Well?

Where is it?

Theo blinked hard, trying to get his blurry vision back up quickly.

The brain is also muddy, which is a typical symptom of being awakened after not resting. Theo had experienced this feeling many times, such as the days when he could only sleep 3 hours a day while rushing to test the wand's transformation.

But where am I now?

The sky was a dark red, and you could already faintly make out that night was about to fall. Looking at the surrounding building layout and lighting divisions, it should be back to Crossbell.

Theo looked up and looked around, he was clearly not moving, but his vision kept receding. Only then did she notice her posture, a somewhat curled body, with steady support coming from her knees and back.

Theo's mood suddenly deteriorated.

This is called the princess hugging pose, and in countless fairy tale picture books, whenever the line "From now on the prince and the princess lived happily ever after", the prince will be accompanied by a picture of the prince holding the princess in this position.

However, this apparent act of treating Theo as a child makes her very unhappy.

The next thing I noticed was the soft touch coming from my arm. Considering the posture of the princess hugging, sure enough, this is the chest...... It's a girl holding Tio, right?

Is it Ellie-senpai? Theo tilted his head in thought, and immediately denied it.

No, not Ellie-senpai. Much smaller than Ellie's predecessors......

Thinking about the rudeness, Theo continued to move his gaze upwards, through the light green clothes, and landed on the "prince's" beautiful long aqua blue hair.

"Miss Eolia?"

Theo asked, confused.

Aeolia was called out by Theo, and quickly responded in a panic: "Eun, it's me, it's me." Sorry, did it shake you? ”

Theo shook his head and continued, "Why, holding me?" ”

"Well, we're summarizing the information in the Guerrilla Association, and then Officer Lloyd and they're going back to the Support Section, and they're asking me to take you back."

Aioria casually told a lie.

"I really dare to say it, it's obvious that you have to hug ......"

There was a man's dissatisfied muttering from the side.

Theo followed the sound and saw that it was Randy.

Randy was still wearing his orange coat, holding his newly purchased pair of monsters with an axe and gun on his shoulder. At this time, his expression revealed helplessness.

Eolia loves cute things. Whether it's a stuffed animal or a child, she loves it. From the first time she saw Theo, she fell in love with the child, who always looked like a little adult. As for why she was holding Theo, of course, she begged the support department for a long time to agree.

"Well, please let me down."

Theo also probably had a deducer in his mind, it must be Aeolia's peestering everyone. What a mistake. Theo glanced at Randy, Yuu Tatsumi, and Lloyd, and said in his heart, "The man on our side is too cowardly, how can he give me to her."

Theo had vaguely predicted that he would not be able to get rid of this woman named Aioria for a long time to come.

"Huh? It's okay, sister, I'm not tired at all. ”

"No, please let me down."

"The ......"

"Please, please, let me, come down."

"Yes......"

Theo confronted Aeolia quite hard, and after a few moments, Aeolia was defeated.

And of course. Aioria didn't take care of herself, and how could she possibly work against a cute little girl like Theo? Despite her reluctance, Aeolia finally agreed to put Theo down, and she hugged her shoulders pitifully, as if reminiscing about how Theo felt in her arms before, an action that directly caused Theo to put her in the category of "dangerous existence".

Lin smiled and patted his partner on the shoulder in encouragement. For the partner who likes cute little girls...... Fetishes, she's no longer weird.

This is the central plaza, and it is only a few dozen steps away from the department building of the Support Division. The sky has gradually faded from the traces of the day, and it has been completely replaced by a moonlit and starry sky. However, under the illumination of the guiding light, the starlight is not obvious.

Everyone came to the door of the department building, pushed the door and entered, and dinner had already been prepared inside. It smelled sweet and greasy and carried far away through the wide open door.

Everyone is out, so the person who can cook dinner can only be Hexu or Rui. However, considering that Hexu is also an "outsider", it shouldn't be Rui's doing, as long as there are outsiders, she will basically curl up in Yu's Tatsumi's room.

"It's a sweet feeling."

