"How do I know if you're lying to amuse me old woman until I see the real thing." Mrs. Imelda replied quietly.

"I don't remember my reputation so bad, do I?" Ike replied with a smirk, "And does anyone in the realm of Crossbell dare to fool you, Lady Imelda?" ”

"Who knows, after all, there are two watchdogs barking on the old woman's territory and there is nothing they can do." Mrs. Imelda replied disapprovingly, "But your reward is really attractive, and no matter how much I ask that old stubborn, he still won't let go, and oh, it doesn't feel good to be caught, right, Brother Ike?" ”

"How can it be a weakness, it's just a business that you like, isn't it?" Ike replied equally quietly, "So, Lady Imelda agrees?" ”

"I'll get it here tomorrow, or I'll send it directly to your baby girl with the terminal?" Mrs. Imelda replied, "But I only have one condition for the doll in advance, it must be an open-hole doll with magical fluidity, if it is different from my request, then it is not as simple as a failed transaction?" ”

"Don't intimidate me as a newcomer." Ike shrugged.

"There's no way, there have been too many self-righteous guys lately, but I'm just kind enough to remind me as a senior." Mrs. Imelda pointed to the door behind Ike, "And, someone has come to pick you up." ”

"Jingle Jingle Bell~"

"Excuse me, is anyone here?" Without waiting for Ike to turn around, a calm voice pushed the door in, wearing a large cat-ear headdress on his head, swaying with the movement of the petite figure, the cat-like girl glanced around the room and her eyes fell on Mrs. Imelda and Ike at the end, and strode over, "Good morning, long time no Lady Imelda." ”

"Good morning, little Tio, I haven't seen you for almost a month, how is it working at Ryan Fort?" Unsurprised, Mrs. Imelda asked with a loving look.

"Yes, thanks to you, although there are still some problems, but overall it is going well." Theo replied with a slight bow.

"I just did a small favor, don't mind, don't mind." Mrs. Imelda waved her hand, "I would be glad if little Tio could visit me, an old woman, every now and then, than these trivial things." ”

"This..." After a slight hesitation, Theo nodded and replied, "I see, I'll take the time to come." ”

"Hehe, it's still such a straightforward answer, but this is what little Tio should look like, don't learn from this little slippery head." Mrs. Imelda replied with a laugh as she pointed at Ike.

"I know."

"When did you two get on such a good footing... Ike replied helplessly.

"Of course, innocent and cute girls are much more interesting than guests, especially cute girls like Little Theo, the old lady is welcome here to the point that it can be discounted~"

"Are you the witch who kidnapped the little girl in the fairy tale? Ike rolled his eyes. "I wanted to surprise you, why did Theo know that I was coming to Imelda?"

"Ike's force guide has a monitoring locator attached to it, so my system will alert me if I'm nearby."

"Wait, how did I not know there was such a thing? When was it installed. Ike asked, stunned.

"Ling and I made it together, because Ike is a machine idiot, and even if he knew, he couldn't take it off." Theo replied in a serious manner.

"Hee-hee-hee-hee!! It's really interesting. Mrs. Imelda, who had been watching, burst out laughing, "This is the oath of sovereignty, it should be so, this man always likes to stir up trouble in other people's countries, and someone should restrain him." ”

"Yes, Lady Imelda, you have been restrained all the time, and it is not pleasing to anyone." Ike replied angrily with a black line on his face.

"Hey, who knows." Mrs. Imelda replied with an inexplicable smile.

"Then Lady Imelda, Ike I'll take you." Seeing that the topic was going to continue, Theo forcibly interrupted the temptation of the two and bowed slightly to Madame Imelda again, leading Ike to walk out.

"Oh~Slow down, if little Ike can find a way to solve the current situation, I will give a discount in business~"

"Then I'll try to-"

。。。。。。

"That... Theo? ”

"What?"

"Are you angry?"

"Well, I'm angry." Theo replied unpretentiously, "Since Crossbell is here, why didn't you inform me?" ”

"Hmm... I want to fool the past with surprises, but it doesn't seem to be good. Ike replied apologetically, "I'm sorry, Theo." ”

"Well, since Ike apologizes, I'll forgive you." Theo, who had been muttering, smiled, and the beauty of the sixteen-year-old girl was revealed at this moment. It's hard to believe that the usually expressionless director of the Crossbell branch of Ryan Forte Company would have such a wonderful smile that even some passers-by can't help but take a look.

"Before that... Ike stretched, and out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the guy dressed as a citizen who had been following him since the two left, "Has Tio always been treated like this?" ”

"After all, Lloyd's predecessors are now wanted, and they haven't interfered in my life, so it's a tacit understanding on both sides." Understanding what Ike was referring to, Theo replied, "Randy chose to go to Erebonia because he couldn't stand it." ”

"This is completely different from his righteous and awe-inspiring rhetoric." Ike rolled his eyes, "So, is Lloyd still connected to you?" ”

"Hmm... Theo hesitated for a moment, "However, since the official wanted of Lloyd, we have rarely contacted us, but recently there were witnesses who saw Lloyd-senpai during the mission to destroy the phantom beast." ”

"In other words, he is still near Crossbell, and he is living in exile with a little girl, which is really hard." Ike smiled bitterly, "But in the process of exile, he also helped exterminate the phantom beast... It should be said that it is really worthy of him. ”

"Do you have any plans for Ike after that?" Theo asked, tilting his head.

"Anyway, I spent some time observing Crossbell first, and you just said that Crossbell appeared as a phantom beast?"

"Since the appearance of the Blue Tree, until now, Crossbell's Seven Yao Veins have not fully recovered, and the upper three elements can still overflow from the cracks, and on average, a phantom beast will appear in about three or four months." Teo replied after a cursory calculation.

"It's still too much." Ike frowned, "It stands to reason that without an object to rely on, space-time illusions should not be able to easily produce a qualitative impact, unless... ”

"Jingle Bell ~ Jingle Bell ~"

The inopportune ringing interrupted Ike's thoughts, and Theo, who had picked up the power guide, frowned slightly after looking at the contact.

"Yes, this is Theo."