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 Chapter 1

    Inside a bleak white room where the only furniture was a foldable white bed and a white desk table, a tall young man with messy silver hair and deep blue eyes could be seen laying on the bed with a bored expression. He had an immaculately handsome appearance; Pristine white skin that seemed smooth and unblemished, an angular charming face that seemed to as if hand-crafted by the Goddess of beauty herself, and lastly, his mesmerizing crystal blue eyes that could put someone in a daze. Sporting a white lounge wear that seemed to be a mix of pajama and patient robes, he stared absentmindedly at the ceiling until a knock suddenly came from the door.

    Knock. Knock.

    Followed by a smooth sliding noise, the white door to the room slid sideways and a tall man, even taller than the youth, with a burly physique entered. With a serious expression, grey beard, log-like arms, and a military general''s attire, the man''s overall impression was very intimidating. On his arm was a tablet that seemed to be a record of sorts.

    "Adam."

    The angel-like young man rose from the bed after having his name called. His dazed expression changed into a playful one as he smiled at the general.

    "General!" The young man greeted amiably. "Am I being sent out again?" His voice sounding soft and yet calming, reminiscent of bells ringing inside a church.

    The burly man with a military uniform nodded.

    "You are to be temporarily assigned to another Plantation. Coincidentally, your sister will also be there."

    The youth blinked for a moment. "Sister? One of the 9''s?"

    The general shook his head. "No. Your real sister."

    "Oh..." The young man named Adam nodded in understanding before an amused smile appeared on his face.

    "And I assume that I''ll be partnered up with her?"

    "That''s correct." The general swiped the screen on his tablet and a holographic interface appeared in the middle of the room. The hologram displayed dozens of fatality reports of male pilots losing their lives upon pairing up with one female pilot. It didn''t matter what age nor what capability they had, all of them simply weren''t be compatible with her.

    "I see... That is a lot." Adam rubbed his chin upon reading the entirety of the report. His amused smile never leaving his face, showing complete apathy to the demise of dozens of pilots. After a few seconds skimming through the reports, the young man looked at the general with a raised brow. "So? After separating me and my sister for more than four years, Why did you suddenly decide to pair us up?"

    "Because this has been decided by Papa." The general stated blankly. "Currently, you have two missions; Your first mission is to assist Dr. FRANXX with his experimental test while your second mission is to observe Dr. FRANXX and unit ''Zero Two''. You are required to make periodic reports about them, or anything noteworthy in general, to us every first day of the month."

    "Hmm... That''s weird." Adam slightly tilted his head in confusion, "Aren''t you already keeping tabs on them? Why do I still need to send in reports?"

    "Because, you have a personal relationship with them and your inputs about it will be helpful in creating contingency plans, should they ever act in a way they shouldn''t."

    "Is that so?" The young raised his brow at him.

    The general nodded impassively in affirmation.

    "And what makes you think I would faithfully follow your orders, especially when this is about my sister we''re talking about?"

    In response to the young man''s question, the a smirk appears on the the general''s stoic face.

    "We are sure you would abide by your mission precisely because this involves your sister. Why do you think we allowed you to be with your sister when you were younger? Why do you think we allowed your relationship with her to develop in a way that is past normal siblings?" The general''s smirk faded as he continued, "That is to cultivate your emotions, namely "love" towards one another and ultimately binding you to each other. Which worked splendidly since you have been feeling incomplete since the time you have been separated with her."

    "Despicable." Adam said while retaining his nonchalant smile, unfazed by the general''s revelation.

    He had long figured out what their intentions were, which brings him to the question as to why they didn''t simply brainwash or indoctrinate them right from the get-go as they did with the other parasites. It was a question that he still hadn''t found the answer to till this day and honestly, he wanted to just chalk it up as the higher ups being sadistic pricks emotionally torturing himˇŞ as if everything they did to him wasn''t already enough.

    But of course, as always, there would be grander scheme of things. Something of which involves him and his sister and it''s his job to figure out what it is and if possible, prevent or escape it.

    The general didn''t care for his words and continued, "The sole reason that you are granted this amount of freedom is because you are shackled by this emotion which, I admit, although irrational and senseless, is very effective in sustaining your obedience. As for the question about your willingness for the mission, what if I were to tell you that your sister were to undergo the extreme examination you went through?"

    This lights in Adam''s eyes dimmed, but his lips curled wider, making a very eerie smile.

    "So you''re threatening me now?"

    Not bothered in the slightest, the general nodded emotionlessly.

    "Take it as how you wish. In any case, Your ''specialties'' are to be used by your own discretion. We will not require you to empower their units. But," His eyes glinted coldly. "Make sure to control your nature and not corrupt any of our officials. Understood?"

    "...." The young man stared at the general, neither affirming nor rejecting his question.

    The general''s eyes narrowed as he spoke with a sterner tone, "I said UNDERSTOOD?"

    "....I understand." In the end, Adam answered with a smile. Inwardly however, his eyes was glinting with coldness.

    The general observed the young man''s face for a few seconds before nodding. "Very well."

    "Now, I will give you five minutes to prepare your things before we will immediately depart."

    The general dismissed the hologram, turned around, and walked towards the door.

    "Wait," Adam stopped him and asked, "Which Plantation am I going to be transferred to?"

    The general halted his steps for a brief moment, looked at the young man and said, "Plantation 13." before leaving the room entirely.

    Watching the white door close, the young man laid on his bed again.

    "Plantation 13 huh..."

    The youth looked at the ceiling with an incomprehensible gaze. Playful and nonchalant expression remained on his face, but his mesmerizing sapphire blue eyes dimmed, portraying an abysmal emotion that was filled with callous hatred.

    However, with a blink, his mood immediately shifted as his eyes shined and his lips curled in excitement.

    "Looks like I''ll finally see her again."

    ***

    Meanwhile, in another place, a wide monolith white spacecraft could be seen flying above the clouds. It was shape similar to a stingray with the majority of its body consisting of only two large wings stretching sideward. Inside the aircraft cabin, a young woman, seemingly in her late teens, with waist-length pink hair and straight bangs covering her forehead, sat in the left passenger seat with evident boredom. She had turquoise eyes and pinkish-red markings on the canthi. Coupled along with her slender and athletic figure, she was no doubt a very beautiful woman.

    She wore a white military cap and a matching overcoat and boots while her interior consisted of red formal uniform dress which matched well with her appearance.

    "I want to take a bath."

    "Not again." An old man grumbles from the seat in front of her. His deep voice laced with exasperation. "Show some self-control."

    However, as if stuck in her own world, the young woman smelled her sleeves and turns towards the young man seating on the other side.

    "Hey, how do I smell?" She asks the young man.

    Unfortunately, the young man with a tall and stocky body couldn''t respond as his head was wrapped in bandages. His left eye had a medical patch while his neck and arm had a cast.

    "Let him rest." The old man spoke again. He had a balding head while half of his face seemed mechanic, making him resemble a cyborg. "He''s drained after the last battle."

    As this was happening, a tall woman with a buxom body walked through the aisle and sat beside the old man. She had a long, wavy red-brownish hair and wore a grey female military uniform.

    "Sheesh. What a high-maintenance girl." The old man muttered in complaint after seeing the pink-haired young woman pretending as if she didn''t hear him.

    Not registering the old man''s remarks, the pink-haired young woman asked, "Does Plantation 13 have an ocean?"

    "An ocean?" This time, the woman with red-brownish hair responded.

    "I wanna swim in some clear ocean water." The girl elaborates.

    "I''m sorry to say that there''s no ocean there." The woman said and turned to the girl, "Won''t a shower do?"

    The young woman looks outside the window.

    "I''m in the mood for a swim."

    During this time, the pilot informed them through the speaker, "We''ll be descending shortly. Please sit down and buckle your seatbelts."

    "Understood." The woman nodded and looked at the girl again. "We''ll continue this later."

    Perhaps annoyed, the girl slightly pulls her white gloves and licks her skin.

    "I hate how I taste."

    "Now, now." The woman spoke again in hopes of lightening up the girl''s mood. "Don''t be too down. You have a big surprise waiting for you when we arrive."

    "A surprise?" The girl quipped and looked at the injured young man on the other side. "A new partner?"

    The young man who seemed to be unconscious this entire time, twitched for a second, indicating that he had been listening in the conversation. The woman hurriedly shakes her hand, "No, no! Not at all...." her voice sounding a little more uncertain as she gazed at the young man in question.

    "In any case, just behave and you''ll get a wonderful surprise."

    "Mhmm..." The girl only hums uninterestedly while gazing out the window.

    ***

    "Good grief. Transport plane seats are too hard for an old man like me. Can''t we travel some other way?" The old man complains as they walk through the hangar. Behind him was the red-brownish haired woman, the pink-haired young woman, the injured young man, and a couple of other military escorts.

    "Deal with it." The red-brownish haired woman replied sternly. "We don''t have many options when it comes to transporting cargo that massive."

    If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it.The old man looked at the woman in discontent. "I haven''t seen you in ages, but I see you''re still as stiff as ever. I wish the seats and your personality-" He briefly groped the woman''s rear. "Were this soft and yielding."

    "Eek!" The woman smacked his hand away and irritably looked at the old man. "Doctor! Stop that!" she gripes at him.

    The group eventually arrives before a large area where a towering white building stood in the middle. Dozens of escalators serving as pathways connecting to the outer facilities of the building.

    The group stepped on one escalator that lead to the tall towering building.

    "Is Hachi well?" The old man asks.

    The woman answers, "He''s been asked to speed up the children''s training. After all, this will be the first trial run for the unit we''re using this time."

    "Mhm... I see."

    "May I ask you a question, Doctor?" The woman looked at the old man inquisitively, "Why run that test case here? And with such a makeshift team, no less?"

    "Something''s been bothering me." The old man replied enigmatically. "Although the geezers in APE might not understand it."

    "So you do have some sort of idea in mind?" The woman murmurs before turning to the old man again. "Oh, and please do attend the startup ritual."

    "I know. Besides, that special unit is also coming here, so it''s not entirely a make-shift team." The old man said before looking behind them. "All that aside, I see that our problem child has already gone missing."

    "Eh?" The woman looks behind them in confusion. "But she was just here... Huh? Where..."

    The old man points his cane towards one of the distant entrances on the outer building. "Over there."

    "Huh?" The woman looks towards that direction and sees the pink-haired girl exiting through another gate, spinning her white cap before throwing it, leaving it behind with a smirk.

    "Ehhh???"

    "Damn it!" The bandaged young man cursed in irritation. "She''s running off again."

    Based on the young man''s words, it seems that this was the usual case for the troublesome pink-haired girl.

    ***

    Deep inside a forest, a youth with average build, height, and a standard slim male physique wandered through the trees. He had black, shaggy hair and rich blue eyes. He was wearing a standard Stamen uniform which consists of a white collared top with formal long grey sleeves and a matching grey midsection. Currently, he was following a trail of blood on the ground in the midst the woods.

    Just then, a distant cry of a bird echoed in the distance.

    "It''s alive!" The youth exclaimed before following the source of the sound.

    Eventually, he stumbled upon a small lake covered by a mist.

    "I didn''t know there was a place like this...." The boy murmured before walking closer to the shore of the lake. Just as he approached closer, he found some clothes carelessly stacked on one of the shorter trees.

    "A parasite?" He wondered before taking a closer look at the clothes. "But it''s not a uniform like ours."

    He grabbed one piece of the clothing but as he did so, he noticed a shade swimming in the middle of the lake, causing ripples upon the still water. Curious by this, he continued watching the shade before realizing that it was a woman swimming.

    "!!!" Surprised, his cheeks blushed profusely as he shook his head, covered his face with his hands, and looked away. With slight hesitance, he uncovered his face and looked at the lake again, only to find that the figure wasn''t there.

    Confused, the youth squinted his eyes through the mist but he still failed to find the woman.

    ".....?!"

    ''Could it be?!'' The young man unhesitatingly began to walk towards the lake. "Did she drown?!"

    But as he was about to dive into the lake, a hand suddenly grabbed the collar of his shirt and pulled him backwards.

    "Huh?!" Surprised, he looked behind him and there, he saw the most beautiful man he had ever seen.

    He had a tall and lean physique with an admirable muscular frame that was the epitome of perfection akin to an artist''s masterpiece. Coupled along with a handsome face, pristine white skin, messy silver hair, and mesmerizing deep sapphire eyes, the youth subconsciously gulped as he observed the angelic in front of him.

    At first, the boy was surprised, but was soon confused because... his eyes trailed down the young man''s shirtless body and-

    "Why are you naked?!" The youth hastily covers his eyes and turns away, his ears turning red. ''Also, why is it so big?!'' The boy couldn''t believe the snake-like member that hung between the man''s legs which incomparably bigger than his own.

    The naked young man on the other hand, chuckled at the youth''s question. His voice sounding pleasant to hear.

    "Why else? Of course it''s to swim! I suggest you do the same if you''re going to do so as well, and not while wearing your clothes." he advised good-naturedly.

    Leaving behind those words, he dove directly into the lake while the youth could only watch in daze as he had yet to process the situation.

    "....hu- wait! Someone might be drowning!" He shouted anxiously to the man but the young man seemed to have dived deep into the water and didn''t hear him.

    After shouting to the young man and not receiving a response, the youth grew worried again.

    But his worries were unfounded as the figure of the young man resurfaced, making large and fast strokes around the lake as if swimming away from someone. Moments later, a figure of a woman surfaced as well, only an arm''s length behind the young man.

    "BROTHER!!!" The young woman shouted excitedly as her face was beaming with happiness. She hurriedly swam after the young man in front of her. Her long pink-hair trailing behind her, revealing two small red horns on top of her forehead.

    The young man doesn''t reply nor look back. Instead, he continued to swim faster while leaving behind melodious chuckles.

    "You-!!" The young woman''s competitiveness soared, making her grin from ear to ear as she doubled her efforts.

    After a few minutes of chasing, the young woman finally manages to grab hold onto the young man''s ankle and, like a predator catching her prey, her eyes squinted with a hungered gaze as she pulled the young man''s leg towards her. Her lips curling maliciously.

    Now that he was caught, the young man didn''t struggle anymore as he allowed his sister to hug him tightly.

    "I got you!" She exclaimed as her arms wrapped tightly around his body. Her bountiful, supple, and spongy white breasts squishing against his bare chiseled chest. A gentle smile appears on the young man''s face as he reciprocated the hug with even more strength. Squeezing her smaller body to his, but not enough as to hurt her. The young woman giggled in happiness as she immersed herself in his warm and tight embrace. Soon, warm tears began to trickle down her cheeks unknowingly as her heart was overwhelmed with a pang of pain and longing. Only God knows how much she painfully missed this feeling.

    The young man softly kissed her forehead and gently caressed her back, trying his best to comfort her as if to say, ''I''m here''. His warm and tender actions only made the young woman even more emotional, making her unable to hold back from sobbing.

    "It''s you right? It''s really you?" A tinge of nervousness and fear could be heard from her breathless voice, as if she was scared to find out that this was just a dream.

    "Yep." The young man''s feelings was no better than hers. But he still maintained a calm voice as he spoke with his usual playful grin. "How have you been, Sister?"

    "You!!!"

    The young woman pulled her face back and studied his face which grew even more handsome than she remembered. Still, even after a long time had passed, she could see the traces of his immature face that dearly remained memories. She would never mistake him for another person! It really is him!

    The pair of siblings gazed at each other, all their painful, longing, and yearning for another left unsaid and yet, wholeheartedly understood through their eyes alone. The sister, namely Zero Two, placed her hand behind her brother''s head and rushed her fingers through his wet, silky silver hair. Without wasting another second, she pulled his head closer to hers and took his lips.

    It was as if a symphony of warmth, sweetness, tenderness, and joy exploded all at once, sending an indescribable happy and elating shocks into their minds.

    The pair of siblings silently enjoyed the warm lips of one another, relishing the lips that they had been missing for so long. It didn''t take soon for their kiss to turn into an passionate exchange, one that is far cry a normal siblings should. Zero Two forced her tongue into her brother''s mouth, breaking through his lips and exploring his warm, sweet, wet interior. She vigorously moved as if wanting to leave no place untouched, before taunting his tongue into a heated battle. Adam naturally welcomed her challenge as he too, started battling her in their passionate kiss. However, instead of trying to overwhelm her, he softly and gently comforted her tongue, akin to coaxing an eager child.

    This caused Zero Two to feel even more excited and hot inside, elated to learn that her gentle brother hadn''t changed even after a long time had passed. Be that as it may, although her brother was trying his best to calm her down and soothe her, his considerate actions only made her feel even more heated. Like fanning air into the flames, his kind and caring actions only intensified her accumulating desires even more.

    Soon enough, the passionate exchange grew more and more hot, borderline violent. Like two thirsty desert travelers finding an oasis after a very long time, they devoured each other''s lips, wanting to take in as much heat and flavor of one another. Zero Two''s hands were clasping behind Adam''s head, her fingers gently scratching and grabbing his hair as her hunger for him grew and grew. Adam was no better as his hands were grabbing and kneading Zero Two''s curvy, spongy white ass, eliciting hot and yearning moans from the young woman, prompting her to raised her right leg and wrap it behind his waist.

    This position let their privates to meet directly; his long steel-like rod grinding in between her hot and wet lower lips. Moved by their instincts, the two began grinding against one another, surrendering themselves to their burning desire for each other.

    For an unknown period of time, wet kissing, suckling, and licking noises accompanied by momentary soft moans of a man and a woman resounded in the quiet lake. Their intertwining figures merged into a single shade hidden by the mist as if this moment was especially reserved for them and them alone.

    It was unknown how they were moved to the shore, but even when her brother was laying on the ground, Zero Two laid on top of him, straddling him as they were immersed in devouring each other''s lips and wrestling with their tongues.

    "Ummm..." Just then, a forgotten audience voiced his presence. The youth coughed while covering his blushing face, trying his best not to peek through the gaps of his fingers. "I-I don''t know about you two, but please wear your clothes first!"

 Chapter 2

    "Sismhm... ter..." Adam spoke in between their hot kisses.

    "Mhmm...Yesh?" Zero Two replied with a breathless voice and a flushed face.

    Adam kissed her lips for the last time before pulling her away from him. He looked at her beautiful turquoise misty eyes and said,

    "As much as I want to continue our joyous and exciting reunion, this is neither the time nor place to continue it. Besides, we need to get a proper bath or we could catch a cold."

    Her brother''s concern made Zero Two happy but she knew fully well that neither him nor her could fall ill to a mere cold. As a matter of fact, they were immune to a majority of diseases that usually affects humans.

    Zero Two smiled cheekily as she licked her lips and leaned backwards, her bubble buttocks squishing against his chiseled waist.

    "Very well, Brother." She narrowed her eyes at him and made a lascivious face. "But this would only be delaying the inevitable." Saying so, she glanced behind her where she could feel a long and thick rod settling in between her butt.

    "Oh, my.~" Adam mocked a worry but his face betrayed his words as it mirrored his sister''s expression.

    "My sister had grown to be quite a temptress."

    The two of them stared at each other with a predatory gaze, as if they were eyeing the most juiciest, tastiest meat in the world. Neither one of them were willing to stray from each other''s gaze as their eyes glinted in twisted desire for on another. Viscous liquid began spreading on Adam''s stomach whereas Zero Two could feel a long steel-like rod pushing in between her butt, but again, neither of them moved away. They were both playing fire, eager to see who would fall first.

    Just as they were about to fall into their own world once more, someone interrupted them.

    "U-um... Hello?!"

    Finally, Zero Two and Adam snapped out of their trance and turned to the youth who had his back turned to them, seemingly looking away as to not peek on their intimacy. They didn''t know if that was the case or the boy was simply shy to stare at their naked bodies.

    "Um... you are...?" Adam asked the youth while his sister wore an annoyed expression. She didn''t like the fact that her emotional reunion with her brother, the event she had been wishing and dreaming for a long time, was being interrupted.

    "H-hiro!" The boy answered timidly. Since he had his back turned to them, he wasn''t able to see the displeasure on Zero Two''s face.

    "Right. Hiro-kun. Thanks for your concern but if you''re not going to come for a swim, then you should head back first. My sister and I will be back later."

    Hiro nodded his head nervously. "A-Alright... but please don''t take too long and take a proper bath in the dorm." Leaving behind this reminder, he began to walk away, but not before stealing a glance at the most beautiful man and woman he had ever seen. His gaze mostly stayed on the woman though since her chest was in full view as she sat on top of her brother. He was also too entranced by their appearance and inappropriately intimate actions that he didn''t notice an important detail that Adam said.

    As the youth continued to walk, he hesitated for a moment before turning around with closed eyes and flushed face.

    "U-um. Your name! What''s your name?"

    The pair of siblings looked blankly at each other for a moment before the sister looked at the boy. "Although we''re parasites and we don''t really have a name, my brother calls me Zero Two, based on my code number. Real creative, right?" She said with sarcasm as she turned to her brother.

    "What? You love that name." Adam innocently said.

    Zero Two smiled warmly as she stared into his eyes, she said with a soft voice, "...That''s right. I do."

    "I''m Adam." The young man nonchalantly added.

    Feeling as if he shouldn''t intrude in their reunion any longer, Hiro turned around and finally left.

    ''So her name is Zero Two huh?'' Hiro found himself blushing when he remembered her womanly parts. ''Wait a moment, aren''t they siblings?''

    Meanwhile, seeing the boy''s figure disappear from the woods, Adam turned to look at his sister and admired her figure as she sat on top of him. He found himself mesmerized by her tall and slim with an unblemished white skin that was similar to him. Not to mention her bountiful breasts whose peaks were covered by her pink hair, which only incited the hunger in him even more.

    "I have to say, sister." He spoke with a wolfish grin. "You have grown to quite beautifully... ravishing."

    Zero Two snickered and smiled at his gaze that seemed to be eating her body, making her puff out her chest even more in pride. She then eyed his body, from his chiseled eight pack with a perfect V-shaped torso, all the way to his immaculately handsome face.

    "I could say the same to you." She replied while patting the rod that was wedging between her ass cheeks.

    "Alright, This is enough." Adam stated as he felt desires rise into a dangerous level. He raised his chest upward and sat upright, causing Zero Two slid down from his waist and land on his lap. Zero Two automatically wrapped her legs around his waist as she squished her body against him, not wanting to be separated for even single second.

    The two stared at each other for a moment, not minding the fact that their most intimate places were touching each other. Adam grumbled inwardly, pushing away the urge to penetrate her right there and then, which was proving hard to do when he knows that she was more than willing to do it with him right now. His sister was like an irresistible temptress, attracting him like moths are to flames.

    Be that as it may, as the responsible older brother, he had to control himself. He didn''t want his first union with his sister after a very long time to be in the middle of the forest, even if the two of them didn''t mind it.

    He does recall that one of her sister''s fetishes was doing it outside. ''Hmm... maybe we''ll do that sometime in the future but not today.''

    After taking great amount of strength to hold himself back, Adam stood up from the ground with Zero Two grappling on his body like a koala, and brought the two of them back into the lake to cool down their heated mind and body.

    "So, why were you bathing here?" Adam asked as he began to gently wash away any dirt or lint on Zero Two''s beautiful slim and athletic body.

    "I wanted to swim in the ocean." She answered while reciprocating her brother''s actions. She carefully washed away the dirt and mud that stuck on his skin.

    As she washed Adam''s chiseled chest, she licked it and looked upwards as if appraising the taste. "Hmm... that''s weird. I heard ocean water was salty."

    "That''s because this isn''t the ocean." Adam informed lightheartedly as he brought water down to her hair.

    Zero Two frowned as she pouted her cheeks. "I know that much."

    Adam chuckled at his sister''s spoiled reaction. She seemed annoyed for being treated like an idiot.

    "Tell you what, I''ll take you to see a real ocean someday."

    Zero Two''s eyes sparkled as her face visibly brightened. "Really?"

    Adam smiled and patted her head. "But of course! Didn''t I promise you this a long time ago?" He leaned forward and touched his forehead towards hers. Zero Two''s turquoise eyes matching his deep blue ones as he said, "It might not be today, tomorrow, or the next following years; but I swear that I''ll take you out to see the world someday."

    His words made Zero Two lips twitch in excitement as she tried holding back from smiling like a fool. Her brother had always been like this, but it still meant a lot to her that he still remembered the promise he made to her when they were children.

    And right now, saying such words right at their emotional reunion was like tugging the strings in her heart, making her feel indescribably warm and happy inside to the point that she feels like she was going to melt in his embrace.

    "Mmmm!" Her lips pursed as she desperately tried to control the raging desire inside rising in lower body, but the hot steel-like rod resting between her legs, wedging between her lower lips, most definitely did not help. It was akin to slowly pouring oil into the fire, his desire to enter her was there, but he refusing to do the last step.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it

    Meanwhile, here she was struggling to scratch an itch she cannot scratch. Just as she evidently trying to hold herself back, she noticed her brother watching her with an amused face, seemingly enjoying her plight.

    "You!" She realized that her brother was doing this on purpose.

    ''Do you really think I wouldn''t dare to attack you right here, right now?!'' is what her eyes were telling him.

    Adam chortled before finally relenting and pulling away from her. He had already teased her enough. Zero Two however, looked at him in dissatisfaction as she didn''t want to separate from him, even if he was teasing her.

    Seeing his sister''s expression, Adam walked towards her pile of clothes, took her towel cloth and tried himself. "Look, I also want to do it with you right now but, let''s go back and do it in our room, okay?"

    "Really?!" Zero Two squealed in excitement as she rushed off the lake and stood beside him. "We''ll really do that again after so long?"

    As Adam affirmed with a grin, he added, "Not only that, but from now on, we can do it for as long as we want to. Whenever we want to!"

    "REALLY?!" This time, Zero Two couldn''t control herself anymore as she hugged her brother and planted kisses on his face.

    Moving on, after Adam finished drying himself, he then began wiping his sister''s body. Feeling the mildly damp towel gently drying her skin, a warm smile appeared on Zero Two''s face as she reminisced about the kindness and care that her brother always does for her when they were younger. Inwardly though, she was trying her best to distract herself from being excited at the thought of doing those activities with her brother later.

    "Mhm... Maybe I should stop teasing you now." Adam flirtatiously said as he looked at the dripping wet juice between his sister''s legs. "I might get eaten alive later."

    Snap!

    Zero Two cupped her brother''s cheeks and pulled him close, her turquoise eyes burning with desire and obsession. "You bet I will. Brother is my favorite flavor after all."

    ''I love her so much.'' Adam could only smile and flicked her forehead.

    "Owie!" Zero Two pouted cutely while rubbing the pained spot. "How could you hurt your adorable sister!"

    "Control yourself then." Adam deadpanned and pointed at his steel-hard dragon. "I''m just as eager as you, so let''s go back first alright?"

    "Oh okay, fine." Zero Two rolled her eyes but she couldn''t prevent herself from smiling lewdly. Her lower lips was already dripping wet as she imagined the things they will be doing later.

    ''Not to mention at how big it has grown.'' Zero Two peeked at her brother''s anaconda that he was tucking in his underwear. ''Will it even fit me? No, I''ll make it fit!''

    Those were Zero Two''s thoughts while wearing her clothes again, only to be surprised when she couldn''t find her underwear.

    "Huh?"

    Adam noticed his sister''s confusion and said, "What? Did you forget to wear panties? I thought you were already past that."

    She had a habit of not wearing panties because according to her, ''it feels too stuffy''. That''s why Adam was always making sure she wore one. While he did like seeing his sister''s lower lips, that view was reserved exclusively for his eyes and his eyes alone.

    Yes, he''s twisted like that and he''s aware of it.

    "But I''m sure I wore one when I was here!" She didn''t want her brother to think that she was still irresponsible at this age. Besides, she also began wearing it everyday from the moment she was separated from her brother.

    "Really?"

    Zero Two nodded her head. "Yes, really!"

    "Hmm... come to think of it," Adam''s brows knit as he recalled something before his reunion with his sister. "I think I saw the boy earlier digging through your clothes."

    "Ah! He was a pervert?!" Zero Two accused innocently.

    Snap!

    "I''ll kill him." Adam''s eyes gleamed murderously.

    "Hehe..." Zero Two couldn''t help but grin at her brother''s overprotectiveness and obsession of her. "No need to do that, brother. He''s just a kid. Let him be with his fantasies."

    "No one is allowed to fantasize my sister except me." Adam emotionlessly stated.

    "Ah, brother. Don''t you know being too overly obsessed can turn off a woman?"

    "But you love it, don''t you?"

    "Yes." Zero Two admitted shamelessly.

    Just then, the nearby bushes rustled as figures emerged from the woods.

    Zero Two''s face soured immediately as she looked towards the direction of the sound. "Too bad." Her face lost all traces of joy as she reverted to inanimate face. "Times up."

    Adam raised a brow at how quick his sister''s face changed. He too, turned towards the woods and saw several military personnel approaching them, one of which was a tall and stocky young man wearing a parasite uniform. He had a long and strict face, while his height was just a little bit taller than Adam.

    "We''ve been looking for you." The young man approached. His head was wrapped with a bandage, his eye had a patch, and his neck and arm had a cast. Adam couldn''t help but wonder what happened to this youth.

    "Why do you keep running off alone?" The young man said in exasperation as he stood in front of the two siblings.

    Zero Two looked at the young man unfazed and said, "It''s not like there''s anything to do until tomorrow''s welcoming ceremony."

    The young man put her white cap back to her head. "Well, as your partner, I''m the one who suffers from it."

    "Partner?" Adam spoke with interest. With his trademark angelic smile, he greeted the young man. "Thanks for taking care of my sister."

    "Sister?" The young man looked at Adam in confusion for a moment before recalling an information the doctor mentioned before. "You are the special unit; Codenamed ''Adam'', correct?"

    "Yes." Adam affirmed and extended his hand. "Nice to meet you."

    The young man nodded and shook his hand. "Likewise."

    Zero Two frowned at their interaction as she looked at her brother and said, "He doesn''t really take care of me, brother. He''s just an uptight person who nags at me endlessly."

    The young man groaned and rubbed his face in exasperation. "Well, I wouldn''t be nagging at you if you would just behave, listen to orders, and stay in one place!"

    "Hmph!" Zero Two pouted and looked away. She eyed her brother for a second before hugging him.

    Adam just smiled and at his sister''s spoiled attitude before wrapping his arm around her and patting her head.

    "Well, then. Shall we?" The young man said while trying to act as if the sibling''s interaction didn''t bother him.

    As they were traversing through the forest with Zero Two hugging her brother like a koala, Adam discreetly observed the escorts that was surrounding them. He took note of how guarded and vigilant the guards were despite how his sister managed to ''escape'' their eyes.

    ''She probably has a tracker as well.'' Adam maintained his amiable face despite the surging disgust that was bottling from within. He thoroughly hated the hypocrisy and evil plot of the organization ruling over them.

    "So, any idea about why the doctor decided to have your unit to test-run here?" He asked the young man nonchalantly as if trying to make conversation.

    The young man who had been discreetly glancing at them at every second, fixed his gaze to the front and said, "We aren''t too sure either. Doctor only mentioned that he had a bad feeling about this place that APE wouldn''t understand."

    "Is that so?"

    "Yes."

    "And APE allowed this?" Adam asked while glancing at him.

    The young man nodded. "This is Dr. FRANXX we are talking about. Of course, they gave him permission. Albeit-" He paused as he subconsciously glanced at Zero Two before looking away quickly. "It''s nothing."

    Zero Two didn''t show any reaction to her partner''s oddity. In fact, she hadn''t been paying any attention or anything at all for that matter. Instead, she wholeheartedly immersed herself in the smell of her brother, the same comforting smell that makes her heart feel at ease and forget about everything else.

    "Are you two really siblings?" The young man couldn''t help but ask.

    Adam smiled at his uncomfortable face and said, "Normally I would say that, that''s classified information, but almost everyone knows about anyways. Kind of like an open secret of sorts." He looked endearingly at his sister and continued, "Before I was given the codename ''ADAM'', I was normally referred to as Zero Three, which was my original code number."

    "I see... And I heard that you are capable of upgrading a unit''s performance to a marginal degree. Care to elaborate on that?"

    It was that question snapped Zero Two out from her world as her brows knit and her pretty face frowned. Meanwhile, Adam looked at the young man and said, "Now that''s classified information."

    "I understand." The young man nodded in understanding and didn''t mention it anymore. However, he did notice the change in his partner''s face.

    "Anyway," Adam changed the topic and asked, "What happened to you?"

    The young man glanced at Zero Two. "She happened to me."

    "Mhmmm..." Adam smiled while looking at his sister. "Lucky you then."

    "Lucky?! Do you-"

    The young man wanted to explain his grievances but as they exited the forest, a woman suddenly called out and ran towards them.

    "Finally, They found you!" She had a tall, buxom body with a long, wavy red-brownish hair. She breathed a sigh of relief as soon she she saw both Zero Two and Adam.

    "You... huff..." She was out of breath after searching for Zero Two for more than an hour. As she regulated her breath, she glared at Zero Two and said, "Why do you always have to make trouble for us?"

    However, Zero Two acted as if she didn''t hear her. Which was technically the truth since right now, her brother occupying her mind and blocked out everything else.

    ''Hehe... doing that with brother... hehehe....'' A warm viscous liquid was starting to drop between her legs again.

    "Zero Two!" The woman frowned as she approached them. She looked at the young man who was being hugged by Zero Two and was momentarily taken aback.

    She had heard of how beautiful he was, most especially his mesmerizing clear blue eyes and amiable smile. She even saw his photos before. However, seeing him in person was an entirely different experience.

    "...."

    "Hello, Miss...?" Adam put on his charming smile as he greeted the dazed woman.

    "...U-uhm- Nana!" The woman blurted out her name in a fluster as she belatedly realized that he was asking for it. ''What the hell?! How can he be this handsome?!''

    She didn''t understand why meeting him felt like she was brought back to her teens, back to the time when she was a parasite and-

    ''And....'' Nana frowned, feeling some blanks in her memories, which brought her confusion and unease. But before she could delve further into her thoughts, Adam''s voice brought her back.

    "Right, Nana. Nice to meet you. I''m-"

    "Adam!" She answered excitedly, which she immediately regretted. Having no idea why she did that, she coughed out of shame and recomposed her stern face. "Adam." She repeated normally this time.

    Adam smiled, going along with her act to save her from the embarrassment. "That''s right. Nice to meet you, Miss Nana."

    Just as he extended his arm for a handshake, he heard a genial laughter of an old man as he approached from the side. Nana, not missing this opportunity, immediately took his hand and shook it.

    After that, Adam looked beside her and greeted the old man with a hunched back and balding head. Half of his face was mechanical, becoming his most prominent feature.

    "Doctor." Adam greeted.

    Dr. FRANXX acknowledge with a nod and said, "Zero Three... always the charmer, eh?" He teasingly elbowed the young man''s arm. "I was just like you when I was in my prime."

    Adam chuckled. "I believe you, Doctor."

    Meanwhile, Nana had a face that said, ''I call bullshit'', before dismissing the doctor''s words and focusing on Adam.

    The group proceeded to move towards the distant facility while Adam chatted away with Dr. FRANXX and the others.

    ***

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 Chapter 3

    "So, how has life been treating you so far?" Dr. FRANXX asked.

    "Oh, it''s alright." Adam answered nonchalantly, "Just being transported from one place to another and never having a permanent home."

    The others gave him an incomprehensible look. They really couldn''t tell whether he was being sarcastic or sincere.

    "Just like me!" Zero Two beamed while remaining stuck beside her brother like a koala. Her arms latching tightly around him as she constantly rubbed her face on his arm, drowning herself in his scent and feeling comfortable with his warmth.

    Honestly, it was a little bit difficult to walk like this, so Adam purposely slowed their pace to allow his sister to enjoy herself.

    "That''s right, sister." Adam childishly nodded and patted her head. "Just like you!"

    ""Yey!"" The two high-fived at having something in common.

    "You two... I''ll never understand you siblings." Dr. FRANXX murmured while observing them. "Though, I see that you two are close as ever."

    Zero Two nodded her head vigorously. "That''s right! Me and my brother are inseparable in both spirit and mind!" She didn''t mention body because she and her brother had literally been separated for more than four years, much to her dissatisfaction.

    ''But that doesn''t matter now.~'' She smiled and hugged her brother tighter. Tonight, they are going to make up for all those lost years of missing together.

    Dr. FRANXX gave them a blank stare, fully knowing what those two siblings were up to. ".....Right." At this exact moment, they entered the establishment and he stopped in front of them. "In any case, It''s been a long travel and we all just arrived, so let''s rest in our rooms for now and meet again at dinner."

    "That''s right." Nana said seriously, regaining her stern and formal composure as she looked at the pair of siblings that was stuck with one another. "I will bring you both to your rooms."

    "Um, about that..." Adam made a troubled expression and said, "Can my sister and I share rooms?"

    "That''s..." Nana wanted to say that it''s not allowed, especially when she was aware of his nature. And seeing as how sticky Zero Two was with him now, it didn''t take a genius to guess what they were going to do.

    ''But what can I do? That''s his unique specialization.'' In the end, she glanced at Dr. FRANXX beside her and left the decision to him.

    Dr. FRANXX got her message and gave a firm nod to the two. "That should be fine. You two siblings should enjoy your reunion. You haven''t seen each other for years after all."

    "Bu-" The young man, Zero Two''s partner''s, eyes widened as he wanted to ask why they would allow this but he was interrupted by the doctor.

    "I said it''s fine." He observed the pair of siblings before turning to Nana. "You lead them to their room. I''ll find someone else to escort me and this young''un." Saying so, he turned and went to another direction and the guards and escorts followed. The young man too, followed albeit unwillingly. "You''re in-charge of them, Nana." The doctor left behind these words before completely walking away to the distance.

