Chương 754: Chapter 755: Beyuki Kasai

"Why, are you planning to turn down Rowena's proposition?" Erkath asked.

"Adam will be the only man around after all."

"Unlike you, I'm still in the middle of deciding if I want to join or not; also, there is the fact that not all the women travelling with him are his girlfriends, so I doubt they will want to be naked around him," Kasumi replied.

"Fair point," Erkath conceded before glancing at Kasumi with concern.

"What's with that look?" Kasumi asked.

"Never mind, don't worry about it," Erkath replied as she looked away.

"Don't give me that," Kasumi replied.

"You wouldn't give me that concerned look if you didn't have a reason, so out with it." Erkath sighed before propping herself up on one arm as she looked at Kasumi seriously and asked, "I was wondering if the rumours were true?"

"Which rumours?" Kasumi asked.

"The rumours about Kirchiro Kasai having raped you?" Erkath replied. There was silence for a moment before Kasumi replied, "No, he hasn't raped me." Erkath and Muriel both sighed in relief and smiled after hearing Kasumi's response, but the smile soon faded at her next words.

"Not for lack of trying, mind you."

"You mean he's attempted to rape you?" Muriel asked in disbelief.

"On a few occasions," Kasumi replied as she moved her tails so that all of her legs got an even amount of the sun.

"Luckily, we're evenly matched in terms of strength, and so I was able to fight him off; doing so did lead to a few nasty bruises, though."

"Bastard," Muriel cursed.

"You know that I'm pretty sure Adam would take care of him if you asked?" Erkath remarked.

"I'm aware," Kasumi replied.

"I don't think Adam knows, but Rowena told me about his reaction when she proposed that I join his harem. He stated that even if I don't join, he will still take care of Kirchiro. Though honestly, I would rather deal with him myself if possible."

"I can understand that," Erkath replied.

"It's nice knowing that someone would go that far for you, but some grudges need to be handled personally."

"Why does it sound like you're speaking from experience?" Kasumi asked. Erkath smiled coldly before saying, "Let's just say I'm planning to exact some sweet revenge on Vurguth."

"I don't suppose you plan to reveal this revenge plan to us?" Muriel asked.

"Nope," Erkath teased.

"Figured," Muriel said in disappointment before turning to Kasumi.

"You know you could just do what Eytelis did to that Fiere Lucent."

"Physical torture's not really my thing," Kasumi replied.

"I don't mean the torture part," Muriel explained.

"I mean the part about Adam capturing them and then letting you take care of them."

"Oh!" Kasumi said in realisation.

"That's an idea, though the situation is quite different, not to mention he has the backing of the Kasai family."

"True," Muriel replied as she turned over onto her front, causing her long aquatic green hair to fall over her back as her toned ass from her years of playing Water Sphere revealed itself. However, just as she got comfortable, she grumbled as her uniband notified her of a new message, "Ugh, I bet that's Janryl begging me to take him back."

"Must be tough being a celebrity," Erkath commented as she also turned over onto her front, while wrapping her long red tail around one of the sunbed legs. A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.

"You do realise you're a celebrity yourself, right!?" Muriel asked.

"I'm well known, I would even say famous in political and business circles, but I wouldn't consider myself a celebrity," Erkath replied.

"Not compared to you two, Rowena and Lorelie."

"I don't think any of us can compare to Diva Lorelie," Kasumi chuckled.

"True," Erkath replied before glancing at Muriel.

"Are you going to check the message?"

"No, I'll respond to him later," Muriel lazily replied.

"Fair enough," Erkath replied just before both she and Kasumi received notifications from their own unibands.

"Oh!" Erkath said in surprise before she smirked and said.

"I'd check your message if I were you."

"Why?" Muriel asked lazily as she tried to find a more comfortable position to lie in.

"Because it's probably from Lorelie," Erkath answered.

"Rowena just messaged me to say that they've arrived in the Reef Galaxy."

"Really?" Muriel asked as her eyes shot open, and she quickly checked her uniband.

"You're right; she says they should be here in a few hours."

"Turns out even Eytelis is tagging along," Kasumi said in surprise as she read her own message.

"Really?" Muriel asked in surprise.

"I figured the Solarians would have been keen to have her return."

"Seems she's keen to have a vacation after her ordeal," Erkath explained.

