Academy Hangar.

"How did you know I was here?" Tongsheng placed the water glass in his hand on the table in front of Catherine.

"Instinct it." Catherine was casual as if she hadn't answered seriously.

"Huh." Tong Sheng smiled helplessly, "Do I look like the kind of hot-blooded idiot who stays in the hangar day and night?" ”

"Isn't it?" Catherine picked up her glass, as if her answer was always so concise.

"Maybe, but I never push myself." Tongsheng shook his head with a smile and turned his gaze to Catherine, "You shouldn't force yourself either. ”

"I didn't." Catherine felt relieved as she held the warm cup of tea. It's summer, but it's a bit cool to trot through at night.

"Still say no? Do you have to come here yourself so late and not trust my technology? Freedom is also an organism that I participated in the development of. ”

"It's not that I can't believe it, I just want to see it."

"But then again, the first attack made my beloved ******* look like this, and you were a little sharper." Tong Sheng teased half-truthfully.

"I'm sorry......" Catherine bowed her head slightly and apologized.

As if shocked by such a straightforward apology, Tongsheng was stunned for a moment. Although the girl in front of her spoke short and neat, and her straightforward wording made people feel less intimate, she had the cleanliness and sincerity that others did not have.

"Don't be so solemn, as long as the body is used, it will definitely be damaged, and this is the value of my existence." Tong Sheng took the opportunity to put his hand on Catherine's lowered head and rubbed it, "After all, you are the pilot of my beloved *******, I will love you as much as I love *******." ”

Some words, I don't know why, suddenly came out of my mouth. Obviously he is not such a hypocritical person, obviously he is just an unorthodox workaholic as the world thinks. But when it comes to Catherine, reason doesn't always seem to be so effective. Maybe this girl, to some extent, will become a shackle for his life.

"The ......"

"Huh?" Interrupted by his thoughts, Tongsheng smiled and looked down at Catherine.

"Can you take your hands away? It's a little disgusting......" The girl reluctantly asked.

"Uh......" Tong Sheng spread his hands awkwardly, "Well, it seems that cuteness and sincerity can't coexist." ”

"What?" Catherine looked up at Tong Sheng's helpless posture. She didn't think she could see through the essence of the technician in front of her. Maybe everyone has secrets, but he seems to have some unspeakable complexes that are only aimed at her. But when you dig it down, it doesn't seem like a big deal.

She didn't want to think about it. This is what sets Catherine apart from most young girls. She doesn't guess what she is not sure about, but does her own thing wholeheartedly, and then waits for time or someone else to give her an answer.

"Nothing, let's go, don't you want to see your body?" Tongsheng gathered his thoughts, turned and walked to the door, pausing to wait for Catherine to follow.

"I have a question."

"Tell me about it."

Catherine thought for a moment and said word by word: "Actually, when faced with freedom, I have an unusually familiar feeling. Different from the general sense of fit between the pilot and the body, the feeling is more intimate and warmer. You said that you developed this mech with a senior technician, and I want to know who that person is. ”

"Lotrina Klein. I think you must know her. ”

"Sure enough...... By the way, I felt a little awkward ******* last time I drove, please help me adjust it. ”

"Please, don't suddenly increase my workload!" Tongsheng couldn't help but wail.

"I'm in trouble."

"Sister Yi, your dark circles ......" Shirley looked at Catherine's face, obviously not sleeping all night.

"Ah, it's nothing, just make up for it today." Catherine was a little tired, but she seemed to be in a good mood, and it seemed that she was very satisfied with the free restoration work.

"So you two are going to accept the mission?" Xingchen had learned from Shirley before, in the hour that Catherine was late.

"To be precise, our squad is about to accept the mission." Shirley sweated and glanced at Catherine beside her, not thinking that there was room for negotiation at all.

"I don't have a problem with that." Xingchen shrugged his shoulders and did not object.

