Chapter 7, Estelle and Joshua
On the same day, the Special Support Division Building.
Randy Orlando, Ellie McDowell, a girl with two ponytails, a black-haired boy with two knives, and the four of them sat at the dining table.
The special powder left behind by the smoke bomb, the broken chair, the smashed floor, the shoe prints on the ceiling and walls, there were many things for her to keep busy.
The four of them were a little embarrassed. In fact, just as Randy mistook the two for intruders, the two mistook Randy for hostile people. If it weren't for Rui's sudden rescue, it would probably be an endless unfolding.
"That ......" as if she couldn't stand the atmosphere, Randy and Istelle, the two-ponytailed girl, said at the same time.
"Ah, ma'am, first." Randy shrugged his shoulders.
"Well, that, I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you." The girl said apologetically and calmly. Ellie hurriedly waved her hand: "Where, it was our side that hit first." With that, Ellie gave Randy a hard look.
Whew, that's terrible. Randy noticed her look, but didn't pay much attention to it. He was more worried about seeing Ellie's frightened eyes than Ellie's reproachful eyes.
Well, in terms of results, it's still good. Randy made up his mind, and his expression was much more soothing.
"No, I'm afraid, red-haired big brother, it's noticed......" The black-haired boy calmly analyzed: "Notice that I put my hand on the weapon." ”
"Well, yes. And then it's 'subconscious'. Randy shrugged as if he didn't care about himself, and gave Ellie a "You don't think it's my problem" look.
"However, I was also shocked to see the red-haired brother come in with a grenade." The brunette teenager added.
"Oh? Sure enough, you can see it. Randy nodded affirmatively. After all, he has that kind of skill, and it is understandable that he can see through himself holding a cigarette screen, just as he was stimulated by the action of his knife, I am afraid that he was also stimulated by seeing himself holding something that looked like a grenade.
"By the way, don't call me Redhead, my name is Randy Orlando. How offended~" Randy's tone was very casual, and his hand slid on his forehead.
"I'm Ellie McDowell, and Randy and I'm both members of the Special Assignment Support Section." Ellie nodded to the two of them.
"I'm Estelle Bright, Liberal's B-class guerrilla." The girl with a reddish-brown double ponytail said energetically. She wears an orange-based stick martial arts uniform with several leather bags tied to her belt.
"I'm Joshua Bright, a B-class guerrilla from Liber." The boy with black hair and amber eyes spoke calmly. He wears a reinforced sports vest that is easy to move in, and underneath is a simple trouser.
"Liber...... I remember it was......" Randy always felt like he had heard the name of the country somewhere lately, but he couldn't remember it well. Ellie coughed and complained with some dissatisfaction: "Wasn't You Jun in Liber before......
"Sorry, I forgot. Just remembering that he is a guerrilla......" Hearing her, Randy touched his head a little weakly. I have forgotten the background of my colleagues, if this is spread out, not to mention the smiling and generous, at least it will be circulated for a period of time as a conversation after dinner.
"You Jun...... Mean, Yuki Tatsumi, right? Estelle, the energetic girl, asked, holding her smooth chin with her slender index finger on her smooth chin.
"yes. Why, do you know him too? Randy laughed.
"It's Youjun's junior, right?" Ellie obviously has a better memory than Randy, and she more or less remembers what Yuu Tatsumi said: Lloyd, is your last name Bright? Ellie suddenly reacted, this junior is probably referring to the Bright brothers and sisters in front of her, right?
"Well, yes. We heard that Brother You was here to be a policeman, so we came to disturb it. Sure enough, he should have been waiting at the door. Estelle smiled a little embarrassedly. Joshua also nodded: "Yes, we were too negligent. ”
"No, no, the first floor of the Support Division was originally used as a waiting room. It's just that Randy is too impulsive. Ellie couldn't help but say something comforting, and Randy pouted nonchalantly and didn't interject.
"So, do you have something to do with him?" Ellie saw that the topic had a tendency to go farther and farther, and hurriedly came out to play a round.
"It's nothing, we're going to be transferred to the Crossbell branch from today, I want to say hello to Brother You first." Joshua, the brunette youth, replied, and he looked at Randy and thought of something.
"Oh, that's unfortunate, we're working on separate tasks right now, so he'll be back in a while." Ellie was also a little embarrassed, because now she was in front of a real guerrilla, that is, the imitation object of the Support Section. Knowing the style of the Support Division, will they regard the Support Division as an enemy?
"It's okay, let's just wait - not to mention the tea made by Sister Rui." Estelle said, taking a big sip with a satisfied look on her face.
