Chapter 8 I Understood

Of course I accepted these eight red envelopes.

Don’t waste free money.

The amount is enough for me to buy a 100-year membership to a popular video website on Starnet.

Thank you, boss. May you make a fortune.

"Next evening at 7 o'clock, in this lounge again, I will definitely beat you." Moore still had that sullen look on his face. "If you really need money, just tell me directly."

"This little money is nothing to me."

This sounds a bit silly. If someone with a high self-esteem said it, he would definitely think he was insulting me.

But I am not like that. I am no longer at the age where I would feel ashamed of such things. Who would refuse Brother Fu’s willingness to help the poor?

"Alger, Brother Moore didn't mean that. He just..." Before I could say anything, Angel glared at Moore and began to explain to me hurriedly.

"Well, he just can't speak." I took over his words and said, "He is still my little angel brother."

Top-notch emotional intelligence.

"I didn't misunderstand."

I adjusted the paper bag on my head. Fortunately, it was virtual, otherwise I would have had difficulty breathing.

"Hmph..." Moore looked at me again and turned his head away.

I feel like if this were real, his ears would probably turn red.

How should I put it? Ever since I realized that he is a tsundere, I feel that I can understand all his behaviors. In this era where domineering and cold men are rampant, it is really rare to see this kind of tsundere under the mask of an authentic cool guy.

He was still blond.

I feel like women's clothing would be suitable for twintails.

The sense of age came over me all of a sudden.

"I'm almost offline. See you tomorrow?"

I looked at the time and said to the two young boys opposite me.

"Okay, see you tomorrow~"

"Um."

Then I decisively clicked to exit the training room.

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Then for the next three months, I was like punching in at work, going online to train on time at 7 o'clock every day. This diligent and conscientious attitude finally attracted the attention of a group of perverts at home.

Then, as expected, I found out that Angel and I had connected.

...I couldn't help but say this because that unreliable cheap dad thought I was having an online romance.

Who on earth would think a ten-year-old would fall in love online? Is premature love so serious in your interstellar world?!

Ars was the only one in the family who didn't know Ingres.

"So you have a twin brother?" he asked in shock.

I nodded and turned on the laptop to show him a photo of me and Angel when we were kids.

Two little white-haired balls stood together and compared themselves, but one had a blank expression and the other was smiling like a little angel.

The expressionless man is me, and the little angel is Angel.

"It's really exactly the same!!!" Ars was even more shocked.

"We are identical twins. Isn't it normal to be exactly the same?!"

Rather, Ars looked even more stupid.

"...The eldest brother has a son, so why is he the crown prince's son? Could it be that the crown prince is a woman?"

I:……

No, man, what kind of brain circuit would make such an association?

Are you even willing to believe that my biological father is a woman, and are you unwilling to consider the option that I am not the biological son of my cheap father?!

Also, have you not noticed in all these years of watching the news that Angel and I look exactly like each other???

"I mean, is there a possibility?"

I looked at him with dead eyes, and even wanted to shake his shoulders and say,

"Dad is not my real dad?"

"Impossible!" Ars quickly denied, "You both have gray hair, and you can't kiss any more."

I:……

How do you judge the relationship between two people?

"I inherited that from my mom! My mom has white hair!!!"

In the past ten years of my life, this is the first time I've experienced such a huge emotional fluctuation - has Ars's brain been pierced by needles and only muscle remains?!

"So the boss is... a woman?! Ugh—"

Okay, this time I won’t do it. Will slapped Ars on the head. I looked at my cheap dad. He had a blank expression on his face, but I seemed to see that he was speechless towards his disciple.

"It seems you have a lot of free time. You're seventeen now. It's time to go out and explore the world." Will said through gritted teeth, "I'll add you to the expedition list next month."

"Yars, if you don't make a name for yourself, Alger will laugh at you."

"You don't want Alger to think you're a loser, do you?"

The sinister voice made Ars's hair stand on end, and he sat up straight visibly.

"Yes, Boss."

There is always a nemesis for every thing. Although I always feel that the term "cheap dad" is weird, and it is very similar to the "Madam, you don't want to..." series in some NTR plot, but in short, Ars has calmed down.

Lin and Jamila were eating almost all the melon seeds on the table. There is always someone to have fun in this family.

"Alger, do you miss your brother?"

After dealing with Ars, Cheap Dad looked at me.

"It's okay, but my brother and I are on different sides now, right?" Will's question sounded like a test of loyalty, but in fact, from what I know about him, he was just asking a question.

Although these people are wanted criminals and often use unreasonable logic, as insignificant villains in group pet articles, they actually don't have much brains.

