Chapter Sixty-One: Are You Our Dad? / Chapter Sixty-Two: Anqi's Things Are Going Swimmingly

"No! But, but this is just too..."

"Making a special trip back is so much trouble, and I'm so tired. By the time you finish today's physical therapy, my clothes will be dry anyway."

"Alright."

Wendy scratched her cheek, though she somewhat disagreed with Delta's laziness, she didn't say anything more.

Just like that, Delta accompanied Wendy through her physical therapy, pushed her back to her room in a wheelchair, and then finally walked at a leisurely pace toward the direction of the branch director's office.

Report, we have basically figured out a valid treatment plan for the erosion syndrome in the Oceania branch. However, I hinted to the upper management here and invited Dr. Maki over for exchanges, so we can probe him then.

Mm, I am Cocolia. As for your identity patch, it has been perfected as much as possible. Plus, with the branch director we control vouching for you, your identity as an illegitimate daughter shouldn't be easy to see through.

Wrong, it's still not perfect now. A truly perfect file leaves no loose ends... Find a time to have this branch director drown or something.

As for Maki, just drop some hints then. After all, he has a granddaughter who is a Valkyrie; it shouldn't be hard to get him to start researching the serum ahead of time. Don't use hypnotic suggestion; after all, we're returning to headquarters, and it would be disastrous if something were found out.

The Gem of Desire has already been implanted inside Wendy. It will still take some time to legitimately transfer it to our bodies. Be patient, don't be overly hasty, and put stability above all else.

Otto is indeed difficult to deal with.

Delta walked leisurely, suddenly turning her head to glance at Wendy's door.

In theory, a complete Herrscher was better for Anqi to seize authority from. That kind of power would be more complete, and the cost of using the authority would also be borne by the plundered Herrscher, allowing Anqi to use it to her heart's content. In addition, if the Herrscher of Wind wasn't Wendy, the Gem of Desire would vanish at the moment of her birth. In other words, the power gained through the gem would only be temporary.

Well, let it be.

Anyway, when the new Herrscher of Wind was born, Anqi at that time should have accumulated enough to a certain degree, so she could just go take it again then. Consider it doing a good deed occasionally; such a fine little girl, a genius Valkyrie with a limitless future, why must she be driven mad by the torment of the Gem of Desire, right?

Chapter Sixty-One: Are You Our Dad?

The site selection for the East Sea Base was an archaeological problem.

It had to be close to the recorded areas of ancient Jiuyou to facilitate reconnaissance and searching, and also to make it justifiable to call for external help when stirring up trouble.

The Anqis weren't sure if they could quietly suppress the crisis inside Jiuyou relying on their own strength, since they didn't have the protagonist halo of the main character group after all.

Therefore, some Anqis went to consult ancient texts, some Anqis went to consult Shenzhou history scholars, and still other Anqis rummaged through Schicksal and Anti-Entropy databases, and St. Freya Anqi even casually inquired of Fu Hua. After synthesizing information from various aspects, Cocolia finally pointed a finger and circled the area where the base would be established.

Thus, supplies in the Siberia region were rapidly mobilized, converged into the snow mountain base, and stuffed into one huge airship after another.

On this day when the wind and snow ceased, the airship heading for the East Sea set off.

"Woohoo! We're taking off!"

The large-scale airship slowly lifted off from amidst the snow mountains. Rosaliya pressed against the floor-to-ceiling window of the observation room, looking at the receding ground and cheering with excitement.

Liliya also pressed against the glass beside Rosaliya. Although she didn't shout out loud, her excitement could be seen from her sparkling eyes.

Only An Mals stayed by Cocolia's side. Seeing that the coffee in Cocolia's hand had gone cold, she casually replaced it with a cup of hot water, then rolled her eyes and said:

"You had a bad cold just a few days ago, lying in bed for a whole week without being able to move, did you forget? Pay attention to your diet now, you idiot Cocolia-mama!"

"Eh... but I'm really all healed already, look, super healthy!"

Cocolia blinked, raised her hand, bent her arm, and strained with effort, trying to flex her biceps.

An reached out and pinched them, curled her lip, and said with a face full of disdain:

"Tch! Mushy, all fat."

