Chapter 40: Gossip

In the old but unexpectedly clean cafeteria, young boys and girls sit in twos and enjoy a leisurely time at noon in laughter. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

At the end of the morning's work, even the Admirals and Ship Maidens, who are far more physically fit than the old humans, will feel tired and will still need to adjust to cope with the rest of the day.

This is a restaurant exclusive to the Georgetown Town Guard, and since it is only open to the Admiral and the Ship's Lady, the service staff here are several older intelligent robots.

With the temporary permission granted by the town guard's office, the boy ordered a set meal and waited peacefully. Beside him was a small boy with gray hair and gray eyes, who was his classmate like him and the girl with black-rimmed glasses across from him.

All three were reserve admirals for a two-month internship at the town guard house, and their mentor was Trix, who was also a former academy student.

There were five people sitting here at this time, and in addition to the four admirals, there was also a petite girl.

Looking at Trix, who was feeding Wen Yue, the young man couldn't help but start to speculate about the relationship between the two......

"Eh, hey~Wenyue is full~", the little girl with brown hair and brown eyes, who didn't seem to have much appetite, said this contentedly after her meal was half eaten.

"It's not a waste of ......," Wen Yue, who picked up a piece of cake and motioned for him to eat it, just as the young man was about to admonish, looked at his admiral with a smile.

"Admiral~ah~", Wen Yue made an example very aptly, and looked at him with a rather expectant gaze.

In desperation, Trix had no choice but to eat it, and quickly settled the rest of the meal under Wenyue's feeding.

The three reserve commanders who were sitting opposite were not surprised to see this scene in front of them. In the past few days, they have found that their senior is really an out-and-out Lori control......

Of course, he seems to be particularly fond of Wen Yue, otherwise he would not have had lunch with everyone.

The boy himself noticed something strange. For example, he noticed that Wen Yue seemed to be extremely prone to crying after leaving his Admiral, and the young man who happened to encounter this still had some impressions.

Trix's special doting on him also made Aritus a little strange. Although the academy's teaching mentions that he should get along seriously with the ship's girls, he found that the relationship between the two seemed to be not so simple.

After thinking about it for a while, the young man gave up and continued to speculate, after all, no matter how he said that this was also a private matter of his superior, he didn't need to delve into anything.

The boy also quickly solved the package he ordered. To be fair, the lunch here is not spectacular, and even Aritus, who rarely goes out or orders food, can feel that the level of the academy is much higher than that. However, considering that this is no longer the core sea area of human beings, it is natural that this kind of thing will happen, and the boy is not a particularly picky person.

Maybe it's because there are no tasks during the lunch break, and most of the shipwives and admirals are still resting in place after lunch, or chatting.

It was not surprising to Aritus, while watching the interaction between Trix and Wen Yue, several reserve commanders also began to gradually discuss some topics.

As they had just come into contact with their work, the three of them quickly turned their attention to some of the problems they had encountered in the morning.

“…… I've also seen reports of attacks on airlines before, and it seems that the number of attacks has increased slightly recently. Aritus wasn't quite sure.

"Wen Yue didn't encounter a very strange deep sea here~", the girl who quietly climbed into Trix's arms tilted her head and leaned on his chest and said.

After hearing this, Trix slightly helped Wen Yue comb the slightly scattered ends of her hair, and there was a slight incomprehensible smile on her face after hearing Wen Yue's words.

"I also saw a slight increase in the price index and costs in the past two weeks...... Seems to be an issue with shipping as well? The gray-haired boy who also took over part of the work said after thinking about some strange things.

"There is no data that meets the criteria, so we can't make a judgment." Perhaps it was because the official duties handled by Talia were different from those between the two, so she didn't have the impression of this kind of thing.

"Actually, your point just now is right, according to the escort report compiled by Yamashiro a few days ago...... It is true that there is a problem with the increase in the number of deep-sea encounters. As the official governor of the town guard's mansion, Trix had more information, and at this time he also agreed with everyone's opinions.

"It's just...... According to common sense, the rainy season has passed, and the number of attacks should be less than ......", and everyone is not without formal learning and training, and naturally knows the seasonal and intensity cycle changes of deep-sea attacks, so they are even more puzzled by this situation.

After hearing this, Trix slightly motioned for Wen Yue to come down and go get a dessert, and only whispered after Wen Yue had left a distance:

"You are also a temporary member of the town guard, and some things are now in the right to know."

After sorting out his thoughts in his mind a little, he continued: "The three or four small town guards in the surrounding waters that we have received today have all mentioned that there is a radiation reaction of unknown intensity in the territorial waters, and their number may reach two or three formations. ”

He slowly said the secret news, and then kept silent, just letting the three of them think for themselves.

Naturally, classified information like this can only be circulated or known among admirals, and it is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to learn about it in time.

"Is it a patrol fleet in the deep sea...... But this is already the second line of defense or even further back......", the boy was about to say something, but suddenly realized that his statement seemed to be a little bad, and stopped again.

It stands to reason that there are more than two formations in the deep sea, which is still a little unimaginable for this kind of town guard in the second and third line battlefields. The more deep sea that breaks into the defensive line, the more pressure the Admiralty will have to bear, and there shouldn't be so much of a deep sea that would normally appear here.

