Endless Silver Machine

At this time, the third floor of the headquarters building was filled with thick smoke, and jumping flames and flying dust could be seen everywhere.

The magic particles in the air are very sticky, a feeling that Aika has experienced recently.

The corridor had been so damaged that it was impossible to see its original appearance, but the two central figures in the incident were still facing each other in the smoke.

The girl with long blond hair held a golden Kodachi in each hand, with the tip of one pointed straight at the other.

Opposite the blond girl was a girl of the same age with a short red ponytail on one side, the tip of a majestic knight's spear pointing straight ahead.

Unlike the ice-condensed spear wielded by Liuyin, the knight's spear has no sharp edge. The conical knight's spear is a melee weapon that strengthens the concept of "penetration".

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"Ling!"

Aika called out to the two people who were about to get into an argument. The blond girl whose name was called quickly turned around.

"Aika, you came just in time, help me deal with this guy!"

"Obviously you were the one who made the first move!"

The red-haired girl who had met everyone before was not to be outdone.

"Stop it!" The cold air released by Liuyin swept across the entire corridor, and the smoke and flames were blown away. "Do you know where this place is? No matter what the reason is, you shouldn't fight here!"

"Miss Liuyin..."

The red-haired girl called out Liuyin's name, sighed and put down the knight's spear.

Did they know each other?

"I have no intention of taking action, but this woman keeps pestering me..."

Ling also noticed that more and more people were coming over, so he had no choice but to let the two small swords turn back into golden particles and dissipate in the air.

Neither of the two girls moved a step, both of them were still wary of each other.

The staff of the Imperial City Defense Bureau had surrounded Aika and the two girls, but had no intention of arresting them.

Instead, they had more confused expressions on their faces.

"Hey, this is really bad."

A soft voice came from behind the tightly blocked wall, and everyone recognized the owner of the voice.

Wearing the tight uniform that she had seen in the "Psychological Counseling Room" before - the captain of the Imperial City Defense Bureau, Ruth, walked in from behind the human wall.

"Can you explain it to me carefully? Miss Ling and Tiluya."

She still had that heart-warming smile on her face.

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There was a cute door sign that said "Psychological Consultation", and the layout of the room was still the same as before, except this time both Ling and Tilua were kneeling on the floor.

Ruth gracefully picked up the teacup and took a sip. Of course, Aika and the others, who were deemed innocent, also received black tea brewed by Ruth herself.

She didn't ask who made the move first, but directly opened the envelope that had just been delivered to this room and read out the words on it.

"Malicious damage to public property, according to Article 16 of the regulations, the parties involved must pay compensation according to the price. The damaged part - the corridor on the third floor of the East. Hey, what should I do?"

Although she was talking about a very serious issue, Ruth spoke in a leisurely tone as if it had nothing to do with her.

Tylua hesitated for a moment and admitted her responsibility first.

"Sister, I am indeed responsible for this incident, but she was the one who initiated the provocation! I was just preparing to go to the conference room, and I met her on the way..."

"Who made you say such shameless things before? This time I am just going to ask you to apologize. Are you qualified to accuse me?"

Listening to what seemed to be Ruth's younger sisters - Tiruya and Ling's accusations against each other, Aika probably thought of the cause of this misunderstanding. And Ruth's smile became a little stiff.

"Tirua."

"Eh?"

"Can you repeat the 'shameless words' Miss Ling said?"

"Eh, eh? Well...I just..."

Tiruya blushed instantly. But what Ling said was indeed the truth, and there was no way she could repeat it in front of everyone when she was awake.

Seeing Tiluya fidgeting, Ruth also understood something.

"Then it is certain that this incident was caused by my sister. I'm sorry for letting you see my sister's indecent appearance." Ruth stood up and bowed slightly to Aika and the others, "The compensation fee for this time I’ll pay it all.”

Perhaps from the beginning, Ruth was not prepared to let Aika and the others, who were still children, bear this large amount of compensation.

"No need," Ling's voice was very low, completely opposite to his usual image, but everyone heard it clearly, "I don't have no responsibility at all..."

"Miss Ruth, I will bear half of the compensation for them. Is that okay?"

"Since Miss Liuyin said so, I think there is no problem."

Like acquaintances, Liuyin and Ruth made this matter a big deal and a trivial matter. At this time, Liuyin was completely like a mature adult, and there was no sense of being sloppy in taking action to solve the problem.

"Xiaoyin, we don't need you to come..."

In Wei Xi's memory, although she had funds from the Holy See, she was a little uneasy about using them for such things.

"Actually, I received a large amount of compensation because of your incident last time... Don't worry about these details."

