Mobius in the simulation system would despise him for bullying ordinary mercenaries as a half-baked MANTIS.
Fortunately, Gao Qi was in 2012. In this era, few people knew the power of a MANTIS.
Therefore, when the little sniper aimed at the enemy's head tens of meters away, but he easily dodged the bullet, and then found that the opponent was crushed by him, it was absolutely inexplicable.
"Hahahahaha, why don't you obediently stand down without a fight, cute little silver wolf~~"
Gao Qi had the standard smile of a villain mob soldier on his face and pulled the sniper's cloak away with a smirk.
According to Gao Qi's understanding, this incident is the story of the young soldier "Ural Silver Wolf" who assassinated Cocolia but was caught instead and brought into Cocolia's Orphanage.
It was also because of the experience in the orphanage that the cruel young soldier changed from the "Silver Wolf" to "Bronya Zaychik". Although she lost the ability to express emotions from an experiment but understood the meaning of them.
And after that, in two years, Bronya will also become a member of the protagonist group, raising the average IQ of St. Freya Academy by herself.
As for the Herrscher of Reason, or the big duck whose bust is as big as the 50,000-year development of a good sister of Gao Qi, that's another story.
However, Gao Qi was very excited to see Bronya in the simulation-then he was stunned.
What was exposed under the cloak covered with dead branches and leaves was not the little girl with spiral double ponytails in Gao Qi's impression, who was as vigilant as a small hand, but a girl who was much older than her——
"Raven?"
Looking at the hostile gray-haired girl in front of her, whose red eyes revealed an extremely murderous intent, the corners of Gao Qi's mouth couldn't help but shake
Where is my duck? She isn't supposed to be big now—at least the duck that will be big in the future! Where did it go?!
How could Gao Qi have misunderstood her when he saw Raven just before the simulation? Although the Raven in front of him looked slender and youthful, not as plump and confident as the future, her gray hair and red pupils were unmistakable.
And the next second, Gao Qi, who noticed the reaction of the Raven, put his big hand into Raven's small mouth without hesitation.
The big hand covered with snowflakes opened her molars which were about to clench and clamped her pink and tender tongue. Gao Qi quickly took out a suicide capsule wrapped in highly toxic cyanide. ——how fierce, sister, taking poison without hesitation!
"Stop, stop, don't move your tongue. I admit that I am acting a little perverted, but I really don't want to do anything - Natasha! Nata! I am just joking with you."
Almost directly causing an important character to commit suicide on the spot, Gao Qi quickly let go of his hands and raised them up in front of her to show that he was harmless to humans and animals, and called Raven's real name without hesitation—even a nickname.
For a moment, Raven stopped moving, and after a brief astonishment, she began to look at Gao Qi suspiciously.
"My name—how do you know it? Who are you!"
"I still have to ask why you are here!"
Gao Qi is also full of suspicion now, he can't figure out why Raven appears in Bronya's plot line.
But if he thinks about it carefully, this isn't surprising. As that after the second Honkai War, Cecilia's Holy Blood gave Raven strong Honkai adaptability, and it also allowed her to be selected by Gray Serpent. Along with being taken away from her brother and becoming a mercenary belonging to World Serpent.
And the current Raven is still growing, so she has never been in the Elysian Realm and it is not surprising that she has been active and experienced in Siberia.
Is it because of the butterfly effect caused by Gao Qi's arrival, or is it that Raven had already executed the assassination of Cocolia, but neither of them had any accidents, so it is possible?
However, Gao Qi didn't wait for too long to think, and combined with his MANTIS perception, he noticed the sound of footsteps coming from the snow beside him.
"Who the hell are you, my brother only knows that name—"
Being instantly subdued by the tall man in front of her with unimaginable strength, Raven originally thought that she might be captured or even raped, she knew what would happen to women in this industry if they were caught.
She wanted to kill herself directly with the prepared poison, but her last resort was also prevented, and the man in front of her said the nickname that her Brother only knew, which made her hesitate.
A carp suddenly stood up from the snow, and Raven wanted to continue asking, but Gao Qi directly covered her mouth with his hand.
"Shh, if you want to survive, follow me in a while."
Immediately afterward, Raven saw a woman with golden wavy hair holding a young soldier in her arms and coming in front of them—that was the target of her assassination.
"Serpent" issued an order to her. The real identity of this woman is one of the Executors of Anti-Entropy.
She is conducting research related to the secret of World Serpent.
For the awakening of the Lord and for the great cause of the World Serpent, these experiments must be kept by World Serpent itself. Although unwilling to admit it, before the Lord awakens, the technical level of World Serpent's loyal servants is not as good as Anti-Entropy and Schicksal.
The purpose of Raven's arrival this time is to destroy Cocolia and steal experimental data—of course, if unsuccessful, Gray Serpent will come forward to discuss cooperation with Cocolia, compared to the gang of Einstein and Welt Die-hards, Cocolia clearly has room to trade.
"Is this your prisoner? Mr. Zero, I won't comment on the way you deal with her, but you have to make sure she can no longer threaten me."
Cocolia gave Gao Qi some scrutiny and showed a fox-like smile.
"I only heard that you often help some homeless children in Siberia, so I want to deepen my cooperation with you-it seems that you are also interested in more mature girls?"
However, when she looked at the fainted young soldier with light gray ponytails in her arms, the tenderness in her eyes was hard to hide.
