(RBT) Chapter 45: A Heavy Hand!

Ever since Lucifer bought back bags and bags of snacks, Texas didn't seem to smoke much in front of him anymore. Most of the time, she'd just be holding a Pocky stick in her mouth to pass the time.

However, you could still occasionally catch the faint, lingering smell of smoke on her, which probably meant she was secretly rewarding herself with one whenever Lucifer wasn't around.

Quitting smoking is a cyclical process, after all. Anyway, let's have one first.

Thwack!

Just as Texas put a Pocky stick in her mouth, the dorm's main door was slammed open.

"Welcome your king! The Emperor!"

A penguin stood in the entryway, striking a "Praise the Sun" pose, which made Texas instinctively rub her temples.

By all accounts, today should have been a wonderful weekend, but clearly, she had gotten her hopes up too soon.

Emperor scanned the living room but didn't see Lucifer.

"Where's Lucifer?"

Texas glanced up at the clock, which read 11:40 AM.

"At this hour, he should be sleeping, but he should be up soon."

"Still sleeping? What is he, a vampire who can't see the light of day?"

With that, Emperor strode toward Lucifer's room and delivered a kick that nearly sent the door flying off its hinges.

Texas started to raise a hand to stop him but silently retracted it.

The moment Emperor stepped into the room, before he could even let out one of his sharp, explosive squawks, he was sent flying like a beautiful shooting star. He crashed into the main door in the entryway and seemed to have fallen asleep.

"Yare yare..."

Lucifer emerged from his room, ruffling his messy hair with a dark expression on his face.

Texas was slightly mesmerized by the scene. She had to admit, Lucifer was genuinely handsome. His youthful face combined with a mature, settled aura made it hard not to... admire him. It was just a shame he had a mouth.

Meanwhile, Emperor, who had been kicked into next week by Lucifer's flying leap, had already revived after watching an ad.

"Gwak! Is this how you treat your boss?!"

"Give it a rest. I learned a few tricks from Hannibal, you want me to try them on you?" Lucifer threatened, channeling the traditional art of the subordinate overthrowing the superior.

It was a good thing he had already been on the verge of waking up, so his morning temper wasn't too severe. If Emperor had dared to barge in around midnight, Lucifer would have definitely taken the opportunity to taste the blood of a Beast Lord.

"Hmph! I won't lower myself to your level, because I am the great Emperor! Thank me!"

"..."

Lucifer and Texas remained silent. If Emperor had the fighting power of an Empoleon, Lucifer might have actually taken him seriously. But as it was, well, that's just how Beast Lords were.

"Given that you and Texas have been performing well recently and Penguin Logistics' orders have increased significantly, I have procured an additional delivery vehicle so you two can better fulfill your mission."

The barely one-meter-tall penguin put his hands behind his back and began to ramble on like a manager inspecting his employees.

"A little electric scooter?"

"Hah! As if! An employee of my esteemed Penguin Logistics, riding a scooter? If word of that got out, I'd be laughed to death by Wei and his crew!"

Emperor was extremely protective of his image. His Penguin Logistics was a reflection of his own reputation; he couldn't stand being mocked for even a second.

"It's the latest model of off-road vehicle from Columbia. I think it's called the Big Haul or something... that's not important! The point is, it's built like a tank, and its performance is way more badass than that junker jeep you're using now."

As soon as he finished, a look of keen interest appeared in Texas's eyes. Clearly, she was itching to get her hands on that new off-road vehicle. Her hands twitched with the desire to go for a joyride.

"What about the old jeep?"

"You and Texas can decide for yourselves who drives the remaining one."

"Huh? We each get one? But I don't have a driver's license either?"

Hearing this, Emperor looked completely unfazed.

"So? Does Texas have a license?"

"I really came to the right place."

Lucifer couldn't help but marvel. So the only reason he and Texas hadn't been caught by the L.G.D. these past few days was pure, dumb luck.

"Don't be so uptight about deliveries. As long as you basically know how to drive, it's fine. As long as you don't play bumper cars on the sidewalk in front of the L.G.D. headquarters, I can guarantee you'll be fine."

"My brother! You truly are my brother from another mother!"

Lucifer's face changed in an instant, immediately switching to his "devoted subordinate" persona and completely cutting away from the guy who had just slammed Emperor into the wall a minute ago.

"Cut it out! Trying to get chummy with me again! You shameless thing!" Emperor swatted away Lucifer's outstretched hand with an annoyed slap.

Lucifer, still smiling, changed the subject. "So, Emperor, how come there's no uniform for me at Penguin Logistics?"

"You're not a girl. Can you attract customers by wearing black stockings? Why would I go through the trouble of making a male uniform..."

Emperor hadn't even finished his sentence when Lucifer suddenly drove a fist into his soft belly.

"You're a shameless thing too, you old fossil! Let me show you what a heavy hand really is!"

After taking a 'Core-Quake Fist' from Lucifer, Emperor entered a deep sleep, completely and utterly out for the count.

On the sofa, Texas stared at the scene for a moment, stunned. If she wasn't mistaken, hadn't Lucifer's punch just now generated a visible shockwave?

Lucifer then opened the dorm door, picked up Emperor as if he were a dead bird from the market, and tossed him next to the trash cans by the entrance like a bag of garbage.

Anyone else might have felt a little sorry for Emperor. But unfortunately, while others didn't know what Emperor was like, Texas and Lucifer knew all too well.

With Emperor's meddling out of the way, Texas returned to the topic at hand. "Do you know how to drive?"

"I think I do—it's just been a while. I'll get the hang of it once I practice." Terra's cars, aside from their energy systems, weren't that different from the cars in Lucifer's memory. He'd just treat it like buying a new high-tech vehicle in Los Santos.

"So which one do you choose? The new car or the jeep?"

Surprisingly, Texas didn't immediately claim the new car for herself, instead giving the choice to Lucifer.

"I'll just take the old jeep."

"Why?"

Texas felt oddly embarrassed, thinking Lucifer was intentionally being modest for her sake.

"You wouldn't understand, Texas. Showa is a man's romance. When new employees join in the future, I can use this jeep to brutally train them, rawr!"

"..."

For some reason, Texas's heart sank. Had she set her expectations for Lucifer too high?

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