Chapter 22: The Mussel of the Hurricane (2)
Eventually, with the guidance of Estelle and Lloyd, the women finally realized that their main job was not to talk to this lovely man, and they reluctantly left under the protection of the bodyguards of the four Carumun consortiums.
Mussel finally breathed a sigh of relief, and wanted to protect the group of civilian women while fighting the monsters, even he felt that it was a little tricky.
The quality of the combatants of the Karumun consortium can also be seen here. The Lord will have such a funny over-development, and no one laughs, and no one has forgotten his obligations and responsibilities, and he has strictly disciplined himself not to see the Lord make a fool of himself - of course, there is no way to savior the Lord General if he is so disciplined.
"Forget it, judging from the result, I was saved by you, so let's say thank you." Mussel said as he straightened his clothes, his tone full of resentment. He has a lot of resentment against these two guys who did not save them for more than an hour under the banner of "helping civilians solve difficulties".
One of Mussel's weaknesses is that he will not refuse women's requests. Of course, if a woman asks her to die too much, he will certainly not die, and he will not be relentless if he meets a female enemy on the battlefield. His humility to women is only evident and reasonable outside the battlefield.
And his expression of forcibly holding back the unpleasantness to gossip with those women was a fatal attraction in the eyes of those women.
Mussel was very glad that Boss Karumun was greedy for life and afraid of death, and asked Lancet to protect him on important occasions. Otherwise, if it is he who accompanies the boss of Karumen today, he will have to deduct his salary. Although Boss Karumon is joking most of the time, no one can guarantee that this is not the "small chance event"!
Moreover, it seems that there is a female reporter following the interview today, if his photos are published by the media, reports or something, I am afraid that this time Cross Bell will consider leaving Mussel. Transfer other cadres from other branches to change themselves to a clean place.
Speaking of which, the female reporter actually has quite an appetite for Mussel, of course, he has not yet discovered Grace's true nature.
"Huh? You don't have to be so polite. ”
Estelle smiled a little embarrassedly, and seeing him thank him, Estelle suddenly felt that she really shouldn't have saved him before. She quietly slowed down and whispered in Lloyd's ear, "Looks like a pretty good guy?" ”
"Haha, I don't deny that."
Lloyd agrees with Estelle.
Mussel is not a villain in nature, just a bodyguard. It's like Yuki Tatsumi once said, "take people's money**", Mussel takes the money of the Carrumon consortium and then gives them jobs, and Lloyd doesn't think it's any kind of evil behavior. At least it has nothing to do with the nature of Muselle.
Mussel feels a bit like Randy to Lloyd, but he doesn't want Randy to show the "other side" from time to time. This kind of frolicking man is generally not a big traitor.
But I'm getting weird. Obviously, the job of the investigator is to suspect that someone else is coming. Lloyd couldn't help but curse himself.
"I said you two, because you were too slow to rescue, the 20,000 mira that I was originally going to give you are now only 10,000. It's useless to complain. ”
Mussel's voice broke into the conversation, and as he spoke, he actually took out his wallet from his bosom and counted a few Mira and handed them over. Lloyd and Istelle looked at each other and smiled, this guy is really a good person, obviously it's just a gesture, and he is still ready to pay if he is seen by two people and laughs. If it weren't for being the bodyguards of the Karumon consortium, the three would probably have become good friends - of course, Lloyd and Estelle didn't accept this reward in the end, and Mussel didn't force them to see their resolute attitude.
The lineup on Mussel's side was the same as on Arras's side, with 24 men divided into 6 groups, one group guarding the east gate of Crossbell, one group going to the entrance to the village of Almolica, and one group moving with the guide bus. Excluding the group that had just escorted civilians back, only eight combatants remained.
For the eradication of demonic beasts, this can be regarded as quite sufficient combat power.
"Alright, now that the civilians are gone, it's time for us to have some fun."
Just after Mussel led the team to clean up a group of demonic beasts on the streets of East Crossbell, he suddenly said something like that to the two of them mysteriously.
"Having fun?"
Estelle decisively thought of drinking, gambling, poker, or something, but where did all these entertainment facilities come from on this sparsely populated road? Could it be that Mussel would still carry these with him? Do you want a picnic?
"Having fun?!"
Lloyd immediately understood the meaning of his words. Sure enough, the Karuman consortium did not attack the garrison in this propaganda because they had their own purposes. And for this purpose, they don't mind supporting the department at all...... No, to be precise, they don't mind at all that the local forces know.
Of course, Lloyd didn't feel that the other forces would do nothing, in fact, he felt some strange aura in the group of women just now, and there must have been scouts from some force mixed in. As for who it was, Lloyd didn't have that much ability to guess at the moment.
"What's that...... I think I'd better explain......"
Mussel looked at Estelle's enthusiastic glance at him and the luggage of his men, and guessed that the girl had misunderstood what he was talking about.
"Both, do you believe there are demons in the world?"
Mussel lowered his voice, and the god babbled, trying to stand on tiptoe and press his face against Lloyd and Istelle's, trying to feel a sense of oppression.
"I don't believe it."
Lloyd was quick to deny. He doesn't take fairy tales and picture books seriously.
"Faith."
Estelle was clear in her affirmation. After all, she had just come into contact with a creature called a demon in a wonderful event about half a year ago, and she was also the highest-ranking demon among the seventy-seven demons in purgatory in the church's records......
"Hey, someone really believes it!"
With an incredulous look on his face, Mussel quickly took two or three steps back, and the expression seemed to say again, "Stay away from me, idiots will be contagious!" ”
"What! Didn't you ask yourself? What a faux pas! ”
"I asked, but I didn't expect you to really believe it! Normal people wouldn't believe it! ”
The two quarreled over something inexplicable. Lloyd secretly spied on the movements of the Karumun Consortium combatants around him, and sure enough, everyone looked indifferent. It's really well trained. Lloyd reaffirmed the strength of the Karumen consortium.
Seeing that the two of them were arguing more and more seriously, Lloyd quickly interjected and interrupted them: "You just asked us if we believe in the devil, does it have anything to do with this operation?" ”
"Oooh! Some of them -- I almost forgot to get to business when I was by this woman. Mussel glared at Estelle fiercely, and Estelle glared back, as if an invisible light was clashing in the air, and sparks were flying.
"This time, the Karumon Consortium is going to help Crossbell 'eradicate the demon'!"
"Poof, I don't know who said they didn't believe it?"
"I didn't say I didn't believe it!"
"Then why do you question me! I'm sure there's anything strange about it?! ”
"Yes! Strange, isn't it? How much less common sense you have to have to believe in something so unreliable! ”
"You don't believe it yourself!"
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It's arguing again...... I don't want to care anymore. Lloyd thought to himself a little self-defeatingly, and, listening to the two of them arguing, he had a sense of peace of mind somehow?!
But eradicate the demons...... Who is the one to be destroyed? Commander of the Garrison? No, no, no, although that man can be called a cancer, it should not be an enemy for the Karuman consortium. Could it be the Sword Master of the Wind? But Mr. Arios should stay in the city of Crossbell, where the Carumen consortium is only a little bit powerful, and the three strongest bodyguards have all been dispatched?
Of course, Lloyd racked his brains and didn't think about who was the demon that the Karuman consortium wanted to eradicate.
By the time he knew that the "demon" was the demon, it was already a few hours later.