"Hey! That's too much, you know. I've carried guns and fought in battles; I definitely have muscles! It's just that I've been sitting in the office too much these past few years, so they might be a little slack. How is that fat? It's not fat at all! There's no way I'll get fat! Too much, bleh~~"

Cocolia acted as if she had been hit right where it hurt by An's words of "fat," trying to knead her upper arm while chattering in defense, and finally made an unconvinced funny face.

An covered her face, her slender brows twitching, squeezing out words of disappointment from between her teeth:

"Just who is the mother here? Grow up a little, will you?!"

"I won't! I'm the mama, I say what goes!"

"Was your brain infected by Rosaliya!?"

"Your brain is the one with the problem! Idiot An! Dummy An! How dare you argue back with Mama? Today I'm going to properly teach you a lesson..."

Cocolia rolled up her sleeves, facing An looking all puffed up.

Beneath An's gloomy expression, a few blue veins had already popped up on her forehead.

"Bang!!!"

Cocolia stuck out her tongue and collapsed onto the table.

With the majestic Iron Fist of Love, An declared the end of this dispute.

Following that, amidst the fearful, huddled gazes of Rosaliya and Liliya, An took a deep breath to calm her emotions.

Don't get angry, don't get angry. I'm already the eldest daughter in the family; I can't dislike Mama just because her IQ dropped. To take care of this unreliable family, I can only rely on myself now. Be gentle, be rational, An!

Poor An, under the pampering of the original Cocolia, could still be a carefree, wild girl. But encountering this current Cocolia—who besides work hours was clingy, childish, narcissistic, and dorky—An had to force herself to grow up, because besides her, there really wasn't anyone reliable in the house!

An patted her cheeks with both hands, completed her psychological preparation, and then looked sideways with displeasure at Ninti, who was licking an ice cream.

"Hey, you at least play some role, will you? You were completely nowhere to be seen when Mama had a cold. Is that how you act as a daughter?"

"But, I'm not a doctor."

Ninti said with a dull expression, looking at An with innocent, hollow eyes.

An's mouth twitched slightly.

She already knew Ninti's experimental subject "background," but where were there normal children in the orphanage anyway? Experimental subjects didn't matter at all, and the big-hearted family accepted them without any problem.

However, regarding this newcomer who looked like a blank slate, An pondered cautiously for a while and decided that she definitely couldn't let things go on like this.

"Listen up, having Rosaliya, Liliya, and Mama—three domestic idiots—in the house is enough. You must absolutely not get infected by them! You need to pull yourself together and at least be able to do some things, otherwise I can't take care of you all by myself!"

An placed both hands on Ninti's shoulders, speaking in a heavy tone. The heavy burden of life had already made her forget the habit of giving newcomers a humbling experience; she only hoped Ninti was a reliable child, and that was her sole request.

Ninti stared blankly at An. Even though her brain was still connected to the wisdom of many Anqis, she still couldn't quite keep up with An's train of thought.

And An had lost her patience, simply saying to Ninti:

"Like this, from now on you'll follow me to learn more housework, starting to build habits from simple things. Start with today's afternoon tea first. Come with me, I'll teach you how to brew tea and make pastries!"

Ninti looked at An's earnest and expectant gaze, then looked at the unconscious Cocolia with a meat bun atop her head, and blankly nodded.

Cocolia, you deserve to die a thousand deaths, turning the lively and healthy big boss An into what she is now!

Nonsense! I'm clearly cultivating the child's independent ability!

So how is An's cooking?

Growing by the day, and her housework is getting more and more orderly too. She takes such comfortable care of me!

In a place where no one could see, Cocolia stuck out her tongue craftily and smugly.

Scum! ×n

Ninti despised her shamelessness, let herself be led toward the kitchen by An, and cast a pitying gaze at the back of the child's head.

Poor An Mals, our good daughter of the Anqi family, was fast being shaped into a full-time housekeeper.

"Liliya, look quickly, Mama is still unconscious!"

"Yeah, big sis Rosaliya! Mama is still unconscious!"

Seeing that An—whose eldest-sister majesty grew by the day—had left, the trembling, huddled pair of sisters appeared beside Cocolia. Each of them extended a finger, poking Cocolia's face while chatting away.

Until the feigning-unconsciousness Cocolia grew impatient and reached out to swat the two girls' fingers away.

