NIKKE, when the stars bloom

Is it because of your identity as a CEO? Or because your name is Shuen?

Be good and think about it carefully. Why should Ingrid and the others tolerate you, indulge you, and even protect you occasionally?

What? You don't think that a consortium as big as Missilis can't find a CEO.

Think carefully about the backgrounds of those people, Pure Land, Tetra, Ark Government, which one of them has not swallowed up Misilis's industry?"

"..."

“Ms. Shuen, admit it, they want you to remain the CEO of Missilis.

Because you are too young and Missilis is too old, it is impossible to convince most people in a short period of time. Many old people think they can take your place.

Only if the internal fighting of one consortium expands, other consortiums will take the opportunity to join forces to divide it, right?"

"Cough--cough! Cough!"

As Phoenix loosened his grip, Shuen, who was already suffering from hypoxia, was finally able to breathe deeply to fill his brain's need for oxygen.

"Huh...Huh...you, what do you want to say?"

No resistance.

Even Shuen herself didn't realize that at this moment she was being forcibly embraced by a man she met for the first time.

Heat,

almost.

Knowing that the kid's attention had completely shifted to business, Phoenix, whose plan had succeeded, finally answered her question directly.

“I need Nikki who can obey my orders in private, and you need thugs who can help you eliminate dissidents.

Don't you think this is a good deal, Miss Shuen?"

"..."

…………

Click!

The office door was pushed open again. The man watched the CEO of Missilis leave and sat back on the sofa, tapping the armrest of the sofa with his fingers as if nothing had happened.

【Phoenix.】

Anik, who was in the sea of ​​consciousness and had a clear view of the whole process, couldn't help but ask with a squinting eye in a strange tone.

[Why do I have a feeling that things are not that simple? ]

Hunch?

Phoenix replied with a little surprise to the artificial idiot's exclamation.

[How come you, an artificial intelligence, start using an imprecise word like 'hunch'? ]

[Why doesn’t it work?! Have you ever seen real artificial intelligence before?!]

Anik, who thought he had no problem, crossed his arms over his chest and continued to urge him with a fearless attitude, "Don't bother yourself with AI matters. Also, answer my question quickly!"

Ever since she had a showdown with this guy, she no longer had any scruples and had become much bolder.

Anyway, it has come to this, there is nothing to be afraid of.

[Answer the question? Answer what question? Are you talking about the time I tricked the kid into giving me candy?]

Touching his chin, the unscrupulous man said frankly.

[It's actually quite simple. If Yuni and Mihala don't stand by me, it will be very inconvenient for me to move around every night. But, if I want them to stand by me...

Ok……

I can satisfy Mihala, but Yuni is troublesome.

So I plan to promise her a toy, a toy named Shuen, which should be enough for her to play happily for a few years. 】

Chapter 42: Holding on

Shuen is gone.

With her anger and fear that had nowhere to vent, as well as her anticipation and tension for revenge, she returned all the way from the Rehabilitation Center to the top floor of the Missilis Building.

When the bad-tempered kid stepped into his own world and was completely surrounded by the sense of security of "home", she let out a breath of air.

Then, she returned to her sour-faced mode and glanced at Yuni, who was still kneeling on the wool blanket with dazed eyes, and couldn't help but recall the content of the transaction with that guy.

So Shuen snorted nonchalantly, took out his cell phone and called his personal assistant Lian.

"How's that piece of scrap metal being fixed? Let her roll into my room."

……

……

five minutes later,

"Listen to me, you two pieces of scrap metal. From noon today, you no longer belong to me, Missilis."

Hearing Shuen say this, Mihala's pupils, who had just been repaired, shrank as small as needles.

In the underground ark, Nikki, who has no ownership rights, can only face two endings: either being sent to the factory for destruction, or being abandoned to the outer edge to fend for herself.

but……

They had clearly obeyed Shu En in everything, so why could they still not escape the fate of being destroyed by him?

"Shu En! I promise you that Yuni will never make mistakes again. I will follow you from now on..."

Mihala wanted to explain something to save her and Yuni's fate, but before she could finish her words, Shuen interrupted her with a wave of his hand in annoyance.

"Shut up! Let me make it clearer. From noon today, your ownership will still belong to me, Missilis, but the real ownership will be transferred to Phoenix, the guy you are responsible for monitoring. Do you hear me?"

"...Meaning, Commander?"

"commander?"

An unexpected name, an unexpected answer.

