Warfare Augmented Intelligent Frame Unit

Chapter 120 - Please K*ll Me

Chapter 120 - Please K*ll Me

After a filling meal—and an equally heavy serving of awkward tension from our not-so-heartfelt conversation with the Kaiserin—we regrouped at the wide, chrome-trimmed front lobby of the KAWAII Headquarters. The Kaiserin, ever the mischievous brat, had already gone ahead to change into her rather questionable disguise: a Sammelplatz pizza delivery girl. Agent Feena, ever the meticulous one, tugged the cap low over the Kaiserin's face, shielding the upper half in shadow.

"There, that should do it," Feena muttered, adjusting the brim with the finesse of a stylist and the urgency of a field agent. "Keep that hat on, no matter what. The last thing we need is to attract more attention than necessary."

"Geez, you're such a worrywart, Big Sis Feena! It'll be fine, trust me!" the Kaiserin chirped, flashing a smile so carefree it nearly betrayed her royal aura.

The rest of us—Myrrh, Fei, Neil, and I—managed a collective smile in return. Well, theirs were genuine. Mine, not so much; it was the kind you carve out with clenched teeth and irritation. Myrrh, ever graceful, gave a slight wave as she stepped forward.

"We'll head out first, Your Excellency," she said, her tone as courteous as a ribboned letter. "We'll draw less attention that way." She offered a respectful bow.

"Sure thing!" the Kaiserin replied with an airy tone. Then she beamed at Myrrh. "Oh, and let's meet again sometime—maybe after the school year, during the vacation. I'll invite you to the Royal Tower in Exestia. Be sure to bring your friends... and your goons, too."

My brows twitched. I leaned slightly and muttered under my breath, "Pretty sure the 'friends' are Neil and Fei, and the 'goon' is definitely me. No thanks, kid."

Neil and Fei heard that. A chuckle escaped both of them. "Haha."

"Hey, show some respect!" Myrrh elbowed me gently, though the sparkle in her cerulean eyes had sharpened with just a flicker of annoyance. Then, like flipping a switch, she turned to the Kaiserin and smiled with the practiced poise of a diplomat. "It would be an honor, Your Excellency."

"Great! I'll make sure to arrange a party—we'll have lots of fun together!" the Kaiserin chirped, clapping her hands with childlike enthusiasm. "Bye-bye!"

"Bye-bye!" Myrrh replied in a graceful curtsy, her skirt fluttering slightly with the motion. Neil and Fei followed suit, nodding politely as if this bizarre royal farewell were the most normal thing in the world.

Feeling oddly like the spare tire in a polished sports car, I hesitated. Then, with all the enthusiasm of a tired dog being dragged into a bath, I mimicked their farewell gesture—half-hearted and late. Typical.

With that, we turned our backs on the glowing entrance of the KAWAII Headquarters. The neon signage above hummed quietly in the night, casting blue and pink hues onto the slick pavement. It was already past nine. My limbs felt like lead, my mind foggy. The day had wrung me out like a towel—and the thought of dragging myself to class tomorrow was already making my spine ache.

Fei was the first to speak, breaking the post-Kaiserin silence. "I still can't believe we met the Kaiserin... like that, huh, Neil?"

"Yeah, it caught me off guard too," Neil admitted, adjusting his glasses. "To see her act so casual—trying to blend in with us commoners? I guess we had her all wrong. Ismail always painted her as a cold, tyrannical ruler... but she's nothing like that."

"She's more like an overenthusiastic theater kid with way too much power," I muttered.

Fei chuckled, but I kept going, voice low and skeptical.