"Although I really do like it, what about Astra and Eve? Do they get one too?"
Although it was indeed nice to be the only one receiving a gift, Belle's first reaction was still to ask about the arrangements for her two good sisters.
However, this question was a bit of a death trap for Andrew.
Even though the three of them knew about each other, and had even... been together... Andrew still couldn't help but feel an inexplicable nervousness for a moment.
After all, no matter how you put it, this was a gift meant for reconciliation.
As it turned out, the gift he promised was one he had already prepared to give, and it wasn't just for Belle alone, but something all three of them were originally going to get.
If this were in his first life, he would probably see himself on a certain red book app that very night.
No, that's not right.
In this situation, if I don't see myself on there within an hour, I lose.
But soon, Andrew readjusted his mindset. After all, if this were his first life, the current situation wouldn't even be possible to begin with.
"Uh..."
Immediately, Andrew didn't hide it and nodded frankly, saying:
"They have them too. After all, this gift I have on hand is already the most suitable for you all. You could even say that in the world of Monster Hunter, armor made from the materials of the fluffy Paolumu is one of the most suitable types."
"Most clothes that can be made from other materials... if they aren't heavy armor, they are the type completely unsuitable for wearing out as ordinary clothes, or their art style is completely different from New Eridu."
"If used as armor during combat, appearance doesn't really matter. Everyone looks at elemental resistance and base defense stats; who looks at the modeling?"
"But as cosmetic equipment or daily wear, those wouldn't be appropriate."
"However, the armor made from the Paolumu not only looks just like ordinary clothes and isn't conspicuous, but it is also extremely beautiful and cute when worn."
"Even the super weight common to Hunter armor, which ordinary people absolutely cannot bear... because most of the materials required for production are fur, and by reducing a certain amount of the heavy rubbery shell in the defensive areas, it can be made so that even ordinary people can bear it perfectly."
"And as a monster material, this heavy rubbery shell is not only lighter and softer than carapace, but even if its thickness and area are reduced, as long as it protects the vital parts of the torso, its protective capability is still several tiers higher than many bulletproof vests."
So, upon hearing that the monster was a Paolumu, Andrew immediately had the idea of making one for each of the three girls.
It was just that after hearing Andrew's affirmative answer...
Although she had long been mentally prepared and had decided to make up, Belle still couldn't help but feel a little bit jealous.
After all, she wasn't some saint. No matter how willing she was to share, she would definitely have her own selfishness and possessiveness.
Since she was jealous, she had to fiercely earn it back!
So she immediately puffed out her cheeks, put her hands on her hips, and said in a complaining tone filled with dissatisfaction:
"No way! How can you make up with me using a gift that everyone has! I want something that belongs only to me!"
"Alright, alright~ Then is there anything you want? As long as it's what you want, I will definitely satisfy you."
Looking at Belle, who looked more like she was acting spoiled than complaining, Andrew played along.
And after hearing Andrew say this, Belle instantly revealed a smirk she had prepared long ago.
Before speaking, she took two steps closer, hugged Andrew's arm directly, and pulled it into her ample bosom, pressing it gently against Andrew's side.
Only then did she whisper softly in Andrew's ear:
"Then... it just so happens you've been busy these past three days, and we haven't had any free time to do that happy thing from that day. So in a bit, the two of us can just directly..."
At this point, Belle's meaning was already very obvious.
Although she was a girl, as someone who had also tasted the marrow and knew the flavor after that one time, her desire was no less than Andrew's.
If not for the fact that Andrew had been busy with very important business recently and it wasn't good to disturb him, she would have been unable to hold back long ago.
And listening to what Andrew said when explaining the situation just now, currently, all the invading monsters found in New Eridu previously had been dealt with.
So if nothing unexpected happened next, they could spend some relatively leisurely time together.
This instantly caused the thoughts Belle had suppressed to rear their head again.
And as the first of the three to know this news, even if she had to share the intelligence, naturally, she had to eat her fill first before sharing it with her good sisters!
This was the so-called advantage gained through information asymmetry!
Whether she could handle it alone was another matter.
