In the evening, after his bath, Jun'an lay sprawled on the sofa like a dried-up person. Himeko, her hair still wet, lovingly provided a lap pillow while stroking his hair.
This was his miscalculation. He had underestimated the strength of his two "foster mothers" and overlooked the fact that they were both fusion warriors. Under their overwhelming power, Jun'an could only become their plaything.
Especially Himeko - she seemed particularly excited by the Captain's current thirteen or fourteen-year-old appearance, and had squeezed out several rounds at once.
As for Theresa, after being satisfied, she was assigned to work remotely by Amber. Himeko, having just captured Cocolia yesterday to help out, now found herself with more free time.
"If I had known back then, I wouldn't have bothered with the super variable factor," Jun'an lamented. "Now my waist hurts."
Hearing this, Himeko became displeased. She pinched Jun'an's cheek and said, "My Honkai resistance wasn't good enough. Without this super variable factor, I would have been gone long ago. Besides, weren't you having plenty of fun when you were going all out on me?"
At the beginning of the story, Himeko had left marks on her body due to insufficient Honkai resistance while insisting on using the Fusion Core Valkyrie Armor to connect with Hyperion. Later, through various battles, her injuries accumulated more and more, until the final life-burning use of the Key of Blank during the Destiny battle.
To save Himeko, Jun'an had found Gray Snake beforehand and traded for permission to enter the Past Paradise, allowing Himeko to undergo surgery to implant the super variable factor, thus preserving her life.
Because of this, Himeko was able to live until now.
Jun'an opened his eyes to look at the ceiling obscured by two heavy objects, and reached out with one hand. Himeko couldn't help but let out a coquettish sound, "Captain, do you want more? Though it still hurts down there..."
"No, I'm just playing around."
Himeko was only wearing a nightgown now, with nothing underneath. If Jun'an turned his face inward, he might even be able to drink milk tea right then and there, but even thinking about such exciting things, he couldn't get it up.
So Jun'an simply kneaded like a kitten to get back at Himeko. With his current hand size, even when fully grown, he probably couldn't grasp it all in one hand.
While kneading, Jun'an said, "There wasn't just one way to save you back then. Besides fusion warrior, I could have made you a new body."
"You don't think I squeezed you so many times because of desire, do you?"
"Isn't that why?"
"It's because I love you, Captain."
"Hey! We've worked together for so many years, can you not be so mushy?"
Himeko's words scared Jun'an so much that he lost interest in playing with her breasts. His whole body broke out in goosebumps, and he even shuddered.
It was like if your brother suddenly said you smelled nice - anyone would get the chills.
Himeko could only sigh helplessly, "Captain is really not romantic at all, just hit it and quit it."
"Can't help it, I'm in the sage mode now, can't be romantic."
Jun'an sat up and reached for the TV remote with his milk-scented hand, turning on the television to pass the evening time with Himeko.
As soon as Jun'an turned on the TV, he saw Liliya and Rozaliya singing on stage.
Jun'an was surprised, "How did they get on TV? Are those Honkai beast horns and tails really okay?"
"Mm, that's absolutely no problem at all."
Himeko replied: "People like Liliya and Rozaliya who have features like beast ears are rare, but it's become something of a unique characteristic. You can check - they've even become some of the most popular child stars because of those Honkai beast features."
"Regarding the protection of their personal safety, Schicksal has been gradually making Honkai public knowledge, and has disclosed their identities as Valkyries."
"So while they're Schicksal's spokespersons, they're also under Schicksal's protection in terms of public opinion and personal safety. Generally, no one would be foolish enough to try anything, so Captain, you don't need to worry."
Jun'an couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief after hearing this.
"That's good then."
After all, Liliya and Rozaliya's Honkai beast features were quite obvious. It would be one thing just walking down the street normally, but making their image public to the whole world - it was hard to say there wouldn't be people who would object.
After all, this world had no shortage of people who died at the hands of Honkai beasts. It wouldn't be surprising if some directed their hatred of Honkai beasts towards related people and things.
However, with Schicksal backing Liliya and Rozaliya, Jun'an felt much more at ease.
So Jun'an relaxed and watched Liliya and Rozaliya's singing stage competition. They were competing against various Far East child stars, among whom were quite a few cute ones, with one or two only slightly inferior to Theresa.
But in the end, Liliya and Rozaliya won the victory.
Of course, this wasn't because those child stars' dancing, singing, or coordination couldn't match up to the Vodka Girls, but for a simpler reason - they didn't have an agile Honkai beast tail and cute horns.
Though they weren't exactly cat-girls, they were half-dragon girls, and judging by the audience voting rate, they definitely had a large following.
After watching the children's singing competition with Jun'an, Himeko said thoughtfully: "Captain, could it be that you really like lolis?"
"Hm?"
Jun'an clearly sensed something was wrong and quickly replied: "I'm just checking on how fusion warriors are faring in human society, don't get any ideas. And don't try to use this as an excuse to squeeze me dry to prove myself - I really don't have a drop left."
"Captain, what kind of person do you take me for?"
Himeko complained: "Even I know about recycling and sustainable resource depletion."
"Hey, why does that sound even scarier?" Jun'an couldn't help but retort, even hearing his kidneys crying out in despair.
Jun'an couldn't help but scoot away from this foster mother whose head was full of desire.
Seeing Jun'an's flustered appearance, Himeko couldn't help but giggle.
"I won't tease you anymore. Speaking of Liliya and those two girls, I just remembered something - Captain, are you still a fusion warrior now?"
Himeko looked Jun'an up and down, her gaze moving downward, "After all, some parts of Captain really don't match the proportions a child should have."
When Jun'an had star-destroying level power, he was a fusion warrior no less than Kevin, except Kevin had stolen the Final, while Jun'an had barely reached star-destroying level through another method in cooperation with the system.
"Theresa gave me a physical examination, I'm just a pure human now."
Jun'an replied: "If possible, I still need to find Mobius and have her prepare some super variable factor for me."
However, Himeko said: "I suggest waiting two years until Captain's body has grown properly. After all, you don't want your body to stay this small, right?"
"Mm, that's true."
Jun'an nodded. Himeko's words had reminded him that fusion warriors had extremely long lifespans and unusually slow growth cycles. Even little Griseo took ten thousand years to grow into big Griseo, and some never grew at all.
Jun'an imagined himself staying in this young form - while it wasn't bad for certain activities, he felt somewhat passive about it.
"But to be safe, we should still prepare some super variable factor."
With this, the next two items on the agenda were pretty much set: choosing between finding Cocolia or finding Mobius.
"Captain, since you're back, have you thought about taking up an official position at the Far East Branch?"
Himeko leaned against Jun'an's small body. "If you want, I can help you restore your position as Hyperion's captain."
Or rather, this position had always belonged exclusively to Jun'an - Theresa had specially created a permanent Hyperion Captain title for him.
And naturally, Jun'an wouldn't refuse. "Keep the captain position for me. After all, it's a government job - might as well take advantage of it."
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