NOVPUB"Can you get up now? I'd like to go out," Muku spoke defeatedly after seeing that Emily was showing no sign of moving.
"Just a little longer, please?" Emily replied while holding him even more tightly than before.
"Just five more minutes and that's it", Muku replied.
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Five minutes later...
"H..hey!" Emily exclaimed after Muku suddenly jumped out of bed.
She had loosened her grasp. So it was easy for him to do. She pouted while looking at him walking out the door. She wondering if he had realised that she wasn't going to let him go.
A slightly embarrassed smile then appeared on her face. She had let go of all the negative emotions. So what if she wasn't the first? She was going to make sure that she was the best when the time came...
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Bang!
"Jade, you snake, how could you sell me out so eas... What the hell?! Pfft Hahahaha" Muku, who had gotten some leverage on Jade after the betrayal.
No longer hesitated to see her. So much so that she was the first person he went to see after escaping from Emily. Just as he was speaking, he noticed her shortened her hair. He immediately burst into loud laughter while pointing at her.
There was definitely a heavy dose of schadenfreude mixed into his laughter. How could he not be like that after the stress she made him go through?
"You totally deserved it, you cheeky brat! Hahahaha. I wish she had burned it away instead! Hahahaha. Even I have longer hair than you. Hahaha," Muku kept on adding fuel to the fire while laughing at Jade.
"GET OUT!" Jade exploded out into an angry shout.
Bang!
She then got up from her bed and pushed Muku out of her room. She then slammed the door in his face. She wasn't in the mood to deal with him at that time. She was still mourning her precious hair.
Muku didn't resist. He knew he couldn't talk to her when she was like that anyway. He also had some other things to do.
He then went to his next destination. Which was Audrey's room. He smiled wryly the moment he got into the room. The lady was practically sleeping on the same place he left her on the previous night.
Of course, he had to move her to the bed. So he gently picked her up. Making sure not to wake her. He then slowly placed himself on the bed, into her blanket.
He wanted to leave immediately and let her sleep. However, her sleeping face was just so mesmerising he couldn't help wanting to caress it for a bit. So, he lay next to her, then began caressing her face and hair softly. Taking in her sweet scent.
A gentle smile automatically appeared on his face. He felt quite blissful and blessed in that moment. Who wouldn't feel blessed when they knew someone like Audrey gave them their all?
"Mmm" Audrey suddenly steered with a her voice leaking out a bit.
Muku was startled and immediately wanted to get away. He didn't want to wake her up after all. However, Audrey had different plans. Just when he was about to take back his hand. She grabbed it and pulled him back.
Muku immediately looked at her face to see if she was awake. He was met by her slightly opened eyes that were clearly very sleepy. Then out of nowhere, she pulled his hand on top of her. Then hugged his body that had gotten closer.
"Good morning, pretty lady", Muku spoke softly. However, he received no response.
He then looked down and noticed that Audrey had gone back to sleep. It almost seemed like she only woke up to pull him closer. He could only smile wryly again and stay like that.
It was only thirty minutes later that Audrey woke for real. The lady almost jumped up from her bed after finding herself in someone's arms. Unfortunately, her body wasn't feeling up to the test. It felt so heavy she could barely move.
Muku found it both funny and concerning. They really shouldn't have been so extreme when they did it. Especially when it was just Audrey's first time. Though it kinda strocked his ego, the fact that he hit it so hard she couldn't move.
Anyway, it was still concerning. How will he explain it to the others who didn't know? It would be too suspicious to say that she is sick, right? After all, did Evolvers even get sick? Especially R3s?
"Should I call Hope?" Muku asked. It was better to be awkward than leave Audrey like that.
"N... no! That's way too embarrassing!" Audrey instantly refused. Her face turned red from just the thought of it.
After all, Hope's healing spells always glow visibly brighter on the injured area. Which would mean... No! Audrey refused to go through that. She'd rather stay as she was!
"Okay... I have something else we can try. It will take a little more time and effort, though," Muku suggested something else.
He could understand where she was coming from. Not to mention that even Hope would probably figure things out in such a situation. Even if she was rather naive and pure. She still knew some stuff from school after all.
Honestly, he didn't know how she would react. Which he would rather not find out. That little sister of his can be quite unpredictable sometimes. She might go around telling everyone by mistake or something like that.
"Okay... I'm fine with anything else," Audrey replied. She had an idea of what he was talking about. She wasn't against it despite not liking it too much. It was a lot better than the embarrassment.
"Great! Let me go take care of something first," Muku replied, then after a nod from Audrey. He went out.
...
Around a kilometre and a half away from the mansion...
"Why has no one come out since yesterday?. Should I go and report just that?. No, that ahole boss of mine will probably not accept it. Do these bastards like their mansion that much?... How do they even have a mansion anyway? And how tf did they move it here? It definitely wasn't around anywhere near here before. Sigh, I want to go rest. I don't even get paid for this" The spy from the NL Base spoke to himself.
He had been quiet at the beginning. However, after so much time of just observing a motionless mansion. He was bored, tired, sleepy and hungry. So, he felt like he had to vent or he would lose his mind.
"Well, actually. I feel you've done enough. You've been here since yesterday, after all. Your boss can't be so unreasonable as not to accept that right? Who's your boss anyway?" Suddenly, a voice spoke from beside the spy.
"It's Abel that white-haired a..." The spy replied by mistake, then he realised what was going on. He was supposed to be alone. How was there someone talking to him?!
A cold chill went down his spine. He was legitimately scared. For someone to come so close to him without being found out. It was either a ghost or a being much worse... A higher ranked Evolver!.
He was a MR2 evolver with spying abilities, which included camouflage. He could sense up to PR2s and some Pseudo-R3s if they were still not that high up.
So, for the person to be completely invisible to him. They had to be someone really strong. Someone who could probably kill him without him even noticing it. He was so scared he couldn't look.
"It's rude not to look at someone when they are talking to you. And why are you so scared when I'm just here to give you a reason to return? You should be thanking me instead. I even have a message for you to deliver to your boss. Tell him that I'll be visiting him sometime soon, okay?" Muku spoke again.
The man still didn't move an inch to look. Muku couldn't help but wonder why such a chicken was doing such work if he was so scared. It seemed that sometimes one would get abilities that weren't in line with their personality.
Even more unluckily for the spy. Someone saw the potential in those abilities and likely threatened him to do whatever that person wanted.
"You really should consider a different line of work, man. Let me help you get on your way," Muku spoke, then picked the spy up by his neck.
The guy was so scared he actually wet himself. Muku gave him a slightly disgusted look. Then flew away with him at high speeds. His destination was the NL Base. He left the scared-stiff spy less than a kilometre away from the base. Then he left after telling the spy not to forget his message.
The spy stayed like that for a few minutes. Completely still. It was almost like he thought Muku was still lurking around. Which wasn't true. Muku had really left. He had a beauty waiting for him after all.
Only after some time did the spy feel safe enough to move. The strength that had left his legs had also returned. He then ran back to his base. He, without a doubt, would tell Abel everything.
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Back at the mansion...
"Is it taken care of?" Audrey asked as soon as Muku entered the room.
"Yeah, we can get to the important matters now", Muku replied with a gentle smile on his face.
Audrey smiled back. A slight blush on her face as they looked into each other's eyes...
