Reborn as an Evolving Space Monster: Harem Of Otherworldly Beauties Chapter 267 : Challenging A Monopoly

Liz remained silent for a while after, taking in what he had said.

"So… We just need to talk more? To talk more about it?" She asked, her eyes glistening. "Until we find what it ans to be your wife, and what it ans to be my husband? Until we find… What each one wants exactly from the other?"

"Yes." Cero answered with a smile. "Although…" He pulled her closer, and whispered once his lips were an inch away from hers. "We can do more than talk."

"Is that so…?" Liz asked as her lips curled. "I wouldn't mind that at all."

***

"Looks like I won't be tripping balls after all." Rea sighed, still tied up in Lith's cell. "I was for a bit, but I don't feel more intoxicated than after a couple of glasses. Guess we were worried for no reason." She shrugged. "Anyways, quite a room you got here though. Plenty of space… We could take down the bars, if you'd like? Although… I see that none of your things are outside the cell. The cell is your room, not the vault. The bars are like your walls, aren't they?"

A yawning Lith slowly sat up and rubbed her eyes.

"You were sleeping…? Ugh, so drunksitter you are." Rea rolled her eyes. "By the way…" She whispered after a mont. "I have been wondering sothing for a while." Her eyes narrowed for a mont. "Are you and him fucking? You must be, since you're always naked. Plus, he does sleep here at night, doesn't he? I rember seeing the two of you through the caras at so point. Well, I turned it off before I could really see for myself whether you were or not. I'm not really a voyeur, see? I'm more in it for the gossip. Though… Hm… Watching isn't bad either…"

Lith scratched her head for a mont, before lying back down.

"Oh, co on! Don't go back to sleep! Keep company! Co on!!"

***

'Wonder what that'll be about.' Raya thought to herself, taking a sip from her steaming cup. 'He said he needed to talk to , but needed to talk to soone else before that. In other words, it probably has nothing to do with us. Then is it sothing about the mission? If the person is indeed Liz, then what could it be about? Capturing more creatures from here? Maybe just hunting creatures so that he can gain sothing out of it. Liz is a Soldier after all… But if it was about that, then why would he need to talk to ? Even if tests need to be run on so of those creatures or whatever, he wouldn't know that beforehand. Since he said that he needed to talk to , there was sothing to say, he simply delayed it. Then does that an that the discussion isn't worth having depending on how it goes with Liz? Hm…'

Raya let out a long sigh and straightened her back, taking her elbows off the desk in front of her.

'I'm going in circles. I can't figure it out…'

"Could you not use my room to daydream?" Roka's tone was cold. The tip of her index finger's nail hit the desk's surface repeatedly. "What did you co here for anyways?"

Raya remained silent for a mont, before raising her cup.

"For the coffee."

"... I see."

Raya took a sip, before lowering her cup on the desk and bringing her hands together.

"I am preoccupied by sothing, but it's a bit of a conundrum. On a more serious note though, we need to start thinking about it seriously now. We could avoid it before, because there was so much to do. But now…"

"Yes, I know." Roka sighed. "After a stop on Folynia, we'll finally be back."

"Hm." Raya nodded. "Back on civilized territory."

"We'll be able to buy fuel, and moving will be much faster."

"The way to the Tsero Crystal took endless months because of the forced stops, searches for fuel, chanical issues, and more… The way back will probably be much faster."

"Countless things can still go wrong."

"But if nothing goes wrong…"

"Yes…" Roka pushed herself up using the desk as support. "Even if nothing goes wrong, we might find the biggest problem of all."

"We've taken it lightly, ever since Cero joined us. We've taken it easy, even. But we've gotten hold of a Tsero Crystal. Scratch that, many Tsero Crystals."

"Sources of energy that can save and power whole civilizations…"

"The thing on which the Syndicate has a total and complete monopoly over." Raya muttered. "It is troubleso. The Syndicate didn't oppose our mission. But then again, not many did. After all, with little over 100 people, what could we hope to achieve?"

"We hoped to achieve everything, and we did. With a lot of luck, but just as much misfortune." Roka crossed her arms. "They might really try to stop us. Before we make it to Wor. Before we can deliver the Tsero Crystals to our people."

"I highly doubt that." Raya muttered as she took another sip from her steaming cup. "We're no one. We've lost 90% of our people. Only one ship is left. No one expects us to make it back, so no one will be waiting for us."

"Who knows…" Roka muttered as she turned away. "Civilized territory… Might just be a more dangerous wilderness for us. If soone learns that of what we're carrying with us…"

"There's no reason for anyone to find out." Raya stood up from her seat. "It's because we didn't want to stand out that we chose this ship in the first place."

"Still, challenging a monopoly…" Roka sighed, before cracking her neck. "That can bring a world of trouble to us."

"You're joking, right?" Raya smirked. "What's a world of trouble to us? We've gone through multiple worlds of trouble already."

"Yes…" Roka chuckled. "I suppose you have a point."

"Anyways, I'll be going now. I have urgent things to tend to. Urgent things to think about."

"I understand. Good luck with… Whatever it is you have to tend to."