Chapter 301: Chapter 301: “The Easily Satisfied March 7th”

"What’s your relationship with Kafka?"

Stelle tugged on Su Ran’s clothes and whispered.

If she could learn something about herself from him,

Then maybe she wouldn’t have to stay confused for so long.

"I’m a man, she’s a woman—what kind of relationship do you think?"

That answer made Stelle’s brain freeze for a moment.

Then she stared at Su Ran in shock.

She wanted to say something—

But couldn’t bring herself to say the words.

Probably because Su Ran looked too young.

He seemed about the same age as her.

"I’ll take good care of you in the future."

Even though she didn’t say it outright, In her mind, being a single parent must be incredibly hard.

So Stelle silently made up her mind—

No matter what, even if she had to pick up trash,

She would take good care of Su Ran.

"..."

"That thought is enough. But in the future, just take care of yourself. I’m still young—I can take care of myself."

Su Ran gently patted her head, his gaze unusually soft.

"If anything happens, just say Herta’s name. She can handle it."

"Why not use your name?"

Stelle tilted her head, confused.

"Because I like letting Herta take the blame."

"..."

That explanation made Stelle realize— 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

She and Su Ran really were cut from the same cloth.

"I’ll remember that!"

With Stelle, Dan Heng, and March 7th leading the way,

The path ahead was indeed smooth.

Of course, if Su Ran acted himself, It would probably be faster.

But watching others fight—That had its own kind of fun.

Eventually, they ran into the space station’s head of security—Arlan.

"Mr. Su Ran, thank goodness you’re safe."

Seeing Su Ran safely "protected" by the Astral Express crew,

Arlan finally let out a sigh of relief.

This was an important figure.

Even if he was strong,

If a distinguished guest had to fight personally,

It would only show how incompetent the station’s security was.

"No need to blame yourself. The Legion isn’t weak. The fact that you managed to protect yourselves is already a good outcome."

Although Su Ran sometimes seemed as arrogant as Herta,

That was precisely why—

He never blamed others for his own safety.

If even he couldn’t protect himself, What use would station security be?

Hearing this, Arlan relaxed slightly, But still felt guilty.

"If you don’t mind, please allow me to personally escort you until you are completely safe."

If it were anyone else,

Arlan wouldn’t abandon the injured staff.

But this was Su Ran.

He couldn’t treat this lightly.

Not only was he Herta’s honored guest—

Even the IPC treated him cautiously.

March 7th watched how seriously Arlan treated this "scientist," feeling puzzled.

She leaned over to Stelle and whispered:

"Did you see that? That Su Ran guy seems really important. Arlan’s the head of security, and even he’s being this cautious?"

"March... he might be a member of the Genius Society."

Dan Heng finally couldn’t stand her guessing anymore.

He had to correct her.

March really lived up to her "no thoughts, just vibes" reputation—

Just like Su Ran had jokingly called her earlier.

He had already said he was Herta’s collaborator.

How could he be ordinary?

And now with Arlan acting like this—

It only confirmed how high his status was.

"What?! The Genius Society?!"

March was shocked.

Even though she had only recently awakened from the Six-Phased Ice,

She had done some research before arriving at Herta Space Station.

So she knew about geniuses—

And the Genius Society.

And now—

Before even meeting Herta, She had already run into another genius?!

In that instant, Su Ran’s image in her mind grew much taller.

He was no longer just a "fragile scientist."

If not for the situation, She might’ve already asked for a photo.

After all—

Every Genius Society member was a legend.

Getting a photo would be incredibly lucky.

"Oh? You figured it out?"

While March was still shocked,

Su Ran looked at Dan Heng with some surprise.

He thought he had hidden it pretty well.

Didn’t expect to be seen through so quickly.

That made things a bit awkward.

His "fragile scientist" persona had collapsed.

"Herta is quite arrogant. She wouldn’t consider just anyone as a collaborator."

Even regular scientists found it extremely difficult to work with space station researchers.

The station gathered top talents from across the universe.

And Herta—

Never really took them seriously.

So when Su Ran casually said he was her collaborator,

Dan Heng immediately understood.

"Is she really that impressive? I thought all she did was say ’let me do it.’"

Now that his identity was exposed,

Su Ran felt a bit annoyed.

He had planned to reveal it later—

After defeating the Doomsday Beast,

When Herta appeared.

But now?

He couldn’t keep up the act anymore.

"So you’ve been watching us like a joke this whole time?"

Stelle directly exposed his thoughts.

Even March started feeling like they had been played.

"No. I genuinely enjoyed being protected by you all. So it’s not like I was laughing at you."

Su Ran didn’t deny that he enjoyed it.

And that response gradually eased March’s dissatisfaction.

"So we weren’t doing it for nothing?"

"Of course not. March’s protection made me feel quite warm."

Su Ran cooperated and praised her.

That one sentence instantly made her happy.

"Well... it wasn’t that great..."

March scratched her head shyly.

All that could be said was—

She was really easy to please.

—------------------------------

Pat reon Advance Chapters: patreon.com/YonkoSlayer