Yu・Tatsumi, this guy, maybe unexpectedly cautious?

Lloyd suddenly had this thought.

Before, he was a little joking with You, a little "stimulated" him, but he didn't expect him to get it back immediately.

"Lloyd, though......"

Yuki Tatsumi said in a serious voice, his hands pressed on Lloyd's shoulders.

"Uh...... What the? ”

"Don't think we can sanction them with our power. What we can't do, we can't do. ”

As if to make Lloyd remember it more clearly, or to say it to himself, in short, Yu-Tatsumi said the same thing twice. His hand gripped Lloyd's shoulder blades tightly, and some unbalanced force made Lloyd's shoulder feel painful.

"No...... I didn't think ......."

Before Lloyd could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by You.

"You're thinking. I've seen people like you, and Estelle is. You have the same look. But you're not like her. Her father was a master of the famous Semuria, a martial artist named the Sword Master, and a brigadier general of the Libel Kingdom Army. She is a guerrilla and can enjoy the help of the association. So tell me, Lloyd, what do we have? ”

In Yuu Tatsumi's mouth, Estelle seems to have become a guy who only relies on the background. But there is no way, I can only wronged Estelle first, and I don't want Lloyd to give his life because of innocence.

"I ......"

Lloyd was silent. His parents died when he was very young, and he was raised by his eldest brother and neighbors.

If you talk about colleagues, he also knows the current situation of the Support Division, whether it's Ellie or Theo, Hexu or Randy, or Yu Tatsumi, no one has the strength to fight against the evil forces. They may not lose by force, but there is never only one way to fight.

As for workplace support...... Still don't count on it. What is the situation of the police headquarters, Lloyd has seen it thoroughly in the past few days, as well as the current situation of the garrison. To be honest, if Lloyd really reported it to his superiors, he was afraid that all he would get was the order "don't be nosy", right?

Any sane person should choose to protect himself. That's what a smart person does.

"I'm sorry, I don't have anything I can handle."

After a long silence, Lloyd finally gave up thinking.

Really, Lloyd Bannings was just an ordinary man. Maybe he can be considered a genius, after all, he still took the search officer qualification when he was training at the police academy, but that's all. He does not have a background that makes all forces fearful, nor does he have the force to ignore all kinds of complex backgrounds.

Perhaps, giving up is the best option. When they didn't see anything - no one sent a support commission to stop the "propaganda" of the Karuman consortium anyway. And this kind of thing is not what the profession of the police should do, this should already be included in the work of the garrison, there is no need to wade into this troubled water.

"What? Going to give up? ”

Suddenly I heard a voice. It's not Yu, it's not Ellie Landi, it's not anyone there. It was a voice that Lloyd knew very well, but was also very unfamiliar.

"At this time - when there is nothing you can do about it, giving up is the most rational choice."

This voice and tone belong to only one person. Lloyd's eldest brother, Guy Bannings. The elite investigator who is almost unknown to everyone in Crossbell.

It is also Lloyd's "cheating". When Lloyd Bannings is overwhelmed, he can't help but think, "What would I do if I had changed my big brother?" ”

At this time, he unconsciously went to "ask" his eldest brother.

But is giving up really the best option? Anyway, I'm definitely going to give it a try. I can't forgive myself if I give up without trying. Hey, Lloyd, it's something like that anyway. ”

Guy's voice was gone.

Lloyd thought carefully about what Guy said before, and realized that they were actually a small talk between the two brothers long ago, before Guy was killed.

That was when Guy Bannings had just returned from a special search mission in the Republic of Calvard.

The content involves secrecy and something too dark, and Guy doesn't go into too much detail. Presumably, he traced a smuggling channel of the mafia in the republic, only to be discovered by the other party, and was chased and killed by fifty or sixty people with submachine guns and machetes. At that time, Guy did not bring much weapons because he was visiting secretly, and only had a pistol and a pair of whirlsticks with him. Moreover, he is still an unfamiliar "outsider", and the situation can be said to be terrible.

Hearing this, Lloyd, who was a child, asked him nervously: "What should I do?!" Isn't this the end of the road?! ”

"Where do today's children learn these words......

