Chapter 6

Silver Wolf snorted in dissatisfaction.

Clearly, she was angry about being outmaneuvered by Screwllum and Herta.

Yet, Screwllum did not forget to praise Silver Wolf to the Trailblazer standing beside him.

"Look..."

"Miss Silver Wolf is truly a talented hacker."

"She calculates everything, leaving behind enough variables and contingencies..."

The conversation between the three continued, with Screwllum stating that he was the only variable in Silver Wolf's plan.

Silver Wolf, however, claimed that wasn't the case, as she had known Screwllum would come.

Silver Wolf was extremely excited!!!

From Silver Wolf's words, the audience could hear her arrogance.

After all, she considered the Antimatter Legion to be primitives, the IPC to be lacking, and only the Genius Society to be worth the fun.

Such words could only be spoken by Silver Wolf in the entire universe.

Silver Wolf was very confident she could leave this place while taking away the object of her trip—the Aether Cartridge!

During her dialogue with Screwllum, Silver Wolf had already completed the copy.

At the same time, Silver Wolf believed Screwllum appearing before her was just a stall tactic.

And that Herta was currently triangulating her location.

But Silver Wolf was confident she wouldn't be caught by them.

Finally, Silver Wolf addressed Screwllum: "The stalemate that never yielded a result is finally about to become history."

"There will only be one winner today..."

"Please, make it fun for me, won't you?"

A very arrogant tone!

But from Screwllum's reaction and his appreciation for Silver Wolf, the audience knew Silver Wolf was qualified to say such things...

"A very confident child..."

"Much more confident than I used to be."

Sitting in the broadcast room, Bronya, seeing Silver Wolf looking so confident,

couldn't help but recall her own time at St. Freya Academy.

Compared to Silver Wolf, who was around the same age, she was indeed a bit lacking.

To this, Bai Feng smiled: "Although you are both hackers, your responsibilities are different."

"You have missions and the duty to protect others..."

"While Silver Wolf is looking for fun for herself. To use a bit of gaming terminology..."

"It's like Silver Wolf is clearing hidden dungeons on her own."

Bronya looked at Bai Feng, the corners of her mouth lifting slightly.

There was a feeling of being affirmed by the Captain...

It felt quite nice.

"So, will Silver Wolf get her wish?"

Bai Feng shook his head: "Of course not. If she did, she wouldn't have ended up crying and throwing a tantrum."

Hearing Bai Feng's teasing,

Bronya couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh again...

In the video footage...

Facing Silver Wolf's confident provocation, Screwllum elegantly invited her to leave, stating that everything Silver Wolf expected would not happen.

And Silver Wolf was stunned.

"Leave? Why?"

"Aren't you going to capture me? Put me in shackles and throw me into some remote exile?"

The audience who didn't know Silver Wolf were stunned.

Good grief...

You actually like that sort of thing?

Playing it that wild?

Never in my life have I heard such a request.

"This Silver Wolf..."

"Does she have some kind of special hobby?"

March 7th listened to the strange demands Silver Wolf was making.

Her expression turned peculiar...

Stelle also said quite sharply: "I think she probably does..."

"Maybe she finds being locked up or exiled exciting."

Watching the two of them—one a total goofball, the other a bit of a troll.

Welt sighed helplessly, then explained: "The reason she is like this is Silver Wolf's confidence in her own abilities."

"The IPC has no way to keep her locked up."

"Even if Screwllum catches Silver Wolf, to her, it's nothing more than a brand-new game."

Himeko laughed: "This Silver Wolf... really is a hardcore gamer through and through."

"Confident in her own strength to this degree."

"However, Herta and Screwllum both look like they have everything under control."

"Presumably, they've found a way to deal with Silver Wolf, right?"

Dan Heng looked at Screwllum's demeanor and thought of a possibility: "The best way to deal with someone who loves playing games."

"Is to not let her play games..."

"Silver Wolf is clearly looking for fun with Screwllum and Herta; if both of them give her the cold shoulder..."

March 7th looked at Dan Heng in surprise: "Dan Heng..."

