"Istelle, Joshua. It seems that I have memorized all your names...... Hehe......" smiled gently, sitting on the soft sofa in the lounge area on the second floor, smelling the mellow aroma wafting from the coffee cup in front of him, Richard Mo rubbed his palms, and his tone was relaxed and casual.

"Ahh Ha ha...... Yes...... "The man behind the secret investigation was sitting in front of him, which made Estelle inevitably a little scrambling, and Joshua, who noticed the strangeness of his companion, immediately took the initiative to talk and attract Richard's attention: "Yes, the last time we met was after Mayor Delmont was arrested...... I didn't expect such a busy person as the colonel to still think about us. ”

"yes...... It may be that this martial arts tournament has stained Mr. Jin's light and made the colonel think of us again. Although Estelle was a little sluggish, she was not a fool, and she quickly adjusted her mentality and began to push the Tai Chi Conversation Conference.

"Don't say that. Although we have met very rarely, you are so young but full of strong talent and action, I can't help but secretly investigate you...... I was really surprised by the results, I didn't expect you to be the children of Colonel Cassius. ”

"It's worthy of the Ministry of Intelligence, and even knows this......" Joshua admired on the surface, but in his heart he thought that with the surname Bright as a clue, it should be easy to find the answer.

"Haha, the Ministry of Intelligence is not in vain." Richard simply accepted Joshua's compliment, "...... Colonel Cassius took care of me in many ways when I was in the army. That's why...... I can't put into words how grateful I am. ”

"Hmm. My father is also our pride, and the Colonel must be very happy that he is now a soldier in his own right. Joshua coped with it.

"When I first met Colonel Cassius, I was just a student who had just graduated from the non-commissioned officer school." Leaning back on the soft sofa cushion a little peacefully, Richard's voice was suddenly full of vicissitudes and memories, "After joining the Kingdom Army, I was assigned to the independent mobile unit led by him...... From then on, until the days of his retirement, I was taken care of by him in all aspects of my work and life. And ......"

Halfway through speaking, Richard suddenly stopped talking and took a sip of coffee. The boy and girl, who seemed a little nervous, did not ask, waiting for him to continue.

"And...... It was he who discovered my talent for intelligence and helped me form the intelligence department, which was just starting out at the time, and there was nothing......" Richard looked a little melancholy.

"Excuse me...... What kind of man is your father, Colonel? Nothing else, Estelle simply wanted to hear on a whim what the greatest enemy in her eyes was to think of her father, who had accompanied her since she was a child, and who she knew very little about.

"It's not an exaggeration to call it a 'Juggernaut'...... It can flexibly respond to any combat situation and has a three-dimensional all-round command capability...... And not only has all kinds of tactics, but also has the superb strategic ability to command the troops......" Richard's tone carried a hint of admiration and pain, "to describe it in one word, it is 'hero'." And he retired soon after the war, even more refusing the medal from Her Majesty the Queen, and not letting the world know his prestige...... To this day, the name of Colonel Cassius is still used as a synonym for heroes among some of the soldiers. ”

"That stingy dad...... He never mentioned these things to me! Astelle, who was dumbfounded, only said this sentence fiercely when she came back to her senses.

"What I told you was sure to be mistaken as bragging...... Joshua sighed.

"What...... It's ......," Estelle said depressedly, and suddenly remembered something: "...... Speaking of which, Joshua, you don't seem surprised. Is it ......?"

“…… Colonel Richard was a subordinate of my father, I really don't know that...... But for the rest of the content, I know that eight or nine are not far from ten. ”

“…… Joshua is also a traitor......" Estelle bowed her head like a deflated ball.

"Why do you say so ugly...... Joshua smacked his lips, "I found out from something else, not from my father...... And my father didn't have to tell us these things. Besides, even Heliga and the others know about his father's deeds, and you don't even know about it yourself......"

"Haha......" Richard's inopportune smile interrupted a long verbal exchange between Estelle and Joshua, and Estelle's cheeks flushed slightly, "I'm very sorry...... Interrupted you......"

"Where...... I'm a little relieved to see you like this. Richard smiled and waved his hand, indicating that he was okay, "When Colonel Cassius was about to retire, I was going to do everything I could to keep him, but now it seems that maybe he made the right choice at that time. With you by your side, the pain of losing your wife...... It's going to ease up gradually. ”

"Thank you for saying that, Colonel." After staring into Richard's eyes for a long time, Estelle and Joshua said in unison.

"So, thank you for chatting with me." Richard stood up, the coffee in front of him was almost cold, "Lord Duke is still waiting for me, so I'll take my leave first...... Oh yes......" Richard, who was about to step out of the rest area, suddenly remembered something and stood up.

"Anything else?" Estelle, who had just secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thought that Richard would leave, was taken aback by this sudden change.

"Huh...... Nothing, nothing. Richard laughed, "Just something I'd like to ask about that Imperial friend you just mentioned......"

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"Was that guy really Colonel Richard?" Leaving the rest area, Estelle, who had begun to look for Lady Hildan, whispered, "How do you say that...... It's different from what I used to be. He talked about his father's past with admiration......"

"It's easy for an intelligence expert like him to deceive a kid like us. The heart of defense is indispensable. Joshua shook his head helplessly, Estelle was just easy to be deceived and couldn't be changed.

"Y-Are you sure that what you just said is not an exaggeration?" Estelle said unconvinced.

"You just have to trust your instincts." Joshua suddenly said earnestly.

"I think so too, Estil just needs to keep the momentum going all the way, and there's no need to think about it so much."

"That's right...... Wait a minute! Suddenly hearing a completely unfamiliar and somewhat familiar voice, Joshua's whole body instantly became nervous, "What someone! ”

"Don't panic, don't panic, your own people...... This broken helmet caused my voice to change completely. "A spy came from the dark compartment in the rest area, laboriously trying to remove the half-covered visor that each agent wore. And as the heavy pitch-black armor was gradually unraveled, the silver hair of the voice's owner became more and more dazzling.

"Oops, I didn't expect to see you here." Looking at the stunned two, Helliga smiled with satisfaction.

"It's been a long time, you two...... Actually, it didn't take long. ”