About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

Orson nodded, and Kal'tsit returned to her original appearance - calm, rational, correct, serious, like a robot without emotions.

For Rhodes Island, Kal'tsit is the absolutely correct executor. She is like an insurance mechanism that can keep the ship moving along the correct course.

But to Orson, to the 'Doctor', this lynx was no different from any other human being. A hundred years of wandering had not made her cold, but had made her bury her heart deeper.

Someone has to accept her most vulnerable and true side, and someone has to protect this lynx who protects everyone.

"Dr. Kelsey—"

Orson called out to Kal'tsit who was about to leave.

"I heard there's a great shopping district in Casimir. If you have time later, would you like to go shopping together?"

"I don't have time to hang out at places like that...but if things go well, I'll consider it."

Kal'tsit responded quietly and headed for the elevator to the cargo hold.

"What a weird lynx."

"That's right."

Orson sighed, and at the same time, a familiar voice came from the side to support him.

"Ms. Platinum, you can't become that awkward... eh?"

Ornn, who realized it later, blinked at the platinum slacker who appeared here for some unknown reason.

33. To protect Rhodes Island from being exposed, Orson chose...

"Ouch!?"

Seeing that Platinum was right next to him, Orson was so scared that he let out a wailing sound like a dog being dragged to get an IV drip.

"Am I that scary?"

Bai Jin tilted his head, not knowing why Orson reacted so strongly.

"Ms. Shirogane is very cute, but I was frightened for another reason... So why are you, uh, here?"

Orson's tone was halting, a bit like someone who agreed to lose weight and ran into his coach at a barbecue buffet.

"Want to guess why I'm here?"

Bai Jin looked at Orson and threw the question back.

"Are you lost? If you are, I can take you back to Casimir..."

At this point, Orson still held on to a glimmer of hope and tried to ask Platinum.

"I mentioned earlier that I have an outpost mission today—that mission is to investigate the new company [Rhodes Island] that recently participated in the Knights' Games."

Bai Jin revealed the answer calmly, and Orson said "Oh".

So that's how it is. I was shocked. I thought something was wrong... No way!!

Unlike his calm and indifferent appearance, Orson's heart was in turmoil.

——Why didn’t you inform us when Casimir’s people came to inspect today, Amiya!

Orson wanted to run to Amiya's office right now and rub the little rabbit's ears hard, but if he really did that, the end result would probably be that mon3tr would bite his head, Kal'tsit would strangle him, and he would be stuffed into the refrigerator by "Amiya's honorary sister Froststar."

And think about it carefully... before leaving for Casimir, Amiya seemed to have asked Orson and Kal'tsit what she should do after the two left Rhodes Island.

"Don't worry about us, Amiya. You have to believe that you can handle these things even if you are alone. We believe in you too."

Orson vaguely remembered saying this, so Amiya did not ask for help from him and Kal'tsit, and successfully completed various tasks on Rhodes Island - which should include letting Casimir's people explore Rhodes Island.

...This wave, the cooperation with teammates was not very satisfactory.

"Well, I originally thought today would be a boring day with no time to slack off, but now it seems that may not be the case."

Bai Jin's originally lazy tone became slightly interested. She looked at Orson with a subtle and sinister look in her eyes, as if to say, "Maybe there's some fun to be found."

"Ah ha ha……"

Orson could only smile awkwardly but politely, because of the communication problems between him and Amiya, the current situation was indeed a bit awkward.

"The person you were with just now was Rhodes Island's executor, Dr. Kal'tsit, right? Being able to work with an executor suggests your relationship with Rhodes Island is more than just a patient. So why would a previously unknown infected knight be associated with a new medical company like Rhodes Island, and prepare to participate in this knight competition almost at the same time? Could it be that—"

Platinum got so close to Orson behind him that Orson could even feel the warm breath coming out of Platinum's nose through his neck.

I feel like the next second the other person is going to lick me with his tongue and say with a JO look on his face, "This smells like a lie!"

