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"I didn't get any information from them. But by chance, Siluwa recommended me to go to a coffee shop. She said that maybe I could find the information I wanted there..."

Cocolia seemed to be suppressing something in her tone: "...Sylva?"

Perla, who was so guilty that she broke into a cold sweat, nodded tremblingly.

She couldn't say that she asked for leave to seek material for a novel... At this time, she had to do some 'artistic processing' to make her reasons sound a little more formal.

"Just last night, I tried to make preliminary contact with the manager of that coffee shop after get off work. He agreed to tell me the relevant details of the incident. But as a price, I had to teach him knowledge about the field of novels..."

"……Oh."

Chapter 51 There is no turning back...

Cocolia said "Oh", her sharp eyes always hovering over Pella.

They are similar in age and have the disadvantage of being latecomers compared to their own daughters.

However, she is relatively mature in terms of personality. In addition, as an intelligence officer, she has an extremely smart IQ. Compared with Bronya, she is on par with her.

Cocolia seemed to have imagined such a scene.

In a cafe with bright morning light, the literary girl "Shenbing Tiansheng" wearing round glasses has generally won the favor of young people.

They drank coffee and ate desserts in the morning and afternoon, and then talked to each other about literature-related topics.Under such mutual influence, the two secretly fell in love...

In this discussion between you and me, my daughter could only shed tears, hide her sadness deep in her heart, and watch from a distance outside the coffee shop...

Then, a gust of winter wind blew by, and his daughter raised her head slightly to look at the sky that was beginning to snow. She drifted away alone in the cold wind, and finally disappeared into the vast wind and snow.

'It's the white season again...'

From this perspective, Pella undoubtedly has an advantage.After all, compared to Bronya, Perla can definitely be regarded as a 'normal' girl.

As for my daughter, because she had been deprived of even the right to dream... she would definitely be very poor in this aspect.

If it was my daughter who didn't even have a first-mover advantage... the level of competition would be really disappointing.

The atmosphere fell into dead silence.

Cocolia stopped talking and just kept looking at Pella.

Pella, on the other hand, was frightened by Cocolia's somewhat hostile and unfamiliar gaze, and froze in place motionless.

She was also speculating on Cocolia's inner activities.

Why did Cocolia look at her like this... Could it be because she had done something unintentionally that troubled Miss Bronya?

Or...

There was a long silence between each other, and Cocolia's tone softened.

"This matter can be postponed for the time being. There are more urgent things to do now..."

By saying this, the implication is 'Don't even think about asking for leave'.

Cocolia continued: "Bronya should have told you about this. In the near future, a fleet will sail to Beloberg."

"This fleet carries scientific research materials, machinery and equipment in various fields, and more knowledge that is enough for Beloberg to trigger changes."

"According to Bronya, the fleet's initial estimate is that there are tens of thousands of personnel in various fields alone."

"How to hand over to this group of facilitators will be a problem that Beloberg urgently needs to solve."

Pella understood. This meant... letting herself be responsible for some or even all of the 'handover work'.

Cocolia couldn't help but accurately pull out a recently added file from the pile of files.He handed it to Pera under a slightly desperate look.

"Your holiday will be tentatively scheduled for the weekend of the day after tomorrow. The first priority now is to deal with the remaining handover issues."

It wasn't until Pella "leaved" that Cocolia was completely relieved.

Daughter, mom can only help you so far...

……

'Jingle Bell~'

The familiar doorbell of the coffee shop rang as she pushed open the glass door that seemed to determine her fate.

What was different from the past was that this time the crisp doorbell sounded somewhat fateful.

"Yo, I'm back."

Bronya lowered her head slightly, not daring to look directly at that gaze.

Maybe it was an illusion, maybe it was just her own subjective consciousness... Bronya always felt that this gaze seemed to be more 'warm' and more 'hot' than before.

"Morning, good morning..."

As soon as the words came out, Bronya suddenly realized that something was wrong.

When she came to the coffee shop, it was already close to noon in the morning (around ten o'clock). Should she say noon at this time?

No, no, no...why can't I even make an ordinary daily greeting?

Are you... afraid?

If you are afraid, what are you afraid of?

She lowered her head slightly and focused her gaze on the smooth mirror-like surface of the bar.

From the reflection above, she seemed to see a faint smile on the young man's face.He seemed to want to say something, but in the end he shook his head in amusement.

"Good morning, Bronya."

"The cafe is open for you at any time... What would you like to order?"

【~???~】

Bronya said nothing.

Seeing this situation, the young man was not in a hurry.

He wiped the coffee cup in his hand and hummed softly to the tune of some song that Bronya had never heard before.

After wiping the coffee cup in his hand, he leaned forward slightly and placed his hands on the bar, inducing him to speak with an easy-going voice that made people subconsciously want to talk.

