"So, is it okay to visit the five places in order?"
"Yes. You have to be mentally prepared, all five places will let you work to your heart's content."
"That doesn't matter, but the reaction should not be what I just said, right?"
According to statistics, North America is a region where invaders appear more frequently.
But even so, it’s hard to imagine such widespread and multiple occurrences in one day.
Xion's judgment seemed to be correct, and Ajit immediately nodded in response.
"Ah, the oldest one is three days ago."
"So, even if it goes to a local area, that kind of luck will probably go to a place far away that even I can't find."
"Then it doesn't matter. If you can't even track his reaction, there's nothing you can do about it."
"...Is this really good? If I just want to be a coincidence, wouldn't it be the end of the world if I just pretend I didn't see it?"
"You think if the matter is exposed, you will be the one in trouble, right?"
"……indeed so."
If he didn't see it because of the trouble at the time, it would be a bad development for Theon if he would miss it somewhere later and cause losses.
Today, when contracts are inherently unstable, such risks must be avoided.
The words ended here, and Xion left bridge just like that. Anna also followed behind, without any special discussion.
"Instructor? Is there anything else?"
"No, I should say you haven't, right?"
Anna's words stopped Theon in his tracks.
Fortunately, there were no pedestrians and no movement in the passage. You didn’t have to worry about being heard by others if you said anything here.
"I would like to hear the instructor's opinion... Do you think this cleaning is 'delay' or 'criticism'?"
A sudden rush of cleaning work.
If it's because he has the ability to be invisible that only Aster can sense, that's not unacceptable as a reason, but it's a bit urgent after all.
No matter how much this kind of power is needed, it feels awkward to have no decent contract and rely so much on Xion, who is not trustworthy.
So, why do such jobs come to you?
Sheehan sees this as a combination of procrastination and judgment.
"I'm just judging."
Anna was not surprised by Xion's sudden question and answered calmly.
She must have had the same idea. I'm afraid Ajit is about the same, Xion glared at him.
"How useful can you be? Will you be hostile to the human army? Let's not mention the matter on the artificial island for now. This cleanup should be to test your reaction after receiving this abrupt and troublesome order. You won’t reveal your true nature, right?”
"Well...it would be fine if it were you."
“Does procrastination bother you?”
"If it continues to be delayed, there will be no good development."
If it's "judgment", you just need to wear glasses and you'll be fine.
In fact, Theon doesn't care whether the human army cooperates or not, because he has no hostility, so he just needs to show the attitude he likes.
In this way, contract negotiations with originally scheduled partners will also proceed smoothly.
But if it is "delayed", it will be inconvenient for Theon.
The only reason the human army could think of to do such a thing was to renege on the contract.
If so, it should buy time to delay Theon's arrival in Miami, during which time preparations could be made to capture or exclude Theon.
Although it was a bit exaggerated for Theon alone, the way he slaughtered the small invaders alive against the human army and the way he summoned mobile armor from nothing was very impressive.
In order to fight against this monstrous Xion, it is not surprising that personnel and mobile armor are prepared.
"As soon as we arrived in Miami, bullets started raining down. I'm so grateful for this scenario."
"Anyway, are you thinking too much of the worst?"
"No, that's very realistic."
Facing Anna's accusation with a wry smile, Xion gave up decisively.
Perhaps because she didn't expect such a reaction, Anna's expression changed slightly.
"Within the human army, there are probably as many people as stars who oppose me being a helper."
"…a radical like Mist."
"I won't join those radicals either."
Misty is indeed suspicious and hostile towards Theon. But that's it.
"But he is a rational person and would not point a gun at me right away."
Although she said many things to me verbally, she never actually intended to attack me.
When escaping from the detention cell, he seemed to have given some drastic orders, but considering that Theon was probably an enemy at the time, this should be a proper judgment.
However, there should be many people who cannot do it.
Sheehan believes that there are countless people, soldiers and civilians, who shoot on sight.
"Human beings are much colder than the instructors imagined. It has nothing to do with the state of war in the 'other world'. Human beings are creatures who are afraid of different things."
"...It would be nice if I said no. Since you said so, it should be like this."
Anna looked at Theon with sadness in her eyes.
It felt very uncomfortable to have her show such an expression, but that was the fact, so it couldn't be concealed.
However, this atmosphere is unacceptable.
Theon continued in a cheerful tone, consciously.
"However, if the instructor's judgment is based on personal judgment, it should be fine, right? He should know the situation of the human army better than I do."
"...Well, at least for the current human army, losing you is a big loss."
"Anyway, you can't clean the seats without me."
While chatting relaxedly, they walked down the aisle again.
Although the atmosphere just now was not completely eliminated, Anna should have understood Xion's intention. The air immediately returned to its normal state, and the two walked down the aisle while talking briskly.
The bridge where Theon left.
Ajit, who was sitting on the captain's seat in the center, sighed deeply.
"Thank you for your hard work. Do you really have to fight that kid so hard?"
The teasing coming from the front of the bridge. Looking over here, I saw a strong young man with short black hair, scars on his cheeks, looking at this side with a fearless smile.
"Lambda, you'd better not treat him as a simple child."
His name is Lambda Badr. He is the young gunner of this battleship.
Moreover, he is a man who has been dating for a long time and who entered the industry at the same time as Aki and Anna.
"Although this is the case, isn't it sweet when we are dating?"
Indeed, Ajit was not very reserved in what he said to Theon.
Although this was Theon's suggestion, more importantly, it was really stupid to respond in this way to him who was always joking.
The idea itself served his purpose in a sense, but Aki had an issue with it.
"We will never associate easily. Whether it's me or him."
"Huh? Don't tell me yet. He seems to be very close to me."
Theon basically obeyed Ajid's words.
Although he asked for something in return in the name of a reward, it was nothing more than a sweet treat, nothing special.
Theon also treats Ajit in an approachable manner, just like he treats Anna, who is particularly close to him, so it is not incomprehensible that he seems to have a good impression of Ajit.
However, in Xiaojing's view, this is too naive.
Perhaps I was deceived by Theon's childish appearance, but in recent weeks I have finally understood that he is not such an easy opponent.
"Istar looks like that, but he is actually quite wary of human armies."
"How can there be such a relaxed kid?"
"That guy was half acting."
Theon is always quick to make jokes even in serious situations.
Although he adhered to the minimum baseline, his joking appearance probably left an overwhelming impression.
Although this is also Theon's character, at least the way he behaved in front of Ajid and people related to the human army was intentional.
He wanted to use this joking method to make the other party relax their vigilance, disrupt the other party's rhythm, and lead the situation to his own advantage.
Hearing this, not only Lambda, but also Misty and other members who were listening silently showed expressions of surprise.
"Really...I can't believe it."
"Actually, he should be very energetic. Otherwise, he wouldn't think so much just because he was called to the bridge."
