Now that Jiang Yu had caught the bug, destroying it would be a piece of cake.
Only then did March 7th tell everyone, "It really scared me to death back there. I thought my long-lost twin sister had turned up... but it was actually a bug!"
Argenti frowned at the bug in Jiang Yu's hand. "I never expected us to meet again, True Sting."
March 7th froze. "Huh?"
Jiang Yu and Stelle, who had both played Universe Swarm Disaster, also looked over curiously.
"You actually know it!" Jiang Yu looked at Argenti.
Argenti nodded.
Beside him, Velite frowned, looking miserable as he stared at the True Sting in Jiang Yu's hand:
"Uh... when Argenti found me in that cave earlier, a whole bunch of these bugs were chasing me and stinging me like crazy..."
"I thought I had driven them all away..." Argenti looked apologetic. "But judging by the situation now, the True Stings seem to still be pursuing us."
"They are the offspring of the Swarm Emperor, Tayzzyronth, after all..." Jiang Yu said casually, seemingly recalling his interstellar fleet in Swarm Disaster. "What I saw in the Simulated Universe was practically a tsunami. Compared to that, one little bug like this really isn't that scary."
"What exactly is Herta having you guys test?" March 7th couldn't help remarking when she heard that.
Argenti lowered his head to inspect his armor-gleaming. Then he examined his spear-peerlessly sharp. Finally, he found a mirror and checked his appearance and the gaps in his silver armor-clean and tidy.
Only after doing all this did Argenti turn to Velite. "Hmm... a Knight should mind his appearance and posture. I don't seem to have gotten anything on me during the battle with the Swarm.
"Could it be... Velite, could you have gotten insect pheromones on