    "Okay, Doctor."  Nana nodded in acknowledgement and turned to the two. "Let''s go then?" She almost failed to hide the hint of shyness in her voice. Knowing full well of their past and what they''re intending to do, even she as an adult couldn''t help but be curious about the experience.

    "Let''s go, Let''s go, Let''s go!!!!" Zero Two excitedly held her brother''s and Nana''s arms and pulled them along with her.

    "Wait! That''s not the way! Stop pulling me!" Nana''s aggrieved voice echoed through the halls as she was eagerly dragged away by Zero Two.

    ***

    Inside a dark office where multiple holograms lit up the room, Dr. FRANXX could be seen reading some data information from one of the monitors while comparing it to a data he had on his tablet.

    Knock. Knock.

    "Doctor? It''s Nana."

    "Come in."

    The tall, buxom woman with long, wavy reddish-brown hair entered the office. She curiously glanced at the experimentation reports along with the unique chemical compositions placed on the testing tables. There were also klaxosaur body parts placed in preservation tubes on the side of the room.

    "So? How are the two?" Dr. FRANXX asked without looking away from his tablet.

    "They''re..." A blush appeared on Nana''s stern face as she awkwardly answered, "Still undergoing the procedure."

    "Haha! Young''uns!"

    "Doctor!" Nana reproached. "Shouldn''t we stop them? They haven''t left their room all night and the start-up ceremony is almost starting."

    "Mhmm... I suppose we should." Dr. FRANXX looked at Nana and said, "Prepare a heavy meal for them and tell them they need to attend the ceremony."

    "Wha- I am not their maid!" Nana complained.

    "But you are in charge of them."

    "...." Nana frowned in discontent before sighing her bitterness away. "Be that as it may, Doctor... does this mean that Zero Two''s performance will improve now that they have done the procedure?"

    Dr. FRANXX answered nonchalantly, "I think the recorded facts will provide the answer to your question."

    "That''s true but... how does this even work?" Nana questioned with genuine curiosity.

    The ability to improve a pistil''s performance by performing sexual intercourse with them. It was simply an unbelievable and yet unique ability that only the unit named ''Adam'' could do. It was so amazing that not only did Papa personally gave him his own name, which is already a big deal on its own, but also granted him a special permission to commit reproductive activities even though parasites were never meant to get hold of such knowledge. After all, parasites were doctrine to have a friendly and professional exterior. Their entire purpose in life was to please Papa as well as protect the plantations for klaxosaurs by piloting giant humanoid mechas called ''FRANXX''. They were, for the lack of better words, disposable soldiers.

    Therefore, acquiring the knowledge of reproduction could awaken the repressed emotions resting in the parasites'' minds which in turn, could strengthen their self will and affect their duties due to their emotions.

    Dr. FRANXX turned to Nana and said, "I could answer all the scientific hypothesis that we''ve researched so far. None of which you would fully understand, but I am not ashamed to admit that we still do not know how Adam''s unique constitution works."

    He swiped on his tablet and a medical record appears on the hologram screen in front of them. He continued, "As you can see, his DNA and biodata matches Zero Two''s in every possible way and yet, we still cannot understand what makes him special. However, what differs him from Zero Two is not only his special constitution, but also the way every genetic material of his reacts once it leaves his body."

    Dr. FRANXX showed a video and explained, "As you can see, any DNA or genetic materials extracted from the young man erodes in a matter of seconds. Whether it be his hair, bodily fluid, or any DNA material that could be extracted from him, erodes in the end without a question. Therefore, we cannot study him through another replicated specimen as we did with the Zero Two, which as you know, resulted in the 9''s."

    "Although," Dr. FRAXX continued with an interested voice, "One of his bodily fluids , the semen to be precise, preserves so long as it is stored within a female''s womb and vagina. There has been records of attempting to extract it through a female genitalia replica, one that is exactly the same as a real one, and yet, it''s as if his genetic material has a mind of its own and is able to distinguish it''s authenticity."

    "That''s..." Nana didn''t know what to say to such an unethical practice.

    Not minding Nana''s conflicted look as she is already known to be a sympathizer for the children, Dr. FRANXX concluded, "In any case, the failure to extract any DNA material from him led to the ongoing mystery of his unique body constitution despite being the twin of Zero Two. Furthermore, he also cannot fertilize fertile eggs, which brings us to presume that he is infertile."

    "Fertile eggs? As in parasites or... adults?" Nana curiously asked.

    Dr. FRANXX rolled his eyes. "You should know what views adults have on this topic and since his semen cannot be extracted, the sexual intercourse needs to be done, which is something that adults aren''t willing to volunteer for. So parasites were naturally used for this experiment."

    "I see..." Nana stared at Adam''s profile with an incomprehensible gaze. No one could tell what was going on in her mind.The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.

    Meanwhile, Dr. FRANXX''s beady eyes grew mildly somber as he added, "Believe me when I say that he cannot be cloned and replicated because APE has tried every, and I mean every, possible way to study and examine him."

    "Doctor... you don''t mean..." Nana looks at the doctor in disbelief while the latter gives a grim nod of confirmation, making her face pale as she gasps in cold breath. She couldn''t imagine what horrors of the child had to go through in the name of being ''studied''.

    Humanity had come a long way from human experimentation. However, when it comes to human-klaxosapien hybrids like Zero Two and Adam, they had less consideration as they weren''t treated as humans, but an entirely different species. While Zero Two was able to be easily studied, which resulted in the birth of the 9''s, Adam was on the unfortunate side as his genetic materials couldn''t be extracted. This caused him to undergo inhumane experimentation all for the sake of being studied and analyzed.

    And yet, in the end, they failed to retrieve any concrete materials from him. He was an oddity, an abnormality that APE couldn''t understand. Which is ironic since they were the one who created him.

    Dr. FRANXX sighed softly, but his face was emotionless, "In truth, I myself, along with several other brilliant minds of APE partook in the examination of Zero Three and quite frankly, I find it admirable for the boy to retain his sanity. I''m sure that no amount of memory erasure can ever clear away the horrors that child went through. But we did it anyways, regardless whether his mind breaks or not in the process."

    "...." Nana was speechless. She couldn''t believe that the doctor could say such things with ease while APE, most especially Papa, the being that they all respected and admired, would order such things to happen to a child all for the sake of figuring him out.

    Granted that if they did manage to study him, replicate him even, then they would have a better chance of fighting klaxosaurs.

    ''But even so! Is he not a person as well?!''

    While Nana tried to maintain a blank face as to hide her inner confliction, Dr. FRANXX was discreetly observing Nana''s reaction. He was aware of her past and with her, undergoing memory erasure and indoctrination like Adam. He wanted to see whether it would trigger something in her. He didn''t really have any deeper meaning in doing so. It was simply his curiosity to see whether it would trigger something in her or not.

    Such is the whims of a mad scientist like Dr. FRANXX. He is a man born with pure lust for knowledge in which he would stop at nothing to gain what he wants.

    Eventually, she was able to hold onto her emotions and muttered in a breathless voice, "If that is indeed the case... then why is he transferred here now?"

    It was an understandable question since if Adam was a very special and important specimen, why would they allow him to transferred in this plantation and mingle with other parasites? One would think that they would lock him up and keep him from seeing the day light ever again if he was that precious.

    "Now that is a question I don''t have an answer to." Dr. FRANXX said before dismissing Adam''s information from the screen and returning to his own studies.

    Nana''s eyes dimmed as her gaze fell to the ground. "....I''ll be leaving now, Doctor."

    "Mhmm..." Dr. FRANXX nodded and didn''t bother seeing her out.

    ***

    "Nana... can''t you get me a wheel chair?"

    "No! Who told you guys to go at it for hours?!"

    In the middle of a hallway, a beautiful young woman with light-pink hair was walking with buck knees and shaky legs while being supported by a handsome young man with silver hair. They were being led by a tall, buxom woman who seemed irritated at the young woman''s complaints. These three were naturally Adam, Zero Two, and Nana and they were currently on their way to the graduation ceremony.

    "I can just carry you, you know?" Adam offered to his sister as he held her hand while supporting her shoulder.

    "No. Isn''t Darling more tired than me?" Zero Two smiled lasciviously, "Darling was the one who did most of the moving, after all."

    "It was great, right?" Adam said with a grin.

    "Great? It was the best!"

    While the two playfully teased each other like young lovers fresh out of their morning passion, which isn''t really too far since they had been going at it since last night till earlier morning and going for more rounds in bathroom when Nana called them. Honestly, she had to drag them out of there or they would''ve never stopped.

    In any case, the two siblings'' attitude made the woman in front of them blush profusely as she tried to maintain an impassive face. She really tried her best to remain professional despite the vivid and suggestive comments the keep making to one another.

    "But seriously though, my legs feel like jelly.... Nana... wheelchair, please.... Or I''ll have my Darling carry me like a princess while we attend the ceremony." Zero Two continued to complain like a spoiled child.

    "You!" Nana looked at the drama queen in frustration as she touched her aching head and sighed. "Why are you such a troublesome child..."

    "Hehe... But that''s what makes me your favorite parasite, right?" Zero Two teased arrogantly.

    Nana looked at her with a deadpan face. "...I really can''t with you. Also, what''s this Darling thing?"

    "Hehe..." Zero Two smiled cheekily as she looked at her brother with an endearing gaze. "I read it in a book once that you call your partner for life as ''Darling''."

    Nana stared at the two siblings for a moment, not knowing what to say to that. Adam shrugged at her look and said, "I think it''s sweet."

    Nana closed her eyes and sighed. "Nevermind. Anyway," she looked at Zero Two and pleaded, "Just endure for it now, okay?"

    "Boohoo! Besides do we really have to go to the ceremony?"

    "Er... well... not really, but Doctor said-"

    "Darling! Did you hear that?!" Zero Two beamingly smiled at Adam, "We don''t have to go!"

    Adam mirrored her smile as well. "Heard it loud and clear." and without saying anything else, he carried Zero Two''s legs and lifted her in a princess carry, much to the latter''s joy, before they began running away.

    "Ah! Wait! Adam, not you too!" Nana grumbled in exasperation as Adam and Zero Two quickly disappearing in the midst the crowd.

    ***

    "She really is a free-spirited child huh." Adam muttered to himself as he returned to the intersection where he left Zero Two to wait while he went looking for a wheel chair. In the end, he did find a wheel chair, but his sister was nowhere to be found.

    He could really only sigh as he set aside the wheelchair. "Whelp. Looking for her it is then. Did she go to the comfort room? She shouldn''t have gone far if her legs were as weak as she made it out to be."

    With that, he asked for the direction of the comfort rooms and was led to several, but he couldn''t find his sister anywhere. After spending an hour and a half of looking for her, he eventually gave up and began aimlessly wandering through the halls, looking to explore the plantation. In truth however, he was surveying the building, taking mental notes of all the passages and security routes he stumbled across. And so, while he was strategically roaming around, he acted as if he was going along his whims and looking curiously.

    There weren''t many interesting things around the plantation other than what he was already sickeningly familiar with. Eventually, he found himself in a hangar of sorts where he found two particular youths accompanied by one adult. Growing curious, he approached closer and witnessed an ongoing emotional drama of separation between two partners. Coincidentally, he was familiar with the boy who had a downcast face. Beside him was a girl of average height wearing the standard ''Pistil'' uniform. She has short, wavy dark brown hair with dark brown eyes.

    She was holding a big brown briefcase as she wore a despondent expression.

    "You''re just running away." The girl said with a low voice. "From your partner, and from yourself."

    She continued, "You remember how many of our friends disappeared from the orphanage, right?"

    The boy looked at her as she spoke with a distraught voice. "There''s no telling when we could end up just like them."

    She dropped the briefcase in frustration. "So don''t try to play the hero!"

    "Who cares if it''s favoritism? You''re lucky you have a chance to stay at all!"

    She covered her face with her hands as tears fell from her face.

    "We''ve made it so far!" She shouted infuriatingly, "I would definitely stayed, even if it killed me!"

    "Hey! Quit your chatter!" The nearby adult reproached.

    "Naomi..." Hiro stared at the sobbing girl beside him.

    "Why... why did you have to be my partner?" Her shoulders trembled as her knees weakened in sorrow.

    "Well, if you wanna stay, then stay."

    Just then, an unfamiliar lighthearted voice suddenly spoke from beside them, completely breaking the solemn atmosphere. Hiro blinked, finding this voice strangely familiar. The two of them turned towards the speaker and there Adam was, intruding in the scenario like a mysterious charming character from a movie.

    Naomi''s eyes widened in surprise, never expecting such a handsome man to speak to them at this moment. His sudden appearance took her slightly aback before feeling a sense of embarrassment at how her unsightly she looked right now.

    "You..." The adult near them narrowed his eyes, wondering who this arrogant young man was.

    "Hi." Adam flashed his trademark angelic smile as he greeted them.

    "You''re Zero Two''s brother." Hiro said with a slightly surprised tone.

    Adam chuckled. "It''s Adam. But yes, I am indeed Zero Two''s brother."

    The nearby adult studied his appearance for a few seconds before turning away and looking at his tablet as if to check something.

    "What are you doing here, Adam?" Hiro asked.

    Adam shrugged his shoulders. "Oh, I don''t know. I was just exploring the area and ended up here." He looked at Hiro and the girl who turned her back on him while hastily drying her tears. "Then I stumbled upon a pretty interesting scene."

    He could see her ears turning red in embarrassment, but he didn''t point it out.

    "This..." Hiro didn''t know what to say to that.

    Meanwhile, Naomi who was busy cleaning her face, frowned a little, thinking that he was here to make fun of them.

    But then Adam suddenly approached her and tapped her shoulder. "Hi."

    Naomi flinched in surprise, but quickly covered her face, refusing to let the handsome man see her shameful face. Adam found the girl''s actions adorable, prompting him to teasingly knock on the girl''s hands that was covering her face.

    "Knock. Knock."

    "...."

    Naomi felt extremely embarrassed, but also infuriated at the same time. She really thinks that this man was here to make fun her, causing her heart to be filled with anger while her fluster and embarrassment were pushed back.

    "You''re supposed to say ''Who''s there?''." Adam joked.

    Naomi stopped covering her face, allowing her to see Adam''s immaculately handsome face that was standing right in front of her. But since her heart was filled with anger and bitterness, she glared at him openly.

    "Oh, there''s our little beauty." Adam smirked.

    Unaffected by his compliment, Naomi frowned even more. It doesn''t matter to her if he was a handsome guy, he had no right to make fun of her especially now that she was being shipped away. As for Adam, he sensed that the girl really wasn''t in the mood for jokes, so he stepped closer to her, prompting her to take a step back out of intimidation of his height and action. Her eyes, glaring directly at his mesmerizing crystal blue eyes she found herself unwillingly admiring. Feeling her anger beginning to dissipate, Naomi quickly voiced out her question. (A/N: Really, handsome guys have it the easiest.)

    "You... what did you say earlier?"

    Adam softly smiled. "I said, if you want to stay here, then stay."

    Naomi narrowed her eyes. She was no longer frowning, but her brows were slightly knitting to show her discontent for the man. Inwardly however, she was from the st at his face so she could continue to converse with her anger.

    "I can''t... because of my partner-"

    "I''ll be your partner." Adam resolutely said and grasped her small fair hands.

    "W-w-w-what?" Utterly surprised by his words, Naomi''s face blushed in red hue as she looked at him in bewilderment.

    ''What''s happening? Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I?'' The current development was too much for her teenage mind to process.

    "I said..." Adam leaned closer to her face, forcing her out of her shock. "I''ll be your partner."

    "Uwa..wa...wa...."

    Naomi could not form any words.

    ***

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 Chapter 4

    In the first place, Naomi was a quiet and introverted girl who doesn''t speak much. And now, a handsome person suddenly intruded on her personal space and claimed that he was going to become her partner. OF COURSE, her heart would feel like it was going to take a leap out of her chest. Her mind was short-circuiting, or so she wishes, but it couldn''t happen when that handsome guy''s face was right in front of hers!

    They were only a breath''s away from one another and Naomi was pretty sure that she couldn''t lean back anymore than she could.

    ''Wait a moment, I should''ve already fallen backwards.'' Naomi thought to herself, but that''s when she realized that a strong arm was holding her behind her waist, preventing her from falling to the ground.

    "Wa..wa...wa...wa..."

    The close contact, his otherworldly handsome face, his mesmerizing blue eyes- all of it, the entire scenario was simply way too much for the teenage girl, to the point that her heart felt like it was going to jump out of her chest while her stomach was riddled with thousands of butterflies.

    Her face was tinted in tomato red and her were spinning in circles. She couldn''t understand anything anymore and not a second later, she fainted.

    "Hm? What''s wrong? Miss Naomi?" Adam worriedly called out to the girl whose body looked as if a puppet whose strings were cut.

    Thankfully, Adam was already carrying her or she would''ve really collapsed to the ground. He gently tapped her cheeks in an attempt to wake her up but it seems that she was out cold.

    Meanwhile, Adam was making a face as if he couldn''t understand why that happened.

    "...."

    "...."

    As for the two onlookers, their eyes twitched in annoyance of the young man''s seemingly obliviousness. ''Can''t you see?! It''s your fault she fainted!''

    "Um...." Adam looked awkwardly at Hiro and the adult. "It seems that she has fainted."

    ''We can see that!''

    "I should bring her to the infirmary." Adam said as he picked her up in a princess carry. However, before he could walk away, the adult blocked his way with his staff.

    "No, it cannot be done."

    "Hm?" Adam tilted his head in confusion as he looked at the adult. "Why not?"

    "That''s because she has already been designated to another plantation. Her departure time is nearing and her passenger shuttle should arrive anytime now."

    Adam smiled at him and said, "That wouldn''t be necessary now. She''s going to be my partner after all."

    The adult frowned. "You can''t just decide that on your own!"

    However, just as he said those words, the receiver on his wrist began to ring, signifying that someone was calling him.

    "You should probably pick that up." Adam lightheartedly said. Inwardly however, his eyes were glinting in coldness as he held back a sneer. ''Of course, they would be watching all of my movements.''

    He knew for sure that he was still under constant surveillance. Heck, even his intimate time with his sister was being watched and recorded. Of course, with years of being watched and having zero privacy, he had long gotten used to it. But that doesn''t mean he finds it all the less displeasing.

    The adult glared at him for a moment as he raised his wrist to his mouth and answered the call.

    "Who is this?"

    "....." Adam and Hiro couldn''t hear what the caller was saying since the voice would only transmit to the adult''s earpiece. However, they saw how the adult''s face change from resolution to reluctance.

    "Understood, Sir." The adult ended the call and looked at Adam once more, this time with a more formal attitude. "It will be a pleasure to work with you, Sir Adam."

    Adam amiably smiled and shook his head. "No need for ''Sirs''. Just call me Adam."

    "Very well, Adam."

    "Good." Adam nodded as the adult moved out of the way for them. As he did so, Adam didn''t forget to bring the briefcase with him as he began walking away.

    But before he took more than five steps, Adam stopped for a moment and looked at the boy behind him. "How about you?"

    "I..." Hiro''s face became conflicted as he looked at Adam and his former partner. "I''m useless here... it''s better to leave."

    Adam stared at him for the last time before nodding. "Alright. If that is your choice."

    With that, Adam left with Naomi in his arms while Hiro stayed at the hangar to wait for his passenger shuttle.

    Meanwhile, in another place of the plantation, Zero Two could be seen sitting by the edge of a tall humanoid mecha''s hatch. She was currently wearing a red bodysuit with white accents as she blankly gazed at the distant sky, her hair slowly swaying through the wind.

    "...I smell a klaxosaur." She murmured in a low voice.

    ***

    "Uwa... that''s weird... I just had the strangest dream." Naomi mumbled as she regained consciousness.

    ''At first I thought it was a nightmare since Hiro and I failed to pass the exam. Hiro then decided to run away from his problems and retreat to the orphanage, which is really annoying since he was given the chance to stay here but for me on the other hand... there was no such option.'' Naomi sighed, feeling depressed. ''So I laid out all my frustrations at him. But then all of the sudden, a handsome guy appeared and claimed that he wanted me as his partner.''

    "Oh, that wasn''t a dream."

    A deep and melodious voice snapped Naomi out of her thoughts. She opened her eyes and found herself sticking to the very same handsome guy''s chest, causing her heart to immediately began picking up the pace again.

    "W-w-wha..."

    Adam smiled charmingly at her. "Good morning, princess. Had a nice nap?"

    "Wha... where... what..."

    She realized that she was being carried in a princess style and her close contact with his chest only made her even more flustered. ''Uwaa!!!! Why does he smell so good?! What the heck?!''

    "No... wait..!" She tried to speak but voice grew smaller and smaller to the point that it sounded like a whisper. "....w-where are you taking me?"

    Adam smirked and teasingly said, "Well, where do you want me to take you?"

    Poof!

    Smoke came out of Naomi''s ears as her brain short circuited. Her face was blushing like a tomato while her eyes became blank. Seeing this, Adam narrowed his eyes. "If you faint again, I''ll wake you up with a kiss, just like the same way they do in fairytales."

    Hearing that, Naomi immediately snapped her back to reality and tried to regain her composure, which proved hard to do when she''s being carried in the most dreamiest guy she met. She didn''t know what a kiss was, but she definitely did not want to be embarrassed by him any further.

    "S-s-seriously..." Naomi complained while avoiding to look at his face. "...please stop teasing me."

    Adam raised a brow and smiled. "Oh? You can tell?"

    Naomi frowned and pouted a little. "...I can tell that much.."

    "Well then, Miss Naomi, I''ll just let you know that we''re on our way to the infirmary. You fainted all of the sudden after all."

    "The infirmary?" Naomi looked at him in confusion before becoming frantic. "B-but my departure time is already near! Oh no! What do I do if I missed it! I''m going to be punished! I- I-"

    "Calm down." Adam told her. "Don''t worry. I meant what I said when I wanted to be your partner and now, you are."

    Naomi stared at him with her brows slowly knitting. "...What do you mean?"

    Adam met her gaze and said, "What I mean is, we''re officially partners now and you can continue stay here."

    "Wha- bu- but how?" Naomi asked as he thoughts become turbulent. ''We''ve never even partnered up before! How could they allow this? What if we''re not compatible? What if we fail? What if-''

    "It''s fine, it''s fine." Adam reassured her with a confident tone. "Don''t worry too much with that pretty little head of yours. I''m a great pilot, you know?"

    "Really? But what if-"

    "It''s fine!" Adam cut her off again. He looked at her and smiled reassuringly, "Just trust me, okay? You don''t want to leave here after all, right?"

    Naomi stared at his mesmerizing blue eyes and gulped. She looked away as her face became red again.Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more.

    "...but what if I cause trouble for you?" She asked in a low voice.

    She knows herself very well and while she may be a capable pistil, she knows quite well that she wasn''t as outstanding as the others. She was very average in every aspect, which is the main reason why she struggled so hard to make it far. And now that she was being helped out of good will, she really couldn''t shamelessly accept it as she felt that she wasn''t worthy of it.

    After all, one look at Adam and she knew for sure that he wasn''t ''just'' a great pilot. Her thoughts was further supported by the fact that they allowed her to become his partner even though she was already set to be on another planet. She''s sure that Adam was a special personnel with connections with the higher ups. That''s why she didn''t want to waste his good will on her for the fear that it might trouble him.

    "Idiot." Adam said which stunned Naomi.

    He wanted to flick her forehead the same way he does to his sister whenever she says something stupid. "You have the opportunity to stay here now. Didn''t you say you would''ve done it even if it killed you? Why are you worrying about useless things now?"

    "....." Naomi grew silent upon hearing his words.

    "Besides," Adam continued, "I didn''t help you out of pure good will, you know? It just so happens that I don''t have a partner yet after being transferred here and you happen to be a cute pistil that caught my eye."

    "C-c-cute?!"

    Adam raised a brow and teased, "Why yes, of course. Were you not aware of it?"

    "You...!" Naomi really couldn''t handle him anymore as her face grew hot once again, making her look away in haste. Be that as it may, the corners of her lips were twitching, signifying that she was very happy by his compliment.

    Naomi took a few moments to regain her composure and asked, "You mentioned that you were newly transferred here... doesn''t that mean that they would assign a partner for you eventually? One that should match your capabilities?"

    She was worried that she would get replaced and her already rising hope would get crushed right as soon as possible.

    "Oh, you don''t have to worry about that." Adam smiled and explained, "I am compatible with just about any and every pistils. I''m that much of a great pilot and this isn''t just empty words.

    Naomi wanted to give him a skeptical look because his statement was far too impossible, but refrained from doing so as to not want to hurt his feelings.

    "So," Adam continued, "Even if they were to assign another partner for me, I would reject them because I already have you."

    "....." Hearing his words that felt like cupid shooting arrow straight through her heart, Naomi felt herself blushing once again as his words echoed in her head. ''Mouu!!! Seriously! He''s doing this on purpose, right?! Right?!''

    ".....Mister Adam.... has anyone ever told you that you have a glib tongue?"

    Adam narrowed his eyes at her and smirked. "And I''ll be happy to let you know that it can do a lot more than that." He licked his lips seductively, "Would you like to confirm it?"

    ".....Mister Adam... please stop teasing me." Naomi begged inwardly. ''Seriously, anymore than this and I''ll lose it.''

    "No need for formalities." Adam said before chuckling at her adorable struggling face. "Just call me Adam."

    Naomi pouted again before slightly nodded her head in acknowledgement. "Y-yes... okay... Adam."

    Adam smiled at her and Naomi reciprocated that smile bashfully. Honestly, she felt very shy in front of him and wondered how she could even talk to such a handsome person. It was while she was thinking that, did Naomi remembered that she was still being carried by Adam.

    "U-um... Adam... you can put me down now. I can walk on my own."

    "Are you sure? You fainted earlier after all."

    ''That was because of you!!!'' Naomi complained in her heart. "I-I''m okay now! Besides, aren''t I heavy?"

    "Heavy? Not at all. In fact, are you sure you''re eating right?"

    "...." Naomi shut her mouth again but her lips were trembling uncontrollably. She was seriously trying her best to not smile like an idiot. ''Mmmmmouu!!! Seriously! stop this already, Sir Adam!!!''

    "Puhahahaha!" Adam burst in laughter as he couldn''t hold it in anymore, making the teenage girl feel sour for being teased endlessly. She turned her face away with a pout, showing that she was sulking.

    Adam reined in his laughter and apologized. "I''m sorry Naomi, but you really make the most interesting faces."

    "Please put me down, Adam." Naomi requested for the last time as she felt embarrassed for being carried by Adam.

    In public, by the way!

    She could feel other people''s gazes at them! It was embarrassing, okay?!

    "Alright, alright." Adam gently released her and Naomi straightened her gait while softly fixing the creased uniform. Her face was still faintly red as the result of Adam''s continuous teasing.

    Adam observed her with a smile and said, "Anyway, I take it that you agree to being my partner?"

    "...Do I have choice?" Naomi quipped back in a shy tone.

    "Nope!" Adam beamed a smile. "You were already mine from the moment I decided so."

    "......?!!! Adam!" Naomi''s face began turning red again. '' I-I-Isn''t that like a proposal?!''

    Just then, a strong force shook the entire building, startling both Adam and Naomi along with many of the other people nearby.

    "What was that?!" Naomi asked in fright.

    Adam stared at the walls with vigilance. "We need to move." He said before grabbing Naomi''s hands.

    "Wha- where are we going?!"

    Adam calmly turned to her and asked, "Where do you keep your FRANXXs?"

    ***

    Meanwhile, back in the hangar, Hiro could be seen running frantically by the outer hallways as the enormous obsidian-black body of a moho-class klaxosaur crashed against the building. It''s lizard-like head crashed against the side of the plantation as its body was rained with powerful explosives. Loud explosions reverberated outside while smoke accumulated on the klaxosaur''s giant body.

    Hiro hastily ran while keeping steady steps as the klaxosaur passed by his side. The boy''s size was like an ant when next to the ginormous monster. The klaxosaur left a trail of tremor and thick smoke of dust as it passed by Hiro, forcing Hiro to cover his face as he continued to run.

    Just then, a loud thumping noise could be heard as a bright glowing eye peered through the thick smoke of dust. Hiro glanced to his side and saw the head of a large cross-shaped glowing yellow eyes.

    "Another klaxosaur?!" It quickly passed by him but Hiro could make out its jaguar-like figure as it ran on four limbs.

    Meanwhile, the start-up ceremony has been cancelled as countless adults hastily retreated back inside the plantation.

    "Run away! Take shelter!" One of the guards shout while trying to direct the other panicking civilians.

    The large head of the klaxosaur reared from the edge of the building, striking fear amongst the panicking mob, making them run even more frantically. Near that area was Dr. FRANXX and Nana as they attended the start-up ceremony.

    "A moho-class huh?" Dr. FRANXX said as he observed the frighteningly large klaxosaur while holding his chin in curiosity. "It''s big, strong, and has a fine look."

    "This is no time for casual commentary!" Nana exclaimed. She really couldn''t believe the doctor was acting like this in an emergency.

    "Prepare to evacuate!" She said to the doctor before turning to the surrounding escorts and ordered, "Hurry up and retrieve the parasites!"

    BOOM!

    The ground quaked once again as the klaxosaur crashed its head into one of the facilities.

    "Garage 2 damaged." A robotic female''s voice reported through the speakers. "Unfit for housing Delphinium."

    Meanwhile, in garage 2, the klaxosaur could be seen tearing through the steel walls by forcing its large head in. It was able to pry through the station door just enough for its large gaping maw to open wide, revealing the bright blue throat of the klaxosaur. Unfortunately, resting inside that station was a FRANXX with blue and white theme, namely Delphium. Even though the its height reached about 60-70 meters tall, the humanoid mecha seemed to only match the size of the klaxosaur''s mouth.

    "?!" The female pilot inside Delphium gasped in fright as the cockpit slowly lit in blinding blue light, indicating that the klaxosaur was about to release an attack.

    However, just as it was about to blow a powerful attack, a beast-like mecha crashed into its head, forcing it away from the station garage. The impact of the beast-like mecha was so strong that it managed to push the enormous klaxosaur away by several meters.

    "Groaaahhhh!!!" The moho-class klaxosaur, now revealed to have a similar appearance as a tyrannosaurus rex, roared in anger as it tried to shake off the jaguar mecha that had white theme with red highlights.

    The klaxosaur frantically shook its head but the jaguar mecha firmly held on by biting through the klaxosaur''s flesh. With the giant body of the klaxosaur, the mecha looked like a regular dog trying to fight a grizzly bear.

    "A stampede, now?" Nana murmured as she looked at the live fight between the FRANXX and the klaxosaur.

    "What an ugly sight." One of the officials wearing an oversized white uniform and golden mask remarked. "Did she devour her stamen again?"

    "It''s hard to tell which is the real monster here." Another official commented as they watched the fight.

    Meanwhile, the FRANXX in stampede mode, brutally bit off the klaxosaur''s flesh, pulling and tearing its skin apart. The klaxosaur, sensing the danger, slowly began to open its maw again and this time, particles of blue energy began gathering in.

    Fshhh!

    Its lizard tail transformed into a cylindrical shape before expanding outwardly, turning into a cone-shaped part, while blue circular interiors began spinning rapidly and glowing in bright blue light. Loud whirring noise resounded as its obsidian-like skin abruptly bulked, launching away the stampede FRANXX several meters away.

    The stampede FRANXX bounced on its back and regained its footing while facing the klaxosaur''s direction.

    "Guys!" By this time, Hiro arrived at the outer hallway where the stampede FRANXX was near him. He held unto the railings while shouting towards the FRANXX, thinking it was one of his friends piloting it.

    But then, he froze in place as he saw the klaxosaur opening its large maw and gathered a large amount of energy.

    "What the hell?"

    The ground began trembling as the klaxosaur''s attack rapidly built up, its tail absorbing and generating large amount of energy and directed it into its mouth. Not a second later, a bright blue beam shot towards the stampede FRANXX.

    The FRANXX quickly reacted, its tail turning into a golden lance-like weapon and intercepted the attack. The impact resulted in a bright blinding light covering the ceremonial area accompanied by a strong shockwave that forced everyone to brace themselves for the fear of being pushed away by the wind.

    After a few seconds of enduring, the beam stopped and its lingering energy spread across the plantation''s walls. However, those lingering energy became the source of simultaneous strong explosions.

    This stampede FRANXX, being the main receiver of this attack, was heavily affected by the explosion, launching it towards the plantation. Hiro narrowed his eyes as he saw the figure of the stampede FRANXX landing towards his direction.

    "AHHH!!!" He desperately ran away but the FRANXX landed faster than he thought. He was thrown away by the force as he held his head in pain.

    "Ow... what was that?"

    Thick grey smoke filled his vision while the surroundings were littered with destroyed debris.

    "Kuhak!"

    Hiro opened his eyes as heard the sound of a man falling in front of him while coughing violently.

    "Huh? H-hey..." Hiro approached the man wearing a body suit but was stopped by a familiar woman''s voice.

    "Forget about him. He''s done for."

    Hiro turned towards the voice and saw a young woman with a long pink hair and straight cut bangs wearing a red bodysuit with white highlights. She emerged from the cockpit of the FRANXX as she weakly leaned on the side of the entrance. It seems that she was injured as blood fell from the side of her face.

    "You''re...." Hiro couldn''t believe that he was seeing the beautiful woman that he met the other day. The teenager gently laid down the man who seemed to have lost his life after the battle. He looked at the woman and asked, "What are you doing in there?"

    "What, you ask?" Zero Two grimly smiled. "I''m going monster hunting, of course."

    "You''re going to pilot this robot alone?" Hiro asked worriedly.

    Zero Two looked at the boy and grimaced. "I wish my Darling could pilot me, but I can''t afford to look for him right now.

    ''I should''ve just stayed where asked me to.'' Zero Two deeply regretted her decision to look for him herself.

    She took a breather for a few seconds while the boy looked at her with a worried face.

    "I gotta go." Zero Two said as she turned around to pilot the FRANXX again, but her knees failed her as she fell to the ground and used the wall as a support.

    "W-wait a second!" Hiro stood by the cockpit''s entrance as he tried to stop her. "You can''t! You''re hurt!"

    He grab unto her arm in an attempt to pull her away from the cockpit but the latter slapped his arm away.

    "Out of my way!" She exclaimed as she tried her best to climb over the pistil''s seat, but she was evidently too weak to do so.

    "This is insanity." Hiro tried to reason with her. "Besides, you''re by yourself now."

    "I''ve been alone for a long time." Zero Two answered with an emotionless voice. "Ever since I was separated from him, I have always been alone."

    Her face turned serene while her voice softened. "But now that I''m finally with Darling again..." Anger flashed in her eyes as her face twisted in hatred. "I won''t let some monster ruin that for me!"

    "No! You''ll die!" Hiro shouted.

    ***

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 Chapter 5

    "...." Hesitation appeared of Zero Two''s face it for a moment as she nodded. "...That is possible."

    But her face remained undaunted as she continued, "That thing''s going to start moving again eventually and when it does, everyone here is gonna die either way. I''m afraid of death, but I''d rather risk my life fighting that monster than to risk losing my darling."

    "That''s why I''m going." Zero Two climbed the pistil''s seat after gathering her strength.

    Hiro stared at the young woman wordlessly. The resolution and strength in her voice forced him to rethink about his own strength.

    ''I''m powerless.'' The boy admitted to himself. ''Right now, I can''t help my friends or fight a klaxosaur.''

    He knew that he was utterly weak and useless, most especially when he was unable to prove anything to his friends and what''s worse is that he failed his partner who deeply trusted him. His failures brought him down to a terrible depression as he felt truly worthless.

    ''That''s what I thought... But as I stare at the girl in front of me, the words that escaped my lips were, for some reason...''

    "Wait."

    Hiro clenched his fists as he said, "I''ll pilot that robot with you. I''m not about to let you go alone."

    "Oh?" Zero Two looked at the boy with a blank face. "Honestly, I''d rather have you find my darling and have him pilot me."

    Her words caused the boy to twitch and his reaction brought a smile to her face as she continued, "But if you''re that willing, then... are you prepared to die?"

    Hiro''s gaze fell to the floor. "I don''t know..." his emotions overwhelming him as he grasped 13th squad''s emblem on his uniform. "But as I am now, I don''t belong anywhere. That''s no different from being dead."

    "So!" He emotionally looked at her and said, "Take me with you!"

    "Huh..." Zero Two moved towards the cockpit''s entrance as she observed the boy in front of her. "Although I already have my darling... I suppose I can let you pilot me for the sake of protecting him."

    "Very well!" She smiled and reached out a her bloodied hand to him. "Come to me."

    Hiro immediately grasped it and he was pulled into the cockpit and they both landed at the pilot''s seat. Hiro felt Zero Two''s arms hug him as her bountiful chest squished against him. His flustered state allowed Zero Two to synergized with him and began powering up the FRANXX.

    Meanwhile, the klaxosaur began moving once again, as if recovering from its cooldown.

    "It''s back!" A fat teenager wearing a pilot''s bodysuit exclaimed.

    "It''s moving again!" Added by another teenager with unruly light brown hair that flares out on the sides and back.

    These small group of teenagers were the parasites who graduated today. The same ones whose today''s ceremony was for. Near them was Dr. FRANXX and Nana, who earlier ordered their retrieval. One of those parasites the female pilot who was inside the Delphinium FRANXX earlier. She wore a white body suit with blue highlights which matched the color of her FRANXX. She held her bruised shoulder and greeted her teeth as she watched the klaxosaur beginning to move.

    The klauosaur began to run towards the place where the stampede FRANXX crashed. It opened its mouth wide and soon enough-

    BOOM!

    "W-was it eaten?" The onlookers wondered while bracing themselves from the shockwave. They watched as the klaxosaur''s head crash against plantation''s building.

