What Do You Mean I'm The Captain Of A Yandere Mercenary Company?

Chapter 267 I Want An Exo-Knight

We went to the counter to cash out our winnings.

Four hundred thousand Credits for me and one point two million Credits for Ries.

Damn... I still can't believe we won.

I mean, what were the chances that this was Bob's turning point match where he would overcome his losing streak and we just happened to bet on it? That's pretty wild.

Also... Kind of ironic how Ries actually recouped her losses from this and even profited from it as compared to yesterday.

When I pointed that out, the cat girl giggled, "Ehehe~ Of course! Because boss is here isn't it?"

Great... I can't even say anything because we still ended up winning this bet despite all odds anyway...

"We're just lucky."

"Exactly!"

I guess I'll just shut up now.

Ries then turned to me, "What do you think of Battlebots though, boss?"

I scratched my cheek, "Well... I guess they're pretty cool?"

Ries immediately held my arm, "I know right?! It's pretty amazing that we use them for entertainment now!"

I raised an eyebrow at her, "What were they used for before that then?"

She grinned, "Do you want to make a guess?"@@@@

"Instruments of war?" I guessed, since that's the only thing I can think of that something like that would be used.

Ries clapped her hands, "You got it, Boss! Humans made them basically as cannon fodder during the big war with The Confederation which later paved the way for Exo-Knights too!"

Ok, now I'm really interested.

"Speaking of Exo-Knights," I muttered, the both of us making our way out of the area. "Where would you recommend that we get one?"

"Oh, that's right. Boss was talking about getting one, weren't you? Umm... That would depend on what you are planning to use them for."

"I mean... What could they be used for?"

"A lot of things, actually. There's Knights that are made specifically for deep space mining, some that are meant for construction and others that may even be designed for anomaly surveys. And of course, you have the combat models and those have their own variations as well, whether it be ones that are specialised for space combat, atmospheric combat or even ground combat."

I scratched my head, "Isn't there like a general purpose one or something? One that we can put on our ship that can serve us for any occasion that we might encounter?"

"Oh~ You want those kinds? They do exist too. But even those have different designs and classes of their own as well, Boss."

I grimaced, "This sounds like I'm opening myself up to a whole new different can of worms..."

"If Boss wants to know about them, I'd be happy to tell you about them! I'll even help you figure out which one is the best one for us!"

"Nnghh... That is true..."

I went to pat her on the head, "Well, I don't mind though? You can just do it first and we'll figure out what to do with it later."

"Purrrrr~ Yes Bossssss~"

I realised that she was purring because I was stroking her head instinctively after I started patting her and she was most definitely enjoying it as she leaned into my hand.

So cute...

I tried to pull back my hand and she actually let out a disappointed mewl before quickly catching herself and clearing her throat to try and hide it.

"Ahem... Umm... That was... Ahh... I mean that sounds like a good idea, Boss."

I grinned, "No, no... You ain't escaping from that. Did that feel nice?"

"... Yes?"

"Do you want more?"

"Yes!"

I reached out my hand and slipped under her hood to pat her head directly, causing her to let out a mewl of pleasure while she squirmed around with her hands pawing at my chest.

Oh damn... She's seriously cute...

I really want to just keep doing this... I can, can't I? She gave me permission already, didn't she?

Right then, I noticed that we had just reached our stop so I quite literally picked up the catgirl in my arms and started running back to our apartment.

She let out a surprised squeak when I did so but I didn't care and simply concentrated on reaching my destination.

It only took us a minute or two to reach our apartment but it still felt like an eternity to me before we were through the door and I sat down on the couch with the catgirl still in my arms.

At this point, her face was blushing bright red but I only had one thing on my mind.

I pulled the cloak off of her, revealing her feline features completely and... I started scratching her head and playing with her ears.

Ahhhh~ They're so soft!! So fluffy! So silky!! And so nice to touch too!!

"Puuurrrrrr~ Bosssss~" Ries purred, her hands curling up to act like paws while she curled up in my lap.

She was practically begging for it so I started scratching her tummy too which only made her purr even louder.

So engrossed we were in this that I didn't even notice someone had entered the room until a voice called out.

"What do we have here?"

Looking up, I found Amber and Lea looking at us.

Oh... Err... I can explain?