MOTH, as an institution under the United Nations government, possesses higher military immunity and temporary command authority than peacekeeping forces and humanitarian aid.
After all, no one knows where Honkai will erupt...
Minister-level authority within MOTH is no mere decoration. In many aspects, it holds extremely high priority.
Of course, what Vill-V has done still deviates somewhat from the Emergency State Temporary Command Protocol. But even if there are issues, it would be the local government lodging complaints with the United Nations—what does that have to do with Vill-V?
In most cases, it simply ends up unresolved.
"After all, being a minister of MOTH means you're just that noble. As for ordinary judicial procedures... honestly... they have no way to deal with these privileged human elites at all." Vill-V mocked smugly, not caring in the slightest that she herself was also one of those ministers.
Not to mention the ministers under MOTH's upper ranks—even among the ordinary staff, there are plenty who commit crimes. Some are even key fugitives wanted by certain countries.
And those countries don't even dare bring it up in front of MOTH, afraid that the share of benefits allocated to them in the future might shrink.
The MOTH minister's badge is something countless people dream of. Even renowned scholars would handle it with extreme care if given the chance to touch it, fearing accountability.
In this era, a MOTH minister's badge is equivalent to an imperial seal. Holding it allows one to mobilize regional resources and military command authority, effectively ruling over an entire area.
Mobius' minister badge also allows Elysia to act freely anytime, anywhere—Super Elysia, committing offenses against the wind.
"Will using this get tracked by MOTH?"
Vill-V waved her hand. "No, no. After all, isn't there still a 'Minister Vill-V' in this city to take the blame? If MOTH investigates, they'll be looking at her."
"That makes sense."
Knock knock—
A knock sounded from the office.
Su walked to the door and opened the wooden office door.
Click.
Standing outside were two girls from Shenzhou.
Su seemed to have expected them and greeted them, "You're here. Please, come in."
He led the two girls into the office and handed them drinks.
Clearly, Su already knew them, so he didn't even ask whether they wanted tea or something else.
Before Su could introduce them, the red-eyed girl pointed at the cake in front of Vill-V and screamed:
"Ahhh—my strawberry pudding cake!"
Apparently, the strawberry pudding cake in the fridge had been prepared by Su for this little guest.
The girl rushed to the fridge, opened it, and sure enough—the cake was gone.
"Mr. Moon, didn't you say you'd have my strawberry pudding cake ready when we arrived? Why did you give it to her?!"
Tears welled in the corners of the red-eyed girl's eyes as her cheeks puffed up, making her irresistibly pinchable.
Then she spotted half a slice of cake left on the plate. Her eyes lit up as she reached out to grab it.
But the plate was closer to Vill-V.
Vill-V decisively snatched up the remaining cake and began circling around Su like a pillar-dodging emperor, avoiding the girl's grasp.
Then, seizing the opportunity, she opened her mouth and stuffed the entire cake inside.
"Ahm—"
The girl grabbed Vill-V's shoulders and shook her violently. "Give me back my cake! Give it back!"
As if!
I ate it with my own ability—why would I give it to you!
And I've already taken several bites. If I gave it back now, wouldn't that just be indirect saliva exchange?
The red-eyed girl clearly didn't care about such details. All she saw was the delicious cake.
"Ah—it's gone! Damn it!"
Seeing the cake completely devoured, she grew even more furious. Her rapid, pink little fists rained down on Vill-V's chest. "Give me back my cake! My super delicious, cool, sweet strawberry pudding cream cake! Waaaah—"
However, Vill-V's chest armor had excellent shock absorption. Her punches couldn't do any damage at all.
Beside them, the blue-eyed girl who came with her stepped forward helplessly and pulled the red-eyed girl back. "Idiot Dan Zhu, if the cake's gone, it's gone. Do you have to make such a fuss? Remember, we're here to work, not play house. Don't cause trouble for others."
Unlike the impulsive red-eyed girl, the blue-eyed girl was mature and composed. She had already noticed that the person who took Dan Zhu's cake held no ordinary status. This was the core base of the Mad Hatter Party in this city.
Mr. Moon was here, and even he hadn't said anything. As newly joined interns, openly confronting a superior was practically asking for death.
The blue-eyed girl stood on Dan Zhu's side, but that didn't mean she approved of her antics.
"That's right, that's right. Calories are a girl's worst enemy. If you can't control your fat, you should eat less." Vill-V nodded repeatedly, puffing out her chest with an expression that was both shameless and self-assured.
"Ugh—" Looking at Vill-V's proud chest and full hips, then at her own flat figure and slightly chubby belly, Dan Zhu suffered a second blow from the concept of fat and collapsed onto the carpet in rage.
K.O.
This was Vill-V's complete victory through dietary discipline.
Incidentally, Hua was also caught in Vill-V's indiscriminate attack.
[Are you two kindergarten kids fighting over snacks?]
Su and the blue-eyed girl exchanged glances, a sense of mutual understanding arising between them.
Both had a childish companion to worry about.
"Ahem," as the host, Su couldn't neglect his guests. "I'll prepare two ice mousse cakes for you instead."
However, Dan Zhu showed no appreciation for Mr. Moon's offer.
She threw her head back and lay flat on the ground. "I don't want that. I want a big cake! Right now!"
Things like fat and calories—those invisible concerns—could no longer restrain her appetite.
Anyway, she was just a shut-in foodie. Why care about her figure? Would having a better body earn her extra burgers?
Right now, she only wanted the cake that had been promised to her.
With Dan Zhu acting like this, neither Su nor Cang Xuan had anything to say.
At least while she was throwing a tantrum on the ground, Dan Zhu was invincible.
It seemed that Dan Zhu of the Previous Era was even more lively than expected.
"Alright then, let me use some food-grade magic as compensation—"
Whoosh.
Snap.
Vill-V placed her magician's hat over the table, then lifted it—and a twelve-inch snow-white cake appeared on Su's desk.
No one saw where the cake came from.
Although it wasn't strawberry pudding cream cake, this foodie probably wouldn't mind too much.
If necessary, Vill-V would have to use the Second Divine Key to go buy one from a cake shop.
After discovering that the Cosmic Juggernaut had the side effect of eroding the mind, Vill-V really didn't dare to use the Second Divine Key again before becoming a MANTIS.
Fenghuang Down burns memories, Judgment of Shamash burns the body, Cosmic Juggernaut burns the mind—who knows what the remaining Divine Keys might burn.
Still, she had been at fault for eating Dan Zhu's cake.
Seeing such a large cake, Dan Zhu stopped crying and fussing. Her eyes sparkled as she raised her arms in celebration.
"Wow! A big cake!"
"Big cake~ Big cake~"
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