Chapter 209 - 208: Hormonal Rebellion
"Okay, okay, enough joking. Yeah, I’m going in. And you can call me Rex."
Hearing this, Lena instantly snapped back to reality, blinking as though she’d just surfaced from a dream.
"You don’t have any companions?" she asked hesitantly,
trying not to sound too eager but failing miserably.
"Yes, and?" He raised a brow, amused by how adorably awkward she was.
"Uh... Mmmm... C-can you take me with you, please?" she blurted out. Her voice cracked slightly, eyes widened adorably, sparkling with, desperation, hope and just a hint of charm as she looked up at him like a puppy begging to be adopted.
And clasped her hands in front of her like she was offering a prayer to the Patron Saint of Party Crashers.
Rex tilted his head, half-smiling. This girl was interesting.
"Hmmm," he didn’t answer right away and instead looked at her with narrowed eyes. Seeing his contemplative expression, Lena got even more nervous, but still clung to a faint thread of hope. She met his eyes with a desperate look.
"Please, please... This is my only way to get in. Otherwise, all my efforts will go down the drain. Please say yes."
On the other hand, Rex was thinking about the system mission, which was to make a significant connection. But he didn’t know what exactly "significant" meant. Sure, it literally meant something important to him, so a significant connection would mean a connection that matters—but in which sense?