Game Over?
The destruction of the HQ's computer released a signal that made all cat girls faint immediately.
Feeling the people who were holding them on the ground suddenly lose all their strength, Apollo's group was quickly able to get back up from the floor.
Apollo's blood run cold, as he thought of the possibility that his actions had killed all cat girls. He stopped hiding and ran to the place they gathered to see if there was anything he could help out.
Seeing all his troops suddenly fall to the ground scared the shit out of Henrik, making him turn around and run away as fast as he could, but just as he thought he was getting away, Apollo appeared right in front of him and gave him a punch in the face, knocking him out.
"Ouch! Fuck! I never knew giving a punch hurt this much! I think I broke my hand!"
"Master, are you okay!? You should have left this kind of job to us, instead of acting yourself!'
"Lumina, it's fine. That's something I had to do. Anyway, let's go see the cat girls first. This bastard can be left on the ground!"
"Yes, Master..."
Approaching a fallen cat girl, Apollo tried to feel her pulse but he was no doctor so he wasn't sure if he was doing it right. Then he put his hand over her nose, trying to feel her breathing, but he felt nothing, which made him feel more and more anxious, thinking he committed a huge mistake. Finally he approached her face to try mouth to mouth resuscitation, but just before he touched her lips, a person teleported behind him.
"Cough cough... Excuse me, sir..."
"Waaaah!?"
Feeling the sudden presence behind him, Apollo immediately let go of the girl, which led her to fall again on the floor.
"W-Who are you!?"
The man who appeared behind him was wearing black space armor covering his whole body and face. On the armor's left arm there was an unknown logo with a few letters written in white, and on it's front and back the words "Rescue Team 74" were printed out.
"No matter what you are trying to do right now, I would advise your to give up. Because it's HQ was destroyed, it will stay fainted for a few hours while the Game Over system erases it's loyalty to it's former owner."
"So, what happens after that?"
"After that it will became a neutral and-"
Biii! Biii! Biii!
"Excuse me, I'm receiving an urgent call."
The man takes out a small smartphone from his breast pocket and starts answering the call right in front of Apollo.
"Hello, March speaking.... What? I got the wrong person? 300 meters south, near an apple tree? Got it! I will go right away!"
Turning off the phone and storing it again on his pocket, March gives out a long tired sigh.
"Haaa~ It seems like I made a mistake. Sorry for bothering you, sir. Have a nice day!"
"Wait! What will happen to these girls!?"
"As I said, they will be fine. If you want to take over them, you will have to-"
Zaaaaaachhhhhhh!!!!!!
Before he is able to finish explaining, the man is once again teleported away from Apollo, leaving him staring at nothing.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!? DID YOU COME HERE JUST TO TEASE ME!?"
-
"-build a command center or eh!? oh shit! They teleported me before I could finish! Those guys are so impatient!"
Arriving at his real target location, March crouches down and checks Henrik from vitals signs. Nodding to himself, he takes out an injection and applies it on Henrik's arm without hesitation, making Henrik wake up seconds later, still in a dizzy state.
"Great! I'm still safe! All right buddy, thanks for your hard work. Because of the extraordinary events that led you to this end, you may be given a second chance. So, what do you say? What do you want to do? Do you want to quit or try again from zero?"
"....ang..."
"What did you say?"
"Revenged!"
-
"So these girls will be fine, huh? That's great!"
"Hmm.... I feel a little bad about living them here, but it's not like we can carry them back to our base."
"Then how about we just wait for them to wake up before we leave?"
"Great idea! Let's do that, Lumina!"
"I'm happy to serve!"
"Then, gather all girls in the barracks over there. It's better to not leave them in the open as we never know when it's going to start to rain again!"
"Yes, Master!"
The night proceeded peacefully now that all fight was over. Lumina cooked a feast by borrowing the food left in Henrik's farm and Apollo was happy to find a working toilet.
As the new day arrived and Apollo had just woken up from a good night of sleep, a new message appeared on his bracer.
[Unregistered drone detected. Would you like to register it now?]
(Eh? What is this? ....well, it should be no problem to accept it, right? Then, let's go with Yes!)
"...Yes!"
[Registration Complete! New drone recipe acquired!]
Seconds later, the message appeared again.
[Unregistered drone detected. Would you like to register it now?]
(What? What is going on??? I already said yes!)
"Yes! Yes! Do it already!"
[Registration Complete! New drone recipe acquired!]
Apollo waited a few seconds, expecting the message to pop up again, but nothing happened.
"Hmm.... it seems like it's over! Let's check if the cat girls woke up and if everything is all right, then it's time to head back... Wait, didn't it need my blood com complete the registration!? Why the hell did it complete so easily now!?"
And so Apollo almost discovered one of the hidden truths about the servants registration. It never actually needed his blood, it just made it appear so to make it cooler. Still feeling confused, Apollo decided there was no point in thinking about this now, so he headed out anyway.
-
A few hours later, in the base of the mountain, a huge group was gathered as Apollo prepared to depart again.
"So you are staying here?"
"Yes. That's what we decided."
"Hmm, I see. Well, if you ever need another place to call home, you will always be warmly welcomed in our base."
While Apollo had said this with a bright smile, the cold smile in the faces of the plant girls behind him said otherwise. Feeling the invisible threat directed at them, the cat girls didn't have the courage to accept Apollo's proposal.
"Are you sure we can take these?"
"Of course! It will be useless to us, since we can't use the buildings special features if they are not linked to an HQ."
"Well, then I thank you very much! This will truly help us out!"
"It's the least we can do for our savior. Have a nice trip."
"Yeah! Take care!"
With these parting words, Apollo and his group departed, leaving the cat girls behind.
-
"Leader, was this really okay?"
"Have you seen how those green girls looked at us? They will never accept us! If we try to forcefully join them, I fear for our lives!"
"But their Master seems kind. He wouldn't let them do anything..."
"Do you really believe he would be there to watch them all the time?"
"Well, no, but...we need... you know... or we won't be able to... do that..."
"Hmm... you are right... but we still have a lot of time... we should be able to find somebody else before it's too late..."
"What if the person we find is like our old master?"
"Ugh! That would be bad..."
"How about we send a few girls to test waters first? If everything is okay, we can always join them later. Didn't he say he would always welcome us? Let's take advantage of that!"
"...That's a nice idea, but who are we going to send? Does anyone volunteer themselves to go?"
The leader turned around and saw a sea of hands rising to the sky.
"It seems like lack of volunteers won't be a problem... All right, let's play a game, the winners get to chase after them!"
-
On the way back, Lumina and Mika were walking side by side, whispering to each other.
"Hmph! It seems like those furry pests are following us!"
"Master still didn't notice them yet, so should we take care of them now?"
"Don't bother. Cindy just contacted me saying a pest had already entered our ranks..."
"Eh!? How!?"
"I'm not sure, but her sign changed from neutral to ally a few hours ago. My guess is that it must have been Master's doing..."
"So it's just a matter of time before..."
"Yeah. The nightmare should begin soon."
"Nightmare? Aren't you over reacting? Master won't forget about us just because a few furries appeared in our home!"
"You say that because your job is soldier, not maid!"
"??"
"Those furries spread hairs around everywhere they go! Nothing will be sacred anymore! They just take a few steps and all our hard work will go down the drain! Can you imagine what that will feel like!?"
"..."
"Argh!!!!!! Just thinking about it is already making me crazy! I want to quit my job!!!!"
Mika tapped Lumina's shoulder, trying to comfort her, but no more words left her mouth...