Although he didn't see the food, just by smelling it, Lloyd could already imagine the taste of the food.

"Everybody's back. Sorry, but it's going to take a few hours to get the first one. ”

He Xu wore an apron and tinkered with something in front of the conductive R&D device in the corner of the living room. It seems that she had just finished cooking dinner and immediately ran back to continue her research. This kind of unsleeping spirit is essential for researchers - although it is unhealthy in the eyes of the layman.

"Well, let's not talk about the circuit, we're preparing for a mock battle. Hexu, do you want to join? ”

You waved his hand unhesitantly. He wasn't a person who used channeling magic a lot, and he didn't care much about circuits. On the other hand, he was more concerned about whether He Xu was willing to join this mock battle. Combat can really and reliably increase everyone's bonds, but Hexu is a little too weak.

Like Ellie and Theo, Hoo is positioned more as a civilian, and she is not good at combat. Coupled with the fact that she was still afraid of the Karuman Foundation's heavy machine guns, Yu-Tatsumi didn't know if it was right to let her participate in the battle now.

As for the simulated battle, it was the one that You and Lin mentioned when they chatted with the Karumon Consortium Warcraft Cleanup in the afternoon. All members of the Support Division of Yulin and Eolia are battling.

"Well, Hexu is going to participate."

The skinny girl with eyes said firmly. Her short pale blonde hair matched the awe-inspiring look on her face, like a little knight.

Lloyd wanted to say something, but he muttered for a long time, and when the words came to his lips, they still changed:

"So, let's find a place where we won't cause trouble for others."

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The evening on the streets of West Crossbell is solemn and serene.

The Karumon Foundation's Warcraft Eradication Activity has achieved remarkable results, and the Warcraft that were originally unwilling to wander around because of the obscenity of the guiding lamp that drove away the Warcraft have completely disappeared.

The light is okay, it doesn't affect the vision, the guide light is not only used to expel the monster, it is named the lamp, and the lighting effect is naturally good. Coupled with the wide terrain, it is a good arena.

The only thing that is a little bad is that the four combatants of the Karuman Consortium are still faithfully fulfilling their "duty" to protect Crossbell. However, looking at the posture that everyone had to practice, the four of them also changed the work of standing guard from the outside of the door to the inside of the door very interestingly.

The terrain is wide and rarely visited at night, and the next departure of the guide bus is forty minutes later, which is enough time for a small practice session to end.

Lin and Eoria stepped aside, carefully adjusting their breath. On the other side are the six members of the Support Division, and it seems that the Support Division has the upper hand, but the actual situation is not necessarily the case. Tio Hoxu is a child, and they are not trained in combat, although they have an advantage over others in guiding magic, but after all, they are only children, and once they are approached by a martial arts expert like Lin, they will definitely lose badly.

Ellie wasn't much better, the range of her guns was her advantage, but the fact that she wasn't trained was still fatal. Ellie's shooting score is a perfect score, but combat is not as good as shooting, and there are too many variables.

Lloyd can barely be regarded as combat effectiveness, and he has received a certain degree of combat training from the police academy, but the training of the police academy is only for everyone to learn and use similar police weapons and standard tactics to fight each other. In real battles, people who use all kinds of weapons and various genres abound, and it is far from enough to master the methods of police warfare.

Randy don't worry.

Yuki Tatsumi likes to define himself as a support-based character, and he doesn't choose to fight easily unless he has to.

Now, it's the last bit of preparation time given by both sides.

However, when it comes to preparation time, it is actually a tactical discussion. After all, there's nothing left to prepare for now.

Soon, the two sides stood in formation. Lin and Eolia just stood so casually, there were only two of them, and they didn't have to care too much about the formation, position, or anything. Leading the way on the Support Section side are Randy and Lloyd, with Yu in the center and Ellie and Theo Hoxu behind Yu. Each person is equipped with equipment specially made by Yuki Tatsumi on their waists to absorb chains.

You and Lin glanced at each other, confirming the battle intent in each other's eyes. Both of them smiled and said at the same time:

"Fight! Begin! ”