NIKKE: Max Bonded but System Gone

--- Commander Enthusiast Club? --- 

Anis: "@everyone!" 

Anis: "Something big has happened, everyone!" 

Maxwell: "I told you I'm busy. Don't @ me unless it's urgent. So, what's going on now?" 

Privati: "Hehe, so you finally noticed, Anis." 

Privaty: "Actually, I didn't want to say it, but since you've found out, I'll admit it: yes, I am the Commander's girlfriend." 

Sugar: "?" 

Yulha: "?" 

Vesti: "(Writes Privaty's forum ID in her diary)" 

Anis: "?" 

Privaty: "W-why is everyone reacting with question marks? I'm serious!" 

Anis: "Privaty, I used to think you were just a scatterbrain. But now, I see you've evolved into a circus acrobat." 

Privaty: "What do you mean by that?" 

Anis: "If you're really the Commander's girlfriend, then tell me: what was he doing this afternoon?" 

Privaty: "Wasn't he working in the command center?" 

Anis: "?" 

Anis: "Girlfriend, huh? You didn't even know the Commander spent the afternoon drinking with some Nikke." 

Privaty: "!!!" 

Nien: "Unmask Privaty!??" 

Neon: "?" 

Neon: "Madam, you seem to have dropped your citizen ID~?" 

Privaty: "(Shamefully tosses her phone away) (Builds up emotions) (Feels upset) (Picks up the phone angrily) (Types a long message but deletes it for being poorly worded) (Pounds her bed in frustration)" 

Vesti: "(Crosses Privaty's ID off her diary)" 

Farmer Scarlet: "Drinks? Where are the drinks?" 

Scarlet: "The Young Lord is too biased. If there's good liquor, why wasn't I invited to share?" 

Scarlet: "The next time we meet, I'll make sure he drinks three cups as a penalty." 

Privaty: "I-I'm the bigger person here. I won't argue with you all!" 

Privaty: "But tell me, who was the Commander dating?" 

Anis: "We asked the Commander, but he was tight-lipped, dodged our questions, and ran!" 

Neon: "At the time, Anis was clinging to the Commander's leg, and I was holding onto his belt. We tried to get something out of him, but he was as stubborn as a mule. He just took off his pants and slipped out of the dorm!" 

Brother Smells Nice (Rapunzel): "What? The Commander ran around the outpost base without pants?!" 

Rapunzel: "Ah~! I understand now. I once read about an interesting species of males in a book. What's interesting about them? They declare their dominance by comparing their... sizes." 

Rapunzel: "Could it be that the Commander is using this method to flaunt his manly physique?" 

Rapunzel: "As expected of him, effortlessly accomplishing what others cannot... ah... ah..." 

Anis: "Is such an animal even real? Did you read about this in a risqué book?" 

Rapunzel: "Absolutely not! It must exist!" 

Anis: "Ugh, anyway, stop derailing the topic! This isn't the time to discuss that." 

Anis: "@everyone who saw the Commander today, step forward!" 

Sugar: "Present!" 

Soline: "Present!" 

Maiden: "Present!" 

Rupee: "Present!" 

Noah: "Present." 

I'm a Dog (Jackal): "Eh? Is this a game? Let me join! Woof woof woof! Present, present, present!" 

Neon: "Present~!" 

Polly: "Does bumping into him on the way count? If so, present!" 

Miranda: "Present! Present! Present!" 

Anis: "Line up, I'll question you one by one!" 

---

That evening. 

Green, clad in bright red shorts, escaped back to the command center. Staring at his phone, which vibrated incessantly, he couldn't help but curse his lack of caution. 

"Do I really smell like alcohol?" He sniffed the coat he had taken off and muttered, "I need to be more careful next time. I can't let them catch me again." 

With that, Green changed into a fresh pair of pants. 

As the group chat heated up, the "cheater-catching operation" led by Anis grew increasingly intense. Almost every Nikke in the chat was now speculating about who spent the afternoon on a date with Green. 

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Sugar: "Based on common sense, when a drunk man and woman are alone in a room, something is bound to happen, right?" 

Rapunzel: "Something? Oh, far more than that! You have to understand, our dear brother is the kind of man who turns into a raging beast when intoxicated! One drink, and his primal instincts kick in, his muscles bulge, and then he grabs that Nikke by the hair, brandishing his drill-like weapon, ready to pierce straight through her core!" 

Alice (Where's the Rabbit?): "What are you all talking about? I don't understand. Is this about my Rabbity?" 

Anis: "Uh... something like that." 

Alice: "Does the rabbit's drill really work that well? ?? . ? . ??" 

Rapunzel: "Ah... 'work well'? That's an understatement. It's practically a missile that can break through the stratosphere!?" 

Soline: "Break through the stratosphere???" 

Soline: "I want to see it?" 

Maiden: "I want to see it too?" 

Yulha: "Me too?" 

Privaty: "Hey! What nonsense are you all spouting? Can't you refrain from saying such shameful things in the group chat!?" 

Neon: "Privaty, don't you want to see it?" 

Privaty: "W-what are you talking about? Of course not!" 

Neon: "Are you sure you don't want to see it?" 

Privaty: "I... I..." 

Neon: "Really, really sure you don't want to see it?" 

Privaty: "AAAAAH, fine! I want to see it! Happy now?!" 

Neon: "Then keep the formation!" 

Neon: "I want to see it too?" 

---

"Rapunzel, enough already!" 

Green slapped his forehead, nearly jumping out of his chair. 

If Rapunzel kept going, his reputation as the "Arch Demon of the Ark" would quickly degrade into "Arch Pervert of the Ark." He needed to salvage his innocence at all cost. 

After a moment of thought, Green quickly logged into his alternate account to try to reclaim his dignity. His only source of innocence was the only girl he was actually 'dating'.

---

William: "Listen, everyone." 

William: "The Commander was out on business in the Ark this afternoon. He wasn't on a date with any Nikke, and he doesn't have a girlfriend right now." 

William: "So it's absolutely not what you're all thinking." 

Anis: "Ha, it's you again, William!" 

Anis: "You always speak so confidently. So which Nikke are you really?"