After breakfast, Soldier Boy returned to his room, humming.
The moment he opened the door, he saw Kimiko and her brother sitting on the floor, looking up at him expectantly.
"Fuck!" Caught off guard, Soldier Boy jumped.
"What are you two idiots doing here?" Soldier Boy snapped.
Kenji rolled his eyes, unwilling to acknowledge Soldier Boy. Kimiko glared at him and gave the soft flesh at his waist a vicious twist.
Only then did Kenji grimace and beg for mercy, volunteering, "My sister wants to stay at Vought to repay you. She won't be going back to Japan."
Soldier Boy raised an eyebrow. "And what do you want?"
Kenji lowered his head. "I don't know what to do. I just want to stay with my sister."
Judging by Kenji's demeanor, he still seemed to harbor some illusions about the Shining Light Liberation Army, but the documents given to Kimiko had presumably had some effect. The hothead had been persuaded to some extent and was now merely deceiving himself.
Kimiko got up from the floor, walked over to Soldier Boy, and began signing.
Kenji watched for a while, his expression turning somewhat awkward. "My sister says she'll persuade me to tell you where the Shining Light Liberation Army's main base is."
Soldier Boy smiled. "Good kids. As they say, the wise know when to adapt. I've got high hopes for you two."
Kimiko smiled and nodded, keeping her expectant gaze fixed on Soldier Boy.
Soldier Boy instantly understood her look. "Then starting today, you can stay at Vought. I'll arrange two rooms for you and pay you a monthly salary, but you two will have to follow my orders."
Overjoyed, Kimiko nodded repeatedly, hugging Kenji and spinning him around.
Kenji, who had once had quite a fearsome reputation even within the