Over the next few weeks, the attacks became more frequent, and there was no intention of giving people a break, or a respite.

In the midst of frequent attacks that repelled again and again without even knowing the face of the enemy......

Everyone, including Vane, grew exhausted.

However, the other party will not sympathize with them in such a dilemma because of this.

Obviously, if they don't want to be caught, they can only choose to resist with all their might; Do everything you can to escape!

Only by doing so can we barely survive on the horizon.

For this reason, even extreme cases of sleeping on the streets have occurred from time to time.

Although this is a difficult situation that no one wants to face.

But now they have to die in such a situation! So much so that every day is terrifying.

Not to mention that as time went on, Ozman's guy gradually bought off the people who originally supported the Lemuel and Wayne siblings without hesitation......

They quickly turned them against each other, and were persuaded and co-opted.

And the preconditions he gave were very simple -

That guy even openly claimed that he had found the planet that had escaped from this devastation, and that he was probably now devastated!

If you think about it carefully, in the face of such conditions, there are almost no people who can not be moved.

"Moreover, I have enough strength to protect everyone!"

Immediately afterwards, that guy showed off his martial might and let the "shadow" of the special mission force he had secretly cultivated appear in front of everyone......

Indeed, for ordinary people who do not know the facts, this speech just now has indeed an inspiring magic and courage.

However, Ozman's nature meant that he would never care about the lives of ordinary people......

After all, he's a very self-centered person.

"So, if you find out about the whereabouts of the Laphlia siblings, please let me know!"

"If you do that, I'll take you to the New World!!"

Voila, right? His purpose was only Vane and Lemuel from beginning to end, and the others were just pawns to use—

So, of course, before the goal is achieved, they have to make up a decent reason to make them serve themselves without hesitation.

"Shhhh It's getting trickier and trickier!! ”

In an instant, Mitchell, who was silently watching all this on the street corner, couldn't help but grit his teeth!

Apparently he was satisfied, and Ozman, who was giving a passionate speech in the middle of the square, was quite unhappy.

But right now, he can't do anything about him. This couldn't help but make him feel very depressed-

Eventually, Mitchell got out of there.

After a while he was gone.

By the way, there are now Vane, Lemuel, and Yuna, as well as the hiding place of the Holy Knights...... It's Riveria's hometown.

Although it is a villa, it is almost as dilapidated as a ruined wall.

Anyway, there are rooms left, and the villa itself is big enough. So at her suggestion, everyone was in favor of using this place as a hiding place for the time being.

Fortunately, even now, years later, there are people silently waiting for her to come back in the here and now.

"Welcome back, Miss!"

No, as soon as she entered the door, she was thrown to the ground by a rampaging bear hug!

"Hmm!?"

"Ahem! Please watch the road. ”

As a result, the two of them fell together on the hard, cool floor.

"Millie, long time no see—"

When they finally got up, Lemuel greeted them first.

"Uh, who are you?"

As a result, Millie's response was like a slap in the face, causing his original smile to fade away......

Finally, he froze in place as if expressionless.

You don't even have to look to know what you're thinking.

"Excuse me? You okay? ”

And at this moment, Riveria is desperately smiling with an expression that doesn't matter to herself-

"Are you alright? Lemuel? ”

Then he endured it with all his might; She patted him lightly on the shoulder. But that expression is definitely not too much to describe as "gloating".

She was undoubtedly like that at this moment.

"What do you say?"

Immediately after being teased by Riveria as if he were so careful, Lemuel was even more depressed.

“......”

Even the way he looked at Riveria, his gaze seemed to be filled with "nothing to do with you".

"Well, how easy you are—"

She then began to introduce them in order from left to right.

"Huh? Wait, huh?! Are you really that, annoying young master Lemuel?! ”

As a result, when Lemuel was mentioned, Millie's expression was also very shocked.

Her stunned look was as if she had "I don't believe it" written all over her face.

But there is no doubt that it is he who stands in front of him. If it's fake!

"Annoying people is superfluous......"

After complaining about this sentence as if without thinking, Lemuel added himself again.

"Hahahaha! That's, I'm really sorry just now...... You've changed so much that I didn't recognize it! ”

In an instant, I saw Millie scratching her head; He smiled rightly.

"It's okay, I didn't care anyway."

She wasn't reflecting at all. So Lemuel can only comfort himself like this.

"Millie, prepare a room for everyone. Also, help me bring in some lab equipment. May I? ”

"Understood, Miss!"

Immediately after, Millie and some of her remaining companions quickly followed Riveria's instructions and did it in an instant!

"The stupid maid who is resolute and resolute is really worthy of her reputation!"

Lemuel was immediately amazed by the efficiency.

"Hey, who do you think is stupid!"

As a result, they were buried alive by their overly conspicuous resentment in an instant!

"Wow! What's going on——? Have you been beaten up by a thug somewhere? ”

What's even more excessive is that someone deliberately pretends to know nothing after seeing this tragic situation with a blue nose and swollen face......

"It's too much, isn't it!?"

"It's too dangerous to keep a maid like that. It's just a timer to walk**, okay? ”

Of course, it was impossible for him to say something like that.

But even if that's the case, it's okay to complain, right?

"Do you understand that you have too many words? I didn't lose anything by beating it! ”

"Huh?!"

