The airship carrying the passengers landed smoothly at the airport, and the original flowing Crossbell Airport was discouraged by some businessmen who originally planned to come to Crossbell for a vacation or to do business because of the recent turmoil and some amazing speeches. The gentleman does not stand on the dangerous wall, this oriental proverb perfectly interprets the current Crossbell, so that Crossbell, who was supposed to be in the peak season, is still very deserted until now, compared to last year.

"No matter where you are, the tension is always with you... Is it? ”

Before the person got off the airship, the voice of self-talk had already sounded. Ike walked out of the airship, casually looked at the crowd of people who were watching and discussing with him, and walked off the airship without paying attention.

The situation in Crossbell was even worse than Ike had imagined, as the city seemed as calm as ever due to the lack of crowds, and even the rampant mafia had been quieted down after several blows. The whole of Crossbell is even more peaceful than ever... At least on the surface. The underground world, located below the water level, is a different kind of turbulent scene.

The gate at the junction of the airport and the street is slightly different from the depression in the airport, a group of people are waiting there early, most of them are people who come to wait for Crossbell from all over the world, and in the crowd, a petite figure, shaking a beautiful long blue hair, is looking around in the crowd, and his golden eyes are staring directly at the exit of the airport.

"Ahh Ike! ”

As if she had found a treasure, the girl waving her little arms shouted, beckoning the figure who walked out of the airport without hurrying.

"It's been months, Theo." Walking quickly to the girl, Ike put down the luggage in his hand and picked up Theo, whose face was slightly flushed because he was happy and shy, "Everything is health, it couldn't be better." ”

"Ike, what about you? I heard the Rhine say that the empire looked like it was about to break out in a civil war. Tio asked worriedly.

"Hmm—if I'm right, it's probably in the next two months. After all, everything is ready, and the regular army has encountered a moment of great reduction in combat strength, if the fighters are postponed any longer, it will only tilt the scales, and those nobles also have a few guys with good brains, who should know the harm of continuous interruption. ”

"Then why is Ike running here now?" Theo urged Ike to let go of himself, and he took Ike's hand and walked towards the Secret Service Support Section, "Isn't Sister Arisa in danger if war breaks out?" ”

"It's a bit difficult, I alone can't play much role in this massive civil war. Arisa's words, as a student at the Tolz Military Academy and the daughter of the current president of Ryan Fort, should not pose a threat to her personal safety due to the civil war. If I'm over there, I'll put them in danger because of me. Ike replied, "And as the communication says, Crossbell is not at peace right now, but it is more serious than expected, and I am not sure that Tio is in such a dangerous place." ”

chatting, before I knew it, I had come to the familiar dormitory of the Secret Service Support Section. The two of them, both of whom are strong in perception, all the breath of people are gathered in the living room, and the puzzled Ike looks at Theo and asks, "Where are you going?" ”

"Everyone is going to play together in Mishuram, because the trade meeting has succeeded in protecting the hostages, so everyone is invited to play together."

"What do you mean ... It's just a support section, right? ”

"Well, but that's what I said, it's actually mostly Mayor Dita's own thoughts, or his daughter's own thoughts. The evidence is that the members of the Police Section were not rewarded much. ”

"Isn't it good, it's rare that you've been a little cleaner and more idle lately, and after that level of crisis, they probably want you to relax a bit."

Pushing open the door, familiar faces looked at him in unison, and they all looked surprised when they saw Ike and Theo.

"Ike! You're finally back? ”

"Welcome back."

"It's best that everybody is safe." Ike smiled and glanced at everyone, "It's been a long time since I saw you, Vaji and Noelle, you guys have joined the support department too?" ”

"After all, working with beautiful ladies is a rare opportunity." Waji replied with a cowherd smile on his face.

"Although I am still a newcomer, please advise me in the future." Compared with Waji, Noelle replied with some restraint.

"There's no need to be so reserved, I'm not technically from the Support Division, and we're all friends." Ike replied helplessly, "It's you, I've heard your praise for you on the Tolz side, especially on the side of Prince Olivet, he seems to be quite interested in you Lloyd." ”

"Huh? To the Support Division? Lloyd looked a little surprised: "Why?" ”

"Hmm—I guess it's because of empathy." Ike replied, "At the Tolz Military Academy, at his suggestion, the academy created a class with a new mechanism, and I was one of the instructors in charge of that class. And that mechanic is actually very similar to the mechanism of the Support Section, which is born out of the guerrilla system, so I think I feel close to you, especially if you really protect their safety. ”

"Students come to do the support department... Or a guerrilla commission? ”

"Hmm—so to speak." Ike replied, "After all, it's a student, so the difficulty of delegating may be a little less." But on the other hand, the Erebonian Empire was quite vast and complex. Especially now the situation is at least more than a star and a half more complicated than the situation of Cross Bell. Sending students to various parts of the empire under the pretext of field internships to observe the current situation of the country from different perspectives, and in this sense, their vision is broader than Lloyd's other perspectives. ”

"After all, Crossbell has a limited amount of space." Ellie replied helplessly.

"Now that I think about it, Estelle and Joshua have also traveled around Liber, and now they are in Crossbell." Lloyd had some longing and envy in his eyes, "Vision... It's true that we are lacking now, and if I have the opportunity, I will definitely broaden my horizons and join you. ”

"Then I'll be waiting for you." Ike smiled slightly, "But now, I heard from Theona that it seems like a good time to come back?" ”

"That's right! It's just a good time for you to come back, Ike. Randy frowned and replied, "Everyone is going to Mishuram next, and we should have left in the morning, but Miss Bell and Miss Bell said that you were coming over, so I waited a little longer, and now that everyone is here, without further ado, let's hurry up!" ”

"That's the only time Randy is very diligent." Ellie's squint.

"After all, Randy only has a big sister and a swimsuit in his head right now." Theo replied with the serpent.

"Long-winded! Is there anything wrong with men liking big sisters and swimsuits?! Isn't it, Waji? Ike? Randy retorted loudly.

"I'm sorry, I like older ones." Waji replied with a 'good-natured' smile.

"How can I say it, because I am an instructor at the Military Academy, I am also responsible for swimming lessons." Ike replied 'embarrassed'.

"You two ... It's too much! Randy showed a desperate expression of betrayal, "A person looking at the swimsuit posture of the young and beautiful instructors and big sisters or something... It's so enviable! ”

"What kind of brain hole can connect swimming lessons with big sister instructor swimsuits?" Ike was stunned.

"Of course, it's because I don't like students younger than me." Randy replied as a matter of course. After receiving Ellie's all-out hand knife, everyone picked up the luggage and Randy that had been prepared long ago and walked towards the harbor area.