In the Hive Tower's top-floor office.
The atmosphere was eerily quiet.
Tap, tap, tap... This sound wasn't Ultraman's chest alarm, but Berry, the great owner of the Hive, idly tapping on her desk.
Just like Berry's impolite action, her brows were deeply furrowed, her mouth was pursed like a golden arch, and she was enveloped in anxiety, as if contemplating some profound philosophical question.
This eerie atmosphere enveloped the small office, forcing V, the other organic life form in the room, to become cautious and quietly put down her game controller.
She felt a chill wind in the office.
It gave her goosebumps.
"V, come here, help me with something."
Finally, Berry herself broke the silence.
She stood up with a thump, pulled out a blank piece of paper from her desk, scribbled a few strokes with a pen, deftly tore it in half, and rolled them into two paper strips.
Berry looked at V approaching, her gaze burning, her eyes shining.
"Come, pick one."
Berry held up her clenched fist with the paper strips, signaling V to do what needed to be done: choose one of the two strips.
"What is this? A riddle? But for what?"
"For world peace, just pick one, why so many questions?"
Berry shook the paper strips, urging V to hurry.
"Alright then, don't blame me if I pick something you don't like."
Seeing Berry like this, V also didn't stand on ceremony.
Her eyes darted between Berry's two small fists for a moment, then she rolled up her sleeve and reached out for one of them.
That was the paper strip representing Militech.
Staring nervously at V's outstretched hand, Berry knew the outcome.
But that didn't mean she could accept it.
Hmm... V looked up at Berry's innocent, wide eyes, a trace of doubt rising in her heart.
Her hand had grasped the paper strip, but she couldn't pull it out of Berry's grip.
The strip was held tightly by the other party, as if glued, and V pulled with such force that her knuckles turned white, but she still couldn't get it out.
"Berry?"
"Hmm..."
Berry said nothing, just squeezed the paper strip tightly.
V let go, and both of them simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, V reached for the other side.
If this one didn't work, then the other one surely would.
Uh... the two of them started their arm-wrestling match again.
V stared speechlessly at Berry's innocent, wide eyes.
Are you asking me to draw lots or arm wrestle?
This time, V wasn't going to give in.
She gritted her teeth, exerting force on her hand, slowly pulling the paper strip out of Berry's hand with a force that almost tore it apart.
Berry's face was almost red from the silent struggle.
She watched helplessly as the paper strip representing Night Corp was almost pulled out by V.
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