"Now, is Lixia here?"

The small addition of the title of adult behind Lixia made the people inside panic all of a sudden.

Faced with the sudden call, I panicked all of a sudden. This kind of little girl's panic is really cute.

Not as shaken as Ellie, though, Lixia only tidied up the papers a little - she could hear the clatter of papers.

"Hi, good evening......"

Maybe it was because I thought of a previous scene, and Yuo Tatsumi was also there, and Rixia's heart was full of guilt, like a sister who had made a mistake facing her brother.

"Well, there's no need to care so much. It's just a kiss. ”

"Let's go?!"

Noticeably shaken.

Before Lixia was a killer, she was first a girl, and she was an adolescent girl who was most susceptible to spring and autumn, although she was a killer, Lixia also had a dream of being married by Prince Charming, and a gentle prince told her that she didn't have to be a killer anymore, and she could usher in a happy ending as a princess with peace of mind.

Of course, this dream would not have appeared when Lixia was about nine years old.

The difference in values, although You can understand this vacillation, but still feels that Lixia is too fussy - she is not being fed poison mouth-to-mouth, and she doesn't need to use her tongue to make a code, she is just touching her forehead, is it necessary to be so shaken?

"Anyway, I'm not here to care about that. Is it easy to get in? ”

You's words made Lixia quickly calm down.

He offered to come in the door, and in general, it was to discuss things that no one else could know.

"Hmm."

Let the door open and let swim in.

Lixia's room was as clean and tidy as ever, with warm colors that didn't quite fit the image of the assassin, reminiscent of a mild spring day. All kinds of decorations and cosmetics that can show the temperament of little girls are neatly placed on the table. Although Lixia didn't have her ears pierced, there was a pair of earrings on the table, which surprised You.

It's worthy of Lord Lixia, in order to disguise her identity, she can do this! In this way, whoever comes in will think that this is an ordinary girl's room!

On the other hand, the room of the tour......

It was a room that would suddenly feel suspicious. Without concealing that he is a warrior, with a little research, he can easily find a variety of healing drugs and poisons and explosives that kill people.

I was so careless.

Of course, the main reason why Lixia decorates her room like this is that she likes it. Everything here is laid out according to the apartments in the old town.

"What, what's wrong? Keeping looking at my room? ”

Lixia walked to the table intentionally or unintentionally, and sat in the corner of the table quite heroically, her petite body blocking You's view and preventing him from seeing the table.

"No, nothing."

Discovering Lixia's obstruction, Yu decides that there should be some secrets there. But it must be something very secret, otherwise it wouldn't be so guarded.

Lixia had given herself a trust, and of course she couldn't betray it.

"Lixia-sama, I heard...... Is there any recent movement by Lubacher? ”

Lixia chuckled in her heart, and said in her heart.

Actually, there is no need to hide it from him so much.

is also an assassin, so he should be on guard against Yu, Tatsumi, but Lixia always feels that he can be trusted. What he showed was not the indifference of the assassin, but the protective temperament that gradually resembled Officer Lloyd's.

"Yes. I know. In fact, I was also commissioned to investigate 'that'. ”

"Is there a 'auction'?"

"Well, I ...... Black Moon gets the news that the Black Auction will ...... There will be small children to be auctioned. ”

Lixia's voice was a little low when she spoke, and she didn't sympathize with the child, but she still felt unbearable.

This unbearability is also seen by You.

Again, that's the same sentence. Lixia is not a proper killer. A human being cannot be a killer.

So...... Although it is my personal transgression, please forgive me for pushing you behind your back.

"I see. Is the charge of 'human trafficking' used to contain Rubacher? Well, I've heard that...... Black Moon and Saiaru's Slave Regiment......"

"Well, a contract of cooperation has been made. The most combative of them all was a man with a bandage on his face. ”

Bandage? You immediately reacted, it should be Liu, after all, he was attacked in the face so crazy by himself before.

"I see. This is going to 'war' at Cross Bell......"

You smiled bitterly.

Saiaru's move is really a bit incomprehensible. The purpose is clear, just to find a reason to attack Crossbell. There is no doubt about it. But...... Is this the meaning of the emperor, or the meaning of Zhao Liyang?