Although Bai Jin usually gives Orson the impression of being a lazy guy, a salary thief, and the natural enemy of himself and office workers like Uncle Xia Guang.

But no matter what, the other party is also the Platinum Lord of the "No Hero Alliance". This kind of assassin killer who roams between various forces cannot achieve her status by slacking off and living a lazy life.

Just based on the actions of Rhodes Island and Orson after arriving in Casimir, and the fact that "Orson and Kal'tsit acted together", Platinum had already vaguely analyzed Orson and the others' plan.

Orson has strong planning skills, and unlike his appearance, he is unexpectedly good at analyzing situations and formulating policies.

But even so, Orson still has one aspect that is very bad - telling lies with open eyes.

“Well, um… this situation is actually… aww…”

Orson had originally thought that he could resolve the crisis with his superb eloquence, but his virtual vocal cords could only make a variety of incoherent "Aba Aba" sounds.

In fact, Orson doesn't have the top-level nonsense ability of Black Snake, who can deceive black into white. Nor does he have the ability of Kal'tsit to tell lies/riddles/incomprehensible words in a serious manner.

Those who are familiar with Orson know that this young man is literally "harmless" in his daily interactions. It is as difficult to get him to make up nonsense seriously as it is to trick Tallulah into giving up her military uniform and wearing a lace wedding dress.

"You look really nervous, Orson."

When Bai Jin saw Orson's expression, he roughly realized that his guess was indeed almost right.

"Don't worry, I won't interfere with what you and Rhodes Island want to do."

Having teased Orson enough, Platinum jumped onto the box next to Rhodes Island's underground warehouse, swinging his slender and powerful legs, and his tone became casual and lazy again.

"Eh...really?"

Hearing Platinum's words, Orson seemed a little unable to believe his ears.

"Anyway, my job today is just to investigate Rhodes Island. The relationship between the [Infected Knight] and Rhodes Island is not within my scope of work. Besides, I have to submit a written report after reporting something like this, and I will be assigned more work later. Why should I cause myself trouble?"

Bai Jin spoke lazily, while Orson praised the slacker from the bottom of his heart for the first time in his life, saying that slackers were the best!

"But there still has to be compensation, right?"

Bai Jin looked at Orson, who immediately understood.

"Yes, yes, yes. What do you want me to help write this time?"

After spending some time together, Orson, who had developed a strong sense of self-management, asked.

"Let's forget about the writing. Hmm...why not, you'll be my guide today?"

Bai Jin thought for a moment and then told his chips.

"Is that all? Of course not!"

Orson patted his chest and said that he would take care of it. Although he had only been in Rhodes Island for a few months, Orson was already familiar with almost everyone in Rhodes Island.

After Orson confidently said that he would leave it to him, he suddenly thought of something.

It seems like... did I accidentally send a selfie with Bai Jin to the group a few days ago?

Taking this as a premise, if I were to continue wandering around Rhodes Island with Platinum...

Orson swallowed and gradually realized that things didn't seem to be going well.

"what happened?"

Bai Jin looked at Orsen who suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and asked curiously.

"No, nothing. Let's go find Amiya first."

Orson gritted his teeth and said not to worry, it was better to sacrifice himself than to let Platinum expose Rhodes Island!

And just be careful not to meet certain people.

With such determination, Orson took Platinum to the transport ladder and moved up from the lowest level of the freighter on Rhodes Island.

"Orson! Long time no see, how have you been lately-"

After the transport ladder reached the upper deck and opened the door, Frost Star, one of the "specific people", stood in front of the door and greeted Orson happily. Then the next second, after seeing Platinum, she performed Sichuan Opera face-changing.

34. Hugging left and right

"Orson! Long time no see...eh?"

After hearing from Kal'tsit that Orson was coming back, Frost Star immediately ran over from her dormitory to be able to greet Orson as soon as possible.

