After accepting Commander Kai’s request, Snow White stated she would head out to search for supplies first thing tomorrow morning, and then she returned to her sentry post.
Speaking of which, quite a lot had happened, yet not even a single night had passed.
After all, Kai was previously just an ordinary, useless modern person.
Now that the excitement of battle had worn off, only exhaustion remained.
Drowsiness hit him; he just wanted to sleep.
“Oh my, Young Master, are you sleepy?
Having a drink with me will help you sleep.”
Scarlet had managed to fetch a bottle of fine wine from the cellar in no time.
Now she was pestering Kai again, insisting on dragging him into having a drink.
“Sigh!
I really give up with you.
Fine, just one cup, okay?
I can’t hold my liquor well; my family never used to let me drink!” Kai finally yielded.
Scarlet truly lived up to being a member of the future ‘Eat, Drink, and Play’ trio; Marian had learned everything from them.
“Family, huh…” Scarlet showed a nostalgic expression.
“One must listen to family.
Just one cup it is, then.”
Scarlet filled the prepared small cup and handed it to Kai.
“A little sip tonight, with the moonlight and the breeze for company, take your time, Young Master—” Scarlet even started humming a little tune.
But Kai was not someone who enjoyed drinking.
He had tried it before and knew his tolerance was low.
He sniffed the wine in the cup; it seemed a bit strong.
Down the hatch!
Better a quick pain than a long one!
He tilted his head back and poured the wine down his throat in one gulp.
“Haaa~~” One word: spicy!
Just what kind of person likes drinking?
ᕙ༼ Zi°beneficial° ༽ᕗ Kai put on a mask of agony.
Scarlet had only taken a small sip and was shocked by Kai’s move!
“Ha!
Young Master is so bold!
I never expected you to have such a side!
Cheers!”
Scarlet also finished her drink in one go and let out a comfortable burp.
Kai’s face was now bright red, and his consciousness began to blur.
Everything before his eyes became hazy, like a dream or a hallucination.
“Hehe!
Dorothy, Doro.
Why did you get so tall?
Eh, where’s my orange from before?
I can’t find my orange.
Did you steal it, Doro?” Kai was completely drunk and started babbling nonsense.
Dorothy looked at the Commander with a headache and then glared at Scarlet.
“Well, I didn’t expect the Young Master to get drunk after just one cup, hehe—” Scarlet said, amused.
Dorothy supported Kai, who was already walking in S-curves, wanting to take him to rest.
“They’re all idiots!
Those high-ranking officials in the Ark are all idiots!
They’re all idiots—”
On the way, Kai suddenly shouted this at all the Nikkes.
The entire night was left with only the Commander’s roars.
Mass-Produced Nikkes: — Dorothy: — Snow White: — Rapunzel: — Scarlet: — Heehee — Dorothy glared at Scarlet again.
And you have the nerve to laugh!
Zipping her lips, Scarlet used gestures to show she wasn’t ‘heehee-ing’ anymore!
“Hehe!” Scarlet thought of other happy things.
Sigh!
Being a leader is too hard.
It was another day of Dorothy missing Liliweiss.
Everyone claimed they couldn’t hear the Commander’s shouting clearly.
After the corruption incident and the previous battle, the Nikkes all felt that since oranges were so delicious and there wasn’t even a shadow of the Ark anyway.
Kai finally quieted down for a moment.
Looking at Dorothy beside him, he seemed to remember something else.
He surreptitiously shouted “softly” into Dorothy’s ear: “Dorothy!
I’ve always been curious, what is the source of your energy?
Food alone shouldn’t be enough!”
The Nikkes following behind looked at each other, wondering what the Commander was trying to say now.
“How is your digestion?
Do you poop like us humans—”
Dorothy really couldn’t take it anymore!
She raised her free hand and delivered a chop, crushing the rest of his wild words back into the Commander’s mouth.
“The Commander is truly drunk!
He’s sleeping so soundly!
Everyone saw that, right?!” Dorothy looked around.