"If it's a 'life counseling' service, then... our store has time now. Do you need a life counseling service?"

Bronya didn't know where the courage came from. She forced her slightly stiff neck, as if just a nod was enough to drain all the strength from her body.

"About...'the world you showed me', I thought about it seriously for a long time after I went back."

"What conclusions have been drawn?"

"Well...I have come to some conclusions that will affect the future of my life."

The brain is trembling, the plasma is boiling, and the soul is burning——

In her world, it seemed that the only thing left was her own wildly beating, thumping, thumping heartbeat, which was ringing out in a disorderly manner.

She didn't know what she was saying now.He just acted based on some remaining instinct.

"Do you need me to take you on another 'human observation'?"

She shook her head vigorously: "The sample is enough."

"Store manager, tell me..."

"what?"

"Is it possible to buy some 'special items' in this cafe?"

The young man slowly calmed his expression and said seriously: "Of course. In theory, this coffee shop is only opened for special guests and needs to meet any requirements of the guests."

"Only putting special items on shelves for special customers is within the scope of our store's business."

"...Then, this cafe can be..."

"Selling, "love"? "

For her, she was not afraid of even fighting against the 'Creation God' and taking back the future.Now that she can say such words, the girl has mustered up the greatest courage in her career.

Realizing some shortcomings, the girl then added: "Sell 'love', but only to me alone." "

[Here, it seems that we should speak cautiously...]

[...I should already have other members of the opposite sex with whom I have a special relationship...]

The young man laughed heartily.

"This guest... Although 'love' can be sold, it is not that easy to buy.It needs to be paid..."

"What price?"

"Exchange each other's future, exchange the other half of each other's future lives."

"How? Such a high price... This guest, do you really want to pay the other half of your future life to get a 'new other half' to buy 'love'?" "

"..."

"..."

"I...will."

[A special relationship has developed with Bronya Rand. 】

[I can’t look back anymore...]

Chapter 52 Cocolia: Mother-in-law’s approval.jpeg

Fort Clipper at dusk.

“Let’s end the content related to the handover ceremony here…”

Cocolia and Pella, who had been busy all day, stopped processing official documents, and one by one got away from the busy official work with "backache".

After finishing the official business, Pera decisively said goodbye and left as soon as possible.

She really couldn't stand it, and from time to time she exuded a sense of intimidation, the familiar yet unfamiliar Cocolia's vague hostility towards her.

Although I had to work an extra day unexpectedly, I have a holiday on the weekend the day after tomorrow, so I can learn all the known information about the heart-stealing plan in detail...

After Pera left, Cocolia stuck her stopwatch and waited silently for her daughter's return.

It should be almost time...

If my daughter comes back later, will she spend her time doing the things she loves to do?

Could it be that my daughter failed to express her love and was rejected, and now she is wandering on the street in frustration?

...No, I can't wait like this, I have to go out and take a look.

After thinking this, Cocolia picked up a golden pocket watch and went to the dressing room to dress up casually and change her appearance.Then quietly slipped out of Clipperburg.

The coffee shop is located in the most conspicuous and prosperous area, so there is no need to look for it.Cocolia only needs to leave Clipper Castle and casually walk through one or two blocks to see the conspicuous building located in the bustling area, but which most people will subconsciously ignore.

She put on her windbreaker, put on her sunglasses, adjusted her mask, quietly moved near the door of the coffee shop, leaned forward slightly and looked into the coffee shop...

The moment he saw his daughter, the huge stone hanging in Cocolia's heart finally relaxed.

Fortunately it wasn't the 'worst outcome' she expected.

Cocolia pricked up her ears, blocked out the noise from the outside world wholeheartedly, and listened intently to the sounds coming from the cafe.

"How does it feel?"

"So this is the interaction between lovers? It feels, it feels... so strange (/////)"

Cocolia looked intently and saw that the young men and women in the store had just finished their 'special interaction'.Judging from the positions and movements of both parties, Cocolia probably guessed that they were hugging each other, and then the man took advantage of the height difference to kiss the woman's forehead.

Cocolia: "(oωo ?)"

This is really like...the kind of thing those stupid couples who have just established a relationship and are in the passionate stage would do.

There were no sweet words to seduce people's hearts, but the deep affection that seemed to be overflowing, the inseparable bond between behavior and behavior... Kekolia was so excited to see.

Bronya seemed unwilling to give up the tenderness she had never experienced before, and even if she felt ashamed, she did not let go of her embrace.

A girl who has been short of love since she was a child has one word to focus on: clingy.

The young man she hugged gave a response that was somewhere between the average of 'bland' and 'enthusiastic'.

He silently placed one hand on the back of the girl's head, and held the girl's slender waist with the other hand. He indulged the girl's greed in his gentleness, and peacefully let her enjoy the hard-won tenderness for him.