    "No!" Dr. FRANXX answered as he saw a blinding yellow light beginning to emerge from under the klaxosaur''s head. "That''s...."

    Bwoosh!

    All of the sudden, the klaxosaur was raised off its feet as the stampede FRANXX appeared from the rubble with its head biting and carrying the klaxosaur into the air. Just then, the stampede FRANXX unit launched itself in the air, carrying the klaxosaur with it.

    It was an bewildering sight to see how the stampede FRANXX who was being thrashed earlier, was now capable of doing such strength. However, the wonder wasn''t done as the stampede FRANXX began transforming into a humanoid form in midair.

    It turned into a large slim-female robot with a body colored white, orange, and red. It has large shoulder pads, with feet styled like red heels. It has a pair of long orange-gold strands resembling hair on the sides of its face, with orange eyes.

    The transformation was done in a matter of seconds, as the newly transformed humanoid FRANXX used its hands to throw the klaxosaur away from the plantation.

    Meanwhile, Dr. FRANXX began to monologue as he witness this scene.

    "When the negative and positiveˇŞ male and female factors combine, and their hearts become one, the iron maiden will reveal her true form."

    He gazed at the FRANXX with delight. "Now this is a FRANXX! How truly beautiful!" he raised his hands in emotion. "You''re the best, Strelizia!"

    "But..." Nana worded her worry from beside. "Who''s piloting it?"

    ''Could it be him?'' Her first wonder was Adam since he was the only she thought was capable of bringing out Zero Two''s potential.

    She glanced at the emotional doctor and she could tell that his thoughts were the same as hers.

    ''....I hope they''ll be alright.''

    The klaxosaur sensed the danger from the FRANXX and had began gathering energy from its cone-shaped tail once again. Its blue circular interior began spinning rapidly and began glowing in blinding blue light. It opened its mouth and charged up another attack.

    Strelizia didn''t remain unmoving this time as she threw her large and long lance, its body colored in white while the lancehead yellow with two white stripes, towards the klaxosaur''s gaping mouth. As the lance was thrown, it revealed a trailing silver cable that was connected to Strelizia''s arm.

    The lance fluidly flew through the air and pierced through the klaxosaur''s mouth, reaching all the way towards the back of its throat. Strelizia then used her rocket thrusters, located at the sides of her waist, to boost herself as she jumped to the air and zoomed towards the klaxosaur.

    Strelizia arrived in front of the klaxosaur in less that five seconds and crashed into her lance handle. The klaxosaur was pushed back powerlessly due to Strelizia''s impact. But the latter wasn''t finished as she grabbed the body of her lance and began pouring power into it. Yellow fluid-like energy began flowing from the cable and towards the weapon.

    "It''s over." Strelizia stated as she pushed a button in her lance.

    A strong shockwave was created as Strelizia''s attack connected to the klaxosaur''s body. A large cylindrical pellet with orange and grey case flew into the sky before falling right beneath Strelizia''s body.

    BOOOM!!!

    The entire area exploded into an enormous cloud of blue smoke. It was so wide that it could cover an entire mountain. Some of the blue droplets of blood managed to extend to the plantation, creating a short blue rain. Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more.

    As for Strelizia, her entire front part was covered in blue blood while a pierced blue and yellow crystal-like orb fell from her lance.

    Meanwhile, back at the plantation, the group of parasites along with Dr. FRANXX and Nana watched in amazement of Strelizia''s prowess.

    "That''s a FRANXX, the kind of robot we''ll pilot." One of the female parasites said in wonder.

    ***

    "Oh... Well isn''t that something?" A melodious voice of a man spoke from within a FRANXX''s cockpit.

    This FRANXX unit had a unique model just like Strelizia and Delphium. It had a tall and slim female robot body whose legs were covered by a long black steel-dress. Most of it''s body was covered in this black-steel dress with goth-like design. Its skin was pale white while its hair was a long black hair that''s tied into two ringlet pigtails.

    Inside this FRANXX''s cockpit, a handsome young man with silver hair sat by the Stamen''s pilot seat. This was naturally Adam as he was wearing a black body suit with blue highlights which was different from a regular stamen''s pilot suit. Meanwhile, right in front of him was a Naomi''s perky rear with two white handles acting as his steering gear. She wore a black and white body suit, one that is normally used by trainees.

    Naomi was in a bending over position, her body leaning frontwards, with her arms stuck into the machine while her rear was positioned in front of Adam. It was a suggestive position, most especially for Adam who has sex in a regular basis, but this was the standard position for the male and female pilots of a FRANXX. However, as enticing as the view in front of him was, Adam was already used to this so it didn''t bother him nor tempted him to do anything inappropriate.

    But he does shamelessly admit that he admired it and even complimented Naomi earlier for it, much to the latter''s embarrassment. Naomi felt that his words should''ve been a inappropriate but his compliment strangely didn''t feel unpleasant. It was flattering if anything else. And even if she didn''t want to admit it, she did feel happy for being complimented by a handsome man like Adam.

    Naomi, who had been piloting the FRANXX with Adam, also naturally witnessed the conclusion of the battle, making her sigh in relief.

    "Phew... thank goodness." She was greatly relieved to see the FRANXX slay the klaxosaur.

    "She''s more powerful than I thought." Adam commented from behind her.

    Naomi glanced at Adam before gazing at Strelizia''s figure in the distance. "Her? Do you know who is piloting it?"

    "Yep." Adam nodded with a proud smile. "That should be my sister. Though I don''t know who the stamen pilot is."

    "I see..." Naomi was very interested into knowing more about him. But she was too shy to ask, so she kept quiet and changed the topic.

    "Well, now that''s been taken care of, we should hurry back. We did take ''Chantrieri'' without authorization." Naomi said.

    "Aw... what?" Adam childishly pouted. "You want to go back already?"

    "O-of course! We''re going to get punished for this after all!"

    Adam smiled at Naomi''s worried face. He could tell that she was a nice girl who followed the rules. These kinds of girls were the most amusing for him to corrupt.

    ''Woops. I need to control my impulsive thoughts.'' But even though Adam told himself this, he was actually already imagining how Naomi would be like in bed.

    He then looked at the worried girl and said, "Well, since we already took it without permission, we''ll be punished all the same even if we returned a little later, right?"

    "Adam...." Naomi couldn''t help but sigh at Adam''s mischievous smiling face. She couldn''t help but think that her new partner was going to be a bad influence on her.

    ''N-not that I don''t like it though....'' And when she thought of that, Naomi slapped herself mentally as her face turned red. ''Gosh! What am I thinking?!''

    Adam raised an amused brow as he saw Naomi''s internal struggle before taking the lead by moving the robot.

    "Since the fun is already finished over there..." Adam controlled the robot to turn towards the distant dunes of a wasteland. "Why don''t we go look for the fun ourselves?"

    Saying so, ''Chantrieri'' began walking towards that direction, further away from the plantation. Feeling the robot''s movement swift and fluid movement, Naomi couldn''t help but marvel at Adam''s skills. It was a totally different pilot from the way the trainee pilots piloted her before. Even her previous partner, Hiro, couldn''t pilot her as smooth as now and they were partnered for more than two years.

    It was a fulfilling experience for Naomi as she fully synchronized with the FRANXX and didn''t have to worry about her pilot''s competence. Chantrieri ran across the vast wasteland under the sky-blue skies. Like a bird who was freed from its cage, Chantrieri immersed herself in the feeling of freedom- or at least, that was how Naomi was feeling as she synchronized with the robot.

    As for Adam, he was smiling as he allowed Naomi to enjoy herself for now. He feels that she deserves it, especially for what''s about to come next. While Naomi thought that they were simply going out for a test-run, Adam was actually heading towards the location where he ''smelled'' the klaxosaur''s location.

    ''Or klaxosaurs.'' Adam added in his mind. Although he does have the ability to locate klaxosaurs, an ability he shares with his sister, he can''t accurately count how many or how strong the klaxosaur is.

    After travelling for about fifteen minutes or so, Adam eventually stopped Chantrieri at a certain area. Of course, it was still a barren wasteland, which Naomi found odd, wondering why Adam stopped here.

    ''Is he tired? or is he thinking of going back?''

    She has to admit, it was fun exploring and being piloted by Adam, and she felt a little sad that they were about to go back now.

    ''Well, I''m his partner anyways, so he''ll always pilot me from now on.'' Naomi comforted herself.

    However, Adam wasn''t turning Chantrieri around, which made Naomi wonder if he was going to do something else.

    "Adam?"

    "....."

    Adam didn''t respond, making Naomi feel a little worried as she thought that something was wrong.

    "Adam?"

    And just as she called out to him again, Adam''s face changed into excitement as he willed Chantrieri into a stance.

    "It''s here." Adam said as he began to grin in excitement.

    Naomi grew fearful as she felt the ground beneath them begin to shake.

    "H-h-here? What''s here?!"

    Chantrieri looked at the ground beneath her, and soon, a wide sharp maw surfaced the ground. Chantrieri swiftly jumped into the air, narrowly dodging the large mouth that snapped shut after attempting to bit them.

    Adam and Naomi saw as a large klaxosaur began to rise from the ground. Its head was triangular in shape while its body resembled a large salamander. Half of its body was still buried underground, but it already reached the size of over 200 meters!

    Its obsidian-black triangular scaled head and sharp blue fangs was overwhelmingly large as its two forelegs began to pull itself from the ground. Chantrieri''s height paled in comparison to the enormous size of the klaxosaur as it was even larger than the mono-class klaxosaur that attacked the plantation.

    "Perfect." Adam said as they saw the large klaxosaur.

    "P-p-p-p-perfect?! I-in what way is this perfect?!"

    Naomi had never felt so frightful in her life than this moment. As they were still suspended in mid air, a giant klaxosaur in the size of a small village was waiting for them on the ground!

    Of course, Adam was aware of how unreasonable the situation was for Naomi, especially when she has zero battling experience. Therefore, instead of directly fighting the humongous klaxosaur right now, he landed Chantrieri a fair distance away from the klaxosaur. The moment they landed, Chantrieri ran away, covering about 700 meters in less than five minutes before stopping just enough that the klaxosaur was still in their vision.

    Naomi visibly seemed relieved, but it only lasted for a short moment as she realized that they stopped.

    "Adam?" She was surprised to see her pilot walking beside her. "W-w-what are you doing?! We should head back and report that klaxosaur as soon as possible!"

    However, contrary to her agitated appearance, Adam seemed calmed as ever. His expression and aura portrayed a strong sense of confidence.

    He stood in front of Naomi, leaning his face closer to hers before clasping her soft cheeks with his hands.

    "Naomi."

    "Adam! W-w-what are you trying to do?!" The panic in her heart was changed into fluster as she brought into another close proximity with Adam''s handsome face.

    Adam smirked as his eyes narrowed in deviousness, creating a completely different charm from his usual amiable and carefree persona.

    "Naomi..."

    "......Adam?"

    "Do you trust me?"

    Naomi looked at Adam''s mesmerizing crystal blue eyes as she subconsciously gulped.

    "I... I do." She answered in a very small voice.

    "Good."

    Adam pulled down her chin and kissed her mouth.

    "Hnn?!?!?!!!!!" Completely taken in by surprise, Naomi felt a hot tongue began exploring her mouth and stealing her breath away. Her voice was suppressed by Adam''s lips and Naomi couldn''t do anything else but let her lips and mouth get taken by Adam.

    Their kiss lasted for three minutes which consisted of wet, soppy, and mind boggling kiss that made the poor teenager feel hot. By the time it was done, Naomi''s face was completely feverish while her eyes were hazy. She had labored breaths as if she had just finished sprinting whereas she began to feel an uncatchable itch rising from her crotch.

    Seeing her dazed appearance, Adam smiled and kissed her lips again, this time only for a brief second. This somehow woke Naomi from her daze as her unfocused eyes turned to Adam.

    "....A...dam.... what...." She wanted to ask what that was about, but she was still out of breath. Not only that, her head felt a little woozy after their kiss.

    She had no idea what they just did or why he did such a shameful thing. But whatever it was, it felt magical.

    Observing her suggestable state, Adam said, "Tell you what, Naomi. If you do a good job and we manage to kill that klaxosaur over there, I promise you that I will give you a better, more exciting and pleasurable experience than this kiss."

    "......" Naomi looked at him with a feverish gaze, still trying to comprehend his words. She wanted to say no, but the itch from her lower waist prevented her from hastily answering.

    Adam thought his offer wasn''t enough, so he added, "If we win, I''ll let you kiss me whenever and wherever you want."

    ''Kiss? Is that what we just did?'' Naomi wondered to herself.

    "......Really?"

    "We can do more than that, but yes."

    Naomi observed his face for a few moments before bashfully nodding, her already flushed face turning even redder in embarrassment.

    "....Okay."

    Adam grinned happily. "Atta girl."

    ***

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 Chapter 6

    After approximately ten minutes of remaining still, Chantrieri began to move once again. Distant booming sounds could be heard as the salamander-like klaxosaur that sized over 400 meters could be seen hastily approaching their way.

    Naomi audibly gulped, her face paling, and sweat trickling down her cheeks as Adam turned Chantrieri to face that monster. As the monster''s small mountain-sized figure drew near, the quaking of the ground became stronger.

    "Let''s see... first," Adam activated Chantrieri''s weapons.

    Four sharp tentacle-like limbs sprouted from Chantrieri''s back, just a tad bit above her tailbone. These four limbs were wide and thick, clad in black-steel with unique, faint, blue glowing markings that made these limbs feel alive. These four limbs curved towards the approaching klaxosaur, pointing at it as if identifying the enemy.

    (A/N: Think of Rize Kamishiro''s Kagune. It''s exactly like that with a black-steel texture with blue glow instead of red.)

    Chantrieri lowered her body into a squat before launching herself high up in the air. Her leap was strong enough to leave a trace of small cracks on the ground as she reached dozens of feet in a matter of seconds. The klaxosaur howled, its eyes zeroing on the small figure of Chantrieri. Its howl was so loud that created deafening shockwaves on a wide range, making even the air tremble upon the pressure. Chantrieri twisted her body sideways, allowing her to pierce through the wind pressure and approach the klaxosaur from the sky.

    Naomi, who was piloting Chantrieri with Adam, squealed in fear as her eyes began to tearing up when they closed into the fearsome klaxosaur. Even though she said she would trust Adam, which she really wanted to, it was very hard to do so when they were facing such a nightmare of a gargantuan opponent. Additionally, one should know that she only met Adam a few hours ago. No matter how strong his charm is or how unique his constitution was, it wouldn''t change the fact that they had just only met.

    Therefore, even if Naomi really wanted to give her whole trust in him, a small part of her kept telling her to run and escape. This small distrust or miscommunication between pilots should prove deadly as it could even lead to losing control of the FRANXX. Of course, even if this was the case, Adam was still confident that he was in full control of the situation. That if Naomi were to be overwhelmed with fear, he had several methods of bringing her back from it.

    The moment Chantrieri reached a few meters closer to the klaxosaur''s head, two of her sharp tentacle-like limbs, the upper-right and lower-right shot forward together at great speed. It twisted together and merged into a single large sharp tentacle that stabbed directly towards the klaxosaur''s right eye.

    The klaxosaur howled in pain, but Chantrieri wasn''t finished with her impaling attack as she followed it up by spilitting the conjoined tentacles into and stabbing in two separate directions while it was lodged deep inside the eye socket. Using that as a hook, Chantrieri pulled herself towards the kalxosaur''s large face before slamming her left hand, supported by the upper-left and lower-left tentacle limbs, to stab deep into the klaxosaur''s already wounded eye.

    "GRAOOOO!!!!!"

    Assaulted by such an unimaginable pain, the klaxosaur began frantically shaking its head, desperate to get rid of Chantrieri who was mutilating its head from its right eye socket. Seeing as how its attempt didn''t work, the klaxosaur impatiently rammed its head towards the ground before digging and burying itself with frightening speed. Its movement was akin to a fish in a water; half of its head was already underground in a matter of seconds.

    Chantrieri naturally jumped away from the klaxosaur to avoid being brought underneath the earth along with it. The klaxosaur mountainous body submerged deep into the ground, leaving Adam and Naomi wondering where it went. If not for the constant rumbling underneath them, they would''ve thought that it escaped.

    Just then, the ground surrounding them began trembling violently as an area of an approximately 200 meters in circumference around them began cracking and shattering. Bright blue blinding lights began shining in the midst of those cracks, making Adam aware that the klaxosaur was about to release a very strong attack.

    "A-a-a-a-adam!!!" Naomi''s face was pale as sheets as she saw this ominous attack stretching for a very wide distance around them. It reached so far that even if they were to run now, they would still get hit by it.

    Soon enough, the entire area affected by the bright blue light was leveled into the sky. Broken pieces of earth and debris was violently pushed upward, leaving Chantrieri helplessly pushed upwards along with the earth piece that they were standing on which now turned into a small platform.

    The interior of the cockpit shook very violently, making Naomi close her eyes in fear as she desperately held unto her seat. Meanwhile, Adam''s clear sapphire blue eyes was calmly analyzing their current situation.

    ''Chantrieri specializes in agility and mobility. Capitalizing on it''s lightweight frame to maintain distance to deliver precise and devastating attacks on the enemy''s weakness. Meanwhile, I thought our opponent was a simple Gutenberg-class klaxosaur. Turns out that it was already nearing Super Lehmann-class as it can hide underground and release powerful massive scale attacks without being exposed.''

    ''Conclusion; I made a mistake in assessment and now we need to escape.'' Once Adam concluded his thoughts, he immediately willed Chantrieri to flee, only to recall that they had been disconnected due to Naomi''s fear. ''Seems like I''ve got to take care of this first.''

    Without saying another word, Adam let go of the control handles and touched Naomi''s perky rear that was covered by her body suit. However, Naomi was still panicking in fear, making her not notice what Adam was doing to her body. Seeing that his light caresses remain ineffective, Adam unceremoniously grasped her perky butt.

    "Kyaah!!"

    Naomi squealed as she felt her butt being groped in a strange way while Adam seemed to relish the sensation of his fingers sinking into her soft spongy bubbly butt.

    "Sir Adam! What are you doing?!" Her face turned red in embarrassment as she couldn''t stop Adam from groping her rear. She was utterly confused as to why Adam was suddenly doing such a shameful thing to her right at this perilous moment.

    Adam however, did not respond to her question. Instead, now that he managed to grab her attention, he moved his right hand towards the middle of her butt and began maliciously prodding the area where anus and vagina met.

    "Ad-Ahn.~" She let out a low moan as a tingling sensation coursed through her body along with a tingling sensation that she couldn''t explain. However, Naomi could tell that it was Adam''s finger caresses on her lower lips through her body suit while his left hand continued to knead her left ass cheek that was the cause of it.

    And as all this was happening, the strong force that was carrying, pushing them upwards suddenly stopped, leaving them suspended thousands of feet in the sky before gravity worked its law and began pulling them back to earth. Naomi kept trying to call out to Adam, but her sentences were always interrupted midway by the unwilling sweet moans that escaped her mouth. And while Naomi was distracted by her lower rear being relentlessly stimulated by Adam, the latter was multitasking; calculating how much time they have before they crash into the earth

    ''Less than fourty seconds.'' They were going to cut it too close.

    And so, Adam unhesitatingly ripped Naomi''s body suit on the crotch area, revealing her naturally untrimmed bushy garden that hid a moist pink sanctuary lips, secreting bright viscous liquid while with her cute small anus could be seen twitching due to the stimulation. Adam then pushed his right middle and ring finger inside Naomi''s wet, tight, and hot fleshy folds while his left hand began teasing the budding clitoris hidden under its hood in the midst of the brown bushy hair.

    Naomi squealed at the sudden penetration she felt inside her, which was soon followed by waves of electrifying pleasure continuously overwhelming her mind, causing her to bubble incoherent words that was mixed in with groans of pleasure. It was something she had never felt before. Experiencing such foreign and yet, overwhelmingly pleasurable sensation made her feel slightly afraid.

    After all, parasites never received any sexual education, so she didn''t even know what''s it like to masturbate or relieve herself. Which is why she was afraid of losing her mind due to whatever Adam was doing to her right now.

    It took Adam less than ten seconds to find her G-spot and other erogenous places inside her virgin pussy, to which he relentlessly teased, forcing Naomi to uncontrollably keep moaning out loud as she desperately tried to tell him to stop. But unfortunately, she couldn''t move from her position since she was locked in the pistil''s seat. Soon enough, Adam felt Naomi''s vaginal walls clenching tightly, prompting him to press on her G-spot and squeeze hard on her fully exposed clitoris simultaneously.This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings.

    "KYAAAAAAHHHH!!!!" Naomi''s bell-like voice resounded inside the cockpit as her mind reached the peak of pleasure. Her back arched while tears trickled down from the corner of her eyes as she released a flood of hot juice on Adam''s hand. Her volcanic release was so strong that not only was Adam''s hands completely drenched, but some of it splashed onto his face as well.

    "Ahnn.... ahnnn..." Naomi''s tongue lulled, her eyes completely unfocused, and groans involuntarily escaped her mouth as a result of the very first orgasm in her life. Her hips were still trembling at the lingering effects of her orgasm.

    Meanwhile, the surroundings of the cockpit lit up in bright light at the same time that Naomi climaxed, signifying that they were once synchronized and Chantrieri soared back to life. Adam had less than ten seconds to break their fall as the ground was already near them, he immediately grabbed the handles and controlled Chantrieri, using her tentacles to break their fall and cover themselves from impact. Fortunately, there were already destroyed rubbles which helped in softening their impact.

    Boom!

    As soon as they crashed and was buried among the rubbles, Chantrieri''s four tentacle limbs shot upwards and pulled them out of the rubbles. As soon as they resurfaced, Chantrieri began running across the destroyed earth while dodging the falling large debris and pieces of earth that was raining from the sky.

    With great expertise, Chantrieri managed to successfully escape the destroyed area. Though, not with a few close calls and unavoidable damage that has been minimized to greatest of his abilities. Upon leaving the destroyed area, Adam then piloted Chantrieri to run as fast as they could. Fortunately, just like the earlier case, they were way faster than the klaxosaur, even if it was nearing the Super Lehmann-class. So Adam was confident that they could escape it. But just for safe measure, he didn''t stop running at max speed for an entire hour.

    By the time that Chantrieri stopped to rest, it was already night time. Adam slumped back into the pilot''s seat as beads of sweat dripped down his face. Meanwhile, seating in front of him with a bending over position, was Naomi who was barely conscious. Her lower lips and anus were still exposed to him, but she seemed to exhausted to think about it. The moment they stopped, Chantrieri lost power as Naomi succumbed to her exhaustion whereas Adam, being the gentleman he is, took Naomi from the pilot''s seat and gently laid her body on the cockpit''s floor before settling beside her and spooning her head, giving his arm as her pillow to use.

    After that, it didn''t take long for Adam to fall asleep as well.

    ***

    Naomi stirred awake by the sound of a beeping noise similar to an alarm, but she felt too sluggish to open her eyes to check it.

    ''Uuu... that alarm... Has it always been like that? Nah... it doesn''t matter... I want to get more sleep. My body pillow has never felt so comfortable than now...'' She snuggled her face closer. ''It also smells so good...''

    With everything feeling just right, Naomi let herself be taken over by the comfortableness and was soon about to fall back into sleeping- if not for the strange fact that this body pillow of hers was slightly moving like a person''s relaxed breathing.

    ''Wait a second.''

    Naomi shot open her eyes as she realizes that she was indeed sleeping on someone. Her cheeks slightly squishing against Adam''s broad chest while her body was spooned by him. Her arm and leg was wrapping over him, as if she really was using a body pillow. Her face immediately flared in embarrassment, but the comforting warmth she felt right now made her unable to gather the strength to move away from him. Taking a moment to compose herself, she grew confused as to how they ended up in this position, then she began to recall yesterday''s events, making her look at Adam with a complicated face.

    Observing his peacefully sleeping face from the side, Naomi couldn''t help but admit that he looked handsome in every angle. ''Naomi, focus.'' Chastising herself, she delve back into her contemplation after her momentary distraction.

    Honestly, she can''t tell what to make of him. She initially thought of him as one of those knight in shining armor or prince charming that helps the heroines in fairy tales. The way he spoke and acted, the way he boldly claimed her as his partner, not to mention his looks, all of it- It was really hard not to think of him as such.

    But yesterday''s events made her rethink of her evaluation of him. Sure, her heart still pounds wildly whenever she thinks of him, while being near or close to him makes her feel warm and tingly inside, maybe something more. She doesn''t really know how to explain it. Maybe it was close to yearning?

    ''Something like that.''

    Naomi, although introverted and shy, wasn''t a stupid girl. Quite opposite to that, she was one of the few parasites who were about to graduate in their batch. If it only weren''t for her incompatibility with her former partner, she would''ve been one of parasites standing in the start-up ceremony yesterday along with her friends. Therefore, her achievements was a testament to her intelligence and hard working personality.

    That''s why she could tell that Adam was far from an ordinary parasite. Even if she didn''t take his special position of allowing him to take her as his partner into account, everything about him was different from your average stamen pilot. First off, his unique compatibility with her.

    When he asked her to pilot Chantreiri without any prior practice, obviously she was against it. Even if she were to disregard all the rules that she was told to follow, she knew for a fact that piloting a FRANXX without even testing whether they were compatible or not would only lead them to failure. Furthermore, although she kept it to herself, in truth she was a little bit discouraged and scared to try pairing up with him due to her recent failure with Hiro.

    But then he questioned her resolve, asking whether she was willing to step up and fulfill her duty as a parasite, or stay on the sidelines when danger arose. That was when Naomi cleared her indecisiveness and agreed to pilot Chantreiri with Adam.

    But when she was about to question how they would pilot it, her lips were suddenly stolen by his.

    Apparently, the act of bringing their lips together was called a kiss.

    It felt incredibly embarrassing but... it also felt very good. Most especially when her lower body started feeling very hot.

    Honestly, her mind turned blank when Adam did that. The next thing she knew, they were already piloting Chantreiri out of the stationary garage.

    So this was the second specialty that Naomi noticed about Adam. The first being his unique position with connections to the higher ups.

    The next one is his incredibly amazing piloting capability. She vividly remembered how Adam maneuvered Chantreiri with ease, most especially when they were battling that powerful klaxosaur which should take 30-50 FRANXX pilots to faceˇŞ according to her estimates as a straight A-student.

    Not only did they manage to wound it, but they also escaped it safely. His skills were put to the test most especially when the moment they were escaping the destroyed area while dodging the countless raining debris that fell from the skies with the majority of those debris sizing to an entire boulder that could easily flatten them. A single mistake could''ve cost both of their lives.

    ''Perhaps that''s why he asked me to put my trust in him.''

    Of course, the kiss mainly contributed to why she agreed. But after witnessing his skills yesterday, she knew for a fact that she didn''t make any mistake and that she could put her entire trust in him. Be that as it may, this definitely does not excuse him for his recklessness.

    Sure, Adam showed not only great piloting skills, but also his courageous and fearless attitude which, honestly, as much as she didn''t want to admit it, made him more attractive in her eyesˇŞ even if she was totally against facing that klaxosaur without a proper plan or back-up in the first place. What he convinced her to do was terribly careless and reckless, even if he was confident as a pilot.

    She was definitely going to reprimand him later. He was going to be her partner after all.

    Just as she was thinking that, Naomi suddenly grew hesitant.

    ''...Should I really voice out my complaints? I mean, it was because of him that I was able to stay... so I shouldn''t be ungrateful to him.... but what if it makes him dislike me? What if he thought that I was a nagging woman?''

    ''.....'' Naomi definitely did not want that.

    "Just what are you thinking so deeply in the morning, Partner?"

    "!!!" It was at that moment, Naomi realize that her partner was awake.

    "A-adam..."

    "Morning."

    ''Uwa...'' Seeing his smile first thing in the morning was terribly bad for her heart.

    "M-m-morning... Adam."

    "Mhm.... So what were you thinking about?"

    Adam shifted his body slightly so that he could turn to face Naomi properly. Now, they were laying side by side with Naomi using his left arm as a pillow.

    Naomi found herself staring into his mesmerizingly beautiful sapphire eyes. She gathered herself for a few seconds, before taking a deep breath and speaking to Adam resolutely.

    "I was thinking about yesterday."

    Adam stared at her for a few moments before closing his eyes and sighing. "I''m sorry."

    "...." Naomi was slightly taken aback as she didn''t expect Adam to sincerely apologize.

    Adam continued, "Yesterday must''ve been scary for you, right? And after I made you give your trust to me and all that. I admit. I was arrogant and stupid for facing that klaxosaur recklessly."

    Hearing his sincere apology melted away all the anger and complains Naomi had in her heart. No wait... she wasn''t this easy, right?

    Adam opened his eyes and gently said, "Could you find it in your heart to forgive me? And give me another chance?"

    Naomi, being the receiving end of his apology, felt her heart beating wildly once again. She couldn''t deny it any longer. She was that easy.

    "...O-okay..."

    Adam smiled and kissed her forehead.

    "Thank you, Partner."

    "....." Naomi''s face turned red once again, making her hide her embarrassment by hiding her face on Adam''s chest as she nodded in response to Adam''s words.

    Just as she was beginning to feel hot, she suddenly felt a chill breeze through her crotch, making her sit up in surprise.

    "Eep!"

    She checked her crotch where she found her genitalia exposed due to her body suit being torn in that area.

    "...W-w-w-w-..." Naomi quickly closed her legs together to save her dignity.

    At first, she was confused why her body suit was broken, but then she remembered what Adam did to her and how they were able to synchronize after the feeling of "release" came. She didn''t understand it, but she realized that Adam did it for both of their sakes. Although, she had to admit that it felt really, really, really good. It felt even better than kissing.

    She wondered what he did to her, she wanted to know more about it and if possible, could he do it again. However, for some reason, she suddenly felt shy to ask him about it.

    "What''s wrong?" Adam asked with concern as he sat up from the ground.

    "I- uhm..."

    Toot! Toot!

    Unfortunately, the annoying ringing sound that woke Naomi up earlier, rang once again.

    ***

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 Chapter 7

    [Where are you?!]

    An old man''s belligerent voice resounded through the transmitter. As it turns out, the transmitter, a thin bracelet-like object on Adam''s wrist, was the one that had been ringing since earlier, indicating that someone had been calling them.

    "Hi doctor!" Adam greeted enthusiastically.

    [Do you have any idea w- Is that darling?!- }

    Dr. FRANXX voice was cut off by a girl''s voice who Adam instantly recognized as his sister.

    "Hello Love. How are you?"

    {I''m fine! I totally beat that monster!}

    "Yes, I saw. I''m very proud of you. But, are you really alright? No injuries or anything?"

    Evident worry could be heard from Adam''s voice to which Zero Two immediately recognized from the other side of the call.

    {Hehe... I''m not really hurt... though if darling was really worried, darling should''ve visited me in the infirmary.}

    Adam frowned.

    "Infirmary?"

    {Yep! Speaking of which, where are you darling? I heard from the doctor that you disappeared along with one of the specialized FRANXX}

    Adam immediately noticed how she changed the subject, which meant that she really was hurt in some way. However, since he can''t do anything until he gets back, he didn''t say anything about it and responded to her question.

    "Yes. When the klaxosaur attacked, I realized that you were the only one fighting it."

    The doctor then spoke from the side.

    [Mhm.. I suppose that is why you took Chantrieri without authorization. However, if that is the case, why haven''t you returned yet? Where are you now?]

    Naomi paled upon hearing Dr. FRANXX questions. Of course she would be afraid if she was being questioned by the doctor. Who was he? He''s one of the most influential figures in APE! His authority is only a little less than Papa himself!

    Naturally, for a strict and upright student who had never broken any rules in her life until now, Naomi felt very afraid of what could happen to them. Adam smiled, finding Noami''s panicking face quite adorable. Her face practically said; ''We''re screwed! We''re screwed! We''re screwed!''

    "Don''t worry your pretty little face too much, Partner." Adam teasingly pinched her cheeks and offered a reassuring smile. "I got a plan."

    "A-adam!" Naomi frowned, thinking that Adam was being too carefree with their situation. Thinking about it for a moment, even if they took Chantrieri with good intentions, they certainly broke the rules and even took it a step further by going on an exploration by themselves. The poor girl who had never violated any rules before could only dread what punishment awaits them when they get back. Moreover, Adam''s assurance didn''t really give her any comfort considering the recklessness he showed yesterday.

    Naomi''s thoughts was then interrupted by Zero Two, who immediately picked up on her voice.

    {Huh? Darling? Is someone there? Come to think of it, Darling would need someone to pilot a FRANXX with... So who''s there with you, darling?}

    Although Zero Two was speaking lightheartedly, the jealousy in her voice didn''t go unnoticed Adam''s ears. As for the others listening in, although they couldn''t hear the distinction, it didn''t take a genius to realize that she was jealous. Adam sighed softly with a gentle smile plastered on his face at the thought  of his sister''s eyes darkening, resembling a certain troupe of females in his previous life.

    ''Don''t you just love your yandere sister?'' Adam mused to himself before saying, "She''s a really nice girl whom I took the liberty of making my official partner. You would definitely love her, si-"

    {Partner? Official Partner?} Disbelief could be heard from her voice, {I was only gone for a day and darling already found a partner...? I thought that weˇŞ}

    "Would become partners? I thought so too." Adam said, cutting her off. "But doctor had other plans, right?"

    On the other side of the call, Zero Two looked at Dr. FRANXX with a questioning expression. They were currently in the infirmary ward where Dr. FRANXX was watching over Zero Two with Nana. As for Zero Two, she was lying on the hospital bed, wearing a patient''s clothes, while pondering about her brother''s words through the transmitter she held in her hand.

    She knew that her reunion with her brother was too good to be true. But when the doctor allowed them to live in the same room, which also insinuated his approval of the activities that would follow, Zero Two automatically thought that she and her brother would be paired up. Unfortunately however, that didn''t seem to be the case.

    "...Doctor?"

    Receiving her look, Dr. FRANXX sighed, "Sigh.... You always catch on quick Zero Three." he grimaced.

    [Learned from the best.] Adam responded lightheartedly.

    "Doctor... What is darling talking about?" Zero Two asked.

    "Unfortunately girly, I''m not obligated to tell you that information." Dr. FRANXX replied sternly.

    Zero Two gave him the stink eye and opened her mouth to say something, but in the end, she held it back and frowned to show her dissatisfaction.

    "...I can still stay in the same room as my darling, right?" she asked after some time.

    Dr. FRANXX nodded, "That''s right. Because I think that the reason you were able to unlock Strelizia''s full potential was precisely because of Adam. " he said as the corner of his lips curled upwards, "He truly is a fine specimen..."

    [Doctor, I''m still here, you know?]

    Dr. FRANXX shrugged. "I''m merely stating facts." looking at the transmitter, he continued, "Moving on, I expect you to return here by lunch time and give me a detailed report as to why you didn''t return immediately."

    [Alrighty. We''ll get back there asap. Also Love, if you stay there and obediently rest, I''ll give you a reward.]

    The brought a smile to Zero Two''s sour face. Although she was still salty about the fact that she and her brother weren''t going to be partners, it didn''t matter much anymore if she could still do those things with him. Plus, in the first place, she can''t do anything about it if its the doctor''s decision.

    "Alright darling, I shall patiently wait. Darling owes me an explanation after all."

    [Mhm, yeah. I do. See you later love.]

    "Later darling.~"

    With that, the call was ended and Dr. FRANXX took his transmitter from Zero Two. The young woman''s smiling face immediately disappeared the moment the call was dropped and she laid back down to the hospital bed; Crossing her arms, and turning to other side as if not wanting to see Dr. FRANXX and Nana.

    "This girl..." Dr. FRANXX gave her one last glance before sighing and turning around to leave the room.

    As for Nana who had been quietly listening from the side, she also sighed softly before speaking to the sulking adolescent girl.

    "Listen to your brother, alright Zero Two? I really don''t want to go back here to see that you''re missing and no one has any idea where you are. Remember that you''re injured, okay?"

    Zero Two rolled her eyes and turns to her, smirking cheekily. "Even if I were to be missing, Nana should know there''s only one place to find me."

    Nana coughed, feigning a stern expression, "In any case! Just rest well, okay? Also..." her cheeks started becoming red as she continued in a bashful voice, "...ease up on the ''procedure''. Because, again, you are injured. Got it?"

    "Aww... Bohoo!" Zero Two pouted her cheeks. "How will I punish my darling if I can''t-"

    "I don''t need details!" Nana exclaimed out loud before storming out of the room. She really didn''t want to listen more for the fear that she would start fantasizing about him in daylight, as if her nightly struggles The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.

    Zero Two only smiled as she watch Nana leave the room before resting her head on the pillow and gazing at the ceiling. Now that her surroundings was silent, she began to think about her and her brother''s situation and for some reason, her heart felt heavy after finding out that her darling found a partner.

    And it wasn''t her.

    ''If just didn''t leave at that time... couldn''t he and I be partners?'' Zero Two sighed, regretting her impulsive decision to go look for him herself. ''No, wait.... according to darling, the doctor had other plans for us.... so either way, it wouldn''t have worked.''

    ''But even so... it would''ve been nice if Darling rides with me again.''

    ***

    Meanwhile, back inside Chantrieri''s cockpit, the exact time the call was dropped, Adam sighed softly and apologized to Naomi who felt uncomfortable mounting the pistil''s seat. She not only felt conscious about her nether regions exposed to Adam, but the breezy sensation also bothered her. She wants to cover it but there was nothing she could cover it with.

    "Sorry about your suit, Naomi. Desperate time called for desperate measures." Adam said.

    "That''s..." Naomi wanted to complain but she held it in and instead, asked a question. "What exactly did you do to me Adam?"

