Mecha Start, Nuclear Bomb Tokyo

An Yi straightened her back, her eyes were like icy blades, making Nephren feel the sting inexplicably.

"From my point of view, quality of life affects emotions, and emotions affect physical state, keeping you in a high state of mind and body at all times, which is also conducive to my collection of physical data."

His voice didn't fluctuate, and his eyes didn't shake, but what he said made Nephren's hands and feet tremble.

"...You...give those children hope, the desire to continue living...the result...just want to collect our body data?"

Nefflian's voice was full of disbelief, and her voice was trembling. She really didn't expect that An Yi had thought about it this way from the beginning.

"Why not?"

An Yi asked calmly: "I don't have the same obligation as a nanny to you. If you want to gain something, you must lose something. This is a matter of course. You can't complain that I'm not kind enough to you."

"...I misread you."

Having said that, Nephren has regained her composure.

With inexplicable emotions, she who has always been taciturn took a deep look at An Yi, then turned and left.

I always thought he was a good guy, like William.

Recalling the scene where the golden goblin and An Yi were together that day.

Nephline, who was walking on the road, thought so while biting her pink lower lip.

But only halfway there, she met William who was waiting for her.

The other party spoke straight to the point, without any intention of going round the corner.

"You went to An Yi because of those brats, right?"

"..." Nefflian raised her head, glanced at William, and then nodded expressionlessly.

Her distraught expression made William scratch his head.

Finally, he sighed: "Forget it, although An Yi specifically told you not to tell you, so as not to affect your emotions... But at this time, I'll tell you everything."

"...What?" Nephlian originally wanted to take a step to leave, but she felt that the man An Yi didn't care anymore.

But like a coincidence, she finally stopped, wanting to listen to William's story.

Then, William straightened his expression and asked her back: "Do you know why you haven't received a single mission to destroy the 'beast' in the past half a month?"

The task of exterminating the "beast" is very frequent. Basically every half a month, as a soldier of the golden goblin, Nefflian will attack with Cordoli and Atheya.

But this time it's been too long...nearly a month without any assignments.

"You mean...?" Nefflian subconsciously raised her small head, her immature and delicate face seemed to understand something.

"Originally belonged to you...several missions similar to suicide attacks, all of which were completed by An Yi."

William sighed: "Let's put it another way, don't you think Cordoli and Atheya don't feel the same as you? Give those children hope, but don't give them any solution... This is already Very cruel..."

"An Yi has been using her own methods to improve the current situation, but you don't know it."

An Yi's calm and clear eyes flashed in his mind.

Nephlian opened her mouth, and a thousand words were blocked in her chest, unable to speak.

She turned her head and looked in the direction of An Yi's laboratory.

An Yi's words rang in her ears.

'I could have endured the darkness if I hadn't seen the sun... Your theory is interesting, but you don't think of concrete ways to improve the situation, and I have my own. '

"You haven't considered concrete ways to improve the current situation..."

Thinking of these words, Nephren was silent for a long time.

She couldn't imagine, under the wave of 'beasts', how An Yi completed the mission again and again, and returned to floating island 86 quietly.

No one came to meet him.

It wasn't that William told her the truth here, she didn't even know what An Yi had done until now.

"An Yi is really an incredible person. He feels like a hard ice cube, but maybe a bit like a gentle sun."

William said so.

Nefflian's heart ached inexplicably.

She felt an inexplicable sense of guilt.

But she deeply misunderstood the other party, and was furious at him.

Looking at the laboratory behind her, Nefflian took a breath, patted her expressionless face, stepped forward with her white legs, and walked towards the laboratory again.

Chapter 28. The Eye of God

Nephlian stretched out her white palm and tried to push open the door of the laboratory.

But the laboratory door, which had always been open to her, was not opened this time.

Nor did she see the cold, rational face of the youth.

Nefflian didn't speak, and took two steps back, staring seriously at the door in front of her with eyes like gray jewels.

The door did not open.

At last.

She could only hug her tender white legs and sit leaning against the wall of the corridor next to her, curling up her petite body like a kitten that needed to be cared for in the palm of her hand.

Those big delicate eyes were still staring blankly at the door of the laboratory.

"Too thick-skinned."

She lowered her head, whispered, and evaluated herself with an emotionless voice.

Find comfort on your own.

Then he lost his temper unreasonably.

Then they sat in front of each other's door like an abandoned kitten.

It's really too thick-skinned.

So she felt that even if she was rejected, it was normal.

wait...

What follows is a long wait.

Until Nephren opened those delicate gray eyes again.

"Hey?"

Her pink lips moved, and she looked at the surrounding environment in surprise.

This is a white space, and she is sleeping on the sofa at this time.

"you're awake?"

Beside him was a young man with a calm face.

He just glanced at Nephren, and then continued to speak: "I found you outside the door, and I brought you into the lounge for your health considerations."

The other party's expression was still as flat as ever.

"..." Nephline didn't speak, but just raised her head and observed An Yi.

After a while, her voice came out: "Aren't you angry?"

She was actually ready to be scolded by An Yi.

But what Nephlian didn't expect was that An Yi gave her a rather strange look: "Why should I be angry?"

"It's because..." Nephline tried to explain in a calm tone, but soon she found that she couldn't explain anymore.

She could only raise her little head silently: "You hit me."

"Hitting doesn't solve anything. Violence should always come last."

An Yi paused, and then said: "Of course, if you have masochistic interests and hobbies, I don't mind doing it to you."

"I didn't." Hearing this, a shy blush welled up on Nephren's expressionless face.

An Yi stared at her for a while, and then seemed to understand something: "I see, is it William? You want to apologize?"

this man...

Nephline opened her mouth.

There should be no expression on her face.

But the young man in front of him could easily see what was going on in his heart.

"Too sentimental is the shortcoming of the golden goblin, which cannot be covered up with expressions." An Yi squeezed her chin: "But... um... okay, since you want to apologize... then you will act as My lab assistant can help."

"Yeah." Neffline nodded gently, her gray twin ponytails swaying, barely trying to support herself.

But maybe because she has been curled up in the corner, her body has not fully stretched out, she is a little weak, and her petite and lovely body falls in the direction of An Yi.

Then--

An Yi took a step back, watched her petite body 'slap' fall to the ground, and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"

"..." Nefflian patted the dust off her body expressionlessly, trying to get up from the ground.

She couldn't imagine that any unlucky guy would fall in love with this guy in front of her in the future.

But her body was still a little weak, she could only stretch out her hand, and simply said two words: "Pull me."

"it is good."

An Yi's palm stretched out.

Nephlian stuffed her white and petite palm into the opponent's hand.

An Yi's palm is big, maybe because he just held the coffee cup, it feels warm.

Her pink face turned red at a speed that ordinary people couldn't detect, but she quickly adjusted her state and returned to her expressionless appearance.

"Thank you." She thanked her, patted her body again, and asked, "What am I going to do?"

"Try what I made, Nephlian." An Yi took two steps forward.