Akashi's "Enthusiasm"

The cooperation had been finalized, but the communication line hadn't been disconnected yet. Kaisha and Su Luo still had a few things to discuss.

"I was originally planning to retire at this opportunity, but the cooperation you proposed forced me to abandon my retirement plan."

The serious atmosphere from moments ago had vanished, and both Kaisha and Su Luo's expressions had relaxed considerably.

Kaisha looked at Su Luo with a hint of helplessness on her face.

"Is that so? In other words, you were actually planning to control the timing of Justice Order's downfall yourself?"

Su Luo looked at Kaisha with great interest.

"Justice Order was created by you, and you would be the one to declare its end when it was about to be overthrown?"

Kaisha nodded silently at Su Luo's words. She did have some such thoughts.

"Actually, before you arrived, I did have some of these thoughts!"

"I'm not sure what order will dominate the universe in the future, but at the very least, right now, Justice Order of the Angels rules the universe. Although Justice Order is already precarious, at the very least, I can still suppress those petty individuals for now. This means the Known Universe is still ruled by Angels."

"However, even though Angels still rule, their status has clearly been threatened. Therefore... there are only two paths left for the Angels: one is to forcefully suppress them all and reconfirm the Angels' unquestionable authority in the Known Universe. The other is to show weakness to them."

Kaisha's tone carried a hint of melancholy.

"But, in reality, you chose neither path."

Su Luo blinked and looked at Kaisha as he spoke.

Kaisha didn't deny Su Luo's statement; in fact, what Su Luo said aligned with her previous thoughts.

"Yes, I chose neither path."

"The first path, I presume, you can no longer take, and the Angels' nature wouldn't allow you to choose the second path. Therefore, you chose to 'retire,' or rather, 'die,' preemptively while you could still suppress those troublesome figures, and while the Angels' rule, though on the verge of collapse, had not yet collapsed."

Kaisha listened to Su Luo's words and nodded.

"Justice Order was born because of me. In everyone's eyes, I represent Justice Order. As long as I am alive, they will not dare to make any major moves before they have absolute certainty of overthrowing Angel rule! However, this also means their covert actions will be deeply hidden, until... they accumulate enough power to overthrow the entire Angel Civilization."

As Kaisha spoke, not only Su Luo, but also Angel Yan and Angel Zhixin, who had been silent beside them, thought of such consequences.

Akashi, however, wasn't thinking about that. Seeing that it was nearing noon, she took Azi out to prepare food, and also to make a "good meal" for Angel Yan and Angel Zhixin to "entertain" them!

That rabbit, so foolish that she felt eating it might affect her intelligence, now had a use for it!

"Indeed, if that were the case... the Angel Civilization might truly usher in its end."

Su Luo calmly uttered these words. Angel Yan and Angel Zhixin on the side seemed a little agitated, as if wanting to refute something, but didn't know what to say.

"Therefore, you ultimately chose to control the timing of your own end yourself. On one hand, it reduces the pressure on the Angel Civilization to be targeted, and on the other hand, it tells those troublemakers that the only ones who can end Justice Order are the Angel Civilization itself..."

Su Luo looked at Kaisha's approving gaze and didn't ask her if his guess was correct. After all, Kaisha's expression had already explained everything.

"So, in reality, I disrupted your retirement plan."

Su Luo shrugged his shoulders.

"I hope you won't resent me for it."

"Of course not. Or rather..."

Kaisha also shrugged her shoulders.

"Being able to continue living is quite good too."

Su Luo shook his head, not commenting on this.

"Alright, let's put that aside for now. Since we've reached a cooperation to fight against demons and Karl, we need you to provide more intelligence regarding demons and Karl, the more detailed the better. This will allow the port to provide you with better assistance."

"No problem. Yan and Zhixin will explain the details to you later."

Kaisha nodded, not objecting to Su Luo's request. After all, as she had said before, whatever the Angel Civilization possessed, Su Luo could have.

"Additionally, since we have reached a cooperation, as allies, I would like to invite you to Merlot Heavenly Court. After all... you don't have a fixed residence since arriving in our world. Merlot Heavenly Court can serve as your base. I am quite proud of the scenery and living environment of Merlot Heavenly Court!"

"On a side note, since Merlot Heavenly Court was established, no male has ever entered it before! You will be the first."

Su Luo nodded. He was somewhat interested in the architectural layout of Merlot Heavenly Court, as it was, after all, the overlord of this universe.

However, he pretended not to hear Kaisha's latter statement.

As if he wasn't the only male in the port! Besides him, no other males would enter the port.

"I will visit if I have time later, but not now!"