    Adam''s face became contemplative for a moment as he starts piloting Chantrieri to return to the plantation. After some time, he answers,

    "Well... Basically, I made you release an orgasm so we can synergize in a short amount of time."

    "Orgasm?" Naomi blinked her eyes at the unfamiliar word, "What''s that?"

    Her innocent question would''ve made Adam feel guilty had this been three to four years in the past. But with how many women whose purity he had taken, he was already numb to such a thing.

    "Orgasm is the sudden discharge of accumulated sexual excitement." Adam said in an explaining tone.

    "Sexual excitement?"

    "Hmmm.... I can''t really explain it in words since the effects are different for boys and girls...." Adam says before asking innocently, "Would you like to feel it again?"

    Naomi immediately grew flustered at his question. "I- u- w-what will you do?!"

    She could still vividly remembered the things he did with her butt and vagina and somehow... it felt weird... but very good.... is he going to do that again?

    Her face became red as tomato but her fantasies were broken by Adam''s chuckles and she immediately realized that he deliberately said that to embarrass her.

    "Adam!!"

    "Hahaha! I''m sorry Naoms... you''re just so cute."

    "C-cute?! Ah- Mou! Adam, please stop teasing me!" Her body trembles in indignance, wanting to cover Adam''s mouth so he can''t say anything else, but she unfortunately had to remain in that position while piloting Chantrieri.

    "Okay, okay," Adam reins in his laughter and apologizes. "I''ll stop now. Anyway, what you felt yesterday during the kiss and massage on your butt and privates is sexual excitement."

    "I see..." Naomi nods her head in understanding. She could tell that he was referring to the tingles in her body as well as that hot and itchy feeling in her nether region.

    "And when I...." she coughed, feeling very ashamed and embarrassed by her following words, "When I.... peed a little.... is that the orgasm?"

    "Peed?"

    "Please don''t embarrass me anymore!" Naomi begged while closing her eyes. She really wanted to bury her head in a hole right now and never come out again.

    Surprisingly, Adam shakes his head and said, "Ah, no. You misunderstand, Naoms. That wasn''t pee, it was something else."

    "Something else?"

    Adam nodded. "Yep. What you released was a mixture of urine, love juice, and a lot more components. But don''t worry, it''s perfectly normal. Every female releases that whenever orgasming."

    "Every female does that?" Naomi questioned. "If that was the case, then how come me and my friends never learned that?"

    "But of course, it''s forbidden knowledge after all."

    Naomi fumbled, "F-f-f-forbidden?!"

    She did not like the sound of that. Adam on the other hand, simply nods his head in response.

    "Yep. This information should only be known by adults and is highly prohibited for parasites like yourself."

    "I-It is?!" Naomi''s face started becoming pale as sheets, thinking that she just came to learn something she shouldn''t have.

    She wasn''t na?ve. She knows just how dangerous APE was especially when they were behind the disappearance of her friends and acquaintances that were underperforming back in the Garden.

    "Wait... you said parasites. Then, how come you are allowed to know this?" Naomi asked Adam.

    "That''s because I''m an exception." Adam states confidently.

    "I see..." Naomi could only nod her head in understanding. She does know for a fact that Adam was special.

    "But what about me?" She asks in a low voice. "Am I in danger now?"

    "Of course not!" Adam denies her and said, "You''re my partner now, after all. No one can recklessly touch you anymore."

    "R-really?" Naomi was a little bit surprised, not expecting such benefits when becoming his partner.

    "Yeah, just trust me."

    Naomi glanced at him silently before saying, "....You''ll have to earn it."

    Adam shrugged his shoulders. "Fair enough." He had to admit, yesterday was really his fault. I mean, who would bring a newly graduated pistil to fight a Gutenberg-class bordering Super Lehmann-class klaxosaur on her very first battle?

    It was simply careless, maybe even a death wish on his part.

    ''Sigh... I have to work on this arrogance that''s been building up.'' Adam reprimands himself.

    "That being said, since not only did I put us in danger yesterday and I also did not gain us victory, I should at least compensate you."

    In response to his words, Naomi said, "I don''t think you have to do that, Adam. Escaping with our lives intact is already a victory for me."

    "Really? Not even if I say I''ll give you a kiss whenever you want?"

    Naomi almost coughed on her saliva, but since she was somewhat used to Adam''s jabs, she didn''t let out that embarrassing reaction. After composing herself for a moment, her cheeks started getting flustered again as she spoke with a shy voice, ".....really?"

    "Yep." Adam nodded. "Or... do you not want it?"

    "I- I want it!" Naomi answered quickly albeit very bashfully.

    The air came to a slight pause, before Adam began chuckling loudly while Naomi could do was lower her head in shame. Even she was surprised at how she blurted out her inner desires that quickly.

    "I don''t blame you." Adam says, "I quite enjoy kissing you as well."

    For some reason, although his words were incredibly embarrassing, she finds herself smiling, feeling happy to know that Adam wanted to kiss her as well.

    ''Ah, Naomi! Stop thinking like that!'' She mentally slaps herself in the face, wondering how she could be so shameful.

    Meanwhile, Adam focused on piloting Chantrieri while appreciating the brunette''s exposed crotch, showcasing her bushy garden and cute butthole that twitched every time she showed a strong reaction. (This was why Adam enjoyed teasing her so much.)

    ***

    "G-g-gutenberg-class?!"

    Nana couldn''t help but exclaim hysterically as she watched the recording data from Chantrieri''s perspective. She was completely flabbergasted after hearing Adam''s confirmation.

    "Yep." Adam responded lightheartedly.

    Dr. FRANXX narrowed his eyes. "No. With this prowess... this beauty should be nearing Super Lehmann-class."

    At those words, Nana''s face paled as she was barely able to prevent herself from passing out in shock. Just yesterday, they fought a Mohorovi?i?-class klaxosaur, and now they''re telling her that there''s a nearby Super Lehmann-class?!

    As for Dr. FRANXX, he was openly admiring the behemoth-like klaxosaur, even praising its appearance every now and then as the recording continues.

    "To think that such a frightening monster was hiding so close to the plantation..." Nana murmurs before turning to Adam, "How do you even encounter this monster while exploring around?"

    "Bad luck I guess." Adam shrugged.

    "Bad luck? Yeah right." Dr. FRANXX rolls his eyes. "I say that you deliberately ran towards this ''bad luck'' of yours."

    "Oh doctor, You know me so well." Adam smiled and stood up from his seat. "Anyway, you already have the data and my personal report. I''m also having my partner write her report so you can ask her for that later. For now, I''m going to visit my sister."

    "Wai-" Nana wanted to stop him but he already left the room. She groaned, wondering how Adam could act so nonchalantly after encountering that monster.

    One should know that Gutenberg-class klaxosaur are large and terrifying monsters that are capable of destroying plantations with their siege weapons. The attack it showed when digging underground and releasing a strong force that leveled the ground and shooting it thousands of meters in the air, what if that attack happened in the middle of their plantation?

    How can they attack an enemy that''s hiding underground?

    Moreover, their current combatant force only consists of children who had just finished their start-up trial, meaning to say that they were just new graduates with zero battling experience.

    "We may need the 9''s for this one...." Nana murmurs but then she was rejected by the doctor.

    "We don''t need them." Dr. FRANXX states, "We already have Adam and Zero Two, correct? Those two alone are stronger than the entire 9''s. Not to mention, those two will form two different pairs, meaning that we will have two strong powerhouses."

    "Bu-"

    "Moreover, again, there''s Adam. He can enhance the other unit''s capabilities, teach them his experience, and also become their leader who will lead them to victory."

    Nana remained quiet for a little while after listening to Dr. FRANXX''s reasons. After some time, she raised another concern, "But... they can pull out Adam anytime they can."

    "Oh, I doubt it." Dr. FRANXX shakes his head. "They won''t take him away until they finish finding out why I''m here and why I''m conducting the research here."

    "Seriously," he grumbles, "Those old foggies are so paranoid and controlling."

    "Doctor..." Nana wanted to remind him not to say such words, but she knows he wouldn''t listen to her and still do it anyway.

    "Yeah, yeah." Dr. FRANXX dismissively waves his hand after seeing Nana''s face.

    "Anyway, we''re going to have to speed up the children''s training. With Adam here, that should be easier to do. As for the boy who awakened Strelizia with Zero Two..." Dr. FRANXX glanced at Nana, prompting her to answer.

    "He''s...." Nana hesitated to answer, knowing the boy''s circumstances and the fact that Zero Two was known to be a partner killer.

    Dr. FRANXX raised a brow and Nana immediately continued.

    "The boy is fine. He received no injuries and was only exhausted after the battle. He''s currently resting in a different infirmary room."

    "Mhmm... That''s good." Dr. FRANXX nods, "That boy has the potential to be the girl''s new partner. Let them stay in those children''s house. Same goes for Adam and his partner."

    "...Yes, Sir."

    In the end, despite feeling conflicted, Nana could only nod her head and follow his orders. But then, she remembered something.

    "Doctor, I have a question."

    "Hm?" Dr. FRANXX raised a brow at her, prompting her to ask her question.

    Nana looked at the fatality report of yesterday''s fight. There, 081''s confirmed death could be seen.

    "Didn''t Zero Two already undergo ''procedure'' with Adam? Why wasn''t she as enhanced as rumored to be whenever a parasite does it with Adam?"

    "Hmm..." Dr. FRANXX held his chin in thought. "Actually, it''s already a known fact that Adam has to regularly do it with a parasite before the desired effect to become effective. And perhaps, it is precisely because she did it with Adam that we were able to unlock Strelizia."

    "But of course, I am not dismissing the 016 boy''s potential." Dr. FRANXX says, "I mean, Strelizia did awaken not through 081, but with 016. That, in itself, means something."

    "...." Nana''s hands clenched and remained quiet. It was clear that Dr. FRANXX already intends to use Hiro as 081''s replacement and there was nothing she could do to prevent that.

    ***

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 Chapter 8

    "There''s my favourite sister." Adam spoke brightly as he approached Zero Two who was laying on the hospital bed. Zero Two immediately rose from her bed and beamed a smile at him as he placed a basket of gifts on the tableside before giving her a chaste kiss on the lips and hugging her. Zero Two also eagerly reciprocated his embrace.

    "How''re you doing, Love? I thought you said you were fine?" Adam''s brows knit in dissatisfaction while pulling back from their hug. He frowned as he eyed the bandage wrapped around her head.

    Zero Two however, looked at her his face and smiled.

    "Darling."

    "Yes my love?"

    "I want it."

    "....." Adam blinked for a second. "....Now?"

    "Now." Zero Two answered seriously.

    Adam could only smile wryly while shaking his head. But that smile of his faded and was replaced by a predatory grin because, who was he kidding? He also wanted to do it.

    Without waiting for another second, he stole her lips.

    ***

    ''The day after the klaxosaur attack, the startup ritual picked up where it left off, but in a much quieter circumstances. Papa and the other adults weren''t around to witness it anymore.''

    ''I was told the huge FRANXX I rode was named Strelizia. I had no recollection of anything that happened after I got in. But I still believe that it all really happened, and that I was able to fly under my own power.''

    ''I''m no longer a nestling. So I swore never to run away again.''

    Hiro''s inner reflections ended as he stood up from the ground. He was currently in the middle of the forest, near the lake, and standing in front of a small burial grave. It was the grave of the bird that he was following yesterday, the one that injured itself by unknowingly flying right into the ceiling of the plantation and ended up falling from a great height.

    The boy didn''t know why he buried it and made a grave for it but for some reason, he felt a slight empathy for the powerless bird who sought to fly freely in the sky, only to be stopped by a strong wall.

    ''Just like me... but not anymore.''

    He concluded his thoughts there and left the forest. Walking for a short while, he arrived at a meadow where a fairly large house could be seen. It had white aged wooden walls and ceramic tiles roof with a small brick chimney. It also had  many unkempt vines growing across the walls, except the numerous windows that every room had, allowing the inhabitants to have a clear view outside.

    Sitting on the stairs of the front porch was a female teen with soft green eyes, fair skin, and a petite physique. She wears her straight and short blue hair in a razor-cut hairstyle, where her hair hangs lengthier on the right side of her face. She has free-falling bangs that mostly covers her right eye and one long strand of hair on the left side of her face. She also wears a white hair clip holding back the bangs on her left side while donning the standard Pistil Parasite uniform.

    She seemed to be playing with a black cat that was lying next to her feet. The black cat suddenly ran away, making the girl confused until she heard someone call out to her.

    "Ichigo?"

    "H-Hiro?!" The bluenette abruptly stood up straight and began dusting the back of her skirt.

    Hiro slightly tilted his head. "You didn''t have to wait out here for me"

    The blue haired girl, namely Ichigo, wore a stern expression and turned her head sideways saying, "It''s your fault for running off first thing in the morning. Awkward as it is, you''re staying here now so hold your head high, and make yourself at home."

    Seeing the boy''s expressionless face and not falling for her haughty act, Ichigo sighed, letting go of her pretentiousness and smiled softly before approaching him.

    "I heard that Naomi''s expulsion was cancelled and that she has a new partner now."

    "Yeah, I know." Hiro replied briefly and tonelessly before walking towards

    As the boy passed by Ichigo, who stood in her place, asked, "Were you the one piloting that FRANXX?"

    Hiro stopped in his steps and answered without looking at her. "I don''t really remember. So I want to ride it again to make sure."

    "Again?" Ichigo turned around and looked at him. "That girl isn''t part of our squad, you know."

    "I don''t care, as long as I get to pilot"

    Ichigo frowned and spoke with concern, "I heard rumors about her. None of her partners could ever ride with her more than three times."

    "They didn''t make it out alive." Ichigo continues, "I don''t know if it''s true or not, but I think you should stay away from her."

    Hiro closed his eyes and sighed. He still remembered how Zero Two''s previous partner died right in front of him.

    "...But If I can''t pilot, I''m good as dead anyway." He replied without hesitation before climbing up the porch''s stairs.

    "Hiro...." Ichigo worriedly looked at the boy''s back, unable to find the words to discourage him.

    Just as Hiro was climbed half-way the stairs, a tall teen with average build suddenly opens the door while looking behind him. He had blond loose-spiked hair styled into an undercut while wearing blue-rimmed glasses. He was wearing a standard Stamen Parasite uniform.

    "Hey, Hiro." The tall youth said as he looked at Hiro. "Get inside quick. That girl and a mysterious boy is in our mess hall."

    "Huh?"

    ***

    Inside the Parasite Boarding House''s mess hall, clattering noises could be heard as a beautiful girl in her late teens, with long pink hair with straight cut bangs, messily gathered various food in her plate before devouring it greedily. The mess hall was a relatively small dining area, just enough to fit three long tables. It has a "homely" feel to it as the tables and chairs were made of authentic woodcraft, while the walls were decorated with a comforting aesthetic designs.

    Sitting beside the pink-haired lass was a handsome white-haired youth who was also in his late teens. He had a radiant warm smile as he watched over his sister who seemed to be drowning her food in syrup.

    "Really... you never change...." Adam says with a nostalgic look. He didn''t seem put off in the slightest by his sister''s savage table manners. "At least eat with the spoon and fork, not with your hands."

    "Hmm?" Zero Two turns to him with a slab of meat coated in syrup in her mouth. She looked at him with a questioning face, not having properly understood what he said since she was too immersed in eating.

    Adam released a soft sigh and simply shook his head.

    "Nevermind. Enjoy your meal."

    At those words, Zero Two shrugged her shoulder and enthusiastically resumed eating her food with her bare hands. Meanwhile, Adam wasn''t the only one watching his sister''s spectacle as there were other teens in the room. Namely the squad 13, who were occupying other tables while eating their lunch. Some of them were losing their appetite upon watching Zero Two''s display. It was worth noting that except for Adam and Zero Two, all of them wore the standard parasite uniforms.

    Zero Two wore her usual red-military overcoat uniform whereas Adam was wearing a white military uniform with black and blue accents which matched well with his physical appearance.

    Moving on, the male pilots of the squad 13 sat on the table before Zero Two and Adam. They watched the pair curiously, though their stares were mainly on the beautiful girl who was eating her food with her bare hands. Hiro also sat in the same table. He too, was watching the the girl''s savage display.

    Meanwhile, the female pilots of squad 13 sat on the table adjacent to Zero Two and Adam, and they were completely appalled. The bluenette teen, Ichigo also sat with these girls.

    The girl sitting next to Ichigo watched as Zero Two drown her food with syrup before grabbing them with her hands. The girl could not help but cover her mouth in disgust as she tried not to throw up what she already ate.

    "Why is she still here?" The girl complains. She was a petite girl with auburn red hair and sea blue eyes. Her hair is done up in girlish pigtails, more commonly referred to as "twintails", with a small cowlick at the top of her head.

    Her name is Miku; codenumber 390. She is a confident, blunt, spunky, and outspoken girl who tends to lash out at others if their personal habits bothered her.

    And the pink-haired girl''s current manners was definitely warranting her disgust.

    "What a strange person." Another girl comments. This girl was an attractive fair-skinned teenager with wavy hip-length ashen-blonde hair that has long bangs framing her forehead on either side with a lacy blue headband to keep her hair out of her face while she has chest-length hair strands hanging on either side and calm, rich blue eyes.

    Her name is Kokoro; codenumber 556. She is a very kind girl who has a gentle and optimistic personality to match and she is interested in plants and she is very knowledgeable in the "language of flowers". She doesn''t speak too often, choosing to think before speaking and thinks about others more than herself.

    "I wonder if she likes sweets." Kokoro questions after seeing Zero Two putting syrup all over her food.

    Miku narrowed her eyes and leaned forward to the ashen-blonde teen sitting in front of her, whispering, "She''s not a person. Not with those things on her head." gesturing two horns on her own forehead with her hand.

    "Cut it out." Ichigo chided the red head. "She''s our savior, you know."

    "Hmph!" Indignant, Miku sat back and looks away stubbornly. She wasn''t wrong for what she said, you know? The new girl literally had small red horns on her head. How can she be human?

    Plus, with the way she eats doesn''t resemble a human one bit.This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings.

    "Do you really think she has klaxosaur blood?" Another teen asks, sitting next to Kokoro. This girl has deep purple hair tied into a short ponytail with a blue butterfly clip and bangs on either side of her weary green eyes. She wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses and has freckles on her cheeks.

    Her name is Ikuno; codenumber 196. She is an intelligent, logical, mature, and a slightly playful girl. She would often be the "big sister" figure of the squad as she always looks out for her squadmates and makes it her personal hobby to tease them.

    "Besides, I thought nobody had single-digit codes." Ikuno adds.

    "Ugh. Nevermind the new girl." Miku says, not wanting to talk about the mannerless girl anymore. Instead, she put her gaze to the boy next to the pink-haired girl. Her eyes sparkled in admiration as she observed the handsome boy who had a gentle and amiable demeanor.

    "So... so handsome! Who is he?!" The more she looks at him, the more she could find herself drawn to him. His face was simply that immaculate. "Now that''s a stamen pilot I definitely want to be paired with!"

    "Unlike that." She disdainfully glanced at a certain boy on the boys'' table. Irritation could be heard from her voice as she even refused to refer to the boy as a person.

    "Come now, Miku." Kokoro, the kind girl, chided her best friend. "Although Zorome-kun is a little bit immature, he is still your partner, you know?"

    "Ugh..." Miku groans at her unfortunate reality. Why can''t she just be paired up with a dreamy guy like the white-haired boy?

    "Though, I have to admit that man is very handsome. I wonder who he is. He seems to be close with that girl." Kokoro said as she continued to stare at the white-haired boy and pink-haired girl.

    "Ara? What''s this?" Ikuno raises a brow in interest as she looked at Kokoro beside her. "Is our Kokoro finally showing interest in a boy?"

    "!!!" Kokoro quivered and a light blush appears on her face. Fumbling her words, she answers hastily, "N-no. Of course, not! I was merely stating facts!"

    Miku and Ikuno found her reaction adorable and unable to resist the urge, they continued to tease the flustered girl. Poor Kokoro could only suffer under the teasing of her two best friends.

    Meanwhile, the boys on the other table were having a conversation of their own.

    "She''s nothing like the rumors said." An overweight boy with a hefty build and kind face commented while grabbing several buns of bread.

    He has short auburn-brown hair that hangs lightly over his forehead. His thick, stumpy eyebrows and round, playful eyes give him an approachable quality. He is quite tall, being the second tallest next to the boy wearing glasses- at least that was the case before Adam was there. Adam was just the same if not, a few centimeters taller than the bespectacled boy.

    Moving back to the overweight teen, this boy''s name was Futoshi; codenumber 214. Futoshi is a very kind, polite, and optimistic person. These characteristics make him an easily likeable member of the squad and he forms an instant friendly relationship with Kokoro. He gets easily motivated by his desire to do his absolute best and he has a strong love for food which he doesn''t hesitate to hide, as he tends to keep pieces of food stashed away in his own bed and his locker to snack on later.

    As for the tall bespectacled boy, his name is Goro; codenumber 056. He had been close friends with Ichigo and Hiro since childhood. He tends to be optimistic and friendly due to wanting to avoid conflict, and he is considered to be the second unofficial leader of the squad for these characteristics. He is more mature than the other boys.

    Goro chuckled wryly while glancing at Zero Two. He turns to the table and sighed, "She''s ruining her good looks with the way she''s eating."

    "I can''t believe all her injuries healed so quickly." Hiro mumbled sitting next to the bespectacled boy, not minding the latter''s comment.

    "Hey, hey!"

    Just then, everyone''s attention was grabbed by an energetic immature voice. They saw a teenager with a short stature, standing only at 161 cm. He had purple eyes and unruly light brown hair which flares out on the sides and back. He has long bangs which mostly cover his forehead. He also has an "ahoge" on top of his head which seemed to be his most distinctive feature other than his short height.

    Standing beside the pink-haired girl, he placed his hand beside her plate and spoke arrogantly, "It was a real treat to watch your skills in action. I, Zorome the Great, shall graciously ride with you if you so desire." He points to himself with his thumb, as if to emphasize his greatness.

    "I''m sure I can do a much better job than that wuss." The boy said confidently. "So why don''t we try... Eek!"

    His words were cut off by the pink-haired girl suddenly wiping her syrup drenched hand on his stomach, using it like some convenient towel.

    "What do you think you''re doing?!" Zorome exlcaimed but Zero Two continues wiping her hand on his uniform while licking the syrup on her other hand. "Aw, my Sunday best!" Zorome despaired.

    "Sister." Adam spoke to Zero Two with a strict voice, "That''s not nice, you know? If you want to clean your hands, use a proper towel or just wash your hands in the sink."

    Zero Two looked at her brother and smiled suggestively. She raised her syrup stained hand, the one she was licking, towards him and said, "Darling, This is really sweet. So let''s eat it together, okay?"

    Adam looked at her and reciprocated her smile. "Do you mean your hand or do food?"

    She squinted her eyes at him and smiled even more. "What does darling think?"

    Meanwhile, all the other teens paused as they questioned in their mind

    ''Darling?'' x9

    "Wait, what does that mean?" Miku asks her friends.

    "Beats me." Kokoro answers.

    "Do you know?" The tall bespectacled boy asks the overweight teen in front of him.

    The latter shakes his head. "Nope. It doesn''t sound like it''s a food."

    "I wonder what it is...."

    "Hey! Don''t ignore me!" Zorome shouts to Adam and Zero Two, but the two seemed to be stuck in their own world.

    Adam only smiled and licks the syrup off of Zero Two''s hand. His actions immediately surprised the other teens, as they couldn''t believe that a handsome gentleman would do such a thing. To girl no less!

    Miku''s mouth gaped, completely bewildered at the sight of the white-haired boy licking the pink-haired girl''s hand like it was a delicious meal. Kokoro''s face slightly became red while watching this scene. As for Ikuno and Ichigo, they only felt odd at their intimacy, wondering what exactly was the relationship of those two.

    Just then, Hiro suddenly stood up and walked towards Adam and Zero Two. Standing next to their table, he calls out to pair of siblings.

    "U-um... excuse me!"

    Zero Two was smiling, enjoying having her hand licked by her darling. But then she frowns at Hiro who intruded in their special time. Adam also stopped what he was doing and looks at the boy.

    "....Hiro-kun, right?"

    The boy slightly smiled and nodded. "That''s right." He somehow felt happy having his name remembered by the handsome man.

    "What do you need?" Adam asks while Zero Two openly showed her displeasure.

    Hiro felt awkward when seeing Zero Two look at him like that, before gathering his courage and bow his head to Adam.

    "Thank you, Adam-san."

    "Hm? For what?"

    "For taking Naomi as your partner."

    "Ah, that. No worries. She''s a fine parasite." Adam said while gesturing him to stop bowing.

    "No! I must offer my gratitude." Hiro insisted and continued in a sincere tone, "Naomi is a very good girl with a hard working personality. She deserves a better partner than me."

    "I agree." Zorome commented from the side but nobody paid attention to him.

    Adam nodded his head and said, "Naomi is indeed, a very good lass. That''s exactly why I chose her. And I didn''t make her my partner because of you or anything. I chose her on my own after seeing her potential and her own merit. That''s why your gratitude is unneeded."

    Hiro slowly raised his head and looked at Adam.

    "...Okay."

    "Right.... Do you need anything else?"

    "Actually..." Hiro turned his gaze at Zero Two and being met with her frown, he glanced sideways and scratched his cheek awkwardly. "I was hoping to speak to Miss Zero Two."

    Adam raised his brow and turned to his sister.

    "You heard him."

    Zero Two narrowed her eyes at the youth. "What do you want?"

    Her voice was rather unfriendly, making Hiro think that he was disliked.

    And in reality, he truly was. Zero Two has a bad impression of him due to the fact that not only does the boy interrupt her moments with her brother, but he was also a pervert who stole her panties.

    How dare he?! Those belongs to her brother and no one else!

    Ichigo was trying to feign ignorance, but in truth she was paying close attention to the scene and seeing Zero Two''s attitude towards Hiro made her feel unpleasant. A little offended even.

    "Um..." Met with Zero Two''s unfriendly tone, Hiro couldn''t help but feel timid now. But after taking a deep breath and gathering his courage, he asked her his question.

    "Tell me. Did I actually manage to pilot back then?"

    "Yes." Zero Two answered blandly.

    ''I see...'' Hearing her confirmation, Hiro''s face lowered and his gaze became distant. His hands crumpled subconsciously as he thought, ''So I really did pilot that FRANXX back then!'' he couldn''t help but feel a little happy about it.

    The corners of his lips curled upwards a little.

    Just then, A tall buxom woman with long, wavy brownish-red hair that reaches to her upper back entered the room and clapped her hands.

    "Okay, keep it down, kids."

    "Nana-san!" Kokoro excitedly calls out.

    Nana clears her throat and addresses the teens.

    "I''ll be your caretaker, just like I was in Garden." She smiled and introduces herself, "APE HQ has assigned me to the 13th Plantation Corps. My Name is Nana."

    She looked at the kids and smiled confidently, "I look forward to your cooperation."

    "Yes, we got lucky!"

    The boys cheered as did the girls. Miku celebrated with Kokoro while Zorome cheekily and blatantly leered at the buxom woman''s large chest. Nana doesn''t seem to care about the boy as she turned to Ichigo who called out to her.

    "What is it, Ichigo?"

    "Is she going to stay here?" The bluenette asks, referring to Zero Two.

    "We''re awaiting orders from HQ on what to do with Zero Two." Nana states, "But in general, she won''t be working with you guys."

    "Eh?" Hiro blinked, having overheard their conversation.

    But before he could say anything about it, Ichigo continued to her inquiries.

    "What about him?"

    "Him?" You mean Adam?"

    "Adam?" Ichigo repeats questioningly.

    Hearing such an odd name garnered the attention of all the girls in the table.

    Nana nodded at Ichigo. "Yes. His name is Adam. He is a special unit, the same as Zero Two and he will be with us for the duration of the doctor''s stay. Though I''m not sure of the specifics, but just like Zero Two, he also wouldn''t be working with you guys."

    "But how come?" Ichigo asks, "His partner is Naomi, isn''t she?"

    Miku eagerly nodded her head and looked at Nana. "Yes. Yes. How come?!"

    Even if Miku can''t be paired with him, she would certainly love working with him. She could just stare at his face cam all day while piloting her robot. That would make piloting with less sufferable with her pathetic excuse of a partner.

    Again, Miku glares at the boy, Zorome, who was still perversely blatantly staring at Nana''s chest.

    ''Seriously, so disgusting.'' Looking at that filth makes her want to bleach her eyes.

    Miku''s attention was then drawn back to Nana as the older woman answers her question.

    "Well, you see, Naomi and Adam aren''t officially partners yet. There''s a bunch of paper works to take care of but it has already been approve by the higher ups." Nana explains, "With that being said, they technically aren''t part of the squad 13 unless HQ decided so."

    "Which I doubt they would..." Nana added in a low mumble.

    Since Ichigo was sitting near her, she heard what Nana mumbled but didn''t pry on it further. Instead, she asks, "How is his name Adam? Did he name himself that?"

    Ichigo can''t help but wonder that since she knew that parasites were usually referred to by their code numbers and the only reason why their squadmates have names was because Hiro gave it to them when they were younger. The other girls around the table were thinking the same thing because they knew for sure that ''Adam'' isn''t a code number.

    Sensing their curious gazes, Nana sighed softly as hint of sympathy could be seen on her face when she looks at Adam''s direction.

    "You might find it surprising but the name ''Adam'' was actually given by Papa himself."

    Nana''s words made the teenagers gasp, this included the boys on the other table as they were listening into their conversation.

    "Really?! Papa did?!" Miku exclaimed excitedly.

    "Woah..." Kokoro was amazed.

    "...." A hint of both admiration and curiosity could be seen on Ikuno as she glanced over at Adam.

    As for Ichigo, she couldn''t believe what she heard. Who was Papa? He was the most respected and revered individual in all of APE! He was simply the greatest and to be by his side and work for him is what all parasites strive to do.

    He was their sole purpose!

    "....Really, Nana-san?" Ichigo questioned again.

    "Yes." Nana nodded. "He is the very first parasite who received a name from Papa. That alone should tell you how special he is."

    "Why exactly is he special?" Ikuno asks with an intrigued tone. "Aside from his looks, I mean."

    "Ah! So you also admit that he is handsome!" Miku points at Ikuno, hoping to tease her too.

    "But it''s true." Ikuno answers simply before smiling at Kokoro beside her. "But at least my face isn''t turning red, unlike a certain someone earlier."

    "No, I wasn''t-"

    "In any case," Nana speaks up, "You two should ask him about that yourselves. But personally, I recommend that you girls don''t get too close to him."

    "Huh? But why? Nana-san?" Miku asked, making all the girls look at Nana with confused faces.

    Nana looked at them with a complicated expression. She knows that Adam had the tendency to charm and seduce his female squadmates and it was well known that he had succeeded in doing so. Heck, even she, herself was attracted to him and they weren''t even actively interacting with one another.

    Therefore, she didn''t want her children to fall for him, which is admittedly quite inevitable if they were going to be seeing him on a daily basis. Nevertheless, she still had to warn them since she didn''t want them to undergo "procedure" with Adam unless it was absolutely necessary.

    Nana feared that they might end up just like Zero Two who would indulge in lust-filled love making with Adam every time they were allowed to. Really, she still can''t forget when she barged into their temporary room and forcedly separated the two just so they can eat breakfast and attend the start-up ritual.

    But it''s not like she could just tell them this, so in the end, all Nana could say was, "Just don''t get too close to him, okay?"

    She was speaking to them not as their caretaker or teacher, but as a mother who took care of them for the entire duration of their Garden years.

    ***

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 Chapter 9

    Hearing their caretaker''s words, the girls could only obediently nod their heads in response. Miku however, ever the rebellious and headstrong gal, did not really heed Nana''s words and let it flow from one ear to the other. Kokoro on the other hand, felt even more curious about Adam and more inclined to get to know him. Be that as it may, she kept her caretaker''s words in mind, so she won''t be carelessly approaching Adam. As for Ichigo and Ikuno, they simply remained quiet and heeded Nana''s words, knowing that she must be telling this to them for their own sakes.

    With the girls were not asking anymore question, Nana spoke to the pair of siblings sitting on the furthest table.

    "Now, Zero Two, Your table isn''t there. And Adam, you should bring lunch for your partner."

    Zero Two grumbles. "Aw, but sitting with darling feels more comfortable.

    Adam chuckled lightly, finding his sister really adorable. "Come now Love. Do as Nana says and I might just do the thing you''ve been asking me."

    Zero Two didn''t need any more convincing as a beaming smile replaced her pouting face.

    "Okay!" She stood up and happily walked towards Nana.

    "Really..." Nana sighed and gave Adam a disapproving look. "You should stop spoiling her."

    Adam shrugged his shoulders. "C''mon, Nana-san. It''s been years since we last saw each other. Can''t I spoil my sister a little?"

    ''Sister?'' x8

    Nana narrowed her eyes before sighing. "Fine. But don''t spoil her too much, okay?"

    "I''ll see what I can do." Adam replies lightheartedly while heading over the pantry.

    "Wait! U-um, Zero Two!" Suddenly, Hiro calls out to her as she stood next to Nana.

    Zero Two glanced behind her with a questioning look. "Hm?"

    "Let me ride in your FRANXX again." Hiro said in a serious tone. "There''s something I want to be sure of."

    "That isn''t for you to decide." Nana spoke as Zero Two continued to leave the room. Nana looked at Hiro and continued, "Papa and the rest will give you your orders in due time, too. Sit tight until then, alright?"

    "Papa will?!" Zorome couldn''t believe it. He looked at Hiro with skepticism. "Give orders to him? Why?"

    "....." Hiro could only look away from his scrutinizing gaze.

    He also didn''t know why that was the case. Nevertheless, it did make him curious. But just as he wanted to ask Nana more about it, she and Zero Two already left the room, leaving an indescribable silence in the room.

    Meanwhile, Adam was in the pantry preparing Naomi''s food. He hummed lightheartedly as he prepared a healthy meal for his partner. Hiro reluctantly returned to his seat as all the other teens resumed eating their lunch.

    Miku, Kokoro, and the other boys, mainly Goro and Zorome, couldn''t stop themselves from stealing glances at Adam. Ikuno and Ichigo were glancing at him as well, but they were more discreet about it than the others who were blatantly staring at him.

    It couldn''t really be helped, you know? It''s not everyday that you see a hot, handsome, and exotic-looking guy happily helping himself in the pantry as if he was in his own home. He had the face and physique that could make straight people question their own sexuality. Admittedly, Zero-Two shares the same attractive charm as Adam however, she grew a pair of tiny red horns that although made her seem exotic, was still quite unusual and off-putting to other normal people.

    Not to Adam though. God knows how much he loved those two little horns of his horny sister.

    "Hm~? Hmm~? Hm~?.... Hm?" Adam soon noticed that the other kids were staring at him and stopped what he was doing. He flashed them his charming smile and said, "Pleasure to meet you Squad 13. My name is Adam and as you know, Naomi is my partner. Although I don''t know how long I''ll be staying here, let''s all get okay?"

    His radiating warmth dazed the poor unprepared adolescent girls. Miku and Kokoro''s face were burning red with the latter forcibly turning her gaze back to her food for the fear that her heart might just jump out of her chest due to how fast it was beating. Ikuno and Ichigo also looked away, not liking the fact that their hearts just skipped a beat after seeing him smile like that. Only Miku openly reveled and admired Adam''s face, burning every single detail of it into her memory.

    ''He''s dangerous!'' is what all the poor adolescent boys thought at the same time.

    Zorome didn''t like the inferior feeling he was getting from seeing Adam. It irked him that someone as handsome and tall as Adam existed. And now you''re telling him that this guy is going to live with them from now on?! He wouldn''t be able to stop himself from picking a fight from this ''Mr. Oh-so-perfect.''.

    ''What makes him so great anyway?'' Zorome sulked to himself. ''So what if his name was given by Papa? I''ll show him! Watch as the great Zorome becomes someone that Papa will acknowledge!''

    While the delusional boy was busy gaslighting himself to recovery, The other boys; those who were interested in some of the girls, also felt a slight apprehension from Adam.

    Goro, the tall bespectacled boy, kept glancing at Ichigo, trying to gauge her reaction. Seeing her seemingly indifferent face made him secretly release a sigh of relief. Whereas Futoshi, the overweight boy, kept observing Kokoro''s face. And witnessing as how the ashen-blonde girl blushed profusely when met with Adam''s smile, Futoshi felt a slight discomfort in his heart. The poor overweight boy didn''t know why he felt that way. But one thing was for sure, Adam was the cause of it.

    After Adam finished his brief introduction, he also finished preparing Naomi''s food. And so, carrying the tray in hand, he looked at them and said, "I''m looking forward to getting to know you all. But for now, I need to take care of my partner so I''ll see you all later."

    But right as he opened the door, the girls suddenly spoke.

    "Take care of?" Kokoro voiced with worry. "Did something happen to Naomi-chan?"

    Miku stood up from her seat and turned to Adam.

    "Adam-san, what''s wrong with Naomi?"

    "Ah, don''t worry." Adam shook his head and reassured them. "She''s just a little bit tired."

    "Tired?" The girls questioned again to which Adam nodded, "Yes. If you want, you can join me in checking up on Naomi."

    "Yes!" Miku answered almost instantly and stood next to him.

    ''Ah... he''s so caring.... he''s such a gentleman too.... Also, why does he seem more handsome up closer?'' Miku tries to stabilize her quickly beating heart while also doing her best to hide her creepy urge to smell his scent.

    ''Oh God.... Why does he smell so good???"

    Her heart was practically dancing in her chest while her stomach felt the butterflies. And a little lower than that... was a hot itch that was starting to rise.