Who agrees?
Who objects?
“Indeed!
Indeed!” The other Nikkes voted in favor unanimously.
Scarlet also lamented: “I finally know why the Commander’s family didn’t allow him to drink!
Drinking is bad for the body.
With the Commander’s drinking habits, if he went out to drink, he’d probably get beaten up by someone one day!
Don’t you agree, Dorothy?”
Fine!
You’re the hero of the day!
You took down the Raptures single-handedly, so I won’t argue with you.
Dorothy quickly found a relatively intact room to carry Kai inside to sleep.
Everyone rested near the room, chatting and laughing.
Time soon reached noon the next day.
“Sleeping until I wake up naturally!” Kai got up and stretched.
“Haaa~~”
“So I wasn’t dreaming!
I really am in the world of Nikke.”
Everything he experienced before wasn’t a dream; it’s just that things after drinking with Scarlet were a bit fuzzy.
At this moment, Rapunzel walked in.
Seeing the awakened Kai, her face turned red.
She was thinking of sneaking in to do something naughty; everyone had been guarding against her strictly before, and she only had a chance to come over now while Snow White was back from scavenging.
She didn’t expect the Commander to be awake already.
“Yo, brother.
Snow White just brought back a deer, and you’re awake.
Let’s go out together; everyone is studying how to roast it.” Rapunzel spoke very naturally.
Kai was also delighted to hear the news.
I told you Snow White has a knack for scavenging, didn’t I?”
That was indeed true.
Rapunzel thought about how Snow White had also brought back wires, bricks, canned food—and even a bottle of wine.
She really was impressive; the little Snow White of the past had grown into such a reliable figure.
When Kai and Rapunzel walked over to where everyone was, they saw everyone happily discussing how to handle the deer.
Scarlet was as unreliable as ever.
“Can’t we just tear it apart and eat it?”
“Sigh!” Dorothy rejected it immediately without a second thought.
“No.”
Fortunately, there was a reliable Mass-Produced Nikke.
“Ah, I know how to handle venison.
I’ve roasted it a few times before.”
Kai took a look and recognized her immediately.
“Pinne, it’s just like you!
So reassuring.”
Pinne grinned, very happy.
The Commander still remembers my name.
“Hehe.
It might not be a top-tier delicacy, but it should taste good.”
“Oh oh, I’m excited too.” Scarlet looked at Kai.
“Young Master, your alcohol tolerance is really poor.”
“Hey!
I told you so!
You still insisted I have a drink.
But I did sleep very soundly.” Then Kai looked at Dorothy and scratched his head.
“Dorothy, I remember I said something to you after I drank, but I really can’t remember what.
Do you remember—”
Dorothy quickly changed the subject: “It wasn’t anything important!”
“By the way, from now on, our goal is survival.
We haven’t been able to establish contact with the Ark, so we can’t have expectations for support.”
“The guard duty at the temporary outpost can be kept to a minimum.
We can leave just a few people, while the rest search for survival supplies nearby.”
It’s coming!
This time, there won’t be a bad ending!
“Dorothy, safety is the most important thing.
We must leave at least a 5-person squad at the outpost.
I will stay and guard this place with you.”
“Rapunzel must stay; she’s the only healer.
Either Snow White or Scarlet must stay, so we can at least pull off a full Burst Skill.”
Everyone found the Commander’s strange terms impressive though they didn’t quite understand them.
After yesterday’s battle, they absolutely trusted the Commander.
Dorothy thought for a moment and agreed.
“Fine, then me, Pinne, and Rapunzel, plus Scarlet and any one of the Mass-Produced Nikke sisters will stay.”
“Snow White will lead the remaining Nikkes out to find supplies.
Snow White is truly skilled at that.”
Good, a Dorothy who listens to advice is a good Doro!
“Snow White, the most important thing is to protect your own safety.
With your strength, I believe you can definitely bring them back safely!”
“Understood!
Commander!” Snow White nodded solemnly.