Hearing Geno's jab, Number 6 was instantly speechless. She really hadn't been looking at the stars.
She had actually been with Number 5, watching the intimate moment between Geno and Twiggy downstairs. Just as they reached the critical point, this Dullahan had escaped from its container, nearly scaring her to death.
But now, facing the interrogation from the two of them, what could Number 6 say? She couldn't possibly tell the truth, could she?
If she did, she would definitely be beaten to death by Twiggy!
Fortunately, Number 5 stepped forward to change the subject, saving Number 6 from the tragedy of sisters killing each other.
"Let's put that matter aside for now. I might know why this Dullahan was staring at Number 6."
As she spoke, Number 5 walked up to Number 6 and reached her hand toward her chest, leaving Number 6 somewhat dazed.
"Wait! What are you doing?!"
Number 6 closed her eyes nervously. Although their relationship was very close in daily life—they even showered together sometimes—there were so many people here right now, including a boy like Geno. She was completely unprepared for a sudden sneak attack!
However, while Number 6's mind was racing, Number 5 simply and naturally reached into the inner pocket of her white lab coat and pulled something out.
It was a pendant.
"It's this. I think that Dullahan was chasing Number 6 precisely because of this."
Number 5 displayed the pendant, but then noticed that Number 6 behind her was looking at her with a very resentful expression.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
Number 6's tone was flat, and her mouth pouted slightly.
She only blamed herself for being too silly and naive to believe that Number 5 would actually be serious.
Ignoring Number 6's grumbling for the moment, Twiggy and Geno looked at the pendant in Number 5's hand with faces full of confusion.
Where did this pendant come from? Why did they have no impression of it at all?
"It's normal that you don't recall it. This is something found on the Dullahan. That is also the reason we preserved it."
Number 5 explained. It was something she and Number 6 had accidentally found in the crevices of its body crystals while conducting experiments on the Dullahan earlier. At the time, it had been almost completely corroded by Corruption, and it took a great deal of effort for her and Number 6 to successfully restore it.
"Could it be something very important to it during its life?"
Geno took the pendant and examined it, discovering that it seemed to be openable.
"Hmm? A photo?"
Geno opened it to take a look. It was a photo of a white-haired man with a little Cat Thirren girl. The man in the picture was young and confident, and although the girl was young, one could still tell she was a budding beauty.
"Isn't this Boss White? The leader of the Red Fang Gang. Does that mean this Dullahan is what Boss White turned into?"
Twiggy recognized who that white-haired man was at a glance.
Their previous mission was to snatch a safe from the Red Fang Gang, so how could she not recognize Boss White?
"Ethereals retain a portion of their instincts and soul memories from when they were alive. That is basically the thing they valued and desired most in life."
Twiggy supplemented with basic knowledge about Ethereals. It was also because they had moved that safe back then that they had attracted Boss White's attack.
"In other words, this girl was very important to Boss White?"
Otherwise, why would he still care about it so much after turning into an Ethereal?
"Perhaps. But now he is already an Ethereal. No matter how much he cares about this girl, it's impossible for them to meet again."
Otherwise, it would only be a tragedy.
Twiggy thought this in her heart, but Geno appeared very calm.
"Everyone has things or people they care about in their hearts, even Ethereals are the same."
He suddenly felt a bit confused. What kind of existence were Ethereals exactly? Did their fragmented souls still belong to the original living person, and where would their souls eventually return to?
Perhaps this was what Geno would have to explore later.
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. You two... don't you still have things to say?"
Seeing that the situation between the two wasn't quite right, Number 6 tentatively tried to change the subject.
Seeing this, Number 5 also reacted, then pushed Number 6 toward the door.
"Oh my, I need to use the restroom. Little Six, come with me."
The two identical girls hurriedly left through the door, leaving Geno and Twiggy staring at each other.
This scene... somehow felt a bit familiar...
However, what they should be concerned about right now didn't seem to be that matter.
Geno put away the pendant, then looked at Twiggy beside him, who was somewhat at a loss. For a moment, his mind went a bit blank.
So cute.
How could she be so cute?
Although all the Silver forces looked the same, the characteristics of each individual were very distinct.
For instance, Number 10 was short, and Number 9 was an idiot.
And Twiggy, as the actual leader of the Silver Squad at present, behaved with extreme rationality in everything she did.
However, beneath that rationality was love for all her sisters and the people she cared about.
It was just that she never voiced these things out loud.
And it was precisely this love that made Geno fascinated by Twiggy.
Bit by bit from the past days, from their initial acquaintance in the abandoned hospital to now, the relationship between the two had gotten closer and closer.
The more he understood this girl, the more Geno was attracted to her.
And wasn't it the same for Twiggy?
Born of sin and walking in sin, Twiggy wanted to atone for the sins of her life.
However, having grown accustomed to walking with the darkness, how could she adapt to the light?
It was Geno, this guy who was a 'bleeding heart' in the eyes of most people, who had dragged her out of that bottomless darkness.
It was he who let Twiggy know that there was still hope in this despairing world.
To be honest, the fact that Geno, as an Ethereal, had a moral compass more upright than the vast majority of humans was somewhat ironic.
But perhaps this was just the mutual attraction between weirdos.
What Geno and Twiggy valued was never the other's appearance, but the true self hidden beneath that skin.
They were the genuine article to each other.
"Twiggy, I have something I want to say to you."
"Coincidentally, I also have something I want to say to you."
They smiled at each other, and then, adhering to gentlemanly manners, Geno gestured for Twiggy to speak first.
However, what responded to him wasn't Twiggy's long speech or some strange trivia, but a warm and moist sensation flowing between his lips.
If Geno's mind had just been blank while looking at Twiggy's cute side profile earlier, now his brain had undoubtedly exploded.
After a long time, when Twiggy finally couldn't hold her breath and let go of Geno, she only saw the object of her initiative looking at her with dazed eyes, completely at a loss.
And this appearance made Twiggy even more shy. Her face was like a bashful peony, capable of reflecting the red clouds of sunset.
"Um, just pretend nothing happened."
Twiggy really couldn't handle it; she was too shy and subconsciously wanted to flee.
However, when she turned around wanting to leave the laboratory, her arm was grabbed by a large hand.
"Mm!?"
Once again, the familiar scent and touch assaulted her.
But unlike just now, the invading party had been reversed.
Geno, having reconstructed his CPU, had undoubtedly felt Twiggy's feelings. Since that was the case, he absolutely could not let his beloved girl escape.
He was going to be the active one!
The two embraced each other with abandon, wanting to knead the other completely into their own body.
The flame of love that had been ignored all along burned more and more intensely at this moment, completely enveloping the two of them.
And in a place they couldn't see, a hidden surveillance camera was blinking with a red light.
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