Aftermath

"You're finally back, Mr. Knight!"

As soon as he stepped out of the airlock, Duanmu Huai saw Ann rush toward him in high spirits and throw her arms around him.

"What happened? Why did a planet suddenly appear over there? If Mary hadn't spotted it early and had us go take a look, we never would've discovered that you had actually gone there. There shouldn't have been a planet there in the first place... Hmm..."

As she spoke, Ann looked at Duanmu Huai, then at Okegis and True Clever, before walking once around him.

"Just the three of you? Mr. Knight?"

"What? Is there a problem?"

"You didn't bring anyone back? How many did you bring?"

"Bring back my ass."

Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes.

"What are you talking about?"

"YEAH---!"

Mary let out a cheer upon hearing Duanmu Huai's answer.

"I won!"

"Huh? I actually lost."

"How is that possible? I thought..."

"Wait, I bet with Mary too. I want my share."

"Hurry, hurry. Ten to one, ten to one!"

Duanmu Huai stared blankly at the excited Mary and Lumiel standing beside her, as well as the dejected girls across from them who were reluctantly pulling money from their pockets.

"What the hell? What are you doing?"

"Ahaha... It's nothing, really."

Ann stuck out her tongue with a smile at Duanmu Huai's question.

"We were just betting on how many girls you'd bring back this time, Mr. Knight... We really didn't expect you to bring back none at all."

"Exactly!"

At that, the others began complaining one after another.

"I bet on three."

"I bet on ten."

"I bet on fifty..."

"Who? Who bet on fifty? Step forward!"

Duanmu Huai frowned and glared when he heard that. The girls, seeing him turn his glare toward them, scattered in fright,