Chapter 393: Jealous Roka

That was the extent of the event that Roka and Liz witnessed. They returned to the spaceship, while Cero spent a bit longer with the Syndicate officers to make a thorough cleanup, with which Qinn was very useful. Using Puppeteer’s Leash on him allowed Cero to ask questions and to figure out the best way of getting rid of them, as well as their spaceship. Two Syndicate officers were murdered by their comrades, while their comrades (under Cero’s influence) made irreparable mistakes and fled as fugitives.

To this day, Qinn and Y-3892 remain unsure about what happened during that lapse of time, and Qinn couldn’t help but wonder how someone might have come up with such an incredible plan, perfectly forcing their hand and tying their wrists together.

Puppeteer’s Leash didn’t allow for control over a long period of time, nor did it allow for serious memory alteration, so it was necessary to plan things so that even if Qinn and his comrade remembered what transpired, other Syndicate officers wouldn’t even give them the time of day, and would shoot them dead on-sight.

’Only a genius could have engineered such a perfect plan. The most annoying part, aside from being on the run for the rest of my life, is that I cannot remember this genius individual.’

Sometimes Qinn’s genius... Is almost frightening.

Cero actually felt quite bad using a mind-controlled Qinn to have him orchestrate his own downfall... But it was the most efficient and foolproof way, since Cero did not yet know much about the Syndicate, their policies, or their capabilities.

Months later, while Qinn and Y-3892 are still running from the law and trying to understand what happened to them,

"So, what was that?" Tina asked, fiddling with a strand of hair. "Some piece of tech from another Planet?"

"Must be, right? Right?" Gina urged, elbows on the table, pushing her breasts together to make them pop. "Can you show us one more time?"

"Uh..." Cero scratched his head. "I’m not sure that it’s a good idea." He turned to his left. "Rok-"

"Sorry," Roka cut him off, turning away at once. "I need to go to the bathroom."

Four days had passed since leaving Jin, and three days remained before reaching Borg.

Things had actually... Taken a turn for the worse.

"Goddammit!" Roka shouted as she shut herself into the bathroom. "Goddammit! Dammit!"

She and Cero had been sleeping in the same room, though not in the same bed. Roka liked to think about it as them sleeping together, despite that small distinction.

To Roka, this already felt like a massive advancement, but this wasn’t the only thing progressing... Worrying progress at that.

"Those fucking whores!" Roka cursed under her breath as she washed her face repeatedly.

Things had truly taken a turn for the worse.

"Not only are they doing their best to spend more time with Cero... Playing with their stupid hair and dumb tits like the whores they are... But they’re even getting shameless about it!"

Indeed, the change had been gradual, but impossible to miss.

On the first day, they had remained in Wor-issued uniform. On the second day, they had taken their jackets and military boots off.

Now on the fourth day, they were practically naked!

’Well, if tight crop tops and shorts count as practically naked... WHICH THEY DO IN THIS CASE! THE FREAKING WHORES!’

Roka’s jealousy truly knew no bounds, and while she told herself that she could trust him, that he wouldn’t... mingle with the enemy, Roka simply could not be sure.

’How long did it take him to sleep with the whole spaceship last time, huh? HUH? Everyone except me. of course... What if it happened now? Again? Fuck, no! I couldn’t take that! My heart wouldn’t be able to handle it! Him being with Gina and Tina... Would almost be as bad as him being with my mom!’

Oh, poor Roka.

’Alright, lock in... Gotta lock in!’ She repeated to herself while lightly tapping her cheeks.

Unfortunately, that was easier said than done.

The twins were obviously trying their best to spend more time with Cero. Additionally, they were, in a surprisingly subtle manner, working in unison to shut Roka out of conversations.

’Don’t let the fact that they are twins and that Cero would probably find it very hot to sleep with both of them at the same time get in your head... Don’t let the fact that they are such whores they would probably accept doing that get in your head... Just lock in...’

Finally, Roka was done with fourth (fake) bathroom break of the day.

She approached the table at the center of the room.

"Oh, is that a new game you’re play-"

"OH, MY GOD! CERO, YOU GOT ANOTHER KILL!" Gina shouted, drowning Roka’s voice at once.

"Is this really your first time playing?" Tina whispered. Her left hand was lying on Cero’s forearm. "You’re really good."

"Thanks," Cero answered, too focused on the game to pay anything any mind.

Roka clumsily circled around to stand behind Cero. Tina was to his right, and Gina to his left.

"You..." Roka timidly started after pursing her lips. "You should try-"

"Oh, let him play however he wants, Roka."

"Yeah, don’t be a buzz kill, he didn’t ask for advice."

She frowned immediately.

"Another!" Cero shouted as his Kill Score increased by one more point.

"Amazing! I think you might have equalized my best score already!" Tina lied slyly.

"You’re a real natural at this!"

"Yes, you’re actually playing really well for your first time," Roka muttered while awkwardly scratching the side of her forehead. "I think-"

"Oh, shut up, Roka."

"Yeah, shut up, Roka."

"You don’t need to be so belittling all the time."

"So condescending! Oh, not bad for your first time." Gina sighed. "Can’t you just congratulate him?"

Roka was fuming by this point. Beyond that, she was redder than red with embarrassment and frustration.

The twins clapped at once.

"Oh!" Cero exclaimed. "Stage 1 Cleared Perfectly!" He read out while turning around. "Did you see that, Rok-"

She was already on her way.

"I need to go to the bathroom." Roka’s voice was completely emotionless.

Cero raised an eyebrow, confused, while the twins took the chance to get some more shots in.

"Think she’s constipated or something? Oof, maybe worse." Gina shook her head disapprovingly.

"Either that, or she’s hiding in there," Tina said with a shrug. "Remember? Like she used to in middle school? When she had no one to talk to!"

"Hahaha! I remember that! So pathetic!"

The confused Cero scratched his head before laying the controller down.

"Where you going?" The twins stood up in unison as he did.

"I think that’s enough gaming for now." Cero sighed and walked to his room, closing the door behind him before either of the twins could get in.