"Wow, such amazing power!"
An incredible light flickered within her water-blue eyes, her small mouth slightly agape.
"You can just throw Voidrangers into space like that?"
A faint blush bloomed on her cheeks from astonishment, as delicate and captivating as peach blossoms in early spring.
"Silver Wolf, you're amazing~!"
The young girl gently pressed her slender, pale hand against her chest, as if trying to calm the heart pounding wildly with admiration.
Her dark blue hair swayed with her slight movements, a few strands playfully sticking to her cheek, adding to her charm.
Combined with the girl's natural cuteness and innocence...
You expect a Stellaron Hunter to withstand this?
Which Stellaron Hunter could possibly pass such a test?
Silver Wolf gradually found herself floating on cloud nine amidst Seele's soft calls of 'Silver Wolf~' on one side and praises of 'So amazing!' on the other.
Even though they were just low-level Voidrangers, the kind of trash mob you wouldn't even bother clearing while running through a map in a game, Silver Wolf found herself getting unusually serious in front of the adorable Seele.
While insta-killing these mobs, she cranked the special effects to the max, showcasing the incredible wonders of a cosmic hacker to their fullest extent.
"Done!"
With a tap of her small hand on the projected screen, pixel blocks shimmering with dazzling light effects materialized out of thin air, smashing the Voidrangers into paste.
Her calm, effortless posture made it look like she was playing the simplest rhythm game level.
"Silver Wolf, are you part of the space station's defense personnel?"
Putting on the air of a cute little fangirl, Seele walked over to Silver Wolf with steps as light as cotton, asking a question she already knew the answer to.
Meeting those eyes that seemed to sparkle like stars, Silver Wolf pushed her neon glasses up onto her forehead, striking a dashing, heroic pose.
"Nope. I'm just a passing hacker."
That line...
Should I start shouting 'Seven' now?
Seele complained silently but put on a cute expression of realization.
"Your name is Seele, right?"
Having observed in secret for quite some time, Silver Wolf had even eavesdropped on Welt's speculations about the girl's origins and identity.
She had firmly committed the name to memory the moment she heard it, but obviously, she couldn't appear too familiar, or it would arouse the girl's suspicion.
"Are you hurt?" Silver Wolf asked with concern.
She should be fine. After all, starting from the Starcrusher Swarm King incident, Silver Wolf's attention had been fixed on little Seele, even during the confrontation with the Doomsday Beast, just in case the girl encountered fatal danger.
"Seele's alright," Seele beamed, her smile radiant.
"That's... good then."
Momentarily dazed by the girl's smile, Silver Wolf felt extremely satisfied with the 'hero saves the beauty' script she had arranged for herself this time.
According to the normal progression of events, Seele should be asking for her 'savior's' contact information right about now, shouldn't she?
Add my beacon address, and then we can chat openly whenever we want~!
A flicker of anticipation appeared in Silver Wolf's eyes.
"Seele needs to meet up with her companions. Silver Wolf, why don't you come too~? After clearing out so many Voidrangers invading the space station, Station Head Asta will definitely want to thank you!"
But Silver Wolf wasn't Elio, and the girl didn't follow the script she had written. Instead, Seele spoke these words in a cheerful tone.
"Eh... wait."
Seeing the girl look surprised and confused as her hand passed right through her own when trying to hold it, Silver Wolf regretted for a couple of seconds not having stayed in her real body, instead opting for this intangible quantum projection.
"I won't go, Seele. This is just a quantum projection; my real body isn't here."
As she withdrew her power, Silver Wolf's body, which had looked indistinguishable from a real person, became transparent like a ghost.
"Is that so."
Seele first looked as if she vaguely understood, then her little head drooped in disappointment.
"That's really a shame then."
Seeing this, Silver Wolf felt a little anxious inwardly.
If you're reluctant to see me go, then hurry up and ask for my beacon address!
Looking at Seele's face full of wistfulness, Silver Wolf opened her mouth, but ultimately, no words came out.
Surely the 'hero' couldn't take the initiative to ask the 'beauty' for contact information seeking thanks, right?
It just didn't seem logical.
Though her expression remained a calm, breezy smile, Silver Wolf had internally become the King of Anxiety.
Ask!
Not only my beacon address, I even have the IDs for all 76 of my game accounts ready!
If you don't ask soon, this is going to get awkward!
Awkward...
The cool Wolf was gradually turning into the awkward Wolf.
[Yuan, quick, give me support! Tell me what to do now!]
On Silver Wolf's home planet, Punklorde, people always worked in teams. Loners mostly couldn't get by.
Therefore, Silver Wolf had created some virtual partners for herself.
[Friend], [Demon King], [Part-Timer], and [Slave] were the codenames for these four partners.
Among them, [Friend] was the one who accompanied Silver Wolf the most. Silver Wolf had given her a name distinct from her codename – Yuan.
[I told you this plan wouldn't work! Don't be a coward! You're the famous Stellaron Hunter, Silver Wolf! Listen to me, just come over in your real body, grab her little hand, and ask for her contact info!]
[There's still time!]
[I, I...]
She opened her mouth, wanting to speak, but hesitated. After waiting for a long time without any further reaction from Seele, Silver Wolf finally couldn't stand the awkward atmosphere anymore.
Ignoring the exasperation of her [Friend] strategist, she even used her admin rights to mute Yuan when she called her a coward, tossing her back into the smart weapon arsenal.