"Speaking of which, you and Rui are also very familiar, huh?" Randy suddenly thought of this stubble, this girl who is afraid of life will rush out for these two people, it must be a very familiar relationship, right?
Thinking about it this way, I really don't know anything about this girl who is afraid of life. Randy's gossip heart suddenly awakens.
"Haha, it's okay. Sister Rui's words, I am only intimate with Brother You, and I really want to live with Sister Rui......" Estelle's tone was a little strange.
"Haha, Estell, you just think housework is troublesome, right?" Joshua smiled and pointed out what she really meant. Estelle's face flushed, ignoring him, and continued:
"Obviously beautiful, good at craftsmanship, and good at housework...... I really want to be a woman like that. ”
Estelle wistfully said, in comic fashion, that her back was now full of roses, and the huge lilies were blooming, and the little golden stars filled all the other gaps. That's probably how it feels.
Hearing her say this, Rui, who was cleaning the floor, blushed, stopped his hand, and immediately accelerated the progress of the work.
Joshua smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, Estier, you're fine now, you don't need to learn from Sister Rui." ”
"Huh? Is it? Thank you, thank you......" Hearing his companion say this, Rao is a little embarrassed to have a rough nerve like Estelle.
Joshua smiled and continued, "Because even if you do, you won't be able to learn it." ”
Hearing this, Estelle's face suddenly lengthened, and her expression was quite displeased: "Are you really talking for me......"
"Haha, for sure."
Ellie and Randy both looked at the two of them in surprise.
"How, what's going on...... The relationship between those two people ......," Randy asked the eldest lady beside him in a low voice. No matter how you look at it, those two people are not brothers and sisters, but lovers!
"No, I don't know...... Anyway, they have the same last name, ......" Ellie also responded in a low voice, could she have guessed wrong from the beginning, the two are not brother and sister but a couple?
But if you think about it, if you are a brother and sister, it doesn't make sense that the elder brother has black hair and the younger sister has reddish-brown hair - of course, it cannot be ruled out that the brother and sister follow the hair color of their father and mother......
But but, it's obviously such an ambiguous [harmonious] quarrel? I think I'm married, right? However, brothers and sisters who have a particularly good relationship will also make a joke that goes too far......
Ahhhh............h
Ellie was already dizzy by herself.
Joshua noticed the curiosity in the looks of the two men, and smiled without justification, but Estelle asked with some indifference:
"Huh? What's wrong? ”
"Uh, no, no, I'm just wondering what your relationship is......"
The sudden question made Randy stunned, and subconsciously said everything in his heart. Ellie struck her elbow hard: How could anyone ask directly! What a faux pas!
"What do you ask............" Astelle was a little embarrassed.
Joshua also laughed and said, "What is the relationship?" —Apparently teasing Istelle.
"It's a couple."
Not Estelle, not Joshua...... It's Rui behind them. She said it in as loud a voice as she could. Of course, it still sounds soft-spoken to others.
"Huh?!" X4。
"Forget if the two of us are surprised, what is your surprise." Randy smiled wryly and looked at the two of them looking surprised.
"No, no, how can I say it, Joshua and I are not there yet." Estelle faltered, very shaken. Randy sighed and said to himself, "This is what people call the wrong mouth."
"Actually, it's a brother and sister." Joshua regained his composure. "To be precise, I'm the adopted son of the Bright family."
"Ouch......" Ellie startled.
"......" Randy was also silent for a while.
"What's wrong? Did I say anything strange? Seeing that he was cold, Joshua asked puzzled......
"No, although we guessed it was family ......," Ellie hesitated.
"However, I didn't expect you to be a younger brother...... I thought it was my brother. "Randy is refreshed.
"Hehe, people often guess wrong, please don't mind." Joshua helped the two play a round.
"I think your statement is very subtle, Joshua ......" Estelle glanced at her brother, but got a "you think too much" reply. Estelle, who obviously felt that something was wrong, couldn't say anything wrong, so she could only pout and turn her head sideways to express her dissatisfaction.
"So, what's Rui talking about? Sure enough, it's a couple? For some reason, Ellie's interest suddenly soared.
"Well, sort of." Istelle also recovered, and admitted it positively.
"We're back. Looks like there's a guest? ”
The young voice said this, and the young investigator with brown hair walked into the sight of several people.
"I'm Lloyd Bannings of the Special Assignments Support Section. Please advise. ”
"Well, it's the same genus, Yu・Tatsumi. Please advise. ”