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Not to mention Gager who was completely confused about what Scarecrow's words meant before she turned to leave, Springfield and UMP40 had already left the cabin and returned to the airship at this time.
After all, they couldn't stay here and snatch food from Renault's plate, could they?
BM59's Ragdoll cat was also taken away when UMP40 left. There was no cat food for Ragdoll cats in the cabin, and although these little guys now had a very good appetite, there was no need to avoid anything.
But the meal left by G36 for Renault was only enough for Renault alone. Well, whether it was actually enough depended on Renault's mood.
If he was in a good mood, he'd eat more; if not, he'd eat less.
Tick-tock--!
Just as Renault was taking the cast-iron skillet off the stove, his pocket cell phone suddenly rang.
Who is it at this time?
Renault, puzzled, answered the call and placed the phone in his hand, not intending to interrupt his eating for the caller's sake.
"Who is it?"
When the call connected, there was no immediate response as Renault expected. Instead, there was a calm silence, with only the slight sound of breathing coming from the speaker.
While stuffing an oiled pork chop into his mouth, Renault curiously glanced at the cell phone.
There was no hologram; the other party had chosen a voice call. But with a twist of his head, Renault saw the caller ID displayed on the cell phone.
"Helian? What? What is it?"
Listening to the increasingly rapid breathing over the phone, Renault raised an eyebrow.
Helian wouldn't be kidnapped or something, would she?
Why didn't she say a word, but when he opened his mouth, her breathing accelerated?
Thinking of this, Renault pressed a few buttons on the phone, forcing it to open the hologram. Helian's image immediately appeared before Renault's eyes.
Biting her fingertips and gasping for air, Helian's face, which usually had light makeup, now looked distorted with several expressions of frustration.
Of course, correspondingly, Renault at this time had a mouthful of meat steak and suspiciously raised eyebrows, which also appeared before Helian's eyes.
Facing the hologram that suddenly appeared, Helian froze.
"Ah--!?"
As if her brain circuits failed to understand what had happened, Helian froze for a moment before directly covering her face with both hands and screaming loudly.
Renault on the opposite side of the hologram was startled by Helian's sudden scream, but he didn't drop the meat in his mouth.
"Hiss, why are you so startled?"
"Officer Helian! Did something happen!?"
As soon as Renault's words fell, a violent breaking sound immediately rang out from Helian's side, and several dolls almost simultaneously asked her.
"Hey! Woo-hoo! Nope! Nothing, it's just that this movie is slightly scary..."
Helian immediately flipped her hand over and hid her phone behind her back, instantly changing her expression back to her usual stoic face as she addressed the dolls who had rushed in.
"Ah, so... " Several dolls, unsure, looked at each other, nodded, and retreated from the room.
Although Helian said so, they were dolls, and the situation in the room had been seen the moment they opened the door. They clearly saw Helian's phone and the holographic image reflected from it, as well as the man in the middle of that image.
"Aye, what's wrong with Officer Helian? It's possible that she's been dumped, right?"
"Yes, it's indeed possible, but this is the first time I've seen Officer Helian dressed up like this. If it wasn't for the Facial Recognition Module confirming it three times, I wouldn't have recognized her!"
"Okay, okay, don't talk nonsense. Be careful when this news gets out, Officer Helian will deduct your salary!"
"Ahem, I'm afraid it's already too late... Officer Helian's reputation as a sorority loser is just too loud..."
One of the dolls helplessly pointed to the corner of the passage where a dark blue figure with a little pink was hurriedly running away.
"Oops! It's that guy again!"
The whispers of the dolls outside the room didn't reach Helian's ears for the time being. She was apprehensively turning her back on the hologram on her cell phone, somewhat hesitant about whether she should hang up immediately or bravely turn back around.
"So, where exactly are you going with this dressed-up look? And what's the matter with calling me? It can't be that your boss was robbed at the party and needs me to go fish for him, right?"
The series of actions on Helian's side were all seen by Renault. Of course, this did not affect his eating.
Hearing Renault's words, the originally very tense but nervous Helian calmed down and set her cell phone back on the desktop.
Looking at the hologram of Renault still eating, Helian unwillingly pulled at her hem.
Shouldn't he stop and listen to her properly speak? No, she couldn't let it end this way. She had gathered her courage...
No! I can't just give up!
I! Helian! Today! Must take this man!
As if she had made up her mind, Helian took a deep breath, and then she raised her head, her eyes burning as she stared at Renault in the hologram.
"Renault!"
"Hmm?"
"Can that... be... just..."
Although she shouted Renault's name with imposing energy, the words stuttered as soon as they came to her mouth, causing Helian to revert to her old ways, stuttering so much she couldn't speak smoothly.
"Huh?" Seeing this reddened and squirming appearance of Helian, Renault pulled up the corner of his mouth, picked up a napkin, wiped his mouth, sat on the sofa, and looked at her with a smile.
"Can you be my..."
Boom!
"Helian! M4A1 has been repaired! Help me... huh? Why are you looking at me like that?"
However, just as the last few words were about to come out of her mouth, the door to the office was once again violently pushed open and a silhouette walked in with a big grin.
Helian subconsciously raised her hand and pressed it on her cell phone. When she came back to her senses, she found that she had hung up the call...
Her brewing for nearly a week... repeatedly preparing mentally... and this was the result!
Facing a pair of directly reddened eyes, Persica felt a bad premonition.