However, in a moment of ecstasy that the adaptation test was finally possible......

One person couldn't help but show a dilemma.

Needless to say, because such an unfolding was expected in advance, Riveria was not very surprised-

She even felt that it was a very normal reaction for a guy to have such emotions at such a time.

But even then, she didn't intend to change her plans in order to accommodate someone.

"How long will you be imprisoned by that past before you are willing?"

In an instant, her eyes were filled with disappointment as she looked at Lemuel. At the same time, it also made him lose the courage to look at himself who couldn't help but show such an expression.

Even if Riveria knew better than anyone else that it wasn't all about Lemuel alone.

However, looking at him who was almost "accustomed" to that memory, it was really disgusting.

"Really, please cheer up!"

She couldn't help but think so. Then he looked away from Lemuel.

"Okay, the adaptability test will be a simulated battle in a computer device......

"But I hope you don't slack off because of this—"

Even if you don't need to be specifically advised, it's okay to do so now.

But just in case, Riveria said it as if it were a script.

"Professor, even if you don't say this kind of thing, we will do it, after all, I have long wanted to see it!"

Among them, the most excited is indeed Stella.

"Well, I hope I don't live up to your expectations, right?"

"No, no, no! You're too modest—"

Unexpectedly, she was not only not disliked, but was thanked.

This suddenly provoked the originally elated Stella not knowing how to deal with it.

Sure enough, it's really cute in a place like her.

"In that case, let's move to the control room!"

"Oh!"

Immediately afterward, the room fell silent. Of course, because at this moment only Lemuel and Riveria were left here.

"Aren't you going? I said that the test process needs to be fully participated, right? ”

Then, before he could make up a suitable reason, he was pushed all the way to the control room by Riveria -

"Don't push me!? Hey, wait, whoa!? ”

She was really tugging, and she didn't give Lemuel the slightest chance to speak along the way.

"Shut up, come over here! By the way, you don't have the right to refuse. ”

"Why?!"

He tried his best to resist, and at the same time tried his best to express that he didn't want to go, but in Riveria's eyes, all of this was just a trick!

- Since you refuse to face it from the beginning to the end, then even if you are hard...... I'm going to have to force you to face reality!

That was undoubtedly her intention.

Because, from his own standpoint, he can't be allowed to escape like this anymore!

"I'll forget it! Seriously, even if I went, I would only disappoint you, wouldn't I? ”

"Even so, I'm the only one who can decide this! Do you understand? Anyway, you have to go today! ”

It is really very rare for Riveria to have such a tough attitude, and at this point in the topic, Lemuel also understands a little -

Whatever his reasons for coming next, this guy is unlikely to accept it.

After all, that's what she is. It used to be; And even now, it hasn't changed at all.

"Good, good! I surrender, I surrender! ”

"That is?"

The corners of Riveria's mouth rose slightly. She knew that Lemuel had given in.

"I'll just go, so can you stop pushing me......

As soon as the words fell, Riveria really stopped pushing.

However, it felt really uncomfortable to be directly exposed to her gaze, which was a little colder than usual.

Before I knew it, even my facial expression was a little stiff!

Because she was like, "Don't want to run!" "It's the same that makes people feel chills in their backs.

"I said, don't stare at me like that, okay?"

"If I don't, you're going to get away, aren't you?"

When he said this, Lemuel's palms sweated.

"I don't deny that I was going to do that until now-"

"So I'll keep an eye on you until you give up on slipping away completely."

"Hah......?!"

Although she said it lightly, as if nothing had happened. But this time, Lemuel in front of him was stunned......

"Please, open up! Even if you want to torture to extract a confession, you don't have such fun, right?! ”

"You mean, you've given up on the idea of slipping out of my nose?"

For a moment, he hated Riveria's "knowingly" approach to questioning.

"Do I have any other choice but to give up now......?"

Then Lemuel said; While holding his head in his hands in frustration.

"Again, in a way, you don't really have a choice."

It also proves how much Rivelia knows about herself.

Friend? Friend? No, neither......

The relationship between the two must have been difficult to find the right adjective from countless words and phrases, right?

Sure enough, when the two arrived at the control room, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Vane, in particular, was always worried that her brother would reject the aptitude test, which was scheduled for everyone to participate.

And in fact, Lemuel really showed an obvious "rejection".