"I never noticed before, but you're actually quite scheming..."

Dan Heng: "..."

Himeko smiled and said: "That actually fits Herta's style perfectly..."

"The more Silver Wolf wants something to happen."

"The more Herta refuses to do it..."

"In a way, there isn't much difference between these two when it comes to their playful nature..."

March 7th continued to look at the video screen: "I wonder what will happen next."

"Could it be..."

Stelle began to think and reached her own conclusion: "Silver Wolf is crying and throwing a tantrum because she didn't get caught!"

"So she's crying and making a scene!"

"..."

Once this conclusion was out, everyone fell silent.

Then Welt spoke up: "I don't think Silver Wolf would be that shameless..."

At this moment, the confrontation between Screwllum and the Silver Wolf projection in the video continued.

And just as Dan Heng had guessed...

The most direct way for Herta and Screwllum to deal with Silver Wolf was to do nothing at all.

Silver Wolf was visibly angry.

Including the Silver Wolf who was watching the video...

[Silver Wolf: Damn it!!! You two actually designed me like this in the future!] ===== CHAPTER 19 =====

[Herta: Little brat, you were the one who volunteered to jump in; this is just a small punishment.]

[Screwllum: And this is a grudge between you and the space station...]

[Blade: But Silver Wolf shouldn't be crying and throwing a tantrum over such a small matter...]

[Silver Wolf: I am not crying and throwing a tantrum!]

[Kafka: Blade is here too...]

[Vill-V: It is indeed quite excessive; for someone who loves games as much as Silver Wolf, not letting her play is cruel.]

[Bronya Zaychik: I suddenly feel like I can empathize...]

[Durandal: But playing games shouldn't affect others.]

[Kiana: Exactly, exactly...]

[Theresa: Kiana, you are the least qualified person to say that.]

[Asta: Ms. Herta is really quite excessive...]

[March 7th: Whose side are you even on?]

"This is indeed a very excessive way to handle Silver Wolf."

Bronya in the livestream room also summarized the conversation between the two.

"Captain, at this moment, Silver Wolf is like a heavy punch landing on cotton."

"She must be very angry."

Bai Feng nodded: "Yes, this is equivalent to Silver Wolf starting a game and inviting friends to join in."

"But in the end, she realizes her friends never joined at all."

"She's been playing a single-player game the whole time, just entertaining herself."

Hearing Bai Feng describe it this way, Bronya's expression turned sad.

Her heart felt like it had been stabbed hard.

Wasn't her Project Arahato just like that?

"Thank you, Captain, I can empathize even more now."

Bronya put on her cold, stoic face and aimed it at Bai Feng.

Bai Feng smiled and comforted her: "Bronya, you can still succeed..."

"This isn't the climax yet; what comes next is the real climax."

Watching Bai Feng's expression of someone who loves to watch the chaos unfold.

Bronya immediately became curious: "Is there something else happening?"

The audience could also hear their conversation.

They all focused their attention on the video screen...

In the video screen...

Screwllum continued to state that Herta and he had reached a consensus.

They would no longer play these boring games with Silver Wolf.

Silver Wolf clicked her tongue and turned her head away: "Tch, how boring..."

The audience could see that Silver Wolf's face was full of disappointment.

But Screwllum's tone shifted abruptly: "However, Herta feels this result is too gentle."

"She wants to add a few more touches..."

"For example... right now..."

"Through a reverse hack, she has located all your interstellar network accounts—a total of 76, quite an impressive number."

"How about we have the IPC freeze them all? Along with the game records inside?"

Silver Wolf perked up, her eyes filled with shock as she looked at Screwllum.

"What!"

"Hey!!! Wait!!!"

The next moment, Silver Wolf's hands immediately manipulated a few things.

The projection disappeared directly from where it stood...

She was panicked...

Seeing this scene, many in the audience were stunned.

So the final trump card to deal with Silver Wolf...

Was banning her game accounts!?

And it looked like... it was actually quite effective!? ===== CHAPTER 20 =====