Nicknames

(... May I ask what kind of collaboration it is?)

Jackal's lips twitched, but since someone offered him a way out, Jackal had no choice but to accept.

If Kallen had said this, Jackal wouldn't have thought much of it, but since it was Elysia who said it, this person really does have some kind of mental issues.

"Okay, let's do it together again next time... But speaking of which, don't you include Bishop Otto in your afternoon tea?"

Jackal casually changed the subject.

Kallen curled her lip upon hearing this. "Tsk, that guy has already found a new love, why bring her along?"

Kallen was truly devastated by Aponia.

However, after thinking for a while, Kallen turned to Elinor and said, "Never mind, Elinor, go and call your sister. If you happen to run into Ms. Aponia, call her over too."

"...good."

Elinor nodded and turned to leave.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Kallen, Jackal also left.

"Wait a minute, why is Dr. Clio here?"

After Clio left, Kallen belatedly realized what the problem was.

This is the Valkyrie dormitory! It's not even in the same place as the Doctors' rooms.

"Elysia, what do you think?"

Kallen automatically connected to Elysia's brain.

Kallen used to have to use her own brain because Otto wouldn't let her use it anymore. Now... well, in terms of feeling, Kallen thinks Elysia's brain might be quite useful.

"Hmm... Dr. Clio must have just finished his 'sex' session." Elysia pushed up glasses that weren't even on her nose, striking a detective pose.

"Huh!?"

"Hmph~ Kallen, didn't you notice that Dr. Clio's clothes just now weren't his own?"

"Eh?"

What's going on?! The brain's synchronization rate is decreasing?

"Wait! Hmm... Oh, dressing up!" Kallen switched the channel to her brain, then quickly switched back, pretending she had caught up.

"That's right! Dr. Clio's clothes usually have Egyptian-style gold ornaments on them—that's what your modern civilization calls them too, right?"

Elysia looked as if she had seen through everything.

"But Dr. Clio just now was wearing a perfectly normal Schicksal uniform!"

"... In other words, Dr. Clio's clothes are worn out or for some other reason and he can't wear them anymore, so he has to wear his uniform... and that uniform is obviously not very well-fitting—as expected of Detective Elysia!"

Kallen began to clap her hands with a look of sincere admiration.

"Well, that's just basic reasoning, Kallen."

Elysia pushed up her non-existent glasses with a serious expression.

"Furthermore, if nothing unexpected happens, Dr. Clio's crime scene should be in Miss Natasha's room! These two are highly suspected of being accomplices!"

"What should we do? Arrest them and bring them to justice?" Kallen's expression turned serious.

"Hmm... let's eat something first." Elysia rubbed her stomach, instantly snapping out of her reverie. "Anyway, things over there should be over now, there will be plenty of opportunities later."

"Jackal... Raven..."

Otto looked at Elinor in front of him, his expression unpredictable.

What Elysia and Kallen could think of, she could naturally think of as well.

"Elinor, do you think... breasts are really that important?"

Otto pinched the only two bulges on his chest.

"Making the Lord God comfortable is something I can do too!"

Elinor: "..."

Elinor just watched her sister rage quietly. She had a great figure and couldn't possibly comfort her sister at this moment.

Amber, on the other hand, shrank back, pretending that she didn't exist.

"Elinor! Tell me!"

"Um... do I really have to tell you, Big Sister?"

Elinor touched her chest and asked.

"..." Otto began to question the meaning of life.

Why am I flat-chested while all my friends have big breasts?

What's wrong with this world?

Oh, wait, Cheng Lingshuang is also flat-chested.

Otto thought about it and realized that Cheng Lingshuang was his only consolation; the other flat-chested women seemed to be more or less incompatible with him.

"...This can't go on any longer, Elinor, Amber."

Otto took a deep breath.

Amber's lips twitched. She had already tried to make herself as inconspicuous as possible, yet the bishop still remembered her.

Does this mean they are being relied upon?

"We need to take action."

(No, no, no, only Your Excellency the Bishop needs to take action!) Amber finally couldn't help but start complaining in her mind.

"Amber, do you have any ideas?"

"... I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I don't know much about this."

Why don't you just let me be a nice bonus, a part of your dowry?

Amber looked up at the ceiling. She was a free gift that Theresa gave her when she was born, Amber didn't care at all about being a free gift.

"...Alright, what about you, Elinor?"

"I... um... how about you have some surgery, dear sister?"

Elinor thought about it and came to a conclusion similar to Amber's inner monologue.

Elinor genuinely felt that her sister's current situation... well, she had absolutely no feminine charm.

"... Elinor, being petite has its own charm." Otto with a dark face.

Elinor looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated.

That means... even something small and exquisite needs to have something inside, right?

Is my older sister starting to escape reality?

"Your Excellency, how about trying to date Lord God?"

Amber spoke up at this moment.

The conversation between these two was truly unbearable to listen to.

"Only when the two of you are alone can the Lord God truly perceive your charm as a woman."

"Amber, is it possible that I was raised under the Lord God?"

Otto sighed, "Also want to be alone... Alone my ass, is it that you're lacking solitude?"

