Companions

"Who?"

The moment she sensed the sound, Firefly quickly covered her entire body with the Molten Knight Sam, and a mechanical voice and the girl's alert voice rang out together.

Guess who cured you?

Sera's voice rang out behind Firefly, as he tiptoed and patted Sam's mech on the left shoulder.

"...?!"

Firefly suddenly rushed forward, activating Complete Combustion, and warily stared at Sera, but at the same time, a strange sense of familiarity arose in her heart.

"Who are you?"

Don't be so tense.

Sera smiled mysteriously.

Do you believe in fate?

We'll be companions in the future!

"Companion?"

Firefly was stunned for a moment, and the Complete Combustion flame went out. The words of the angel in front of her made her want to believe, and her intuition kept urging her to agree.

"Can I... trust you?"

Firefly lowered her guard and spoke with a slightly hesitant voice. Sera nodded and spoke without hesitation.

"Of course, we're 'comrades'!"

Sera gave a smile that made it impossible not to believe, and extended her right hand to Firefly.

Without making a sound, Firefly took a deep breath, deactivated the Sam mech again, and strode forward to grasp Sera's right hand.

Okay, I believe you.

"Hey--aren't you afraid of getting scammed?"

Sera was slightly surprised; he hadn't expected Firefly to believe him so easily.

"No, I believe you won't lie to me, it's... my instinct as a soldier."

Firefly shook her head, revealing a gentle smile, a smile so strong... so beautiful... Sera watched in silence.

"Good."

Sera abandoned her composed demeanor and spoke softly.

"As a companion, it's perfectly normal to do what you can to help, right?"

lD: Firefly

Negative state: "Propagation" Path disease - Entropy Syndrome.

Selected.

"Delete."

Sera spoke as if she were a king sitting on his throne, issuing commands.

Target: Entropy Syndrome (deleted).

"Huh?"

Firefly sensed the changes in her body and stood there blankly, her hand still holding Sera's involuntarily tightening.

"Huh?!"

"I've deleted your Entropy Syndrome, how about that?"

Sera said with a smile, but her eyes looked to the side, as she wanted to give Firefly some space to calm down.

But what he didn't notice was that tears were welling up in Firefly's eyes, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up, without the slightest hesitation.

Without hesitation, the firefly girl, so big yet with tears in her eyes, made a move from the bottom of Firefly heart and rushed into Sera's arms.

Sera's body instinctively caught the Firefly, but his mind made him awkwardly raise his hands, feeling somewhat lost.

"Thanks..."

Firefly's voice was choked with sobs, trembling uncontrollably and sounding like she was crying.

"Um... alright, we're comrades, isn't it our duty to help our future family?"

Sera couldn't resist looking at Firefly's expression. She reached out and gently stroked Firefly's head, revealing a tender smile. Her voice was the gentlest Sera could muster.

"Um..."

Firefly lifted her tear-streaked face from Sera's embrace, revealing her most radiant smile.

"We will always be family."

"Nice to meet you, my name is Firefly, please take care of me from now on~"

Firefly stood up from Sera's embrace, using her exceptional mental fortitude as Glamoth Iron Cavalry to calm her excited heart, and spoke in her gentlest voice.

"Nice to meet you. My Seraphis. I look forward to working with you in the future."

Sera didn't reveal his true identity to Firefly, because he knew that simply stating his own name was enough; for Firefly at this moment, his name was the most important thing.

"Also, I'm a boy, so you can't do that again."

Sera patted Firefly's head, and Firefly's expression froze.

"Huh?"

Her cheeks flushed red as if they had been set on fire, making her Firefly like a steampunk fairy. But soon, although Firefly face was still red, she stubbornly held onto Sera's hand.

"I... I understand."

Sera sighed inwardly and decided to change the subject.

Let me tell you about the organization you've joined.

Stellaron Hunters, including the cat, there are three of us and one cat, but we'll have two more companions in the future.

Oh, by the way, I'm the boss.

"Okay, boss."

Firefly nodded earnestly, as if she believed everything Sera said, but the trust in the little girl's eyes made Sera smile.

No wonder he liked her from the very first time they met; she's one of the characters he promoted on Starry Sky Railway. Firefly is just too cute!

Your senior should be doing her newbie quests right now; she joined a day earlier than you.

As for self-introduction, let her do it herself after we meet.

"Come on, we're taking you back to base now."

Okay~

Firefly's sweet voice echoed in Sera's ears, and Sera couldn't help but smile, just like a little girlfriend.

Holding Firefly's hand tightly, Sera transformed into data and teleported to the coordinates sent by Elio. But this time, Elio didn't even bother to move. Looking at the girl next to Sera, whose eyes were full of him, he simply pointed his paw at the paper on the table.

Sera twitched her lips speechlessly, reached for the paper, glanced at the coordinates, and said that she was used to it and that if there was something to do, she might as well do it.

The next target should be Yingxing. How so? Because I've already completed the early recruitment dungeons for the Stellaron Hunters.

Sera shook his head helplessly. Just as he was about to leave, he saw Firefly staring at him intently. When she saw him about to leave, she reached out and tugged at his sleeve, looking aggrieved.

Sera sighed. Indeed, it was a bit much to put a lonely firefly in an unfamiliar place with people she hadn't met... no, a cat. Sera said nothing, and reached out to take the Firefly's hand, leading her away.

Elio glanced up but said nothing. He had originally planned to send Firefly and Sera together anyway, since Sera didn't seem like the type to harm a future comrade. It was time for Firefly, who had no qualms about making a move, to take the stage.

Um?

Just as Sera was about to throw the paper away, she noticed another line of text below it, and Firefly looked up at it with curiosity.

[If necessary, have Firefly help him calm down.]

Sera was somewhat speechless. All she could say was, "Is this really Elio? He really uses every available resource, doesn't he?"

"I will do well."

"Firefly said with a determined look.