The base, deep in the night, was silent.
Little Hei stared at the time displayed on the terminal. After confirming it was indeed midnight, the little one peeked out from under the blankets and looked beside her. There, Natsuse was sound asleep. After a day’s labor, the little one was also quite exhausted and had gone to bed early.
All good, no problem.
Tiptoeing out of bed, Little Hei cautiously eyed Natsuse, who was deep in sleep, then walked to the bedroom door. Just as Little Hei was about to reach out to open the door, suddenly, a voice sounded from behind her.
"Uhh... Brother Zheng..."
Startled by this sound, Little Hei quickly turned her head back, only to see Natsuse still with her eyes tightly shut. However, unlike before, her lips were now slightly curved up, revealing a blissful smile.
"I’m finally going to marry Brother Zheng... I’ve waited for this day for so long... Brother Zheng... Hmm..."
So she was dreaming...
Little Hei took a deep breath, then giggled.
Sorry, Natsuse, though you are devoted, in this world, it’s the early bird that catches the worm! The world of victory and defeat is just so ruthlessly indifferent, don’t blame me.
While placing her hands together in a small bow towards the sleeping Natsuse, Little Hei carefully made her way out of the room.
Hehehe, Brother Zheng is all mine tonight!
With this thought, Little Hei couldn’t help but snicker softly, then she quickly transformed into a shadow and stealthily ran towards the other end of the corridor.
For safety, Little Hei and others’ bedrooms were located in the station’s third-floor staff rest area, while Fang Zheng’s room was on the other side in the station master’s room. Just by crossing the corridor and passing through the hall, one could enter Brother Zheng’s room from the other side and then do as one pleased with Brother Zheng... Oh no!
Just as Little Hei was about to sprint across the hall, she suddenly stopped in her tracks. She pressed herself tightly against the wall, cautiously peeking around the corner—on the balcony of the hall, Tina, wearing a dark green dress and with blonde hair, was holding a sniper rifle and scanning the hall with a serious expression.
Oops... I had forgotten, this is Tina’s surveillance area!
Looking at the girl in front of her, Little Hei pursed her lips. Tina’s serious and stern expression at night was unlike her drowsy demeanor during the day—as an holder of the Owl gene, Tina’s attentiveness and focus would improve by two hundred percent during nighttime. Even though Little Hei was an A Attribute Level ARCHER in agility, it was hard to get past Tina in the corridor without alerting her.
If only I could use spiritualization...
At this thought, Little Hei shook her head helplessly. Servants all possessed the ability to spiritualize, but in this world, due to the lack of concrete corresponding elements like "ghosts" or "spirits," Little Hei could only exist in a physical form and couldn’t use spiritualization... If she could, she would stick to Fang Zheng 24 hours a day!
But now... she wasn’t entirely out of options!
With a giggle, Little Hei observed Tina, who was still vigilantly scanning her surroundings. Although she knew what Tina was doing, she wasn’t there for nothing!
With that thought, Little Hei pulled out a candy from her pocket, then looked toward the nearby window. Next, she flicked her finger lightly!
Following Little Hei’s action, the candy she was holding suddenly shot out, hitting the pillar of the ceiling and then quickly rebounding, flipping from a skylight opened on the other side and landing right on Tina’s head with a "plop."
Feeling the sudden attack, Tina was momentarily stunned. She instinctively reached out to touch her head, then picked up the candy that had hit her head. As she clearly saw the object in her hand, Tina was puzzled.
As Tina’s attention was diverted, Little Hei lowered her body, then leaped forward swiftly, leaving a trail of afterimage as she dashed through the hall. In less than two seconds, her figure flashed across the hall. By the time Tina looked up again, Little Hei had successfully passed through the hall and hid at the edge of the opposite corridor.
"Hehehe, I’m really awesome, after all, I am ARCHER, and this little thing is nothing to me!"
Proudly muttering to herself, Little Hei once again tiptoed to Brother Fang Zheng’s door, then reached out to quietly open it.
Tonight I’ll sleep with Big Brother; hehehe, he will definitely be surprised when he sees me in the morning, this is going to be interesting.....
As she thought about how to surprise Fang Zheng in the morning, Little Hei darted into the room.
The station master’s office could also be considered a small private room, which, apart from the outside office area, also had a bedroom for rest. This was where Fang Zheng rested, and when Little Hei gently pushed open the door, she quickly saw Fang Zheng lying asleep on the bed.
Hehehe, to strip off my clothes and crawl under Big Brother’s blanket, then take a selfie with my phone and show it to Illya, that’s sure to be fun.
Thinking this, Little Hei giggled, quickly took off her jacket, approached Fang Zheng’s bed, and slowly lifted the blanket—then, pair of cat ears suddenly appeared before Little Hei.
Midori, groggy and bleary-eyed, opened her eyes and gazed in confusion at the girl before her.
"What are you doing here....?"
"....... That should be my question. How come you’re in Big Brother’s bed?"
As she spoke, Midori somewhat bashfully covered her face with the blanket, only her pair of cat ears moving about.
"Because.... I told Brother Fang Zheng that I wanted to sleep with him...."
"..... There’s such a move?"
Staring dumbfounded at the slightly blushed Midori before her, Little Hei had no idea what to say for a moment, but quickly she rolled her eyes and thought of a good idea.
"Right, I have a great idea.... Midori! Let’s take a photo with Big Brother!"
As she said this, Little Hei discreetly crawled from the other side under Fang Zheng’s blanket and then intentionally exposed her bare shoulder, subsequently raising the terminal, aiming it at herself, Fang Zheng, and Midori.
"That’s it, come on, Midori, make a shy face and throw up a V sign!"
".... Is this right?"
"That’s right, hold on to Big Brother, very good!"
As she spoke, Little Hei quickly pressed the shutter, and with a soft click, the next moment, a photo appeared in Little Hei’s hand.
Looking at the photo before her, Little Hei revealed a triumphant smile.
I’ve beaten Illya to it now, right, now to add a few words.... Yep, just !
Quickly writing a few words on the photo, then saving it, Little Hei then shut off the terminal and closed her eyes, snuggling into Fang Zheng’s arms.
"So.... night then, Midori, Big Brother, have sweet dreams."
Watching the scene before her, Midori didn’t know how to react for a moment, and eventually, she just absent-mindedly nodded her head, closed her eyes, and nestled beside Fang Zheng, falling back into deep slumber....