Tiruya, who was still a little unconvinced at first, saw that not only Ling could not retreat in the end, but her friend was also willing to bear part of the compensation, the long-lasting anger in her heart slowly died down.

"You are all very good children."

Ruth held her chin and laughed lightly.

"Sorry, I was a little impulsive too."

"Miss Ruth, I have something to ask you."

"Huh? Yes, as long as it's a question I can answer."

"Your mission last night, Uncle Marceau..."

Aika didn't know how to express it. He knew that this was not an area that he should interfere with.

But as a victim of the incident, it is impossible to say that I have no thoughts.

"This is a question I can answer." It seems that Ruth has no intention of hiding it from Aika and the others. "Although it is not a secret mission, it is better not to publicize it to the outside world. My ability is not known to the relevant personnel of the Imperial City Defense Bureau. You know, that is, as long as you come to the scene, you can know the magic waveform that remained there in the past. The Nemesis Society deliberately left clues, and they already knew that we would point the finger at them. The reason why we organized it immediately The action was to prevent them from having a chance to fight back, but it turned out to be too hasty..."

"Because they move faster than you?"

"Well," Ruth confirmed Liuyin's idea, "Last night's accident was all the result of me jumping to conclusions too early. It would be better if I were more careful..."

Ruth became depressed. This dejected look should probably not be seen by other people in the Imperial City Defense Bureau.

"Although I don't know much about the situation..." Aika said hesitantly, "but I still feel that Miss Ruth should not bear the responsibility alone."

"Eh?"

Aika continued.

"I heard that this operation was planned by Shun, and that the operation was organized by Uncle Marceau. Although I am just an outsider and am not qualified to comment on the decision of the Imperial City Defense Bureau, everyone has made mistakes in certain aspects. It failed. Wouldn’t it be too pitiful if you were solely responsible for it?”

"..."

Ruth did not respond to Aika's words, but opened her eyes in disbelief. She probably didn't expect that she would be encouraged by Aika who was so much younger.

Tiruya had never seen her sister's confused look before.

"Miss Ruth," taking advantage of the momentum that Aika had just finished speaking, Ling also began to direct the topic to his original purpose, "I came here to see you just to discuss the issue of the Nemesis Association."

"What can I do for you?"

"Well, I also want to participate in the next operation, and I hope to get your permission."

"Due to some personal reasons, we seem to have become the target of that strange association." In this case, just follow Ling's rhythm, "Miss Ruth, please let us participate."

Aika stood on Ling's side.

"Aika, I never said I would accompany you to fool around."

"It would be great if Professor Liuyin could be my sister's strength!"

Tiruya grabbed Liuyin's hand. It was an indisputable fact that both sisters knew Liuyin.

"But... I am restricted by the Holy See, and I really have no way to intervene in the work of the Imperial City Defense Bureau..."

"Professor Liuyin, please!"

"Ah - I can only serve as a foreign aid at most, so that's all right?" Unable to stand Tiruya's persistent pursuit, Liuyin finally agreed to her request at the minimum, "Ask it in advance, I won't do it casually. Just follow you everywhere.”

"Great!" Tiluya jumped up excitedly, "If Professor Liuyin is here, I will feel more at ease!"

Liuyin...Professor? Aika didn't know what identity this meant.

"Although there is no problem in principle, you are all external personnel, and all of you can only be called as foreign aid like Miss Liuyin. Is this okay?"

"It's okay," Luoluo took Aika's arm, "I just hope that my brother will be safe..."

Regardless of whether he is targeted by the Nemesis Society because of his identity as a magic equipment holder, Luoluo does not want everyone to come into contact with any disputes. But now Aika and Ling have made up their minds, so she won't say anything to dampen their enthusiasm.

After accidentally learning the truth about the magic costume from Gurli, Lolo became calmer than Aika at that time.

Because for her, apart from her family members who stayed in the village, Aika was everything in her world. As long as Aika can accept the meaning of the magic costume and her family background that she learned about for the first time, she will accept it calmly.

Therefore, many unspoken words were buried in her heart until a certain opportunity came out.

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Although there was a commotion that resounded throughout the headquarters building not long ago, after knowing that it was just caused by "children's nonsense", not many people paid much attention to it anymore. The headquarters building immediately returned to normal order, and Shun was already waiting for everyone to return in the lobby on the first floor.

"At that time, I was still thinking about what was going on, and I was worried about you. Later, someone told me that it was the captain's sister and the blond girl who were fighting, so I wasn't so worried anymore."

"Even so, you still need to worry..."

Shun has never seen Tirua until now. If he knew that the red-haired girl who had a fight with Lingda at the beach was Ruth's sister, he would definitely be so shocked that his jaw dropped.

Ling, who followed Aika downstairs, felt the attention around her and squirmed as if she was uncomfortable.