    In the same moment, Kokoro also stood up.

    "I would also like to join you."

    "Sure." Adam agreed nonchalantly.

    And with Kokoro joining them, Ichigo and Ikuno also ended up coming as well.

    The boys also wanted to join them, but their shyness prevented them from saying anything at all. With that, Adam and the girls left the mess hall, leaving behind a lingering silence as the boys didn''t know how to feel when the Adam took the girls of the squad with him.

    After some time, Hiro stood up from his seat.

    "I... I want to check up on Naomi-san."

    Goro also stood up. "Me too... It''s the leader''s duty to check the well being of his squadmates."

    Followed by Futoshi. "Do you think Naomi-san would like more food? Maybe a couple of bread buns should do."

    "I suppose caring for their squad mates is a must." Zorome said with a haughty expression, "Very well! This generous Zorome shall come with!"

    Meanwhile, the last boy of the group, Mitsuru; codenumber 326, finally spoke up.

    "If you''re done trying to make excuses for yourselves. Just get out already."

    He has a very clean and proper appearance with sharp features. He has vert paon (piercing deep green) eyes and was 165 cm, originally being the second shortest stamen between Zoroeme and Hiro.

    His aloof and cynical demeanor made him appear that he couldn''t care any less about the current issue. But it did make him feel embarrassed and annoyed that his squadmates needed to make excuses for themselves just so they could follow Adam and the girls.

    "You should also come with us." Goro says, "Aren''t you worried about Naomi-san?"

    "You mean that failure along with this one?" Mitsuru responded sharply and arrogantly gestured his chin to Hiro.

    Hiro quivered under Mitsuru''s voice, but he couldn''t find the strength to say anything back. Goro sighed at this sight, but there was nothing he could really do about it.

    He already knows what kind of personality Mitsuru has and it would be better not to say anything to him rather than ending up arguing with him.

    ''And to think he used to look up to Hiro...'' Goro sighed again, wondering how two of his best friends ended up like this.

    ***

    In a spacious elevator that was going downward, Zero Two could be seen leaning on the railing while Nana was talking to her.

    "We can''t have you running around all the time."

    "I just wanted to eat with my darling." Zero Two replies.This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience.

    Nana stared at her and said, "Avoid making contact with the parasites. You''re too much for them to handle."

    "But I wasn''t even talking to them." Zero Two frowned, feeling wronged. "I was just enjoying my time with my darling."

    The elevator eventually passed through the darkness and eventually revealed the sight of a large cityscape filled with orange lighting. It was unbelievable to see such a beautiful city could be found under the plantation.

    "And you can do that." Nana said after a short silence, "Just don''t go around doing as you please. We already allowed you to sleep in the same room as him."

    "Yeah, yeah..." Zero Two rolled her eyes.

    ''This girl...'' Nana glared at the noncommittal answer of the pink-haired girl. ''Sigh... just why was I assigned to take care of her?''

    ***

    [Confirmed sighting of one Mohovoricic-class klaxosaur at Plantation 13. Strelizia intercepted and neutralized it.]

    [Fuel stockpile down to 54 percent, currently anchored in the area. Requesting kissing with Plantation 26.]

    "Authorized."

    [Confirmed. Commencing kissing with Plantation 26 in 175 hours.]

    Inside a room where the walls seemed to be transparent, allowing one to see that they were situated high-up the skies and above the clouds, several white robed individuals sat in a circular formation. They all wore long white robes with golden accents faces were covered with various masks. Some resembling the face of animals while others were unidentifiable. While the others wore tall white hats akin to a bishop''s, there were also others whose white robes had a hood that covered their heads.

    "We''ve received word that Strelizia has stayed back at Plantation 13." A robed figure started. They bore the mask that resembled a monkey''s.

    "Another of the girl''s whims?" Another robed individual said exasperatingly. "Dr. FRANXX spoils her too much."

    Another robed individual spoke with reasoning tone, "But in this case, if you just look at the numbers, it seems to be a rare sample without signs of physical aging." Their voice sounded intelligible and analytical.

    "It''s Code 016. That''s him, isn''t it?"

    "Unthinkable!" Another one robed individual denied. They had a stocky figure and a deep voice. This individual continued, "With no established cause, mixing with the special specimen will taint her blood."

    "She must be recalled at once!" The stocky figure insists.

    "But we saw how she shone in that battle." Another robed individual pointed out. This person sat at the highest seat as he donned a bishop-like outfit. He had golden mask and a tall white hat over his head. He was known as "Papa" the highest authority in APE.

    "It''s worth investigating." Papa continued. "Let''s wait and see."

    "Hmph..." The first robed individual spoke again, the one who complained earlier. "And what about that pet project of yours... ''Adam'' is what I recall you naming it?"

    The intelligible hooded figure answered for Papa, "We''re still investigating and examining this special specimen... though as much as we don''t want to admit, Adam''s unique constitution is still an enigma to us."

    The stocky figure grumbled. "This is why I told you all to not separate the two specimens! Was it not clear enough from the fact that those two are unique to each other? That they could create an entire new species from natural procreation?" He continued zealously, "We must halt whatever operations you had in mind so the two special specimens would no longer be tainted by any of those blanks and let them create a new, much superior species for us."

    The other robed individuals turned to him. The intelligible hooded figure spoke, "Are you insinuating that we should let them undergo the process of procreation continuously until they finally bore fruit?"

    The stocky figure nodded. "But of course! Has it not been obvious from the start? Since this "Adam" specimen''s genetic material is unextractable unless it is collected in the primitive method, wouldn''t that mean that his sole purpose is for procreation? The second evidence is that he cannot fertilize any parasites which by the way, I still disapprove of."

    The others rolled their eyes at his unnecessary input. They knew all too well how the stocky individual did not like the fact that their special specimen''s bloodline could get tainted by normal ones.

    "In any case, is it not a natural drawn conclusion that "Adam" is not infertile, but rather incompatible with the normative race of parasites and is only matched for his other half which is his twin sister." The stocky figure concluded and turned to Papa. "Is that not why you named him ''Adam''? As the father who would start a new race?"

    The others became silent, not expecting the supremacist fellow of theirs to have a somewhat logical reasoning.

    "Be that as it may," The intelligible one spoke,  "Did you not think that we have already tried this experiment before? But we yielded no results from having the two undergo procreation."

    Smack! Smack! Smack!

    The stocky figure smashed his hand on the arm rest of his seat in frustration.

    "That''s why I told you to have them continuously procreate UNTIL we bear results rather than letting them waste time involving themselves those inferior species. Besides, What makes you so sure that they were mature enough? What if their unique species could only bear fruit once they come of age?"

    "Calm yourself." Papa said and the stocky figure stabilized his breath. Papa looked at him and said, "Very well. I shall put your words into mind."

    ***

    "Adam... everyone...."

    Naomi didn''t know what to say when Adam suddenly came into her room with lunch in hand and her friend behind him. To her surprise, Miku, Kokoro, Ichigo, and even Ikuno came to check on her and pulled her into a tight group hug.

    Naomi naturally felt happy that her friends were there with her and she was slightly surprised that Ikuno joined the hug since she knew that Ikuno mostly kept to herself. But this only means that she was as glad as everyone else.

    Eventually, everyone pulled back and looked at her.

    "Thank goodness!" Kokoro was the first to speak, feeling relief and grateful that she''s safe and sound. Naturally she would be worried since the last time she heard of her, Naomi and Hiro failed and that Naomi was to be deployed to another plantation.

    Not only that, but they were attacked by a moho-class klaxosaur. Of course, she would be worried about her friend who seemed to be exhausted. As for why? She didn''t know yet, but she would ask her later about what happened.

    "We were so worried about you!" Miku said, sharing the same worried sentiment as Kokoro.

    "We''re happy you''re here with us, Naomi." Ichigo affirmed with a smile.

    "....Yeah, What they said." Ikuno said with a small smile. Although she was hiding it, she was just as relieved as the others. After all, among all of her friends, she got along with Naomi that most, who was just as quiet and kept to herself as Ikuno previously was.

    In fact, it was because of her that Ikuno took on the persona of a caring older sister, so that she could taker care of Naomi and bring her out of her shell.

    Meanwhile, the girl in question, couldn''t hold back her tears anymore, feeling very loved and blessed that she had such friends.

    "H-huh...?" Naomi couldn''t understand why she was crying. She tried her best to wipe them away but her tears just kept flowing uncontrollably.

    ''W-what''s this? I''m happy but why am I crying?''

    "Naomi?" Kokoro looked at her with concern. "Is there something wrong?"

    Miki rubbed her back and apologized, "D-did we do something?

    "I-"

    "No! it''s not that!"

    Ichigo tried to say something but Naomi immediately denied it but her words were drowned by her uncontrollable sobs. As the brunette was being comforted by the others, Adam decided to be a gentleman and give them their privacy by silently leaving the room.

    As soon as he closed the door behind him, he leaned on the wall beside the door and wondered how long he should wait for them to calm down.

    ''Naomi should be releasing the stress she''s been feeling this past few days. After all, she did came close to being deported somewhere else due to their failure to graduate. Then here came me, who brought her to fight a klaxosaur that could''ve killed us with a single mistake.'' Adam sighed to himself, feeling partly responsible for the girl''s break down.

    Of course, he could calm her down and even comfort her himself but when he saw their relationship, he knew that he was unneeded.

    ''Hmm.... Should I wait for them to calm down or do I follow Zero Two?'' He deliberated about it for a moment before deciding not to. ''We''ll see each other again at night time anyway.''

    Adam was then cut off from his thoughts as a girl opened the door and closed it gently. He looked at the girl as she leaned on the wall beside him. Adam didn''t feel the need to move so he simply turned his gaze back to the wall in front of him.

    Silence lingered in the small hall for a little while and eventually, the girl spoke.

    "....Thank you, Adam."

    Adam gave her a side-glance and sighed with a soft smile. "You are....?"

    "Ichigo."

    "Ichigo huh..." He stared at the bluenette for a bit and complimented her. "Nice name."

    Ichigo blinked for a second before looking sideways. "....Thanks."

    "Anyway, Ichigo, like I said to Hiro before, Naomi is a fine parasite and that''s why I took her as my partner." Adam said and turned his face to her, "I didn''t pity her or did it out of the goodness of my heart. That''s why there is no need for your gratitude."

    ".....I see." Ichigo nodded in understanding.

    Silence returned once again for a short while before the bluenette continued the conversation.

    "I heard from Naomi that you synchronized with her without even checking your compatibility."

    Adam shrugged. "I''m simply capable enough to do that."

    "She said that you did something that allowed you and her to synchronize within a matter of seconds. Meanwhile, we had to train and study our entire lives just to find our match." She said with a slight envy in her tone.

    "Oh..." Adam stared at the wall in front of him and sighed ruefully. "....I should tell her to keep these things a secret. But tell me, what exactly did she say to you?"

    "U-um..." Ichigo blushed for a moment before continuing her words. "S-she said that you t-touch your lips t-t-together... and then... y-your tongues would as well."

    "Ah, I see..." Adam nodded in understanding.

    "Anyway!" Ichigo then stopped leaning from the wall and stepped in front of him. She looked at him with a determined gaze and said, "Can you make me compatible with someone else?"

    Adam stared at her for a moment, gauging what she really wanted before asking, "Do you not like your current partner?"

    Ichigo shook her head. "It''s not that. He is a fine partner, perfect even."

    Adam raised his brow. "But....?"

    Ichigo''s daze lowered to his chest as she took a deep breath. She wanted to speak but her lips were pursing. She felt like she was betraying her partner by saying these things.

    Seeing her actions, Adam didn''t need anymore confirmation from her and voiced her unspoken words.

    "But you want someone else."

    "....I wouldn''t exactly say I that...." Ichigo said with a low voice before taking a deep breath and regaining her determination.

    "But there''s someone I want to help... I want to be helpful to him... I... need to be his partner." Ichigo said the last part with a hint of desperation. She looked at Adam in the eyes, "So... is it possible?"

    Adam looked at her for a bit and said, "Yes. I could do that."

    Ichigo blinked and immediately looked at him in the eyes.

    "Really?"

    Adam nodded. "Yes. I can make you compatible with someone else. As a matter of fact, I can make you compatible with just about anyone."

    "You can do that?!"

    Adam simply nodded at the girl''s rhetorical question.

    "However," He then cuts off the girl''s enthusiasm. "We''re going to be doing something even more embarrassing than a ''kiss''. Plus, there''s a need for you and I to do it regularly or it would lose effect."

    Ichigo stared at him for a bit before a blush appeared on her face as she turned her to the side bashfully. "....E-even more than what you did with Naomi?"

    Adam nodded nonchalantly. "That''s what I said." he then added, "Just so you know, only I can bring out that effect which is due to my special constitution. It''s also mostly the reason why I''m named ''Adam'' by Papa. That''s why you will not get your desired effect even if you did the same things with other parasites."

    Although he himself doesn''t precisely understand what was the connection between his acts of procreation to the improvement of the pistil''s capabilities as a pilot, most especially when he partners up with them and pilot a FRANXX.

    Ichigo nodded in understanding. Her face became serious as she sincerely considered his method. After a moment of deliberation, her cheeks grew rosier as she questions with a shy voice,

    "....How exactly does it work?"

    Adam smiled apologetically at her query. "I''ll tell you next time. But for now..." he turned his head to the side and gestured his chin at the end of the hallway where glimpses of figures could be seen peeking on them by the edge of the hall.

    They tried to be discreet but seeing several heads with uneven hairstyles were bound to be caught by anyone with a pair of good working eyes. Those figures flinched and out of fluster, stumbled on top of one another and ended up revealing themselves at the hall.

    "Ouch! I told you to stop pushing!"

    "Blame the fat guy who can''t handle his own weight!"

    "Shut up! Shorty!"

    "What did you just say to me fatty?!"

    Ichigo looked at them with a blank gaze, before realizing that she had been heard. She found herself looking at Goro who was picking himself up with a stiff expression. The bluenette''s first thoughts were to apologize to him and explain herself because clearly, she had hurt his feelings. But then, for some reason, her eyes then moved to Hiro who was looking at her with an incomprehensible face.

    "I suppose you should talk about this with your current partner for now." Adam said before standing up and opening Naomi''s door, thinking that he had given them enough time. He then added to the bluenette teen, "After all, I think you owe him that much at least."

    With that, he left them and entered the room, closing the door behind him. As soon as the door was closed, Zorome and Futoshi rushed towards the door with a slightly angsty expression. Hearing what Adam could do from the man himself, they now feared that their partners could get taken away from them. Zorome was most anxious about this since he already had a bad relationship with his partner and he didn''t doubt for a bit that Miku would dump him the moment she could do so.

    And where would that leave him?

    He anxiously knocked on the door meanwhile, Ichigo, Goro, and Hiro stood in the hallway, a few steps away from Naomi''s room. Goro stared at Ichigo with a downcast face. His heart hurt so much that he thought getting stabbed by a knife would''ve felt better than this.

    He wanted to feel enraged, or break out in tears, but in the end, all he could really do was ask, "....Why?"

    ***

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 Chapter 10

    "...Why?"

    The pain in his voice was so audible that even Ichigo - who was the cause of it - felt a pang of pain in her already low heart. She felt very ashamed of herself, admitting to herself that she doesn''t deserve to be Goro''s partner.

    Goro has done nothing but his best, and even then, he was already a competent pilot. Some of the best even.

    But....

    "Goro I...." Ichigo''s hands clenched as she pushed out an apology, her eyes glancing at Hiro.

    "....I''m sorry."

    "......." In that moment, Goro felt something break inside him.  But no matter how painful it felt, he held it in with a sigh, forced a smile at her and nodded. "...I understand."

    ***

    When Adam entered the room, he could see that the girls were now chatting.

    "Hey, hey.... What did it feel like to pilot with Adam?" Sitting on the side of the bed, Miku questions Naomi who was eating lunch from the food tray Adam gave her earlier.

    "Honestly? It was the best." Naomi answered. "It was completely different from Hiro. I didn''t feel a single struggle or discomfort at all."

    ''It even felt good....'' The shy brunette thought it her mind but refused to say it out loud. But that didn''t spare her cheeks who blushed at her shameful thoughts.

    "Ara? What''s this?" Miku slyly smiled as she suspiciously looked at Naomi''s face. "I think there''s something else that you aren''t telling us~."

    Ikuno took a seat next to Naomi on her bed, joining in on the fun. "I think so too~."

    Kokoro only watched over them with a smile, feeling slightly happy that someone else was being teased this time. However, being the kind girl she is, she helped out the troubled and flustered Naomi since she knew what it was like to be teased relentlessly.

    "Miku-chan, Ikuno-san... please don''t tease Naomi too much."

    "What''s this? Is someone jealous?

    "Ah! Adam!" Upon noticing Adam enter the room, Naomi immediately greeted him.

    "Hey, Partner." Adam approached the group casually.

    "Thanks for the lunch.... but you really shouldn''t have. I could''ve went there myself."

    "Yeah, well, it''s my fault that you still need to rest and as your partner, I have the obligation to take care of you. So don''t mind it."

    Naomi smiled softly. "...Thank you."

    ''Ahh.... He''s so considerate...'' (A/N: This is teenage hormones at work making her look at Adam with rose-tinted glasses.)

    Adam shrugged with a smile. "No problem."

    He then took a seat at the lower end of the bed, looking at Miku, Ikuno, and Kokoro who were curiously looking at him. Receiving their stares, Adam thought that they were too shy to speak to him, so he decided to talk to them.

    "So... can I have the pleasure of knowing your names?"

    Miku blinks for a moment, then immediately introduces herself. "I''m Miku!" She inched closer to him and extended her hand. "Nice to meet you!"

    The corners of Adam''s lips curled upwards as he took her hand and lowered his head before kissing the top of it. He looks at her and sees the lass'' completely red face. He smiles charmingly, "Nice to meet you too."

    As for Miku, the poor maiden girl''s heart was practically exploding right now. ''OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH!!!!!''

    The corners of her lips were twitching uncontrollably. She tried her best to stop herself from smiling like a fool but was evidently failing terribly at it.

    "Oooh.... tone it down a bit, would you?"

    Ikuno joins the conversation with an amused smile. She looks at him and Miku, finding entertainment in her cheeky friend''s completely flustered state. Meanwhile, Adam looked at Ikuno and he could immediately tell that she was feigning her smile. In reality, the bespectacled freckled teen was both curious and cautious of him, something he was able to grasp in a glance.

    Of course, he could understand why she felt that way. Not to be a narcissist or anything, but Adam rarely encountered any female parasite that looked at him cautiously. With a few exception who was knew a couple of the privy things about him. In any case, he simply found it mildly interesting that Ikuno wasn''t as flustered or as dreamful as any other girls in her age when meeting him.

    "And you are....?" Adam asks as he extended his hand towards her.

    Ikuno politely smiled back and shook his hand.

    "Ikuno." She answered briefly before saying, "That won''t work on me, you know?" She was referring to Adam''s bedazzling smile.

    "Really?" Adam tilted his head and raised a brow. Grinning mischievously, he leaned closer to her, staring directly into her eyes with a demure smile and asked, "Are you sure?"

    "....." Ikuno reflexively leaned backwards but was prevented by Miku who pushed her back. Ikuno frowned as Adam''s face became closer and closer to hers, leaving her no choice but to look at his pooling sapphire blue eyes that seemed to draw her in.

    ''No! No! Just look at his nose! Yes! Focus on his nose! ....Why does his nose look so perfect too?! And that smell?! Why does he smell so good?!''

    It was reminiscent of a cool relaxing breeze, one that you would want take a deep breath in and relish the calming effect. Unknown to herself that her cheeks were getting rosier than ever, Ikuno boldly grabbed Adam''s face and pushed him away.

    Her rude action surprised her friends, but Adam surprised them even more when he took her slim fair hands from his face and kissed it. It was the same thing he did with Miku, but the mischievousness in his eyes and smirk on his face somehow made it... lewder. At least that''s what the young teenage girls thought.

    Naturally, Ikuno''s face was blistering red as she was the one on the receiving end.

    "Told you it works?" Adam states confidently.

    "....please stop." An almost begging tone is all that left Ikuno''s mouth as she looked away from Adam.

    Adam chuckled and decided to spare the poor lass.

    This has always been the case with Adam''s charm and as exaggerating as it sound, his charm would affect even the adults who worked for APE. Which is why the general in charge of him had to emphasize that he keeps his nifty pretty face and charm away from them, unless he wants to get locked up again for trying to seduce his superiors.

    Oh yes. That did happen. Unfortunately, he was caught before he could do anything to those adult women that he managed to charm.

    ''Who said that their desire is dead? Bunch of bull crap if I say so myself.''

    Pushing himself out of his musings, Adam turned to the last girl who had long ash-blonde hair. She too, was burning with red cheeks, which appeared very cute and adorable in Adam''s opinion. The petite ash-blonde was the kind of gals he would want to push down and corrupt.

    "Hey." Adam greeted casually.

    "N-nice to meet you, Adam-san! My name is Kokoro!"

    "Kokoro-chan is it?" Adam grinned. "What a cute name."

    Ikuno scoffed mockingly. "I bet you say that to all the girls."

    "He does indeed..." Naomi affirmed with a small voice.

    Adam shrugged his shoulders. "But it''s true though? I only say what''s on my mind. If I think it''s cute, then it''s cute."

    "And if I think she''s pretty..." He looked at Naomi with a sensual gaze. The brunette shivered, feeling a slight tingling sensation on her stomach as Adam finished his words. "...then she''s really pretty."Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings.

    "Adam...!" Naomi knew that she was being teased again. But her cheeks can''t help but grow rosier even though she knew she was being teased. ''Damn it, Adam!''

    Just then, a simultaneous brief vibrating noise could be heard coming from Ikuno, Kokoro, and Miku''s pockets. They also had a transmitter albeit the down-graded version. This one was a small white device and with a push of a button, a glass extended upwards and revealed acting as a holographic screen.

    [ Contact: NANA - Audio calling.... ]

    "It''s Nana." Ichigo says.

    The girls looked at each other before looking at Ichigo, who answered the call. Then, Nana''s voice then resounded through the transmitters.

    [Ikuno, Kokoro, Miku, Ichigo, We will be commencing our start-up drill now since it was interrupted yesterday. Please head to the locker rooms to get suited up.]

    "Oh... I guess it''s time to go." Ikuno stands up from the bed.

    "Yes..." Kokoro stood up as well albeit with a slightly dispirited face. She really wanted to talk to Adam some more and it was a shame that her opportunity now was interrupted. ''Let''s just talk to him later.''

    "Nee... Adam-san." Miku pokes Adam''s shoulders.

    "Yes?"

    "Will you be coming to watch us?" Miku asks while leaving the bed and straightening the creases of her skirt. "Better yet, do you want to join our drills? I''m sure you and Naomi can join as well, right?"

    Naomi opened her mouth to say that she was too tired for the day but Adam beat her to it.

    "Maybe next time, Miku-chan." Adam says, "I want Naomi to get a little more rest since I thoroughly exhausted her yesterday."

    The brunette''s face became red again as she recalled yesterday''s events while the three other girls stared at her with a confused, but curious gaze. Although they knew about what Adam could do, they really couldn''t tell what was so good about what Adam did to her.

    Well, to be fair, All Naomi divulged was that Adam kissed her. No way in hell would she ever tell them that Adam played with her... pee hole.

    ''Oh god! it''s so embarrassing!'' Naomi blushed profusely again. She wanted to bury her head in a hole somewhere.

    As for Kokoro, Ikuno, and Miku, they promised to see her later again but inwardly, they were thinking that whatever Naomi was hiding, they would definitely get it out of her later.

    But for now, they left and headed to the locker rooms.

    "Well, they''re a nice and friendly bunch." Adam said.

    "That, they are." Naomi agreed with a smiling face. Inwardly, she was happy that Adam liked her friends and that her friends liked Adam too.

    ''....But maybe they like him a little bit too much.'' Now she felt conflicted.

    "Oh yeah, two more kids wanted to check on you." Adam was referring to Zorome and Futoshi who was knocking on the door earlier. He didn''t know why they didn''t enter when he did, but he simply shrugged it off.

    He could sense their jealousy from a mile away and he wasn''t going to bother with it at all.

    "Oh? Was it Hiro-kun and Goro-kun?" Naomi asked, still feeling a little conflicted about her ex-partner but was also a little bit happy if Hiro really did check up on her.

    Adam shook his head. "Actually, no. It was a short kid and the plump boy."

    "Short kid and Plump boy?" Naomi repeated. "You mean Zorome-kun and Futoshi-kun?"

    Adam shrugged his shoulders. "If that''s their names, then yeah."

    "I see... so Hiro-kun wasn''t with them...." Her face looked a little down when she said that.

    "Hey, don''t look so glum." Adam grabbed her chin and turned her toward him. "I''m here, aren''t I?"

    Naomi stared at his face for a moment and smiled. "Yes... you''re right. I''m sorry Adam... It''s just been a really confusing development for me." She sighed. "I guess I''m still in the middle of processing it."

    "Is that so?" Adam quipped with a playful tone. Looking her directly in the eyes, licked his lips and narrowed his gaze. "If that''s the case, why don''t I help hasten the process?"

    Seeing that predatory look on his face, Naomi gulped nervously. But her body couldn''t lie to her as she shivered in clear anticipation. Her breath hitched as she bashfully spoke, "W-w-what do you have in mind?"

    Adam smirked wickedly, "Come to think of it, I still haven''t given you your reward for yesterday. Even though we fought a monster that could''ve flattened us in seconds, you still gave me your full trust and going along with my crazy recklessness."

    "That, my sweet girl..." Adam leaned closer to her lips. "most definitely deserves a great reward."

    As soon as their lips made contact, the brunette almost immediately opened her mouth and welcomed Adam''s tongue. Adam smiled, enjoying the sweet and soft lips of the eager young brunette. Since he wanted the inexperienced Naomi to enjoy as well, Adam started gently, intentionally kissing her in a slow, sensual pace. This allowed the brunette to adjust to the relatively new and hot experience. She squeezed her thighs together, as if trying to endure something.

    Quiet soppy noises resounded in the room as Adam repeatedly teased both her lips and tongue, tracing the contours and roof of her mouth, eliciting Naomi to let out suppressed moans under their conjoined lips.

    ''Oh God... I love this... I love it....''

    Naomi wanted nothing more than to keep drowning in Adam''s kiss that felt heavenly and she would''ve continued doing it if she didn''t run out of breath. Adam broke the kiss and a silvery viscous liquid trailed from their separating lips.

    Honestly, had Adam not noticed her need for air, she would''ve fainted from the lack of oxygen.

    "Huff... huff...." With feverish red cheeks and misty eyes, Naomi tried to catch her breath as she eyed Adam''s sweet succulent lips.

    ''....'' Her mind was completely blank except for the desire to take the man''s lips in front of her.

    Adam smirked at her hungered sight and teased, "Well, Someone''s eager~."

    Instead of replying, Naomi simply leaned forward and stole his lips, taking Adam by surprise. Growing amused, Adam decided to take it one level further by putting in more vigor with his tongue and applying gentle suction on her tongue and lips, eliciting sweet gasps and moans from Naomi whose lower body was beginning to feel on fire.

    She knew that she already felt hot enough, but for some reason, her lower body was feeling more intense heat than ever. As she continued to drown under Adam''s heavenly kiss, an unscratchable itch was budding deep in her core. She began to subconsciously squeeze her thighs tighter together in response to the itch, but it made no difference at all. Soon, seconds turned to minutes and without realizing it, fifteen minutes had already passed.

    "Huff... huff.. huff..." Naomi''s face was completely feverish with her lips slightly swollen from their extensive exchange. She looked like she was completely drunk. Her eyes were unfocused with slight tears forming at the corner of her eyes. Beads of sweat trickled down her forehead while traces of saliva fell from the corners of her lips.

    "Hm... hm...." Adam''s face was relatively better, only having slight blush on his pristine cheeks despite their passionate kiss.

    Honestly, Naomi really surprised Adam because halfway through their kiss, Naomi began to use Adam''s own techniques against him. It seems that she''s not only immersing and enjoying the kiss, but also learning from it.

    Snapping Naomi out from her reverie, Adam poked her soft cheeks.

    "Did you like your reward?"

    "....I loved it." Naomi absentmindedly answered. All her shame and inhibitions were thrown out the window.

    She really loved every second of their kiss, there was no doubt about that. But...

    ''Is that all?''

    Somehow, she was still expecting something more.

    Her inner core was on fire and her thighs were squeezing furiously against each other, making her look like she was enduring something intense. Naomi couldn''t understand why her body felt like this, but what she understood was that the thirst, the itch, was deep inside her snatch. She looked at Adam with a pleading face, she wanted him to touch her in the same way he did before during their time in Chantrieri''s cockpit.

    Of course, having seen and received this kind of look countless of times, Adam already knew what she wanted. But his inner sadism was slowly awakening. He decided that he wanted to tease the cute brunette some more.

    "Your reward still isn''t over, you know?" Adam''s eyes narrowed with playfulness, "What else do you want me to do?"

    And as if those words were the trigger, the innocent teenage brunette followed her instincts and spread her legs in an M shape, revealing a very damp stain on the nether region of her pink pajama pants. If one took a closer look, the place she sat on was very wet as well.

    Adam''s eyes flickered with desire as he met with Naomi''s misty eyes. As their gazes met, the brunette said with a bashful face and meek voice, "Please... please touch me here."

    Adam grabbed the garter of her pajama pants and began pulling it down her slim, dainty legs. After doing so, he lowered his face in between her open legs.

    Naomi gulped in anticipation. Her legs quivered upon the notion of a handsome man like Adam nearing her snatch. She didn''t even realize that she was already slightly raising her core, impatiently wanting to bury Adam''s face between her legs and deep into her core.

    Adam chuckled inwardly upon his seeing the eagerness no- the hunger in his brunette partner. He smirked evilly as his face continued to descend between her legs, stopping just a few breaths away from her core that was covered by her drenched underwear.

    Looking upwards, Adam made eye contact with Naomi who was biting her lips in anticipation and eyes burning with desire. He then spoke while prodding her eager snatch under her panties with his long finger, "You asked for this so... try not to faint, alright?"

    Naomi audibly gulped again. But this time, she answered enthusiastically.

    "Yes!"

    ***

    She fainted.

    She didn''t know when, but she definitely knew the reason why.

    The things that Adam did to her, or more specifically, the things he did with her ''peehole''. No wait, let''s refer to it as ''Pussy'' as Adam told her to refer to it as. In any case, the things he did to her pussy was.... heavenly. That''s all that she could say about it.

    She felt as if she was in heaven when she experienced the pleasure she never knew existed. It was so good, so great, that''s almost scary.

    The way he touched, licked, and practically devoured her pussy... it was nothing short of an amazing and mind-boggling experience. It was addictive to the point that she kept asking for more. Heck, she would have Adam do that to her everyday if it was possible.

    She lost count of how many times she ''released'' or in Adam''s words, ''came''. He said that the official world for it was ''orgasm'', but ''Cumming'' or ''came'' was easier to say most especially during the heated mood.

    In any case, it was her ''cumming'' that sent her to high heavens several times while in other times, she felt so good that she felt as if she was flying. Adam played with her pussy so many times that she experienced losing consciousness for a short time before waking up to overwhelming waves of pleasure many times. Eventually though, her body couldn''t take it anymore as she fully lost consciousness on the climax of her strongest orgasm.

    By the time Ethan was done, it was already late afternoon and since he had nothing to do until dinner time, he decided to go watch the exercise drill of squad 13 if it still wasn''t finished yet. However, on the way there, he found the FranXX being stationed back to the spacious garage that seemed more like a harbor for super big battleships. It was wide enough to size about 2 and a half football stadiums. Adult staffs and soldiers had to drive small vehicles to traverse around the garage.

    "Darling!"

    Suddenly, he heard the bright voice of his sister calling out to him in the distance. There, he found his sister waving her arm at him before running towards him. It seems that just like him, she was also checking out the garage. Behind her was Ichigo and Goro who seemed to be getting along quite well despite what happened.

    ***

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 Chapter 11

    Somewhere in the afternoon, the semi-cloudy skies were tinged in bright orange hue, signifying the sun''s setting descent and the approaching of the evening.

    The outer edges of the plantation had wide tracks that can be traversed by mobile vehicles or walking mechas. These places had an open view of the outside of the plantation, only separated by a tall iron fence. It was tall for a human, but not for a training or transporting mecha as it only  reached up to their waist. These robots were severely smaller that official FRANXX, sizing to only about 4-5 meters high.

    One lone training robot could be seen running on this track, before stopping and opening the hatch, revealing a teen with shaggy black hair. It was Hiro, piloting a training robot. He stared in the far distance, outside of the plantation. There, he could see the tall figures of four FRANXX''s and their distinctive appearances made it clear that his friends was piloting them.

    They were currently having their first drill exercise since the start-up trial. Meaning to say that, they will only practice moving their robots around for now.

    Hiro stared at the four distant FRANXX with a longing gaze, before looking back at the steering wheel in front of him.

    ''I did manage to pilot back then.'' His face growing thoughtful. ''If I could just ride with Zero Two in Strelizia again. I....''

    It isn''t really difficult to understand from the perspective of the boy. He showed a great talent of becoming a pilot when he was younger. But all of it disappeared all of the sudden. He wanted to prove himself to be of use, but his efforts remain unrewarded.

    He knew that it was only because of the potential he previously showed, that he was given the option to stay in Mistilteinn (Plantation 13). Therefore, he wanted to prove to them, and himself, that he had the right to stay here along with his friends.

    Prove that he was not a waste.

    Woosh!

    Wind blew up his air as a speeding train passed by beside him. Naturally, aside from the transport vehicles and robots, trains on the outer-side of the plantation would be used as well since the distance between stations could measure to one city to another.

    Hiro closed the hatch of the training yellow mecha and began to move once again, revealing the back of the mecha''s large head, which also served as the cockpit, where a huge black print of the number "3"

    In the midst of this, Zero Two appeared from one of the bridges and saw the running training mecha. She watched the mecha for a short while before shrugging her shoulders and leaving out of boredom.

    ***

    Fast forward to the present.

    "Darling!"

    Zero Two snuggled her face into Adam''s neck as she felt his broad arms embracing her.

    "Hehe..." She let out a chuckle as she sniffed his scent and even licked his neck. And just as she was immersing herself in his scent, she suddenly smelled something different that made her snap out of her dreamy state.

    "...Darling?" She pulled back from his arms and looked at him.

    Adam slightly shivered as he saw his sister looking at him with an eerie dark stare. Her beautiful turquoise lost its shine and began to turn into a dark swirling pool of possessiveness.

    "Yes?" The majority would find her creepy or off-putting whenever she was like this, but Adam only finds her absolutely adorable. It was like those times when your baby sister wants to cling to you and doesn''t want to give you to anybody else.

    "Whose smell am I picking up from you?" Zero Two asked in a grave inquisitive tone.

    Adam nonchalantly answered, "My partner."

    Zero Two''s eyes dimmed even more.

    "Did you do.... that with her?"

    "Nope." Adam''s answer almost made her eyes regain their shine. But her expectations were broken once again when he added, "Not yet, at least."

    "Huh?" In that moment, her eyes completely dimmed to darkness.

    "What do you mean by that, darling?"

    Looking into her eyes, Adam smiled and pinched her mochi-like cheeks. "Oh come on now, love. It''s not like you didn''t know what I could do."

    Zero Two frowned at his words before squishing her cheeks to his hard chest.

    "....You''ll have to compensate me at night."

    "Is that all?" Adam asks questioningly. "I mean, we''ll do it every every night. Heck, any time you want it. That''s a given." he says naturally.

    Zero Two listened to him as he caressed her head and continued, "But I know I''m not being fair to you, my love. So ask me of anything. Any demands or requests. I''ll accept it."

    Zero Two grew quiet, pondering over his words. In the meantime, Goro and Ichigo, who had been keeping quiet beside them for some time, realized that Adam was looking at them with a questioning expression, as if to ask; ''Do you need anything?''

    Adam thought that they wanted to talk to him, since they waited for him and sister. But the pair shook their heads, realizing that they were rude for watching the scenario between the pair of siblings. Ichigo and Goro bowed their heads in apology and excused themselves, leaving Adam and Zero Two behind.

    Adam glanced at them, knowing that they really had something to tell him, but decided to respect his moment with his sister.

    "I got it." Zero Two says.

    Turning his attention back to his sister, she looked up to him, prodding her chin on his chest.

    "What is it, love?"

    "Everything Darling did with her, Darling has to do it twice to me."

    "Okay." Adam answered instantly.

    "Really?"

    "But are you prepared for that, though?"

    Zero Two blinked. "What does Darling mean?"

    Adam smiled mischievously in response to her innocent question.

    "What I mean to say is.... if I teased her for almost two hours...." He gave her a knowing gaze.

    Zero Two''s eyes widened in fear. She knew what teasing meant and for her, it was basically torture!

    "Y-you did not!"

    "Oh, but I did."

    Zero Two squinted her eyes and bit her lower lips. She pouted at him for a few seconds before regaining her courage. "Fine! I can take it!"

    "Oh, my love, you will regret those words."

    Hearing his seductive and yet, foreboding tone, Zero Two gulped as her lower body began to tingle in anticipation.

    "D-do your worst!"The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings.

    Adam merely cackled in response.

    ***

    When dinner time came, Adam and Zero Two didn''t appear in the boarding house''s mess hall, which disappointed the majority of the girls with the exception of Ikuno who still had her doubts and apprehension of him. There wasn''t anything interesting to do about after their dinner time other than reviewing their first ever official drill exercise, which was ruined by the boasting of a certain midget stamen pilot which turned into a bickering stand-off with his own partner, Miku.

