Rise of the Eromancer

Chapter 264 Trouble in The Orange Ocean, For Real This Time

There were a lot of things Rhys was expecting as he explored the ship — and this was definitely not one of them. It might be one of the things he expected if he was actively trying to look into the cabins, but he wasn't doing that since he still had a concept of privacy.

And also, he truly thought that Commander Olga was calling for him and telling him to enter the cabin, because she was… it just wasn't exactly directly directed to him… but rather a photo of him.

Commander Olga's cabin seemed to not be any different than the others; Rhys wouldn't know, of course, since he hadn't seen the other cabins yet, but with how simple her cabin was set up and the fact that the bed was a bunk bed, it was safe to assume that she did not allow herself to be given extra treatment.

Why was Rhys currently observing the room? Well, it is because Olga seemed to have not realized that Rhys opened the door just yet and was seeing what she was doing as she had her head turned back to where the door was.

Fortunately for her, Rhys can't see her privates because of this. Unfortunately for her, Rhys could see the photo she was holding.

Rhys's mind was overclocking as to what he should do right now; he could just very slowly close the door and hope that Olga remained deaf to whatever was going on around her. But if he does that and Olga hears the door close, she will forever wonder who it was that saw her touching herself — her self-dignity as the Commander would plummet.

"Man, I was hoping to go up the Surface and look at some Amerkan women."

"Do you even know why we came to Amerka territory in the first place?"

"Who knows."

And before Rhys could actually decide what to do, fate decided for him as he heard several people coming into the hallway — his only choice now was to enter the room and quickly shut the door.

"!!!"

Commander Olga quickly grabbed a blanket before immediately turning around and hiding Rhys's photo behind her. It was obvious on her extremely livid face that she was going to scream, but as soon as she saw Rhys, the reason for the redness in her face completely changed from shame and anger, to just shame and shock.

"Ma'am," Rhys looked away, "I know this is my fault for walking around the ship, but you should really lock your doors."

"We…" Commander Olga blinked a couple of times; her words almost slurred and drawn out as she was obviously still completely in shock with what was happening, "...We don't lock our doors, this is a military facility. What… what are you doing here?"

"I was exploring the ship and…" Rhys closed his eyes, "...I heard you calling for me and telling me to enter."

"You…" Olga's eyes widened as her breaths started to turn heavy by the second, "...What did you see?"

"I apologize," Rhys breathed out.

"Did… did you see what I was holding?" Olga gulped.

"Yes."

"G…get out," Olga's eyes quickly turned red as tears started to trail from her eyes, "Get out, that is an order."

"Ma'am," Rhys did not really hesitate to follow Olga's orders at all. He did not even try to talk to her or try to please or soothe her in any way. After all, he saw the 4th Heart floating above her head starting to flicker and fade away, and since he could not read her desires at all, the best course of action was just to follow and respect her orders.

And so, he just placed his hand on the door, but as soon as he heard a group of people walking outside, he stopped. After all, it would be bad for Commander Olga's men to see him coming out of her room. Judging from how many and how noisy the group is, however, it would seem it was the group that was in the cafeteria with Rhys earlier.

"I'll… go out as soon as they are gone, Ma'am," Rhys quietly said, making sure to keep his head steady and not accidentally glance back.

The only answer Rhys received from Olga was her heavy breaths. He could hear a small rustle as she started putting her pants back on. He could also hear a drawer being opened, most probably hiding his photo back inside.

And after an entire minute of awkward silence, the group was finally gone.

"Ma'am." And so, Rhys finally opened the door.

"Wait." But before he could even take a step out, Olga quickly shut the door before just hastily moving to her desk.

"Ma'am…?" Rhys took in a small gulp as he finally turned toward Olga, only to see her fully clothed now; her eyes still a little red and her pink hair a little disheveled.

"I should also be apologizing for showing such a shameful part of me, Major Wilder," Olga then let out a short but very deep breath as she stood up straight, "What I showed you was extremely inappropriate and highly unethical. If you wish to report me, I will face my punishment without countering."

"...No, I shouldn't even be here in the first place," Rhys shook his head, "And you did nothing wrong, Ma'am. And… there was nothing shameful about that."

"...You don't think so?" Commander Olga subtly looked down, and as she did so, the 4th Heart floating above her head once again began to fade and flicker.

"But it was inappropriate," Rhys quickly retracted his words as soon as he saw the Heart flickering. Rhys has never really been good with women before he received his ability to read people's desires—no. Lina and the others say he has some sort of natural charm in him, but he knows it was just because of the way he looks; he wasn't stupid, he knows how handsome and beautiful he is.

But being handsome and beautiful is not enough, and he realized that when he received the ability to read the desires of those attracted to him. But now, he can't use that ability on Olga, and he could really only rely on the flickering Hearts above her head — and even that could be considered cheating… but Rhys would take all the advantage he could get.

"It is," Commander Olga agreed to Rhys; the flickering Heart, now once again red and stable.

"But I will not report you, Ma'am."

"Why not…?" And once again, the Heart started to flicker, "There are rules, and there are rules of conduct, Major Wilder. And I… broke it."

"Because it is not a good time to lose a capable leader like you, Commander," Rhys, however, did not try to cater to her at all this time as he just said what was on his mind, "If I report you, then another person who does not know what is at stake will replace you."

"Hm…" Commander Olga once again looked down.

"But since we both agree that you broke… something," Rhys could really only sigh as he saw the heart flickering again, "You will still receive a punishment worthy of the… offense. But not from anyone else but me."

"Of course, Major Wilder," Commander Olga finally looked up again and nodded, "I truly am sorry for showing you something so disgraceful. What sort of punishment—"

[All personnel, to your stations.]

And before the situation could lead to anything, an alarm raged through the entire ship and the phone in Commander Olga's room rang. She quickly answered it, before just hanging it and quickly running out of the room; even pushing Rhys to the side as she did so,

"Major Wilder, follow me!"

"What's the situation, Ma'am?" Rhys, of course, did not hesitate to drop everything as he quickly chased Olga from behind. The two of them, no longer even minding that some of the soldiers were looking and staring at them since they both came out of the same room.

"Possible aerial attack," Olga did not even glance back as her steps became even faster—no, she did not just become fast, she became extremely fast to the point she was almost disappearing as she avoided and moved past the other people rushing to their stations. Rhys, of course, was still able to chase after her due to his reflexes.

Commander Olga, she is probably a Noble with the blood of Hermes running through her veins.

"Aerial attack, from what?"

"...You'll see," Olga did not seem shocked at all that Rhys was able to follow her; in fact, she even seemed proud for some reason. And as soon as they stepped out onto the deck, Rhys saw what they were dealing with, "It would seem we are all being punished for what I did."

How could he not, when it was literally flying directly above their ship and covering their view of everything?

It was a gray eagle, whose wingspan probably doubled the length of their entire battleship.

"...A Roc."