Ling Yi slowly opened her eyes.
She was awake, though she had no idea how long she had slept.
She would have to return to the surface layer to find out.
That had been such a comfortable sleep.
It felt like she hadn’t slept this well in ages.
Unbelievable.
Still groggy, Ling Yi felt something tightly embracing her, squeezing so hard that her body had gone slightly numb.
She looked over and saw the sleeping Herrscher of Thunder clutching her like a body pillow, one thigh pressed over hers and trapping her firmly in place.
What…
had happened?
Why was she sleeping here?
She had slept in this deep layer of consciousness before, but nothing like this had ever happened!
Ling Yi felt almost drunk, completely unable to process what was going on.
Fragments of memories flashed through her mind.
…Wait.
Who was that person?
Hahaha.
Who was the one who said to the Herrscher of Thunder, “Herrscher of Thunder, sweetie, I like you, I like you”?
It was another personality.
Yes, another personality.
Who the hell had drawn their own personality from the gacha while trying to simulate someone else’s?
Hahaha, who could it possibly have been?
Run!
I have schizophrenia…
Ling Yi couldn’t bring herself to face what she had done yesterday.
Run, run…
If the Herrscher of Thunder woke up now, Ling Yi couldn’t even imagine how awkward it would be.
She gently disentangled herself from the Herrscher of Thunder’s embrace, then slowly floated toward the subconscious layer.
Before leaving, Ling Yi glanced back at the Herrscher of Thunder, who was still murmuring in her sleep.
For some reason, she felt like some heartless woman who pulled down her skirt and walked away once she’d had her fun.
An illusion.
Definitely an illusion…
Upon returning to the surface layer of consciousness, Ling Yi discovered that Raiden Mei was already awake and, in a rare occurrence, was eating breakfast with Raiden Ryoma.
“Mei, that Thunder Demon you made is extremely impressive.
I’ll probably need some more time to study it.” At the dining table, Raiden Ryoma spoke to Raiden Mei with some awkwardness.
The blade had solved several technical difficulties with the pulse tachi that he had been unable to overcome.
He wanted to see if it could be mass-produced, so naturally, he needed more time.
“Father can take it and study it.
Just remember to bring it home.
The development blueprints are on my desk underground.
I’ll bring them up for you after breakfast.” Raiden Mei didn’t care too much about it.
Thunder Demon might be powerful, but she believed she could create even more powerful weapons with Ling Yi.
“My daughter has already surpassed me.
The teacher who taught you must be incredible too.” Raiden Ryoma sighed with emotion.
He spent long stretches of time away from home, but he had personally watched his daughter transform into a child prodigy after her mother passed away.
Whenever he chatted with others, he felt immensely proud.
“Yes, she’s incredible.” As Raiden Mei thought of Ling Yi, a smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.
She had told Raiden Ryoma once that she had learned all this knowledge from a teacher she met online.
“Then why don’t you send your teacher a gift?
If that isn’t enough, I could give her some shares in ME Corp.” Although Raiden Ryoma was curious about the identity of Raiden Mei’s teacher, he had never asked, so he didn’t actually know this mysterious teacher.
Even though he didn’t know her, the fact that she had taught his eight-year-old daughter to independently build a pulse tachi made Raiden Ryoma sincerely grateful to her.
‘Wow, Uncle’s so generous to me?’ Ling Yi had never coveted anything from Raiden Mei’s family, but seeing Raiden Ryoma act like this still felt pretty satisfying.
“There’s no need.
I’ve already compensated my teacher.
Father doesn’t need to worry about it.” Hearing Ling Yi’s voice, Raiden Mei knew that she was awake, and the joy in her heart grew even stronger.
“I see…
Hmm…
Tell me, what kind of person is this teacher of yours?” It had been a long time since Raiden Ryoma had sat at the same table and eaten with Raiden Mei.
Once he started chatting, he found himself unable to stop.
“Why are you asking, Father?” “Well, do you think your teacher is handsome?
Young and dashing, perhaps?” Raiden Ryoma leaned forward and lowered his voice like a thief.
