"You're saying... after you went to the space station, you got tricked by Herta and Screwllum, resulting in all seventy-six of your gaming accounts being banned for ten thousand years."
"And then, just as you were preparing to come back and figure out a way, a Lord Ravager appeared before you."
"That Lord Ravager threatened you, forcing you to take her to the headquarters of the Interastral Peace Corporation."
"And then, while that Lord Ravager and an Emanator from the Corporation were fighting, you seized the chaos to infiltrate the headquarters and quietly got all seventy-six of your banned gaming accounts unbanned?"
"Right."
"At least make your story believable?" Summarizing what Silver Wolf had just said, Clara deliberately put on an act of knowing nothing, questioning her.
"A Lord Ravager? Why not say it was a Masked Fool~ I might've actually believed that one."
"If a Lord Ravager really appeared, do you think Herta and Screwllum at the space station wouldn't have reacted at all?"
"How should I know..." Hearing this, Silver Wolf fell into silence.
Right, if an Emanator-level power appeared near the space station, why didn't Herta show up? Was she just that careless, or what?
"If it really was a Lord Ravager, could you still be standing here talking to me?" Clara shot back.
"Or did you offer that Lord Ravager something to spare you?" As she said this, Clara's eyes swept over Silver Wolf's body.
Hearing this, Silver Wolf fell silent again.
"I don't know why either, but everything I said is true."
"Alright, alright, we get it, you have the ability to infiltrate the Corporation headquarters alone." Clara let out a yawn.
"I'm telling the truth! Even if it wasn't a Lord Ravager, it was definitely an Emanator skilled in combat!"
"Sure, sure, true, true." Clara waved a hand dismissively at Silver Wolf, as if humoring a child.
Silver Wolf: ...
"I'm saying it's true! True!" Silver Wolf was getting a bit frantic now, wishing she could just slap the evidence right in Clara's face.
But in that situation back then, how dare Silver Wolf try any funny business? And later, when she realized the other meant her no harm, she hadn't thought about collecting proof either.
After all, if she accidentally made her angry, one slash and Silver Wolf probably wouldn't even have ashes left.
"True, true~" Clara said offhandedly, then shifted her gaze to a clock not far away, noting it had reached the time she'd been waiting for.
"Alright, let's drop this. Come on, let's watch some cartoons~"
Clara picked up the remote from the table and turned on the TV.
"As luck would have it," the TV turned on to the Interastral Peace Corporation's news channel.
Even more coincidentally, the news was just reporting on the Corporation's third bombing incident:
[Just ten system hours ago, a Masked Fool set their sights on the Corporation headquarters. Unfortunately, the Corporation has fallen victim once again.]
[Yet, miraculously, not a single employee was injured or killed!]
[This must be the Amber Lord secretly protecting the Corporation!]
[Ah~ Let us offer ten precious seconds of our lives, bestowing our highest praise upon the Amber Lord!]
[Everything... for the Amber Lord!!!]
Clara: ...
Damn, next time I blow up the Corporation, maybe I should just casually smack a bunch of people dead.
Clara grumbled inwardly, a bit annoyed.
Of course, casually smacking people dead wasn't something Clara would actually do.
But considering this news report, maybe every time she bombs the Corporation from now on, she'll randomly select a few 'lucky' individuals to send to the ICU for a few months.
[The time for praise has ended. The Amber Lord's blessings shall be bestowed upon all unconditionally!]
[Next, let us get acquainted with the villain responsible for the attack on the Corporation.]
Then, a large headshot of Boss Sparkle appeared on the TV.
"It's her! It's her! She's the Emanator I met!" Seeing Sparkle's photo on TV, Silver Wolf immediately grabbed Clara's arm, giving her a look that screamed,
'See? I wasn't lying to you.'
[Interastral Peace Corporation S-Class Wanted Fugitive, Masked Fool Sparkle]
[Suspected to be an Emanator of Elation]
"So this is your so-called Lord Ravager? This is your so-called combat-specialist Emanator?"
"How was I supposed to know she's an Emanator of Elation? To me, all Emanators are the same—I can't beat any of them." Silver Wolf turned her head away, saying somewhat irritably.
Though she said that, Silver Wolf still felt some confusion in her heart. The aura of nihilism, death, and destruction she sensed back then didn't feel fake at all...
When Silver Wolf infiltrated the Corporation, she had stolen a glance at Clara fighting Diamond. The Destruction and Nihility emanating from her felt far too real...
"Simple. You were caught in an illusion." Knowing what Silver Wolf was thinking, Clara gave a faint smile.
"Masked Fool Sparkle, I know her."
"She isn't the cold, unfeeling person you just described to me."
"On the contrary, she's 'lively and cheerful,' 'honest and kind,' 'always ready to help.'" Clara placed a hand over her 'heart' and spoke these words.
She sounded as if she meant every word.
Then, she even sighed:
"Ah... To think Boss Sparkle has reappeared after lying low for so long. It seems the universe..."
"Is about to be swept up in a storm again."
Clara's eyes suddenly turned profound, as if she could already see the not-too-distant future thrown into chaos by Boss "Sparkle."
Real Sparkle: Excuse me, what about you?
"Besides, just what kind of people the [Masked Fools] are, I think you know too, Silver Wolf."
"Her reason for destroying the Corporation? No other reason, just for fun."
"As for forcing you to guide her, I think..."
"Maybe she genuinely didn't know where the Interastral Peace Corporation headquarters was."
Clara spread her hands helplessly.
"So, can you beat her?" Silver Wolf ignored all that. Right now, Silver Wolf just wanted Sparkle kneeling at her feet, singing 'Conquer.'
"Call me 'big sister,' and I'll tell you."
"Big... big sister..."
"Louder, I can't hear you." Clara dug a finger in her ear, indicating she hadn't heard a thing.
Silver Wolf: ...
Silver Wolf took a deep breath, then said loudly:
"Big Sister Clara, may I ask if you can beat Sparkle?"
"Of course I can beat her." Clara giggled. Fake Sparkle was one thing, but the real Sparkle? I could spank her sixty times in a minute.
"Then can you teach her a lesson? Or let me teach her a lesson!"
"That... is a bit tricky. Boss Sparkle is my most respected senior, my most admired idol." After saying this, Clara flopped back onto the sofa, closing her eyes as if hinting at something for Silver Wolf to do.
Seeing this, Silver Wolf bit her lip, then uttered something that made even herself cringe:
"Big Sister Clara... could... could you help... help... your... your little sister Silver Wolf?"
Hearing this, Clara didn't speak. Instead, she pulled out from her 4D bag a maid outfit that perfectly matched Silver Wolf's figure.
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