“What is this?”
The Prefect stood straight hearing that voice. Ivan looked up and saw Tier-0 Security Chief Natasha walked towards him.
“Natasha! How unlucky can I be!?” Ivan knew that the Security Force was the executor of the Ark’s ideology. As an elite, he always stayed away from trouble, but this also made him unprepared for situation like this. He was trying to cover up for an offender under the eye of the Prefect, this could be the worst situation he put himself in.
Natasha walked close to Ivan, checking him from head to toe. She then mocked him, “I remember, you are the Warp drive engineer, the future Tier-0, Ivan?”
“Y-yes!” Ivan was tense and scared.
Natasha smiled seeing Ivan’s distress, but she quickly hid it. She then looked at Yui, and Yui was frightened by her sight.
However, Natasha didn’t said much, she opened her terminal and checked, “Ivan, you are an elite member of the Ark. But the record said you have never contributed any gametes, you haven’t even visited a Genome Automaton before? This is a fundamental duty for every crew member?”
Ivan was embarrassed by the public revelation, but he could not object. Natasha smiled, content that Ivan was humiliated.
“Alright. ‘Cooperate’ with this agent then, for the New World!” Natasha mocked them with a bossy tone, then turned around and left. “Dismiss!”
Security team left with Natasha, and the guests at the restaurant continued to enjoy their plates. Ivan, Yui, and Lotti are left alone, standing shocked.
“Thank, thank you. My name is Yui.” Yui flustered. “Please take care of me tonight.”
“No problem!” Ivan did not understand what she meant.
Yui held Ivan tight and left the restaurant, Lotti could only watch them went. Of course, she knew that every crew members must contribute their gametes, but seeing Ivan being hugged by a stranger made her felt bad.