Although the onlookers didn't mean to blame her, they still made Ling feel very shy, so she never had the courage to raise her head.

"Shun, we will also participate in future missions related to the Nemesis Society."

"Has the captain agreed?"

"Yeah, and Xiaoyin will also join..."

"Master, are you still dizzy now? It would be bad if something goes wrong. Go to the hospital as soon as possible. Since it was caused by me driving too fast, I will stay with you even if I put down my tasks here. …”

"Shut up!" Liuyin looked very tired. He didn't even have the energy to punish Shun for speaking out loud. "It's not because your captain's sister is stalking you..."

"However, this time the combat power is really increased..."

Shun touched his chin and looked at the few people in front of him as "foreign aid". If you really want to talk about it, their strength may be stronger than the elite team of the Imperial City Defense Bureau.

The premise is that the two magic equipment holders can bring out the power of their magic equipment.

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"It seems like it's exactly as planned."

According to the news brought back by the familiar, the "familiar" is actually just a small toy made by the cheongsam woman when she was bored.

This is an elegant pavilion, and the cheongsam woman with long chestnut-colored hair raised her lips.

We have received news that the Imperial City Defense Bureau has begun to take action some time ago. It seems that the decision to arrange corresponding measures in advance is correct. The Imperial City Defense Bureau did not take any advantage from the Nemesis Society and returned empty-handed.

"Have those people also joined the Imperial City Defense Bureau? Things are starting to get interesting."

In the pavilion, a young man wearing a white dress like an aristocratic gentleman placed the goblet on the round table. His eyes, which were too delicate for a man, narrowed into slits that seemed like no light could penetrate.

"If they die, we have failed. If we fail, I will go back with Will."

The girl next to the man in white leaned her head against the wall. She said this to the woman in cheongsam.

The scarlet chain-shaped jewelry shone with an uneasy light, wrapping around the girl's slender wrist as if alive.

"It's true that we not only want to get their magic equipment, but we also can't let them die. But don't really kill them on purpose just to go back with Will, Misty."

"..."

The girl in a dark evening dress did not answer. The cheongsam woman looked at the man in white again. Only he could persuade this girl who looked to be only twelve or thirteen years old.

The man in white was oppressed by her gaze and had no choice but to accept the task of convincing Misty. To be honest, he actually didn't want Misty to destroy the chessboard laid out by the Nemesis Society just casually.

"Misty, they will enter Frost Moon Academy soon. Even if they are placed in the Imperial City Defense Bureau during this period, they will not make any waves, so just leave them alone."

"If Will says so..."

"Besides, it's best not to underestimate them. Will, Misty, you two are a bit underestimating the enemy, right? Two magic equipment holders and the most powerful barrier magician in the Vatican, even if you two fall into trouble, Somersaulting is also possible." The cheongsam woman had watched the Aika trio fight against Liuyin, and she could see their potential at a glance, "And my sister doesn't seem to want me to take action against them, so I can only leave it to you."

"Sister, you are such a good girl."

The man in white deliberately mocked, but she just smiled incredulously.

"Do we have to wait until they enter Frost Moon Academy?"

"Only by handing over the rough stones to the best craftsmen can diamonds be made. Although we are here enough for them to show their value." The cheongsam woman took off the ribbon that bound her hair and let her long hair fall loosely. "But now for If they take action, the effect won't be very good, they can just say hello at most."

Misty glanced at her casually and resumed her position of leaning her head against the wall.

Her eyes were very empty, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking at the moment.

The woman in cheongsam began to take off her coat, and the man in white had no choice but to turn around.

"...You have to take off the inside."

Seeing the cheongsam woman preparing to take off her clothes and take a bath in such a nonchalant manner, Misty rarely uttered a spirited word.

"Your Will seems to be very interested in my body."

“I really can’t help but want to use ‘Jack the Ripper’ to see what’s inside such a beautiful body that makes it so different on the inside and outside.”

"If you want to see it, feel free to give it a try. I allow you to have such qualifications."

The woman in cheongsam held back her half-taken clothes, but the man in white was not moved by her words.

Misty moved in front of Weir and covered the cheongsam woman with her body.

"Look at me, Will."

"You're standing so close, I don't even want to look at you."

The cheongsam woman also knew that her provocation would probably have no effect. She walked towards the bathroom in the attic with her half-dressed cheongsam on her arm.

"By the way," the cheongsam woman added before walking into the bathroom, "I will inform the others later. The people from the Imperial City Defense Bureau should prepare for the next round of operations immediately. Let them cooperate with those guys to win some for us. time."

The mysterious society hidden under the water - the Nemesis Society, they are the endless shadows born under the light.

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