“Wow!
It really seems to work!” a Mass-Produced Nikkes exclaimed.
Kai’s blood took effect quickly; the red glow in the eyes of the previously corrupted Nikke disappeared, and she soon regained her senses.
At this, even the Goddess Squad members couldn’t remain calm; that ‘what if’ really happened!
Dorothy and Rapunzel were the first to step forward to check the situation.
Dorothy was concerned because the matter was too important to allow for any error.
As for her good friend Rapunzel, she was a healing-type Nikke and understood the symptoms of corruption all too well.
“How is it, Rapunzel?
Has the corruption really been removed?” Dorothy asked anxiously.
Rapunzel examined the Mass-Produced Nikkes’s body and then conducted a few simple cognitive tests.
The corruption, which even she, the highest-level healing Nikke, had been helpless against, seemed to have been removed by a bit of miraculous blood?
This was beyond her comprehension.
“From the current situation, the symptoms of corruption are completely gone.
Her memory and cognition are all normal.
From the results, the corruption has been removed.”
“However, to be safe, she must still be observed for a period.
If there are no abnormalities within the next day, then it’s highly probable that it’s completely gone.”
Rapunzel said cautiously.
But this was still incredibly good news!
For the Nikkes, corruption was the most painful thing.
Once infected, they either died at the hands of their comrades or became a Heretic and turned on their former allies.
No matter the outcome, it filled the Nikkes with dread.
Now, the appearance of this rookie Commander would bring immense change to the Nikkes.
“This is great!
This is truly great—” Dorothy felt significantly relieved.
Regardless of whether Kai was sent by the Ark in response to her plea, she was determined to keep him firmly in her grasp!
Rapunzel had the Mass-Produced Nikkes take the still-weak Nikke to rest, then walked up to Kai.
“Brother!
What kind of person are you, after all!
Ah, I really want to strip you bare and study you!” The more she spoke, the redder her face became, as if she was thinking of something indecent.
Pushing the embarrassing Rapunzel aside, Scarlet was speechless at this former nun who had been led astray.
“You really are ruining the reputation of our Goddess Squad!”
“Young Master, today I shall prepare a cup of light wine.
You and I shall drink together until we are thoroughly intoxicated!” Scarlet extended a drinking invitation.
I don’t think you’re much better yourself!
Snow White stepped forward.
With so many Raptures still lurking, how could they drink without a care?
Her lips trembled slightly.
“If only you, Commander, had arrived here sooner, then our comrades wouldn’t have—”
“And Red Hood, she wouldn’t have had to face returning home to die alone.”
Most of the Mass-Produced Nikkes who had sacrificed themselves earlier were corrupted, and Snow White herself had— and Red Hood, if she had been able to hold on until now and met the Commander.
It would have greatly eased the pressure on the Goddess Squad, who were currently executing the Ark Guardian plan.
At the mention of these things, everyone fell silent.
Kai looked at the future “Eat, Drink, and Be Merry” trio, not yet fully evolved, standing alive before him, and his heart was naturally very excited.
However, this wasn’t a game now, and there were no “Commander Free Use Vouchers” or gifts that could instantly max out their favorability.
He had always been a pure, straight man before.
But the Red Hood they mentioned just now, that felt like a huge opportunity!
The Red Hood’s greatness needed no elaboration; Kai knew that Red Hood was not dead, but merely sleeping somewhere.
Kai didn’t know where, most likely somewhere near the Ark’s entrance, otherwise Rapi wouldn’t have encountered the awakened Red Hood during a later mission.
If Red Hood could be cured of her corruption, then Rapi wouldn’t have such immense power later on.
But if Kai could truly live until then, his strength would surely have grown considerably, and the three little ones wouldn’t have to work so hard.
Rapi would only need to guard the door of this Commander’s room!
Kai thought to himself.
“I—” Just as Kai was about to reveal some news about Red Hood, Scarlet also voiced her own question.
“Oh, right, little Snow White, you just called the Young Master ‘Commander’?
What exactly is the Young Master’s identity?”
The previous atmosphere was indeed not suitable for introducing Kai’s identity.
Scarlet belatedly realized she didn’t even know the Young Master’s name or identity.
She had initially wondered where Dorothy had found this human.
Rapunzel also looked curiously at Snow White, curious about her brother’s identity.
“Let me answer that,” Dorothy joined the conversation, and even the Mass-Produced Nikkes who were about to rest looked over curiously.
“I officially introduce to you, this is a new Commander who just graduated from the Ark — the Ark is full of vermin!
He came to our temporary outpost all by himself.”
Kai felt himself socially dying again.
“Actually, not entirely alone,” he mumbled softly.
“Wow!” “This—” “As expected of a Commander who can remove corruption!”
At this, the other Nikkes erupted.
This Commander who graduated from the Ark was truly extraordinary!
And the fact that the Ark would approve of him using this name, one could imagine how powerful he must be!
The uninformed Nikkes couldn’t help but think this way.
“No, no, no, there must be a problem with the data!
My real name is—Kai.
You can just call me Kai.”
“Outrageous?
It does seem a bit outrageous,” they all thought in unison.
“Haha!
Young Master, I still think your previous name was much more imposing,” many of the Nikkes secretly harbored grievances against the Ark, especially Scarlet.
So only she dared to speak out.
Kai didn’t want everyone to keep dwelling on this issue, so he quickly picked up the plastic bag he had placed on the ground earlier.
“Not at all, I was just saying it for fun, who knew the Ark would approve it?
Come, come, everyone, have some oranges.
This orange is so sweet, it cost me 20 yuan.”
Kai pulled out fresh oranges one by one from the bag, starting with the Mass-Produced Nikkes, giving one to each.
“Thank you, Commander.
I am an I-DOLL series Nikke, codenamed Hua.
Thank you very much.” After receiving the orange, the Nikke whose corruption Kai had removed thanked him.
“It’s what I should do.
You fight for humanity; I’m just doing what I should,” Kai said dismissively, continuing to distribute them.
“He really is an extraordinary Commander,” these Nikkes all thought to themselves.
Previous human Commanders only treated them as tools, and only the powerful fairy tale models had a bit of a say.
When only Snow White and Dorothy were left, there was only one orange remaining in the bag.
Seeing Kai’s dilemma, Dorothy proactively said, “Commander, give it to Snow White.
As the leader, I should defer to my lovely squad member.”
Snow White said nothing.
She could yield on anything, but not on food.
Only by eating well could she grow up healthy and have enough strength to investigate certain matters.
Snow White took the orange and first peeled a small piece of the peel to put in her mouth.
It’s bitter!
Cannot eat.
Snow White expressionlessly spat out the orange peel.
The orange pulp was still delicious!
“Doro, here, for you,” Kai pulled out an orange from his embrace.
This was originally for himself.
“Doro?
The last time someone called me that, I was still human.”
Dorothy directly broke the orange in half, peel and all, and handed a piece to Kai.
Fresh fruit, she hadn’t tasted it in years, it was truly delicious.