Volume 7: Abandoned Sandstone City Chapter 342: See Sakurai Na Again
But Ke Lan didn't follow them far, as the two men turned into a small hangar. Next to the door of the hangar was a sign that read "For the Crow Professional Club only, no entry for unauthorized persons", so he had to stop.
Ke Lan didn't have any eavesdropping devices on him, nor did he have the extraordinary hearing of Asano Akira. After taking a last look at the emblem of the Crow Club on the sign, he turned and walked towards the restaurant.
As soon as he entered the restaurant, Ke Lan heard a crisp female voice calling his name from the side. He turned around and found a girl in a white coat standing ten meters away, holding a tray full of food, staring at him with a complicated expression.
"Ms. Sakurai Nana? How come you are here?" Ke Lan walked up to her and asked her - this girl was the genius doctor Sakurai Nana who had worked with the Mitsui Group's rescue team during the Leviathan incident. She was also the only survivor of the entire rescue team - although Ke Lan and his team had used a method that was almost "hijacking" to bring her out of the base, no matter what, it was they who saved Sakurai Nana's life.
After the Leviathan incident, Zofia sent someone to send Sakurai Nai back to the Mitsui Group... But what made Ke Lan a little strange was that Sakurai Nai did not seem to tell the people of the Mitsui Group that she was kidnapped. Later, the Mitsui Group even sent Ke Lan and the others a generous thank-you gift... As for suspicions, hostages and other things, the other party did not mention it, and Ke Lan and the others would not take the initiative to talk about it.
"Mitsui Group also participated in this competition and entered the finals. As the accompanying doctor of the participating team, it is normal for me to appear here." Sakurai Na replied.
"That's right... Mitsui Group also has several series of self-developed mechas, and it can be regarded as an industry leader in this field." Ke Lan said. If we talk about the most famous mecha of Mitsui Group, it is naturally the ranger-class mecha "Ronin" equipped with the "Heavenly Flowers" shotgun and the Nino Alloy Giant Sword. There were also several "Ronin" mechas in the rescue team brought by Mitsui Jie. It's a pity that in the face of the raging tide of countless red fleshworms, these mechas can't perform their original performance at all.
"By the way, are you here to eat?" Sakurai Na lowered her head and glanced at the slippers on Ke Lan's feet.
"Uh, yes." Ke Lan nodded, "Anything delicious you can recommend?"
"I... I don't know your taste very well, you should decide for yourself." Sakurai Na suddenly turned around and said, "Go and order the food quickly, I'll wait for you here... I, I have something to ask you."
After saying that, she found a nearby dining table and sat down.
"Do you have something to ask me?" Ke Lan muttered to herself. Could it be something related to Leviathan? But when Maginot asked them to sign a confidentiality agreement, Sakurai Na was also present. She should know that these things cannot be discussed in public.
Is there something else?
Ke Lan randomly found an empty window and ordered a Chinese-style pan-fried bun with soup, two fried dough sticks and a glass of milk. He originally wanted to order tofu pudding, which would go better with the pan-fried bun and fried dough sticks. However, this restaurant only offered sweet tofu pudding and no salty ones, which forced him, who loves salty food, to change his plans.
"This restaurant... doesn't seem good. The tofu pudding is actually sweet... sweet tofu pudding, is that something that people eat?"
Even in the new era a thousand years later, the dispute over the salty and sweet flavors of tofu pudding still exists, and is showing a tendency to intensify.
Holding the tray, Ke Lan sat down in front of Sakurai Na. Only then did he notice that the food piled in front of this petite girl seemed to be so... a little too much.
Four thick-cut steaks drizzled with black pepper sauce, a paper bag full of English fries, a plate of macaroni piled high like a mountain, and a precarious pile of ice cream balls... In addition, there is also a 1.5-liter box of fermented yogurt...
"You...are eating breakfast?" Ke Lan couldn't help but ask.
"What's wrong? You... do you have any problem with the amount of food a lady eats?" Sakurai Na glared at Ke Lan with a puffy face. Despite this, there was a faint blush on her cheeks - after all, from a normal person's perspective, the amount of her breakfast could not be equated with the word "lady".
"Then you really are..." Ke Lan racked his brains for a long time before barely finding an adjective that was not too offensive, "You really are... gifted."
"I can finish it anyway, so no food will be wasted." Sakurai Na said, picking up a ball of ice cream with a fork and stuffing it into her mouth.
"By the way, you just said you had something to ask me, what is it?" Ke Lan took a sip of milk and asked, "You should know that there are some things that cannot be said in this place."
"Uh...it's not that..." Sakurai Na waved her hands first, and then her face suddenly became redder...As if to hide her embarrassment, her eating speed increased a lot, and the macaroni and French fries made her cheeks bulge.
Ke Lan looked at her expression and couldn't help but have the idea of teasing her. He whispered, "Are you interested in a boy in our team and want to ask me for his contact information?"
Sakurai Na didn't answer, she just grabbed the yogurt and drank it.
"Hey, your face is getting even redder. I'll take this as your agreement then."
"What's wrong? I'm an adult now. Isn't it normal to have someone I like? It's just that he happens to be in your team." After swallowing the food in her mouth, Sakurai Na looked directly at Ke Lan and said as if she was pretending to be brave.
"Well... I think the person you like shouldn't be me." Ke Lan said.
"You are quite self-aware... I thought you would be an extremely narcissistic person." Sakurai Na said.
"Narcissism? How did I show any narcissism? As for why I feel this way... If your target is me, a normal woman should not show such an amazing appetite in front of the person she likes..." Ke Lan thought to herself, fortunately after returning to the Ark, she handed the person over to Zofia, otherwise, with this girl's appetite, I'm afraid they would bleed a lot...
