Supporting Corey, Lloyd put Colin to sleep in his room.

For a small child, running with the convoy for so long, his physical strength has long been at the limit, and he was frightened, and he fell asleep on the way back with Lloyd carrying him.

There is a smile on the round and cute face.

It is said that dreams are thoughts in the heart, and Colin, who has experienced a pleasant experience for a day, should have a sweet dream at this time.

Putting the quilt on Colin, Lloyd smiled and said to Ling beside him, "I'm asleep." ”

Theo and Ho Xu are sorting out their notes for the day, and Noelle Randi and Ellie know that their eloquence is not good, so they wait at the door. Rather than standing by and causing trouble for Lloyd, it is better to wait outside.

Reacting to Lloyd's words, Ling glanced at Colin lovingly and regained her previous smile.

"yes, what a lovely sleeping face. He is a good boy who knows nothing about sin and is pure and innocent. You've grown so big......"

Ling unconsciously brought a little self-deprecation.

She and Colin are completely two different people.

“……”

Lloyd wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't.

The relationship with Ling has finally progressed, and now she shouldn't rashly say something that might trigger her to fight. After thinking about it for a while, Lloyd decided to say something about Colin.

"We've reached out to Colin's parents. They said they would come right away, and if it was convenient, would they like to stay together? ”

"There's no need."

Ling replied immediately, neatly and neatly, without any souvenirs.

"Ling is an observer, so there's no need to let others know."

Isn't it necessary......

If it's the eldest brother, how can you keep him at this time?

Or, if it was a swim, what would he do......

Wrong......

This kind of thing, Lloyd can't simulate at all.

If yes...... Lloyd? Bannings, what will he do?

"Ling is amazing."

“？”

Not understanding how he came to this conclusion, Ling tilted her head, and her purple hair spread out in a beautiful arc.

"Scythe skills, analytics, hacking, social skills...... How to say that...... Genius? What a wonderful person. ”

"Huh? If you praise me, big brother, I won't be happy. However, big brother, you do have a lot of vision. ”

Ling was in a good mood, she narrowed her eyes and continued to tell him, "This is the essence of Ling. Whatever it is, it can be absorbed and accepted, and thus transformed into something that can make Ling happy. All of Ling's skills are developed from this essence. ”

"Something that makes Ling happy?"

"Hmm. It's as if this world is something that exists to make Ling happy. ”

Ling pulled the skirt and turned it around elegantly, and the skirt unscrewed a beautiful flower.

"So, what is Ling's happiness?"

Lloyd paused for a moment, then asked sharply.

"Huh?"

Ling was stunned.

Really. Lloyd thought to himself. You Tatsumi is also Ling, and most of the people who wander in the dark are not very mentally normal. Yu's paranoia and distorted morality, Rei's interest supremacy. Because of the darkness, they have to become distorted, and after a long time, even they feel that this distorted self is the right one, so they justifiably make themselves even more distorted.

"Ling's words, it should be a little princess who can make any wish come true for you, right? So, why are you now a kitten who doesn't know where to go and is completely disoriented? ”

“……”

"Now, Ling. Maybe, you know, right? Where do you really belong? ”

"Don't call me by ...... name"

Ling's gaze aside, and she used her anger to hide her feelings, and the huge scythe that had previously slashed the two demonic beasts was draped on Lloyd's neck.

"If you talk too much, Ling will annihilate you."

“…… Then annihilate it. ”

“！！”

Instead of flinching, Lloyd went one step further. The sun-like light, which was so similar to Estelle, made Ling unable to open her eyes.

"You know that. Where do you belong? It's just that there are a few boulders blocking the way along the way, so you can't go back. ”

“……”

"It's just my gut feeling and speculation, I don't have the intelligence gathering and analytical skills that you have. If it's wrong, then I'm willing to apologize, and if you're upset, it's okay for you to cut off an arm or something. ”

“……”

"We are the Special Mission Support Section. If there is a girl who is troubled, I want to help her as much as possible. Even if I can't go back with you, at least I can help you move the rocks. ”

“……”

Ling didn't speak, but her hand holding the scythe grew shaking, and the sharp scythe cut a thin layer of skin through Lloyd's neck.

"If you can't move it alone, it's much easier for several people to move together, right? If it doesn't work, borrow something like leverage, there's always a way. Isn't it? ”

Looking at Ling's performance, Lloyd knew he had won.

When Ling asked him not to ask, Lloyd saw through it accurately, she was actually eager to communicate and be understood. But she didn't know what to do, it was a lot like Yutatsumi, he wanted to show favor to Noelle, but he didn't know what to do to be right.

If you don't know what to do, then you will become afraid, you will become timid, you will become afraid of losing, and if you want to be rejected if you want to communicate with yourself, then simply don't communicate in the first place.

That's what Rei thinks.

When I took out the scythe, it looked like I was saying, "Don't come," but it actually meant "come and help me."

However, although Lloyd has analyzed so much now, he still guesses the majority.

Finally, the long silence ended.

Ling sneered and put away her scythe.

"Big brother, it's not okay to be unable to distinguish between delusion and reality. What is leverage...... However, you also know a little bit about Rei, right? Do you think that Ling's stone can be moved? ”

With two points of banter, Ling stared at Lloyd with raised eyebrows.

"There's not just one stone in front of you, right? Well, there should be one of them that our support department can move too. ”

"It's ......"

Lloyd's words made Ling bow her head.

"Really, even this kind of place looks so much like ......"

Just as the two of them were about to say something, there was a knock on the door, and Ellie's voice came in: "Lloyd, the Harolds are here, I brought them in?" ”

“！”

Rei's expression suddenly turned horrified.

It seems that she really doesn't want to see them now.

Lloyd looked at her, and if she continued like this, she was afraid that she would really jump out of the window and escape.

"Ling, otherwise, how about you hide in the closet first?"

The closet in Lloyd's room was so large that it was more than enough for a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl to hide in.

Ling nodded silently, obediently opened the wardrobe door and hid in.

After doing all this, Lloyd took a deep breath and completely adjusted his mood.

"Invite them in."