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Chapter 40 Ways of Cooperation
🕑 Added 2025-08-31 14:24:04 +0000 UTC"You kid~"
Cocolia pointed at Minamiya Yu, who was a little embarrassed, with an expression that showed she had expected it.
Scratching his red cheeks, Minamiya Yu lost his momentum for the first time: "Look, aren't Seele and Bronya your favorite children? You wouldn't feel comfortable leaving them to outsiders, would you?"
"What you said seems to make sense."
Cocolia's voice made Minamiya Yu feel relieved. He was about to say something when he was interrupted by Cocolia: "But, Seele and Bronya are my two favorite children, my beloved relatives and friends!"
So, I have to pay extra?
Minamiya Yu complained in his heart.
"So, you have to do me a favor."
Hearing this, Minamiya Yu felt relieved. It was just a favor. As long as there was no objection, everything would be fine!
He quickly expressed his loyalty: "It's just a favor, you don't need to use such an excuse, why wouldn't I help you~"
The words were spoken with such righteousness that Cocolia raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Yeah?"
"certainly!"
"Then call mom first."
"......"
Minamiya Yu was silent. In the orphanage, he was the only one who had never called Cocolia "Mom". After all, he had been following the still very young Cocolia since he could remember. Compared to mom, he actually preferred to call her sister.
But the words had just been said, and looking at Cocolia's expectant expression, Minamiya Yu had a forced smile on his face.
"Can't I call you sister?"
"No~"
He is indeed worthy of this title because of the more than ten years of raising him. He was also an orphan in his previous life and has no grudge against this matter, but it always feels awkward to ask him to call it out.
Seeing Minamiya Yu's tangled look, Cocolia finally sighed with a gloomy expression, looked at him and said: "Forget it, no..."
......
In the end he still shouted, and then Cocolia, overflowing with maternal love, hugged him to her chest and rubbed his hair hard.
"Only this time, only this time!"
Minamiya Yu quickly broke away from Cocolia, ran to another sofa with a red face, and said to Cocolia.
There was a hint of regret on her face because of Minamiya Yu's escape, but she quickly lifted her round thigh and placed it on the other leg, returning to the posture of a strong woman.
"That's such a pity~"
What you can't get is indeed the most precious. Savoring the sound of her favorite son shouting with great difficulty, Cocolia pursed her lips, regretting that she didn't record it just now.
"Okay, okay, let's get down to business. Is there anything you need me to do?"
He quickly interrupted Cocolia's voice, fearing that she would continue to let him shout.
"Well, in a sense, this shouldn't be a bad thing for you?"
She said this with some uncertainty, then crossed her arms, propping up her full chest that even Seele envied.
"Do you know why I came to the Far East this time?"
"How should I know that?"
Minamiya Yu looked at Cocolia doubtfully, not quite sure what she wanted to say.
You won't let him go to business negotiations, will you? He doesn't know how to do this.
Ignoring Minamiya Yu's response, Cocolia spoke to herself, "Anti-Entropy's business in the Americas has already reached its peak. In Mu Continent, it also occupies one-third of the market with Destiny and World Serpent Technology. It will not be a simple matter for these two sides to make further progress overnight."
"So you set your sights on the Far East?"
"yes."
Cocolia admitted it without hesitation. She looked at Minamiya Yu and said slowly, "I am determined to get the position of Anti-Entropy Alliance Leader, so I need to have enough results to shut up those old guys."
Hearing this, Minamiya Yu became more spirited.
Wow, is Cocolia almost climbing to the position of alliance leader?
Minamiya Yu, who didn't pay much attention to these things, was naturally a little surprised. I remember that the current leader of Anti-Entropy is still Walter, the creator of Homu and Bronya's former idol.
"I remember there's a ME club here, right?"
Mei Raiden is the eldest daughter of ME Club. In fact, they are still a family, but Seele and Bronya never talked much about their identities, so Mei didn't know it.
Hearing this, Cocolia shook her head and said, "It's not enough. ME is just a high-tech research institute after all. The real control of the lifeline of the country's real economy is still in the hands of those aristocratic families."
Then, she paused and said, "Besides, ME Club doesn't belong to my faction."
"......"
Oh no, is it possible that the story of ME company's president, Ryoma Raiden, being arrested for economic crimes and Mei being deserted by her friends and relatives will happen again?
Then their identities were exposed, the sisters turned against each other, and finally Seele and Bronya learned from their mistakes, picked up Frostmourne, reconciled with Mei, and fought against Cocolia's tyranny together...
Cough cough, I'm just overthinking it.
Quickly shaking his head to dispel his random thoughts, Minamiya Yu asked, "So what? What do you need me to do? You can't ask me to help you unite those aristocratic families, right?"
Cocolia did not comment. She continued, "So I set my sights on the Lunarian Group in the Far East."
"Lunarian Group?" He seemed to have heard of this name.
"Well, although it looks like a group on the surface, it is actually a family that has been in existence for nearly two thousand years. They have a deep control over the country's lifelines such as land, railways, and infrastructure. They can be said to be the most suitable partner."
Frowning and thinking for a moment, Minamiya Yu nodded: "That's really good, but I feel like I can't help much."
"Don't worry, I'm not asking you to help me contact the top management of Lunarian Group."
Cocolia waved her hand and continued, "I have met their chairman before. Both parties are quite satisfied with the initial cooperation we discussed. However, it is a little troublesome to gain the other party's trust and deepen the cooperation."
"Can't I sign a contract?"
"no."
Shaking her head, Cocolia's expression began to become a little strange: "Because of the bloodline passed down from generation to generation, the people here prefer more private contacts compared to those contracts on paper."
Hearing this, a bad premonition arose in Minamiya Yu's heart.
Cocolia suddenly relaxed, leaned back on the sofa, turned her gaze towards the kitchen door that was still shrouded in shadow, and even amplified her voice and said cheerfully, "So, I found a fiancée for you."
Bang!
The kitchen door was pushed open, and Bronya and Seele fell to the ground like a pile of people.
