Al looked at the slightly sad girl in front of him in a daze, as if he saw thousands of troops and horses in her eyes, iron horses and yellow sand, Eve was like an unfathomable river that Al couldn't see.

"It's obscure, isn't it?" Eve smiled, "In the Far West, there is a group of flesh-and-blood people who defend the peace of the people with their flesh and blood, and they have a common name, the Lion Legion. ”

For the first time, Al looked at Eve's face closely, and found that there was a bit of manly heroism on the girl's soft face, which he had also seen on the face of Uncle Paul, who had been a soldier, and it was like a medal that only those who had experienced war could receive.

"Why did you talk about this all of a sudden?" Al was puzzled.

"It's nothing, it's just a feeling," Eve didn't seem to stop, "because my father served in the Lion Legion, so my childhood life was always accompanied by iron armor and swords, and when I saw the sun, my least favorite thing is dusk, which means that I have to stay quietly in the house and read those boring military books." ”

"I didn't expect you to have such a legendary experience," Al sighed, "The Lion Legion has a good reputation in the school as a heavy armored legion guarding the western gateway of the empire, and I heard that many outstanding graduates of the academy have voluntarily applied to be transferred to the western defense line to resist the invasion of the Eton Empire, presumably your father must also be a heroic man." ”

"It's a soldier's duty to defend the land and the country," Eve's words changed sharply, "So what about you, Al, is it inconvenient for Fang to tell me about your background?"

"Me?" Al pointed to himself, and he suddenly understood the meaning of Eve's straight to the point, she was so curious about her origins.

"Hmm. Eve still held her chin on her hand and looked at Al expectantly.

There was nothing to hide, and Al explained his situation one by one.

"I'm from the small town of Nack on the northern border of the empire, and I've been dependent on my uncle since I was a child, and I don't have a noble background like you, I'm just an ordinary child. ”

"No, that's not what I want to hear," Eve shook her head, "I'm more interested in your abilities, can you tell me about them?"

"Ahem, this one—" Al subconsciously put his left hand under the square table.

"Why, the scene when I fought Captain Enzo in the Imperial Arena some time ago was quite impressive. ”

After hesitating for a while, Al still put his left hand on the tabletop, and the slight collision between the "steel bone" and the tabletop made a sound of mechanical friction, which was crisp and beautiful. When not in use, its diamond-shaped scales fit snugly, like a silver glove.

"I don't have a name yet," Al clenched his fist, "but I don't regret what I did that day, and even if I had to do it all over again, I'd still choose to save those two elves." ”

"Do you want to save your own life?"

Seeing Al's embarrassed appearance, Eve couldn't help but smile, although his trespass in the arena was reckless, but how many people have such awareness and courage as him?

"Rather than accept the judgment of conscience in the days to come, I am more willing to fight for the righteousness in my heart. ”

"In this world, even if you want to uphold justice, you have to have a certain strength. Eve pushed the golden card with the golden lion on it to Al's side.

"Alright, let's not talk about that," Eve looked away from El's left arm, "If I'm not mistaken, the town of Nack should be right next to the Green Valley Forest, right? ”

"Wow, you've heard of Sergeant Major Panson, he's my idol! But it's said that the current Sergeant Major is a guy named Tulum, I haven't seen it anyway, but I heard from Uncle that this guy is not very good. ”

"Tulum. A broad back of a fishing rod carved from ice came to Eve's mind.

Eve's eyes were a little confused, and she was still a little familiar with this man's name.

Eve was a babbling child, and on the docks of the blue sea, her father, Achilles, sat side by side with the fellow named Tulum, talking about topics she didn't understand, while she watched the fish in the man's ice bucket.

Before leaving, Tulum gave her a sea fish that had been frozen into an ice sculpture, and she was impressed that the fish was still alive after the ice sculpture melted.

"Have you heard of him, too? Eve. Looking at Eve, who was a little dazed, Al asked.

"No, I don't know. ”

"Oh. ”

"But there's one thing that might have something to do with him, and of course that's just my speculation. ”

"What's the matter?"

The wind was blowing slowly on the rooftop, and the empty space was filled with only the two people who were talking, and the two staff members in the open-air café in the corner.

One of the staff members brought two cups of coffee to the duo, according to whom the coffee was provided for free, as Eve had not ordered it.

The school's intimate service also attracted praise from Al, and Eve continued to speak only after the service staff walked away.

"The abduction of orcs and elves in the recent period. ”

"What?!" Al couldn't believe his ears, "Do you have any basis?"

Eve took a small sip of her coffee, then frowned, apparently coffee was not to her taste.

