Chapter XIII. Time Limits
[09:15] [Karumun Arms Chamber of Commerce? Meeting Roomγ
"Hey~~ This happened!"
Ranster screamed, looking frightened. But Dior, who was beside him, knew very well that this thing was not surprised at all, he was just playing tricks.
"So, Lord Lloyd, you're here to ask for help! No problem! We promised! β
Randster stared at his big round eyes, like a child who had received his favorite toy, and folded his hands together, almost crying.
"Hey Dior! Hurry up and arrange someone! Leveling Cross Beyβ"
Boom!
Before Lenster could finish speaking, his pretty nice face came into close contact with the wooden table.
Grabbing his hair, Dio buried his gibberish mouth on the table.
"Give me a good listen!"
Seeing this scene, everyone in the support section was a little inexplicably relaxed. Randy touched Lloyd's arm and whispered in his ear, "I feel like the tension is gone...... What's going on with this guy! β
Lloyd also smiled and replied in a low voice: "Maybe it's just to make us let our guard down...... Forehead...... Sorry for my nonsense......"
Originally, I wanted to reason about whether Ranster had a ghost in mind based on conspiracy theories, but when I saw Dior grabbing his hair with an unhappy face, I always felt that things were not so complicated......
Originally, the purpose of coming here was not to ask for help, but to know if the Karuman consortium knew in advance that Crossbell would be attacked.
However, looking at what Ranster meant, it is probably that he himself really did not know. But that doesn't mean the Karuman consortium doesn't know. Lloyd asked himself, if he had made his own decisions, he would never have told Ranster about this kind of thing - this guy is too slippery......
"Anyway, let me trespass, please talk to me."
Dio sighed and moved Lancet to the side with the chair, and Lancet still grabbed his sleeve: "What about me!" What about me, what about me! It's so easy for me to come out once! β
Dio didn't care, raised his hand to greet Mussel, who had changed into a casual suit, and asked him to drag Lancet and forcibly take him away.
"I'm sorry guys...... Although he is currently nominally in charge, ...... Sure enough, this kind of thing should be for me to talk about. β
Apologetically, Dior took his place in Lancet's place.
Ellie and Theo both widened their eyes.
Rinster was taken away with a man and a chair. So, there is no chair at all where Dior sits. He relied on his leg strength and sat in mid-air in a posture similar to a horse's step.
Randy had grown accustomed to the Karumon Consortium for all sorts of things that were always intimidating.
Lloyd, on the other hand, was consolidating the information that Dior had just given him: Lancet was the nominal head. The Karuman consortium, the head is undoubtedly Karumen? Haas. Then the nominally responsible person is Lancet...... Sure enough, Karuman himself wasn't here.
Moreover, I'm afraid that Lancet really didn't know that there was such a large-scale riot in Crossbell. Otherwise, with his attitude of fearing that the world will not be chaotic, he will definitely take the initiative to ask for a kick.
This...... Could this be Karumen's purpose?! Deliberately put his subordinates with militant problems in power, and he himself left under the pretext of leaving. So that no matter what goes wrong, it can be pushed onto Ranster...... Do you give yourself a pretext for the logical aggression of Cross Bell?
Because of Crossbell's special international situation, Lloyd subconsciously thought of war.
"So, may I ask where President Karumon has gone?"
It was Ellie, a well-looking girl, who raised her right hand obediently like a student at this time, looking at ease as if she were a student.
Dio smiled and replied, "yes." The Elder went to the Erebonian Empire. β
The Erebonian Empire.
Lloyd's brain is racing, and the Karuman consortium is selling weapons as its main means of making money, Karumen? Haas himself is not a nobleman of Erebonia and will be invited over...... Is it really "business"...... Why did Erebonia need weapons......
Lloyd couldn't help but think of Erebonia's way of doing things......
Don't! Is it for the invasion of Cross Bell?!
Wrong...... If it was to invade Crossbell, there was no need to do business with Karumen, their own army would be strong enough.
In other words...... The country's army is inadequate...... So it was necessary to increase the firepower to increase the combat efficiency in order to achieve the effect of the detachment?
Lloyd couldn't really remember what had happened in his neighboring country recently. After all, he is just a searcher, and he doesn't care much about politics, diplomacy, or anything. Ellie probably knows.
Just when he thought so, as if his heart was in touch, Randy immediately raised his hand: "Here and here, I have a problem here." Why should Arras guard the entrance to the Old Town? β
While Dio shifted his attention to explain to him, Lloyd quietly knocked Ellie on the thigh.
Ellie...... Is there anything that needs to be increased on the side of the Erebonian Empire lately? β
Ellie's body stiffened, then fell silent, as if she was thinking, and her emerald eyes looked at the table intently.
In the quiet room, I only heard Dior say: "It is a bit long to explain, because one of our female guests happened to mention that she wanted to try the noble high ball, so Mussel, who was in charge of protecting her, came to Lancet to apply for funds to hold the ball." Originally, he just wanted to do a small ball, but Ranster had to expand to all the people. But then it becomes difficult to protect the VIPs, so we have to stop the suspicious characters. Based on this, Arras was asked to guard the door. β
It sounds like a coincidence, but when a coincidence collides with a coincidence and a coincidence, it's not necessarily a coincidence.
With Carrumen's departure, Lancet sent Arras out seemingly unintentionally, and Joassim was about to attack today...... It's hard to believe that these are all coincidences.
"Then, the Karumon Consortium, there is no intention of going to war, is that right?"
Theo used a rare question sentence, Dio nodded, shook his head again, and sighed: "Whether it is interests or individuals, I don't want the Carrumen consortium to be involved." But the current decision-maker is Leinster. So ......" paused, Dior's face was grim, and he patted Lloyd on the other side: "I will drag him as long as possible." However, I hope you will resolve the incident as soon as possible. The deadline is tomorrow...... That's all I can say. β
Dior's words made everyone's hearts chuckle. Indeed, just now Lenster has made it clear that he wants to fight. And with his deranged way of thinking, I'm afraid he won't think about efficiency or morality. The Karumen Consortium is a fighting force that should not be underestimated, and their weapons are definitely not suitable for use in urban areas, and they are too destructive.
After considering the pros and cons, Lloyd nodded solemnly.
"I see. I promise you that we will resolve this case as soon as possible. β