Just like how many people feel they could eat a whole cow before a meal when they are hungry, but the actual situation is different; right now, before starting, and before being filled to the point where she couldn't take any more, Belle felt she could handle it all by herself!
It was just that, actively requesting such a thing... even for Belle, who had always been very proactive in all aspects, caused a hint of blush to rise on her cheeks.
But before she could finish speaking, a violent coughing sound came from the side.
It even became louder and louder as time passed.
"Cough, cough, cough! Cough, cough, cough!!"
Affected by this constant commotion, the mood Belle had been brewing was instantly interrupted, and the atmosphere that had gradually turned pink was instantly beaten back to its original state.
Her original plan interrupted, a somewhat annoyed Belle turned her head to look at Wise, who was holding his waist with one hand and covering his mouth with the other, coughing frantically and making a huge racket.
After glaring at him with puffed cheeks, she said with some annoyance:
"Stinky brother! If you have time to be a third wheel here and disturb my good deed, you might as well hurry outside and find a girlfriend like I did!!"
"Cough! Cough, cough, cough!!"
As soon as these words came out, Wise's fake cough intended to interrupt the atmosphere instantly turned into a real cough from choking. After Andrew patted his back to soothe him for quite a while, he finally caught his breath.
Raising his head somewhat helplessly, he retorted:
"Sister, you can't put it like that. It's not that your brother doesn't want to find one, it's that I can't just pick up such a good partner directly after going out on a mission like you!"
"If not for the wrong gender, I would have thrown myself at him."
Hearing this... hearing this.
Belle's expression of glaring at Wise instantly turned into horror. Taking a step, she instantly shielded Andrew, saying with incomparable urgency:
"Brother, don't tell me that because you haven't been able to find anyone, you've turned your anger into shame and want to snatch your sister's?! I'm telling you, it's impossible! Even if you act as the zero, Andrew won't agree!"
"#"
The anger that had just subsided instantly flared up again. Veins instantly bulged on Wise's forehead, and he couldn't help but clench his fists, shouting angrily:
"Who wants to be a zero! Your brother's sexual orientation is normal, and I have never had any intention of changing it! Not having a girlfriend is simply because your brother hasn't found one yet!"
"And I was clearly reminding you just now! Don't just focus on your two-person world; there is still a big living person standing here in the room!"
"Tch... lightbulb..."
Looking at Wise's fist that wanted to raise several times, Belle, who had just been sanctioned, instantly shrank back behind Andrew again.
With Andrew's declaration of never abandoning her, she safely hid behind him, poking her head out to roast:
"Brother, if you didn't just stay home watching documentary videotapes or run to the port to fish as soon as it's break time, how could you not find anyone! If you keep following your current daily hobbies and living habits, you won't find anyone even in another ten years!"
"What kind of talk is that! What kind of talk is that! What's wrong with my living habits!"
If he was just angry before, then after Belle's roast, Wise instantly got anxious.
He immediately began to defend his hobbies:
"Through documentary videotapes, I increase my reserve of knowledge and enrich my scope of understanding and experience. And fishing can not only exercise the body but also cultivate patience and a spirit of never giving up."
After speaking, Wise instantly said with incomparable pride:
"These two added together are simply a Best Match! It allows both the brain and physique to improve simultaneously through hobbies; what exactly is wrong with that!"
However, hearing Wise's defense, Belle suddenly roasted him with a bit of curiosity:
"But Brother, when you go out fishing, don't you come back empty-handed every day? And when watching documentaries at home, you only like to watch the artsy types."
Thinking about the content of Wise's words versus the actual reality, Belle stated with certainty:
"Sitting dryly by the coast letting the wind blow on you every day doesn't exercise the body, right? And watching only artsy documentaries... apart from turning people into pretentious hipsters, it shouldn't increase much experience or knowledge, right?"
As the saying goes, the closer the person, the deeper the hurt.
This roast from Belle was simply no different from true damage to Wise.
Directly having his defense broken by Belle's two sentences, Wise fell to his knees, involuntarily covering his face with trembling hands. He didn't recover for quite a while.
