You Have a New Job (Continued)

"Hmph! Not serious at all!"

The eldest sister in the family has begun to miss the clever and reliable Ninti.

Ninti is extremely sensible and can help Xing in every way. Moreover, she is intelligent and capable of taking on professional tutoring work that Xing cannot handle.

But now she's gone.

In Cocolia's words, it meant going to North America to receive advanced education from the leader and two Doctor.

As the eldest sister, Anne naturally supports her younger sister's ambition and aspirations. However, dealing with a house full of idiots all by herself for a while eventually makes her miss the days when Ninti helped her.

Not to mention, for some reason now, there's another idiot in the house.

"Hey! Xing, I'm back. What's for dinner tonight?"

"... Since when did you start treating this place as your cafeteria?"

"Ah?"

The innocent new girl tilted her head, seemingly puzzled by Xing's question.

After a long while, Anna finally sensed Xing's disdain for her from Xing's cold and indifferent gaze.

Anna shrank back and said weakly:

"I just returned from suppressing the Honkai in Rostov and wanted to report on my work with Lady Cocolia... and grab a meal while we're at it, is that not allowed?"

"Well--"

What else can Xing do?

The brown Samoyed opposite is Mother Cocolia's most trusted lieutenant recently. Although its simple-mindedness often leaves people speechless, at least its performance in battle is quite satisfactory, and its loyalty is also up to par. Plus, there are three little kittens watching over it, so it's not appropriate to grab a broom and kick it out of the house.

"Come with me."

Xing casually hooked her hand, turned around, went up the stairs, and headed towards Cocolia's study.

Anna scratched her head and grinned sheepishly, then quickly followed, not forgetting to turn back and give the three little girls a cool goodbye gesture.

The three of them blinked their big eyes, staring blankly as Xing and Anna disappeared at the bottom of the stairs.

The next second, they quickly and tacitly collected all the homework.

Based on experience, once the adults finish their business, Xing should get busy preparing dinner, and the others can rest and watch TV!

"Long live!" ×3

Rosaliya, Liliya, and Chen Tianwen took turns high-fiving and cheered quietly.

"Coco... Waaah!!!"

Arriving at Cocolia's study door, Anna instinctively reached for the door to call out her boss's name and knock. But Xing, noticing the unusual silence inside, sensed something was amiss and swiftly covered Anna's mouth with her hand.

Anna blinked her bright eyes in a daze.

Xing made a shushing gesture and gently pushed open the door.

Sure enough, Cocolia was lying face down on the table, making even, soft breathing sounds.

"Haven't slept for a day and a night, does he still think he's some young superhero? He deserves to be exhausted!"

Xing's face darkened as she muttered curses under her breath, giving Anna a threatening look.

Anna immediately covered her mouth with both hands and nodded like a chick pecking at rice, indicating that she understood what Xing meant.

Anzu took off the trench coat that was draped over the doorway, walked in silently, and gently covered Cocolia with it.

At this moment, Anna also tiptoed over and stared at Cocolia's fair face as she slept peacefully.

"It really wasn't easy. She personally oversaw the entire operation and the post-war reconstruction. Why didn't she find someone to help her?"

"Because the Iron Pilot Corps is Mom's direct command, and you're an idiot."

"Eh? How can you blame me? Not everyone can be as smart and capable as Captain Kuerla! Oh, I should call her Executor now, right? That's great. I wish I could be an Executor someday."

Anna stared with her big, innocent eyes, indignantly trying to explain herself, and then let her imagination run wild, conjuring up images of herself being promoted.

"Executor? You? If that day ever comes, it means that Anti-Entropy is beyond saving."

"Hello!"

"Shut up!"

Annie rolled her eyes, not wanting to disturb Cocolia's nap, so she dragged Anna out of the study.

"Go watch TV with the others, I'll go cook. We can talk about anything else when she wakes up."

"Oh."

The head chef has absolute control over foodies.

Anna had no intention of resisting at all, and for the sake of a sumptuous and delicious dinner, she obediently went to join Rosaliya's trio.

A moment later, she joined in, watching the cartoon with great interest in front of the TV, her eyes glued to the screen just like the three children, and even occasionally letting out adorable exclamations of surprise.

Wow, cartoons are really good.

"Oh! My precious babies, come and give Mommy a kiss... Hey, what are you doing here again?"

At night, when it was time to come down for dinner, Cocolia opened her arms and greeted the three little ones, who were shivering but even more adorable, with a fervent smile. Suddenly, she saw Anna swallowing her saliva at the table and gave her the same look of disdain as Anzu.

Anna stood up straight.

"Lady Cocolia, I'm here to report on the results of the Iron Pilot Squadron's work this time!"

"I was in charge of the whole thing, what's there to report?"

"Uh, well, that's the procedure Captain Kuerla left behind, it includes this."

"Write a report and give it to me. Now get out of here and don't disturb my time with my daughter!"

Cocolia waved her hand dismissively, as if shooing away a stray dog at the door.

Anna exclaimed "Ah!" and seemed at a loss for what to do.

Fortunately, Xing, wearing a pink apron, appeared at the right time, carrying dishes.

"Ahem! Mom, manners, you know what manners are."

"...Understand."

"Don't worry about it, sit down and eat with us. There are no schools built at the East Sea Base yet, so there are very few children. It's rare for them to have friends their own age. It wouldn't be a bad thing for you to spend more time together."

Annie casually subdued the unruly Cocolia and pressed Anna back into her seat.

Anna chuckled dryly, picked up her chopsticks, and was about to enjoy her meal when she suddenly tilted her head—wait, why are you saying they're friends the same age? Aren't I almost an adult?

"Sister Anna, are Honkai Beast scary?"

"Of course they're terrifying! They're as huge as skyscrapers, and they're full of malice, killing without blinking an eye! But I'm not afraid when I'm piloting a BT, I can crush them with ease!"

"So cool! No wonder she's Anna!"

"That's right! Don't you know who I am? I'm the genius pilot of our Anti-Entropy. I was promoted to captain of the Iron Pilot Squadron in just a few months. Can anyone else do that? Hahaha!"

"Just as handsome as the HOMU Hero!"

"Huh? Really? I'm not that good, hehe..."

Anna scratched her face shyly, but with obvious pride, she puffed out her chest proudly in front of her friends.

Cocolia rested her chin on her hand, her languid posture unconsciously exuding a charming allure as she smiled and watched their harmonious atmosphere.

"Buzz—"

The communicator in my arms suddenly vibrated.

Cocolia remained in the same position, her mechanical hand, clad in black gloves, reached into her bosom, took out a communicator, glanced at it, and then raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Einstein: [Are you free? Come to North America headquarters. There's new progress in the research at Abyss City.]