Translated by Eve

　　Edited by Karasunofight

　　"W-wait a second! Are you serious, Hill?!" The female doctor played with her hair in shock as a way to cover up her unease. Although her Commander was a beauty with delicate features, a mighty aura leaked out from all around him. Thus, she couldn't quite imagine Commander-daren being pushed down by this inexperienced and young guide. This was extremely shocking, alright?!

　　However, for the sake of her Commander, even if it was heaven-shaking, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and endure it. After she received the young guide's nod of affirmation, Dalena sucked in a deep breath, thereby steadying her heart that was trembling in fear, "In theory, it's possible. However…cough, sentinel-darens all have strong personalities. Meanwhile, guides have all been taught to be soft little bunnies. I haven't heard of any cases like this before, so I don't understand it very well. I don't dare to speak about this casually. If…if you really want to do this, I can help you research it. However, mn, I can't guarantee…that Commander will…accept this."

　　The gazes directed towards Hill were all full of veneration as if they were looking at a hero who would soon die a martyr. They naturally did not know about the evil tricks that were bubbling inside the stomach of this youngster who acted like he would do anything for the sake of their Commander. He was probably the only one in the entire universe who was able make wanting to 'top someone' sound so dignified, righteous, and devoted.

　　Perhaps this was the difference in treatment between sentinels and guides, ba? Clearly, the one-eyed man had said more or less the same thing a few moments ago, but the s.p.a.ce pirates had all looked at him with hostile gazes as if staring at a common enemy. However, now that it was a young, fair, and tender guide, he was viewed as the 'national hero' who would save the people from disaster.

　　After obtaining the s.p.a.ce pirates' promises to help him, Zhao Xihe the guide was very pleased. However, the gaze that the protagonist shou, Nova, used to look at him was particularly complicated, "Do you…really like Gege? I always thought that you saw him as your father…."

　　"It doesn't matter whether he's my father or my lover," Zhao Xihe smiled, expression firm, "I don't know if this is love, but I wish to always be by his side, to be able to help him, to be able to a.s.sist him. Who I am to him doesn't matter."

　　Nova sighed.

　　He didn't know why, but Nova felt kind of jealous. He was jealous that his friend could so resolutely possess such an emotion. What about him, ne? Will he ever have such fortune? Nova couldn't help but think of Erick, who he had met on that planet. He knew that the other was a sentinel, one that had a very high compatibility with him. Nova couldn't help but be attracted to him. However, because he was a s.p.a.ce pirate, he held himself back.

　　Shaking his head, Nova drove Erick's silhouette out of his head and once again thought about his elder brother. He felt guilty for never caring about his brother's health. Although they weren't close and his older brother didn't seem to like him, Germain had always been responsible and diligent about protecting him, about giving him the freedom to live his life the way he wanted to. He didn't send him off like the other guides to the Guide Academy where he would have to learn how to be subservient. In which case, he would have then been matched with a sentinel when he came of age and would then be treated like tool manipulated by its owner.

　　Actually, when he thought about it carefully, his older brother actually wasn't as unreasonable as he had previously thought. He could control himself for Hill's sake, even though his body was in such dire straits. Furthermore, he had never been willing to add onto someone else's troubles. What before seemed like apathy now seemed like a cover to mask his frail and gentle interior. Nova clenched his fists. He thought that maybe he had to take the lead and try to be considerate of his brother, to express the admiration that he held for Germain.

　　Nova who had been blinded by the halo didn't stop his friend from 'devoting himself' to his brother. Moreover, he even helped Hill draft a strategy out of his own accord. Thus, that night, when Sui Yuan was reviewing the responses of all the members of his crew, he ended up with a headache so painful that it felt like his head was on fire.

　　Firstly, there were the s.p.a.ce pirates and Nova's, hinting that Hill looked so pitiful, waiting outside Sui Yuan's door for so long. Then, there was Zhao Xihe who kept hara.s.sing him with messages sent from 0007. Sui Yuan pressed down on his slightly swollen temples, feeling like his head was getting increasingly heavier. He didn't know if he should laugh or cry over the fact that his play against Zhao Xihe had ended up backfiring on him instead.

　　Because of Hill's disturbance of the plot, Sui Yuan took this chance to check the probability of the Destroyer being part of his crew. After all, Hill was Germain's adopted son throughout the plot. There was nothing romantic at all. If the Destroyer was aware of this change, they would definitely find it suspicious.

　　And yet, who knew if it was fortunate or unfortunate, but the reactions of the s.p.a.ce pirates were extremely normal. After the initial shock, they were all extremely joyous. Furthermore, Sui Yuan had also gone through the holographic security footage and dispelled all doubt towards them.