And this was exactly what Otto wanted to see.
"This is your greatest enemy, the biggest obstacle on your path to finding your beloved. You absolutely must..."
"Forget I said anything."
Otto changed his tune, his voice becoming exceptionally gentle. "Your mission is simple. All you need to do is find your beloved and offer up your sincere heart."
P.S.: I'm sorry. I made a ridiculous calculation error and missed two updates. I actually owe five updates. My apologies.
Dream Lover (3/4)
This softness was not for Yue Xia herself, but for that face of hers.
How tragic.
Otto had seen many tragic things, but Moonlit Embrace ranked among the top ten most tragic things he had ever witnessed. After all, she was a tool Otto had personally created, born solely to sacrifice her emotions.
"Go, Moonlit Embrace."
Otto's tone was exceptionally gentle. His slender fingers lightly brushed Yue Xia's face, and beneath his palm, her crimson eyes narrowed slightly.
She carried thirty percent anticipation and thirty percent nervousness.
The remaining forty percent was pure delight.
Moonlit Embrace was stuffed into a living rocket and would be launched before her lover like a cannonball at three times the speed of sound. Naturally, Yue Xia was delighted, though she also felt a trace of unease, her young heart pounding wildly.
Otto held up her slender hand like a scheming old father-in-law.
The girl lay down inside the rocket. The cockpit resembled a coffin, and Otto supported her slender waist with both hands as he whispered softly.
"The wedding dress is on the second level of the cargo hold. After you get to third base, remember to have him put it on you himself."
"Mm..."
Her nearly imperceptible assent was the shy response of a young girl.
The rocket launched.
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