Chương 753: Chapter 754: Heading to the Reef Galaxy

Milky Way Galaxy, Earth.

"I can't believe he's the child of Grace Williams," Millie said in surprise.

"I can't believe he's the illegitimate child of Grace Williams," Billie stated in surprise. The meeting with Adam had just finished, and now the four Earth women and two Eidolon women sat in Kate Seven's office at Galaxy Entertainments' headquarters.

"I wonder who his father is if Grace Williams is his mother," Jeanie said thoughtfully.

"I still don't know why he would want a genetic sample of her even if she is his mother," Kate remarked.

"It's certainly a strange request," Emily remarked as she played with her communicator, causing multiple holographic screens to appear.

"Wow," Millie said as she stared at all the screens.

"So cool," Billie added.

"Is this the information he had his AI send over?" Joanne asked as she studied the screens.

"Yes," Emily replied.

"Luckily, he was kind enough to give us all the data he had on Grace Williams."

"Judging by all this, there's probably more data on her here than even the Williams family has," Kate said in astonishment.

"Well, one thing's for certain: they definitely don't know she has an illegitimate child. She wouldn't be living if they did," Joanne remarked.

"Agreed," Kate replied.

"So when he says genetic sample, is there something specific you need to get, like a hair fragment or some blood?" Jeanie asked curiously.

"As long as it comes from Grace Williams herself and contains her DNA, it should suffice," Emily replied.

"So just some fragments of hair then, easy," Billie stated confidently.

"Slow your horses," Emily said with a chuckle.

"DNA degrades quickly once it leaves contact with the body, so ideally it would be best to collect the genetic sample directly from the source before storing it somewhere it can't degrade."

"Do you have something like that?" Joanne asked.

"We do," Kate replied.

"It's back on the shuttle, but there is medical equipment there that is specifically designed to prevent blood and tissue degradation."

"So the question is how we go about getting that sample," Jeanie stated.

"I don't think she's likely to hand over a strand of her hair if we ask her."

"If it were anyone but a member of the five families, our celebrity status might actually allow us to achieve just that; unfortunately, Grace Williams is a member of the five families," Emily remarked.

"And a proud one at that," Joanne remarked.

"You know her?" Kate asked curiously.

"We've met once or twice when I was doing bodyguard gigs for the Williams family," Joanne replied.

"She might have only married into the Williams family, but years of luxury had rubbed off on her."

"Isn't she the one who should be doing the rubbing?" Millie asked with a perverted grin.

"Pervert," Billie scoffed.

"Is everyone ready?" Adam asked.

"Packed and ready to go," Revi said happily.

"Eventually," Elemence remarked while rolling her eyes.

"It took you ages to decide what clothes to bring."

"An empress's privilege," Revi said smugly. If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it.

"More like you were trying to decide which ones Adam would like," Elemence scoffed before turning to Adam and saying.

"Thanks for letting me tag along."

"It's fine," Adam replied.

"The more, the merrier, and I've seen how hard you work."

"At least someone appreciates me," Elemence teased.

"Hmph, you know damn well I appreciate you," Revi replied.

"It wouldn't hurt for you to show it more often," Elemence replied.

"What, you want me to hug you and pat you on your head while telling you what a good job you've done each time you complete a task?" Revi asked while rolling her eyes.

"Well, these two have certainly come out of their shells," Stacey said in amusement.

"More like Elemence has; Revi was always rather chill with us," Aphrodite replied.

"It's probably because she now views us all as friends," Lorelie stated with a chuckle.

"Beach, beach, we're going to the beach," Tephe and Eytelis sang happily while Maya sat atop Tephe's head, making strange noises as if to join in.

"They've certainly hit it off," Emma remarked as she watched the trio in amusement.

"Dragons and Dryads have always naturally gotten along well," Rowena explained.

"It's thought to be because of a dragon's connection to nature via their aspect." Adam chuckled at the trio before saying, "I guess it's time to go then. Spector, jump us to someplace discreet in the Reef Galaxy."

"Affirmative," Spector replied.

"Target destination: Sector Fifteen, Reef Galaxy, Coraline Nebula""Target Time: Minus one second."