"Since you're okay, I'll be leaving now. See you around if fate allows~"
Forcing down the frustration in her heart, Silver Wolf maintained a suave demeanor on the surface.
Didn't get the contact info this time, there's always next time.
"Eh! Silver Wolf, you're leaving already?"
Seele looked unexpectedly crestfallen. "But Seele hasn't had a chance to properly thank you yet."
"Even if you have to go, please tell Seele your contact information."
Then, as if suddenly remembering something, Seele shook her head regretfully. "But... Seele just arrived in this world, I don't have a phone..."
Hearing this soft murmur, Silver Wolf suddenly jolted awake.
Right!
How could she have forgotten about that!
Seele doesn't even have a phone, how could she ask for contact information?
Silver Wolf immediately pulled Yuan out of the smart arsenal, told her to prepare a phone, and then, sparing no effort, went all out!
Modify || Reality Data, transfer the phone to the quantum projection's location.
In just over ten seconds, Silver Wolf pushed her operations to the absolute limit!
Seriously maxed out!
No matter how out of breath her actual body was becoming elsewhere, the quantum projection here had to maintain its composure.
"Seele, you don't have a phone? I happen to have a spare one here, let me give it to you."
Silver Wolf said casually.
"Eh? Th-this won't do, will it?"
Seele looked at the phone that appeared out of thin air before her, its screen so smooth it looked like the protective film had just been peeled off a brand-new device.
This phone... wasn't it just bought by Silver Wolf?
A strange feeling arose in her. If Caelus didn't have his emotion-suppressing mask, Seele's expression would surely have become quite spectacular.
"It was clearly Silver Wolf who saved me. I should be giving a gift to thank Silver Wolf, how can I accept something from you?"
Seele puffed her cheeks slightly, expressing dissatisfaction with the situation.
"It's fine, it's something I don't use anyway."
"No, no, that's impolite..."
"If Seele doesn't want it, it'll just end up collecting dust in a corner."
After Seele politely refused several times, Silver Wolf finally succeeded in placing the phone – already loaded with her own beacon address and even several games she was currently playing – into the shy girl's hands.
"Well then... Goodbye, Silver Wolf~!"
Slightly embarrassed from receiving the gift, the girl bid farewell in a soft voice.
"See ya."
Though her tone was breezy and carefree, Silver Wolf's heart wasn't nearly as calm as she appeared.
Yes!
Success!
As expected of her!
Although there were some minor bumps along the way, the script still played out perfectly!
In a very good mood, Silver Wolf nodded with satisfaction, planning to take a peek at Stelle and Caelus before leaving.
Only after sensing the quantum fluctuations had completely vanished did Seele's lips curl upwards uncontrollably, like the trigger of a rapid-fire AK held down tight.
Just like successfully hooking a familiar dorm buddy using a female QQ account with the ID 'Soft Moe Moe', every fluctuation in Silver Wolf's emotions had been within Seele's expectations and control.
Like Tom with hearts in his eyes, having his cheeks helplessly kneaded into any shape by the little white cat.
However, this is just the beginning~!
"My dear Silver Wolf~"
Seele glanced at the phone in her hand and skipped off towards the Master Control Zone with cheerful, delighted steps.
At this moment, White Seele and Dark Seele were utterly silent.
White Seele was silent because of the strong resemblance between Silver Wolf and Bronya, and how the interaction between Silver Wolf and Seele just after the rescue mirrored how she used to be with Sister Bronya.
[Tch! Hey, Seele, you haven't fallen for that girl, have you?]
Dark Seele pouted, asking somewhat disgruntledly.
With 'Auto-Battle' turned off, Seele had absolute control over her body and mental link. As long as Seele wished it, neither White nor Dark Seele could perceive her emotions through the connection.
[Fallen for her? What are you talking about, Other Me? Silver Wolf is a fun... person, isn't she?]
Seele appeared like a pure, untainted little white flower.
[...]
Dark Seele remained silent.
...
Elsewhere, Silver Wolf's joyous mood didn't last long. It was soon replaced by profound shock.
"Let go of me! March! I want to open the treasure chest! Treasure chest!"
Like a husky let off its leash, Stelle, sprawled on the ground, had a face full of excitement.
"Where's the treasure chest? That's a trash can... Hey! Don't stick your tongue out!"
March 7th desperately held onto the gray-haired girl's collar, leaning back, her heels dragging two faint lines across the floor.
Silver Wolf's face was completely blank as she slapped a hand onto her forehead.
Let's check the other one.
Here comes something even more abstract~!
Ordinary trash cans couldn't elicit much of an emotional response from this one. Only trash emitting a distinctly peculiar odor could bring forth visible delight.
Or perhaps pouring various fermented wet wastes back and forth, fusing them together like playing with building blocks or puzzles.
Silver Wolf's expression completely vanished.
She became a soulless recording machine, capturing the scenes of Stelle and Caelus 'opening treasure chests' and 'looking for crystals,' and sent them to Kafka. Photo.
"You raised them?"
Kafka: "?"
Confusion flashed in her violet eyes until Kafka pressed the play button.
"Cough cough cough cough cough!"
The moment she saw the figure trying to reach the trash with its tongue, Kafka, who had been sipping red wine, choked violently.
If Stelle was already like that, then after witnessing Caelus's performance art, the smile on Kafka's face fractured, and her entire expression turned utterly dark.
"Not me, I didn't..."
"I'm going back to the space station."
Silver Wolf: "?"
"To reset them again."
"...Are you serious?"
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