Above the clouds in the middle of the night, the Bobcat turned on its night lights and was slowly moving. The hatch opened, and a blue-haired girl came out.

"Oops?" Joster looked around, went to the other side of the deck, and saw Joshua sitting silently in the corner of the deck, his right hand on the ground, and his head resting gently on the wall of the ship. The amber eyes staring at the sky revealed a stubborn firmness, "What, so you came here." ”

"You can see the moon more clearly here. The skin can also feel the flow of wind. Joshua said lightly.

"Hehe, you're playing cool again." Jost didn't take the young man's words seriously, and sat down next to him gently, only then did he realize that there seemed to be something wrong with the young man's eyes, so he couldn't help but ask, "Looks like ...... Not really. So is there any need? ”

"The moonlight, the clouds, and the direction of the wind are all very important factors for us now. I want to minimize the likelihood of failure. ”

"As much as possible?" Jost sank his face and said angrily, "Do you know—"

"Don't worry, the chances of failure are slim. I used to do this level of task almost every day. The more dangerous it is, the higher my chances of success. Joshua knew the character of the girl in front of her, and she would become like this when she heard these objectively and uncertain comments. Conversely, of course, if Joshua had deceived her and told her that her odds of success were frighteningly high, then there would have been no more trouble getting pestered. It's a pity that he can't say it, and in the face of this big grin and somewhat simple child, that kind of deception can't be spoken.

"That...... Joshua, is it really necessary for you to do this? Seeing that he could not change the boy's thoughts, Jost changed the question.

"Huh?"

"You're just as born in Erebonia as we are. Although they say that they have their own secrets and cannot return to their hometowns...... But even if that's the case, there's no need for you to work so hard for this country, right? If you want to do something, just let them do it! Speaking of the back, Jost was even more energetic, and when he saw that the young man had no words and no response at all, he became even more elated: "Okay, it's too late to give up now?" You're going to leave this Liber with us...... Wouldn't it be nice to find an autonomous region and raise our own banner? If you don't like being an air thief, we can find other jobs. I've talked to my brothers, and we all plan to take advantage of the ship's speed and work in the transportation industry. ”

"Hmm...... It's a good choice. Joshua's words made Joshua see a faint hope, and he couldn't help but mention it tightly in his heart, but then the young man's answer shattered her newly awakened expectations, "The use of flying ships to do work in the transportation industry will increase in demand in the future, and it is indeed a good business." I think it's much better than being an air thief. After the dismantling of the plan for the association, I will consider it if I were still alive. ”

"Ah......" Jost was stunned on the spot.

"You don't have to worry, our contract is coming to an end now. If you can help me this time, the old debts will be written off, and you can leave at any time after that. My words count. Joshua didn't seem to notice Jost's expression, and just continued to talk to himself.

“…… Don't say it......"

"Huh?"

"Stupid! Who's telling you about paying off your debts? That's enough! Jost wiped away a handful of tears and stood up with a swish, "You can go to your own heart and die!" I won't bother you anymore! With that, Joster did not look back, and quickly ran back to the cabin.

“…… I'm sorry, Jost. Looking at Joshua's angry back, Joshua slowly lowered his head for a long time before he said such a sentence.

Of course, he knew that Jost didn't mean that, and he also understood the affection of this simple girl for him. Sometimes he wondered if he was not going back to Istelle, so what was the harm of just being with Jost? But he soon ruled out such thoughts—first, that his situation was too dangerous, and no matter which girl it was, he would not be reassured; Secondly, this attitude of treating Jost as Estelle is extremely irresponsible and absolutely undesirable; The third, and what he is most reluctant to admit in his heart, is that he still has a deep attachment and sense of belonging to that girl deep in his heart, subconsciously.

Therefore, he could only think of such a way, and he was ruthless to keep the girl as smug as she was away from his side, and from the danger of the vast and deep sea. In particular, the mission was one of the greatest threats to the Association at this stage, of which the armies of the major countries knew almost nothing, as did the guerrilla associations and the Church. And even the seemingly omniscient Hyliga would never know anything about Ancient Rolias—even if he even knew what happened to Hamel. Thinking of this, Joshua vaguely felt something in the pocket of the inner lining of his clothes—a lid.

"Really, how long are you going to pretend to be sluggish?" While Joshua was thinking, the hatch on the roof of the ship opened, and Jill was looking at him with a smile on his cheek with his right hand, "My sister can't get rid of her childishness...... However, there was also a problem with the way you spoke just now. Although know that this is how you care about others. However, I also hope that you will think about what you just said. When it's all over, if you're not going to go back to that little guerrilla girl......"

"Haha...... Of course not. After all, the world in which I live and I am too different from her. Being with her will only lead her and her friends into a situation from which she will never recover...... "I must not admit it, I must not admit that I have the last weakness left in my heart."

While talking and laughing, the roar of a huge engine can be faintly heard.

Under the clouds, in the afterglow of the bright moon, the huge super battleship was clearly visible.

"Report to Your Excellency the Sword Emperor, all the equipment of the Red Ark is about to enter the braking phase, and the next step will be to turn on the low-altitude cruise mode." Inside the spacious bridge, a hunter in black and red light armor respectfully reports to Levi.

"That's good." Levi whispered, "Then I'll leave for now." With that, the man walked towards the spare aircraft cabin on the ground floor without looking back.

"Gee, Master Levi is still so handsome." After a long time, a few hunters who were still in the bridge hall began to dare to speak.

"Hmm...... Your Excellency is probably in a hurry to get back to our secret base, right? Another hunter chimed in, "Orderly and efficient, unlike one of our immediate bosses named Terrbaki." ”

"Really, although our captain has a big problem, you can pronounce other people's names...... It's obviously called Kilteba...... Or what? Also, what about him now? ”

"Don't mention it...... No sooner had he returned from Master Kemparela's than he had gone back into his room with convulsions. Another soldier said sympathetically, and everyone immediately looked at each other sympathetically: "It's miserable." ”

While talking and laughing, no one noticed that an insignificant figure in the clouds had jumped down from another nearby reconnaissance ship.