    The discussion time was ruined and Nana broke up the fight by telling them to retire early for the night. The girls didn''t immediately head into their respective rooms and instead, decided to visit one of their friends. Since Naomi didn''t join them for dinner, they assumed that Adam to be staying in her room after brining her dinner.

    To their disappointment again, Adam wasn''t there and Naomi was sleeping peacefully. There was a dinner on the table-side bed however. But it seems that it wasn''t touched yet, meaning that Naomi had been resting since earlier.

    Now, the girls couldn''t help but wonder to themselves what exactly happened for their friend to be so exhausted that she couldn''t even eat dinner.

    Meanwhile, in another room inside the parasite boarding house, sweet muffled moans of a woman could be heard from beyond the door. The heavy and musky scent of bodily fluids permeated the room. Adam and Zero Two were in the heat of their nightly passion with Adam burying his head between Zero Two''s legs and giving her the cunnilingus of her life.

    "Ahnnn~ Yes, Darling! Deeper!~"

    Zero Two moaned loudly as her legs wrapped rightly around Adam''s head while her hands was grabbing unto Adam''s hair, burying her deeper into her pussy. Adam stuck two fingers inside her, wet cave while his tongue teased her budding clit. Feeling her wet, fleshy folds tighten around his fingers, Adam began applying suction in her clit and vigorously attacked G-spot.

    "I-It''s here! I-I''m- AHHH!!!"

    Zero Two''s legs squeezed around Adam''s head as she released her love juice on his face. Adam opened his mouth and gulped down her cum without wasting a single drop. The warm and wet interior of Adam''s mouth made Zero Two feel like she was in heaven, making her orgasm last longer. It wasn''t until twenty seconds later did she release Adam''s head.

    Experiencing the last bits of her lingering orgasm, Zero Two rested her back on their bed as she lost strength over her legs, her waist and thighs still quivering after her intense release.

    "Huff.. huff... huff..." Zero Two was trying to catch her breath and as she did, she turned her gaze in between her legs where she saw her brother''s handsome face looking at her in amusement. She bit her lips as she thought that he looked so hot whenever he was looking up to her after she came inside his mouth.

    As for Adam, he knew his sister absolutely loved this, which is why he did it. He slowly crept up to her body until he was hovering on top of her, his arms beside her head while his knees under her open legs. His stiff long dragon laying on top of her belly button and all the way to her snatch''s opening. Her legs trembled in anticipation as she looked at him face to face.

    "Darling..."

    Seeing the look on her lips, Adam knew what she wanted, but he snickered and said, "Nope. A deal''s a deal. We still have an hour and a half."

    Zero Two''s eyes grew teary. "Please...! Don''t do this to me, Darling."

    She kissed his lips, her tongue digging into the depths of his mouth, trying to entice him. But Adam pulled back and their lips made a popping noise as Zero Two separated from the mouth and tongue she was sucking on. Zero Two stared at him in resentment, but the latter continued to retreat and laid his body beside her. Zero Two tilted her body to face him while Adam did the same. With the two laying on the bed face to face with each other, naked as the day they were born, Adam stared into her beautiful turquoise eyes and the red birthmarks on the edges of her eyes.

    Seriously, his sister was the most beautiful woman in this world.

    Zero Two, on the other hand, was no different from her brother. She was mesmerizingly pulled into his sapphire eyes that were blue as the rumored deep blue sea. She could live the rest of her life just staring at him alone because he was that handsome and she loved absolutely everything about him. And before she realized it, her desires were coming to life again, but she held it back since she knew her darling had something to tell her.

    "Sister... You know I love you, right?"

    Zero Two smiled cheekily. "I know... but how much does darling exactly love me?"

    "More than you could ever imagine." Adam answered sincerely.

    Zero Two chastely kissed his lips. "I love you too, Darling."

    Adam kissed her back. "I love you more."

    "No, I love darling more!"

    And just as they were about to fall in their disgustingly sweet bickering of love, Adam laid on his back and turned his face to the ceiling. Zero Two, having rested enough, shifted over him and laid her body on top of him. Her belly laid on his chiseled abs while her soft and supple breasts squished against his hard,  broad chest.

    Adam grasped a lock of her silky bubblegum pink hair and took a deep whiff of her scent. Just as his sister felt calm under his scent, he too, also felt calm from smelling her scent. Zero Two smiled beautifully as she watched her brother immerse himself in her scent.

    "So... Darling.... why doesn''t the doctor want us to be partners?" She asks, "If darling was paired with me from the start, then I didn''t have to keep switching from partners to partners."

    Adam opened his eyes as he answered her, "I''m also a little surprised about that because before I was sent here, HQ informed me that I would be partnered up with you."

    Zero Two blinked in confusion. "Do you think the doctor is disregarding orders?"

    Adam shook his head. "I don''t think so." he looked at her and asked, "Do you know why we were separated in the first place?"

    Zero Two shakes her head.

    Pausing for a moment, Adam took a deep breath before deciding to reveal his thoughts to her sister. "Aside from the experimentation and examination of our potential, I think the higher ups of APE had another agenda."

    "...." Zero Two stared at her brother in silence, prompting him to continue.

    "I think they''re preparing for a war." Adam revealed.

    Zero Two''s eyes widened.

    ''War? Against what? The klaxosaurs?''

    And while she was questioning that in her head, Adam continued.

    "Honestly, it''s not that difficult to guess. The two of us are a unique pair of siblings. One, having the capability of enhancing other parasites'' strength while the other, showing the greatest potential strength of a parasite combatee."

    "Heck, you could even go toe-to-toe against a moho-class klaxosaur with your stampede mode. And that''s just you piloting your FRANXX by yourself." Adam concludes, "So it''s quite obvious that they''re using us to prepare for war. And so is the doctor."

    Zero Two blinked at the last part of what her brother said. "Dr. FRANXX as well?"

    Adam nodded. "Yes. He has the same goal as them. Which is why squad 13, the experimental combatant squad, is created. This must be the reason why despite the doctor not following orders, they still leave him be." he continued, "However, the higher ups are still apprehensive about him. Hence, that''s why they sent me here and still isn''t being pulled out despite not being paired with you. And to be honest, I also think that the doctor has a hidden agenda for strengthening his units."

    Zero Two didn''t need him to explain anymore. Going by his words, it seems thst the doctor was preparing for a war on his own. With her and her darling here, they were being used to strengthen his own army.

    Zero two gloomily laid her cheeks on his chest and sighed. Her eyes fluttered in sadness as she closed them shut, and focused on the heat of his body. At this moment, she truly felt frustrated and honestly, who wouldn''t be? She and her loved one were being used for their schemes and the two of them were completely helpless against it. They were akin to caged birds, but even worse since at least these birds weren''t forced to fight .

    "....."

    Silence lingered in the air as the two fell into their own thoughts. Their only solace in their harsh environment was each other, which was at least a little bit comforting despite the fate that awaited them.

    ''Will we ever get out of here? Are we ever going to be free? Will I.... ever have a family with my darling? Would we even be alive?'' As these thoughts plagued the pink-haired girl, she felt a strong arm wrapping tightly around her body as if to secure and protect her from the outside world.

    "I promised." A strong voice spoke into her ears, bringing her out from her depressive turmoil.

    Zero Two slowly opened her eyes to meet his.

    "I promised." Adam repeated, determined. "I will show you the world. From the tallest mountains, to the vast open seas. From snowy tundras, to the exotic lands of marsh. From forests filled with all sorts of animals to jungles filled with large and tall trees. All of the fantastic places in the world, everywhere you want to go, I promise to bring you to all of them."

    "Someday, we will be free." He declared as he gazed into her eyes. "So, never lose hope. Understand?"

    "Yes!" Zero Two''s eyes were already wet with tears. Her lips were trembling, but she held her emotions in. She was happy, so very happy that she had her brother in this world.

    She honestly didn''t know what she would do or what she would become had he not been with her. She could not imagine her life without him. After all, It was only thanks to him that she could breathe in this suffocating world.

    And so, just as he promised to show her the world once they gained their freedom, she promises to love and dedicate her one and only life to him and him alone. She will live and die for his happiness.

    After all, he is her everything.

    He is.... her darling.

    ***

    Inside dark room lit up by various monitors and hologram screens placed in a wide desk, Dr. FRANXX stared at one screen that showed the interior of Adam and Zero Two''s room. It was a hidden camera that spied on the privacy of the pair of siblings. Did the old man care?

    Not at all. Because, again, these Human-klaxosapien hybrids were treated worse than parasites. They simply had no human rights.

    In any case, based on how keenly the old man was observing the screen, it seems that he had been watching and listening into them for quite some time.

    "Hmmm... as expected. The boy already knows." Dr. FRANXX rubbed his beard thoughtfully, before cackling. "Heck, I bet he even knows that their room is under surveillance and he still decided to say these things."

    The old man snickered, "Is he taunting me or threatening me?" he held his chin and said, "Honestly, I don''t know and it doesn''t matter."

    He rested his aching back at the backrest and looked upwards. His old aged eye and mechanical eye stared in the ceiling with a distant gaze.

    "It''s not too long now..."

    It is unknown whether he was saying this to himself or someone else. But one thing was for sure, a storm was brewing and Zero Two and Adam is the center of it all.

    ***

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 Chapter 12

    Inside the parasite boarding house, a tall buxom woman with waist-length brownish-red wavy hair. She wore a standard APE senior uniform. Nana was currently standing in front of one room whose door remained shut no matter how much she knocked. A ''ticked-off'' mark could be seen on the side of forehead as she knocked on the wooden door strongly and aggressively.

    Knock! Knock! Knock!

    "....."

    Again, she waited for at least ten seconds or so but she was only responded with silence.

    "That''s it!"

    Nana huffed as she pulled out her master key, allowing her to unlock the door and burst inside in anger. Her eyes narrowed on the huge lump covered by a thick blanket on the bed. A pair peacefully sleeping heads could be seen poking out on top of the blanket. One of them was Adam while the other was Zero Two who seemed to have fallen asleep while hugging her brother, her face was naturally snuggling against his.

    "Seriously..." Nana really didn''t know what to do with them.

    Woosh...

    A breeze brought by the morn entered through the opened windows. Nana finally realized that, that was why the two were so huddled together. Walking towards the window and closing it, she looked around the room and sighed.

    ''But then again.... looking at their scattered clothes on the ground... they probably d-did it again.'' her cheeks began to blush as she thought of this. ''No, they probably fell asleep while doing it.''

    It has only been the third day since she met Adam and she still cannot get used to his appearance or his upfront, nonchalant, and charming attitude or his intimacy with Zero Two.

    Nana was one of the parasites who went through the immortalization process, which made her different from the other adults who were indifferent and even felt disgust at the traditional and primitive way of procreation.

    Quite the contrary, she was very interested in that subject. But she always held her curiosity in because for one, it was considered a forbidden knowledge and two, all the other adults around her were indifferent to such a thing. Even Hachi, the handsome and stoic instructor of squad 13, also a colleague of hers, the only person who she was mildly interested in, showed complete indifference to the topic.

    Well, to be fair, his attitude was like to any other topic. He was like a robot in the form of a human. The man didn''t have the slightest humor in him- at least, that''s her impression of him. Of course, she''s not saying that Hachi''s a bad person. No, he''s more like the ideal APE official worker. Nana even heard some rumors of him being a candidate of promotion for General.

    Which was an incredible thing by the way! After all, just like her, Hachi underwent immortalization as well. Anyway, going back to the topic, Nana was curious about the process of procreation itself, even if it was useless to her.

    Of course, she knows that as an immortal, she lost her capability to actually procreate. In other words, she was infertile. Be that as it may, she was still interested in those ''forbidden acts'', no matter how redundant it would technically be for her.

    Was she a pervert? Perhaps. But still! She was curious! She wanted to know how it felt!

    Moving on, now imagine her reaction when she heard that there was special unit that''s been allowed to commit those acts. Needless to say that she immediately looked him up and conducted a detailed research. Then came her disappointment when she learned that he wasn''t allowed to do those ''forbidden acts'' with APE staffs.

    She eventually came to terms with it and accepted the reality that she was destined to never to experience it.

    ...Until he was sent to their plantation.

    And that''s not all. It seems that he was going to be working with them for some time.

    Oh, how giddy she was to know that, even more when she actually met him in person.

    How could a person be so handsome?! What''s with that smile?! Are you trying to kill me?!

    That''s how excited she was. At least, that''s what she felt until she watched Adam and Zero Two actually do it.

    ....Relentlessly.... for hours....

    They were like animals.

    Honestly, at first, she felt incredibly hot and bothered... a little bit excited even. Nah, she''s lying. She felt very excited. It was like there was an itchy sensation in her lower body that she couldn''t scratch. At the time, she tried her best to hide it since the professor was watching beside her.

    Then, as she watched them go at it for hours... the excitement was gone and all she felt was fascination, amazement, and... fear. Was the ''forbidden acts'' so pleasurable that people could do it mindlessly for hours? Heck, Zero Two even surprised her by doing so many strenuous activities and positions for such a long time, even though she seemed so unmotivated to move during their physical fitness exercises.

    Was it because they were a different species? Nana couldn''t.

    In any case, the two still didn''t stop even when it was already past midnight. Even Nana couldn''t hold on and rested her exhausted mind for the night. Then, came in the next morning where the doctor ordered her to act as their caretaker. She nearly had a heart attack when she learned that they were still going at it!

    Maybe they would''ve still kept going if she hadn''t stepped in to stop them.

    And as if it wasn''t bad enough, Zero Two became incredibly needy and spoiled. Thankfully, Nana had experience with dealing with children, that''s why she didn''t snap like all the others. She also felt a little mad at Adam. As handsome and charming as he was, shouldn''t he be the older brother who knows when to stop?

    No, he was not. He was like an incubus who tempted girls into an eternity of lustful activity. However! Before she was a woman, she was still a caretaker! She had her responsibilities and obligations to fulfill. Therefore, she''s in charge of their health, which seems to be neglected when they do their ''nightly activities''.

    Thankfully this time, that didn''t seem to be the case.

    Or so she thought, until she saw two perky peaks shifting up and down on their cuddled waist area. Narrowing her eyes, she grabbed the edge of the wooly blanket and pulled it off of them.

    "Hmph!!"

    Just then, Nana''s eyes widened in shock when she saw the two were not only naked, but Zero Two was laying on top of Adam ''with- with- w-w-what the hell?!''

    Adam''s dick was still plunged inside her?!

    No wonder the two perky rear was shifting up and down earlier! They were still having sex even in their sleep?!

    Soon, the trapped smelly scent of love making was released after the cover was taken away, making Nana instinctively cover her nose. Many tick marks appeared on her forehead as her teeth gritted in anger.

    She knew they loved to do the ''forbidden act'' but... isn''t this too much?!

    Do they not care about proper hygiene and the unhealthy implications that can happen to them when doing this?! And not only that, but Zero Two''s injuries aren''t completely healed yet!

    "Hnn!!" Zero Two groaned in displeasure when her naked body was exposed to the cold. She hugged her brother, who now acted as a warm body pillow, tighter and feeling his hardness inside her, she became comfortable again and drifted to sleep.

    "WAKE UP!!!"

    "Huh???"

    Hearing Nana''s loud voice, Adam stirred awake and immediately raised his body, thinking that there was an urgent matter or they were in danger. This caused Zero Two, who was laying on top of him, to slide downwards and fall. Fortunately, Adam caught her and Zero Two woke up to find herself wrapped in her brother''s tight and secure arms.

    "Hnn~~" She also let out a moan since her darling''s hardness hit a sensitive spot inside her.

    "Darling..." Zero Two spoke lovingly. Her eyes radiating warmth and obsession.

    Adam smiled and kissed her lips. "Good morning to you too, love."

    Zero Two snuggled her face against his neck. "Good morning, Darling!"

    "You..."

    And the person who woke them up finally spoke. They looked at the end of the bed where they saw a very irritated Nana. Her cheeks were flushed, presumably from embarrassment from seeing their naked bodies, and her expression was scary.

    ''It''s like she''s mad or... nevermind. She''s definitely mad.'' Adam coughed before flashing his sunny smile at Nana.

    "Good morning, Nana-san."

    "Don''t you ''Good morning'' me?!" Nana reproached with an aggravated voice. "Do you two not know the word restraint?!"You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.

    "Of course we do!" Zero Two says indignantly.

    "It sure doesn''t seem like it!" Nana scoffed before reprimanding the pink haired girl who was starting to move her waist, "And you just proved me right! Don''t you start moving now, Zero Two!"

    Zero Two pouted. "Nana''s such a killjoy!"

    Twitch!

    "Shut up and get off him already!" Nana reprimands them, "Zero Two, your injuries aren''t completely healed yet!"

    Since Zero Two was sitting on top of Adam''s lap while facing him, her naked blemish less back and perky ass were exposed to Nana. She could also see Adam''s anaconda could be seen sheathed inside Zero Two''s vagina.

    "Aww...." Zero Two puffed her cheeks.

    "Now!"

    "Darling...." Zero Two looked at Adam with puppy eyes, wanting to start their morning with their fun and loving exercise.

    Adam sighed with a smile. "Let''s get cleaned first, okay? Heck, we''ll do it there if you want it. But we definitely need to take a shower, alright?"

    "Deal!"

    Nana grumbled at how Adam coaxed Zero Two. She was annoyed at how he spoiled the latter and the girl was beginning to get used to it. Nana looked at the two again and silence followed for a few seconds as neither of them moved.

    "....."

    Twitch!

    "Well?!" Nana couldn''t take it anymore.

    Adam smiled ruefully at Zero Two. "Love, you have to get off of me."

    "Mmmm.... but I don''t want to lose darling inside of me."

    Adam scoffed and rolled his eyes. "Oh alright you big baby." he grasped her bubbly perky white ass and proceeded to carry her as he stood up from the bed.

    "Yey!!" Zero Two wrapped her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist like a koala.

    "You!!" Nana looked at Adam incredulously. "Don''t tell me you''re going outside looking like that!"

    Walking towards the door, he stopped as Nana stood in front of him. That''s when he realized that their room didn''t have its own bathroom. Confused, Adam turned to Nana and asked, "Don''t we have our own bathroom?"

    "No!" Nana answers, "This is a parasite boarding house! It only has two shared bathrooms; one for boys and one for girls!

    "I see..." Adam looked at his sister. "Well then, where are we going to take a bath?"

    "I''m okay with anywhere as long as darling''s there."

    Nana rolled her eyes. "The answer is you don''t! Stop with your crazy antics already and separate yourselves."

    "Never!!!"

    Nana looked at the pink haired girl in disbelief. "Doesn''t it feel uncomfortable for Adam''s.... sex organ to be inside you?"

    "Not at all!" Zero Two answered enthusiastically. "In fact, I feel warm, full, and happy! I feel very satisfied and complete whenever darling is inside me!"

    "That''s..." Nana certainly didn''t expect such a sincere answer from the seemingly perverted and needy girl. But in the end, she shook her head. "In any case! You still can''t head outside like that!"

    Adam then asked, "What about the other kids? Where are they?"

    Nana''s brows furrowed slightly at his question but still decided to answer.

    "Squad 13 is currently eating breakfast in the mess hall. Come to think of it, I came here to call you guys for breakfast. But..." She looked at the two of them and reeled backwards. "You two definitely need to get yourselves clean first."

    "Alright!" Adam smiled and opened the door.

    "Wai-!" Nana''s eyes widened in shock as she saw the two, very naked pair of siblings, still connected with their private parts, walking outside the hall confidently.

    She then heard Adam saying, "Since they''re still eating breakfast, we might as well take a bath in the women''s bathroom."

    "Wait!!" Nana walked after them. "Adam, have you lost it?!"

    Adam shakes his head. "Not at all. I think I''m a genius."

    Zero Two only chuckled while squishing and hiding her bountiful, supple breasts against Adam''s broad and muscular chest. Looking at his sister and noticing her liquids dripping from his sword to his balls, he smiled mischievously and whispered to her ears, "You''re enjoying this aren''t you?"

    "Kyah~" She felt Adam''s hands gripping tighter on her spongy ass cheeks. She bit her lips in excitement as she purred in response to his question.

    "You two!!!" Nana could not believe the two were seriously flirting while pacing through the halls. They were NAKED by the way! No- not only that, they were still technically doing the ''forbidden acts''.

    ''Unbelievable! I''m starting to understand why the elders labeled this as ''forbidden''.'' Nana thinks to herself, ''If doing such things would make her lose her mind and shamelessly so things in public then....''

    For some reason, even though it was very disgraceful and embarrassing to imagine, her thighs subconsciously squished together as her lower lips began to itch. Mind you, this was happening while they were still heading towards the women''s bathroom.

    Fortunately, the parasite''s boarding house isn''t as big as one would think since it was built to house 15 kids at best. In any case, they safely made it into the women''s bathroom without being noticed by any of the other kids. Nana sighed in relief because she really didn''t know how to explain Adam and Zero Two''s bold and outlandish actions.

    ***

    Inside the women''s bathroom, there were five shower heads and a bathtub that could fit about 8 people. One of the showers was currently being used by an average-height brunette with a slim build but she was plentiful to where it mattered. Shower water ran down her clean fair skin as the brunette washed away the remaining soap on her body.

    It was then, she heard some people enter the bathroom accompanied by a very familiar voice of a man. Naomi looked at the ceramic sliding glass door which separated the shower rooms from the locker rooms with a surprised expression.

    "Tell me again why did you have to take a bath in the women''s bathroom?" Nana asked in an exasperated voice behind the opaque sliding glass door. "It''s called the women''s bathroom for a reason, you know?"

    "Well, what''s the harm if no one''s using it?" Adam says lightheartedly. "Besides, IF there was a chance that there IS someone using it or we run into someone who was about to take bath, at least it would be a woman."

    Adam adds decisively, "No way in heck am I ever going to let a man see me and my precious sister like this."

    Nana scoffed. "And women are an exception?"

    The opaque sliding glass door was pulled to the side, revealing Adam''s tall figure and a pink haired woman being carried- no, she was clinging on Adam''s chest with her arms locked around his neck and her legs grappling around his waist.

    "It''s good that you understand it, Nana-san." Adam said, looking at Nana behind him as he enters the shower room.

    "Sigh, really...." Nana just held her temples and sighed.

    "Besides," Adam continued walking inside, looking at the frustrated but relenting expression of Nana and still not noticing that there was someone inside. "I think it''s APE''s fault for assigning me to a room with no bathroom. Like, shouldn''t it already be expected?"

    Nana looked at him with a blank stare.

    Well, to be honest, she was starting to see that he was correct.

    He was a special unit for a reason, you know? Surely, he should have a room that''s arranged according to his specialties.

    "Sigh...." In the end, all she could do was sigh and turn around. "I''ll make sure the other girls don''t enter yet."

    Adam flashed his sunny smile once again, "Thank you, Nana-san! Love you!"

    "Ugh!" Nana''s face crumpled, but inwardly though, she was feeling giddy. But of course, as an APE senior, she still had to maintain her stern and professional demeanor.

    "Cough! Whatever. I''m going now."

    "See you later!" Zero Two waved at her, but there was a clear shit-eating grin on her face as if she had won.

    "Tsk!" Nana clicked her tongue and finally left the bathroom.

    And only then, did the pair of siblings realize that there was a running shower head, and that there was another person inside.

    "Oh?" The brother and sister made the same surprised, yet entertained face as they saw the brunette teen looking at them with an incredibly red face and flustered eyes as she covered her private parts.

    "A-A-A-Adam-k-k-un!" The brunette spluttered, completely flabbergasted by the sight she was seeing. All Naomi could do was call out to the man who intruded in the women''s bathroom carrying a beautiful pink haired woman in front of him.

    And that''s not all. Her trembling eyes was focusing on the part where... t-t-t-their p-private parts were....

    ''Adam''s thing is inside her?!''

    That was the greatest shock for our poor innocent brunette.

    ***

    On the backyard of the parasite boarding house, two boys wearing a standard male parasite uniform could be seen standing in front of each other while playing and passing around a ball with their legs.

    "Will we be able to fight like that one day?" Futoshi, the tall overweight boy asks as he received the ball with his chest and landed it to his feet. "Fight the klaxosaurs like the FRANXX Hiro piloted, I mean." he adds as he juggled the ball around his body for a bit, before kicking it away.

    The ball went towards to the fiery shorty of the group, Zorome. He catches the ball with his chest and juggled it with his knees before snarkily saying, "Ha??? Just so you know, that doesn''t count as piloting."

    The shorty adds while glaring at Futoshi, "There''s no way that loser could pilot a FRANXX." he then passes the ball towards him.

    "But it did actually move around." Futoshi says, "And Papa seems to have taken an interest in Hiro too."

    "Well..." Another boy joins the conversation. He was leaning on one of the pillars of the outer halls right in front of the backyard. He had a neat appearance and with the way he was acting, it''s evident that he did not like getting sweaty or dirty.

    Mitsuru spoke, gaining Zorome and Futoshi''s attention as they stopped playing for a bit.

    "I hear that pistil called Zero Two has the ability to pilot a FRANXX by herself." He looked at them and said, "You two saw its four-legged form, didn''t you? So basically, Hiro was only taken along for the ride."

    "See?" Zorome grinned enthusiastically while pointing at Futoshi with an ''I told you so!'' expression. "I''ll never accept that he did it before us."

    Just then, he noticed Hiro approaching emerging from the side of the backyard with a towel around his neck, seemingly just finished exercising. Zorome snickered maliciously as he began juggling the ball on his feet, "Don''t think you''re hot stuff, you hear me?!" he then kicks the ball towards the unsuspecting Hiro.

    Woosh!

    The ball flew swiftly through the air before hitting Hiro on his shoulder.

    "Hn!"  The towel was knocked off his back as the ball bounced upward from his shoulder and into the air.

    "Bingo!" Zorome cheered happily. "I''m the best!"

    He looked at Hiro who was looking at them with his usual gloomy expression.

    Zorome grinned and said, "Sorry, sorry. I really expected you to dodge." clearly, he wasn''t sorry at all.

    "Were you cranking one out all by yourself in a training unit?" The short parasite said condescendingly as he approached Hiro who began dusting his shoulder. "That''s perfect for you, a wuss who just hitched a ride with a girl!"

    Hiro was about to pick up his towel, but suddenly he felt offended at Zorome''s claims. He walked towards the shorty with a furrowed brow.

    "What?" Zorome glares back. "You wanna go?"

    Hiro then said, "Zero Two said that I piloted that thing."

    Zorome pushed his forehead towards Hiro and spat back, "The real thing ain''t anything like the training units!"

    Hiro refused to be pushed back as he responded, "Once I get another chance, I''ll show you I can pilot!"

    "Grrr!!!"

    "Hnnn!!!"

    The two were butting heads, neither one seemed to want to step back.

    "Challenge accepted!" Zorome replied.

    Just then, Ichigo opened the door to the backyard with Goro behind her. There, she sees Zorome pulling on Hiro''s collar while seemingly trying to get a hold of him. Hiro on the other hand was trying to pry Zorome''s hands away from his collar.

    "Hey, wait! What are you two doing?!" Ichigo immediately called out towards the two and ran towards them.

    "Come on!" Goro followed behind her, wanting to stop his friends from fighting.

    Ichigo managed to separate them and bring Hiro away who had an angry expression. Goro on the other hand, was holding the shorty by his shoulders as the latter was jumping and kicking around.

    "Don''t get in my way!!!" Zorome tries to break free from Goro but he just looked like a kid throwing a tantrum.

    "Enough!" Goro says, "Just calm down!"

    "Damn you! You''re nothing but a loser!" Zorome still continues to trash talk Hiro.

    Hiro still had an angry expression as he too, was being calmed down by Ichigo.

    "Don''t let him get to you." Ichigo says.

    "Lemme go!"

    Hiro stares at the shorty who was acting like an immature brat before sighing and relaxing his shoulders. His gaze fell to the side as he said, "I can pilot too. I just need a chance."

    "Tch!" Zorome clicked his tongue and looked away.

    "Hiro..." Ichigo stared worryingly at Hiro, but then her transmitter began to ring.

    ***

    (A/N: Don''t actually fall asleep with your dick plugged inside your partner because, as Nana says, there could be unhealthy implications for doing so; like infection, rashes, or worse. It''s much healthier to take a bath right after the deed then fall asleep. As for why Adam and Zero Two are an exception to it? That''s because they''re klaxosapien hybrids. (I''m the author and I say this is scientifically accurate

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 Chapter 13

    Inside the parasite boarding house''s meeting room, it was a small room with cascading seats akin to a miniature-sized stadium and at the front was a large holographic screen with Nana and Hachi standing in front of them.

    "A mock battle with me in a FRANXX?" Hiro asks in a questioning voice.

    All the other parasites was there as well, sitting relatively at a distance from one another since the seats were spacious and wide. The girls were gathered on the right side while the boys were on the left side. Strangely enough, there was one very handsome man sitting in with the girls, but no one seemed to address it.

    Of course, the other boys were staring at that particular man who sat in between Zero Two and Naomi. It was also very hard to ignore the profusely red Naomi sitting beside him. It made the other teens curious about what happened to her.

    "That''s right." Nana answered Hiro.

    Hachi then adds, "Depending on how you do, we''re considering promoting you to parasite."

    (A/N: Parasite is basically a child-soldier. Hiro didn''t graduate so he''s technically still a trainee.)

    Hiro gasped in surprise while Goro, sitting behind him, leaned towards him and said, "Grats!"

    Hiro smiled behind him, appreciating Goro''s sentiments.

    "Now then, pick your partner." Hachi says to the boy.

    Hiro gulped and began looking towards the girl''s direction. There, his eyes immediately landed on Zero Two who seemed to be completely indifferent to the current scenario. No, not indifferent. But just completely unconcerned, like she was a mere bystander in the scenario. As for the girl in question, her mind was occupied with staring at her darling''s mesmerizing face.

    For some reason, Hiro felt a sense of loss and a little pang of pain in his chest. He managed to bring out Strelizia.... did that mean nothing to her?

    Hiro shook his head off the thought as this wasn''t the time to think about his feelings. He gathered his determination and was about to ask Zero Two to be his partner.

    "I''ll choose Ze-"

    Hiro wasn''t able to finish his words as Ichigo suddenly interrupted him.

    "Let me be his partner." stated Ichigo resolutely while raising her hand.

    "Ichigo?" Hiro looked at her questioningly.

    Ichigo glanced at Hiro, then at Zero Two before looking at Nana and Hachi. She then explains, "Zero Two doesn''t belong to our squad. Also, if you''re only measuring Hiro''s aptitude, it should work with me as his partner too."

    Ichigo thought that this was an opportunity for her to be partnered with Hiro. She believed in Hiro''s potential as a pilot, since he was the one to lead them and had the highest talent amongst all of them when they were younger. As for the issue about making her compatible with him through Adam''s method, Ichigo decided that to be the last resort in the case that Hiro fails.

    Which really made her conflicted because, the fact that she had a failsafe plan meant that she didn''t wholeheartedly believed in Hiro''s capability. Well, to be fair, she really couldn''t be blamed for this due to Hiro''s recent failures.

    ''Nevertheless, this is still the chance!'' Ichigo thought to herself as she looked at Hiro.

    Hiro on the other hand, only looked a little bit confused at her determined gaze. Just then, Mitsuru spoke from the side.

    "Then why does it have to be you?" He questions Ichigo. "You already have Goro as a partner, and you still want to ride with Hiro?"

    "Pipe down." Nana silences the children, sensing the malicious words behind Mitsuru''s words. "Don''t go running your mouths now."

    In fact, Goro''s face visibly darkened as he worriedly looked at Ichigo. But when Ichigo turned to look at Goro, he made a wry smile and simply gestured his hand as if to say, ''Don''t mind me. I''m alright.''.

    Nana then looks over at Zero Two and says, "HQ hasn''t authorized the use of Strelizia." she turned to Hiro and concludes, "So Hiro will have to take the test with someone from his squad."

    With no one raising anymore question, Nana looks at Ichigo. "Then you''ll handle it, right, Ichigo?"

    "Yes." Ichigo answers.

    "W-wait-" Hiro wanted to say something but was again, interrupted. This time, by someone else.

    "I have a question." Adam suddenly spoke, bringing everyone''s attention towards him.

    Nana glares at him but still responded professionally.

    "What is it?" She glanced at Naomi whose face was still red and seemingly in daze. She knew that Adam did something the poor innocent teenager and she did not like it in the slightest.

    She practically raised these children, you know? If he were to corrupt someone, might as well just corrupt her, not them!

    Unaware of Nana''s misgivings, Adam lowered his raised hand and spoke to the two caretakers, "Does Naomi also need to be tested as well to be promoted to a parasite?"

    "Actually-" Nana was about to answer but Hachi beat her to it.

    "Since Naomi became your partner, she unofficially became a parasite already. After all, this is specialized unit ''ADAM''s partner we''re talking about." Hachi says impassively, "However, we still need her to show her capabilities for formality''s sake."

    Nana nods and added, "Honestly, the higher ups are still on the fence about this. But considering it''s you, then just every pistil will prove to be a formidable unit when partnered up with you."

    Her words made the squad 13 slightly taken aback. Well, mostly the boys as they looked at him skeptically with faces that said, ''Can he really do that?''.

    Even if they did hear it from the man himself, they find it hard to believe that there''s a stamen pilot capable of being compatible with any pistil pilot. As for the girls, they already heard it from Naomi and now even, Nana confirmed it, they had no choice other than to believe.

    Ichigo in particular, was side glancing at Adam.

    "I see." Adam nodded in understanding.

    "Now then," Hachi faces the teens and asks, "Does anyone want to volunteer as Ichigo and Hiro''s opponents?"

    "Me!" Zorome immediately raised his hand.

    "Ack!" Miku looks at him in disdain. "Hey! Who died and made you boss?"

    "I''m gonna show ''em what I''m capable of!"

    Miku then looked at Ichigo then considered it for a moment before sighing. "Fine. We''ll do it." she says while raising her hand as well.

    "Done deal." Nana says, concluding the sparring match between Hiro, Ichigo, Zorome, and Miku.

    "Now then, what about Adam and Naomi''s opponents? Any volunteers?"

    "Me!" Zorome raised his hand again.

    "Wha-" this time, Miku didn''t join him anymore and instead, reproaches him. "What do you think you''re doing?!"

    She didn''t want to fight against Adam!

    "I appreciate your enthusiasm, Zorome-kun." Nana said while sighing with a smile. "Unfortunately, you cannot face two opponents simultaneously. Therefore, we need a different volunteer."

    "I''ll do it." Mitsuru then raised his hand.

    Ikuno glanced at him and clenched her hand. Once again, Mitsuru selfishly decided to make a decision for the both of them without consulting her. As dissatisfied as she was, there was nothing she could do. He was her partner after all. She could only hide her bitterness behind her poker face and raise her hand as well.

    Mitsuru looked towards Adam, only to find him completely disregarding him and was instead, looking towards his partner, Ikuno.

    Ikuno, who sat behind Zero Two, Adam, and Naomi, noticed Adam looking at her. Adam then smiled amiable and said, "Let''s have a good fight."

    A small smile appeared on Ikuno''s face. At least her opponent was a pleasant person to talk to. She nodded and said, "Please teach us well."

    Mitsuru frowned at their interaction. He felt irritated at Adam''s disregard at him but decided to hold unto his grudge. Special unit or not, he''ll show him what''s what when they face each other later.

    As for Naomi, although she was still in daze, she had been listening to the entire conversation. Having full trust and confidence in Adam, she didn''t have any qualms with sparring match. As a matter of fact, she even began to feel a little bit of pity to Ikuno and Mitsuru.

    She could only apologize in her heart.

    Naomi knew her thoughts were arrogant, but she experienced riding with Adam first hand. He showed a complete mastery in not only maneuvering, but also the experienced way he fought against a Guternberg-class kalxosaur.

    Hachi and Nana nodded at the same time, finally concluding the match pairings. Hachi announces, "Very well. The battle will be held tomorrow morning."

    "Wait! Wait! Wait!" Zorome then suddenly stands up and boldly states, "Let us do it right now!"

    But no one seemed to pay him any attention.

    ***

    Inside one of the boy''s dorm, Goro and Hiro shared a room together. Hiro sat on his bed on the left while Goro sat on his bed on the right.

    Goro was cleaning his dark-grey framed glasses as he spoke, "Zorome''s still mad about your fight today."

    Hiro looked at him and replied, "Sorry. I know Ichigo''s your partner."

    Goro looked at him with an indescribable expression before taking a huge sigh. He knew full well that Hiro genuinely meant his apology.... and that''s what made it worse. Still, as his best friend, he kept the pain behind a reassuring smile.

    Just then, Hiro''s transmitter rang.

    He immediately checks it as Goro asks, "Everything ready?"

    "Yeah," Hiro replied as he stood up from the bed. "I have to go."

    "Sure, see you later." Goro says nonchalantly as he continues cleaning his glasses. "And Hiro, don''t worry about it."

    Hiro stopped by the door and looked at Goro. His best friend gave him a reassuring look as he wears his glasses.

    "She never takes no for an answer." Goro said.

    Hiro looked at him for a moment and nodded. Turning his gaze to the door, he resolutely said, "I''m going to make this chance count."

    "Yeah." Goro nodded at him and smiled at him in encouragement. "I know you can do it."Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.

    Hiro nodded and clenched his fists before exiting the room with great determination.

    His best friend believes in him so much.... he should not disappoint them!

    ***

    Thump! Thump! Thump!

    Several large and bright headlights made loud noises as they were switched on. They were in a makeshift facility outside the plantation, where they occupied at least 8 football fields surrounded by large bright headlights as to light up the sparring field. It was currently night time and two FRANXX could be seen standing in the middle of the field.