"Indeed, since last year, the pressure on our escort has been getting more and more ......", but fortunately, Trix did not intend to pursue it, but frankly stated such a conclusion himself.

For a while, all three of them were speechless. Those who have a little understanding of the current situation can naturally see that in the second deep-sea rush last year, the human defense line was once again threatened and retreated. Although the casualties due to the adjustment of this plan are not large, it is strategically that humanity has lost some of its permanent strongholds and has fallen into disadvantage.

And this has also had a significant impact on their daily work, and more onerous escort pressure has also followed. Although everyone already knew about this, they could not say that it was a trouble caused by the decision of the top.

Trix looked at the three of them slightly, nodded and didn't continue, but turned to something else:

"So you can't be too careless, and when you communicate with them, you should also pay attention to mentioning this matter and be vigilant." , Considering that the three of them need to participate in the escort mission, Trix said kindly.

It's just that even he didn't pay much attention to these words, this is still only a defensive front on the second and third lines, and it stands to reason that there will not be too fierce deep-sea encounters.

At least at this time, everyone here made this judgment in their hearts, and did not have a real sense of crisis.

Later, since Trix still had some things to deal with, he left with Wenyue, while the rest of the group was still enjoying a leisurely time in the cafeteria.

Since there were not too many topics, everyone did not stick to the superficial communication, and each left his seat to chat with his ship's mother.

Although they can also be clear about the movements of the ship girls under their command by relying on reports, under the influence of the educational philosophy of the college, they are more inclined to listen to the ship girls themselves tell some things.

At this time, Alytes sat down beside the girls with the juice that had not yet been drunk, and watched them whisper something but did not rush into the conversation.

"Admiral?" The white-haired and red-eyed girl, who had the closest connection with Aletus, seemed a little surprised by his arrival.

"Mr. Trix is going to take care of some business first." After the boy explained a little, Veneto naturally understood.

"How does it feel?" Noticing that the other girls were still chatting, Aritus, who was sitting closest to Veneto, asked.

"It's easier than expected...... It really doesn't take much fighting. Veneto, who experienced a deep-sea attack with the teenager, is still quite satisfied with this life.

"I'll leave it to you at work." , Naturally, Veneto's assistance is also needed to deal with official business, so the young man said.

The boy turned his gaze slightly to the other people's faces, and only after careful observation did he feel a little relieved.

With a keen sense, he could naturally notice some abnormalities in the Georgetown Town Guard. For example, Shancheng, who was sitting alone in the corner drinking tea at this time, seemed to be in a bad mood, perhaps because of his unwillingness after the defeat of the exercise just now? The boy only gave a rough guess, but after noticing something on the girl's face, he pushed the idea away.

Fortunately, the girls under his command did not seem to be affected by such an environment, and they were still as lively and cheerful as before.

Mogador was fighting with Suzuya for a plate of unresolved desserts, Betty seemed to want to get involved, and Anne was whispering to Ran, and the girls' energetic and joyful voices reassured him a lot.

Of course, he also noticed that Des Moines didn't seem to be there, and after a little inspection, he noticed that the girl with dazzling blond hair was talking happily at the bar with a brown-haired, black-eyed girl with beautiful curves.

Naturally, Aritus had heard of Ashijo's title of battle maniac, and he expected that De Moines, who was very interested in her, would be able to talk to her.

Just as the boy and Veneto were chatting without saying a word, he suddenly noticed the invitation of the girl wearing black glasses not far away.

After a moment's thought, the boy and Veneto spoke a few words before getting up and leaving, walking to the bar where Thalia was sitting.

After ordering a cup of alcoholic drink with a low degree of alcohol, the young man asked softly:

"Miss Talia, is there anything you can do?" Although both of them belong to the secret society of the Unhandicapped, Talia's identity and authority are also higher, and Aritus is still a little jealous of this unknown woman.

"It's okay, it's just that as a companion in the academy, you can't be too distant, and you can only complete this internship by uniting and helping each other." , The girl with black braids is saying with an innocent face.

Aritaus couldn't help frowning. Although they are indeed classmates, and there are a lot of intersections between the two, she is still reluctant to have a relationship with her if she is willing.

Of course, the boy remembered that she had only been to the study of ritual writing and summoning spells once, but then he listened to her instructor and she had passed the test without any problems.

Is the power of association enough to do so? But she didn't have much need to spend the organization's strength to do such a trivial thing, did she?

All in all, both intuitively and in some things, he was not too willing to come into contact with him. This time, the two were assigned to the same town guard's mansion, which also made him a little curious about whether it was randomly assigned.

"After all, I haven't seen the deep sea yet...... The academy only tells us they're dangerous, isn't it? Although Talia said this, Aritus would not have believed this sentence by his instincts.

"I believe that Mr. Trix has also prepared a complete defense plan, and we just need to follow it." , the boy thought for a long time to deal with such words.

"Yes~Looks like I'm going to invite Mr. Trix to dinner too~", the girl said innocently, and then returned to her original seat without talking to Aritus.

Through the window of the cafeteria, the boy could see the not bustling street outside the town guard's mansion, and he could only secretly pray that no unexpected changes would happen.