"Eek!" ×2

The sisters stepped back simultaneously, both pairs of large eyes widening in shock. After a good while, seeing that Cocolia didn't look like she was "waking up," they both simultaneously patted their chests and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Never mind Mama, let her stay unconscious! Liliya, did you scout out that intelligence?"

"Scouted it out, big sis Rosaliya."

"Very good, now it's time for the Vodka Sisters in action! Those two idiots An and Bronya don't have any long-term vision at all; this matter can only rely on us!"

"Oh! Big sis Rosaliya!"

The sisters muttered among themselves and soon scurried out of the observation room in a flash.

The Anqis hadn't paid attention to the Olenyeva sisters' whereabouts for a while; after all, children needed privacy too, and on this airship under their own control, the children wouldn't get into trouble, so they just let them go play.

Then, the sisters appeared before Kuerla.

At this moment, Kuerla was lying on a repair creeper, deep inside the legs of the Titan BT72.

Recently having consulted engineers and researchers on many mechanical power issues, Kuerla needed to put things into practice, trying to better understand her own Titan body and accumulate knowledge and experience for more autonomous modifications and upgrades in the future.

"Big sis Rosaliya, found her!"

"You must be Cocolia-mama's girlfriend, right? Which means you're our future mama!"

"Wait, idiot Rosaliya, Cocolia-mama is already a mama, so she should be the dad!"

"Oh, I see. So you must be our future dad then!"

The sisters squatted beside Kuerla's legs protruding outside the machinery, speaking with great enthusiasm.

This was why An had also lumped Liliya into the idiot category. Although her IQ might be higher than Rosaliya's, she was too easily led along by Rosaliya, rendering that tiny bit of cleverness completely meaningless. Basically, the twin sisters' IQs could be equated—both equaled Rosaliya's.

Kuerla stopped her work on the wires and mechanical structure, pushing the creeper to slide herself out from the Titan's body. Then, facing the stars-in-their-eyes sisters, her pretty face, smudged with grease, slowly filled with question marks.

Chapter Sixty-Two: Anqi's Things Are Going Swimmingly

"Wow, this braised beef rice is so good!"

"Yeah, big sis Rosaliya."

In the Titan deployment area, Kuerla, Rosaliya, and Liliya sat by the wire-mesh walkway, eating the lunch that had just been delivered.

Kuerla chewed her rice, smiled gently at the two girls, and said:

"It's just a normal work meal, conditions are limited, I can't give you the delicious lunches Lord Cocolia has."

"It's okay, it's already really good. Thank you, Dad."

"Thank you, Dad!"

The sisters blinked their clean, innocent large eyes, thanking her with a "Dad" at every turn.

Kuerla rubbed her temples with a headache and said:

"Anyway, I've already sent a message to Lord Cocolia; she knows you're eating lunch here. But why are you calling me dad?"

"Aren't you Cocolia-mama's girlfriend? Don't think you can fool us, we've already investigated everything. The clever and wise Vodka Sisters won't be fooled!"

"Won't be fooled!"

The sisters wore little expressions of absolute certainty.

Kuerla naturally knew about Rosaliya's wild imagination from the other day, but she hadn't expected it to develop into a scene like today's.

To tell the truth though, Kuerla and Cocolia had indeed hooked up; from an outsider's perspective, this train of thought wasn't wrong either.

The Anqis' feelings were shared, and Kuerla was also full of fondness for the Olenyeva sisters, making the problem even more troublesome. Right now, she didn't know how to explain it.

"Kuerla dad, you and Mama... that kind of relationship, right?"

While Kuerla was thinking, Rosaliya asked again.

"I... uh... this question is a bit..."

"That's it then! I was right after all. Why won't those two idiots An and Bronya believe it? Whatever, not everyone can be as smart as Lord Rosaliya, I'll forgive them."

"Uh, I mean..."

"Hey! Kuerla dad, how are things between you and Cocolia-mama? Have you been arguing lately? As for Cocolia-mama, her personality is a bit stubborn. She's almost thirty and it's her first time dating, so she definitely has no experience and might make some low-level mistakes or something. But she's a super, super good mama; you mustn't mind her little flaws. Trust me, Mama is super good to her family!"

Rosaliya smiled, revealing a row of neat, cute teeth, and gave a thumbs up.

Kuerla was speechless for a moment.

After a long while, Kuerla smiled slightly and said:

"I understand. So, you two are actually worried about your Cocolia-mama, aren't you?"