Chapter 44 Is this urgent?

Standing in front of the mirror, Bertrand carefully examined the collar around his neck.

oops.

A fair and slender neck paired with a collar that carries the connotation of 'imprisonment'.

Wow, it looks so good! Who has such great taste? Oh, it's me, the cutie!

Bertrand covered his cheeks, which were flushed with a mysterious blush, with both hands, and looked at himself in the mirror with bright eyes.

The dark blue, low-cut, loose-fitting sweater made him, a 1.6-meter-tall guy, look even smaller compared to Gin, Vodka, and the others...

He tugged at his collar, tossing the cross inside his clothes, leaving only half of the collar sticking out. But the bright red cat's eye stone made his neck immediately noticeable.

Nodding with complete satisfaction, Bertrand scratched his short hair and strode back to the living room to get breakfast from Vodka.

"When are they coming?" Bertrand asked vaguely.

"It should be later."

"What kind of food should we prepare?"

"Uh, go buy it."

"Can't I do it myself?"

"I... am willing but unable."

He chewed the last bite of the sandwich and swallowed it, then picked up the milk and gulped it down.

Ah, as expected of Bertrand, he even drinks milk with the same boldness as drinking alcohol.

Bertrand looked at Vodka seriously, "No, we can't leave it like this. You go buy the ingredients, I'll take care of the rest!"

Vodka: ?

...

[Bourbon, it's urgent, come to Safe House #3 immediately! —Bertrand]

A black-skinned blond man held up his phone, smiling as he looked at the pile of ingredients on the table in front of him, a well appearing on his forehead.

"Is this what you meant by 'urgent matter'?" He smiled through gritted teeth.

Perthling on the sofa, with her body completely wrapped in a sweater and only her head peeking out, Bertrand blinked at him.

"Yes, the welcome party is tonight, and we really need the food urgently."

Bourbon clenched his fist.

“Besides, you mentioned last time we went to Moonshadow Island that you’d cook for me there, but you didn’t. So let’s take this opportunity.” Bertrand said confidently.

Bourbon: ...

He picked up the pile of ingredients menacingly and glared at Vodka, who was staring at the ceiling beside him. "Come and help me out!"

Peeking furtively at the two people entering the kitchen, Bertrand's face revealed a smug little expression.

After taking a nap, Bertrand washed his face and returned to the living room, only to find that everyone who was supposed to be there was there, and even those who weren't supposed to be there were there.

Bertrand glanced sideways at the alluring woman leaning back on the sofa. "Why are you here, Vermouth?"

Vermouth chuckled softly. "How could I possibly miss such a lively occasion?"

Bertrand wrinkled his nose, then shrugged and walked to the sofa, taking it all for himself.

Then I took a washed apple from the table and started eating it.

"So, my sweetheart, you threw this welcome party just for fun?" Vermouth leaned back on the sofa, her long legs crossed, gently swirling a wine glass in her hand.

"What else can we do? We can't touch that newbie."

Bertrand pursed his lips, seemingly quite displeased with the Boss's order.

Vermouth couldn't help but chuckle, but in her heart, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy for Berry, the newcomer.

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Here is another reading statement:

1. The main character, whether in their main body or disguise, is a gray square. The main body has a little bit of red mixed in, but the disguises are all pure gray squares. There are also a few disguises that are so gray they look black, such as the disguise of Bertrand.

2. Sometimes, the clones may seem to have their own consciousness, but in reality, they do not. They are all created by the main body. No matter how the clones interact, they are all the same main body.

3. The main body's weakness and illness cannot be cured.

4. This article focuses on "aliases," so there will be more than three or four aliases. Due to the main theme, there will be a lot of interaction between the aliases.

5. The second main feature of this article is that it is a light-hearted, sweet slice-of-life story. There is no angst (probably), so please enjoy it without worry, because angst may make the author uncomfortable (unless the author doesn't like angst?).

6. Regarding the character settings, I haven't read any other works by Ke Tong, so any similarities are purely coincidental. Of course, if all else fails, blame someone, since she forced me to write it voluntarily (just kidding).

7. There's still a lot of content I haven't written about, so that's all for now. I'll add more later when it comes up.

8. I don't mind if you're a bit insensitive in the comments, but please don't go too far.

(This is written in the main text in case some readers are not used to reading the author's notes.)