The Decision to Leave

"You put all this random stuff on your face? And you expect it to make your skin better?"

Suika got another tap on the forehead after she finished speaking.

"That's not a funny thing to say."

What do you mean by putting random stuff on your face? These are all very precious skincare products.

Several of these items are exclusively supplied to the royal family and cannot be purchased outside of the country.

Swire tenderly put the mess that Suika had made back into the basket and then covered them with a cloth.

"What are you doing here?" Hoshiguma, walking over with a canvas bag slung over her shoulder after hearing the noise.

"Keep an eye on your brat, he's not cute at all..."

Swire was furious at the thought of what Suika had just said, and when Hoshiguma arrived, she immediately began to complain.

After listening to Swire's words, Hoshiguma picked up Suika was standing to the side with wide eyes pretending to be innocent.

"You, remember to apologize to Beatrix after you're done causing trouble."

"But I'm not wrong. If you put so many different kinds of things on your face, what if some of them are incompatible? In the end, it's your face that will suffer."

Her skin is already good, why would she deliberately torture herself like that?

Upon hearing Suika's words, the female operators around her quietly hid their skincare products in their pockets.

After all, although it seems illogical, it sounds reasonable.

Swire couldn't find a point to argue with for a moment, so he could only bare his teeth and threaten Suika before walking into the bathhouse first.

Hoshiguma then pulled Suika along and followed her inside.

After the three of them went inside and put their things away, they saw an operator pushing several large barrels past them.

"Sister, what's this?" Suika patted the other person on the shoulder and pointed at the large barrel.

"Oh, these are all for hair care."

This is for removing oil, and this is a hair conditioner...

The operator pointed to several large barrels and explained the situation to Suika.

"Most operators don't need these, but our ship has quite a few Lupo and Vulpo operators."

They have a high demand for these items; this batch is almost used up, so I'm here to replenish them."

After hearing Suika suddenly realized why she didn't recognize these things. After all, apart from using shampoo to wash her hair, she had basically never used anything else.

When traveling, he would often just find a riverbank, wipe his face, and that was it.

Stepping into the bathhouse, Suika was immediately dazzled by the sight of so many beautiful women.

The most eye-catching one was a fox-like creature sitting not far away.

The tail was revealed after the fluffy fur was soaked with water.

"Wow, so Nine-Tailed Fox actually has one tail that branches into nine tails! I thought it had nine different tails!"

After Suika up and down, she made a startling remark that caused the Rhodes Island Light, who was applying conditioner to its tail, to let out a mournful whimper.

Feeling utterly embarrassed by Suika's startled reaction, Hoshiguma chopped Suika on the forehead with a chop.

"Be quiet."

"Oh!" Suika hugged her head and sat down next to Fox Radish.

"Um, could I take another look at your tail?"

Faced with Suika, Fox Radish took off running.

"Why do you have to tease me like that?" Swire sat down next to her, turned on the tap, and complained as she let the hot water wash over her body.

"What can you do? Aren't you curious to see so many tails?"

And its tail usually looks like this, but I didn't expect there was actually only one...

Suika gestured to show what the tail of a Suzuran of the valley usually looked like.

"Isn't that normal?"

Imagine how wide the area below a person's spine would have to be if they actually grew nine tails, according to human anatomy.

And how heavy would the skeleton be with so many tails?

Swire offered a medical explanation.

Suika thought about it and agreed.

The tail is an extension of the spine.

If it truly has nine vertebrae, it either has nine spines or it splits into nine at the end.

In both cases, large accumulations will form in areas with long tails.

The most reasonable scenario is a tail that branches out nine times like a tree branch.

While taking a bath, Suika saw Suzuran again. She was lying in a spot specially provided for her, with the fur of her tail floating on the water, completely covering that area.

After Suika swam over, the other person seemed somewhat flustered upon seeing her.

"Hello, my name is Suika. I was just being too curious. Sorry."

The Suika is like Suzuran reaching out its little hand.

Upon hearing Suika's self-introduction, Suzuran was initially taken aback, then a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"You're Operator Suika?"

"You know me?" Suika tilted her head.

"I've heard Amiya and Rosmontis mention you... Hello, I'm Suzuran," Suzuran said, her face flushed.

"What did they say about me? They weren't saying anything bad, were they?" Suika sat down next to Suzuran of the Valley, as if she knew her place well.

"No, no... Amiya is very grateful to you, saying that without you, many of the people who went this time probably wouldn't have come back."

Rosmontis also mentioned that your actions in Chernobog played a very important role.

The honest girl Suzuran, stared with wide, curious eyes at Suika, who was being praised by everyone.