"Nope. Eves pondered for a moment before replying softly.

But what the two of them didn't know was that the staff member who brought them coffee just now showed an inconspicuous and strange smile shortly after leaving.

By the time the quaint bell rang from the bell tower, it was already six o'clock in the afternoon, and the campus was filled with many new and enthusiastic faces inquiring about the direction of the school cafeteria.

On the roof of the teaching building in the teaching area of Department A, Al also stood up and prepared to leave, because the "Rabbit Candy House" in the commercial area would open in a short time.

"Eve, thank you today, tomorrow..."

"Don't want to come?" Eve's hair swayed in the wind, "I'm not reluctant. ”

"No, no, I'm saying if you have time tomorrow, I have plenty of time. ”

"It's five o'clock in the afternoon, it's still this place, and it's not used if it's a second late. ”

"Okay!" Al's tone was a little excited, "Ahem, then I'll go to the restaurant first, I'm a little hungry after an afternoon of practicing at the martial arts gym." ”

Al pretended to rub his stomach, but his clumsy acting skills were too flattering.

Eve ignored Al and turned to look at the place where the shadow of the sun had sunset.

"See you tomorrow. ”

Seeing that Eve no longer paid attention to herself, Al had to smile awkwardly, put on his blazer, and ran towards the entrance of the passage.

Standing on the roof of the building, Eve watched as the figure in the black suit first pretended to run in the direction of the restaurant, then deliberately lingered for a while before sneaking towards the side door of the academy.

The whistle of the ferry came one after another from the direction of the blue sea, and Eve was silent for a moment before casting her eyes in the direction of the city center, where the swimming birds circled overhead, and the drunken nightlife began.

Eventually, at nightfall, the city was lit up with colorful neon lights, and the rooftop of the school building was empty, and a slender shadow in the open-air café slowly became low, moving to the entrance without anyone noticing, and then disappeared on the rooftop.

By the time Al made his way through the crowded streets to the Bunny Candy House, there were already a few customers in the store who were picking out candy for their children.

Andre, who is dressed as a "mechanical rabbit", is being "coerced" by Freya to accompany the guests to choose.

Al had no choice but to sneak into the second floor of the candy house through the back door, preparing to return to the first floor after changing into the extremely childish "Pink Bunny Suit".

Pushing open the door on the second floor, the curtain has been opened, and you can see the golden Afalite Tower in the distance, which was built to commemorate the first king of the Joses Empire.

"Who's where?!" Al was just about to turn on the light when he noticed a dark figure standing by the window, I don't know if he was looking at himself or facing out of the window, it was a bit oozing to come out of nowhere.

Al hurriedly lit the fluorescent lamps in the room, and as soon as the warm light fell, Al let out a sigh of relief.

The black gown, embroidered with an oriental golden dragon on the back, turned out to be Li Shiyi standing by the window and looking out the window at the bright and green metropolis.

"I said, senior brother, why don't you make a sound, it's easy to frighten others. Al grumbled.

"Remember that magician?" asked Li Shiyi.

"Remember, senior brother, didn't you secretly follow him and leave this morning?

"He hasn't been out since he entered the Furaor Bar," Li Shiyi's hand was hidden in his long sleeves, "and from his eyes, he didn't rest all night last night." ”

"What's wrong? it's not uncommon for an industry like theirs to perform all night, besides..."Al noticed something unusual in the middle of speaking, "No, he went in the opposite direction of Fraor's Bar when he came to the candy house in the morning, which means he didn't perform last night!"

"You're finally on the line for once," Li Shiyi closed the curtains and sat down with his back to Al, "I went to the bar and asked, and the regulars of those bars said that they didn't see that guy named Kasa last night." ”

"Sure enough, there must be something wrong with this person!" Al hurriedly closed the door and came to Li Shiyi's side.

"And last night another guard from Haijie Prison was killed, and the body was found in the coastal neighborhood. Li Shiyi's voice was very soft, as if he was saying something that had nothing to do with him.

"It seems that the Raven Organization still can't help but take action, could it be that they want to make this matter bigger and cause panic in the city?" Al looked out the window at the world feeling a little psychedelic, "This is completely different from the style of their previous two assassination operations, why don't you report it to Uncle Conrad, if necessary, you can arrest the magician named Kasa." ”

"No way!"

"Why?"

"That's exactly why I'm waiting for you in my room. ”

Li Shiyi pulled out the black knife, the knife flashed, and the delicate silver candlestick was instantly cut in half, and a small mechanical device rolled out of the hollow candlestick, and two severed copper wires were connected to the end.