"Grandpa, be careful of burning ......"

In the spacious and bright room, the eldest lady with long pigeon gray hair and extraordinary temperament was frowning slightly, urging the old man not to burn his lips by the freshly cooked porridge.

The old man smiled really.

"No problem. I'm not old enough. ”

Lying on the bed, the old man in white pajamas said this, his slightly dull eyes staring through the window and staring at a blue sky.

Henry McDowell.

From the time when Ellie was sensible, she appeared in various newspapers and magazines as the neutral mayor of Crossbell. In order to reconcile the imperial and republicans, and try their best to seek the development space of Cross Bell, this thin old man can be said to have broken his heart.

First of all, he couldn't help his enterprising son-in-law to reform in the political circles, and forced Ellie's father to return to his hometown in desperation, carrying the guilt of destroying the family. Later, the most effective assistant and the best granddaughter, after traveling all over the world, she came back determined to reform the emptiness of Crossbell from other roads. Now, the closest bodyguards, guards, secretaries have also betrayed themselves.

Mayor McDowell can't help but wonder if the young man named Yu Tatsumi in the previous support department had already seen through Anester's conspiracy. Otherwise, he shouldn't have deliberately avoided Aneste's coming to communicate with him about the guards. Or is it simply because of the delicacy of the mind?

As a politician, reading words and emotions is an essential skill. Mayor McDowell has looked at the faces of the imperial and republicans for so long, and he should be a good hand at paying for himself. That's why he could trust the young man.

What his eyes reveal is a kind of tenacious feeling, a feeling that will do whatever it takes to do something, and a sense of emptiness that cannot be erased.

The last time Mayor McDowell saw such a look was in Ellie's father, Leon McDowell, who had been doing his job for the month before he left home.

People with such a look mean that they don't have any purpose at all. Rather, it is simply because of the sense of responsibility of "this is my job", or in other words, simply "this is my job" to avoid thinking.

Henry McDowell sighed: if there was even the slightest sparkle in that man's eyes, nay, even the slightest hint of tiredness—like the other young man from the support department before, Lloyd Bannings—he would have tried his best to reconcile Yuki Tatsumi and Ellie's marriage.

It's a pity, but I still like that kid very much.

Seeing that her grandfather was a little distracted, Noelle looked at Ellie with some embarrassment. He put the bouquet in his hand in the vase and quietly withdrew. There was no place for her to interject.

"Miss Noelle."

Suddenly, Mayor McDowell spoke, Noelle was startled, quickly stood still, and subconsciously saluted a military salute, only to realize that he was not a soldier for the time being.

"Please lend Ellie the power."

Hearing the mayor say this, Noelle was a little flattered for a while, waved his hand again and again, and hurriedly said: "No, no, I am often taken care of by Miss Ellie, and I want to ask Miss Ellie to lend me the power......

On the other side, Ellie heard the true meaning of her grandfather's words, she took a deep breath and said seriously: "Grandpa, I have decided to come back and be a politician." ”

If Miss Noelle is allowed to take care of herself, it means that it is very clear that Ellie should continue to stay in the Support Section.

However, at this time, Grandpa has just lost his right-hand man, how can Ellie bear to leave him?

Mayor McDowell squinted his eyes up and down, carefully looking at his granddaughter.

"Is this the way you're going?"

“……”

"Don't say stupid things!"

This always kind old man suddenly became angry, and even Noelle next to him was startled and secretly shrunk his neck.

"If you regret the path you have chosen, you really should come back right away. But you don't regret your choice. In this case, it is disrespectful to many people to easily say words that change the fate of life. ”

Soon Mayor McDowell's mood calmed down, and his tone gradually calmed down.

"Your colleagues, me, and ...... Especially for yourself. ”

Mayor McDowell said calmly, Ellie listened quietly, how long had it been since she had been exposed to this familiar preaching?

"For the path you have chosen, please enjoy it to the end, or until you regret it. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I'd be dead. Please thank my colleagues in the Support Division. ”

"Yes, yes!"

Ellie agreed, and got up, tears in the corners of her eyes, but a resolute look on her face.

"Ellie McDowell, I'll be back tomorrow."

Do you want to bring the path you have chosen to the end, or to the point that you regret it?

Noelle nodded thoughtfully, and finally understood why this old man became a thorn in the side of the imperial republicans, and finally understood why he was attacked by so many people, but he still stood resolutely at the top of politics.