At the same time, however, she also believes......

can convince such a brother, and now only Sister Riveria is left.

Sure enough, the end result was exactly as expected.

As for why that person wasn't herself, she didn't care about things like this anymore-

Because, after all, my position is my sister, and if I see my brother's expression, I can't help but soften......

But at this point, Sister Riveria wouldn't care what her brother thought.

So, Vane handed her a color to her who seemed a little listless standing in the distance-

Riveria immediately understood, and smiled wickedly at her.

Then he walked to the control station located in the center of the control room...... Make final adjustments and corrections.

At that moment, the voices of Hatfield and Olivia reached her ears.

"That, Miss Riveria—"

For some reason, they seemed to be a little nervous, and they called themselves with half-hung honorifics.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?"

She looked up, but her hand didn't stop. The action is still fast and efficient.

"Could we please also take the aptitude test?"

She didn't stop until she heard this unexpected request.

"Yes, yes. But can you let me hear why? ”

As soon as her words fell, I saw that Olivia had been peeking at Lemuel unconsciously—

Of course, I am confident that I will not be discovered. But in fact, the thoughts in her heart at this moment have long been exposed......

"Okay, I got it...... Anyway, the more testers for me, the better. Well. ”

"So, you agreed?"

They couldn't help but look at each other, surprised and delighted! At the same time, there is inevitably some confusion -

"Of course. If I had refused you, I wouldn't have allowed you to come with me in the first place. ”

Riveria said this unhurriedly.

At the same time, she is also explaining the reason to everyone present, right?

"But didn't you just say you wanted to know why we wanted to take the test?"

After listening to Olivia's question, Riveria shook her head with an expression that seemed to read the minds of both of them.

"I already know the reason or something, so there's no need to ask again."

"Or do you wish I had better say it?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Olivia was as expected, and her face was flushed!

At this moment, the depths of her heart seemed to be like a deer colliding with each other......

It's like a mess.

"No, I don't have to!"

As soon as the words fell, I saw that her eyes couldn't help but fall on Lemuel, who couldn't cry or laugh-

"What a shame!"

After that, although there were two more people than planned, the test went according to the original plan. And it went very smoothly......

In addition to Lemuel's mech, which made frequent mistakes in the face of large groups of enemies, resulting in countless annihilations by enemy units.

Of course, the real-time data also honestly reflects his aberration.

"Lemuel, what's going on with your absent-minded manipulation!?"

At this moment, he was sitting in the cabin covered in cold sweat, and his breathing was unbelievably short......

In the face of the enemy pouring in from all directions, they only knew how to strafe indiscriminately.

In addition, the heartbeat and pulse rate are also extremely unstable like a roller coaster!

Needless to say, if left unchecked, there will definitely be serious consequences.

However, what exactly is going on?

"What the hell is going on with that guy? Didn't you work well with Leviathan before? ”

At this moment, the simulated body system also sent a request to stop the test-

Indeed, in such a situation, it is impossible for him to be able to manipulate the body anymore.

"Brother......

For Lemuel, who suddenly went out of sorts, this is also the best judgment -

"That's it!"

So, after the test, Riveria took him to her room, who had calmed down a little.

Because she wanted to ask why, anyway.

So, after handing him a cup of freshly brewed hot coffee, and by the way, he also changed into his regular clothes, and the conversation began as usual.

"So what's going on? Is there something wrong with the body? ”

Lemuel shook his head. Denied.

"Since it's not the simulator's problem, that's your problem?"

With that, Riveria turned and went into the kitchen again. I took off the boiling water and used it to make a few cups of coffee—

Then I brought the kettle and the brewed coffee together.

"Hey!"

That way, you don't have to run around.

"Do you remember that?"

Unexpectedly, the moment her words fell, Lemuel couldn't help but shudder! That is, guessed correctly.

"Yes."

Subsequently, after swallowing several times in a row, he also admitted to Riveria's speculation.

"Is that really the case? In other words, this test reminds you of Lela's death, right? ”

He hunched his back and looked listless.

That's enough to say the answer. In the face of him like this, Riveria's tone gradually became serious-

"How long will you be imprisoned by her affairs before you are willing?"

"It's not that I don't understand, but that's enough, right?"