Chapter 461 The Decision to Leave

"Haha~ Am I that famous already?!"

Suika proudly raised her arm to show off her non-existent biceps.

"Of course it's true! The school even gave us a whole day off to celebrate, and the students are all saying they want to thank you properly."

It must be said that Suzuran truly deserves to be the light of Rhodes Island.

That gentle, harmless appearance, coupled with her innocent eyes and flattering words, quickly made Suika so happy she was practically rolling on the floor.

Not far away, Hoshiguma and Swire covered their faces, indicating they didn't want to know this guy.

After all, it's almost embarrassing to know a silly girl who can laugh so hard she almost loses her teeth just from a few words from a child.

Before I knew it, I had been soaking in the bathhouse for almost half an hour.

Hoshiguma carried Suika out of the bathhouse.

If we don't leave soon, that poor Miss Suzuran will soon faint from being soaked.

It was all because Suika was holding onto the other person and wouldn't let them leave. If they weren't in a bathhouse, she would have taken out her incense burner and become sworn brothers with them.

After leaving the bathhouse with regret Suika and the other two changed into new clothes and made their way to the cafeteria for dinner.

"Let's go to a bar tonight..."

"No, according to the schedule, there's a training session tomorrow morning, so we can't drink tonight."

Before Suika could finish speaking, Hoshiguma vetoed her.

After clicking her tongue and making a slight smirk, Suika pondered for a moment.

"Let's go explore the Lower District then."

Rhodes Island's Lower District comprise most of its factories, which primarily manufacture various supplies needed by the ship itself, and then use surplus materials to produce products that can be sold externally.

However, Rhodes Island is not a black-hearted factory and does not operate on a 24-hour system. Even those who work in these factories to earn money for medical treatment follow a standard eight-hour workday.

There are also rest periods in between, so operators won't get distracted while working.

After dinner, all the factories below shut down. Apart from the occasional passing agent, only the signs on the doors indicated what was being done in these closed rooms.

"Hiss~ Why does this feel so creepy?" After wandering around for a while, Swire touched her arm and looked at the dimly lit passage (most of the lights were off to save energy), which was pitch black and seemed to have no end in sight.

Occasional footsteps.

All of this makes one's imagination run wild.

"It's indeed a bit deserted downstairs tonight."

"But if you're scared of two ghosts standing next to you, then you're really disrespecting us."

Suika hadn't expected the lower levels of Rhodes Island to be so deserted at night.

However, Swire's apparent fear gave her an opportunity to mock him.

After returning to the Middle District, the three went to Rhodes Island's library.

Wow, there are quite a few people.

After entering and glancing around, Swire somewhat surprised.

"Rhodes Island has evening training courses and various interest groups. Since everyone has things to do during the day, these training courses and interest groups usually take place in the evening."

Operators will participate in various activities based on their own preferences in order to improve themselves.

The library serves as an activity area for many study groups, and there are also dedicated meeting rooms in the back for these groups to hold discussions and study sessions.

Just then, a male voice came from behind. The three of them looked over and saw Logos standing by the door.

"What are you doing here?" Suika looked him over. Based on Logos's knowledge, there weren't many interesting books here.

"I came to see you. After the meeting this afternoon, I haven't found a good opportunity to give you this key card."

After saying that, Suika remembered that the group had gone to the bathhouse after their afternoon workout.

No matter how good-looking the logo is, if it dares to enter the women's bathhouse, it will be kicked out...

Waiting and seeing might not be the best-case scenario.

There are quite a few female hooligans on Rhodes Island. If Logos dares to come in, he might just get eaten alive by these women.

After all, he had quite a few admirers on Rhodes Island.

This kind of proactive "throwing itself into someone's arms" is simply like a lamb entering a wolf's den.

After that, the three of them barely rested except for meals.

So it's normal that I ran into him here.

Amidst the envious gazes of the surrounding operators, Suika took the doorplate handed to her by Logos and put it in her pocket.

"By the way, this access card is for your personal use only; no one else can use it to enter the Elite Operator's exclusive area."

The logos serve as a reminder.

Why would that special area need to be kept so secret?

Seeing him about to leave, Suika grabbed his clothes and asked...

"Rhodes Island many highly classified combat records, as well as some books and important documents that are not suitable for ordinary operators to read," Logos said helplessly after realizing he couldn't break free.

"That's not very interesting..." Suika lost interest as soon as she heard that.

After Logos left, the three of them each found a book to read.

Suika was holding a book called "The Golden Country".

"The Golden Country, is it about Sargon?" Swire asked after glancing at it.

"No, it's about Iberia," Suika said.

"Iberia?"