"Actually, it's useless if you have an opinion." Shirley shook her head helplessly. Although she has not been with Tsubasa for a long time, she has deeply understood the horror of this girl. Competitive and competitive, as long as it is what she decides, no one can change it. It is precisely because of this decisive personality and judgment that her ability to act is also unparalleled. Compared to the paranoia of her personality, Tsubasa's little bullying of her is nothing.

"Looks like everyone is here." Nagisa said as he walked from the door to the lectern.

"Captain, you've been late for a long time, it's ...... than Wing" Xingchen was about to continue complaining, but for no reason, he felt a chill, and turned his head to meet the cold gaze of Shang Wing.

"There's no way, I also have classes, and today it's still practical training, so understand the hard work of graduates." Nagisa explained with a wry smile, "So, all of you have agreed to accept the mission?" ”

"Yes." All three affirmed at the same time.

"Well, that's good." Nagisa nodded with satisfaction, "I think you've all read the information when you go back, now I'll explain it to you briefly......"

"I'm going to take on an S-class mission." Interrupting Nagisa's explanation rudely, Catherine said without objection.

"Huh?" Nagisa and Xingchen looked at Catherine in surprise at the same time, and Shirley, who only knew the truth, sighed helplessly and motioned to them with her eyes: Don't try to convince her.

"I'm going to take on an S-class mission." Catherine calmly repeated her words.

She admits that she was provoked. She didn't know why Faeron was targeting her everywhere, she only knew that she couldn't sit still, she couldn't bear such an insult, and she had to fight back fiercely, leaving no room for him to turn over. Faren alone dares to accept the S-class task, then there are three people on her side, and there is no reason why she can't do it.

"Why don't you just challenge the EX-rank?" Xingchen complained weakly.

"Good idea...... "Catherine said, pinching her chin and thinking.

"Hey, don't really think about it!" Xingchen has a feeling of "complete defeat".

"Shirley, what's going on with her?" Nagisa had apparently sensed something, and something had happened this past night that he didn't know.

"Well, it's not that Faerun! I wanted to kill Sister Yi last time, but last night I made a nasty provocation again. Shirley angrily recounted what had happened last night.

"I see." Nagisa smiled and listened to Shirley's words, and turned to Catherine, "So, such a simple agitation method made you like this?" Girl, you have to understand that an open-minded mind is also part of cultivation. ”

"No, I just think I'm good enough to handle it......" Catherine replied reluctantly, but was stopped by Nagisa outgoing a finger.

"It's not 'my strength', it's 'our strength'." Nagisa shook his finger and said, "I don't want to go into too much detail about the importance of the team, but you must know that you are all rookies here. Of course, I've heard about Pheren too. In fact, he is not alone in accepting S-class missions - it is impossible in terms of regulations and strength. ”

"Did he team up with someone else?" It's hard to imagine that someone as strong and maverick as Catherine would act with someone else.

"Well, and it's the elite of the second grade." Nagisa said as he opened a sheet of information on the classroom screen, "Look, here's my mission record so far. ”

Catherine and the three looked at the screen. In the information sheet with Nagisa's avatar, all the tasks he has participated in are classified and recorded.

"5 B-level missions, 21 A-class missions, 9 S-class missions, and EX missions...... 0 times? Looking at this form, Catherine and the others were silent.

"These are just successful missions, and there are also failed tasks." Nagisa made no secret of this, "And those A-level tasks were all completed by the team, at least with Shouhe." ”

"EX-level missions, is it so difficult......" Xingchen couldn't believe that the person who was third in the entrance test that year didn't have a successful EX-level mission.

"I don't know." Nagisa shook his head, "The reason is simple. From the time I entered until now, the academy has not released an EX-level mission. ”

"Not once?" Catherine's eyes widened.

"Well, so you should understand, the task classification of the academy is very strict, don't think that these tasks are simple"

After hearing this, Catherine and the three of them fell into deep thought, and it seemed that Nagisa's task schedule had a great influence on them. Catherine, in particular, had to revisit the goals she had set before.