Seeing Wise completely broken like this, Andrew hesitated for a moment, then gently patted his back and spoke up to comfort him:
"At least going out to bask in the sun every once in a while can indeed promote the generation of Vitamin B2. Looking at it this way, it can indeed make the body healthier."
"Where is there even a shred of comfort in that!"
Simply having been combo-killed by these two people who didn't understand the beauty of fishing, Wise simply gave up arguing with them. Instead, he turned his head directly and spoke of the fundamental purpose for interrupting the two of them earlier.
"Alright, alright, Sister. Don't forget the serious business Andrew came to find us for!"
Although she knew Wise was changing the subject to prevent follow-up knife-twisting...
After hearing Wise's reminder, Belle—who was originally eager to 'eat' and had already secretly started pulling Andrew's hand to drag him toward the Seliana Smithy—finally remembered the main purpose of why Andrew had suddenly come to find her and said so much.
She immediately relaxed the strength she was using to secretly drag him.
Belle first gave a light cough to cover up the awkwardness, then scratched her head with some embarrassment.
Subsequently, Belle decisively pretended that nothing had actually happened just now, went along with the topic Wise had shifted to, and continued calmly:
"Heh heh, isn't it just investigating the possible reasons why Section 6 was suddenly attacked? With such a powerful processing system like H.D.D, even if it's not a specialized search system, finding this kind of thing is no problem. So leave it to me!"
Then she immediately sat in front of the H.D.D System's seat and began to operate it.
And Wise also took the opportunity to sit at the auxiliary position of the workbench.
Since it was for Andrew, the server installed with the H.D.D System, which had hardly ever been run at full power, instantly began to operate at full capacity under Belle's control.
A soft humming sound, even blocked by the wall, came faintly and continuously from the place where the server was hidden in the back.
On the screen, countless intelligence pop-ups searched through keywords and intelligent filtering constantly popped up to occupy the screen, and were quickly browsed and closed under Belle's control.
Belle, having seriously entered work mode, quickly processed the countless data searched by the H.D.D System with Wise's assistance. The speed was so fast that Andrew simply couldn't see it clearly.
This professional appearance made Andrew realize once again:
Although he rarely saw them use skills in this area, apart from their identity as Proxies, the Phaethon siblings were actually incomparably powerful hackers.
Although one couldn't say they were the absolute best in New Eridu, saying they were among the best was more than sufficient.
And very quickly, Belle, having found a result, stopped the search with a strange look on her face.
Looking at her expression of wanting to laugh but feeling it wasn't right to laugh, and constantly forcing herself to hold it in, although Andrew had an ominous premonition, he still asked the doubt in his heart with some confusion:
"What's wrong? What exactly happened? Why do you have that expression?"
Turning her head to see Andrew's bewildered face, Belle, forcing herself to hold back the laughter, directly pushed the content she had just found in front of Andrew, saying at the same time:
"Pfft... Andrew, you'll know when you see for yourself."
Seeing her like that, Andrew took the article Belle handed over with some blankness.
Subsequently, he was shocked by the contents inside.
"What do you mean a monster's vengeful spirit will occupy a human body?! What the hell is taking revenge on the entire New Eridu? And what the hell is the body mutating along with it?!"
"Why do so many people believe this kind of obvious nonsense!"
However, this actually made sense of things.
Now it was completely explained.
Why it was fine for the first two days, but later so many passersby would prepare to run away at light speed as soon as they saw him.
Even those who weren't preparing to run started running under the lead of others.
After all, in New Eridu...
You might not know what others are running from, but if you see and discover that others are running away in a situation where no Public Security police are chasing, then choosing to follow and run immediately is the right move.
And the most important thing, which was also the main reason why he suddenly took a beating just now:
Why Hollow Special Operations Section 6 immediately treated him as a high-threat target after seeing him and began wanting to arrest and investigate him.
For a moment, Andrew was somewhat speechless.
He couldn't help but roast:
"This isn't right! Isn't this a paranormal enthusiast sharing website? And didn't this situation happen after I ran away from Section 6? Then why was it taken as truth by an official organization before that? Is this reasonable?!!"
"Could it be that their leader is a one-track mind who believes whatever she sees???"
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