Once again, with respect, she saluted the old man who had guarded Crossbell all his life.

――――――――――――――

On the other side, the Epstein Foundation is located in Crossbell.

Theo sat quietly in his chair, waiting for Director Roberts to review his report.

She was very quiet, like a squatting cat. Black plain clothes, black stockings wrapped around slender calves, drooping on the edge of the chair, dangling. Her long aqua blue hair hung straight behind her, and it seemed to be a little long, and Tio thought about going to the barbershop a little on the way back.

When Director Roberts first met Theo, he also asked for warmth, such as whether you were hungry, if you wanted to eat something, or if you were not bullied in the support department, or whether you could sleep peacefully after changing the bed, etc., which couldn't help but give Tio a headache.

"Director, you're so annoying......"

After being said by Theo, Director Roberts looked like he was devastated, if this was a color comic, then Director Roberts suddenly changed from the standard color style to the Q version of the black and white style, and there was a lot of black behind it to highlight his depression.

Roberts's kindness, Theo understood. But understanding and annoying, Roberts's meticulous care made Theo feel very annoyed.

Especially just now, when Theo was about to make a chair, Roberts didn't know where to conjure up a small chair, which was only half the height of a normal chair, which was exactly the height of Theo. As for the one that Theo chose, it was a little too big for her.

However, it was this care that won Theo's most popular sentence "No need!" ”

I don't understand a woman's heart. Women are extremely concerned about the figure. Especially teenage girls, they hate being treated like children. Roberts simply didn't treat her like a child, he treated her like a baby.

After being disgusted by Theo, he reviewed the materials while reciting "I was hated by Theo-kun...... while secretly using the materials as a cover, peeking at Theo's reaction from time to time. It's hard to tell who's an adult and who's a child.

"That, that, Dio-kun......"

"What?"

"Reviewed, it's over. That, no problem. ”

Roberts said cautiously, for fear of angering Theo again. Theo guessed what he was thinking, and without saying much, jumped out of his chair and prepared to go back.

"That...... Tio-kun? ”

"Huh?"

"The project that He Xujun is in charge of...... Bankrupt. ”

“……”

Theo was silent. Although Lotus always looks cheerful, Tio knows that she is a girl who likes the job very much. Suddenly told her that the project she was in charge of was bankrupt, she would probably cry.

However, Theo had somewhat guessed that this would happen.

After all, the point of tactical force guides is "convenient versatility". A tactical guide that can only use 3 magic spells is really not enough to meet people's needs. The core circuit is a very good system, but if the original guide magic system is destroyed for the sake of the core circuit, I'm afraid that the users of Enigma will not be happy.

Moreover, the tactical leader function was transferred to a commander-developed system, and to be honest, even if such a low-versatility plan was abolished, Tio didn't see anything wrong with it.

"I see. I'll comfort her. ”

"Ahhh......h Please............"

After saying this, Roberts collapsed on the backrest and sinked his body into it.

"Director~~ Hexu is here to hand in the work report."

After Theo left, Lotus hopped in. She didn't know that the project she was responsible for was completely over.

"That, Hexu-kun...... I've got to tell you something unfortunate...... The project of Enigma II, which you are in charge of, has been abolished by the consortium. ”

“……”

Sure enough, as Roberts expected, the smile on the cheerful little girl's face suddenly stiffened.

"Don't-don't worry, that, the other development team that the consortium has set up, and Ainigema II will continue to develop! It's just a matter of thinking differently! I can recommend you to the past! I think you'll be interested, and the consortium is also preparing to set up a new development team! ”

Roberts hurriedly explained, and hurriedly handed a plan to Hexu.

The little hand took it weakly, without any look of excitement, like a marionette, and Lotus began to read the words on it, trying to understand them.

Seeing that Hexu was so lost, Roberts only felt that ten thousand arrows pierced his heart, and desperately prayed in his heart that the goddess could make Hexu like the new development plan and become cheerful again!

"Director ......"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes!"

"This plan ......"

"Yes, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.................."

"It's super fun, isn't it!"

Ay?

Roberts looked up and saw Lotus Xu holding a plan with an excited face. Only then did his heart settle down.

The goddess of the sky, has manifested!!

On the first page of Hexu's plan, the name of the plan is impressively written.

"Development Plan for Detached Integrated Tactical Weapons for High Mobility and Command"