Reboot: Mechanic

When Mary and Vanessa both saw Shi Tian flashing a not-so-friendly smile at them, they knew they had messed up badly. 

"It was her, Nathan!" Mary was slick and quick to point the finger at Vanessa, blaming her for the matter. 

"She was overly curious and unable to get any information from me, so she started to insult us." She added, painting Vanessa in a bad light. 

Vanessa had her mouth opened in disbelief, seeing how fast Mary had thrown her under the bus.

However, she wasn't the type to just take it and accept her fate. 

Vanessa crossed her arms and snorted coldly, "Hmph, it was her fault for bringing up the topic of marrying Commander Theobold when I clearly had no interest in him. It was all Mary's fault." 

"No, it was you who praised Commander Theobold as an honorable person and was complaining about us being mysterious and dishonorable."

"When did I ever say you were dishonorable?" 

"Even if you didn't say it directly, you have said it implicitly." 

"ENOUGH!" Shi Tian suddenly raised his tone and shouted, prompting the two to shut their mouth and swallow whatever words they were about to say. 

Seeing the two became timid and stopped talking, Shi Tian stepped forward, stopping in between them. 

"Must the two of you always react like oil and water whenever you interact with each other?" He then asked, shifting his glance between the two of them constantly. 

Just when Mary and Vanessa wanted to point fingers at each other for the cause, Shi Tian's next word made them still, almost as if they had become a mannequin. 

"And I swear you're going to get it if you start pointing fingers again." 

Speechless, Shi Tian was utterly speechless when they were truly about to point fingers at each other again.

Just how old are these two women?

Why must they react as if they are 3-year-old arch nemesis? 

"Umm, have you finished with the semiconductor since you came out?" Mary suddenly asked, seemingly trying to shift the conversation and tension away.

However, she quickly regretted asking when Shi Tian turned his attention to her, staring right into her eyes. The stare was electrifying and horrifying at the same time.

Normally, it would always be her using that kind of stare at Shi Tian, but each time she had a fight with Vanessa, the tables seemed to have turned. 

Vanessa wanted to laugh at Mary's predicament but halted herself when she noticed Shi Tian's gaze on her. 

Meanwhile, Shi Tian was truly exhausted by these two women. It was a good thing he had just finished the semiconductor, lest these two women alone would have ruined his trance. 

"If the two of you cannot restrain yourself and continue to fight, then leave." Shi Tian said solemnly, his tone somewhat demanding. 

"I won't fight," Mary raised her hands and said. "The one that would most likely start another fight is Vanessa, especially given how incompetent she was in a simple task." She added. 

At first, Shi Tian wanted to scold her for trying to point fingers again but halted himself. 

"A simple task? What do you mean by that?" He asked.

Mary swiftly replied, making the explanation short and simple as to what the task was.

Once she was done, Shi Tian had gotten a gist of the situation. However, it still didn't explain much as to why these two are constantly at each other's throats.

"Hmm, so Vanessa came here because we're going to assist her in leaking the information?" 

"Mhmm, and I honestly don't know why Vanessa is so bothered by it." 

"Cause unlike you two who are heartless, I have some conscience to prevent the situation from festering more terribly." Vanessa rolled her eyes and defended her action.

Both Shi Tian and Mary glanced at each other, nodding their heads. They agreed with her claim about them being heartless and could care less if the situation truly festered worse. 

Mary merely came here for her and Optic Mech's benefit. As for Shi Tian, he was merely obliging to the order that benefited him as well after weighing the pros and cons. 

Realistically speaking, in this crappy world, only selfish people could survive. 

Theobold was merely lucky that his honorable and principle character could maintain itself. Sooner or later, he would realize that it was an unrealistic ideal and that the citizens weren't worth his time-saving. 

Just based on the previous incident when he and Vanessa were ambushed, not a single person had come forward to assist him aside from Gerald, who was affiliated with him somewhat. 

'What a naive action.' Shi Tian thought to himself, feeling that Vanessa was merely bringing in more trouble for herself when it was unnecessary.

Nevertheless, since Mary had brought her along to the Iron Sentinel, it was clear that her stance was somewhat aligned with Vanessa. 

"Whatever, I'm done with my task anyway. We can go back into the main compartment." Shi Tian scratched his head and said, turning around and returning to the main compartment. 

As Shi Tian returned to the main compartment, Mary simply gave Vanessa a side glance before following ahead. She didn't even want to waste another breath on her, lest Shi Tian might come back and scold her.

Only she was supposed to do the scolding, and not the other way around.

Vanessa could only pout slightly as she grudgingly followed behind, cursing Mary silently in her mind.

Sometime later, the two of them sat on their seats, with only Vanessa having to stand up.

"Why can't I sit there?" Vanessa raised an eyebrow and pointed at an empty chair.

"Sorry, only useful people or employees are allowed. Outsiders are not allowed to sit there." Mary smiled kindly and shrugged her shoulders. 

Vanessa squinted her eyes, bit her lips softly, and turned her attention to Shi Tian, clearly wanting him to say something.

'Can we get to the main point already?' Shi Tian cried inwardly, having enough of these two acting like children already.