Ye Ming clearly used a joking tone, but his stern voice betrayed the seriousness in his heart. The girl in front of him was Firefly. After observing her reaction, he knew that she should be the one to take responsibility.
But now, she was difficult to understand.
[Perhaps, in Firefly's heart, she was also aware that what he said was a lie, a beautiful lie.]
In Firefly's world, there was no longer just the icy codename AR-26710, nor was there only the mission of being a living weapon. For the first time, she had a name. For the first time, she lived as a fresh-faced soldier in the magnificent city of Glamoth. For the first time, she tasted the city's food. For the first time, she saw the beautiful and lovely children...
His appearance was like a seed, taking root in Firefly's heart. A tiny sprout emerged, guiding her to a life completely different from that of other knights.
"You don't know what the future holds, but you've seen Firefly's kindness and gentleness. Faced with this situation, you choose—"
[A]: Befriend Firefly and the children, and ease her loneliness and embarrassment.
[B]: Express your feelings to Firefly, believing that you can move her, and take the opportunity to confess.
[C]: Honestly admit that you and Firefly are not lovers, but just friends.
[D]: Freedom of choice.
Faced with this choice, Ye Ming fell into contemplation.
He was clearly very fond of her, and his relationship with the other characters was also very good. But compared to the unattainable love in option B, option D, which he had the freedom to choose, was much more difficult.
After thinking it over, he rejected option A, which would only amplify his loneliness and embarrassment. Besides, this was a joke between husband and wife, so it should be a matter between the two of them.
Ye Ming carefully considered his choice, and finally, he chose C.
[You tell Firefly that you are not just friends, but also not lovers. You are just mission partners.]
[You smile and ask her to ease the atmosphere between you two, telling her that if the mission ends one day, you hope to become a real couple.]
[Is it just to carry out the mission?]
[You know that the reason you can be with her is entirely because of the mission. She is your base of operations, and it is only because of the mission that you can be together.]
[How unwilling! But so sweet!]
[Since you are not a couple, then you must accept each other, experience a different kind of novelty, and let her live with more people. She has been thinking about you and also from your point of view.]
[You know that your relationship with her needs to be closer, and at the very least, you need to be more intimate than just ordinary friends. But what you want, she thinks, is just to be your teammate.]
[You know that she is lying to you, but you can't expose her. You pretend to be unaware, open your arms, and can't say a word.]
[At that moment, Firefly noticed your smile—it was the same smile as the little girl's, a brilliant, sunny smile.]
[So she understood.]
["What a deep bond. The future is still long. Let's start by keeping our distance."]
[Firefly thought so.]
A New Threat
"I'll give you candy, and you be my little brother's friend. I hope you'll help others, get to know them, and become as independent and close to them as you are with me," she said, her voice gentle and clear.
This response made Ye Ming understand that in her heart, she was the most special.
Firefly gave a slight smile. This was the first time she had shown such a bright smile. "Alright then, you're my big brother Ye Ming's sister, and you're also my teammate."
Firefly spoke with a teasing tone, deliberately getting closer to Ye Ming to give him candy. The sweet candy instantly melted in her mouth, and she didn't hear the news that had just come from the base.
When the news was announced, Firefly's smiling face froze, and she looked at Ye Ming with a serious expression. "What happened?"
Ye Ming noticed her reaction, his expression turning serious as he asked.
"AR-1368 has sent a message. There is a Swarm that has breached the planet's defensive net through unknown means, entered the planet's interior, and is now clearing out the remaining forces in the base. But there is still a small part of the Swarm whose whereabouts are unknown. The enemy you just killed should be one of them."
"I see. So it's not impossible that the Swarm will attack the city. The base's orders are that if a Swarm attacks the city, you and I are responsible for resolving it," she replied firmly.
Hearing this, Firefly suddenly looked at Ye Ming, her eyes shining. "Ye Ming, I should answer you. If a similar event happens in the future, the matter will be handed over to me to resolve. You just have to promise not to change, alright?"
Ye Ming knew that this was Firefly's good intention, and there were many things she didn't say, but he nodded slightly.
When Firefly saw this, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In the next few days, the Swarm did not attack the city, but the city's defenses were raised to a new level, and fully armed guards could be seen patrolling the streets.
[This incident has had an impact. Firefly has not met the requirements of the "perfect lover" or "official figure" routes. You have to find a way to make more people remember you. But unfortunately, similar plans are likely to be rejected by the base before they can even be proposed due to the difficulty of implementation.]
[In the end, you can only try other methods—a dazzling mech, with your name, helping more people, letting more people remember your name.]
[With a body that carried old wounds and a brand new mech, you once again stood out, unexpectedly gaining victory.]
"Could it be... this is the rumored..." Firefly thought to herself, then suddenly remembered something. "Why do you, a frail young man with a body full of old wounds, want to help me? You were obviously very scared and even made an appointment with me before the operation?"
On the way back to her dormitory, Firefly's footsteps faltered.
"It's not certain who will want to go on a date with whom," she thought. "I didn't expect to encounter such a strange thing... This kid is really good. If only he could fulfill his wish to go on a date with a girl before the operation, he probably wouldn't have any regrets."
"I am a girl. I have no way to go on a date with a mech. So, Ye Ming, I can only rely on you."
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