Despite this, Riveria spent the rest of the day carefully dealing with the wounds and bruises that were all over Lemuel's face.

She's such a person. Although he said that he didn't care, in fact, he reprimanded Millie mercilessly after that!

"Give me a good reflection! Do you understand? ”

"Got it, Miss."

"Also, stop calling me 'Miss.'"

"Why?"

Millie wondered why she had said that all of a sudden.

"Anyway, just call me by name."

Although she cared about why, Millie decided not to delve into the reasons anymore, as long as Riveria wanted to-

"Got it, big ...... Riveria. ”

After settling in to Lemuel and watching them settle in, Riveria went back to the lab as a matter of course.

Before that, of course, she gave Olivia the task of treating people who had been injured in response to the attack.

After all, there is no doubt that her medical knowledge and theories can be trusted.

However, it's not so much please, it's more like Olivia's self-recommendation-

"Please let me come!"

"Is that okay?"

Immediately after, she nodded silently and gave an answer without hesitation.

In this way, with Hatfield's unreserved assistance, everyone's injuries were almost healed.

It's just that there is one thing that makes Lemuel care very much from beginning to end-

"Did you ever save a little girl on the day known as 'The Last Day on Earth'?"

During the treatment, Olivia asked this somewhat inexplicable question.

"Huh? It seems like there's such a thing. What's wrong? ”

“！”

“？”

In an instant, Lemuel's expression confused. He didn't understand what Olivia was trying to say at this moment.

"Do you have anything to do with that kid? Is it family? ”

“......”

At this moment, Hatfield guessed as if she had suddenly realized why she seemed so cautious—

It turned out that the reason why the two were able to meet in the first place may have been thanks to Lemuel's blessing.

And seeing that she was so hesitant and a little shy, the person who saved her in the first place ...... Nine times out of ten, it's Lemuel.

"No, nothing!"

However, now she doesn't have the courage to confirm it.

"Or are you the girl you were at that time?"

“？！”

After Hatfield walked away with a wry smile, Lemuel finally noticed something unusual.

Because, Olivia has shown such obvious wavering, it is the first time so far that he has seen it.

"Really? Why did you keep it from me? ”

Finally, he realized that fact. At the same time, I also found that Olivia had already burst into tears before I knew it!

"Thank you for saving me at that time, thanks to you I can live until now! Thank you so much......! ”

"Really? Did you stick with it after that? ”

"Yes! Thanks to your words at the time? That's why I've been so energetic until now. ”

"Well, I have a bad request—"

"What is it? Anything I can do—"

Suddenly, at the moment when he finished speaking, Olivia slowly carved a kiss on Lemuel's cheek......

“！”

"You......"

Because it was too sudden, the result made both of them a little embarrassed. However, this is ......

It's finally the most important thing for Olivia-

She even felt that perhaps the reason why she lived was because of this...... this day.

And at this moment, the goal has finally been achieved. ——

"Well, can I ask for another hug?"

As a result, she immediately began to be cheeky......

"Nope."

"Huh...... Don't be so stingy! ”

"In short, no, no, no......"

On this issue, he seems to be unyielding.

But......

"It's better to see you so energetic now than anything else. It's been a long time, it's been hard work—"

“...... Be! ”

But in the end, she pounced!

"Wow, ahh Let me go?! ”

"Don't!"

But that's enough, right?

Sure, I do feel grateful to him, but that's about it.

That's right, Olivia knows better than anyone that that's not "liked".

Although, it may indeed be somewhat similar.

"Huh? Is it such a coincidence? ”

However, when he told Riveria about it, she couldn't hide her surprise -

"But since she took the initiative to mention it to you, then most likely this is the truth, right?"

"Anyway, that kiss ...... Don't you have any ideas? ”

Then she couldn't help but reveal her true nature. And handed him a hot cup of coffee.

Lemuel gave her a smirk.

"What should I think?"

I retorted as if I was angry.

"By the way, why did you call me here early in the morning? Just to make fun of me? ”

"How is that possible, I'm not bored to that extent, okay?"

With that, she also took a sip of the coffee in her hand, and then her eyes fell involuntarily to the noise outside the window......

"Didn't I say I had something to show you?"

"That's exactly what I said. Are you referring to the present? ”

She nodded silently. The eyes are still on the group of children frolicking in the distance-

Speaking of which, this guy did say that he likes children very much, but he can't handle it a little......

Probably, right?

"Hey! What are you doing in a daze? ”

"I'm sorry I got a little distracted."

With that, she put down her coffee and walked over to the desk and sat down. Then he told Lemuel with a very serious expression -

"Just before I called you, I finished the new mech—to fight against Ozman."

"Huh?! Are you sure......? ”

Even though Riveria's tone was very serious, and there was no joking at all, he was still skeptical.

"Really, so I'm going to show you the real thing. Also, could you please call everyone over? ”

At this point, Lemuel was finally convinced.

She was undoubtedly serious. So he doesn't doubt it anymore!

"Yes, yes, but what are you going to do?"

"Adaptability test, of course...... Let's go and call everyone over—"

"I know."

When he turned to go out, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

- I have to admit that Riveria is really reliable in this regard......

At the same time, in order to make the final adjustments before the adaptability test, Riveria was re-confronted with the data displayed on the computer screen.

The final proofreading and sorting are carried out in an orderly manner. She didn't want to see the situation go any further......