【Lloyd Exclusive】

"So, you're here with me?"

The small, water-blue girl with long hair said coldly, tiptoe to pour a cup of coffee for the panting guest.

The rooms allocated to the IBC Bank are all staff dormitories that are temporarily unused, so the facilities are made to the standard of adults, and the location of the coffee machine is obviously too high for Theo.

If it was when we first met, Lloyd would probably help her take it down. But now, Lloyd has figured out how to get along with her. This kind of behavior that will make her feel that she is being underestimated is not good.

"Give."

She silently handed the steaming coffee cup to Lloyd. But he was obviously not in the mood to drink it now, and he put his ear to the door, listening carefully to the footsteps of the hurried door.

It wasn't until the voice died down that he breathed a sigh of relief and took a big sip of his coffee.

……

What a grown-up......

The idea suddenly occurred to Theo. She looked at the cup in her hand and took a cautious sip. The hot temperature makes the tip of the tongue tingle.

The coffee of the two people was prepared at the same time, but Lloyd was able to take a big sip without changing his face, should he really be an adult?

I feel that even if I admit that I am still a child, I am not so unwilling.

Theo sat down on the chair silently, although he wanted to take the initiative to talk, but the senior he had a good impression of "because of what happened to another female senior, and was chased by the female senior's unrequited girlfriend" found him, this very complicated and sounded like a very rubbing reason made Theo really not want to take the initiative to speak.

"Really, a great help, Theo."

Lloyd smiled, placed the finished coffee cup on the table, and sat down on a bed much lower than the chair.

"Hmm."

Theo turned her head, pretending to be checking her Enigma, when in fact she had made the final adjustments for the upcoming fight. The circuit has not changed significantly, but a new part has been added.

It's called "Swift Movement".

The inventor of this thing was a Tovar guerrilla who had been mentoring the Support Section for a while. His unrivaled magical drive speed was because of this little part. Of course, Theo didn't use Tovar's this, but something she had researched herself based on Tovar's claims.

Since she hadn't actually fought Tovar, it wasn't known whether the actual combat performance was stronger or weaker than the original, but this part did drastically reduce the effectiveness of the magic drive. This has to be admired for Tovar's wonderful thinking.

In many cases, it is these non-scientific researchers who can come up with epoch-making ideas. For example, Tovar, and then Brother You.

Theo stopped his train of thought and said in his heart: Why didn't Lloyd talk to him? I couldn't help but turn my head quietly, and my bright yellow eyes glanced behind me to confirm Lloyd's actions.

I saw him sitting honestly, like a quiet large dog, as if he was worried about disturbing himself, and he sat without saying a word.

Really, Big Brother Lloyd......

Theo sighed inwardly.

In this way, it seems that I am very stingy!

"It's okay, Big Brother Lloyd."

Theo quickly set up Aigma and turned to look at Lloyd.

"Ah, sorry to bother you adjusting."

"No, it won't."

Tio looked at the polite man in front of him, obviously he was the younger brother of that person, but he had a completely different feeling. If it was Guy, I'm afraid he wouldn't be so quiet, at least, Guy would come up and ask himself about some details, right? That man is the type who can't be idle.

"Still, it's amazing. It's even younger than me, but the attainment of conductivity is so much higher than mine. ”

After expressing his admiration quite admirably, Lloyd immediately found the problem in his words!

"Ah, I'm not underestimating you!"

"Well, I understand."

I guess I think I care about the word "small".

Teo thanked him for his caution - but it would be nice to notice it next time before he spoke.

"I just learned something different. Big Brother Lloyd, too, although he is the same age as Ellie's senior, Ellie's senior is not as good as you in terms of search-related knowledge. It's just that everyone's expertise is different. ”

Theo's words made Lloyd nod frequently, presumably in agreement.

may not want to continue to dwell on this topic, after all, this kind of topic is most likely to pull words such as "age", "experience" and "size" that may poke at Theo's sore spot. Lloyd looked out the window and said, "It's quiet." I didn't expect to actually do what I said and didn't continue to attack. ”

"Hmm...... Is the wind and rain coming? ”

Theo followed his words and changed the subject. This statement is a somewhat strange sentence that makes Lloyd subconsciously retort: "It's the mountain rain that is about to come and the wind is full of buildings, and besides, this sentence is not suitable for the current situation, right?" ”

Theo shook his head and looked at the blue sky outside the window, his expression gradually darkening: "I mean me." Now this state of affairs ...... How will the consortium judge my transfer......

"Huh?"

"After all...... The wand test doesn't have to be done at Crossbell, and it doesn't have to be done by me as an employee. I heard that the empire distributed magic wands to students of military schools for testing. Depending on the consortium's policy, I may be transferred back. ”

Theo's cold personality made her words seem less harsh, but the chill in her words was intensified. The cold of the possible loss of his companion enveloped Lloyd, and there was nothing to hide.

Even though there were a thousand words, Lloyd couldn't say them.

If it were another hot-tempered person, he would probably just shout out and don't go, I won't let you go, or something like that, but the rational Lloyd couldn't say it. He could not have forced such a girl to stay in a city where riots of all kinds might continue to erupt.