...Well, it's a compliment, not an insult.

"Yes, there's nothing I can do about it. Alger is my heir. If Angel wasn't truly unsuited to being a pirate, I wouldn't even return Angel to the Empire." Will wiped away his nonexistent tears. "After all, you're all good kids that I raised with all my heart."

I:……

"Dad, do I need to remind you? It was Jamila who raised me. You just played a role in registering me."

Sometimes Cheap Daddy just loves to fantasize about things that don't exist.

"Angel is living a good life now, that's enough."

I use this sentence as a conclusion. To be honest, it is really weird to discuss the protagonist's younger brother with them, because we are essentially opposites, and I am not really the protagonist's brother. I am just a tool of the system.

"Okay, Alger, come with me for a physical examination."

At this time, Lin also patted the residue on his hands and stood up. I also followed Lin consciously.

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My physical examination report was normal, and my mental strength was more stable than it was three months ago. Lin even rewarded me with some snacks for the first time.

This is the snack Lin gave me personally.

"You've really grown up a lot, but Angel was always chasing after you before, right?" Lin suddenly asked, "Do you really not want to live with your brother?"

"Many studies have found that twins have some kind of connection, either inseparable or hating each other. One has a mentality of being each other's half, and the other has a mentality of competing with each other. But you don't seem to have any of those feelings towards Angel?"

Because strictly speaking, Angel and I are not twins. I am just a corporate soul, and my body is a copy of Angel.

But this kind of thing can't be said out loud.

"Because I'm a space pirate now, my family, you're all wanted criminals on the wanted list," I sat across from Lin, "I might be on it in the future too. Angel is the future crown prince, he shouldn't have a wanted criminal brother."

"And I like you guys too, even though you're all perverts. Choosing him means I have to give up on you. If we're all accomplices, it would be unfair for me to be the only one crawling out of the darkness."

Lin was a little stunned by what I said.

Then he flicked my forehead and said, "Who are you calling a pervert? The little pervert who awakened SS-level psychic power at the age of ten."

"You are so merciless in your evaluation of us. When your father retires, your bounty will not be lower than his." Lin held up his face.

"Maybe I'll assign you an undercover mission in the future, and you might be able to go to the Capital Planet and live with Angel for a while."

"Even though I can't use my true face, even though it's fake."

"But this is the most tender way that man Will could think of."

"He really treats you like his own son."

Lin knocked on the table. "Although he dragged you into this quagmire unreasonably, he can't be considered a big villain."

Of course I know what Lin said. The fact that I have only thought about sending Xingyun and his group to jail instead of killing them all is enough to prove that they just have different standpoints and are not really bad people.

I am an adult, and there is no absolute black and white in the adult world.

but--

"But Lin, you are the villain."

"I recently checked the news and noticed your bounty is going up every year, 'Plague Doctor'."

I was so sweet for believing in the abridged version of Lin’s story before, but the person in front of me is the real villain.

——Strictly speaking, what he said was all correct, because it was true that he had his medical license revoked for taking the blame and became a black doctor and was robbed by his cheap father.

But Dad took him in purely out of justice.

During the years when he was wandering around as a black doctor, he basically killed all the nobles wherever he went - all through viral infection, so he got the title of "Plague Doctor". Then why was the spaceship he was riding in robbed by the pirates?

It was because he was being chased and was ready to drag everyone down with him, and then he sent his location to all the pirates nearby.

It’s like an interstellar loudspeaker coming - there are fat sheep here, come quickly!

Then there were all these things. After he escaped the pursuit, he planned to go out and kill the nobles, but was stopped by his father. This went on three or four times before he was finally influenced by his cheap father... and conquered.

Then he changed his name and became the ship's doctor of the Nebula.

As a result, because he suddenly disappeared and the Empire couldn't catch him, the bounty increased every year.

Lin smiled calmly after hearing my revelations, then waved his hand nonchalantly, "Oh, I was young and ignorant. I was too young, too young."

"Besides, your father's nickname is the White Death. As a plague doctor, wouldn't it make sense for me to be recruited by the Death God?" He spread his hands. "But you're really amazing. You can actually know so much from the clues on the Star Network."

"...Maybe it's because I'm not face-blind like other people."

"After all, your wanted poster is just a little younger, but it looks exactly like you, and it also has your glorious deeds on the back. I don't know why people just can't recognize you."

Speaking of this, Lin seemed to remember something.

"You're right. After all, no one doubts that your face is exactly the same as Angel's."

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Lin and I fell silent at the same time. Is there something seriously wrong with the Xingyun Pirates?!