"What did you say? Why do you want her photos?" Silver Wolf looked at Nero in shock.
"Why?" Nero looked confused. "Of course because Mr. Yang likes them. I thought you Stellaron Hunters knew a lot about the people on the Astral Express."
"...So you meant Sam..." Silver Wolf let out a sigh of relief.
There were way too many buffs stacked on Nero. For a moment just now, she subconsciously thought Nero had completely seen through all of their identities. She even wondered whether he had somehow learned Elio's methods too.
'So it was only this. Just getting a gift for an elder...'
'Still, judging from this angle, he really is a good kid in the normal sense.'
"Mm... If possible, close-up shots would be even better. Ones that deliberately show the steel texture and the mechanical structures inside the gaps and details," Nero added.
Hearing that, Silver Wolf relaxed again, then said, "I can't give them to you. But if you want Samu... Sam's photos, you can ask her yourself."
"I won't make decisions for her without permission, but I can set up a temporary and hidden communication channel for you."
"That works too. Set it up then, I'll talk to him myself." Nero did not refuse. "What do I do?"
Silver Wolf held out her hand. "Give me your phone."
"Okay." Nero nodded and honestly handed over his phone.
Silver Wolf, holding Nero's phone: "..."
'Why is he this obedient... Does this guy seriously have no guard against other people?' In this situation, she could completely mess around with his phone however she wanted.
After a brief moment of surprise, Silver Wolf picked up Nero's phone and started operating it.
"Let me check for you first... Hm? Aetherium Wars? You play Aetherium Wars too? Let me see... Oh! You actually collected this many rare Aether Spirits?"
"What's with these dual mechanical and psychic-type Aether Spirits? Huh? Recent trade records... Wait, what? The Aether Spirit that beat me earlier was yours?!"
"Weren't you supposed to help me set up the communication channel?" Nero looked at Silver Wolf.
"Uh... right." Silver Wolf awkwardly twitched the corner of her mouth.
This really wasn't her fault for getting distracted so easily. Mainly because this kid's account was way too ridiculous.
For one brief moment, even Silver Wolf felt jealous enough to want to destroy this luxury account.
The fact that such a thought, completely opposite to her normal gaming passion and philosophy, appeared in her mind showed just how absurd Nero's Aetherium Wars account really was.
The account was packed with monster-like Aether Spirits.
Two more seconds passed. Silver Wolf finally seemed done messing with Nero's phone and handed it back to him.
Nero lowered his head and saw the communication channel was already connecting, so he directly prepared for the call.
Silver Wolf's tech was very reliable. The call connected quickly, but what came from the other side was not the familiar male electronic voice Nero expected, but a gentle and bright female voice.
"Hello...?"
Firefly spoke into the call with some confusion. The connection had come very suddenly, and she had not prepared for it at all. The only notice she got was from Silver Wolf.
Before the call began, Silver Wolf had suddenly sent her a message saying, "Miss Samuel, how about trying some communication practice with an outsider?"
Then the call started immediately afterward.
Firefly instantly became flustered. It was not that she could not communicate with others, but this kind of sudden situation, where both sides were equal and peacefully talking, was something she rarely experienced.
Meanwhile, Nero also showed a bit of confusion on his face.
Wasn't this supposed to connect him with Sam? Why was it a woman?
Still, Nero politely said, "Hello, my name is Nero. I've interacted with the Stellaron Hunters before. Silver Wolf set up this call. If you're also one of the Stellaron Hunters, you should've heard my name before."
Firefly on the other side of the phone: "...?"
'So it's Nero.'
Of course she was familiar with that name.
Rather, the moment she heard it, the image of a white-haired boy holding a pitch-black greatsword with his clothes fluttering in the wind immediately appeared in her mind.
After all, ever since he was discovered, the owner of that name had remained on the Stellaron Hunters' key observation list.
They had even fought during a previous mission. That small body, capable of matching Sam's hardness and resisting Sam's strength, left a deep impression on her.
On top of that, the boy's appearance was equally unforgettable.
So the person Silver Wolf mentioned was him. But why...
Just as Firefly was thinking about how Nero had connected with Silver Wolf and ended up being directed to her, Nero spoke again from the other side.
"I'm looking for Sam. I want photos of Sam. Can you help notify him?"
'Eh!? M-my photos...!?'
Firefly was startled inside. This was the first time she had ever encountered something like this.
A moment later, Nero stared at the new photo he had received on his phone and fell into deep thought.
He narrowed his eyes, frowned, and stared at the white-haired woman in the photo for a long time...
'Who the hell is this?'
'Isn't this damn person Firefly?'
'Where the hell is my Sam?'
'Where did my huge Sam go?'
'Oh, the girl voice answering the phone is Firefly...'
In the plot from his previous life, Firefly didn't look stupid either. Why would she send a photo of herself when he asked for Sam's photo?
Silver Wolf beside him noticed Nero's strange expression.
So she leaned closer to see what exactly had been sent to Nero's phone. In her impression, Miss Samuel was not someone like Stelle who was good at pulling weird stunts.
The next second, Silver Wolf's pupils shrank.
Crap. She forgot to explain Nero's real intention to Miss Samuel.
After a short silence, Silver Wolf slowly moved away from Nero and sent another message to Firefly.
[Silver Wolf: Miss Samuel, actually, that kid didn't learn Elio's abilities, and he doesn't fully know our identities either...]
[Firefly: ?]
[Silver Wolf: Uh... He just thinks Welt Yang likes mechanical creations, so he hoped to get a few photos of Sam...]
———
In the end, Nero still got Sam's photos as he wished.
And he also learned something he did not know before transmigrating.
Firefly was Sam.
This fact surprised Nero a little. He never expected that so many analyses people posted online in his previous life had actually been right.
At the same time Nero successfully got Sam's photos, Stelle and March also successfully defeated Giovanni.
"Wonderful, wonderful! The strength and determination you two displayed are truly moving!" Giovanni praised.
"Your strength isn't weak either," Stelle said.
"Haha, you flatter me." Giovanni said, "But judging from the current situation, your strength is undoubtedly above mine!
"And next, you will face the ultimate winner of the previous celebration tournament, the proud existence beyond the reach of countless players, the former champion, Miss Topaz herself."
"Only by defeating her can you earn the qualification to challenge for the championship."
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