“…My teacher is a girl.” But…
She was actually somewhat curious about what Ling Yi looked like.
More accurately, she couldn’t remember Ling Yi’s appearance.
She could see Ling Yi every time she entered the consciousness space, and Ling Yi’s face always took her breath away.
Yet whenever she returned to reality, she could no longer remember what Ling Yi looked like.
Still…
judging from Ling Yi’s voice, she probably looked like a free-spirited, occasionally mischievous girl-next-door type.
“Oh, I see.
How embarrassing.
Eat, eat.
If there isn’t enough, I’ll make you more.” Raiden Ryoma laughed twice, then slumped back in his chair as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders.
Wonderful.
Now his only concern was gone too.
A woman and a brilliant scientist…
Hmm…
There were quite a few of those in the organization.
He had no idea which of them was responsible, but it didn’t matter.
Any female scientist capable of this would already be old enough to be Raiden Mei’s mother.
No one was going to root up his precious little cabbage.
“Father, what exactly were you worried about?!” Raiden Mei shot to her feet and slapped the table, a faint blush coloring her face.
She might have only been eight, but Raiden Mei was far more mature than most children.
She immediately realized what her father had been implying.
“Nothing.
Eat, eat…” ‘Uncle…
is quite interesting.’ Ling Yi offered her opinion.
In the story, Raiden Ryoma had always been little more than a background character, with very few scenes that revealed his personality.
But seeing him like this…
Ling Yi could only say there was a reason he got along so well with Siegfried.
“Ling Yi, Father is just like that.
Don’t take what he said to heart.” ‘Don’t worry, Mei.
I know.’ Ling Yi was amused.
Raiden Mei’s frantic attempts to explain in her mind were especially adorable.
“Mm…” Raiden Mei was still thinking about what Raiden Ryoma had just said.
He hadn’t said it outright, but his words implied that he was worried she might fall in love with her teacher.
Then what did she think?
What kind of person was Ling Yi to her?
She didn’t quite dare to think about it.
Ling Yi occasionally displayed a certain ability to read her mind, so Raiden Mei didn’t dare dwell on such thoughts.
But in truth, she already knew the answer.
The moment Raiden Mei resolved to protect her for the rest of her life, she knew what she wanted.
“Father.” Raiden Mei raised her head.
Today, it wasn’t only her father who had questions for her.
She also had something she wanted to tell him.
“What is it?” Raiden Ryoma looked up at Raiden Mei.
“I want to learn swordsmanship.” Since there would be a battle in the future, she would make sure she was prepared.
———————————————————————— ——————– Arknights Promo After being transported to Terra, Mu Yuntian acquired the Capitalist System.
As long as he made a profit through exploitation, he would receive rewards.
However, just as Mu Yuntian prepared himself to be hanged from a lamppost and was about to begin exploiting his employees, he discovered that the system’s definition of exploitation was somewhat different from everyone else’s.
“System, are you sure that giving employees private dorm rooms, two days off each week, and double overtime pay meets the requirements for exploitation?” ‘Whoa!
Host, you’re actually forcing your employees to squeeze into such tiny rooms!
They only get two days off each week, and their overtime pay is merely doubled!
You’re utterly heartless—but I like it!’ “Then what’s with this mission to eliminate other heartless companies?
Does that count as exploitation too?” ‘Of course!
If you want to become the most heartless capitalist in history, isn’t the fastest method to eliminate all the other heartless capitalists?’ “Then what about unifying Terra and giving everyone a good life?” ‘That’s simple.
Poor people barely have a penny to their names.
If you want to profit from them, don’t you have to make them rich first?’ After hearing the system’s complete definition of exploitation, Mu Yuntian smiled in relief.
So that’s the kind of capitalist you are.
Fine by me.
I like it!
“[I’m a Capitalist in Arknights!](https://www.ciweimao.com/book/100497950)” ★ ★ ★ T/N: If you spot mistranslation, do tell me!
★ ★ ★ Shilling time!