Rupee: "Waaah waaaah~"
Rupee: "So I really can't buy it? Commander bro, please open a separate crowdfunding for
Rupee. Rupee is willing to do anything!?"
Anis: "Ugh, is this the face of a rich person?"
Anis: "Commander, you absolutely must not let money blind you!"
Anis: "If you agree to this, even if you get the money, you'll definitely lose something important! Like me!"
Investment Tips - Add Balabala (Dolla): "Seems like our guest realizes the importance of wealth. So, need an investment? Of course, I'm not asking much, just come to the Fashion Bar and have a drink with me. I promise you'll get a satisfying answer."
Anonymous User 086 (Red Owl 02): "I didn't expect Commander Grim to patiently give advice even to someone small like me. I'll buy whatever merchandise you release."
Anonymous User 094 (Product 08 No. 20527): "My last month's salary was spent upgrading my body. Commander, can this merchandise be sold in batches?"
Eleven Spoons of Sugar (Sugar): "Can I start a fundraiser for a kiss?"
Faced with a flood of angry scrolling comments, Commander Grim calmly smiled after reading through them one by one, then nodded:
"I said, as long as the request is reasonable, I'll satisfy everyone."
Eleven Spoons of Sugar (Sugar): "Really?"
Commander Grim closed his eyes slightly, his tone suddenly growing heavier: "Everyone should know that just half a year ago, I was still a rookie Commander. On my first mission, I almost died on the Surface."
I still remember that moment — countless Raptures surrounding me in the ruins, deadly red beams locking onto my body, as if trying to pierce through my fragile form. And the ones who saved me... were all of you.
"Nikkes."
"To many Ark citizens, Nikkes may seem like tools, weapons, pawns to be discarded after use."
"But to me, you are my precious friends, my irreplaceable comrades. The reason I'm standing where I am today is entirely because of your support."
"That's why, as your Commander, I want to do everything I can to repay that and help you all."
"So, in addition to the dolls and your current requests, I'll also be giving out ten limited-edition 'Universal Commander Vouchers' for free every month. Any Nikke holding this voucher can make any request of me for one day."
"What do you all think?"
After a few seconds of silence in the comment section...
All the Nikkes joined the crowdfunding.
[Eleven Spoons of Sugar (Sugar) donated 20,000 Credits]
[Boyfriend Commander (Rupee) donated 200,000 Credits and gifted a "Praise Model" worth 1 million Credits]
[Investment Tips - Add Balabala (Dolla) donated 50,000 Credits and gifted "Cocktail: Passion Coast" worth 5,000 Credits]
[Anis, Neon, Rapi joined the crowdfunding...]
[Privaty, Yulha, Soline joined the crowdfunding...]
[The Hero Appears (Laplace) donated 50,000 Credits]
Seeing the effects and gifts flying across the screen, even Commander Grim was surprised.
Was this the power of human emotion?
"Thank you, everyone."
Commander Grim expressed his sincere gratitude.
Next scroll of bullet comments:
Rupee: "Commander bro baring his true feelings is so cool~ Please give Rupee a voucher~"
Neon: "Sensei… Neon is so touched, I'm almost crying!"
Anis: "Eh, Neon, you better shed real tears then."
Clearly Not a Kid (Soline): "Commander, I want to know... do you actually have a girlfriend right now? I don't mean anything by it, just curious."
"Girlfriend?"
"Everyone should know, I deal with a lot of Nikkes every day."
"If I really had a girlfriend, she'd probably be super jealous."
Commander Grim coughed twice, his eyes slightly avoiding the camera.
Even if he did have feelings for someone, Commander Grim would never admit it publicly.
After all, a jealous Nikke was far scarier than a normal angry woman.
Take Privaty, Rapi, and Anis, for example. Those two little brats from the Counterattack Squad and Privaty are always bickering — now they argue every time they meet.
As for other "heavy" girls with intense emotions… we don't even need to mention them.
If they found out Commander Grim had an official girlfriend, they might show up at his door the next day, beat him up, drag him back to the dorms, and "drain" him dry.
Soline: "So you don't?"
Soline: "Hehe, I knew it! Commander must have me in his heart!"
Maxwell: "From the looks of it, Commander, you've been flirting with a lot of Nikkes lately."
Maxwell: "Not that I mind, honey. If you're feeling lonely, just come to me."
Soline: "But seriously, Commander is so handsome!"
Soline: "Even through the screen, his aura feels colder than when he's in person."
Rupee: "That's right! My brother is the most handsome Commander in all of the Ark!"
Rupee: "Every time we meet, I can feel his beauty radiating."
Rupee: "This kind of beauty is called perfection…"
I'm Very Serious (Rapunzel): "Yes, big bro is an unmatched handsome man. Surely everyone treats him like their boyfriend, right?"
Rapunzel: "Then I'm sorry everyone, I've decided to look at my brother's face and then utterly defile it… fwooh… fwooh…?"
Soline: "Ah, what are you doing???"
Anis: "No, stop! Don't do that to my Commander!???"
Anis: "Stop your dirty fantasies! Quack!"
Sugar: "Can I kiss you, bro?"
Sugar: "Guess where I put my phone?"
Privaty: "You… couldn't have put it somewhere weird, could you?"
Sugar: "Ah, too late now."
Commander Grim coughed twice, nearly spitting out his coffee.
Unbelievable.
In reality, each of these Nikkes were pretty composed. But online… they all seemed unhinged.
Did the internet make you like this?
As he put down his coffee cup, Commander Grim scrolled through the bullet comments — then suddenly spotted a strange message.
JohnD: "I've heard your name for a long time. As a human Commander, you're so gentle and kind. It's rare to find someone willing to go this far for the Nikkes these days. But I can still see it — you're nothing but a hypocrite."
JohnD: "People who suck up to Nikkes for their own gain have appeared before. And you're the best of them, aren't you?"