I will Save this Doomed Plot

Chapter 165: To the East!(5)

"Songbird, here you go, eat up."

Songbird's tray was then filled with food and water by Luke. Luke sighed and stood up when he saw her begin to eat it. He desperately needs to rest now that he has completed all of his chores.

"Smiley."

Luke came to a halt and turned his head towards the voice; he then noticed Valerie smiling at him and smiled back instinctively.

"Hello, my friend. Who is 'Smiley'?"

"Who else? It's you!"

Luke gave a puzzled look and pointed to himself.

"Me?"

"Yep! I decided to give you a name because you don't have one!"

"Ah... But why, Smiley?"

"Because you always smile when someone tries to talk to you."

"Ahh! I see!"

'I only smiled to stay in character, because if I don't, I feel like I can throw someone overboard.'

Luke resisted the urge to say anything and smiled at Valerie. He then poses a question to her.

"Smiley... I like it. Thank you, my friend. What is your name, by the way?"

Valerie exclaimed.

"Oh, yes! I almost forgot to tell you! "

"Yes, that is why I've been calling you 'my friend' the whole time."

Valerie was deafeningly quiet for a moment before opening her mouth.

"My name is... Val."

Luke immediately covered his suspecting eyes and replaced them with a soft look.

"Val, what a lovely name. I'm sure whoever named you thought long and hard about it. It's ideal for you."

"Haha... Yes, my mother named me."

Luke smiled innocently, trying to hide his smirk.

"I'm envious of you having a mother. I've never met or heard of my mother in my life; you're very fortunate."

"You think so?"

Luke gave a nod.

"Yes, I heard that mothers are very caring of their children and would do everything for them. I've never known such care in my life, so I can only rely on other people's definitions of mothers."

Valerie rubbed her shoulders after a few seconds of staring at Luke's face. Luke gave it a quick glance and was about to say something when they were interrupted.

"What are you doing here?"

Valerie and Luke turned their heads to the side and noticed Paris frowning at them. Paris then fixed his gaze on Luke.

"Are you going to sleep now, or do you want to join us for the night shift?"

Luke was silent for a moment before smiling.

"I had just finished feeding Songbird, and I was about to rest. Speaking of rest, I don't know where I will sleep yet."

"Ah!"

Valerie exclaimed, clicking her fingers.

"Oh yeah! Your room! Come with me, Smiley, and I'll take you there!"

Valerie grabbed Luke's arms and dragged him past Paris. Paris was about to stop them, but Luke and Valerie both ignored him.

"Hey! Wait for a second-!"

"I'll see you tomorrow, captain!"

"Have a nice night!"

Valerie and Luke then waved to Paris as they moved down the corridors, leaving Paris behind. Luke then gave a slight grin.

'Suits you right, asshole.'

Luke then let Valerie drag him into the corridors, where he soon arrived in the darkest part of the ship. Luke looked around and saw Valerie opening a dusty door. As soon as she opened it, clouds of dust came out of the door. Luke and Valerie then covered their noses to avoid inhaling the dust.

"Cough! Cough! Haa! Smiley, here you go! Your very own room!"

Luke, in contrast to Valerie's cheerfulness, simply stared at the old and dusty room. He then began to look over the furniture in the room, which wasn't much to begin with.

It has an old bed and clearly lacks another footing, making it appear unbalanced... Is that even safe to sleep on? It also has a dusty cabinet with a lamp sitting above it, as well as a decorative pot with an almost-dead plant sitting on it by the window sill. Aside from those, the only thing visible in the room is dust and webs.

Luke regarded this with deadpan eyes. He worked all day only to sleep in this room that hardly qualifies as a room... Just thinking about it makes him want to bomb the entire ship in rage. Luke then clenched his fists tightly while still smiling.

"Wow... I finally have my own room! Awesome."

Valerie beamingly smiled.

"Right? All you have to do now is clean it and you'll be able to sleep. Smiley, I'll see you later!"

"Haha... See you later."

Valerie had completely left the area, leaving only Luke. Luke looked around his room again, wishing he could riot.

"Dad... Can I... Explode a part of the ship?"

When he heard Nash's suggestion, Luke pursed his lips. He is tempted to say 'yes,' but he stops himself. He simply clenched his teeth and spoke.

"Let's just... Clean this..."