"That's not the point! I'm just busy at work every day, and my calorie consumption is high! High consumption! So I eat a lot! Do you understand?!" Sakurai Na protested.
"Okay, okay, I get it. It consumes a lot of energy and requires a lot of calories... So, the person you like is Asano Akira, right?"
Sakurai Na suddenly became quiet.
After more than ten seconds, she stammered, "How...how did you guess that?"
"Do I need to guess? There are only a few people in our team who have played. First of all, I have been ruled out. Secondly, a big guy like Layton is definitely not your type. Then the only one left is Asano Akira, right? Could it be that you are a lesbian and have fallen in love with Miss Valentina?"
But then again, a thin and handsome boy like Asano Akira really fits the aesthetic taste of a girl of Sakurai Na's age. In addition, he has a terrifying strength that is in stark contrast to his appearance, and the setting of a blind swordsman is extremely exciting... Apart from other things, among their supporters now, in addition to Valentina's fanatical fans, there are also a group of female fans cheering for Asano Akira. As for Ke Lan's own fans, there are only a small group of fat otakus of the multi-turret cult...
Ke Lan later watched the video of Asano Akira wielding a long sword to chop mechas and bat rats in the arena. It was really handsome.
Ke Lan felt that if she were a girl, she might also have some special feelings for Asano Akira...
Of course, this is just an assumption, and Ke Lan's sexual orientation is still very correct.
"Yes..." Sakurai Na replied in a voice as thin as a mosquito.
"Well... If you want his cell phone number or email address, then I advise you to give up. This guy hardly uses this kind of modern communication methods." Ke Lan still remembers that when they just came back from the glacial ruins, Asano Akira specially ran to her doorstep to wait for her... Although she didn't know how he found out her address, this guy didn't even call her in advance. It was obvious that he was not used to using mobile phones and other communication devices that were not even considered high-tech.
After everyone had been working together for a long time, the things that Asano Akira brought from his original residence were so simple that there were only a few sets of clothes to change, a small amount of daily necessities and a few whetstones for sharpening knives. Ke Lan really couldn't imagine how this person usually spent his free time.
Chat with that knife?
"I know..." Sakurai nodded, "I mean... I think..."
She hesitated for a long time before she said, "I want to join your hunting group."
"Huh?" Ke Lan was stunned for a moment, then shook her head repeatedly, "This won't do... This absolutely won't do!"
"Why not? Aren't you the leader of this hunting group? As long as you agree, won't it be fine? My medical skills are much better than that Russian in your team. Not only am I proficient in various difficult surgical operations, but I am also good at battlefield first aid and emergency medical treatment. With me, you can reduce a lot of unnecessary casualties when you go out on missions. Moreover, I am also familiar with the world outside the Ark. I stayed at the Leviathan base for more than half a year... If it weren't for that incident, I might still be there now."
"Ms. Sakurai Na... Please learn more about the profession of ruins hunter." Ke Lan said helplessly, "Exploring ruins is not like going on a trip. The conditions in the wilderness are not as comfortable as the base of the Mitsui Group. Moreover, hunters are always in danger of their lives-"
"I'm not afraid of death." Sakurai Na interrupted, "If you hadn't rescued me, I would have died at that time."
"Uh..." Ke Lan suddenly felt a headache and rubbed his temples vigorously with his fingers. "Well, let me give you another example. Can you not take a shower for three consecutive months, crawl in the feces of indigenous creatures, poop directly in your crotch and have no pants to change for a long time in the future, drink unfiltered urine, swallow compressed biscuits soaked in sewage, etc.?"
Although Ke Lan knew that it was inappropriate to say these things during meal time, he had no choice but to resort to this measure in order to stop Sakurai Na from joining the hunting group.
"..." Sakurai Na was silent for a moment, then slowly said , "If you can do it, I should be able to do it too."
"Okay, one last question." Ke Lan held up a finger. "Do you think the Mitsui Group will agree to let you join our hunting group? Not to mention that you are an excellent young doctor that they have spent countless resources to train. Just based on your identity, they will not allow you to engage in such a high-risk profession as a relic hunter."
After returning, Ke Lan asked Zofia to investigate Sakurai Na's identity. Although her last name was Sakurai, her grandfather was the real leader of the Mitsui Group, and her last name came from her mother who died of complications during childbirth.
The daughter of the Mitsui Group joined a hunting group in order to fall in love and ran to the ruins to seek excitement. This was even more outrageous than Zofia's engagement to herself. If dared to agree, I'm afraid that tomorrow... no, people from the Mitsui family would come to her house tonight.
"I have already applied to the family for a two-year training program." Sakurai Na said, "Don't think of me as a flower that grew up in a greenhouse. If I were that kind of person, I wouldn't have come with the rescue team."
"I said no, that's no... You Japanese are too immature to apply for training outside? Or have you read too many fantasy novels online? If you come to our hunting group to train, will the Mitsui family have to secretly plant a few powerful old men to protect your safety?"
"Why are you so unreasonable? You were like this on the plane, and you are still like this now!" Sakurai Na said angrily. If she didn't need Ke Lan's help, she would have poured the yogurt on this guy's face.
"Let's put it this way. You can join the hunting group without negotiation, but I will help you convey your secret crush on Asano Akira... If you need help, we will naturally not refuse. Of course, I can't guarantee whether it will succeed or not. I don't know what type of girl Asano Akira likes, but you can definitely give it a try. It doesn't cost money anyway."
"No, no, no... No way!" This time, it was Sakurai Na's turn to shake her head frantically, "Don't tell him about this!"
