If anyone crosses this line, I will not condone it.
The fire snake opened its mouth, threatening those around it.
Then Theon extinguished the flames completely and smiled as if nothing had happened.
"As long as I don't take action against me or the people around me, I will be a helper of the human army. As long as I abide by the natural rules of not harming the other party with whom I have a cooperative relationship, I can get force and intelligence. ... Such a delicious story, it should be Rarely, right?"
Christopher smiled slightly in front of Theon, who smiled fearlessly, and Dean stared at him seriously.
Ten minutes later, starting with the agreement between Christopher and Dean, all contracts between the superiors and Theon were reached. After ending the conversation with the top management, Sheehan returned to a room prepared in advance in the Miami base.
Decide on your own important conversations in the future.
At first glance, Theon seemed as buoyant as ever, but he was actually nervous.
However, now that the conversation has ended successfully and the senior management's attention has temporarily disappeared, there is no need to be nervous anymore.
"Ah, it's over~!"
"It's over~! How should I put it, this is a bit annoying!"
Theon was slapped mercilessly on the back of his head, "Ah!?" He let out a strange cry.
After rubbing the beaten part, I looked back and saw Anna with bulging veins and Xiao Jing with a somewhat bad expression looking over here.
"Instructor...where did you learn such "indecent" expressions?"
"That's not the argument. If you plan to do that, you should at least discuss it with us before doing it..."
When I was talking to the senior management just now, Argento and Anna were also present.
He was present at all the conversations between Christopher and Theon on the artificial island, and he served as Theon's director and conductor in "The Mist" before coming here, so it can be said that he participated as a matter of course.
Moreover, the latter did not tell these two people at all about the two requests Theon made to his superiors during that conversation.
In their opinion, Xion suddenly made demands to his superiors that he didn't know about, and even adopted an attitude that could be regarded as a threat. There's nothing I can do about it even if I'm surprised.
But Xion also had his own reasons for this.
"Although it's a discussion, wouldn't it be bad if someone knew what was discussed in advance?"
Ajit and Anna have always been soldiers in the human army and are in a position to monitor Theon.
Even Dean knew about the closeness between Anna and Theon. Maybe he didn't understand it until now, but Ajit knew about Theon's intentions in advance, which was not a good thing in the eyes of the human army.
If Ajit, who was spying on Xion, was thought to have a close relationship with the person being monitored, Ajit was the one who suffered.
"I do have this idea, but this is too much! I thought Xiaojing's stomach would be stabbed!"
"Ah, I look so bad..."
"...You should at least ask beforehand and be prepared."
Seeing Argento holding his stomach, even Xion couldn't help but feel guilty.
Bow your head honestly and say sorry.
"Then again, what if you get rejected there and the relationship breaks down?"
"Well, I think it's 80% fine."
Theon's request itself did not have much negative impact on the human military.
In terms of content, it only needs to expand the scope of useless orders targeting Theon, so there is no expense or loss.
In addition to the magical intimidation made by Xion, I am afraid no one takes it that seriously.
After all, Theon is a small boy, while the human army is a large organization with combat power from all over the world.
——Although Xion has supernatural power, he can suppress it without any problem as long as he uses his true skills.
That must be what the upper echelons think.
There are no flaws, and Theon's strength isn't formidable.
On the other hand, if effective combat power and intelligence can be obtained, calculating the gains and losses will be simple.
"Even so, a fire in that location would be too much."
Perhaps because he was quite sensitive to Xion's actions, Ajit suddenly sat down on the sofa indoors. It might be correct to say that half collapsed.
"Such simple violence may cause people to ignore gains and losses because of temporary fear."
"I think with Commander-in-Chief Gaudo here, things will not develop like that. The worst thing is..."
In the middle of speaking, Theon suddenly covered his mouth with one hand.
"When I said it, I almost held it back." The attitude of this sentence was fully exposed. She was surprised at herself while doing it. Anna looked at this sentence as if she saw the phantom of the fire behind her.
"What's the worst? Huh? Tell me."
"No, it's nothing."
"It's not nothing, right? Look into our eyes and tell us what you're thinking."
The two people were huddled together, Ajit grabbed his shoulders and Anna grabbed his head. He couldn't escape to Xion.
Just when I was under the pressure of two adults, there was a voice outside the house. It looked like a visitor.
"Okay! I'll be out right away!"
His reaction was faster than Xiaojing and Anna, and he replied in agreement.
In this way, the visitors would have to ignore them, so the two of them should have no intention of pursuing Xion.
"You have to remember it later..." Anna seemed to hear the curse-like words, but she still walked towards the door leading outside to greet the visitors.
"...But what kind of weirdo are you to come to me specifically?"
"Who knows. To bring you in without anyone knowing, you're obviously a fool."
After hearing Aki's stern reply, she smiled bitterly and turned her gaze to the visitor Anna welcomed into the room.
"It's rude to come here unexpectedly."
Dean Drake unsuspectingly stepped into the room where Theon, who was supposed to be untrustworthy, was sitting, and said in a tone as cold as his appearance.
The room assigned to Xion and the others was originally one of the reception rooms, so there was no inconvenience in welcoming Dean who suddenly arrived.
Theon sat on the guest sofa in the center of the room, facing Dean. Ajit and Anna also sat on either side of Theon.
Although Dean brought two escorts, they didn't seem to have any big weapons.
Just like when Christopher and Theon faced each other on the artificial island, the weapon was probably a pistol hidden in his arms.
"Thanks again for your unexpected visit."
"No, for a kid like me, you don't have to be so polite. Please relax."
"It's my nature to be reserved."
If he secretly said that he did not intend to change his current attitude, Xion would be unable to say anything.
Although not obvious, this may be a sign of Dean's determination not to take Theon lightly.
In front of Xion, Dean calmly drank the black tea prepared on the table.
He wears a neat military uniform like a model, and wears a simple purple ring on his right index finger, giving him a different temperament from ordinary soldiers.
Just the action of drinking black tea looked very similar, and Theon couldn't help but guess that he might have come from a good place.
In the continued silence, Dean almost silently placed the cup in his hand back on the table.
As a signal, Theon spoke.
"So, what does Mr. Dean Drake have to do with a kid like himself?"
Faced with Zhiqiu's question, Dean just narrowed his eyes and did not answer immediately.
Narrowed eyes seemed to be observing Theon.
"...You are more anxious than I thought. I thought you were a man who can't eat."
"It's too much for a child who is not yet sixteen years old. If it is a conversation that has been prepared mentally in advance, it is fine, but if it is an unexpected visitor, you cannot act so calmly."
“I think it’s enough to be able to say so much to unexpected people.”
The corners of Dean's mouth raised slightly, but his eyes never stopped observing Xion.
To be honest, it doesn't feel good, but in a sense, it's an acceptable attitude.
"Is my visit that unexpected?"
"If I have to say it, all the visits other than Supreme Commander Gold's are unexpected, but your visit is the most unexpected... because you are the human military's contact with the 'other world' The most active figure in the war.”
Dean can be said to be the leader of the border war advancement faction.
In other words, among the upper echelons, he should be the most negative towards Theon.
In the conversation with all the senior officials, it was he who was most wary of Theon.
