While undercurrents stirred in the Shattered Star Region, elsewhere, on the bridge of the Fallen Angel...
"Lord Alsace, how exactly did you persuade those pirates? Come on, tell me~"
"Well... military secret!" Feeling the softness pressed against his arm, Nie Yun steeled himself and refused.
"Someone said you faced tens of thousands of pirates alone without batting an eye, then talked them pale with your silver tongue. In the end, even their leader was so impressed that he became your sworn brother. Is that true?"
The corner of his eye twitched. "...No, there weren't tens of thousands. There were several hundred thousand."
"I heard you piloted a mecha and single-handedly terrified the pirates into begging for peace, Commander. Did that really happen?"
"That part's true. Several hundred thousand pirates surrounded me, and I smashed every mecha that dared come at me!"
"Wow~ Sir, could I have your autograph?"
"Of course!"
"Me too! Sign here, right here!"
Looking at the expanse of pale skin above the female officer's neckline, Nie Yun swallowed. "Would this... count as sexual harassment?"
"Giggle..."
Catherine stood nearby, looking disgruntled as a flock of chattering female officers crowded around "Alsace."
Ever since Nie Yun had miraculously escaped the pirates unscathed and somehow brought back a pirate ally, turning a perilous raid behind enemy lines into a leisurely sightseeing trip, everyone aboard had upgraded their opinion of him from mascot to "god-tier mascot."
Add his formidable mecha skills and outrageously handsome looks, and he had both the muscles and the face!
After this incident, not only had Alsace's reputation within the fleet reached its peak, but he had also become a superstar idol to its female soldiers!
Even Emilia, the captain who usually carried herself with icy aloofness, kept casting flirtatious glances at Alsace. Her mature feminine charm