Seeing Su Luo refuse, Kaisha didn't try to persuade him further, only nodding.

"If that's the case... then Yan and Zhixin."

Kaisha called out the names of Yan and Zhixin.

Angel Yan and Angel Zhixin responded and looked at Kaisha in the projection.

"You two will temporarily stay by Su Luo's side, serve as his guards, and obey his commands."

"Yes, Queen!"

The two Angels replied in unison.

After giving them their instructions, Kaisha looked back at Su Luo.

"Since you aren't coming to Amagi for now, let Yan and Zhixin stay by your side as guards. After all... although you've only recently arrived in this universe, through Yan and the others' introduction to the Known Universe, and the two demon attacks your planet has encountered in this short time, you can tell that the current Known Universe... is not peaceful."

"While Justice Order still exists, having Yan and Zhixin, my Sacred Wings, guarding you will save you a lot of trouble! It will also make communication between us easier."

"As a bonus, they can also help you with odd jobs. These two girls are very capable workers!"

Su Luo didn't refuse this time and agreed.

Before they could contact the port, they would need to borrow the Angels' power.

However, the duration of this borrowing wouldn't be too long.

Seeing Su Luo nod, Kaisha nodded with satisfaction. She seemed to see Akashi entering with food at the doorway and nodded to Su Luo.

"It looks like our conversation is over for today."

Su Luo also looked at Akashi, a slight smile on his lips, and nodded.

"Indeed."

"Then I wish you a pleasant meal! We'll talk again next time."

Su Luo nodded again, and then Kaisha's projection disappeared, ending the call.

"Commander, are you done talking? It's time to eat, nya!"

Akashi and Azi placed several dishes on the dining table that had served as their negotiation table. Akashi called out to Su Luo.

"Commander, look, these dishes are Eastern Faction dishes I specifically learned from Yixian and Longwu!"

Akashi arranged the dishes and looked at Su Luo, introducing them.

"Commander, look, this is spicy rabbit head, dry-fried rabbit cubes, chili rabbit, hand-torn rabbit, spicy rabbit legs..."

Akashi listed a string of dish names... it was practically a complete guide to preparing rabbit.

"Akashi, didn't you say before that all the rabbits had run away?"

Su Luo looked at the table full of dishes and asked Akashi.

"Commander, I had the Manjuu catch them again!"

Su Luo nodded, not bothered by Akashi increasing the workload for the Manjuu. The Manjuu were chosen workers; they could do anything and weren't afraid of getting tired!! Catching rabbits was a small matter they could easily handle!

Su Luo began to eat lunch accompanied by Akashi. Out of politeness, Su Luo also invited Angel Yan and Angel Zhixin to join them.

Although they didn't need to eat, Su Luo felt a bit awkward eating while being watched.

Akashi enthusiastically invited them to eat as well and produced a stool made by the Manjuu for Angel Zhixin, who didn't have one.

As for Azi, she remained in Su Luo's arms. Although Zhixin had reduced the impact of those unforgettable tragic memories on her, they weren't deleted.

Therefore, Azi still needed some time to truly move past them. Until then, she probably felt that Su Luo could provide her with more security, so she was very close to him. Su Luo didn't object to this.

Taking care of children, he had done plenty of that in the port. The destroyers and submarines were all quite well-behaved.

Cough... Mogador excluded.

Hmm... Z52 was also excluded.

And so, this scene unfolded at the dining table.

Azi sat in Su Luo's arms, pointing at the dishes she wanted to eat, and Su Luo would serve her.

Akashi, sitting beside Su Luo, continuously served him dishes.

Angel Yan and Angel Zhixin, sitting opposite them, looked at the warm, family-like scene and found it hard to eat.

However, whenever they wanted to put down their chopsticks, Akashi would enthusiastically urge them to eat and use serving chopsticks to offer them the dishes closest to them, which was the hand-torn rabbit.

Yes, serving chopsticks! Akashi used her own chopsticks to serve Su Luo and also to eat. But when serving the two Angels, she used different chopsticks.

While part of it was politeness, it wasn't much. The main reason was that she didn't want these two Angels to take advantage of their Commander, not even with saliva!

It's worth mentioning that Azi seemed to dislike the hand-torn rabbit and never asked for it, and Akashi didn't serve that dish to Su Luo either. In the end, all the hand-torn rabbit was eaten by Angel Yan and Angel Zhixin.

Seeing the hand-torn rabbit finished by the two Angels, Akashi's lips curved slightly, as if she had thought of something happy.

(Akashi: After eating this stupid rabbit, you'll become stupid! Stupid! That Z52 character illustration, tsk, I don't even know where to look.)