NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

Ok?

Silver Spear Squad Scout?

Amid Marian's crisp protests, confused memories began to assault someone's brain, and an awkward atmosphere scratched at someone's toes.

You remembered it wrong?!

Under the illumination of the tactical flashlight at his ear, the commander silently scratched his eyebrow with his finger, then nervously met Marian's gaze.

To die...

You misremembered the girl's tactical role and preferred weapon!

But she played so well, there was absolutely no sign of her being uncomfortable!

"Uh... well... I mean... um..."

It's just like a dishonest husband who promises to quit smoking, but gets caught by his wife secretly smoking outside before coming home.

Phoenix scratched his eyebrows harder, his eyes, which gleamed with an eerie green light in the darkness, looking utterly helpless.

"This...uh..."

"The commander probably thought my machine gun was compatible with submachine gun bullets."

Seeing Phoenix's pitiful, helpless appearance, Diesel, standing next to Marian, covered the corner of his mouth with his hand and narrowed his eyes into crescent moons, gently smoothing things over for the commander.

"After all, my machine gun doesn't really look like a traditional machine gun, right?"

“Ah… yes!”

"Yes, yes! That's it!"

The man, who wasn't even this nervous when fighting Lecher, broke out in a cold sweat under Marianne's deathly gaze. He quickly seized the opportunity offered by the train conductor and answered evasively:

"I thought Diesel's machine gun was one of those... cough, some kind of adaptive all-purpose machine gun... ha... hehe... it seems I was wrong."

An awkward smile, an awkward voice, and awkward movements—suddenly, what sounded like Tia's laughter echoed in the quiet underground supermarket.

That silvery laughter was like the opening notes of a melody, causing the other Nikis to burst into laughter in unison. Even Marianne couldn't help but break her pretentious accusatory expression and curl the corners of her mouth into a smile.

The man who was just moments ago a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield is now as reserved as a boy who has done something wrong because he misunderstood Niki's information.

This extreme contrast not only touched the hearts of Marianne and others, but also made them feel a long-lost sense of respect.

Just like mispronouncing someone's name or forgetting their profession, a person will only treat these minor mistakes as significant errors when they respect the other person.

Clearly, the commander's performance just now satisfied and surprised the Nikis.

"Commander, my intelligence colleagues have sent word that the Fifth Squad has officially forfeited and has sent a rescue request to all participating teams."

Just as Phoenix was helplessly watching his group of girls make fun of him, Sheffield's voice in his earpiece instantly pulled everyone back to the state they should be in on the battlefield.

"Location."

"Relative coordinates, 15 degrees south of east, approximately 1,700 meters."

Why is it so far?

"Currently, you are the unit closest to him," the operator replied, his tone clearly conveying a sense of disappointment and frustration.

"According to the commander of the fifth squad, their original intention was to avoid your route, which is why they chose to head south and conduct operations on the edge of the planned area."

"..."

After hearing Sheffield's answer, Phoenix's expression gradually revealed an indescribable sense of annoyance.

A squad that had deliberately avoided his actions ended up asking him for help because they were not strong enough.

Fighting alongside these Ark Bugs is practically a way of increasing your own strength.

"Casualties, current combat situation"

"A total of four Nikis were involved. One is missing, two are slightly injured, and one is incapacitated. Strategic abandonment was carried out against him. The commander is unharmed."

The squad is currently fleeing north and has not encountered Letcher in pursuit.

"Make them hide where they are."

"Huh? But..."

"No buts."

The unquestionable tone made Sheffield, who was behind the intelligence department's control panel, subconsciously purse her lips.

Then, the girl heard the man's cold, hoarse command coming through the earpiece.

"Tell him that Niki's command of the fifth squad has been transferred to the first squad."

"In that case, what if he..."

There's no such thing as "what if".

Either wait to die, or relocate.

Tell that good-for-nothing to choose one himself.

"...Okay, I'll pass on your message right away."

"Okay, you can do the rest yourself."

That's how things have come to this.

Sheffield seemed to be affected by Phoenix's domineering tone. She tapped the keyboard and switched the voice to the fifth squad operator's channel.

"Hello, this is Squad 1 operator Sheffield. The following is our commander's response to Squad 5's request for assistance:"

cough……

"Either wait to die, or move away. Tell that good-for-nothing to choose."

Fifth squad operator: "?"

After a few seconds,

Unable to get a response from the other party, Sheffield, feeling embarrassed as the ace player, began to improvise.

What would Commander Phoenix do in this situation?

Well……

Judging from his tone and personality over the past few hours...

"cough!"

The girl took several deep breaths, gathering her emotions and bringing in her own understanding of Phoenix's perspective.

Then, when she thought about how the Fifth Squad had acted recklessly and ended up having to clean up their mess, Sheffield's blood pressure rose just like a normal person's.

Free rein... um, free rein...

Ugh—these guys are infuriating!!!

"Hey?!"

"Sorry, I'm currently in communication with the Commander..."

"What are you doing holding onto command like that?! Don't waste my time! If you keep whining, go find someone else!!!"

The girl's sweet, delicate voice, delivered with an incredibly sharp edge, reached the ears of the fifth squad's operator, like the gaze of Medusa, instantly freezing the male operator's expression.

"Hey! Are you deaf?!"

"This... I will pass it on to you."

The fifth squad operator mechanically switched channels and blankly relayed the message to his commander:

"Um... the commander of the first squad said..."

"what did he say?"

"..."

"Hey?"

"Uh……"

"Tsk, what do you want to say?"

He said... "If you keep talking nonsense, please go find someone else."

"???"

Chapter Ninety-One: Here's Johnny~

How could he do this?!

Within the ruins, constructed from collapsed walls and resembling a triangular tent, Fifth Squad Commander Arrigant gripped the handle of his gun with bloodshot eyes, as if venting his frustration.

"I only asked him for help! How dare he take advantage of my misfortune! How dare he!!!"