The Captain Just Wants to Go Home and Play Games

He reached out and patted Theresa's head. She didn't resist. It was Kiana's recklessness, after all. How could such a cute loli be a bad person?!

"Theresa, what did you want to see me about?"

Hearing this, Theresa pulled out a 100-yuan bill and handed it to Mo Yi, her eyes full of innocence as she said, "This is the 100 yuan you gave me last time—"

"Actually, Theresa has her own money. My sister also said I shouldn't accept things from others so casually."

Mo Yi: "..."

So, it was all because of this 100-yuan bill!

Sensing the expectation in Theresa's eyes, Mo Yi solemnly put away the 100-yuan bill and asked, "So, Theresa, what flavor of chocolate did you end up buying?"

"Cucumber flavored—"

Speaking of which, Theresa's little face puffed out, and she muttered:

"Cucumber flavored chocolate doesn't taste good."

"How about you see if there's bitter melon flavored next time?"

Mo Yi suggested, according to the real Theresa's taste:

"I think it would suit your palate."

The Theresa before Mo Yi had a very different upbringing from the Aunt Theresa, who was raised by Otto himself. Constantly on the run and in hiding, her life was certainly not as leisurely as Aunt Theresa's, and the same applied to food. Most of the time, she lived on takeout.

As for Sister Kallen's cooking, Theresa felt takeout was better. At least she didn't have to exert a lot of effort to eat the food and then digest it with her abilities.

"What's bitter melon?"

That's right, the 'Under the Moon' Theresa had never actually eaten bitter melon.

"Uh—"

Old Man Mo Yi thought for a moment and explained:

"It's a melon that looks green and tastes bitter first, then sweet."

Theresa frowned and muttered:

"It sounds so strange."

"Exactly—"

Kiana said with empathy:

"Bitter melon isn't something people eat!"

Mo Yi: "..."

Kiana had initially claimed she'd eat anything except green peppers, but after living with her for a while, he discovered that was utter nonsense. She was just a picky eater, or rather, a carnivore who only liked meat and disliked most other vegetables!

Bitter melon was so delicious and nutritious. A few days ago, Mo Yi made scrambled eggs with bitter melon, but Kiana ate all the egg stuck to the bitter melon, leaving the melon for Mo Yi.

And then she matter-of-factly said:

"Half each. I'll eat the egg, you eat the melon."

What a load of crap, half each! Who would want to eat bitter melon that she'd already bitten into!

PS: Has anyone read The Multiverse Duo?

Chapter 37: The Most Terrifying Thing Isn't Gods or Demons, but the Human Heart!

"Ding dong—"

Amano Ginji, a blonde youth who was idly spacing out, picked up his ringing mobile phone and shouted to Midou Ban, a black-haired youth sleeping on the sofa, "Ban, the Cultivator Association has a mission."

"Hurry up and get up, it's an A-rank investigation mission!"

Midou Ban, who had no interest and wanted to keep sleeping, became interested when he heard it was an A-rank investigation mission.

Missions from the Cultivator Association were also classified by the relevant assessment departments based on potential danger, with higher difficulty levels offering higher rewards upon completion.

An A-rank mission meant that the mission might involve dangers that only an A-rank cultivator could withstand.

An investigation mission, on the other hand, primarily involved gathering intelligence and did not require fighting to the death with any dangerous entities encountered during the mission.

An A-rank investigation mission required an A-rank cultivator to complete. Since it was an investigation mission, it could be completed quickly if successful. Of course, this required absolute confidence in one's ability to evade any potential dangers, making an A-rank investigation mission a good mission with high rewards and short duration.

Although he was confident in himself, Midou Ban still approached the mission with utmost caution, asking with a serious expression, "What are the specifics—"

Amano Ginji explained:

"About three minutes ago, two streams of extremely high-quality Honkai Energy were detected outside the eastern suburbs of Changkong City, and they were moving at high speed. They weren't causing destruction like Honkai Beasts, so we suspect they are two Honkai Messengers. Therefore, the Association needs someone to go and investigate, to gather intelligence."

"The mission requires us to find the source of the two high-density Honkai Energy readings. The specific reward will be based on the level of detail in the intelligence gathered."

"Honkai Messengers, huh?"

Hearing that the mission involved Honkai Messengers, Midou Ban's excited expression turned somber. He seemed to recall many unpleasant memories. After a few seconds of silence, he said, "Regardless, we have to go when there's a high-density Honkai Energy reaction in the suburbs."

Amano Ginji seemed to guess what his old partner was thinking. In past missions, they had encountered Honkai Messengers several times. Feared and hated by other humans, they were actually no different from ordinary people; they could laugh and cry, and there were good people and bad people among them.

But simply because of their destiny, the unavoidable name and talent of being Honkai Messengers, they were bound to be ostracized and viewed with suspicion. Daring to resist such cold treatment was seen as having ulterior motives, a future great threat, leading to even greater ostracism and even physical harm from others.

Because of such things, Honkai Messengers, who were originally no different from ordinary people in temperament, would become increasingly radicalized, eventually becoming 'bad people' in the societal sense.

But really?

What is it that allows the Honkai Messengers to stand against humanity – is it the Honkai Energy that erodes the human heart, or the indifference and malice within people's hearts?

The most terrifying thing in the world isn't ghosts or gods, nor is it the Honkai, but rather the human heart.

"A-Ban—"

Amano Ginji recalled a similar memory and chuckled, "That's precisely why we have to step in and reclaim the lives and happiness they deserve, isn't it?"

"(ˉ▽~～) Hmph~~"

After hearing the guy who always messes up lecture him, Midou Ban unhappily ruffled the former's spiky blond hair and retorted, "Do you think I need you to lecture me!"