"How am I a pervert?!"
Fu Zhu was going frantic. Wasn't it precisely to maximize the chance of the Stellaron voluntarily abandoning Cocolia's body and coming out that he chose this extremely insulting machine?
"Dan Heng, you be the judge!"
Fu Zhu initially wanted his sworn sister to help say a few words, but considering she was also female and might lean towards March 7th's stance, he had no choice but to turn his pleading gaze towards Dan Heng, another male.
He believed that Dan Heng, being male and always reliable, would surely understand his well-intentioned efforts!
Dan Heng received Fu Zhu's gaze, paused silently for a moment, and finally turned his head away somewhat stiffly.
Sorry, Fu Zhu... I'm Vidyadhara, I don't understand these things!
But judging by general rationality... it is indeed somewhat outrageous.
Seeing that even Dan Heng wouldn't speak up for him, Fu Zhu's heart sank. He turned back resentfully, staring intently at the Stellaron.
The Stellaron felt rather uncomfortable under Fu Zhu's stare, constantly feeling like that lightning rod stuck on the piston was about to thrust towards its backside in the next second.
"Damn it, you're actually slandering me, since that's the case..."
A flicker of anticipation flashed in the eyes of the Cocolia controlled by the Stellaron. Since that's the case? Does that mean they're giving up on this so-called Sheep Piston Machine?
"Since that's the case, to prevent you from slandering me, I'll just have to make the accusation true! As long as I really am a pervert, I won't fear being slandered as one! Sheep Piston Machine—Activate!"
Fu Zhu shouted, pretending he was about to start the Sheep Piston Machine. The Stellaron was so scared it immediately drilled out of Cocolia's body.
Are you kidding! Although its main body was just a Stellaron, lacking human senses, it was currently controlling Cocolia's body.
Whatever she could feel, it could synchronously experience the same sensation!
It absolutely did not want to be ambushed from behind by that thing!
However, just as the Stellaron detached itself from Cocolia's body, it realized Fu Zhu hadn't activated the Sheep Piston Machine as he claimed. Instead, he directly reached out and grabbed it firmly in his palm.
Fu Zhu stared at the Stellaron in his hand with a grim smile, "Hehe, finally came out? If I remember correctly, your main body isn't a life form, right?"
The Stellaron vaguely sensed something bad, but its tone dared not falter.
"What do you want? I advise you to let me go immediately, or else I'll just explode on you! This entire planet will have to be buried with us!"
"Hehe, as long as it's an item... nothing can cause much trouble once it falls into my hands!"
The moment Fu Zhu grabbed the Stellaron, a system notification had already popped up.
[Stellaron]
[Currently Convertible: Grass Block, Dirt, Cobblestone, Stone...]
A quick glance revealed that the Stellaron could seemingly be converted into almost any block existing in MC. Perhaps because there wasn't a perfectly analogous item, it was judged as similar to all items.
"Damn it!"
The Stellaron understood that Fu Zhu wouldn't let it go, so it decided to just explode on him directly. At least it could drag this group of Nameless down with it!
However, no matter how the Stellaron tried to mobilize its power, nothing happened externally.
Fu Zhu seemed to guess the Stellaron's confusion and couldn't help but chuckle.
Any item that ends up in Steve's hands has no possibility of exploding!
"Before I figure out how to deal with you, just stay put obediently."
Fu Zhu casually stuffed the Stellaron directly into his inventory. Within Steve's inventory, the Stellaron wouldn't be able to stir up any trouble.
[Achievement Unlocked: A Future Diverged from the Script]
[Achievement Points Gained: 20]
[Achievement Unlocked: Acquainted with Cocolia]
[Achievement Points Gained: 5]
"As expected of my Ge, well done!"
Xing ran over beaming, raised her hand, and high-fived Fu Zhu very naturally, then lifted her small face with an expression asking for praise.
"How was it? My acting wasn't bad, right?"
Fu Zhu generously gave a thumbs-up, not stingy with his praise for Xing.
"Not bad at all. If it weren't for your good cooperation, we probably wouldn't have scared this thing. Of course, thanks also to the performance from you guys, March."
"Huh?" ×N
March 7th and the others looked at each other blankly. Fu Zhu was just acting for the Stellaron earlier?!
The group instantly blushed with embarrassment, turning their heads away, unable to meet Fu Zhu's gaze.
"Hm?"
Fu Zhu noticed something was off. Pinching his chin, he narrowed his eyes and leaned closer to the three girls.
Fu Zhu brought his face close to March 7th's. March 7th immediately turned her head frantically this way and that.
"Don't tell me you guys really thought I was a pervert?"
"N-No..."
"Heavens! All the effort I put into saving Cocolia, only to have my character doubted by my most trusted companions and friends! Sigh!"
Fu Zhu let out a long sigh, clutching his chest with an expression of utter devastation.
March 7th, Bronya, and Seele panicked instantly, scrambling over to Fu Zhu, wanting to explain, but stumbled over their words for a long time, unsure how to express their apologies.
Finally, a cough came from behind them, breaking the awkwardness.
Fu Zhu and the others turned around in unison to see Cocolia, still sitting in the wooden boat, looking at them with a slightly flushed, embarrassed smile.
"Um... can you let me down now?"
While controlled by the Stellaron, she had witnessed the entire event from a bizarre perspective. Now, just thinking about that Sheep Piston Machine behind her gave Cocolia an indescribable feeling. Even a gust of wind blowing on her back could make her skin crawl sensitively.
Fu Zhu didn't immediately let Cocolia out of the wooden boat. Instead, he cautiously checked her marker on the minimap again, confirming Cocolia's icon had turned back to green, symbolizing an ally, before walking over, casually breaking the boat, and putting it away.
Cocolia, regaining her freedom, also hurriedly scampered away from the Sheep Piston Machine before letting out a long sigh of relief.
After calming down slightly, Cocolia looked at Fu Zhu with a complex expression, finally bowing deeply to them in apology.
"Sorry... I've caused trouble for you all again this time."
"It's fine, I'll put it on your tab."
Cocolia's mouth fell open, speechless. She couldn't help but sigh internally.
Now, it seemed even handing Bronya over to Fu Zhu wouldn't be enough to repay this accumulated debt of gratitude.
But no matter what, they had to show their attitude, the attitude of all of Belobog!
After returning, I should have a private chat with Bronya...
Dan Heng glanced at the sky, then spoke up to remind everyone.
"It's getting late. Although the Stellaron has been secured by Fu Zhu, the Eternal Freeze won't recede instantly. If a blizzard hits, the return journey will become more troublesome.
Lady Cocolia, would you be able to prepare some guest rooms for us? We may need to stay for another day or two to assess the situation on Jarilo-VI."
How to handle the Stellaron still required contacting the Express and letting Welt and Himeko decide, as they were the experts, after all.
Cocolia naturally nodded and agreed. Compared to the debt owed to Fu Zhu and the others, this small matter was insignificant.
"Of course, no problem."