Nikke, something’s seriously wrong with this evacuation point! Chapter 110 110: Dorothy, I Challenge You

Absurd.

The mont Dorothy heard the condition proposed by this man, she actually laughed from sheer disbelief.

[Ara ara, to think I'd hear sothing this ridiculous. Snow White, Rapunzel – do either of you find this joke amusing?]

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For the mont, neither of them dared respond. Snow White started practicing typing on the keyboard, while Rapunzel closed her eyes and pretended to ditate.

Both of them knew Dorothy was only building montum.

Then, as expected, her voice suddenly turned cold:

[Lieutenant Ron… are you actually trying to negotiate with ? With the Goddess Squad?]

[I need to correct one thing. In the governnt's eyes, your only possible endings are Option Two or Option Three. Those are the only acceptable outcos.]

[The reason you were even given Option One is because I – or rather, the Goddess Squad under Liliweiss's leadership – showed rcy. Frankly speaking, allowing those filthy things welded onto your bodies to step onto the deck of the Wings of Victory is already a form of desecration.]

The words were rciless.

Red Hood was so overwheld she completely gave up trying to relay the ssage herself. Instead, she simply took one earbud out and tossed it to Charon.

This was way outside her area of expertise.

[Since you're all so eager to keep rolling around in the mud, then there's no reason for to dirty my own hands.]

[If you willingly abandon your humanity and choose to beco wandering ghosts of the wilderness, then fundantally, that has nothing to do with . As long as you do not beco enemies of mankind, I can tolerate your existence.]

[However, Lieutenant Ron, let remind you of sothing. Freedom has never been free.]

[If I return empty-handed, she will undoubtedly be disappointed. And I also need to prove to the governnt that this mission was not without results.]

Scarlet watched the expressions on Charon and Red Hood's faces. Even though she couldn't hear the conversation itself, Red Hood's awkward expression and the increasingly serious look on Charon's face caused tension to rise inside her as well.

"Dorothy. Up until now, has the Goddess Squad ever suffered defeat?" Charon suddenly asked.

[Ara? I always believed the Goddess Squad's record was already known to the entire world. Do you need to revisit the history books of the last few years?]

"Then, Dorothy…"

A bright smile slowly spread across Charon's face.

"I, Lieutenant Ron, challenge you – the great Goddess of Victory herself."

"We'll decide this through a contest of skill. The loser obeys the winner's demands. What do you say?"

The instant those words left his mouth–

silence swallowed everything.

That human…

What exactly had he just said?

Led by Scarlet and Rose, every Nikke of the lee Squad felt their hearts stop for a mont.

Red Hood's eyes widened. She stared at the man in front of her with disbelief, shock… and unmistakable excitent.

And for the first ti, she truly morized his face.

…Why does he look kinda familiar?

Red Hood scratched her head.

No, this isn't the ti to think about that.

This guy is cool as hell!

At that thought, her eyes practically started sparkling.

"Hell yeah!"

[…Red Hood?] Dorothy's icy voice rang through the comms, making Red Hood instantly shiver.

"U-Uh, I an– obviously I'm on your side here! Haha… heh…"

Her voice beca quieter and quieter, but the excitent in her eyes couldn't be hidden at all.

Then she gave Charon a thumbs-up.

A silent gesture of encouragent and approval.

No matter the outco, Red Hood already considered him soone worth knowing simply because he had the courage to say those words.

Snow White and Rapunzel had also gathered near the console by now, staring at the man in the military uniform on the screen.

For so reason, after hearing his declaration, both of them beca intensely interested in him as well.

A human.

Challenging Dorothy.

No matter what happened next, that courage alone deserved respect.

anwhile, the person being challenged–

Dorothy's breathing gradually beca heavier.

As soone who prided herself on embodying elegance itself, today marked the third ti this sa man had angered her.

Normally, after the first offense, she would have stopped acknowledging soone entirely.

But today was special.

This was Dorothy's first ti leading the squad independently. She needed results.

And yet a situation she had considered completely under control had spiraled into sothing absurd.

From the lee Squad to the humans involved, every single reaction had escaped her expectations.

A human challenging Fairy Tale Model Nikke Unit No.2?

What kind of joke was this?

What gave him the right?

"What's wrong?" Charon asked calmly. "You've been silent for quite a while now. Don't tell you're afraid to accept?"

Dorothy beca angry for the third ti that day.

[Interesting. Unfortunately, the NIMPH inside my brain prevents from attacking a human directly. If your plan is to claim victory through a loophole like that, then nobody will acknowledge it.]

"Of course not. I'll propose a thod acceptable to both sides."

"Give one hour."

[...Fine.]

[Then let see what exactly you intend to do.]

"Dorothy?!" Red Hood nearly jumped. Did this an Dorothy was actually going to accept the challenge?

Getting to witness a fight like this would make the whole trip worth it no matter what happened.

The next hour was pure torture for Red Hood, Snow White, and Rapunzel.

Because this was the first ti they had ever seen Dorothy's emotions fluctuate to such a degree.

Even Red Hood's constant teasing had never made Dorothy this angry before.

This human had completely lost his mind.

anwhile, on the lee Squad's side, Rose and the others were overwheld with anxiety.

That was Dorothy.

Second only to Liliweiss herself.

The absolute No.2.

Challenging her was practically the sa as lying down and waiting to die.

"Relax," Charon simply said with a smile.

"If I dared to propose it, then I'm obviously not afraid."

"And it'll definitely be a battle format both sides can accept."

As he spoke, he continued studying the map while calmly making preparations.

…

At the sa ti, aboard the Wings of Victory.

Snow White sat alone inside the bathroom, frantically typing on her phone.

A massive wall of text.

Everything she had seen and heard.

The situation had already gone beyond sothing Dorothy should handle alone, so she needed to inform the one person truly capable of making decisions for the Goddess Squad.

At the very least, the mont Liliweiss finished maintenance and stepped out of the repair chamber–

she would imdiately see Snow White's report.

After nervously pressing send, Snow White carefully checked the recipient again to make sure there were no mistakes.

Only then did she finally let out a breath of relief.

She deleted every trace of the ssage, flushed the toilet as cover, and hurriedly left the bathroom with nervous steps.

No one noticed what she had done.