From all angles, Saiyalu should have been divided into at least two factions, the emperor faction and the prince's faction, before the prince announced that he would be relieved of You's slave status, and only the emperor had this privilege to release slaves without the permission of the slave owner. In other words, he has already begun to recruit his own forces.

To be honest, Yu would have liked them to split into two factions, which would reduce the danger to Crossbell. But looking at it now, Zhao Liyang seems to be planning a bigger conspiracy. Combined with his identity as the executor of the Snake of Devouring Body, it can only be understood that he values "plans" more than imperial power............

Damn it! One by two, what the hell are you planning! The brain doesn't feel like it's running out......

You complained in his heart, but there was still no expression on his face.

"And...... Presumably after the Black Auction, Black Moon will clash with Lubacher head-on—that's what Li Cao said. ”

"Li Cao?"

When I heard the name, I was able to swim my spirits.

Yes, this fox is shrewd! I can see through the conspiracy of the Body-Eater Serpent, and there's no reason why he can't. This kind of thing, let him worry about it! If it was Markney, he might not understand, but Li Cao, a shrewd guy from the East who was born in the East, couldn't help but understand what it was.

"Now, Lixia-sama."

"Huh?"

"What do you think, how is Lloyd?"

"Huh? Hey, hey, hey??! ”

Lixia, who waved her hands in a panic, writhed her body on the table indiscriminately, and the pieces of paper that she had hidden became a mess because of this chaotic action, and a dozen documents, a stick figure appeared in the chaotic wind that was suddenly rolled up, although the painting was not finished, but the jacket with a stand-up collar and the burr hair still made You recognize it at once.

Although Yuki and Lloyd's hair can be considered burrs, Yuki Tatsumi does not wear a jacket.

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The other side.

"Noelle? Did you sleep? ”

"No—you haven't slept at this time, have you?"

Unlike Ellie, Noelle generously opened the door for him.

Dressed in a sports vest and shorts, beads of sweat on a large area of bare skin, and a towel around his neck, Noelle was on a routine training session with a dumbbell in his hand.

"Sorry to interrupt."

"Won't-what?"

"Is it convenient to go in and talk?"

I didn't understand why I had to come in, but there was no need to refuse him.

Closing the door, the space was closed again, making Lloyd suddenly feel a little more secure.

I saw him take a deep breath......

"Miss Noelle, why do you like upstream?"

“……………… Ha? ”

Unable to comprehend the meaning of the sentence for a moment, Noelle's arm mechanically repeated the exercise.

"No, I want to ask, does Miss Noelle like to swim?"

"No, no, no, I don't like that kind of guy!"

Absolutely deny. Noelle's face immediately turned red, and he had already become ruddy from exercise, but now he was at the level of red.

Ay? Don't like it?

Someone who had no experience in a relationship immediately took Noelle's shameful denial as real.

"Don't like it? Why、Why are we together? ”

"It's not because that guy is crying and begging me to come! Get on your knees! No, I don't care! ”

A panicked Noelle even forgot that the man who had spied on her with Fran to confess to her was Lloyd Bannings.

"Ahh......h That is, Miss Noelle didn't really like him? ”

"Forehead ......"

Too straightforward questioning, and Lloyd's overly sincere eyes.

Noelle couldn't bear to lie.

"Sorry for lying...... If I have to say it, I like him a little. ”

"Great......"

Royce breathed a sigh of relief, but the fact that he breathed a sigh of relief made Noelle even more worried.

What do you want to ask?

This is something that Noelle understands before questioning, but what do you want to ask with this as a foreshadowing?

"That...... I want to ask...... After the victory... After receiving the prize...... I...... I've been panicking...... This...... Is this a feeling of liking? ”

Prize? Yes......

Noelle remembered.

Under the influence of the troublesome figure of Illya Platier, Lixia finally imprinted a kiss on Lloyd's forehead.

I see. That's why you want to ask my opinion?

Noelle was a little relieved, but then nervous again.

I...... How am I going to tell him!!