Nikke, something’s seriously wrong with this evacuation point! Chapter 140 140: It Has Abe’s Mark, It’s One of Hers

[Ah… ah…] Siren opened her mouth, but subconsciously didn't dare to speak, only making "ah ah" sounds.

She was afraid to speak casually. If she broke Abe's phone, she would get scolded.

anwhile, on the other side of the city, Charon held the phone and glanced at a face on a tablet beside him.

"Rose, let confirm again–you really hacked the right number?"

"You can say I'm powerless, but if you doubt my hacking skills, I'll reset your Zero Coins to zero, you bastard!"

"Sorry, my mistake." Charon imdiately backed down. Even though Rose probably couldn't actually touch his Zero Coins, it was just common sense to not point that out in a situation like this.

"This girl is interesting. Even though what's over there is just a phone, it might still be usable as a detection endpoint." Rose's eyes began to glow faintly, indicating she was allocating more computing power. "However, that phone's lifespan might be shortened a bit."

The mont she finished speaking, the black-haired girl on the other side suddenly trembled, then stood up in panic and retreated into the corner of the room.

"What did you do to scare her like that?" Charon asked, squinting.

"I ran a scan on her body. Although the sensor capability is limited, I've made a preliminary assessnt." Rose's eyes flickered with streams of code, and her faintly glowing red pupils gave her an almost eerie beauty. "She's a Nikke. Confird. There's Abe's mark on her–she's one of hers."

"Could you phrase it more politely? What do you an 'one of hers'?" Charon sighed in exasperation. Ever since returning, Rose had beco more and more unrestrained. She really had been too suppressed in the past.

As a human, she was already gone–at least in terms of hacking ability, she had reached sothing comparable to Liliweiss's power. If Liliweiss is the king of the real world, then Sleeping Beauty is the king of the virtual world.

"Word-based ability… nanomachine control? That's extrely convenient… hmm, like this, then that… okay, done." Rose muttered things Charon couldn't really understand while finishing a half-minute operation.

"Abe rushed things too much. She didn't install a module to suppress ability activation… alright, I've temporarily sealed her ability. You can try letting her speak now–what's with that look?"

Charon stared at her strangely.

"Wait. You an you used a phone as a dium, and remotely sealed the ability of a fairy-tale-type Nikke? Did I understand that correctly?"

"Phones can transmit signals. That's enough for to send code. Any problem with that?"

"That's not hacking anymore! Hackers don't have abilities like that!"

"It's just remote code injection. Don't underestimate . And it's not even a true seal–I only temporarily cut off her connection to her ability. It'll recover soon. She just can't control it right now, which is why I managed to interfere so easily."

Charon looked at Rose's confident explanation, then glanced at the phone screen. At this mont, Abe's phone had fallen to the ground, and all he could see was the ceiling.

However, their conversation was probably being heard clearly by the girl on the other side.

"Uh… hey, miss over there. We're really not bad people. We just need to contact Abe. You probably heard everything we said. Try talking to us. If you really can't, just tell Abe you got scared by . And please, rember to tell her my na is Charon."

At that mont, the girl suddenly rushed closer.

Her face appeared right up against the screen.

[R-really?] she asked carefully, as if noticing that her speech ability wasn't working. A happy smile appeared on her face.

However, she still hadn't fully regained her ability to speak, so her words ca out broken, but understandable.

[I… I am Siren. Abe told … about Mr. Charon.]

"Oh? She talked about ?" Charon asked with interest.

For so reason, under his gaze, the girl's face grew increasingly red, but her eyes beca brighter and brighter.

[A-Abe said… Mr. Karon is… a bastard.]

"..."

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Rose laughed loudly from the screen, slapping the table. "Hey, White Rabbit, look at him!"

[B-but Abe also said… Mr. Charon is… her only friend.]

"…I see. Thank you."

"Ti's about up. Her ability is about to recover." Rose said. "As expected of a second-generation fairy-tale-type Nikke. Even in this state, it's hard to suppress her power."

Hearing this, Charon imdiately asked:

"Siren, I don't know what's happening on Abe's side, but when you have ti, could you ask her to contact ?"

[Abe… is busy… I-I understand. I will tell her.]

At that mont, the communication cut off.

"What happened?"

"Her ability probably recovered and flared up again. That phone is done for." Rose said.

"…We should compensate that girl next ti. Siren–I rember her."

"If anyone compensates her, it's . What does it have to do with you?" Rose snorted. "That kid is my kohai."

Sleeping Beauty is the first-generation, first unit of the fairy-tale-type Nikkes. In theory, only Liliweiss is her "Senpai"–all others are her juniors, including the second generation.

Though she looks like a loli herself, that's just part of the contrast charm.

"Still, the second-generation developnt is fast. They're already producing new ones?"

"The hardest period was when I was created. After Red Riding Hood was completed, there were no more technical barriers for second-gen units. It's just a matter of extre resource stacking. I checked briefly–the girl's ability is extrely strong. If fully controlled, even the Raptures would have to go all out."

...

At that mont, the door to Siren's room was suddenly kicked open.

Abe and several other fairy-tale-type Nikkes rushed in, only to see Siren sitting in a corner–and Abe's phone shattered into pieces nearby.

"…My phone!" Abe's face darkened. Even if there wasn't much inside, it still hurt to see it broken.

"It looks like I'll have to buy a new one. Why is the SIM card destroyed too? Siren, tell –was it an ability overload?"

Behind Abe, Cinderella, Hansel, and Gretel all looked at Siren with concern.

Looking at Cinderella's face and rembering the man she had just seen on the screen, Siren puffed up her cheeks slightly.

She only nodded silently, looking apologetic.

Only Cinderella had a question mark appear on her face.

Why did she just look at ?