    On one side was Delphinium. She has light blue eyes, with pinkish-red hair that covers her right eye, which is a reference to the straight razor-cut hair that covers Ichigo''s right eye. Delphinium has three deep blue fins on the top of its head, and it has a white and pale blue helmet/head crest over it that covers its hair. The torso area of Delphinium is mainly pale blue with a red and orange crest on its upper chest, resembling a school uniform tie. The lower torso contains many shooters, colored white and deep blue, arranged in a skirt-like manner. There are two stripes on its left leg, one red and one blue, and its feet are designed to resemble pumps.

    Delphinium wields two spear-like swords called "Envy Shop", which contain the orange magma-energy it can use to defeat the '' cores.

    Opposite to her was Argentea. She has a light pink head and bunny ear like twintails as modeled after its pistil, Miku. It has a white face with a dark pink visor, along with blue eyes upon successfully activating. The white upper torso area resembles a jacket or vest-like garment with a collar covering its neck, and its body is mainly a dark pink. Argentea wields orange, wolverine magma-energy claws called "Night Claw" mounted on large wrist cuffs that are used to defeat Klaxosaurs. Its legs have white and dark pink stripes going down to its knees, and from the lower knees onwards are light pink and resemble boots.

    Inside Dalphinium''s cockpit, Zorome''s camera opened at the side. He arrogantly looked at Hiro and said, [Hey wuss! Let''s settle the score once and for all!]

    He was then followed by Miku''s voice as she spoke to Ichigo. "Given who your partner is, I might just beat you this time, Great Leader." her voice went through Argantea''s mouth as she had already synchronized with the FRANXX.

    "Feel free." Ichigo answers nonchalantly. Her voice was also projected through Delphinium''s mouth. "This isn''t about winning or losing anyway."

    On the side of the field, the whole squad 13, Adam, Zero Two, Naomi, Nana, and Hachi were watching over this scene.

    "Miku''s totally up for it too." Futoshi commented as he stuffed his mouth with a piece of bread.

    Meanwhile, Zero Two was completely relaxed, leaning her body against her darling while watching the two FRANXXs in the distance with mild curiosity. Adam too, decided to simply enjoy the show as if he was a bystander.

    It was only Naomi who was looking at Delphinium with a complicated gaze, before sighing all her thoughts away and sticking close to Adam.

    Going back to Delphinium''s cockpit, Ichigo sat on the pistil''s seat and began to bend forward, manning the seat and holding the handles.

    ''This isn''t about winning.'' Ichigo thinks to herself, ''I must prove to everyone that Hiro can pilot the FRANXX!''

    Meanwhile, sitting on the stamen pilot''s seat, a bead of sweat fell on the side of Hiro''s cheek as he fixed his glove equipment for the nth time. It was clear that he was a little bit nervous.

    "Just focus on connecting, Hiro." Ichigo says in an attempt to shake Hiro from his nervousness. "I''ll handle the rest." she said reassuringly.

    On the sides of her waist, two handles began to extend towards Hiro. This was the steering handle used by stamen pilots.

    "Got it." Hiro answered as he grabbed the two handles.

    Hachi then spoke to the four pilots.

    [Begin the mock battle.]

    Argentea stirred awake. Her two pilots was able to synchronize quite easily.  She began jumping up and down, pumping herself up and raised the practice baton weapon on her hand.

    "We''re good to go." Zorome says.

    "Focus." Ichigo''s said reminding Hiro.

    Hiro closed his eyes and decided to shake off his nerves.

    ''It''ll be alright.'' Ichigo told to herself while closing her eyes as well.

    ''I can draw out Hiro''s ability too.''

    As for Hiro, as fell into a deep state of focus, various coloured digital crosses began to flash in his mind.

    ''This feeling...''

    Soon, a flash of green light appeared and was followed by countless particles of green light that sped past him in a spiraling formation.

    ''I''m entering Ichigo''s mind.''

    The particles began to rapidly run past by him and soon, they were replaced by larger and brighter flashes of light.

    ''It''s alright keep going.'' Hiro heard Ichigo speak in his mind.

    Soon, he dug deep into Ichigo''s consciousness and his perspective was overrun by bright blinding light.

    ''Got you!''

    And from there, they synergized. In the outside world, the the spine piece of Ichigo''s bodysuit began to brighten up one by one until it reached the head piece on the back of her head. The user interface lit up in power, revealing two gauges; one pink and one blue, both stating 100% of synchronization .

    And like that, Delphinium stirred awake.

    Her left arm began moving, her fingers clenching and unclenching as if to familiarize herself.

    "Are you for real?" Zorome exclaimed, making Argentea tilt her head in disbelief.

    Delphinium looked at both of her hands and continued clenching and unclenching them.

    "Way to go, Hiro!" Goro cheered for him. He was genuinely happy for his best friend.

    "Huh...." Even Futoshi couldn''t believe it as his mouth gape, causing half-chewed pieces of bread to fall from his mouth.

    "Wow!" Kokoro gasps in amazement.

    "Hmph..." Ikuno only shifted her glasses.

    Nana was also observing them with interest.

    ''You may have synchronized now but.... this is were it gets real.'' She thought to herself as Delphinium took a step forward.

    Inside Delphinium''s cockpit, Hiro''s face was brightening as he piloted Delphinium to move.

    "This is it!" He exclaims, "I recognize this sensation!"

    "Let''s do this, Hiro!" Delphinium''s face, which was Ichigo immersed as the FRANXX, appeared on a holographic window beside him and cheered.

    Hiro looked at the holographic window of Delphinium and smiled. "Yeah!"

    Delphinium continued to walk towards Argentea. The practice baton on her right hand extended after being powered. Meanwhile, Argentea still had a stupefied face, unable to believe that Hiro was really able to pilot.

    It was only when Delphinium raised her baton towards Argentea, did the latter snap out of it and raised her baton as well.

    "Bring it on!"

    Argentea moved faster and swung baton sideways, intending Delphinium at her neck. But then, Delphinium suddenly lowered her upper body, making Argentea''s attack miss.

    "What?!" Argentea exclaimed in surprise, but just as she was about to swing her baton downwards, she blinks in surprise as Delphinium fell on her right knee.

    "Huh?"

    Delphinium managed to prevent herself from falling forward by using her baton as a support

    "What''s going on?"

    "They stopped?"

    The other kids murmured among themselves as Delphinium''s face started glitching. She looked as if she was struggling as she murmured, "No... why?"

    "This can''t be!" Delphinium couldn''t hold on.

    That was when Ichigo suddenly spoke with a hurried voice, "Wait! Time out! Give us three minutes!"

    ""What?!"" both Miku and Zorome snarled in annoyance.

    "Wait!" Miku replied, "You can''t just call a timeout!"

    But Delphinium was already on her arms and knees, struggling to gain the strength to stand back up.

    Inside Delphinium''s cockpit, Hiro looked anxious and confused.

    "Why''d it stop?!"

    He kept pulling and clicking on the handle bars. "Move! Move! Move!"

    But no matter how hard he tried to will it, Delphinium wouldn''t power up.

    "Damn it! Why is this happening?!" the pitiful messy black haired youth questions in an aggrieved tone.

    "I was able to pilot back then!"

    When he let go of the handle bars, they retreated back on the waist part of Ichigo''s bodysuit and the user interface on her headpiece also powered off.

    "Gasp." Ichigo broke from the immersion with Delphinium, feeling out of breath. "Huff... huff... huff..." After a few seconds, she questioned Hiro, "What''s wrong?"

    "I don''t know." Hiro answered honestly. "It just stopped."

    "Was it my fault?" Ichigo asked even though she was still catching her breath.

    Hiro shook his head. "I don''t think so."

    Ichigo took a deep breath, sat upright and looked behind her, "What did she do differently?"

    "I don''t know. I don''t remember."

    Ichigo blinked and said, "Calm down. No need to rush. You might remember something."

    Hiro looked to the side, trying his best to remember the events during the time Zero Two pulled him to pilot Strelizia.

    But no matter how hard he thought about it, he just couldn''t see anything that gave him a clue.

    That was when Ichigo suddenly muttered out loud.

    "A kiss...."

    Hiro looked at her with a questioning look. "Kiss?"

    Ichigo looked at him with a resolute face and said, "I heard from Naomi-san that she was able to synchronize with Adam because they kissed."

    "A kiss?" Hiro repeated. "What''s that?"

    Ichigo''s cheeks blushed for a second before she answered seriously, "Naomi-san said that they s-stuck their mouths together and...." she wasn''t able to say the last parts well because it was too embarrassing.

    ''Like, seriously? Their tongues too?!'' The bluenette couldn''t dare say it out loud.

    Of course, she also remembered that Adam said that it only works for him. But it was better than doing nothing at this point.

    "Stuck their mouths together?" Even Hiro, the ever gloomy boy, grew flustered.

    "Kuhum!" Ichigo coughed and gathered her wits. She stood up from the pistil''s seat and stood in front of Hiro. With a serious expression, "Although I don''t know how they did it, if a miracle like that could make it work, I''m willing to try it."

    "It''s embarrassing, so keep your eyes closed." Saying so, she leaned over Hiro and placed her knee between his legs.

    "W-wait a second!" Hiro tried to stop her but Ichigo continued to move her face close to him.

    "We have to at least try, right?" Ichigo said, but Hiro looked at her worriedly.

    "But Ichigo.... you''re trembling."

    His words however, were left unheard as Ichigo covered his eyes with her hand and then stuck her lips towards his mouth.

    ***

    "Hey, hasn''t it been three minutes already?" Miku asked Zorome from inside Argentea''s cockpit. Zorome was staring at the scene in front of him with a sulky face while tapping his fingers impatiently.

    "Yeah." Zorome answered. "I don''t see why we gotta wait any more."

    Just then, Argentea stood up from the ground. She walked towards the kneeling Delphinium and held out her baton.

    "Sorry, but we''re taking you out."

    Meanwhile, inside Delphinium''s cockpit, Ichigo separated her lips from Hiro. She glanced sideways as she asked, "Well?"

    Hiro looked at her in complete disbelief, before lowering his gaze.

    "....I don''t feel a thing."

    Ichigo looked at him worriedly.

    Hiro apologized. "Sorry, Looks like it didn''t work."

    Ichigo''s eyes widened for a bit before souring as she turned sideways. Her back trembled in frustration but then the cockpit suddenly shook violently. As it turns out, Argentea kicked her frontward, causing Delphinium to fall on her back.

    "Hey, hey." Zorome speaks condescendingly. "This is too easy."

    Inside Delphinium''s cockpit, Ichigo tried to raise her body and endure the pain. She looked at Hiro and said, "Let''s try it again, Hiro."

    Thud! Thud! Thud!

    Loud rumbling noise could be heard from outside Delphinium''s cockpit. Argentea has already made her way before Delphinium''s sprawled body as they heard Zorome proclaim very loudly, "Guess this proves that I''m really the best!"

    Argentea then raised the baton over her head.

    "I don''t mind taking over as pilot for Delphinium too!" Zorome states before holding the baton in a stabbing motion over head.

    "Huh?" Argentea''s face became incredulous as Miku questioned her partner, "You''re hitting on another girl now?!"

    Zorome, grinning widely, didn''t listen to her and lowered the baton hastily, wanting to stab Delphinium on her neck.

    "Cut it out already, dude!" Miku told Zorome.

    Just then, right before the edge of the baton could make it to Delphinium''s throat, Argentea stopped moving. Her hands were trembling, as if struggling to stab forward.

    Hachi then began to speak to the other teens, "The trust between partners has a direct influence on the handling . Should it become unbalanced..." he didn''t need to explain anymore as the result was the scene in front of them.

    "Wha-?!" Zorome was completely confused as he couldn''t seem to will Argentea to move. "What''s going on?!"

    Argentea''s body trembled, clearly struggling due to the opposing orders from her two pilots.

    "Move...!!!!" Zorome roared as he forced Argentea. But all it did was make Argentea lose her balance, causing her to stumble and fall over Delphinium.

    [Status report, Ichigo.] Nana asks from inside Delphinium''s cockpit.

    At the moment, Ichigo was already sitting on the pistil''s seat with furrowed brows.

    [Ichigo?] Nana asked again but was ignored by Ichigo.

    Ichigo was heaving deep breaths, feeling exhausted as Delphinium''s pistil pilot.

    Meanwhile, outside in the field, Argentea''s body was twitching.

    "Get it up already!" Miku shouted at Zorome.

    "Shut up!" Zorome spat back. "I''m trying!"

    Suddenly, Delphinium began to raise her body upwards.

    [Ichigo, don''t!] Nana warns her. [Piloting a FRANXX alone is dangerous!]

    Red warning notices appeared inside Delphinium''s cockpit. Tears were already streaming down the corner of Ichigo''s eyes as she refused to believe that she couldn''t bring out the best in Hiro.

    She gritted her teeth and forcibly controlled Delphinium.

    Delphinium soared back to life as she hugged Argentea''s body on top of her and began picking herself up from the ground.

    "Damn it all!" Delphinium, as Ichigo, shouts in frustration as she lunged forward, still holding Argentea''s body in front of her. The bow thrusters in her legs boosted her speed, allowing her to slam Argentea towards the outside wall of the plantation.

    THUD!

    Scraps of metal fell followed by a the appearance of thick smoke of dust as Delphinium and Argentea fell to the ground and just a few meters away from them was where squad 13 and the other spectators were.

    Kokoro coughed after inhaling some of the the thick dust that blew towards them. Ikuno covered her nose while the boys only covered their face from the dust. Meanwhile, only Nana, Hachi, and Adam seemed to be unaffected by the cloud of dust and was watching over the fight.

    As for Zero Two and Naomi, their mouths were covered by Adam in advance, so they didn''t accidently inhale any of the dust.

    "Ahh!" It was only after a few seconds did Futoshi realized that the dust could''ve gotten to his bread. He quickly dusted them.

    Nana stared at the two FRANXX in the distance. "Of all the reckless stunts..." disappointment could be heard from her tone.

    "Kuhum!"  Hachi only coughed. But he agreed with Nana.

    He then announced, "Since both FRANXX have been rendered inoperable, this mock battle is over."

    With that, both Delphinium and Argentea lost their power as their pilots disconnected from them.

    Inside the dark cockpit of Delphinium, Ichigo could be heard gasping loudly, feeling very exhausted and out of breath from piloting Delphinium by herself.

    Behind her was Hiro with an absentminded look, having his usual gloomy monologue.

    ''The gentle touch of her lips... filled me with guilt. The feeling that I''d gotten to fly back then, quickly slipped through my fingers and eventually shackled me to the ground once again.''

    ''Yes... it felt like I was being bound up in a thousand invisible threads.''

    He looked at the tired and out-of-breath appearance of Ichigo in front him. He knew he tried her best and did all that she could for him.

    But in the end... all he could say was,

    "....I''m sorry."

    "Don''t apologize." Ichigo said in between her breaths. She was frustrated with everything.

    With the result of the spar, with herself, and most of all, with how Hiro was acting in the end. She was starting to understand why Naomi was so frustrated with him.

    After all, she did everything that she could. But instead of thanking her, he just apologized. Instead of saying he could do better, he just apologized. Instead of thinking a way to improve, he just apologized.

    In the end, Hiro was only going to fall back into his gloomy self-deprecation.

    He was just so different from the bright, optimistic, and awesome person that she used to remember when they were children.

    Both tears and sweat fell to the pistil''s seat as Ichigo wiped her mouth with her hand.

    ''This is awful.''

    She couldn''t understand why Naomi said kissing felt good since, all she tasted was bitterness.

    ***

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 Chapter 14

    "It''s not fair!" Zorome, the fiery shorty complained loudly.

    He was currently on the spectator''s area along with the other teens as they watched two new FRANXX on the sparring field. The other teens of squad 13 was only watching as the shorty made a spectacle beside them.

    "Give me another chance!" Zorome begged Nana and Hachi. "I''ll really show you what I can do! Please!"

    The shorty knew that the way his sparring battle ended was very pathetic. He was pissed at Hiro with every fiber of his being since it was all because of that failure''s incompetence that the result became like that.

    What''s worse it that he lost to Ichigo piloting the FRANXX alone!

    Zorome would never be able to live that down.

    "No." Hachi rejected Zorome. "Maybe some other time. But for now, we have another sparring match scheduled."

    "It''s not fair!" Zorome aggrievedly stomped his foot and spat, "It was all because that failure couldn''t do jack shit that the match became as pathetic as that!"

    "And it was also you''re fault!" Zorome pointed at Miku, who was standing among the girls, and placed the blame on her.

    "Haa?!" Miku''s face immediately soured as paced towards him and spat back, "How is it my fault?! Clearly you''re the one who sucked at piloting!"

    Zorome gritted his teeth and bumped his head towards her forehead. "I swear, it was because-"

    "Now, now." Nana stepped in between them, separating the two angry teens. "Break it off, you two. You''re partners, remember? Don''t fight now or you might lose your chemistry and never be able to pilot Argentea again."

    At her words, the two immediately took a step back. Miku glared at Zorome for a bit before turning her face in the opposite direction with a, "Hmph!"

    ''It''s fine.'' Miku thought to herself. ''I don''t need this incompetent shorty. After all, Adam can make me compatible with someone else. Heck, I could maybe become his partner too!''

    Zorome was also doing the same thing, stubbornly refusing to look at her instead of apologizing. He was still too angry to remember the fact that Adam revealed that he could make any pistil compatible with someone else.

    ''Speaking of which,'' Nana looks at the pink-haired girl standing beside her with a neutral expression. ''Zero Two doesn''t seem to be jealous in the slightest.'' this genuinely surprised.

    Honestly, with how sticky and obsessed she was with her brother, you''d think she would be complaining about Naomi being Adam''s partner but.... ''That doesn''t seem to be the case, thankfully.'' Nana secretly breathed a sigh in relief a she really didn''t want to deal with a bratty and complaining Zero Two.

    Turning her attention back to the sparring field, there she saw two towering robots standing opposite to each other.

    On the far left was Chlorophytum. She is mainly white and violet in colour. It has a thick purple visor covering most of its face, four antennae coming out the sides of its head, and one large vertical antenna on the back of its head. Two violet fins that come out from the top of the visor are modified to resemble hair. Chlorophytum only has a single visible eye with a cyan color. It is not made clear if it has only one eye, or if there is another that is simply obscured by the visor for stylistic purposes. There is an orange gemstone on its cranium, along with a violet tie-shaped gemstone on its chest. The arms are shaped like guns, and it has pointy, orange peg legs that are made of the same orange magma-energy material used to defeat Klaxosaurs.

    Opposite to her was Chantrieri. Her skin was white and from her waist was a long black dress that was clearly made in steel and yet shows flexibility akin to a cloth. Chantrieri''s black hair were tied into two ringlet pigtails. The black cloth extended all the way to her sleeves, making it seems as if she was wearing a gothic dress. All in all, her distinctive features were somewhat lacking in comparison with the other unique FRANXX and if one were to be honest about it, she was only a little bit different compared to a standard FRANXX.

    Inside Chlorophytum''s cockpit, Mitsuru forcibly made his way inside Ikuno''s mind and forced a connection between them. It was an unpleasant feeling for Ikuno, but she was already used to it and let Mitsuru inside her mind. The spine-piece of her white and purple bodysuit, lit up from the bottom and all the way to the top until her head piece powered on. The blue gauge stated 100% while the pink one had 89%.

    Mitsuru frowned at this sight.

    "Hey. Focus."

    His arrogant words entered Ikuno''s ears. Ikuno, feeling slightly struggling with their forced connection, tried her best to stabilize her breathing.

    ''I''m okay... I''m fine.... this is fine...''

    And like that, the surroundings of the cockpit lit up and Cholorophytum woke up.

    Meanwhile, the atmosphere inside Chantrieri was completely opposite from the cold and indifferent atmosphere inside Cholorphytum.

    "Naomi~"

    Adam called Naomi in a sing-song voice as the latter seemed deep in her thoughts.

    "...Hm?" Already bending over and manning the pistil''s seat, Naomi looked behind her and raised her brow in question.

    Adam playfully grinned, "Still remembering what happened in the showers?"

    Naomi immediately turned her head forward, but Adam could see her ears turning red.

    Naomi could vividly remember what happened in the showers and it was something that she will never be able to forget. Her lower body always shuddered as the unforgettable sight of Adam and Zero Two''s ''forbidden acts'' kept replaying in her mind.

    "...This is all Adam''s fault." She can''t even focus in the coming fight because of it.

    "Don''t worry your pretty little head." Adam smirked and pinched her slim and perky butt, causing the latter to squeal, or so she thought, but it was more of a moan.

    "A-A-Adam!!!"

    Adam cackled in laughter and finally decided to synchronize with her.

    "Want a kiss before we start?"

    "....Yes." The answer was almost immediate.

    As embarrassing as it was, she knew they needed it in order to synchronize.

    In reality however, they didn''t really need to do this anymore because the first time Adam kissed her, she already became compatible with him. However, even if she knew about this, she would still take the kiss.

    Because even if it was embarrassing, she admits to herself that kissing Adam felt good and that if it were possible, she would do it at every moment that she can. Moreover, since the time Adam played with ''pussy'' and made her ''cum'' so many times, her inhibitions were slowly fading away.

    Now she didn''t mind whatever she and Adam did... so long as it was behind closed doors.

    ''Even if... even if Adam does what he did to Zero Two to me...'' Naomi could feel her face heating up at the thought of Adam''s ''big thing'' going inside of her.

    And because of Zero Two''s kinky and obscene reactions, Naomi didn''t feel scared of the ''forbidden acts''. Far from it, something inside her was awoken. Adam and Zero Two''s passionate display (more like voyeuristic and kinky display), the embers of desire inside her was doused with gasoline, making her yearn to experience such mind breaking, heaven sending, world whitening treatment.

    Naomi snapped out of her thoughts when she felt a hand hold her chin and pulled her into a kiss. She moaned in pleasure as her hands cupped Adam''s cheeks and deepened their kiss.

    And like that, the interior of the cockpit lit up and soon, Chantrieri stirred awake.

    ***

    "Nana-san, I have a question." Miku spoke to the older buxom-woman beside her.

    Nana raised her brow, gesturing the pig-tailed red head to say it.

    "Why does Adam and Naomi''s FRANXX look like she''s wearing a dress?" She looked at Chantrieri with an envious gaze, "It''s quite fashionable as well."

    "Yes, Nana-san." Kokoro agreed with Miku. "It is quite odd in comparison to Genista''s dress that seemed more like an armour built for her."

    Nana looked at the two and explained, "Your observations are correct. Chantrieri''s ''dress'' isn''t actually an armor. Instead, it''s her weapon."

    "Weapon?" The teens curiously asked.

    Nana only hummed in affirmation.

    Meanwhile, back to the middle of the sparring field. Cholorphytum assumed her battle stance. Chantrieri on the other hand, stood completely relaxed. Her right hand holding the baton was behind her, while her hand gestured Cholorphytum to come at her. Inside Cholorphytum, Mitsuru narrowed his eyes and scoffed, thinking that Adam was being looking down at him.This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.

    Making the first move, Cholorphytum took a step forward and raised the baton with her right hand. As she approached Chantrieri, Cholorphytum swung the baton downwards, right where Chantrieri''s head would be bashed. But her attack was met with the air as Chantrieri shifted her body sideways. Cholorphytum immediately halted her swinging arm and redirected her strike towards where Chantrieri was.

    Chantrieri responded by taking a step backwards. To the untrained eye, it would seem as if she moved quickly. But in reality, she was already one step ahead. The only ones to notice this were Nana, Hachi, Zero Two, and surprisingly, even Ichigo. They all saw how Chantrieri was already moving her body backwards, as if expecting Cholorphytum''s move.

    The spar continued with Chantrieri repeatedly dodging all of Cholorphytum''s attacks rather lightheartedly. It was clear from Chantrieri''s relaxed actions and refusal to attack or parry that she wasn''t taking the spar seriously. This fact further infuriated the already annoyed Mitsuru as he began to pilot Cholorphytum aggressively. Her quick and lethal attacks created loud ''swooshing'' noise across the air as her body continuously chased after Chantrieri.

    Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

    The ground quaked as two large mecha robots moved across the sparring field. One, was aggressive chasing the second, while the latter was gracefully dodging with minimal movements.

    "How is he doing that?" Futoshi was so awestruck that his half eaten bread fell to the ground.

    "...." Goro was no better. The scene left him baffled and speechless.

    "...." The same was for the upstart shorty. Even he couldn''t believe that Mitsuru, a fairly competent pilotˇŞ severely lacking compared to him of course, would struggle to hit Adam even once.

    All of the other teen''s reactions were more or less the same. And really, how else were they supposed to react when Chantrieri and Cholorphytum''s fight looked more like an adult playing around with a child.

    Was Mitsuru lacking? Not at all. In fact, all of his attacks were all by the book. Not only that, but they were also well-executed. At least, far better than one would expect from a newly graduated parasite who has only finished one exercise drill.

    Adam on the other hand, although his actual skills are hard to gauge- due to him just playing around- his movement and prediction alone shows both his proficiency and experience as a pilot.

    "...Nana-san. Is there even any point in this?" Ichigo couldn''t help but ask that question.

    It was clear to see that Cholorphytum was outmatched. Anymore than this was just bullying and humiliating her.

    Nana continued to watch with an impassive face, "Although this is only for formalities sake, a sparring match is still a sparring match. Neither one isn''t incapable of fighting nor are they forfeiting. Therefore, the match will go on."

    "I see..." In the end, Ichigo could only nod her head and continue watching as well.

    "He''s so cool!!!" Miku felt giddy as she watched Chantrieri dodge Cholorohytum''s series of attacks like it''s nothing.

    ''Honestly, it feels refreshing to see Mitsuru being humiliated like this. This should teach him to be less arrogant.'' Miku smirked.

    Meanwhile, Kokoro had a starstruck gaze as she saw how Chantrieri dodged with no exaggerated movement. All of his movement was efficient, precise, and elegant.

    Why elegant you ask? That''s because of her still-carefree demeanor.

    ''It''s like I''m watching a dance...'' Kokoro absentmindedly thought to herself.

    Meanwhile, inside Cholorphytum''s cockpit, beads of sweat kept falling down Mitsuru''s forehead as he piloted Cholorphytum. Ikuno was even worse, she was already overworked, breathing felt difficult, and her body felt heavy.

    Cholorphytum/Ikuno''s fatigued face appeared on the side of the cockpit''s interface.

    [S-slow... down...] she weakly requested.

    Mitsuru glared at her and disregarded her words. Not only that, but he doubled even more workload on Ikuno, forcing her to move faster than she could bear.

    Mitsuru wasn''t stupid. He knows that Adam was better than him.

    ''However!'' His face crumply as he gripped on the handle bars. ''I need to hit him at least once!!!"

    Mirroring Mitsuru''s intentions, Cholorphytum shifted her gears and began slashing at Chantrieri like well-oiled machine.

    "At least once!" Mitsuru shouted as the interior of Cholorphytum''s cockpit started flashing red light.

    [Mitsuru, stop now!] Nana ordered.

    "...." Mitsuru didn''t respond. No, it was more precise to say that he didn''t hear her.

    Right now, all that''s in his mind was to hit Chantrieri.

    ''Just once! Just.... once!''

    [Alright, that''s enough.]

    Suddenly, Adam''s ever-soothing voice sounded in his ears.

    Confused, Mitsuru looked at the side, checking if Adam communicated with him via call. But that was a mistake as Cholorohytum''s view suddenly shook and the next thing Mitsuru knew, their body crashed and he was facing the night skies.

    Seconds later, Cholorphytum lost power and shut down. The cockpit grew dark without an ounce of light.

    As soon as Ikuno was released from the immersion, she gasped for air. She was completely out of breath because of the way Mitsuru overworked her.

    "...." Mitsuru on the other hand, was only mentally exhausted. He looked at Ikuno without an ounce of sympathy or pity. He then stood up from the stamen pilot''s seat and moved towards the cockpit''s entrance. Leaving utterly exhausted Ikuno behind without the slightest consideration.

    When the hatch opened, he was met with  a frowning Adam, far cry from his usual amiable smile and nonchalant demeanor. Adam glanced at him with disdain, before disregarding him and walking past him to enter Cholorphytum''s cockpit.

    Irritated, Mitsuru gritted his teeth and said, "You will not win next time."

    But he received no response from Adam.

    Mitsuru clenched his fist and turned around, leaving Cholorohytum completely. As he did so, he encountered Zero Two who simply walked past him while heading towards Cholorphytum. She didn''t look at him, much less spare him a glance.

    Mitsuru glanced at her, feeling embarrassed from being disregarded.

    ''....Arrogant! Just like her brother!''

    ***

    "Huff... huff... huff..."

    With heavy eyes, Ikuno tried to dismount the pistil''s seat. Only to find that she had no strength left in her arms.

    "Damn that bastard..." she cursed under her breath as she let herself slump over the pistil''s seat. With how exhausted her body was, there was no way she could move her body. So she may as well wait to rest her body, or someone will come to get her.

    She looked over to the side with a blank gaze.

    ''He didn''t even think about helping me.''

    Sigh.

    What''s the use of thinking about it now?

    Didn''t she already know that Mitsuru has always been like that?

    The only reason that they were able to partner up despite their distant and indifferent relationship was because Mitsuru was the only stamen pilot that matched with her weak character that easily succumb under the willpower of other people.

    In the first place, she never wanted to be a parasite. Far from it, she wanted to do literally anything else other than be a child solider.

    ''Why does everyone like the idea of fighting monsters? Why does everyone feel like it''s the most natural thing to do?''

    Even with all the indoctrination they received from the garden, Ikuno constantly questioned everything in her mind. Naturally, she never voiced out these questions of hers for the fear of being punished. After all, their only way of life was to either become a parasite.... or be pruned.

    So, for Ikuno, piloting a FRANXX and becoming a parasite was the only way to survive with the addition of looking after her friends.

    ''And... her as well...'' A certain bluenette appeared in her mind.

    Ikuno shakes her head off this thought. She didn''t even understand why she particularly cared about her.

    ''Sigh... when are they going to get me?''

    Just as she wondered that in her mind, someone entered the cockpit. Ikuno raised her head to see who came to get her, and to her surprise, it was the all too familiar appearance of a certain silver-haired man with the most handsome face she saw.

    She was momentarily taking aback, wondering why he came to her.

    ''I don''t think it''s his personality so spite people... is he here to give me advice or something?''

    "Ikuno-san." Adam greeted as he approached her.

    "....Adam-san."

    "It was a nice match."

    Ikuno narrowed her eyes at him, wondering if he was being sarcastic. But from the looks of his face, that didn''t seem the case.

    She pouted her cheeks and looked away. "More like you totally toyed us." she sighed.

    Adam smiled softly, "It was a noteworthy battle nonetheless."

    "You don''t need to patronize me, Adam-san."

    Adam shook his head. "I''m sorry if that''s what it sounds like, but I genuinely meant what I said." He leaned downwards to match her eye level. "You think I didn''t notice how despite your partner aggressively used and abused you, you still endured to synchronize with him?"

    "!" Ikuno''s eyes widened, her irises trembled behind her glasses

    "How did you-"

    "It''s not that hard to guess, you know?" Adam said while looking at her state.

    Ikuno''s face grew increasingly pale as she immediately said, "Please don''t tell anyone."

    She was well aware of what could happen to her once this gets out. While parasites were treated as child-soldiers, their mental health was still being maintained by APE. Therefore, if Mitsuru''s psychological abuse towards her was found out, there''s a chance that they were to be separated. This would bring her more anxiety than relief because Mitsuru''s the only stamen pilot she was compatible with. If she was found to be incompatible with any replacement, there''s a high chance that she may lose her status as a parasite and even be ''pruned''.

    Therefore, she definitely DID NOT want this issue to be found out.

    Ever.

    Seeing Ikuno''s desperate face, Adam took a deep breath and sighed. He was well familiar with this kind of appearance.

    ''So she''s another case of bypassing the indoctrination.'' Adam silently noted. He had met numerous cases of these kinds of parasites in other plantation.

    With his special constitution, he was able to hell the troubled and worried pistil parasites. The stamen parasites however... if they weren''t lucky enough to be reformed through indoctrination, then they could only be ''pruned''.

    "I won''t." Adam reassured her with a sincere face. "I promise."

    Ikuno stared at him for a few seconds before releasing a tense breath. She really didn''t have any other choice than to take his word for it. It''s not like she could force him to follow her request or anything.

    "Please excuse me."

    Ikuno then felt her body being raised and carried by Adam.

    "A-Adam-san!"

    She couldn''t even struggle since her body felt weak.

    "Don''t worry, Ikuno-san." Adam says, "I''ll bring you to the infirmary."

    Being carried in a bridal style, Ikuno''s embarrassment grew even more apparent as they walked out Cholorphytum''s cockpit. There, they found Zero Two leaning on the side of the hatch as if she had been waiting for them.

    A flash of jealousy appeared in her eyes when she saw Ikuno being carried in Adam''s arms, but she quickly hid her jealousy as soon as it appeared. She glanced at Ikuno before looking at her brother and asked him in curiosity, "Darling, why did you have to personally get her?"

    They began walking towards the plantation as Adam replied, "Well, I figured that she would be too tired to move based on how her stamen partner overworked her."

    "I got that part but...." She turned her face towards him, "Why does it have to be darling?"

    Ikuno, who was quietly being carried by Adam, couldn''t help but shrink a little when she heard Zero Two''s toneless voice.

    Adam raised his brow in amusement. Smirking, "Why couldn''t it be me?" he questions back.

    Zero Two narrowed her eyes at him before facing forward and saying, "Because darling should be busy caring for his new partner?"

    "She''s nice." Zero Two added with a smile, "I like her."

    "Oh? So you approve?"

    "Definitely. I like her flavor."

    "I told you, you''ll like her." Adam said with an ''I told you so'' tone.

    "That, I do, Darling." The pink-haired young woman looked at Adam with a wide smile, "Is she going to join us tonight?"

    "You..." Adam looked at his sister who seemed to be looking forward to expose their lovemaking in front of another person.

    ''Did I mess up up and awaken her exhibitionist fetish?''

    Meanwhile, Ikuno decided to remain quiet as she did not understand what Adam and Zero Two were talking about.

    ...Or maybe she did.

    ''Could they be talking about... kissing and stuff?'' the bespectacled, freckled girl thought to herself.

    Her face grew increasingly rosier as she pictured the handsome Adam kissing the beautiful and exotic Zero Two.

    ***

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 Chapter 15

    As soon as dinner was finished, Zero Two immediately dragged Adam to their room, much to the disappointment of the other teens since they wanted to ask him many questions. Like, how was he able to operate a FRANXX like that? How long has he been a pilot? Has he fought any klaxosaurs? If so, what''s the worse one yet? Etc. etc. Long story short, the young minds of the teens were brimming with curiosity.

    Well, that was mostly the case with the girls along with some of the boys, mainly Goro and Futoshi. Zorome was too busy trying to fix his pride by drowning himself in his own fantasies/delusions while Hiro, ever the despondent and gloomy boy, was wallowing in his own monologues upon his recent failure.

    What''s funny here is that in the back of his mind, the gloomy boy was actually thinking that the results could''ve been different if Zero Two had been his partner. Of course, he only kept this thought deep in his heart and was never going to say it out loud.

    Fast forward to midnight, Adam and Zero Two was disturbed in the middle of their lovemaking by a series of soft knock from the door to their room. To be honest, the sound was barely heard over Zero Two''s lewd moans, but Adam''s keen ears picked up on it.

    "Someone''s at the door." Adam grunted in a low whisper behind Zero Two''s ears as he plowed her from behind. His husky voice sent shivers down her spine, causing her snatch to tighten explicitly as if to not let him go, causing Adam''s words to quiver with a groan.

    "I''ll go... check... who it is..." Adam spoke in between his thrusts. Really, it was difficult to keep a straight mind whenever he was balls deep inside her.

    Zero Two on the other hand, furrowed her brows in displeasure, but it was immediately wiped away as Adam knocked on her womb repeatedly.

    "Hn!~~" The sexual accumulation that''s been building up for quite some time, ended up being released with Adam''s incessant thrusts deep inside her pussy. She ended up cumming and Adam unsheathed his long and girthy sword from her hot, wet snatch. When he did so, a copious amount viscous liquid squirted out of her gaping snatch, spraying all over Adam''s dick and wetting the bed.

    Losing strength over her body, Zero Two flopped on their bed face first, completely delirious from her intense orgasm, while Adam left her to rest as he went towards the door, wondering who could be disturbing them at this time.

    "Who is it?" He didn''t even bother covering himself up as he opened the door.

    To his mild surprise, his eyes looked down to see a petite brunette that only reached until his chest. Zero Two was tall for a girl, but even she only reached until Adam''s chin. He gazed at his cute blushing partner who wore a cute pink nightwear. Adam smirked as he noticed the way she was squeezing her legs together like she was enduring something in her lower body. It was clear that she had been listening in on them for quite some time.

    ''Did I turn her into a voyeur?''

    "Naoms?"

    "A-Adam..." Naomi''s shy and bashful face was tinted in furious red, akin to a tomato. When she looked at him, her eyes widened in surprise to see Adam completely naked. Her eyes trailed down from his broad chest, to his chiseled abs , then all the way to his crotch where she saw his anaconda brimming with life.

    ''I-It''s really big....'' Even if she had seen it for the second time, she still couldn''t help but gasp in awe of how Adam was carrying such a big thing between his legs.

    When she realized that she was staring again, Naomi put her gaze back to Adam''s face, only to see him smirking at her in amusement.

    ''Oh go, that smirk.... damn it!'' Naomi felt tingly all over again. ''Why is he so handsome?!''

    "Do you want to come in, or are you just going to stand there?" Adam teased.

    "I-I-I''ll..." Naomi fumbled her words, feeling embarrassed for being caught staring.

