Two People Face Off

Croissant!

While Croissant hesitated, Exusiai grabbed Croissant shoulder seriously.

A pair of eyes stared intently at the Croissant.

Croissant!

"Um?"

"Aren't we friends?"

Exusiai suddenly asked a question, but her strange words made Croissant hesitate.

Are they friends?

They are definitely friends!

These two have trusted each other for so long, on various battlefields, even entrusting their backs to each other without reservation. They're closer than brothers; isn't that friendship?

But what Croissant was why Exusiai was asking the question at this particular moment.

Or is it that the friend Exusiai is talking about... is not as simple as she understands it?

Croissant hesitated.

But Exusiai was pressing for a result.

"Are you friends?"

"I think... right?"

I'm a little unsure about the Croissant.

But this hesitant statement Exusiai by surprise.

"Could it be... that in your heart, we haven't reached the level of friends yet?"

In an instant, Exusiai sat to the side, her expression a mixture of surprise, fear, confusion, and even a hint of deliberate affectation.

Her delicate face seemed to be weeping.

Croissant, seeing this expression, couldn't help but shake her head.

"We're friends... isn't that enough? Exusiai, what exactly do you want...?"

"What do you want to do?"

Croissant's question immediately sharpened Exusiai's eyes.

"Of course I'd go to great lengths for my friends!"

"Um?"

"Although I feel a little bad for Sora, there's nothing we can do. Texas has finally taken the initiative this time, so we should help her out no matter what, shouldn't we?"

"Texas's expression has softened considerably lately... Doesn't that tell you how she feels?"

Exusiai smiles.

"Other forms of assistance are difficult to provide, but we can still do our part to create a quieter environment for them..."

Exusiai went on and on, but in the end, it all boiled down to just one sentence.

She wanted to bring Texas and Maria together.

However, this attitude aroused Croissant's suspicion.

Something's not right...

Exusiai very strangely right now!

"Exusiai..."

"Um?"

Are you this kind of person?

Although Exusiai quite unserious, she never interferes or comments too much on matters of the heart.

And now, she's surprisingly choosing to help Texas...

"No, it's just my imagination. I've always been like this."

Exusiai smiled and, instead of directly answering Croissant's question, turned her head and continued to listen.

"I just think that Ms. Maria and Texas are a good match, don't you think?"

"But I think Sora and Texas are pretty good too."

Croissant is confirmed, Exusiai is definitely the problem!

Putting aside whether interfering in other people's relationships is normal for Exusiai.

Logically speaking, even if intervention were necessary, shouldn't the priority be helping Kong?

After all, we've been colleagues for so long, so we should help our relatives first!

The Exusiai, however, clearly sided with Maria... This made Croissant of the Sora-Texas camp, somewhat restless.

Clearly, Exusiai must have learned something without her knowledge and already has some feelings for Maria.

It wasn't like love, nor was it like hostility; rather, it was a very subtle emotion...

In an instant, Croissant began to feel unfamiliar with Penguin Logistics.

Weren't we all close friends who always spoke our minds to each other?

Why is everyone starting to keep quiet and not say anything these days?

Texas is like this... Exusiai like this too, and even Sora has started secretly contacting Lappland!

No! Isn't Penguin Logistics a warm and wonderful family? Don't let it fall apart like this!

In an instant, the innocent Croissant felt a strong sense of crisis.

No!

I have to do something!

Chapter 126 Two People in Standoff

Breakfast doesn't take much time, and Texas and Maria finished eating quickly.

But after finishing breakfast, Maria didn't show any sign of leaving. Instead, she turned her head strangely and looked to her left and right.

"What's wrong, Ms. Maria?"

Texas issued an inquiry.

Is it the decor here that makes you uncomfortable?

"... No, that's not true."

Maria shook her head.

She wasn't so fussy as to insist on choosing a nice place to eat; she was just wondering what was going on with the two rooms around her.

She could clearly sense that there were living people in both rooms.

One room was there before they arrived, and the other was there after they arrived.

But... she didn't sense any further movement in either room.

Logically, shouldn't the waiters take their orders and then bring them the food?

But... no.

Neither the people who were in the room from the beginning, nor those who arrived later, made any further moves.

This made Maria wary.

This might be a bit of an overreaction, but Maria was already used to it.

Be aware of everything happening around you, anywhere.

Life is something you only get once. Unless you don't want to live anymore, you can never be too careful.

Maria's doubts naturally affected Texas as well.

She frowned and began to think.

Enemy?

No... that's unlikely.

This is the place recommended by Exusiai. She knows her limits; there shouldn't be any enemies here, making it a relatively peaceful place.

Then... if not an enemy, who else could it be?

Lappland?

That's unlikely; she didn't really like snacks before, and she wouldn't come to a place like that.

Then... who else could it be?

Suddenly, a yellow shadow flashed through Texas's mind.

"Null!"

"Null?"

Maria tilted her head, but Texas's expression became subtle.

She wasn't stupid; she could naturally sense the unusual behavior in the chat group earlier.

But what she didn't expect was that Sora would actually track her all the way here...

If Sora and Maria were to meet...

Texas believed that Sora wouldn't have any conflicts or friction with Maria, after all, they were both respectable people.

At most, they would probe and ask each other some questions.

But this is intolerable for Texas.

She couldn't tolerate Ms. Maria facing unnecessary trouble because of her own problems.

So after a moment of silence, she quietly raised her head.

"Ms. Maria... could you wait here for a moment?"

After much hesitation, Texas decided to personally confront Sora and clarify things.

"... Do you know who it is?"

"I think I understand..."

"... I understand, I'll leave it to you."

After Maria silently leaned back in her chair.

Now that Texas was confident, all she could do was trust the other party.

Even if something goes wrong, she's confident she can protect him from this distance.

So they felt comfortable letting Texas go out and handle it.

Having received Maria's approval, Texas did not hesitate, turned around, and pushed open the door.

To her left, the door, as if timed perfectly, was slowly pushed open...

"..."

Texas lowered her head, silently lit a Pocky stick for herself, her expression somewhat somber.

"I didn't expect you to follow me... Kong."

She spoke first, catching the other party off guard.

"... Um."

The woman beside him hesitated for a moment before giving a dull response.

"Actually, I know some things... but I didn't respond before because I felt we were all friends, and there was no need to let our relationship sour..."

"Fighting together, fooling around together, throwing a wild party with Exusiai... it's actually pretty good."