In the dormitory of the Special Missions Support Section, Ike is sitting on a couch in the hall fiddling with a one-man-tall giant Missy puppet, Crossbell is a typical commercial city, and the purpose of the city is almost to buy anything as long as you have money. Especially for someone like Ike, who has many unknown sources, ordering an oversized custom puppet doesn't seem like a difficult problem... It's not him who spends money anyway.

Ling on the side looked curiously at the one napping on the sofa... Wolf?

"Ike, this big guy seems to be a little weird." Ling quietly walked over to Ike and whispered.

"I see." Ike nodded imperceptibly. The appearance of such a large and peculiar wolf in the hall is undoubtedly quite an eye-catcher. Especially when Ellie greeted this wolf after running by in a hurry just now, he would respond very humanely! And he didn't attack strangers like Ike, which alone is enough to show that this is no ordinary wolf. Although the association also has people who train their hounds to listen to orders, listening to orders and understanding speech are two different concepts entirely. And this concept is the key to differentiating them! If you add to that the peculiar texture of his body... It's even more interesting!

"Big guy, you can hear our conversation." Ike put down the puppet and looked tentatively at the wolf, "I've heard that canine ears are much sharper than humans, and even the smallest sounds that humans think can be heard clearly by canines, right?" ”

"He seems to ignore you." Ling gently walked up to the wolf and lifted his paws. It's just that the wolf still completely ignored the two of them, and looked like they were asleep.

"Maybe I'll take a peek at Ellie and change his clothes or something, and he'll wake up." Ike shrugged, and suddenly his back head and shoulders were clutched by two hands, and an angry voice came from his head.

"I think I'm hearing something I shouldn't have heard?"

"You're thinking too much." Ike raised his hand in surrender, "If I wanted to peek, I would have gone a long time ago, not sitting here." ”

"You're embarrassed to say it!" Ellie was furious, "You obviously did it on purpose, you must have a way to avoid that acid!" ”

"It's nerve-wracking, if you ask me so bluntly, I don't know how to answer you." Ike scratched his head, "My principle is not to cheat on girls and try not to upset girls." Wouldn't you be angry if you told it you did mean it? ”

"Shouldn't I be angry at all?!" Ellie laughed angrily and said through gritted teeth.

In fact, the acid was not seriously corroded, but the remnants of the splash sprayed into the ground burned out a few small holes in some of the skirts and boots, large or small, and the underground space was not large, which is why the slime monster chose to ambush in that place. It would be quite difficult to ask for a complete non-touch, as Ellie's position could force her way around and force her way through the pursuit, causing more damage. Of course, Ike also has an intentional component, but it is more to let her feel the consequences of losing her mind on the battlefield, which of course cannot be told to her.

"Compared to this, this guy's name is Zet, right?" Ike's eyes lit up as he looked at the wolf with the boss's pretense and asked.

"You should ask Theo about this." Ellie replied angrily, "That kid has always been able to communicate with Zeit." Even if he understands what we say, he just understands it. ”

"That's pretty good." Ike squatted in front of Zeite and looked at it, and strangely, Zeite, who had closed his eyes, suddenly opened his eyes when Ike was squatting in front of him, and looked at Ike with a wary expression.

"Is that really the case? Since you exist in this place, it means that there is indeed a secret treasure in this place, right? Ike said in an imperceptible voice. Seeing that the white wolf didn't react more, Ike shook his head and stood up, "Don't worry, I just want to see that power, after all, the people who really want to get that power are here now." ”

"What are you talking about?" Ellie asked curiously.

"It's nothing, it's just that this Cross Bell, I'm afraid the next day will change." A serious look appeared in Ike's eyes, "You'd better improve your own strength as soon as possible, after all, this wave may not be smaller than Liber's." ”

Liber ?。。。 Wait, you mean?! Ellie's pupils dilated suddenly, and she was about to speak, when the door suddenly opened, and a red-haired young man and a brown-haired young man walked in together.

"Ahh Red-haired youth complained.

"Haha, after all, that day is coming soon, and everyone must be working overtime to prepare." Brown-haired youth comforted.

The red-haired young man just wanted to say something, when he saw Ellie behind the sofa, in front of the sofa, a young man looked at him with a smile, he was stunned for a moment, then his face became gloomy, and he walked quickly to the young man.

"Yo~ I didn't expect it to be you, Randy, when Theo told me that she had a colleague named Randy, I thought it was the same name."

"Why are you here?" Randy looked at Ike gloomily, and at the same time, his eyes swept around, and his pupils instantly shrank when he saw the gift puppets and Ling who was teasing Zeit.

"Wouldn't it be rude to stare at a girl like that?" Ike stretched out and slapped it in front of Randy, and the startled Randy took several steps back in an instant, looking at Ike with a wary expression.

"You ... Acquaintance? Ellie wondered.

"Ah~ I met him at my previous job, but then I heard that he was transferred to the army, but I didn't expect to meet here now." Ike replied.

"Ellie, who is this?" The brown-haired youth walked over and looked at Ike and asked.

"He's the older brother that Tio often mentions. This time I'm here to visit Tio. Ellie replied.

"Is that so?" The brown-haired youth was obviously a little curious about Ike himself, "Hello, I'm Lloyd, working with Alysio and Randy in this Special Mission Support Section. ”

"Ike, I'm a guerrilla now." Ike replied.

"Wait?"

"I have a lot of careers, and next month I'm going to the empire as an instructor." Ike replied nonchalantly.

"Hah... That's really busy. Lloyd smiled reluctantly, recognizing the distantness in Ike's tone.

"Where's Theo?" Ike looked at them and asked.

"Theo's words, because she is more proficient in instruments, let her experiment with a new type of guiding wand." Lloyd replied, "But I should be back now." ”

"Lloyd, Lloyd... After listening to Lloyd's answer, Ike pondered for a moment, "I always feel like I've heard this name somewhere." ”

"Didn't Tio introduce you?" Ellie wondered.

"No, I should remember what Tio said very well, it was a little earlier." Ike frowned and thought slightly.

"Ike, you forgot, the strangely cheerful cop Sister Tio told me." Ling suddenly interjected.

"Bannings!" Ike suddenly realized, looked at Lloyd carefully, and showed a really like this, "I see, you are the younger brother of Caybannings." ”

"You know my big brother?" Lloyd said with some surprise. He has the impression that his eldest brother doesn't seem to be very famous.

"Hehe, you underestimated your big brother." Ike smiled disapprovingly, "At least in this place, he was the same guy as the Wind Sword. To be honest, his strength is a little worse than that of the Wind Sword, but his nose is really useful, and thanks to him, I received a lot of care when I was on a mission at Crossbell. Looking at Lloyd, who looked inexplicable, Ike shook his head slightly, "You go and say hello to someone who knows your eldest brother well, after all, I only know him on a mission, but, as far as I know, his death back then seems a little strange." ”

"Strange?" Lloyd frowned.

"Of course, although his strength is a cut worse than the wind sword, it is not something that can be put down by just anyone, I said, his nose is very smart. It's not something that can be killed by a small character. Now that you've become a police officer, why don't you find out the truth about it? Ike stood up from the couch. At the same time, Ling also stood up suddenly, and a burst of unhurried footsteps could be heard outside the door, the sound was very familiar, Ike heard it at once, and walked to the door with Ling.

After a while, the door creaked open, and the voice of a young and calm girl came through the crack in the door. Immediately after, a cat-like girl walked in through the door.

"I'm back."