Ten minutes later, Berry still got into V's car.
There was no helping it; since she had already opened her mouth, Berry agreed, albeit reluctantly.
Who told her to be so fond of pampering others?
Of course, as to who was actually pampering whom, that remained open for debate.
But problems aside, it didn't stop Berry from acting up now.
"Admit it, V, are you lonely without my company? Ah, you're such a clingy little demon, unable to leave me for even a second. Just admit it generously; I won't look at you with strange eyes."
Ever since getting into the car, V had been subjected to this barrage of verbal attacks from Berry, leaving her grimacing and overwhelmed.
Of course, there was a reason for Berry being so arrogant.
Last night, V must have had a brain fart, actually agreeing to let Berry take the lead in that round.
But the result didn't seem too good; V couldn't even believe now that she had actually made those shameful reactions.
So now, V could only endure the verbal abuse; if she dared to talk back, the other party would definitely bring up last night.
Having been together for so long, she knew the other party too well.
No one understood Berry better than her.
...
But even thinking that, she couldn't handle how annoying Berry was being today.
For over ten minutes, she hadn't repeated a single word.
In the end, V had to bow her head in defeat and reveal the reason.
"Fine, fine, I'll say it, I'll say it."
With a long sigh, V said in a trembling voice.
She really couldn't stand this torture anymore; it would be better to just lie in bed, where at least she could cover her face with a pillow.
"I'm just afraid that you'll go mentally unstable after staying in the basement for too long, just like that Moritz last time, who spent all day cooped up in the lab until he went crazy, always wanting to drag all of humanity into some crazy experiments."
"..."
"Uh, what's wrong?"
Receiving no response, V curiously tilted her eyes to gauge Berry's expression.
"Nothing, nothing at all."
Seeing Berry suddenly sit up straight, V raised an eyebrow in confusion, but seeing that the other party didn't seem to have anything abnormal, she turned her attention back to the road.
But what she didn't know was that Berry, sitting beside her, was almost breaking into a cold sweat.
Sitting up straight with a guilty conscience, Berry only breathed a slight sigh of relief after realizing that V really didn't know anything.
Damn it, she almost thought she had been exposed.
Although she considered her pursuits to be very true, kind, and beautiful, she also knew that ordinary people nowadays couldn't accept her ideals, and it would be bad if someone found out.
In terms of factions, she should be considered a typical pragmatist.
This world isn't worth it.
Then let's make it worth it.
"By the way, V, do you know anything about my parents?"
The previous confrontation still had some lingering effects, and Berry finally started to care about the parents she had never met in this life.
Although she had guessed before that perhaps her parents, like any other irresponsible parents who just gave birth without raising, had dumped her, a waste of food, in the wasteland, this explanation couldn't satisfy her curiosity.
Sensing the subtle change in atmosphere, V frowned.
"Why are you suddenly asking about this?"
"Nothing, just curious."
Berry rested her chin on her hand, looking at the passing scenery outside the window without saying much more.
"Actually, I don't really know either."
V shook her head; honestly, she didn't know much about it either.
In her memory, the first time she saw Berry was back when she was in the tribe.
At that time, she was just a teenager. One day, while her tribe was migrating, she found Berry in an abandoned town. She remembered those first moments very clearly.
Berry was all alone, standing on the street of the abandoned town in white clothes that looked like a patient's gown. Her eyes were hollow, and when swept by that gaze, it felt like touching an ice cube.
Honestly, she was a bit scared at the time, because those eyes didn't look like the eyes of a living person at all.
If one had to find an adjective to describe it, V just felt that Berry at that time was like a machine without a program, just standing there, without thoughts, and without any actions.
But in the end, the tribe took Berry in and threw her to V, who was still a greenhorn at the time, to take care of.
So, let alone parents, she didn't even understand Berry's own origins.
"Is that so?"
Berry touched her chin, feeling somewhat baffled.
She wondered if she had been that aloof before; she couldn't remember clearly.
She only knew that she was a transmigrator and really didn't know about the experiences of this original body. Moreover, her memories of this life could only be traced back to her experiences with V in the tribe, and even the scene of their first meeting was blurry, with only an outline.
Her own origins were truly mysterious.
Spreading out her small hands and looking at them for a while, pride welled up in Berry's heart.
Truly the template of a protagonist.
"Oh, right, I discovered that the place where I found you is actually quite close to Night City, Berry. Maybe you're a native of Night City."
"Hey, in the end, where are you driving to after all this time?"
"Ah, nothing much, just going to catch a Cyberpsychosis."
"Oh, alright."
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