"Then you should definitely use dating to let the Lord God feel your charm."

Amber paused for only a moment before continuing to offer advice.

"For example, create a romantic atmosphere that is completely different from usual, highlighting your feminine charm."

"Like watching horror movies or something?" Otto thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Forget it... ghosts aren't as ruthless as me..."

"Your Excellency, don't forget, Vienna is right below our headquarters on the floating island—the world's music capital, Vienna." Amber lightly stamped her feet twice. "Whatever atmosphere you need, those musicians and bands can provide it."

"Ah... the world music capital? Oh, it seems there really is such a thing."

Otto was really unfamiliar with the term "music capital." When she was in charge, the grandfathers of those great musicians who made their names in Vienna and propelled the Vienna to its status as the music capital were still liquid...

At that time, painting and sculpture were the most popular arts... Italy was really famous for these things back then...

"That sounds feasible... But seriously, can it really be done in any atmosphere?"

Chapter 556 Nickname

"That Jackal is really something, he just left his clothes here and left without even tidying them up."

The Raven, who had casually draped a coat over itself, grumbled as it tidied up the clothes the Jackal still had in the room.

"Wait a minute, this thing is gold?"

Raven took out a strange scarab beetle ornament with eagle wings on its left and right sides from the Jackal's clothes.

"I think this is the safety pin from the back of Jackal's casual clothes..."

It was a tiny thing, no bigger than the palm of your hand. The Raven wiped off the half-dried liquid on it and took a small bite.

"Holy crap! It really is gold!"

"A seasoned assassin like you, would you bite even if you encountered gold?"

Liu Bai, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV, curled his lip at Raven's embarrassing reaction.

"For assassins, paying with gold bars is a common occurrence."

"Watch less of those police and gangster movies... cough cough, I mean, the life of an assassin is actually quite mundane, like anonymous bank cards, or paying in cash directly. As for gold bars... as an assassin, I'm not willing to accept them. Converting them into cash is a bit troublesome; either they attract attention, or someone else will skim off a portion of their money."

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Raven responded somewhat awkwardly as it rummaged through the clothes the Jackal had thrown down.

"And even if I encounter someone offering gold, as a top assassin, I still have to maintain my dignity. Besides... when I'm collecting gold, I mostly work with Gray Serpent. His eyes are much better than my hands, so I've wanted to try biting gold for a long time—damn, this guy even uses gold for his hair accessories?"

"The Jackal's mask is really high quality." Liu Bai stopped watching TV, opened the soda that Raven had put on the table, and lay on the sofa, drinking the soda while watching Raven fiddling with the Jackal's clothes. "Hey, Nata, do you think the Jackal's mask is also mixed with gold?"

"Now that you mention it, it's true... Could it be that Jackal is always covered in gold? I used to think it was all gold-plated!"

The Raven looked thoughtful, but then blushed and belatedly realized something.

"Wait, wait, wait, boss, what did you just call me?"

"Ah... Nata? Is there a problem?" Liu Bai didn't seem to care. "I can't keep calling you by your code name, that would feel like I'm disowning you. But calling you by your real name is probably Shenzhou custom, and calling someone close by their full name doesn't sound quite right. A two-character nickname would be better. I personally think Nata sounds better than Tasha."

"Yes... um, no problem, um, no problem."

Natasha blushed and lowered her head, continuing to fiddle with the clothes in her hands.

"Hmm, gold, gold, everything golden on this guy seems to be gold..."

(Wait a minute! Now that we've come this far, what should I call the boss? Liu Bai? No, no! Calling him by his first name doesn't seem quite right. Just calling him Bai? Hmm... that feels a bit abrupt... Husband? No, no! That's not the right relationship! Darling? Even worse... that feels too cheesy.)

Natasha, her tongue numb, squatted on the ground, fiddling with the decorations on the Jackal's clothes.

After a while, Natasha felt like she had recovered and turned to ask.

"Um... Boss, what will you call that Jackal guy from now on?"

"Jackal... Leo? Hmm... that doesn't sound very nice. How about Lyo? Or Hipa? Um... or Tia... Clio Hypatia. To be honest, from the perspective of the Shenzhou language, the name Clio isn't very cute."

"Hmm~ That woman is never exactly cute, but objectively speaking..."

"Clio Hypatia, or rather, Cleo Hypatia, that's a very nice name," Liu Bai said in very standard Chinese, making sure Natasha could hear the difference in tone. "The name is taken from Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt, and the surname is taken from Hypatia, the Egyptian mathematician..."

"In the past, that guy really only had a feminine name." Natasha shrugged. "But I think the nickname 'Hippa' is pretty good. Tia and such are too cute. I suspect even Clio himself doesn't like it. If we exclude Leo, 'Hippa' is just right."

"Hmm~ I'll ask her opinion later... but I didn't expect her to be so... well, so Cleo today."

"I know, very feminine, and a mature woman at that." Natasha sighed, "Really... never mind."

Natasha wanted to say that the guy was just messing around, but then she thought about how cooperative she had been and realized she didn't seem to have the right to criticize Clio.

"Apart from that, she's quite girlish," Liu Bai said, resting her chin on her hand.