Chapter 167: I Was Joking
(I messed up the previous chapter and scared myself to death. I thought I'd missed an update. Yi Zui can't change the chapter title himself, so we'll just make do. This one goes straight to 168.)
After getting in touch with Sheryl and asking where she was, Xiao Ran learned that nearly everyone from S.M.S was celebrating at a place called Nyan-Nyan. It was also a make-up gathering for Alto and Brera joining S.M.S. Xiao Ran was no stranger to Nyan-Nyan. During his time on the 25th Fleet's main island, nearly all his breakfasts had been delivered from that restaurant. It was also where Lanka had worked before.
After finding a car to take him there, Xiao Ran saw the S.M.S members inside laughing, shouting, and fooling around the moment he entered. Quite a few people turned to look at him, and many froze when they saw the bandages around his head. Sheryl had been sitting with Lanka, apparently saying something that had made Lanka blush. When she saw the bandages on Xiao Ran's head, she quickly stood and ran over to him, looking at him with puzzled eyes.
Sheryl first gave Xiao Ran a pained look, then pursed her lips and frowned. "What happened to you? How did the famous Commander end up like this?"
It was clearly a concerned question, but somehow it sounded strange coming from Sheryl. Xiao Ran rolled his eyes and tapped her forehead with a finger. "You think I can't get hurt?"
"Does it hurt?" Sheryl gently cupped Xiao Ran's face with both hands, her expression softening again. "Why weren't you more careful?"
"There was a little accident." Xiao Ran smiled, taking the hand she had placed on his face. He looked toward Ozma and the others approaching them