Post-Apocalyptic America: Synthetic 3D Female Protagonist.

She let out a short gasp and scrambled to her feet.

She desperately shrank to the other end of the sofa, trying to get as far away from this dangerous man as possible.

But she hadn't had time to move away yet.

A strong arm, with an irresistible force, naturally draped over her shoulder, half-embracing and half-holding her small body.

"!"

Merlin's body instantly stiffened like a stone.

She could clearly feel the burning heat emanating from the man's arm, as well as his intense and aggressive masculine aura.

Merlin was held in his arms, and he curled up into a small ball, not daring to even breathe loudly.

This aura left her mind blank.

"Don't be so nervous."

Su Hui's voice rang in her ear, his tone so familiar that it was as if they were old friends who had known each other for many years.

"Look, I know your secret, and you know some things about me. There's no need for us to be so distant."

"Lord Merlin, alas..."

Su Hui suddenly sighed halfway through his sentence, which caught Merlin's attention.

She secretly raised her eyes and glanced at Su Hui suspiciously with her bloodshot eyes, which were filled with moisture.

What exactly does this man want to do?

“That woman Bayonetta, she's the one who called you here, but she left you here alone and went off to ‘have some fun’.”

He deliberately emphasized the words "find fun," his tone filled with undisguised sarcasm.

"That irresponsible guy is absolutely awful!"

Upon hearing the name "Beyond," Merlin's tense nerves subconsciously relaxed a little.

Her small nostrils twitched slightly, as if to express her dissatisfaction.

"In my opinion, Bayonetta will only make things worse, and only you, sir, are magnanimous enough to tolerate her."

These words seemed to resonate deeply with Merlin.

The image of Bayonetta's always-smiling face flashed into her mind, and she nodded repeatedly in agreement.

That's right!

That's it!

That's what big-breasted women love!

"I always have to work so hard! And they even sold me out, they're so mean!"

"Yes, that's absolutely awful!"

Su Hui nodded in agreement, "I don't like women with big breasts at all!"

As he spoke, Su Hui turned to Merlin and said earnestly, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend. From now on, we are friends."

Su Hui spoke calmly, as if stating a very simple fact.

friend?

These two words caused Merlin's chaotic thoughts to pause for a moment.

She cautiously raised her head, her exquisitely beautiful face filled with uncertainty and doubt.

"We...we're friends?"

Her voice was barely audible, filled with confusion and helplessness.

"of course."

This man, who had just been so intimidating that she could hardly breathe, was now saying that they were friends?

"of course."

Su Hui answered affirmatively.

"Look, since your group wants to cooperate with me, then cooperation means we're allies. And allies are comrades, right?"

"We also denounced Bayonetta, that awful big-breasted woman."

"Isn't that what friends are all about?"

Su Hui met Merlin's gaze calmly, a gentle smile on his lips, and offered a self-consistent explanation.

It's clearly a far-fetched argument, but it sounds surprisingly reasonable.

Receiving this answer, in particular, seemed to have an additional significance for Merlin.

She stared wide-eyed at Su Hui, her beautiful, blood-red eyes wide with disbelief.

She secretly glanced at her legs clad in white lace stockings, and then felt the weight of her body, which had been greatly weakened.

A sense of unease and inferiority, stemming from the depths of one's heart, quietly emerged.

After hesitating for a moment, I finally asked the question that was on my mind most.

Even if... even if I'm just an avatar?

"You...you won't look down on me, will you?"

When she asked that question, her voice carried a nervousness and anticipation that she herself was unaware of.

Su Hui's smile remained unchanged, and his tone was still gentle.

"You are you, there's no such thing as being in two places at once."

Why should I look down on my friends?

He looked into Merlin's bloodshot eyes, which were slightly moist with tension, and spoke clearly, word by word.

"So, we are friends."

Merlin's breath seemed to freeze for a moment.

She stared blankly at Su Hui, something flickering in her beautiful eyes.

She opened her mouth, then nervously pursed her lips, her blood-red pupils filled with apprehension. "Won't...won't bully me?"

"Tell me who dares to bully you!"

Upon hearing this, Su Hui put on a stern face and pretended to be angry, saying, "I'll get revenge for you right now! Is it Bayonetta? Let's go find her and cause her trouble!"

"No, no, no!"

Seeing Su Hui's sudden change of expression, Merlin, thinking he was really angry, quickly reached out to pull him away to stop him.

Merlin felt deeply moved, and his tense nerves completely relaxed at that moment.

The frightened little animal look it had before had disappeared.

Instead, there was a slightly silly, genuinely bright smile.

“I’m sorry… … ”

She suddenly let out a silly laugh that was hard to decipher.

Her previously tense and stiff body completely relaxed, and she leaned back, her petite and soft body resting against Su Hui's chest. She even took the initiative to find a comfortable position to rub against him.

Those calves, clad in white lace stockings, began to swing merrily in the air once more.

"What...?"

Merlin raised his head, his blood-red eyes sparkling, looking at Su Hui's profile, and muttered in a lazy, slacker tone with a long, drawn-out ending.

"So it turns out you're a good person after all."

"Is he a good person?"

Su Hui repeated the word in a low voice, a playful smile appearing on his face.

He reached out and gently ruffled Merlin's long, smooth, silvery-white hair.

The movements were as natural as comforting a pet that was close to the owner.

The girl comfortably squinted her eyes, her petite body completely limp, like a boneless cat, lazily leaning against Su Hui's chest.

"Um……"

She let out a satisfied groan, completely letting down her guard.

She completely relaxed, using Su Hui's embrace as her most comfortable pillow.

Seeing her completely unguarded appearance, Su Hui smiled and said, "Since we're friends, there's no need for us to be so polite."

"Anything you want to know, just ask me."

Merlin tilted her delicate face up, her blood-red eyes gleaming with a cunning light, giving off an air of "I'm very generous."

"Don't worry! I'll tell you everything I know! We're friends!"

She patted her small, flat chest, looking quite magnanimous, as if to say, "Leave it to me."

Su Hui's smile deepened.

That's exactly what he wanted to hear.

However, she had barely finished speaking.

"Gurgle gurgle—"

An untimely, crystal-clear sound came from Merlin's abdomen, shattering the warm and harmonious atmosphere in the living room.

The sound was very loud.

It looked particularly out of place in the quiet living room.

Merlin's smile froze instantly.

The expression on his face changed from smug to frozen in place.

The air seemed to freeze at that moment.

next second.

A visible blush spread rapidly from her fair neck like a tide, instantly turning her entire delicate face red, even the tips of her ears turned bright red.

"..."

Merlin sprang up from Su Hui's arms like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, frantically covering her stomach with her small hands, trying to cover up the evidence.

I was so embarrassed at that moment that I wanted to crawl into a hole in the ground.

"You...you misheard!"

She stubbornly tried to explain.

"That's not my stomach growling! Absolutely not!"

"It's...it's the sofa! Yes, it's the sofa making that noise!"

She tried to remain calm as she explained, but her eyes darted around nervously, avoiding eye contact with Su Hui.

That guilty yet stubborn look was absolutely adorable.

Su Hui remained silent.

He simply looked at her quietly, a faint smile playing on his lips.

But Su Hui's smile only made Merlin more flustered.

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle—!"

As if protesting her owner's words, her stomach growled louder and longer once again.

This time, the sound was so loud that even Merlin himself could no longer deceive himself.

Now, they can't even find an excuse.

"ah--!"

The girl let out a heart-wrenching scream of shame and indignation, curling herself into a ball.

Her fair face turned so red it was almost bleeding, and she curled up into a small ball, wishing she could dig a hole in the sofa and bury herself in it.