Surprisingly, the man with a big smile did not answer him, nor did he prevaricate, but sighed in a strange place.

"Don't change the subject, big brother! In that case, don't you have to give up? ”

"What? Going to give up? ……”

That's where Guy's words come from.

As for how Guy escaped, he only said that he was accidentally helped by someone and escaped. This kind of anticlimactic story also caused Lloyd to lose his temper.

Now that I think about it, what a pleasant memory...... Lloyd couldn't help but laugh.

"Hey, Lloyd is alright...... Surely you have already had a nervous breakdown? ”

Randy whispered in Ellie's ear. Ellie laughed awkwardly, and said in her heart: Why are you asking me, how do I know......

Of course, the people in the support department couldn't hear Guy's voice, so in their eyes, it was like this: Yuu Tatsumi pressed his hands on Lloyd's shoulders, and after a series of questions, Lloyd was speechless, and finally apologized. After apologizing, he began to be silent, silent for a long time, and suddenly laughed......

No matter how you look at it, it's a mental breakdown.

"I don't want to give up."

Lloyd took a breath, and his brown pupils burst back with a dazzling brilliance that was impossible to look at. It was a very innocent, very tenacious look.

"I ......"

"I see."

Unexpectedly, Yuu Tatsumi interrupted him. And listening to his tone, he is not ready to continue to fight Lloyd. This feeling of power and nowhere to use was very annoying to Lloyd, and he had prepared a lot of words to express his intentions.

It's a terrible feeling to be disrupted. Lloyd couldn't help but start thinking about when he wanted Yu Tatsumi to try this.

You showed a subtle smile and said, "Anyway, you just want to say something naïve enough to make people shy, right?" It's still on the street, so forget about that kind of shameful thing. ”

Everyone couldn't help but recall Lloyd's "famous sayings" and couldn't help but nod in unison. Even Theo, who seemed indifferent, nodded. As for Hexu, she just watched Theo nod her head, and then nodded.

"Hey, I'm talking about you......" Lloyd sighed helplessly.

"Lloyd. I'm not going to let you give up. I just want you to know that we can solve it alone. ”

You retracted the arm that was on Lloyd's shoulder.

Come to think of it, Sonia II seems to have said something similar.

This sentence can be understood in a variety of ways, depending on the emphasis of the reading. I'm afraid that the meaning of the tour is ......

"Looking for help?"

Lloyd asked what Yuki Tatsumi meant. Lloyd also noticed his misthinking, and from the moment he decided to come to the Karumon Arms Chamber of Commerce, his train of thought was always positioned on "what should we do", and he did not think about finding helpers.

At the moment, the person who can help the support department the most is ......

"Guerrilla Association?"

Lloyd suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment. And if you think about it, it seems that since the establishment of the Support Section, I have not been able to greet the Guerrilla Association...... After all, the approach of the Support Section and the Guerrilla Association is very similar, and it is a bit unreasonable not to visit the door.

"That's right. So, the next course of action is to go to the association to exchange information. ”

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In the Guerrilla Society, the sunlight shines through the windows, and the wooden supports inside are warm, the slate floor seems to be less cold, and the red carpet is brighter by the sunlight. The decorative plants in the corners of the walls seem to be more energetic than before.

Today is a bright day for all things to be spiritual.

However, on this vigorous day, the guerrilla association was crowded with 6 lifeless people.

Of course, it's not about the Support Division. Rather, it was Michelle, the receptionist, and the five partisans to whom Crossbell belonged.

【Sword of the Wind】Arios, Lin, Aeolia, Estelle, Joshua. In fact, there were also 2 guerrillas who should have been present: Winzeel and Skeeter, but they happened to have a mission now, and they were on a business trip in Remifilia, and they really couldn't come back.

Six people stood around the reception table, and in order to prevent the guerrillas from being contacted due to an emergency situation among the residents, Michelle did not close the door of the guerrilla association, and hung up a sign that read, "In the meeting, no entry".

And what made the faces of these six people heavy was a pile of scattered papers on the table, and on top was a thin booklet with a red cover and gilded letters. No matter how you look at it, it's very ordinary, something like an invitation. In addition to the content of the word.

"Karumun Arms Chamber of Commerce"