"Energy levels of experimental drive are reaching optimal levels." [[Activating condition purple]] [[Weapons systems offline]] [[Shields to maximum]] [[Energy output to maximum]] [[Redirecting energy output]] [[All hands brace for Time Jump]]"Time jump commencing in five seconds."

"Four."

"Three." A purple glow started to form around Spector.

"Two." Lightning arced out from Spector, impacting the walls, floor and ceiling of the docking bay as well as objects within it.

"One."

"Zero. Initiating time jump." Spector declared just as it vanished. A moment later, the view outside the mess hall window changed from the docking bay on Fenix Nest to what appeared to be a purple nebula.

"Temporal analysis complete. We have successfully arrived at the target time and destination," Spector announced.

"We didn't jump directly to the planet?" Eytelis asked in surprise as she studied the nebula outside.

"It's been decided that to keep the experimental drive's full capabilities a mystery, we should only jump directly to a planet when absolutely necessary," Adam explained.

"Yeah, security forces tend to go a bit nuts when a ship suddenly appears out of nowhere above their planet," Aphrodite said with a smirk.

"Is that also why you initiated the jump in my docking bay?" Revi asked with a frown.

"I hope you plan to pay for the damages those lightning strikes caused."

"Huh, the subjects never choke up before," Adam replied.

"Well, you were never transporting the docking bay's owner before," Rowena smirked.

"I guess," Adam replied.

"So we're in a nebula?" Emma asked curiously as she looked out the window.

"How pretty."

"Indeed, this one reminds me of some of the coral you see on Oceana Seven," Lorelie commented.

"Do you want to stay here and admire the nebula for a bit, or head to Aqua Primus?" Adam asked.

"Beach!" Tephe and Eytelis declared. Lorelie chuckled before saying, "Seems like these two have decided for us."

"Alright," Adam said with a smile.

"Spector, set course for Aqua Primus."

"Affirmative, entering FTL," Spector announced just before the nebula vanished from the window.

"I suppose I should let Muriel know that we'll be arriving soon," Lorelie stated as she began playing with her uniband. Rowena nodded in agreement before using her own uniband as she said, "Agreed, I'll let Erkath and Kasumi know."

Reef Galaxy, Aqua Primus.

"So how'd he take the news?" Erkath asked as she shifted position on her sun bed to make sure her body got an even tan. She, Kasumi and Muriel were currently sunbathing naked in Muriel's garden. Muriel sighed and said, "About as well as expected."

"Well, he can't really expect you to stay together if he's not making you happy," Erkath remarked.

"Erkath's right, take it from someone who's trying to avoid that at all costs," Kasumi chimed in as she turned onto her front and let her nine tails drape down on either side of the sun bed.

"It's still never easy breaking up with someone you know loves you," Muriel replied.

"It is when they cheat on you," Erkath replied.

"Well, that's true," Muriel admitted. Kasumi glanced at Muriel through her sunglasses before asking, "Have you decided what you're going to do about the whole Lorelie situation?"

"No," Muriel sighed.

"If Adam's really against having another penus in the relationship, then I don't think there's anything I can do about it."

"If Vurguth's penis were even close to yours, then I might have had second thoughts about ending it with him," Erkath remarked as she glanced at Muriel's extra appendage.

"I appreciate the compliment," Muriel said with a smile.

"But size isn't everything."

"I'm aware, but it certainly helps," Erkath replied.

"Have you decided what you plan to do about Rowena's proposition?" Kasumi asked.

"I've always been open to the idea; I just told Rowena I wasn't because I don't want her getting a big head," Erkath said with a wink.

"I enjoyed Adam's company back on Oceana Seven and even got slightly jealous of Stacey and Lorelie back there. Though there are a couple of conditions I need Adam to agree to before I join."

"Such as?" Muriel asked.

"You'll find out soon enough," Erkath replied with a smirk as she winked at them from behind her own sunglasses.

"You know these sunglasses are amazing," Muriel remarked as she took hers off for a few minutes to inspect them.

"Right," Erkath replied.

"They're going to sell like God's Oasis once they're put on sale, especially when we advertise them along with the bikinis."

"Speaking of these bikinis, I guess we're going to have to start wearing them once they arrive," Kasumi remarked.