"Follow me!"
"Huh? Wait!"
Before Lin Nai could even react, the warm-hearted older sister had already pulled him into the workshop.
Chapter 42: Pela, Whose Face is Very Round!
A short while later.
Lin Nai sat obediently on a chair, holding a cup of hot cocoa.
Being caught like this felt so strange.
Lin Nai, feeling guilty, was very quiet. He couldn't explain that he was just curious and took a look, and then he just stayed there without moving.
And so, the scene became this:
Lin Nai, not moving at all.
"What's your name?"
"Lin Nai."
"Oh~ Hello, I'm Serval… though I don't think I need to introduce myself."
Serval said with a smile.
It wasn't that she was bragging, but she was quite well-known in the administrative district of Belobog.
Not to mention her identity as a mechanic.
She also often held open-air performances in front of her workshop, so she had some fame.
"So, why were you out alone?" Serval asked, sitting on another chair.
She had to work overtime today due to some job.
Every household in the administrative district had heaters, and they would all be sent to her for repairs when they broke.
Not to mention counters, experimental instruments, and tape recorders; it was normal to be busy sometimes.
After finally finishing her work late at night, she planned to take a small break and do her "main job."
While playing, she unexpectedly discovered this seemingly simple listener.
How to describe it…
It was the type of person who would obediently follow you if you gave them a toy.
Lin Nai: Who would be so easily fooled?
[Haha… Who knows.]
When Serval touched Lin Nai's hand, she found it was incredibly cold.
It was like the pickaxe Linko brought back from the snow; just touching it made her shiver.
So, without hesitation, her first thought was to let this unexpected listener come inside and have a warm drink.
Lin Nai answered Serval's question truthfully.
"I woke up, so I came out for a walk."
"……" Serval opened her mouth: "Are you serious?"
"Yeah."
"Ah… Alright."
Serval didn't ask any further. Would someone really wander the streets of Belobog in the middle of the night?
You're not a peacock or a wolf or anything.
Given Belobog's current situation, not many people dared to roam around at night.
Without asking for specifics, he was a grown person, so there shouldn't be any major problems.
"Well, are you interested in rock music?" Serval asked, remembering the situation from earlier.
Lin Nai stood by the window, quietly watching her perform.
"Rock music…" Lin Nai hesitated.
Serval picked up an electric guitar and continued, "Want to give it a try?"
Lin Nai hesitated for a few seconds before taking the electric guitar.
"Can you play?"
"A little."
Thanks to Asta.
Lin Nai had learned quite a few other things on the space station.
For example, musical instruments, painting, and photography.
Thank you, Asta!
I never thought I'd actually get to use this…
But what should I play?
Eh! Got it!
How about "Hero" from Nexus.
Just a bond.
He used to really like listening to it.
After asking the system to display the sheet music, Lin Nai attempted to play it on the electric guitar in their hands.
Alright then…
Let the performance begin.
—Separator—
After the song.
Serval excitedly grabbed Lin Nai's hand.
"That was so good! It was simply..."
"You don't need to finish that!"
Lin Nai shivered, almost shouting, "Hello, little steamed bun, goodbye."
"Haha… Sorry, I got a bit carried away."
Serval smiled sheepishly, looking at Lin Nai with surprise. "But I didn't realize you were this good~"
Lin Nai smiled, saying nothing.
"What's this song called?"
" 'Hero,' it's a song I heard a long time ago," Lin Nai said with emotion.
It really had been a long time.
So many years ago, they couldn't even count them.
"It's a really nice tune…"
Serval looked at Lin Nai with great interest.
This kid…
Perhaps they could be a good guitarist?
Plus, Lin Nai really caught her eye.
Late at night, Lin Nai stopped in front of her shop, and she happened to notice this kid.
Wasn't this fate?
Serval felt it was fate!
An incredibly wonderful fate!
So she decided…
"Lin Nai!"
"Hm?"
"Are you interested in joining my band, sis~?" Serval invited with a smile.
Lin Nai blinked. "A… band?"
"That's right!" Serval hooked her arm around Lin Nai's neck. "How about it? It'll be a lot of fun!"
"Sis here will teach you… teach you a lot of things too~"
Serval whispered seductively in Lin Nai's ear, like a bad uncle trying to lure a little girl.
"A lot of things?"
"That's right~"
"Ahem, Serval, kidnapping… uh, kidnapping adults is also illegal."
Hearing the voice.
Serval looked over.
She saw a girl wearing a Silvermane Guard uniform, with blue hair and a round face, holding her forehead in exasperation.
"Ah! Pela! When did you get here?"
"I've been here since this gentleman started playing that song called 'Hero'."
"Oh, I get it, you were eavesdropping at the door!"
"...What are you talking about! What kind of talk is that! How can an intelligence officer's actions be called eavesdropping!"
Pela's small face instantly turned rosy, much like... a steamed bun shaped like a peach?
Mainly...
Her face is really so round...
"Are you thinking of something bad?" Pela stared sharply at Serval.
Serval looked completely confused and pointed at herself.
She sensed she was being targeted.
But the target was wrong.
"Haha, so Pela, why are you here?" Serval poured a cup of black tea and placed it on the table.
Pela also sat down in a chair and explained why she had come.
She was on her way home when she happened to notice that her friend's workshop was still lit.
So she specifically went to buy some late-night snacks to bring to Serval.
But when she reached the door.
She heard some passionate music.
The sound of pushing the door open might interrupt, so Pela quietly stayed at the door and listened.
"I see." Serval nodded in realization, "Then what about the food?"
"You only care about the food?!"
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