"Can't really fault her," Kasumi remarked.

"I guess I should call them and let them know about the docking bay I've arranged for them," Muriel remarked before turning to Erkath.

"Any chance I can borrow one of those bikinis?"

"Why, is there something wrong with your own swimsuits?" Erkath teased.

"You know very well why," Muriel replied while rolling her eyes. Erkath chuckled before saying, "Go right ahead; I'm keen to see his reaction."

Reynard Galaxy, Reginhart Alpha. Nine artificial planetoids orbited Reginhart Alpha, and on one of these planetoids, a regal-looking woman with multiple tails sat at her desk working when her uniband notified her of an incoming call.

"Arisu," The woman greeted as the image of Arisu Kasai appeared on a holographic screen above the desk.

"Elder sister," Arisu Kasai replied as he greeted his elder sister and the head of the Kasai family, Beyuki Kasai.

"Well done on getting the Yliaster DX Six, but why didn't you tell me you planned to cover your tracks by tipping off the PSF?" Beyuki asked with a frown.

"Plausible deniability, sister," Arisu replied.

"If I had told you of the plan beforehand and it had gone wrong, you might have been implicated." Beyuki frowned and asked, "Uh-huh, and what happens when the PSF interrogates the prisoners and learns of your visit there?"

"I will simply claim that they're lying to save their own skins; I've already taken precautions to make it appear that I was at a conference on Magmatus," Arisu replied.

"The Pyroth homeworld, huh?" Beyuki asked thoughtfully.

"That would certainly give you a reason to be in sector eight."

"Exactly," Arisu replied proudly.

"Don't worry, sister; my cover story is foolproof, and I've paid off some of our Pyroth friends to cover for me."

"Fine, but in the future keep me informed about such things," Beyuki snapped.

"Now tell me how your negotiations with Senator Sedna are proceeding."

"It's going extremely well," Arisu said proudly.

"We just have to work out the finer details of our agreement, but as long as we help him become the next Supreme Speaker, Sedna will give us exclusive access to the Reotin Cluster."

"Excellent," Beyuki said with a smirk.

"Those damn muscle-brained oversized-breasted idiots don't even realise what's sitting in their own backyard."

"We are now arriving at Aqua Primus," Spector announced just before it dropped out of FTL and a jewel of a planet appeared on a large holographic screen in the mess hall.

"Wow, look how green it is," Emma marvelled as she stared at the holographic screen.

"Beautiful, right?" Lorelie asked with a smile.

"Though I still prefer the view of Oceana Seven."

"Have you been here before?" Emma asked.

"No, but I've seen holoimages," Lorelie replied.

"Seems they have an orbital elevator," Adam remarked as he recognised the three long tubes coming up from the planet to a space station in orbit.

"As I said back on Solarian Prime, most planets do," Rowena remarked.

"Even Terrana Five had one; we just didn't see it at the time and didn't bother to use it." Adam nodded in understanding and was about to order Spector to hail the orbital elevator when Lorelie suddenly spoke up, "Oh! Muriel is calling me." A moment later, a second holographic screen appeared, showing a beautiful woman with long dark turquoise-blue hair and bright blue eyes wearing an aquatic green bikini.

She was lounging on a sunbed with a radiant smile, and as they saw her, Adam and Emma couldn't help but be taken aback by how similar in appearance she was to Lorelie. Adam turned to Lorelie before asking, "Damn, I knew she was a fan of yours, but I didn't realise she was this big a fan; I mean, she even changed her hair colour to be similar to yours."

"It's like she's trying to cosplay as Lorelie," Emma remarked as Adam nodded in agreement.

"Cosplay?" Muriel asked in confusion.

"It's when fans dress up like their favourite celebrities or characters," Emma explained.

"But I'm not dressing up like her," Muriel said in confusion before she suddenly noticed that her hair had changed colour, making her flush with embarrassment.

"You're right, you're not dressing up much at all," Aphrodite said in amusement.

"You should have seen her a few minutes ago; she wasn't wearing anything," Erkath's voice chimed in with amusement.

"Oh! You're there too, Erkath?" Rowena asked.

"Hii," Erkath said as the tip of her long red tail appeared next to Muriel and seemed to wave at them.

"I'm here also," Kasumi's voice said as one of her bushy tails appeared on Muriel's other side and waved similarly to Erkath's.