Chapter 126

Anna hesitated for a second or two. She wasn't familiar with either White Seele, except that she had met her a few days ago in North America; An Yu's good friend...

Anyway, that's what An Yu said.

"Miss Anna, good morning." Black Seele didn't stand on ceremony, openly sizing up Anna and Durandal: "What brings you here...?"

I live with my cousin.

Anna explained, while also sizing up Black Seele.

"Cousin?"

Black Seele tapped her head, then suddenly realized, "Kiana's older sister, right? Bronya making games really fits the real-world setting."

Durandal hadn't said anything yet. Ever since she discovered that Anna and An Yu were living together yesterday, she had felt something was off, especially since she noticed that An Yu was surrounded by a lot of pretty girls.

They always manage to get together for various reasons.

Knock knock knock!

"Coming, coming, Sister Anna ~" came An Yu's cheerful and easygoing voice from inside the door.

Upon hearing this voice, Black Seele narrowed her eyes, while Durandal's slightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed.

I'm probably overthinking it. The world does indeed present a picture where there are far more strong women than strong men, to the point that many people do have quite a few close female friends, who can also be called good buddies, just like myself.

She and An Yu are completely innocent!

As the door opened, Anna, with her hands behind her back, playfully waited for An Yu to come and hug her; however, someone was faster than her.

"An Yu!"

Black Seele pounced like a nimble cat. An Yu instinctively took a half step back and reached out to firmly brace herself against Hei Xi'er's shoulder.

He lowered his voice, a hint of helpless laughter in his eyes. "Hey buddy, what brings you here?"

Black Seele glanced at Anna, whose expression was stiff, and Durandal, who was frowning again, then leaned closer and whispered in An Yu's ear:

"I told Uncle Yang, 'Buddy, I'll be the catalyst to help you build your harem,' Uncle Yang thought about it and agreed."

What is an introduction?

Oh, that doesn't need explanation. This situation usually occurs in variety shows when the guests all choose the same program or question, meaning the topics overlap, and there's no time to change it...

The production team will select an insider as a contestant. When someone has already chosen the show, they will be selected again to attract the attention of most people, making it much more normal for subsequent contestants to choose the same show or theme.

An Yu ∧∥(^><×∩,←->Zhong≈≯Q::...

I don't need your help. I feel like I can handle Anna and Himeko even without you.

"Ha! What's with that look?! I came here to help you out of kindness!"

Black Seele was very unhappy with the look in his eyes. She took a step back and put her hands on her hips.

An Yu didn't speak, but continued to stare at her with a subtle expression.

Black Seele tried her best to maintain a confident demeanor, but under An Yu's silent gaze, her momentum gradually weakened, and she eventually lowered her head somewhat uncomfortably.

Well, it seems... I'm not entirely in the right.

When White Seele found out about this, White Seele was completely bewildered. He couldn't understand why Black Seele would do such a thing. Were the two best friends really that close?

Anna's expression was somber, and she was just about to speak in a cold tone when someone else spoke in an even colder tone than her.

"An Yu, senior!"

Durandal stepped forward, directly between An Yu and Black Seele, using her body to block their eye contact.

"If I remember correctly, you and Anna are in a relationship based on free choice, with marriage in mind."

That's a really good older sister!!!

Anna was deeply moved.

An Yu glanced at Black Seele: "Are you sure you want to argue with a kid like this?"

An Yu didn't look down on Black Seele; after all, they were good friends. But Black Seele was 149 cm tall, and although he grew a little bit, he was only a little over 1.5 meters tall, slightly taller than Teacher Einstein.

Durandal nodded seriously. "My sister isn't much taller than this girl."

Now, with her parents still clinging to the unrealistic fantasy that Sirin will get married, Durandal believes that even children need to be taken seriously.

An Yu remained silent for a while, then, thinking of Sirin's useless and petite appearance, she had no choice but to nod in agreement.

"I'll be more careful in the future."

"Why should we be careful! We've known each other for so many years, not even as long as Anna has!"

Durandal and An Yu glanced at Black Seele together. Black Seele wanted to respond with a fierce and murderous look, but the two of them were too imposing.

Damn it, Black Seele felt that the scene was not quite what she had imagined. An Yu had already been having sex with Anna and Himeko at Dr. Einstein's manor.

Is it because Durandal is there?

She looked at Anna, Anna had her eyes lowered and was staring at her with a deep, melancholic expression.

Volume 1: Chapter 189-187 Dude, what's wrong with a hug!

"Hmm, Xiaoyu, why is it so noisy at home?"

Elysia rubbed her sleepy eyes and opened the bedroom door.

The lively scene in the living room startled her. She instinctively closed the door, rubbed her eyes hard, and then opened it again—the scene before her was still the same; it wasn't a hallucination.

Black Seele raised her little head and blurted out something shocking. "Why haven't you two separated yet?"

Although the words were direct and somewhat harsh, Anna couldn't help but think to herself: It's rare for Black Seele to say something human.

