Chapter 297: Chapter 297: Silver Wolf Drooling, Kafka’s Invitation

"Little wolf cub, do you know how special your ’type’ is in this universe?"

Su Ran pinched Silver Wolf’s cheeks, his eyes full of appreciation.

"You bastard! Do you think my face is made of steel?!"

With her cheeks aching from being squeezed, Silver Wolf angrily slapped his hand away.

At first, she had been a little afraid of him.

But seeing that he didn’t seem to have any intention of hurting her,

Her courage gradually grew.

"If you want, I can modify your face to be as hard as steel."

After all, this was a more ’pure-blooded Bronya-type’ than even the one in Snezhnaya.

Naturally, Su Ran was very interested.

Compared to the Snezhnayan "Bronya," who only shared appearance but differed in personality—

Silver Wolf was much closer to a true Bronie variant.

"Forget it, I like how I am now."

Silver Wolf shrank back slightly.

She almost forgot this guy was a scientist.

Who knew—he might be the type who casually performed human experiments.

That kind of person wasn’t uncommon in the Genius Society.

If she offended someone like that, she’d be in serious trouble.

"Hey... you’re not some kind of lolicon, are you?"

Seeing that Su Ran ignored Kafka and instead focused on her,

She suddenly felt uneasy, worried about some weird fetish.

"Of course not. You’re just... special."

If Silver Wolf were just another person with a different face and voice,

Su Ran wouldn’t have paid her this much attention.

"Special? Explain!"

Hearing that she had something "special," Silver Wolf’s interest immediately spiked.

Maybe she was some kind of main character?

Although she treated the universe like a game,

She knew she wasn’t exactly a central figure.

At best, she was a special NPC.

But if even someone like Su Ran said this—

Her curiosity couldn’t help but grow.

"If I explain it, you probably won’t get it. But you could try asking Welt from the Astral Express—see if he’d lend you a Herrscher Core to play with."

"Ask the Astral Express for something? Are you serious? Do you even remember I’m a Stellaron Hunter?!"

Silver Wolf immediately deflated.

She was a notorious interstellar criminal.

Going to a well-respected faction like the Astral Express to ask for something?

That was pure fantasy.

"But if you get it... you might end up like this."

Su Ran pulled out his phone and showed her a full-body photo of the Tsaritsa (Cryo Archon).

"Gulp..."

The moment Silver Wolf saw it—

She couldn’t help but swallow.

"Th-this... this this this! You didn’t Photoshop this, right?!"

Not for any other reason—

Just that figure alone.

How could she not drool?

Especially since she spent all day around someone like Kafka.

Even if she was still young and not fully mature—

She was still a girl.

How could she not envy that kind of body?

And it even had her face!

Didn’t that instantly outclass Kafka?!

"Whether it’s edited or not is up to you to decide. I’m just telling you the possibility. Whether it works depends on the person."

Under Silver Wolf’s extremely reluctant gaze,

Su Ran put his phone away.

"Astral Express... Welt? Got it! Even if I have to steal—no, borrow it—I’ll get it!"

Before, Silver Wolf had thought she was still young and didn’t need to rush.

But after seeing that image—

She had motivation.

And with motivation came direction.

Wasn’t it just the Astral Express?

She’d handle it.

"If you manage to steal it, that’s fine too. I’m not part of the Express anyway—it has nothing to do with me."

Seeing the cautious look on the little wolf’s face, Su Ran found it amusing.

While he had been chatting with her,

Kafka had already finished her task.

Looking at the unconscious Stelle on the ground,

Her eyes softened.

Then she slowly walked over.

"Are you interested in joining the Stellaron Hunters?"

This was someone even Elio had taken interest in.

Especially after learning he had revived a Propagation Emanator.

Her interest only deepened.

"What are the benefits?"

Joining the Stellaron Hunters didn’t mean much to Su Ran.

But if they could offer something worthwhile—

He wouldn’t mind considering it.

"Elio can give you a perfect future."

Kafka’s "benefits" sounded like pure empty promises.

"So... you’re just selling dreams? Trying to get free labor? Sorry, I’m usually the one who freeloads off others."

That instantly killed any interest Su Ran had in joining.

Not only would he have to work,

He’d also gain a bad reputation.

Compared to the Fatui, the Stellaron Hunters had no advantages.

At least when he joined the Fatui,

He got strong support—

Resources, infrastructure, and freedom.

Joining the Stellaron Hunters just meant becoming a glorified worker.

Only an idiot would sign up for that.

"But if you join us, you could play with Silver Wolf anytime."

Kafka wasn’t ready to give up.

Because she could foresee—

This man would have many future intersections with both the Stellaron Hunters and the Astral Express.

If he couldn’t be brought to their side,

He would introduce more uncertainty into the future.

Even causing deviations from Elio’s script.

And that could jeopardize the perfect ending the Stellaron Hunters sought.

"That’s easy—just let Silver Wolf join me instead. Then we can play anytime."

Kafka: ...

Before she could recruit him—

He was already trying to poach her teammate.

"Nope. I’m not familiar with your side."

Silver Wolf immediately refused.

She was quite comfortable with the Stellaron Hunters.

She had no intention of leaving.

"I was planning to take you to fight Nanook, but I guess I’ll have to find someone else. That one lying on the ground looks promising—kinda dumb, should be easy to trick."

"You’ve got to be kidding me. Fight Nanook?"

Silver Wolf immediately thought he was bluffing.

An Aeon wasn’t something mortals could fight.

But—

Kafka seemed to fall into deep thought.

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