the rehabilitation center, he became so engrossed in talking with Mihara and Yuni about their plan to coordinate their statements that night that he didn't remember that he was an agent until after 1 p.m.

Fortunately, Warren didn't know when he would be released from prison.

Otherwise, given her volatile temper, what if she found out that while she was showing concern for someone, that person was discussing inappropriate topics with other women...?

Tsk, the consequences are unimaginable.

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……

"Noyce, actually everyone is very curious about how much revenue 'DIVA' has earned for you since your debut."

"Hmm~ the profits will be countless~"

"Eh! Countless?!"

"Because so many people are willing to spend four minutes of their short lives on 'DIVA,' isn't that an infinite benefit for me?"

"Hahahaha—that's right. Noyes's 'DIVA' can still be heard in the streets and alleys of Ark today. She truly deserves to be called a genius girl who debuted as a superstar."

"I'm not very good at showing off my talent. If you let Wollum answer this question, it would be more interesting than my answer."

"Hahahaha-"

Backstage at the talk show, Phoenix watched Noyce's art of interviewing and shook his head helplessly.

They're both singers, how can there be such a big difference in their emotional intelligence?

If it were my own partner, the answer to both questions would most likely be:

"Profits? You can check my album sales on the Ark Music platform. Money is just a boring number to me. I don't care about such things."

"Anyone with eyes can see that someone is a genius."

The above answers aren't necessarily bad, but they're just too individualistic, which, in entertainment industry terms, is very detrimental to public image.

Although Warren's base of fans has reached an incredibly large level, for a singer who needs popularity, once the base reaches its peak and the audience cannot be broadened, the number of fans will begin to decline.

Noyce's approach is very pleasing; every word she says is very comforting. Even if some casual listeners don't like her music style, there's a small chance they'll become fans of her character.

That's the difference, that's the difference.

The agent sighed and turned to leave the cramped private room for some fresh air, but unexpectedly, Mihara, who was standing behind him, had already habitually let his coat hang down, revealing an indescribable item such as a choker under the trench coat.

"Ah... Commander, I just feel a little hot," Mihara said with a nonchalant smile. "Anyway, there are only the three of us in the room, so it should be fine."

"...Suit yourself, I'll go out for a walk by myself."

This time, Phoenix openly admired Mihara's style of dress. After all, the person in question had invited him to look at it multiple times, so it would be too hypocritical for him to act coy and pretend he wanted to look but was too afraid to.

What's there to be afraid of? He's a man, not a eunuch.

Moreover, he had already coordinated his story with Mihara and Yuni. Whenever someone called at night to inquire about his situation, Yuni would tell the caller that the commander was currently disciplining Mihara and was temporarily unavailable to answer the phone.

In other words, his non-existent perverted behavior would spread throughout the Ark's high society within a few days, and everyone of sufficient status would know that Commander Phoenix was a lecherous man who was not a cause for much concern.

Since that's the case, what's wrong with me taking a few more glances?

Click.

The shameless man made excuses for himself, then turned around and opened the door, preparing to go out for a walk. Just then, a dark-skinned girl stood at the door, staring blankly at... his back.