Not only did it surprise the unprepared Mihala, but it also made Yuni, who had not responded to the outside world for a long time, regain some of her spirits.

commander……

Yuni guessed correctly that the commander who was willing to help Mihala injure humans was a good person.

It was the Commander who came to rescue Yuni and Mihala.

Although……

Although Yuni never helped the commander, and even had to monitor the commander in the name of protection, the commander was still willing to help Yuni and Mihala...

"Okay, stop getting in my way."

Seeing Nikki, the girl she created with her own hands, react after hearing that guy's name, Shuen felt inexplicably unhappy. If she hadn't made three rules with that guy, she would have wanted to shoot a few bullets at these two pieces of scrap metal.

"Get out of here right away."

……

……

"Phoenix, what did you talk about with Shuen?"

In the staff office of the rehabilitation center, Ingrid, who arrived late, had a gloomy face, and her pair of oppressive purple eyes tried to see through the thoughts of the man in front of her.

"Misilis has admitted that their field agents attempted to threaten your life.

This is simply a fantasy. No matter how arrogant those people are, they know that the bottom line is that no one should be killed, let alone a surveillance target like you?

Tell me what you talked about with Shuen!"

"We didn't talk about anything. Ms. Shuen just asked me what happened. I said they were about to attack me, and the guy with long hair even grabbed my collar and asked me in person if I wanted to die."

Phoenix looked at the woman standing at the opposite table with his innocent eyes.

"If you don't believe me, you can go ask her yourself."

"..."

Seeing that the man was adamant, Ingrid actually took his suggestion into consideration, turned around and walked out, and called Shuen's cell phone.

It was indeed easier to get information out of him with that kid than to pry his mouth open.

"Hey, what do you want from me?"

When the call was connected, Shuen's unique, annoying tone immediately came from the speaker.

"Is there something wrong with Missilis's public relations department? They actually directly admitted that members of the field department wanted to harm a suspended commander."

Today, Ingrid didn't want to waste time talking to the kid, so she got straight to the point and said:

"Do you have any idea how much trouble this will cause?"

"Does this have anything to do with you?"

On the top floor of Missilis, Shuen was lazing on the custom ergonomic sofa, speaking with sarcasm.

“Excuse me, does the negative news about the Missilis field department attacking a commander have anything to do with the CEO of Paradise?

Or did you buy a lot of our stocks privately? It doesn't matter, you can sell them to me privately at yesterday's price, and I will take whatever you have."

"This is not a problem of the Missilis family, this is..."

"What?!"

Ingrid's words were like a stray spark that accidentally landed on the barrel of gunpowder in Shuen's heart, successfully igniting the girl's long-suppressed anger.

“Since when did Missilis’ PR department come under the control of Pure Land?!!

Are you, old woman, a major shareholder of Missilis?

Remember! I am the largest shareholder of Missilis! I am the decision maker of Missilis! I admit that my employees tried to harm Commander Ark. If you have any objections, go to Anik!!!"

After venting her inner depression, the furious Shuen threw her cell phone against the wall, putting a perfect end to her anger.

Same as what that guy said.

It's exactly the same!

When she wanted to use today's negative news to put pressure on Missilis's field department, when she showed her intention to take back Missilis' power, those old foxes who had been spying on her family's business for a long time would stick their heads out one by one and advise her not to be impulsive.

"Ha, you want to eat me slowly, right? After I've dealt with those ungrateful old guys, I'll come deal with you!"

The girl, who was mysteriously confident in her business ability, turned over and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. Looking at the vehicles flowing like ants under her feet, a ridiculous idea suddenly popped up in her mind.

It seems that the guy is really capable. I'll ask him if he wants to come to Missilis to be my assistant someday.

……

……

"So the commander went to so much trouble to help Yuni and I escape from Shuen's control, hoping that we would become your helpers?"

"Otherwise, we only knew each other for one night, right?"

Because of Missilis's initiative to clarify the "facts", Phoenix, who was acquitted, was now walking on the deserted street, letting Yuni hold his left hand, and frankly explained his intentions to the two of them.

"My request is very simple. All you have to do is not report my whereabouts to your superiors at night."

"Oh~"

Mihaela laughed lightly, and it was the first time she laughed so relaxedly since she became Nikki.

"It looks like the Commander has a lot to do tonight."

"Well, it's not a big deal."

"Then can you tell Yuni and me? After all, we are now the commander's Nikki." Mihala's cheeks flushed slightly after she said this.

"It's your private property, Commander."

Phoenix thought he could handle Mihaela's bold public flirting...