(Bonus chapter 2/5, with thanks to Old Fart Li Furiously Pounds Nurglings for the donation.)
Shui Rou was furious at being impeached, and she glared at the Flameburst Commander.
"Flameburst Commander! Doesn't your conscience hurt when you say that? You call the Vespid tools. Would you say that to your finest student, You He?"
The Flameburst Commander leaned back against the sofa behind him, crossed his legs, and said like a thug:
"Of course I wouldn't say that to You He. He's a useful tool, after all.
If I said that to him and hurt the tool's feelings, what if he turned rebellious and stopped being useful?"
Shui Rou was so angry that her little fists clenched tight!
Beside her, Leitu, the Earth Caste representative who specialized in science and technology, saw her getting angry and thought, She's adorable even when she's angry. Just what you'd expect from a Water Caste girl.
Then his simp instincts kicked in, and he declared self-righteously to the Flameburst Commander:
"Flameburst Commander, I must remind you that every high-powered communications station on this planet is under our control. There is no possibility of the Vespid secretly transmitting messages into space to bring warships here.
So watch your words. The loyal Vespid must not be subjected to such slander!"
Shui Rou immediately cast Leitu a grateful look, and a whole garden bloomed in his heart. My goddess finally smiled at me. I'd give her everything I have.
The Flameburst Commander looked at the two exchanging meaningful glances, smacked his lips, and immediately lost interest.
He knew exactly what was going on between Leitu and Shui Rou. That bastard was a total simp!
He genuinely couldn't understand how a fucking simp like that had been elected to one of the four highest offices on the entire