By the time Lloyd arrived at the top floor, the mafia on guard, as he had thought, had already been defeated. The door was wide open, as if to welcome them in.

There were three people in the room, a mysterious assassin dressed in black who looked like a crow, and an assassin who knew where a strange thief came from in white, dressed in high ...... Flat...... Forehead...... Girl in dress with high flat heels.

Seeing Lloyd and Theo coming, the black-clad assassin had a dangerous smile on his lips.

"Since you're all here, it's fun to hand it over to you...... Come on—there's a bomb in the room over there that could upend Rubacher. ”

Although I don't know it myself~

Silver, who is ostensibly an assassin but is actually a tough girl, added a sentence in her heart.

It is good to be able to take advantage of this opportunity to bring down Lu Bacher, but there is something wrong with Li Cao's appearance. As if this thing meant nothing to him.

I've heard Li Cao say that he wants to fight back in an all-round way, but I don't know if it has anything to do with this sentence.

And, for some reason, I always feel a strange aura. It seems that in addition to these people, there is a group of people watching here.

However, if you swim here, leave it to him. He knows a lot more about this kind of thing than I do.

Silver thought so, and suddenly became a little envious of Lloyd. If she had such a ...... when she was a child Oh no, I almost committed the taboo of "what if"! Maintaining a mysterious assassin stance, Silver turned and disappeared, jumped over Lloyd's head, and fled.

"You, what's going on?"

In the face of Lloyd's inquiry, You shrugged his shoulders and pretended not to know.

"Seems to mean that there is something bad in it? Want to check it out? ”

After lobbiing, Lloyd couldn't help but start to carefully deduce the pros and cons. To be honest, there are almost no benefits. Because there is also Black Moon and Karumen, whether Lubacher is destroyed or survived, it has nothing to do with the Support Division. It doesn't matter if you look at the goods inside or not. There are as many disadvantages as there are, so many that there is no need to count them.

Sure enough, as a captain, at this time, you can't be rash.

"Then, let's ...... back"

"Please...... Please find me ......"

The familiar sentence echoed in Lloyd's ears again.

Lloyd had heard a similar sound before, and thought it was a hallucination.

I didn't expect to hear it again this time.

Compared to last time, the voice is much clearer, and I can recognize it as a small girl's voice.

If it's a hallucination once, then the second time it won't be such a similar hallucination, right?

“？ What's wrong? ”

Seeing that Lloyd was suddenly stuck, You Chensi was also puzzled, did he suddenly think of any reason why he couldn't back down?

"Now, You, didn't you hear?"

"Hear?"

You strangely closes his eyes and temporarily increases his sensitivity to sound by closing his vision. After a moment, he shook his head.

"No, I didn't hear anything. What's wrong? ”

Hearing Lloyd's question, Theo raised his wand strangely. However, the cuirass equipped with the Eternal System was not brought, nor did the cat's ear-shaped sensor, so the search ability of the magic wand alone could not be used to search too precisely.

"No, after a cursory search, there are no strange senses around."

Theo came to a similar conclusion.

Weird, huh?

Don't...... Am I really too nervous?

As the saying goes, when you are different from the people around you, people will always feel that most people are right. Lloyd, who was still skeptical, still classified this as a hallucination.

"Please...... Lloyd...... Please find me ......"!

Just as the boy was about to give up, the voice sounded again, very familiar...... Although he couldn't remember who she was or when he had heard her voice, Lloyd knew that he must have heard it. You can't go wrong.

Found her?

“…… Now, Royd-kun, remember, you're the captain of the Support Section. Occasionally, you should also be playful and reckless. You're just too rigid and ...... Dull. ”

You originally wanted to say that because he was rigid, he didn't like it, but he changed his tune right away. Lloyd had better stay rigid, or else...... The consequences are unimaginable.

"I see. Allow me to make a decision for a while, then, guys. Let's go inside and check the goods! ”

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The temporary warehouse where the auction items are stored will be called the treasure vault for the time being.

Because it's really a treasure.

Lloyd had seen the list before, but the name was fine, but now when he saw the real thing, so many priceless calligraphy and painting decorations gathered together, it really felt like a treasure trove.

There are thirty or fifty exhibits inside, so it's too late to count them in detail.

Everyone silently found a corner and touched it, and at this time, it was correct to search separately. Soon, though, they asked the same question.

"Lloyd, what exactly are we going to check?"

Yes, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack, and if you can't even figure out what kind of needle you're looking for, then don't look for it at all.

“…… Girl. ”

"Oh. …… Girl?! ”

The overly calm answer made everyone unresponsive for a while.

For some reason, Lloyd had a familiar feeling.

He'd never been here, but he just felt like he was.

It's like this kind of thing is called a sense of déjà vu or a sixth sense?

In short, Lloyd felt that what he was looking for was in the box in the middle.

A large black suitcase is labeled "Rozanbeck Workshop First Dolls".

The size of the box is more than enough for a small child.

With that in mind, Lloyd began to rummage through his belongings to see if he had any lock-picking equipment. You gently pushed him away, his right hand pointing together, and the black fighting qi stuck to his hand like a flowing solid. Pointing your finger at the keyhole, the black fighting qi immediately extended forward, changing to the shape of the key according to the shape of the lock, and then, with a click, the lock was opened.

Lloyd nodded lightly, not saying anything more.

But Noelle also kept quiet. It was a bit too surreal to get Noelle to agree with Yu Tatsumi's lockpicking skills. It's already a good performance that he didn't directly oppose it like he was stunned.

Subsequently, the box was opened.

Inside the box, there is a mirror doll. On the red lining of the box, long light green hair is scattered, a light blue dress is put on the skin that can be blown and broken, and the small chest rises and falls with the breath, and it seems to be equipped with bionic energy, and even the fragrance is ......

It's big, too! This is a living person!

Seeing this child, Lloyd's heartbeat unconsciously accelerated.

No wonder it was a deadly bomb for Rubacher. If living people were sold as dolls, even Speaker Harman would not be able to keep them.

So, do you want to leave this kid here and leave as if nothing happened?

There was only one answer to the question from the beginning, wasn't it?

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On the other side, the people of the Karuman consortium were invited to the auction site as temporary guests, but because there was no pre-arrangement, there was no place for them, and they stood obediently in the back, which made people feel terrible.

The auction was divided into two sessions, the goods of the first half had been moved to the back of the stage in advance, and Lloyd had seen the goods of the second half before.

It is also because of this practice that Rubacher's mafia is rushing to the top floor with the heavy machine guns of the Karuman consortium.