However, I can't stand it in my heart, and I can't say like a thorough rationalist, "Isn't it really good?" There's a better working environment over there, and there's no danger there."

So he could only choose silence. After answering the sentence "That's ......", he didn't speak again.

"Big Brother Lloyd?"

“……”

"Will it be lonely?"

"Hmm......"

Lloyd was in a quandary. Seeing this embarrassment and entanglement in his eyes, Tio actually vaguely felt a little happy. Because, he really didn't want to go by himself. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so tangled. Stirring up this topic, half of them may really be transferred back by the consortium, and the other half is also looking at Lloyd's reaction to determine his place in his heart.

Seemingly, there is no need to worry so much.

"This ...... It's hard to imagine......"

Lloyd sneered, his brow furrowed, and he wanted to make a cheerful appearance, half-jokingly, but the increasingly stiff muscles made him speak in a completely different tone.

"Huh?"

"Well, I mean, it's hard to imagine life without Theo. For example, isn't the terminal like a seat for Theo? And Zet, speaking of which, this guy didn't run away with us, I don't know how he was doing. Let's not talk about this, the only one who can communicate so smoothly with Zeite is Tiou. But...... Also, the consortium may withdraw...... Really, I didn't think about this situation......"

Lloyd struggled to find sentences that barely fit his mood, trying to piece them together into a complete sentence. Theo smiled secretly, although it was a little not bright, but it was also good to be able to hear Lloyd's concern for him in this form.

"At the end of the day, it's just a possibility. After all, the consortium has put a lot of effort into laying a guiding network here, and probably won't give up here. ”

Theo quickly said something reassuring to him.

"That's right...... Case! Then we have to solve this incident beautifully, so that the consortium can see what we are capable of, so that Tio can stay in the Support Division, right? ”

“！！”

Listening to Lloyd's words, Theo's face suddenly turned crimson, and he quickly adjusted his body and turned his head away from him.

"Huh? Sure enough, did I say something strange again? ”

“……”

Completely unrealized...... Big Brother Lloyd......

Tio suddenly got a little angry.

"Well, it's weird, it's inexplicable. There was such a reaction - it was exactly what Ellie's predecessor had said. ”

Theo whined behind his back, and Lloyd could only listen with an innocent face, obviously not realizing that there was something wrong, what was wrong?

"That...... What did Ellie say about me? ”

“…… A dull and good old man's stupid herbivore younger brother-type character。 In a sense, you're better than Mr. Gay. ”

"Uh...... I don't understand what you're saying, Miss Theo......"

So, what's that? Are there any new types of adjectives in the conductive network?

Thinking about the words he had never heard before, Lloyd could only half-jokingly show that he didn't understand.

He can't be blamed for that. After all, he was brought up by a man with big nerves, and Lloyd lost his parents when he was very young, and the two brothers depended on each other. This fully conveys one point: that is, there is no woman in the family. Guy is a police officer, his tone is put aside first, and the words he speaks are more formal and written, when Lloyd was growing up, Guy died in the line of duty, he went crazy to apply for the police academy, to apply for the search officer, I haven't heard of any police academy will take words like "herbivore" and "younger brother-type role" to the test. If Theo had said it in more layman's terms, Lloyd would have understood.

………… Probably.

However, not being able to understand does not mean that you cannot answer.

Lloyd remembered that Theo was still interested in his big brother. So, at this time, the eldest brother has already been mentioned anyway, so let's just pull the topic on him.

"Speaking of big brother, although he looks very cheerful, in fact, he also has a nervous side. Should it be said to be sluggish? Or is it Mu Ran? I haven't found out what Sister Cecil wants for a long time! Several times, I tried to kick him awake. ”

Talking about some big brother troubles can probably ease the atmosphere, right?

Just when Lloyd was making such wishful thinking......

"Knock"

Theo jumped out of his chair and landed a swift kick on Lloyd's calf.

"So, that, I say, Miss Theo?"

"I'm sorry - I can't help it."

Theo's eyes were closed, her brows furrowed slightly, and she looked unhappy and awkward, which was very rare for her personality to make such an expression.

“……”

The atmosphere was cold again.

“…… Make a pact with me. ”

"Huh?"

"Didn't you say that before, in the underground space?"

“…… Yes...... Does it mean that 'it is not an agreement to inherit the eldest brother' but an agreement with me'? I'm sorry, I haven't had time to think about it these days......"

Lloyd smiled apologetically, and Theo shook his head expressionlessly, continuing, "It's okay. So, it's up to me to file the blame, right? ”

"Hmm!"

"Mishuram Theme Park. Once you've settled this incident, find a time to take me here. ”

"Huh? Just, is that so? Shouldn't conventions be more important in general? ”

"Hmm. That's it. This agreement contains the meaning that the incident must be resolved. So, no problem. ”

"Well, no problem—but...... Wouldn't it be better to bring someone else with you? ”

Before Lloyd could finish speaking, he felt Theo's cold gaze.

"Ahaha, sure enough, the agreement with Theo should only go with Theo!"

The smart man immediately changed his tune.

"Hmm. That's it. ”