    "Well?"

    Naomi took a deep breath to gather her composure and eventually answered, ".....I''ll come in."

    Adam smiled as he swung the door wider, allowing Naomi to enter before closing it. When Naomi entered the room, she was assaulted with the strong scent of sweat and... something fishy. The windows were shut, which explains why the smell was trapped inside. Naomi  couldn''t quite describe the smell, but she didn''t find it unpleasant. Rather, it was terribly arousing.

    Naomi gulped. She then saw Zero Two laying on the bed with her face first while her butt was sticking upwards, still standing on her knees. Tears could be seen from the corners of her half-lid eyes, an expression that Naomi immediately understood as overwhelmed from ecstasy. Naomi thought she was imagining it, but she swore she could see very faint steam coming out of Zero Two''s clean shaven red snatch as milky-white liquid dripped out and puddled on the bed.

    "Beautiful, isn''t she?" Adam suddenly spoke from beside Naomi as if admiring his work.

    Naomi noticed him glancing at her from the side. She could see his mesmerizing crystal blue eyes were brimming with amusement and possessiveness as he looked at her, which somehow aroused her even further.

    It was so.... lewd... so indecent...

    Then, smirking at her, Adam then walked to the bed and nonchalantly sat on the edge.

    "I''d invite you to take a seat but..." Adam smiled wryly.

    He didn''t need to explain since Naomi could see that there was nowhere else to sit that didn''t have traces of their messy and intense love making (bodily fluids), something that Adam didn''t feel ashamed about.

    What can he do? His sister loved making a mess in their love nest. Something about their scent mixing together and marking every place they could gets her off so much. And Adam, ever the caring and loving brother he is, indulges her in her kinks.

    "You can sit beside me, if you want." Adam said, wanting to tease the blushing brunette.

    To his surprise however, Naomi actually went and sat beside him.

    His brow rose for a moment as he then asked, "Well? What does my cute partner need for you to visit us this late at night."

    "....." Naomi didn''t respond as she hung her head low, wanting to hide the embarrassment on her face. Unfortunately, her ears betrayed her as they were also tinted in red.

    Although Adam already knew what the innocent-turned-corrupt brunette partner of his, he still wanted her to state her wish herself. He also didn''t mind waiting for her since his sister would take about four minutes or less to recover from her intense orgasm.

    "...A-Adam...."

    "Yes?"

    "I... I need your help."

    "What''s wrong?"

    Naomi placed her hand on her chest as she took a deep breath and spoke nervously, "Ever since I saw you and Zero Two do the ''forbidden acts'' in the bathroom... I''ve been feeling very strange." she reveals, "The entire day, all I can think about is that scene between you two and I couldn''t focus at all. Even when we fought in that spar."

    Adam remained quiet as she continued, "What''s worse is that... my... m-my pussy...."

    She almost coughed, finding the term to her special area to be quite embarrassingly lewd...

    Pushing through her embarrassment, she continued, "I-It''s been feeling so strange... like there''s a terrible, uncomfortable itch inside me that I couldn''t comfort no matter what I tried..." Naomi looked at Adam and asked, "Is this called ''Sexual Excitement''? I remember you mentioning it before."

    "Ding! Ding!" Adam playfully jokes, "You''re correct! Too bad there''s no prize."

    "I see..." The young brunette nodded in understanding, although her cheeks were still red.

    After a moment, she asked, "A-And for me to stop feeling it... I need to ''orgasm''? or ''cum''?"

    "Right again~"

    "Please, help me." Naomi resolutely said as she turned her face to him. Adam met her eyes and he could see that she was truly bothered by the strangeness in her body and her lack of control over it.

    The natural root cause for this was hormones. Since her sexual hormones were mostly kept suppressed, Adam''s introduction of sexual education as well as letting her experience it, felt like breaking a great dam that''s been accumulating over the years. The pleasure she''s been deprived of from all of her life, suddenly started erupting at the moment of when Adam introduced her to this new world.

    A world full of pleasure and ecstasy.

    Naturally, her hormones were relentlessly going crazy. She''s a teenager after all. Coupled along with Adam''s constant teasing and the stimulation of showcasing the bare naked mating process between a man and a woman. Naomi''s female instincts have been awoken.

    (A/N: I am the author and I say this is scientifically accurate.)If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it.

    In short, she was in heat.

    And she needed a release, very badly.

    Adam couldn''t help but shake his head inwardly once again.

    ''At this point, I really can''t deny that I have some sort of aphrodisiac effect towards the female gender.'' He mentally held his chin in thought, ''But it really doesn''t make any sense since the medical examination doesn''t show that I am capable of releasing any aphrodisiac inducing scent or fluid. All they can really conclude was that my chosen partners could very easily get into heat whenever in contact with me.''

    "Adam?" He snapped out of his musings when his cute brunette partner called out to him.

    Adam looked at her as she pleaded, "I can''t stand to feel this way anymore... I think I''ll lose my mind. Please, Adam, help me like you did yesterday...." Her eyes grew misty while her dainty cheeks were blushing. She closed in on him as she whispered in a begging tone, "Please... give me... my reward. I did good today, right? Please, Adam...."

    Her eyes fell downwards, right at his stiff and long girthy appendage. She subconsciously bit her lips and gulped as her mouth began to salivate.

    She didn''t know why she was so entranced by that particular part of Adam, but she did know that she desired to reenact what Adam and Zero Two did in the baths. Just the thought of having it inside her.... her thighs squirmed as her crotch grew a wet patch.

    "Plea-"

    Naomi was about to plead some more, but her lips were sealed by Adam''s sudden kiss. Naomi felt like a she finally found an oasis in the middle of a dessert. She hungrily devoured his mouth in response, immediately throwing out all of her inhibitions through the window once they finally decided to get into the action.

    Naomi cupped his cheeks and traced over his slick jaw-lines as their tongues engaged in a heated passion. Before she realized it, she was seated on top of Adam''s thighs with his hands grabbing her perky rear in place. Their soppy, wet kiss and the way his large hands grasped her butt made her shiver in excitement. Her waist buckled as she wrapped her legs around Adam''s waist, rubbing her core unto his exposed log-like sword.

    Their hot exchange elicited several satisfied and yet, yearning moans that was suppressed in between their kisses. Soon enough, Adam began taking off her nightgown, revealing her petite body and fair skin. She wore a cute pink bra that covered her C-cup breasts, which Adam promptly and expertly began taking off without breaking their kiss. His hands then trailed down from her bare back, and all the way towards the waist band of her panties. He tucked his fingers inside, fully grasping and pinching her bare ass. Naomi squirmed a little bit, due to the sudden bare contact. But since she already experienced this before, she quickly calmed down and began to immerse herself in Adam''s touch.

    Naomi''s body trembled with anticipation as Adam''s hands roamed over her naked frame. The heat of their desire washed over them, causing them to shed all inhibitions and clothing in a frenzy of passion. Naomi straddled Adam, her core grinding against his thick member as she moaned with pleasure. Her arousal was evident as her slick pussy lips spread and molded tightly against his hardened shaft, releasing copious amounts of her sweet nectar.

    Feverishly, she began rubbing Adam''s large tip against her entrance, the ache within her growing stronger with each tantalizing touch. She knew that only by giving into her deepest urges and taking Adam inside her could she quell the unquenchable fire raging within her. And for Adam, it was entertaining to watch his adorable brunette partner lose herself in pursuit of ecstasy.

    ''I want it inside me~~'' Naomi groaned in her mind. She could feel the tip of Adam''s shaft constant teasing over her pussy lips and right at her entrance. She would grind over it, always tilting her crotch a bit forward so that it would slip inside her.

    But to her displeasure, it would seem that Adam enjoys teasing her and riling her up since he would always pull back just when the tip could slip inside her. She grumbled inwardly- well, she wanted to, but with how intense and intimate their actions were right now, her brain was slowly turning into mush. She wasn''t even entirely conscious of what she was doing and it was all based on her instincts that she would grind her snatch over his member in pursuit of a greater pleasure.

    Adam smirked at Naomi''s desperate attempts to take him inside her tight heat. He could feel her juices seeping out of her wet slit, coating his tip with her arousal as she ground against him. With a chuckle, he held onto her hips and picked up the pace, grinding against her as well. His length was coated with a mixture of their fluids now, slickening his shaft for easy penetration. Taking advantage of this, Adam thrust forward suddenly, driving his hips into Naomi''s opening before she could protest.

    "Ahh!" Naomi cried out as her entrance was breached once more. Her eyes widened in surprise at the sudden intrusion, but the pleasure that coursed through her body quickly drowned out any discomfort. The brunette moaned loudly as he began to move in and out of her pussy. His girth stretched and filled her snatch perfectly, causing her to shiver with each thrust. She didn''t even notice Zero Two was now sitting up on the bed beside them, watching their intimate encounter with a perverted grin that made Adam chuckle to himself.

    Zero Two leaned in close to Naomi''s ear and whispered seductively, "It''s okay. Release all your desires to him."

    Naomi moaned again and reached between them, grasping Adam''s side with one hand while the other cupped herself over her breast, pinching her pink nipple softly as she rode him faster. Her squishy rear slapped against his thighs in perfect rhythm with each downward motion of his hips. Every time he thrust into her depths, she cried out his name, begging for more as she became lost in the intense pleasure.

    Soon, Naomi''s moans grew louder and more frequent as Adam''s thrusts became faster and harder. She could feel her orgasm building within her, the heat in her core spreading throughout her entire body. The feeling of his thick length filling her, stretching her, was almost too much to bear. But at the same time, she never wanted it to end.

    Zero Two watched with a wicked grin on her face as Naomi completely succumbed to her desires as she bounced on Adam''s thighs. Strangely enough, she didn''t feel jealous, as one would expect when they saw their beloved with someone else. Quite the contrary, Zero Two even began to feel even more excited as another woman lost her mind while going through the ''procedure'' or ''forbidden acts'' with Adam. Well, what mainly contributed to her acceptance was Naomi''s scent and flavour.

    The pure innocence and curiosity buried underneath her quiet exterior, Naomi was similar to a children''s book and Zero Two was a devious woman who was going to ruin it with her perverseness.

    Oh, the excitement, the immorality... it just makes her shiver in anticipation.

    Moreover, Naomi was the perfect audience for her recently awakened exhibition kink. Zero Two saw how the brunette watched them with yearning, curiosity, and desire while she and her darling indulged in their love making during the showers earlier today.

    "AHN~~"

    Zero Two was brought out of her musings as Naomi''s moans began to grow louder, enough for it to be mistaken for a scream. Watching her darling and Naomi, Zero Two couldn''t help but feel a bit envious of their connection, but also excited by the thought of joining in on their intimate session.

    "Naomi," Zero Two purred, reaching out to stroke the brunette''s back. "You look like you''re enjoying yourself." she teased.

    Naomi turned her head towards Zero Two and smiled blissfully. "I can''t help it...Adam just feels so good inside me." Her eyes delirious while her face was feverishly red.

    Zero Two chuckled and leaned in close to Naomi''s ear once again. "Don''t hold back," she whispered seductively. "Let yourself go completely with him."

    With Zero Two''s encouragement ringing in her mind, Naomi let out a loud moan as Adam hit a particularly sensitive spot inside of her. Mind numbing electricity traveled throughout her body, making her twitch all over.

    She could feel herself getting closer and closer to the edge, and she couldn''t wait for Adam to push her over it.

    Sensing Naomi''s impending release, Adam wrapped one arm around her waist and grabbed onto one of Zero Two''s hands with his free hand. With their intertwined fingers resting on Naomi''s hip, Adam began to thrust even harder and faster into her, pushing her deeper into her accumulating climax, his own body responding to her intense moans of pleasure.

    "KYAAHNN!!~"

    Naomi released a pitch that she never knew she could reach due to her normally quiet and self-kept personality. Her scream echoed through the room, filling the air with her euphoric cries as her body convulsed in the throes of pleasure. Her mind was overwhelmed with the sensation, her consciousness slipping away as her pussy walls clenched and unclenched around Adam''s girth. Even in her unconscious state, her hips still twitched and bucked, unable to resist the intense pleasure that coursed through her.

    Moments later, she collapsed on Adam''s chest, her normally quiet and self-kept personality momentarily forgotten in the depths of pleasure. He smiled, caressing her cheeks as he savored the sight of her uninhibited release. He held her close for a few moments, relishing the feeling of her tight pussy walls contracting around him, before finally pulling out and settling her on the bed.

    As he did, a pair of arms wrapped around his neck. Zero Two''s sultry voice purred in his ear, sending shivers down his spine as his dick twitched in anticipation. "It''s my turn again," she sang, her seductive tone a huge turn-on.

    "Indeed, my love," Adam replied, matching her sultry tone as he turned to face Zero Two. His sister, however, had other plans as she made her way towards his thighs, her eyes fixed on his still erect member.

    With a deep inhale, Zero Two savored the intoxicating scent of their combined love juices, mixed with the sweet aroma of the newly deflowered brunette. The heady fragrance was an aphrodisiac that sent waves of pleasure coursing through her veins, making her feel lightheaded and euphoric.

    Unable to resist the temptation any longer, Zero Two opened her mouth wide and slowly began to lick Adam''s member, starting from the base of his balls and working her way up to the tip. Her tongue expertly teased and caressed every inch of his shaft, causing him to shudder with pleasure. Adam''s hands instinctively reached out to grab her head, guiding her movements as she continued to pleasure him with her mouth.

    ''It''s so tasty!!!'' she exclaimed excitedly in her mind as she began to suck Adam''s member like it was a popsicle. ''Our flavours are all mixing altogether... it''s SO GOOD! It''s better than honey- it''s better than anything else!''

    ''Except for darling''s juices of course.'' she added in the end.

    ''But still!-'' Growing more and more immersed in her work, Zero Two bobbed her head up and down, taking more of his length deep inside her throat without showing signs of gagging.

    Soon, she heard silent groans coming from her darling. Cupping his balls, she could feel them start to tighten while his entire member was beginning to swell even larger, signifying that he would soon cum. Zero Two began to work with more enthusiasm, strengthening her suction, coiling her tongue around his head, and massaging his balls.

    "S-sister...!" Adam subconsciously began grabbing unto her head. His fingers grasping her hair.

    Zero Two smirked, her eyes narrowing in delight. It was only in times of overwhelming pleasure that her darling calls her like he used to back when they were younger. She intensified her work even more and soon, Adam released a guttural groan as he pushed her head downwards, ejected his essence deep inside her throat, to which Zero Two swallowed every single bit of it. She felt his member contract inside her throat as his warm liquid fell directly into her stomach, making her feel full.

    As Adam''s breathing began to return to normal, Zero Two removed her mouth from his member, feeling satisfied and content. She gently brushed her hair back and looked up at him, a small smile on her face.

    "You remember our deal, right?" she asked teasingly, her voice still husky from the oral sex she had just given him.

    Adam looked down at her, his eyes heavy with lust. "Of course, my love," he replied, his voice rough. "Everything I do to her, I''ll give it to you twice over."

    Zero Two arched her back and parted her legs in an M-shape, exposing her glistening pussy that was more than ready for Adam''s penetration. She gave him a sultry look and used her fingers to spread her pussy open, inviting him in. "Come on, darling, I''m ready," she purred.

    Adam grinned hungrily and promised, "I won''t let you sleep tonight."

    Zero Two scoffed and playfully rolled her eyes, teasing, "When have you ever?"

    "Oh, really?" He lined up his large dick with her spread pussy and, without warning, thrust forward, sheathing himself deep inside her. Zero Two let out a moan as her nether region felt incredibly full - very full. "Cheeky now, are we?" he asked, his voice rough with desire.

    Without waiting for another second, He began thrusting earnestly inside of her and once again, it was sleepless night of passion.

    ***

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 Chapter 16

    Naomi woke up to find herself laying naked as the day she was born. Feeling a little drowsy, she relished in the comforting warmth of the sturdy naked body that was hugging her. That was when the memories of last night hit her like a comet, making the young brunette''s face blush profusely bright red. She began to have an internal existential crisis. She wanted to deny that she wasn''t a pervert but...

    ''Oh, Papa... what did I do last night?! Naomi! What were you thinking!!!''

    She wouldn''t lie though. She knew full well that deep inside, she was extremely glad and satisfied about what happened.

    But, does that make her a pervert? No... right?

    She''s a perfectly innocent brunette!

    ''Ugh... who am I kidding.'' Rolling her eyes, Naomi found herself staring and admiring the naked Adam next to her. More specifically, she stared at his girth that was hard from the morning-wood, and wondered how she was able to take in such a large thing.

    She was studious to a fault, but as embarrassing as it is, she cannot deny that she was the one who came and visited them last night, knowing full well that Adam and Zero Two were in the midst of their lovemaking session. Of course, this also meant that she was expecting Adam to take her in as well. Who would''ve known? She also got penetrated last night! And it felt goodˇŞ no, it felt heavenly!

    It was the best thing she had ever experienced in her entire life!

    It felt overwhelmingly good that words could not explain it. But now that her mind was clear, she felt extremely embarrassed and ashamed of herself. And no, it wasn''t about the sex itself but rather, how she acted during the sex.

    ''Uuu....'' It was so embarrassing that she wanted to bury her head in a hole.

    What''s worse is that Adam wasn''t the only one there, but Zero Two too!

    ...Which made her feel like blaming Zero Two too since she was the one who kept goading her and whispering dirty things in her ears.

    ''....Oh no... I''m feeling tingly again.'' She could not mistake the wet trail falling down between her thighs.

    Naomi''s embarrassment lasted only a few moments before she was interrupted by Zero Two who was already up and ready. The young girl''s eyes were filled with hunger and desire, making Naomi blush even more. Zero Two approached her with a smirk, her lips hovering over Naomi''s ear as she whispered, "I bet you''re thinking about last night, aren''t you?"

    Naomi''s face burned, her cheeks turning red as she tried to avoid eye contact with the other girl. But Zero Two wasn''t letting her off that easily. She grabbed Naomi''s chin, forcing her to look into her eyes. With a sultry look, the pink-haired girl licked her lips and said, "Don''t be embarrassed, Naoms. We all had a great time last night, and I''m sure you did too."

    Naomi opened her mouth to respond, but nothing came out. She was still too embarrassed to speak. Instead, she settled for a small nod, which only fueled Zero Two''s desires; her eyes gleaming in amusement.

    "See, that''s what I thought. My darling is simply the best." she boasts with a smile to which, Naomi could only nod her head in agreement.

    Adam really was the most perfect partner one could wish for. Not only was he a great and capable pilot, but he''s special enough to be allowed to perform these ''forbidden acts'' that made her feel like she was in Heaven. An overwhelming pleasure and experience that she never knew existed.

    Only Adam as capable of giving her that.

    Just then, a transmitter alarmed. Zero Two''s happy face immediately became sour as she looked at her wrist. Naomi stared at the older girl as the latter clicks her tongue in annoyance.

    "Nana''s calling me..." she grumbles before looking towards Naomi and Adam.

    She stared at Adam for a bit, before sighing loudly and reluctantly rose from the bed. Naomi had to admit that Zero Two really was a beautiful young woman. She couldn''t help but admire her slim but sexy figure which was further enhanced by her exotic features such as her waist-length pink hair, the red markings at the edge of her beautiful sharp turquoise eyes, and the two small red horns located a tad bit above her temples.

    It was hard to imagine that this beautiful girl was enjoying getting ploughed by Adam''s huge member. With how vivid her ecstatic face and vulgar noises she made during her act with Adam, Naomi really had a hard time believing that she was the same person now.

    By the time Zero Two wore her clothes, she gave the brunette a playful grin, knowing full well that the other girl was checking her out.

    "I''m gonna go now." Zero Two says to Naomi. "If darling wakes up, tell him Nana called me."

    ".....Okay." Naomi replied.

    "Oh, and by the way." The older girl stopped and gave her a playful look. "I like your taste. I''m looking forward to having you join darling and I next time."

    "....." Naomi once again turned bright red as she could only put her gaze down to the quilt and cover her nakedness out of embarrassment.

    Zero Two snickered and finally left the room, leaving Naomi alone with Adam. Realizing that she was alone with Adam, Naomi laid on his chest again, finding herself less embarrassed as she was before. Then, an idea occurred to her.

    The young girl hesitated for a moment before reaching out and touching his girth, marveling at its size once again. She couldn''t help but wonder how such a thing entered her last night. Without pain at that.

    Honestly, when Adam''s member went inside her for the first time, she could vividly remember her mind flickering between white blankness and electrifying jolts of pleasure.

    Her hands continued to absent mindedly explore Adam''s body as she relived the memories of last night.

    "Had your fill?"

    Naomi''s eyes widened in surprise, her face turning a bit red. "You should tell me if you''re awake!"

    She looked at his grinning oh-so-charmingly handsome smile that was clearly teasing her.

    Adam chuckled, his eyes crinkling in amusement as Naomi''s face turned red. "I could feel you exploring me," he teased, gently nudging her hand away.

    "Stop it!" Naomi blushed even more, trying to push her embarrassment down. But it was no use, every time she looked at Adam, she couldn''t help but remember how he made her feel.

    "You''re so cute when you blush," Adam said, smiling mischievously.

    Naomi huffed, trying to find a retort but failing miserably. "Well, at least I''m not a sex machine like you!"

    He was a pervert for being one!

    Adam laughed wholeheartedly at that, shaking his head. "You wound me, Naoms. Are you really going to deny that you enjoyed our little... activities last night?"

    Naomi ''ummed'' and ''ahhed'', but the memory of his thick member plundering her tight young pussy made her cheeks heat up once again. "Fine," she finally admitted, "It was good, but let''s not make a habit of this, okay?"

    ''Forbidden acts'' were mind numbingly good and having experienced it herself, she could understand why it was named like that in the first place. She could definitely get addicted to it... which is why it was dangerous.

    For now, she wanted to limit herself back to just kissing... and maybe with his fingers too. That''s all....

    ''But is it really enough?'' her inner urges questioned her.

    Adam raised an eyebrow in amusement, seemingly observing her conflicted face, "Are you telling that to me? Or to yourself?"

    "....mainly for me." Naomi admitted, pouting slightly.

    Why does this guy have to point out the obvious? Hmph!

    "It''s alright, you know?" Adam tries to comfort her, "By becoming my partner, you already had the privileges of enjoying the ''forbidden acts''. Besides, if we want to increase your potential, we would have to do this more often."

    Naomi felt her womanhood clench at his words. She thought that she should be more thoughtful and self-disciplined, but it seems that can''t happen with Adam''s special ability.

    ''Oh well.'' Naomi relented and rested her face on his chest. She gave up thinking too hard about her situation. For now, she''s just going to enjoy whatever she and Adam could do.

    As they lay in bed, Naomi couldn''t help but feel grateful for having Adam as her partner. He was handsome, strong, and most importantly, he could give her things she''d never experience if she had been stuck with another stamen.

    But she couldn''t help but wonder if it was just her body that craved Adam, or if it was something more. The thought made her cheeks heat up even more, and she quickly changed the subject.

    "So, what do you want for breakfast?" she asked, trying to sound casual.

    Adam grinned, knowing exactly what she was trying to do. "I was thinking about going out for a run," he said, getting up from the bed. "Care to join me?"

    Naomi hesitated, remembering how he left her umm and ahh during their little... activities. But she knew she had to prove herself as the perfect partner.

    "Sure," she said with a smile, getting up from the bed. As they headed out the door, she couldn''t help but feel a bit nervous. But she knew she was in good hands with Adam. After all, he was the best partner she could ever ask for.

    ***

    In a hallway, a sliding door opened and a young teen with messy black hair entered. This was naturally Hiro.

    As Hiro entered the hallway, Ichigo coincidentally walked past him.

    "All done?" she asked, knowing that he was getting checked up in the infirmary.

    Hiro found it hard to gauge her mood since she didn''t seem to want to look at him, which was rude but he was used to it. He knows that she cared for him in her own ways.

    "Yeah." he replies, "They said they didn''t find anything wrong."

    "Oh. That''s good to hear." was all Ichigo said.Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere.

    "...."

    "...."

    Feeling a bit awkward, especially with what happened the last time, Hiro couldn''t help but look sideways as he spoke,

    "Hey..." He looked at her; his eyes subconsciously falling to her lips. Hiro immediately looked away. "Ichi-"

    Just as he was about to speak, Nana''s voice suddenly spoke from Ichigo''s transmitter.

    [Ichigo, get ready.]

    "Roger." Ichigo briefly replied before continuing down the hallway. Leaving Hiro alone without saying anything else to him.

    Standing there alone in the hallway, Hiro had a complicated face as his gaze fell to the floor.

    Truthfully, he wanted to apologize to her and tell her that it wasn''t her fault. But when the opportunity revealed itself, he just had to ruin it by being conscious of her lips.

    ''...Damn it.'' he clicked his tongue inwardly.

    Meanwhile, in the dark room that''s filled with holographic monitors, two APE senior adults could be seen standing beside a rectangular table that was currently showing a particular male parasite''s data. They were Nana and Hachi, and they seemed to be in a control-room of sorts as majority of the holographic monitors were surveillance cameras for the facilities their parasites would most often be seen.

    "He''s the first sample that''s ever piloted with her and taken so little damage." Nana spoke as she read an medical examination report of Hiro after he rode with Zero Two.

    Standing on the other side of the table, Hachi points out, "He failed to common connect with Delphinium, but he was compatible with Strelizia even though he wasn''t conscious."

    Holding her chin in thought, Nana''s eyes narrowed as she said, "The only thing that could explain that is... Adam."

    "Perchance." Hachi replied, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

    Nana continues, "It''s highly possible. After all, it was worth noting that Zero Two and Adam underwent the ''procedure'' before the awakening of Strelizia."

    "But then, why did her previous partner, Parasite 086, passed away?" Hachi asked.

    "Perhaps he''s too weak." Nana says, "Either that or... Hiro is a special specimen that''s compatible with Zero Two. After all, he was the one to awaken Strelizia."

    "Didn''t you and the doctor arrive at that conclusion already?" Hachi mentioned. "We can assume that HQ also thought of this, that is why they still haven''t retrieved Zero Two from us yet."

    He added, "Understandably, they would allow Zero Two to interact with Hiro as Strelizia would prove to be a formidable- if not, one of the strongest combatant for APE."

    "Like the 9''s." Nana murmurs to which Hachi nodded stoically.

    "Like the 9''s."

    On the right wing of the parasite''s boarding house was a small garden area whose walls were made of window panes. It was situated over the edge of a lake, allowing those who visit to enjoy the small garden while having a pleasant view of the naked surroundings. It was one of the recreational areas for the parasites who enjoyed a relaxing time with solitude with nature.

    In addition to this, there was a bridge built over the lake; connecting the small garden area to a medium-sized pavilion built in the middle of the lake.

    Two male parasites could be seen walking on that bridge. One was a tall bespectacled boy and the other was an average-built teen with messy black hair and blue eyes. These two youths were naturally Goro and Hiro.

    "Did something happen between you two in the cockpit?" Goro asked casually. They currently came back from the pavilion and were now returning to the main house.

    "Why do you ask?" Hiro replied.

    "Well, Ichigo was acting a bit weird after the mock battle." Goro says while looking at the boy beside him.

    Remaining despondent, Hiro replies, "She seemed mad when I ran into her earlier too."

    Hearing his words, Goro sighed as he turned his face forward.

    "She''s always getting too worked up when it comes to you."

    "Ichigo has?"

    Goro smiles ruefully, "I mean, there aren''t many of you with codes in teens. You''re basically siblings." his smile became soft as he added, "And you''ve always been together, with me by your side."

    Goro took a deep breath, feeling genuinely happy as he mentioned, "It was a miracle that all three of us got assigned from the special class to here."

    Hiro blinks. "...Siblings huh... Yeah, you''re right." as if just making his decision, Hiro stopped in his steps and said, "Hey, Goro."

    "Hm?" Goro stops as well and looks at the other boy.

    "You''re her partner." Hiro says, "Could you tell her for me that it wasn''t her fault?"

    "Sure, I don''t mind." Goro replied, before looking at Hiro worriedly. "But Hiro, what are you going to do now?"

    Hiro''s gaze fell to the ground as he spoke decisively, "I''ll try asking if I can ride with Zero Two again."

    "Hiro..." Goro''s brows narrowed and asked him, "You''ve heard the rumors about her, right?"

    "That nobody has ever piloted with her more than three times?" Hiro emotionlessly responds, "A rumor is all it is."

    Growing increasingly worried for his best friend, Goro immediately tried to reason with him. "Didn''t you say you saw what happened to her previous partner-"

    "Look, Goro." Hiro interrupts.

    "If Zero Two is the only one I can ride with..." A determined look replaced his usual gloomy face. "Then I absolutely have to ride with her."

    "...." Goro couldn''t bring himself to say anything else when he heard the resolution behind his best friend''s voice.

    Hiro continues, "Our entire purpose in life is to pilot the FRANXX. That''s why were born. If I can''t even do that then...."

    Hiro turns to Goro with a genuinely questioning face, "What else do I have to live for?"

    "....." Receiving that question, Goro could not answer his pitiful best friend.

    At the same time, inside the Parasite''s Boarding House''s lounge area, the other teens of squad 13 could be seen sitting on the circular couch.

    "So what happened to that talk about Hiro possibly becoming a parasite?" Futoshi asks everyone curiously as he munched on a piece of bread.

    Ikuno closed her eyes and shakes her head in disappointment, "He could only connect for a bit at the start, so I don''t like his chances."

    Zorome smirked as he leaned back and arrogantly placed his shoulders by the backrest as if to put of some hot air, "No way he''s getting in with that weak shit." he snarks in disdain while waving his hand dismissively.

    "I don''t know about the ones who managed a draw against that, either." Ikuno quips back.

    She was usually kind towards her fellow female parasites. For the boys however, she could give less shits about any of them. After all, they were the same gender as her arrogant piece of shit of a partner.

    "Huh?" Irritated, Zorome responded with hostility, like cat whose tail has been stepped on. "That was Miku''s fault for randomly falling over."

    "Excuse me?!" Miku, who was idly straightening the tip of her bangs, flared back when she heard his words. "Don''t you remember what you said back then?"

    "Why would I?" Zorome lazily says, "Waste of time."

    Miku looked at him as if he was garbage. "You''re unbelievable." she sighed and murmured under her breath, "Whatever. I''ll just ask Adam to make me compatible with someone else... No way in hell am I going to be stuck with that filth."

    "Huh?!" This time, it was Zorome who flared up in anger. "What did you just call me?!"

    Miku''s lips curled into a malicious smirk as she taunted him further. "I didn''t even mention your name, but you still got triggered. Looks like deep down, you know exactly what kind of person you are.

    "Why you!-" Zorome shot up from the couch, his eyes blazing with anger as he clenched his fists, wanting to appear threatening to shut her up. However, rather than being scared, Miku looked more ready than ever to throw hands with him.

    Little piece of shit think she''s afraid of him?! Her? Of all people?

    "Now, now." Kokoro interjects in the middle of them. Her voice was calm, but firm. "Let''s not fight here, now. Shall we? Please?" She pleads, tryin got diffuse the tension.

    Looking at the two, Ikuno simply sighs as if it was a normal occurrence between them. Mitsuru however, managed to pick on what Miku said. Futoshi and Zorome also heard in clearly; the former flinched as he subconsciously looked over at Kokoro, while the shorty hid his anxiety behind his huge egoistic attitude.

    "As if that guy would actually help you!" Zorome jeers, condescendingly gesturing towards Miku. "Don''t you see the way he looks at us? He obviously thinks he''s better than us." he then adds with ridicule, "What makes you think that he would help you, of all people, huh? Don''t count on it!"

    He swayed his arms arrogantly and sneered at her. "You''re stuck with me whether you like it or not!"

    Miku couldn''t hold back anymore and rose to her feet, her voice dripping with disdain. "Have you become mentally unstable due to your inferiority complex? Adam is nothing like you said. He''s kind, respectful, and let''s not forget incredibly handsome." A dreamy look crossed her face for a moment before turning to disgust. "Unlike you who is short, ugly, and constantly needs to boost their fragile ego because they know they lack everything - height, looks, personality- everything. Honestly speaking, I think it''s insulting to Adam to even compare your pathetic, worthless self to him."

    She snorts as she jeered, "You probably already spent your entire life''s fortune just to become my partner, and yet you still manage to mess that up." The venom in Miku''s words was palpable as she stared Zorome down with contempt. "You keep deluding yourself into thinking that you''re so great but let''s have a reality check here. Without me, you''re nothing."

    "....."

    Silence.

    Absolute silence.

    The room became pin-drop silent after Miku spoke her piece. Even Zorome who always had something to say, was left speechless when Miku hit him with very hard home truths.

    As for the others, they were no better. They knew that Miku always hated being partnered with Zorome. But they all thought that it was just a prideful contest between the two. Never in their minds did they think that these were Miku''s real feelings on the matter.

    It took a few moments before Zorome snapped back to reality. He wanted to retort to her, to deny her insults and even get back at her for saying those things. But for some reason, he couldn''t bring out his voice.

    So for the next few seconds, he looked like an idiot stuttering and gaping his mouth.

    Miku felt a huge sense of satisfaction when she saw her hated enemy''s speechless state. She had been wanting to do this for quite some time, but she always held it in because he was her partner. She was stuck with him.

    ''But not anymore!'' Now that she heard what Adam could do and with Naomi being his proof to his claims, Miku didn''t need to hold back anymore.

    Actually, she was planning on bringing this up sooner or later. It was only because of the shorty''s words yesterday along with his insults to Adam is what blew off her patience and blurt out everything without filter.

    Harsh as her words were, it was what the contemptuous shorty deserved. Hmph!

    Miku then felt a gentle pressure on her arm an turned to see her best friend Kokoro''s hand. Kokoro''s soft expression showed her understanding of Miku''s feelings, but she still urged Miku to apologize to Zorome for her hurtful words. Miku''s anger flared up and she stubbornly refused to back down.

    "Miku, I get that you don''t like partnering with Zorome," Kokoro said softly, "but you can''t just say things like that. It''s not right."

    Miku bristled at Kokoro''s words. "What do you know?" she snapped. "You''re always on his side!"

    "That''s not true," Kokoro replied, "but you can''t just insult him like that. It''s not about being on his side, it''s about being a good person. Besides, you two are partners, right?"

    Miku huffed "Not for long," she said with a sneer. "If he''s so eager for a new partner, then he''s free to do so. I doubt anyone''s gonna put up with his bullshit."

    "Is that what this is about?" Zorome spikes up, "The thing that I said to Ichigo yesterday?"

    "It''s only a part of it." Miku replies venomously, "Your attitude''s the biggest problem here."

    "Oh, please! Like you''re any better! You bi-"

    "STOP IT!"

    With Kokoro shouting at them, Miku and Zorome finally became silent, but that doesn''t mean they stopped glaring at each other.

    "Well, all your dysfunctional partnership aside,"

    Suddenly, Mitsuru spoke, bringing everyone''s attention towards him. Ikuno, who sat beside Kokoro, inwardly scoffs at his words while maintaining her neutral face.

    ''Like you''re one to talk.'' she sniped in contempt mentally.

    Everyone turned to Mitsuru who sat nearby Miku. He had an upright gait with his right leg crossing over his left. He looks at the standing Miku, and said, "Is it true that Adam can do that?"

    "Do what?" Miku asks back.

    "Making you compatible with others." Mitsuru elaborated his question. "So, is it true?"

    "Yes," Miku nodded, "Naomi said that Adam did something to her that allowed her to synergize with him despite being their first time being partnered together."

    "I see..." Mitsuru nodded thoughtfully.

    Ikuno expectantly thought that he would look worried or a bit anxious just like Futoshi and Zorome was, but he seemed completely indifferent. He only held his chin in thought, not sparing her a single glance.

    This irked Ikuno terribly, but again, she kept it all inside.

    "Anyway," Kokoro spoke gently to Miku again, "Please apologize to Zorome-kun. Your words hurt him terribly."

    Miku sneered as she looked at Zorome''s direction, "I''ll think about it if he apologizes first."

    Zorome scoffs in response, "What the hell do I have to apologize for, huh?!"

    "For being an egomaniac who constantly toots his own horn despite being a shorty." Miku replies impassively while checking her nails.

    She knew that holding this attitude would infuriate him further and she having fun getting back at him.

    "You-"

    "Just drop it, please." Kokoro pleaded to them, "Your attitude to each other would affect your numbers, you know?"

    Since parasites were named by their codenumbers, it became a ranking of sorts as those who had lower value would prove to be a high-valued specimens while those who had higher numbers were in risk of being pruned.

    "Besides," Ikuno suddenly adds in as she looks at Miku, "Even if Adam did manage to make you compatible with someone else, It''s not guaranteed that they could find a replacement for you. And what if they couldn''t find a replacement? You would risk being kicked out of Squad 13 and being sent somewhere else, just like Naomi was previously."

    Ikuno concludes, "If I were you, I wouldn''t count my chicks before they hatch. Besides, Zorome-kun isn''t really a bad pilot, just an intolerable one."

    "Hey!" Zorome spikes up at the sudden jab.

    No one paid attention to him as Miku sighed and sat back in the sofa.

    She didn''t say anything else because she understood that what Ikuno said was right.

    Meanwhile, Zorome was seething. He knew that Miku''s words stung because they hit close to home. But he also knew that he couldn''t let her get to him like that. He vowed to prove her wrong, to show her that he wasn''t the worthless piece of trash she thought he was.

    As for Kokoro, she knew that the tension between Zorome and Miku wasn''t going to go away anytime soon. But she also knew that they needed to work together if they were going to stay in their squad. Otherwise, they could be sent away to be pruned.... she would do anything she could to avoid letting that happen to her friends. She resolved to do everything she could to help them get along, even if it meant being the middleman between the two.

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