Rebirth: The Universe's Hidden Heiress-Chapter 81: Kenji’s Doubt (1)

At last, Kenji didn’t ask Yuka about the mecha.

Yuka took off Kenji’s coat and returned them to him. She then pulled out a spare coat from her spatial button and draped it over herself before getting into the car and heading back to school.

In the car, Yuka took out the stained puffy dress and retrieved the butler from the pocket, carefully cleaning off the bloodstains and other unidentified liquids on its surface.

The butler murmured, "I felt like such a dirty dirty orb now."

Yuka ignored it, still pondering Kenji’s unusual behavior.

Owning a private mecha was even more illegal than owning private Oniyon, yet Kenji didn’t question her and just let her go.

Her fake identity as someone who would faint at the sight of an insectoid was also shattered today.

However, Kenji didn’t mock or ask her any questions; instead, he covered her with his coat and sent her off in the car.

All these things he did were too abnormal.

’Is it possible that Kenji had a sudden change of heart, or is he planning some grand scheme against me?’ Despite that, Yuka didn’t consider any other possibilities, thus completely missing the correct answer.

Meanwhile, Kenji was reporting to General Fleet Admiral.

"Yes, it’s Yuka," Kenji responded. "The situation has stabilized. About a dozen of people died and many more injured."

"The mecha is an old combat model, judging by its appearance, probably from four or five decades ago. I speculate she either got it from the underground market or acquired it from a deceased soldier who retired back then."

"It doesn’t matter," said General Fleet Admiral, "Anything else?"

"No," answered Kenji.

"Good," General Fleet Admiral said, "Keep a close eye on Yuka. Remember what I told you before – we must recruit her into the Alliance Army."

Kenji paused, then replied, "Yes."

General Fleet Admiral nodded in satisfaction and then ended the communication.

He knew Kenji wouldn’t disobey his orders.

Kenji was a starving orphan on a desolate planet when he was born, without even an Alliance ID. Later, he was captured by Humphrey for experiments and maintained a very cold attitude towards humans, unwilling to initiate contact or trust anyone.

Eventually, he met Nori and was rescued, but Nori was a real rascal, failing to provide Kenji with proper guidance.

As a result, when Kenji arrived at the Alliance Army, he was full of aggression. When surrounded, he would furiously attack those around him.

They had to sedate him to calm him down and then used forceful methods to discipline him, teaching him pain to make him obedient.

After basic training, Kenji’s unparalleled psychic power caught the eye of his superiors. They taught him how to pilot a mecha, nurturing his talents and leading him to rise from a new recruit to a lieutenant, then to a captain, and finally to an admiral, becoming a well acknowledged commander of the Alliance.

To put it bluntly, Kenji had always been a weapon for the Alliance Army, devoid of human warmth or personal emotions, knowing only to fight and to win. However, his exposure to human interaction, especially when he was put in charge of training new recruits, slowly awakened normal human emotions in him. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Therefore, General Fleet Admiral had no doubt about Kenji’s loyalty to him and the Alliance Army. He also wasn’t worried about Kenji developing any romantic feelings for Yuka.

From the first moment he saw Kenji, he read his character from his cold gaze: detached, proud, and intolerant of any flaws. ’Kenji would never fall in love with anyone in his life, and no one could tolerate his personality.’

So, General Fleet Admiral never imagined that right after ending the communication, Kenji would left behind his order to recruit Yuka into the Alliance Army.

This was the first time Kenji decided to defy General Fleet Admiral’s command. He wouldn’t force Yuka to make a decision against her will anymore.

Kenji turned off his opticomputer and continued to investigate the recent incident.

Back at school, Yuka saw Donny, who looked exhausted on Monday morning.

Donny, noticing Yuka and her friends, approached them and said, "I’m really sorry about the prom yesterday. I just wanted you guys there to relax and have fun, and I didn’t see it would turn out to be like that... Thank god, you’re all safe now. I guarantee you that it will never happen again in the future. Again, we’re so sorry."

Yuka and her friends all smiled. "It’s fine. We just hope everything’s doing fine in your family."

Gratefully, Donny sighed and then asked, "Were you the ones who helped out in the hall that night?"

Yuka replied, "We did help a bit, but in that situation, helping was also a matter of self-preservation. You don’t need to thank us."

Donny, retracting his gratitude, continued, "Do you know who the mecha pilot was? I’d like to thank them. Seriously, I owe him this one."

Alex, answering for Yuka, said, "We don’t know, as everyone was wearing masks and faces weren’t clear."

Donny nodded, smiled easily, and said, "Thanks again, goodbye."

...

Just as Yuka thought this issue was closing, Kenji had already uncovered the full details of the situation.

He packaged the space pirate’s testimony and his findings and sent them to Zantoya.

Upon receiving Kenji’s message, Zantoya, once again, smashed everything in his newly rearranged room.

The space pirate, bound by mutual interests with them, should’ve been on the same boat, where losing any party would mean immediate sinking.

"What madness possessed Deadman to suddenly strike at his own ally?" Zantoya roared in his room.

With a grim face, Zantoya turned to Donny and said, "Take leave from school. I’ll teach you how to fully take over the Horn family’s affairs. We need to prepare for our next steps."

Consequently, on Tuesday, Donny, with a bruised face, went to school, requested a month’s long leave, and then quietly left.

Donny’s leave and the masked prom incident of the Horn family didn’t spark intense discussions, as the Alliance Army soon issued an announcement. They informed everyone that the situation was under control, urged the public not to panic or hoard disinfectant, and advised seeking medical attention if feeling unwell.