"Even if she's alive now, I don't think I'd be happy to see you like this. Isn't it? ”

That's right, Riveria is quite right. But the guilt in my heart cannot be offset by these words alone......

"But she's because of my fault...... That's what happened! ”

"If I hadn't been scared to run away, she wouldn't have ——!"

"Maybe? But none of us can change the established facts, can we? ”

As she spoke, Riveria unconsciously put her hand on his shoulder, who was almost masochistic to self-reproach at this moment-

"Besides, she didn't regret her decision to save you at the time—"

"Although, this is a fatal choice from a strategic point of view......"

"But it's because of that guy's choice that you're alive like this at this moment, aren't you?"

“......”

Lemuel did not refute. On the contrary, some continued to crave her comfort.

"In that case, we can only live with this guilt, right? Whether it's you or me......"

In the face of him like this, Riveria really couldn't watch it anymore-

So even if it's just the right moment...... I want to give him a hug when he gives up on himself like this.

"Speaking of which, this guy seems to have been giving up on himself all the time. It's been like this since that day......"

Riveria couldn't help but think. No one knows this kind of thing better than she does.

Because, I've been watching from my side!

At this moment, no one knows better than her how despicable this kind of predence is, but now......

I want to do that anyway.

Not as a "close friend" or as a "best friend". Rather, it is to comfort him in another "acceptable capacity".

It would be great if it did!

However, this is not possible. So—

I can only take advantage of this despicable and shameless method.

"Now, I'm here to make you forget that guy, right?"

"How?"

What happened in the next moment made Lemuel's brain stop all thinking!

All of a sudden, it went blank!!

When he suddenly came back to his senses, he realized what Riveria had done......

Because there is still a clear residue of a marshmallow-like touch on the lips.

“...... What does it feel like? The kiss just now? ”

She asked, with a distinctly provocative sting. ——

Even if you use this kind of "throwing your arms and giving away" way, I want you to notice me!

However, she knows ......

From the time the two first met, this guy never treated himself as a "woman".

But now? What about the present moment?

“......”

But Lemuel didn't seem to be able to sort out his thoughts until now, as if they were a mess of thoughts.

"Huh?!"

Looking at him in a daze, Riveria kissed him again without hesitation!

And this time it seems to have lasted a very long time-

Even in this way, I'm going to make you aware of my existence!

“！”

Until, the moment Lemuel jerked her away, Riveria was undoubtedly showing him another side of himself mercilessly-

That "woman" side!

"What are you doing......

"As you can see, that's how I'm talking about it."

"No kidding......"

Obviously, he still doesn't want to admit it.

"I'm not kidding you!"

"I just want you to know how much I like you!"

“......！”

In an instant, Lemuel was forced to retreat by her toughness. And what surprised him even more was that Riveria could say such things without changing her face.

Seriously, how the hell does this guy do it?

But in any case, this is her merit. Although it is a little scary......

"Riveria, I'...... ...... to you"

"You don't have to rush to give me an answer, even if you keep it that way—"

At this moment, the dominance was completely on Riveria's side, which made him very passive in an instant.

"So, let's stop here."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, there's more important things to discuss with you."

Lemuel was relieved to hear her say this.

"What's the matter? Can't you do it alone? ”

"Who are you and me......?"

As she spoke, Riveria complained without thinking.

"I need your and everyone's help in this matter, can you help me?"

Since she knew that Lemuel would definitely agree, she cut straight to the point-

"Huh? Do you mean, for the sake of the adaptability test data just now, Ozman will come and steal it tonight?! ”

"Well, so be prepared. By the way, I will inform everyone, understand? ”

To be honest, however, he was still skeptical.

But in the end, I agreed.

"I see, you're not kidding—"

As a result, in the middle of the night...... It was probably close to the early hours of the morning, and there was really movement outside the house!

"Wow, that guy is really like a god......!"

Then came the sound of window glass shattering! ——In such a silent night, it is always impossible to ignore.

“......？”

Although they were already very cautious, they never imagined that they had become prey at this moment......

In an instant, the moment they broke down the door, Lemuel simply knocked the guy who was coming straight for him to the ground!

"Why?!"

Then firmly control him who still wants to die and try to fight back!

At the same time, Stella next door seems to have accomplished the same thing.

It's just that unlike his method, she instantly tied up the attacker! Even the mouth and nose are gagged......