Black Seele disliked Elysia from the bottom of her heart, neither in reality nor in dreams.

In reality, it was because his good friend returned to Divine Land that Bronya initially chose to leave Anti-Entropy, as Divine Land was extremely far from North America.

Not to mention dreams. In dreams, Elysia and An Yu have such a good relationship, yet Alicia unhesitatingly chose to stand against An Yu because of a group of strangers.

She had even chosen to bless the two of them because of her own inferiority complex.

"Because I'm his older sister—we're on the same household registration."

Elysia wore a flawless, sweet smile.

Because of the dream, she felt that her current emotional control was far superior to what it was two weeks ago.

As for Black Seele?

It doesn't matter anymore.

She didn't even wash her face, and just like in her dream, she smiled and moved closer to Black Seele.

"But little sister Black Seele, what brings you here?"

As she spoke, she picked up the petite Black Seele and moved aside to make room for herself, completely ignoring the girl in her arms's instantly furious glare.

Elysia doesn't dislike Black Seele, although they both have trouble distinguishing between dreams and reality, but Black Seele doesn't play a significant role in dreams.

She's the kind of person who becomes very well-behaved after being adopted, and she even wishes her brother a happy life.

"Yeah, Black Seele, aren't you in North America?"

Anna rubbed her little hands together. Her cousin, Durandal, was having a heated argument with An Yu in the kitchen.

I wish I had a million cousins like that!

Black Seele said listlessly, "I came to play with An Yu Yuqi. Staying at home all day with Mother Cocolia and sitting in the office all day learning how to manage a company is so boring."

Elysia:...

She seemed unable to relate to this kind of boredom.

Anna, standing nearby, said with a hint of envy, "That's great. My parents always wanted me to start from the bottom and hone my skills. But thinking about it, I've been lying at home for half a year since I quit my job."

Elysia:...

Oh, there's no need for me to envy that; she's been lying at home for a long time too.

Elysia timidly raised her hand. "I'm just curious, do your families all have companies to inherit?"

No, compared to this, I look really bad.

"No," Black Seele pouted. "If Bronya hadn't insisted on starting her own business, this kind of thing would never have happened to me."

The orphanage family takes this kind of thing very well.

The main reason is that Bronya just too outstanding, so outstanding that others feel inferior to her.

From childhood to adulthood, Bronya could fight a whole group of them by herself, Bronya was always number one in her studies.

In terms of interpersonal skills, business acumen, and professional expertise, Bronya completely outclassed them, and even her rebelliousness was something Black Seele and her group couldn't match.

Elysia looked at Anna, Anna shook her head as well. "My family doesn't have a company either. Schicksal respects the rules very much. If you don't have the ability, they absolutely won't let you put people in there."

Otherwise, she wouldn't have resigned and stayed home for more than half a year. It's not that she's bad at it, but that she can't keep up with the pace of the Schicksal Headquarters.

However, the shares won't be lost. Schicksal allows those who slack off to wait for death, but doesn't allow them to interfere in official duties.

Elysia felt much better afterward.

Seeing that the atmosphere among the girls seemed to have eased, Anna quickly seized the opportunity and turned her attention back to Black Seele:

"Black Seele, don't you think... you and An Yu are getting a little too intimate?"

We're good buddies.

Black Seele answered confidently.

"Even among good friends, some actions cross the line, don't they?" Anna asked hesitantly.

"Dude, what's wrong with a hug?"

Black Seele remained defiant and assertive.

Her matter-of-fact attitude deflated Anna, making her begin to doubt herself: Was she being too sensitive, or were Black Seele's friends being too lenient?

She instinctively looked towards the kitchen for help.

The kitchen was fairly harmonious.

"Senior..."

Durandal handed over the chopped side dishes.

"I'm here, what's wrong?"

An Yu took it and naturally poured it into the pan, skillfully tossing it while the hot oil sizzled.

"Don't you think that the way you and Miss Black Seele interact is a little... too intimate?"

While preparing the other ingredients, Durandal asked.

She wouldn't bring up Elysia, because Kiana and her family are so close that Kiana herself thinks it's normal for family members to have good relationships.

"She might like me."

An Yu continued stirring the food without stopping, her tone calm.

He didn't like saying things that sounded narcissistic, but Black Seele had indeed made it clear that day.

"Then why didn't you just say no?"

Durandal pressed for an answer.

"I have already refused."

An Yu's tone remained calm.

Durandal:...

The kitchen fell silent, save for the sound of An Yu cooking.

A few minutes later, Durandal spoke again, this time from a different angle. "Is her family background... very illustrious?"

"Not bad, I'd say. Her mother is Cocolia."

Durandal fell silent.

That's indeed very high; in the Anti-Entropy, that's definitely considered top-tier.

An Yu himself is an employee of Anti-Entropy, and he doesn't seem to have any good solutions to the young lady's capriciousness.

"Are you interested in joining Schicksal, senior?"