"...No, of course not, this is my "Sister", Natasha, as you know, the best way to deal with the enemy is to break into them. Natasha and I have always cooperated very well."
Under Raven's somewhat bewildered gaze, Gao Qi stretched out his big hand and pressed her head.
"She and I are both children who were victims of the disaster in the millennium. I have been working as a mercenary all these years, and both of us would help some children together. She's my good partner."
Hearing Gao Qi's "explanation", Raven couldn't help but widen her eyes and began to try to find such a person in her memory, but she couldn't remember that she had such an acquaintance.
"...Well, I don't have time to embarrass a little girl, so let's do it, Mr. Zero, help me escort the child to the Cocolia Orphanage, and I will settle the rest of the payment."
Without too many doubts, Cocolia walked towards her convoy holding the young soldier Gao Qi was familiar with.
"...What exactly do you want to do?"
Looking at Gao Qi with some vigilance, Raven wanted to run away, but considering how he subdued her just now, she became honest.
"It's not just you and your siblings who were affected by the disaster in the same village as you. Really, you don't remember the fun we had, Natasha—I didn't expect to see my childhood playmate here, really... ...Come on, I'll introduce you to a good job."
It is certain that Raven can't remember things when she was a child. Gao Qi, who grew up in Siberia in the background this time, directly made up the identity of her fellow countryman for himself and walked forward on his own.
And his gaze was on the girl who was being hugged by Cocolia.
'Well, the Duck is still the same, but I didn't expect... there would be more scenes of a Raven crowing.'
Suddenly, Gao Qi seemed to be blessed and thought of something interesting.
"By the way, Natasha, do you... like, children?"
Since Raven will set up in the Orphanage in the future, it seems good to let her come to learn about Cocolia's advanced experience in advance.
【In this way, you and Cocolia escorted the captured young soldiers back to the Cocolia Orphanage, and brought Raven that was accidentally 'captured'. 】
【On the way, some of the young soldiers under control woke up early. They were trained to be killing machines since they were young, and they suffered from severe traumatic stress disorder. They immediately began to struggle and bite. The escorted mercenaries were miserable, The convoy stopped for a while. 】
【But you are full of experience in coaxing children—whether you are taking care of real children like Fu Hua and Kiana, babies like Griseo, or giant babies like Mobius and Nuwa, you have a set of ways to deal with it. 】
【In these years, you have also been actively helping the orphans in Siberia. You carry many gadgets to coax the children. With the help of Homu dolls, various small toys, and candies, you will soon be seen by a group of people. The bloody young soldiers calm down. 】
【And when you and Cocolia came to the orphanage, this cruel and gentle woman finally revealed the real purpose of cooperating with you this time. 】
【Because she has heard about the "difference" between you and other mercenaries, and your tolerance and care for children, she sincerely invites you to join the Cocolia Orphanage and participate in her cause of rescuing the orphans and young soldiers affected by the Honkai - this mission is a test. 】
【In this regard, you didn't hesitate, and directly held Cocolia's extended hand—but, you have an additional condition. 】
"Perfect, Natasha, you look very beautiful in this —don't get it wrong, this is a traditional outfit here, and the students used to wear this uniform when they went to school."
In the quiet corridor of the orphanage, Gao Qi took off his mercenary uniform and walked side by side with Raven. Looking at her maid outfit with flesh-colored stockings, skirt just reaching her knees, and her flushed little face, he nodded in satisfaction.
Because of Gao Qi's reliable reputation as a mercenary and Cocolia's self-confidence as an Anti-Entropy Executor, she agreed to let Raven and Gao Qi join the Cocolia Orphanage. The two will be responsible for the rescue of children. When not on duty, they will take care of the children.
And Gao Qi was right, this really attractive maid outfit was indeed a student uniform decades ago.
"Well... If you want to humiliate me, just tell me, do you know the whereabouts of my brother!"
The expression on Raven's face was full of humiliation. This humiliation made her want to kill herself, but considering that Cocolia gave a lot of money and that she had inexplicably infiltrated Anti-Entropy, Raven decided to endure it.
"Besides, I'm not interested in these kids at all."
However, she was very upset about the man in front of her who had been leading her by the nose!
"No, of course, I don't know, I don't even know your brother's name, a good boy can only remember the name of the prettiest girl in the village."
Gao Qi shrugged. He called himself a "prophet", so he had to be cautious about making predictions about things he didn't know, and he didn't want to give false hope to this girl who longed for her brother.
"However, you'd better trust your brother more. If you can survive, there's no reason why he can't - what I know is that your saying that you don't like children is absolutely false!"
As soon as his voice fell, a little girl's scream came from the ears of the two of them. As if they had forgotten what they just said, Raven immediately rushed to the infirmary where the voice came from.
But just after running into the room, a little girl with dark blue short hair slowly ran towards the two of them, hiding behind Gao Qi and Raven, and timidly pointed to a girl in the corner.
"Doctor, doctor, please help her, she seems to have woken up... Hey, who are you?"
And Gao Qi patted the little girl's head casually, showing a gentle smile.
"Don't worry, Seele, we're new here and came to take care of you—"
Raising his head, Gao Qi looked at the girl who changed into a yellow dress with a black bow, who looked at everyone vigilantly, and the Raven who couldn't bear it, and couldn't help but laugh.
In this way, the Duck and Raven, with Gao Qi's intervention, became impossible acquaintances.
The story also took an interesting direction.