Judging from the results, Frost Star did welcome Orson first, but another problem was that she also welcomed Platinum, the Kuranta girl with white hair and golden eyes who was a little shorter than Orson, who was sent out by Orson's trembling hands before.

"Does the temperature around here feel a bit cool?"

Bai Jin, who was behind Orson, was not quite aware of the situation. She pulled her shawl down slightly, trying to block the strange cold current that her skin felt.

"Ah... well, maybe there's something wrong with Rhodes Island's air conditioning system—Calm down a bit, Froststar!"

While explaining to Platinum, Orson drew a map to prevent Froststar from activating Winter Scar mode on the spot.

"Calm? I think I'm quite calm right now. I'm even calm enough to think about what kind of ice sculpture would be best to freeze you and that sneaky colt beside you into."

"That's not calm at all!? This has been a misunderstanding all along. Let me explain!"

Having run into the most troublesome character right from the start, Orson complained that he had no luck at all while thinking about how to calm Froststar down.

If Amiya is nearby, then just throw the black rabbit into the white rabbit's arms, and the white rabbit will calm down and sniff Amiya.

Of course, doing so will only prolong the time for a few more minutes, and you will be chased and beaten by more people.

But the problem now is that he doesn't even know how to delay a few more minutes for Frost Star to calm down and prevent the entire Rhodes Island from being frozen.

"What's the good explanation, Orson? Are you here to show off? You're saying you're incredibly popular with women and can bring back girls just by going to any place for a few days?"

"I'm not the one bringing the girls, Frost Star! This is Platinum. It was just a coincidence that we got those photos before. And today, Platinum was just here to explore Rhodes Island... Could you explain this to me, Miss Platinum?"

Feeling that his hands were numb from the cold, Orson could no longer care about anything else and asked for help from Platinum, hoping that she could help resolve Frost Star's misunderstanding.

"Hmm... I see."

Bai Jin looked at Orson, then looked at the pouting Snow Rabbit, and probably understood the situation of these two people.

"I'm Orson's girlfriend, Miss Carters."

Platinum said this with a devilish smile.

"Girlfriend—"

Frost Star went completely berserk after hearing Platinum's response. Orson felt as if he was instantly thrown to the North Pole and stripped naked.

Originally, because of the original arrangement, as a "Patriot's Restriction Device", Frost Star could not follow Orson to Casimir and could only pretend to be a sick girl in Rhodes Island, which made her very annoyed. As a result, a white-haired Kuranta who claimed to be Orson's girlfriend appeared inexplicably. This sudden change made Frost Star so angry that her heart was burning with anger.

If Patriot saw his precious daughter like this, Orson would probably not take a direct Patriot flight to Longmen, but would have to take the Patriot lunar shuttle.

After all, even Tallulah had never seriously told others that she was Orson's girlfriend. This had become an unspoken understanding among several people, that is, they would not take the initiative to announce it, and the one who waited for Orson, the fool, to say it first would be the winner.

As a result, this white-haired pony appeared out of nowhere and ran away first!

"Girlfriend...congratulations, Orson. Before you get frozen into molecules, can I ask, what stage have you reached? Holding hands, hugging, kissing, living together, or -?"

"Why do you have to assume I'm dead...? Um, Ms. Platinum and I really didn't do anything, seriously!"

Orson, who has a strong survival rate, is still looking for a world line where he can survive, but he also knows that a little devil girl like Platinum is definitely a person who is eager to create chaos in the world.

Commonly known as someone who likes to add fuel to the fire.

"Which step? Of course it's a very close relationship, so this level of interaction is naturally out of the question... Hmm."

Bai Jin, who had originally planned to escalate the situation, was ready to hold Orson's arm and press herself into his chest.

But when his hands were stretched out in the air and he was about to hug Orson, Bai Jin suddenly stopped.

"...?"

Seeing Platinum's sudden freeze, Froststar, who was only one step away from getting the Forgiveness of the Dawn Goddess, frowned.

"Of course it's common for couples to cuddle and hug each other... well."