After finishing the lecture on extraterrestrial society with Ajit, Theon was lying on the bed in his room.
"So, are you and your brother okay?"
At first glance, Xion looked just lying down, but in fact he was talking to Natsumi through words of advice.
In the end, they always ended up chatting for a few words as if nothing had happened. During the chat, the topic turned to Xiaojing.
"Even if I ask you if you are okay..."
"Like this, I should have said I didn't believe you at the beginning, but recently my vigilance in this regard seems to have been relaxed a lot..."
Regardless of the news from the outside world, he frequently called Xion to his room, and his sense of crisis was very weak. Thinking about it calmly, there were only two people left in the captain's room where no one could rush immediately. Not too good either.
Theon could take Ajit away if he wanted to.
"Wouldn't it be easier for Theon if he wasn't alerted?"
Indeed, it was more convenient for Theon not to be alerted than to be alerted.
But I'm not talking about these pros and cons, just simply some concerns.
"Besides, judging from the way you talk at bridge, you won't have that feeling. Aren't you very wary of Theon when you're working?"
"No, just at work."
No matter how vigilant you are when playing bridge, it means nothing if your private time is full of loopholes.
What if Theon has his own agenda during this private time?
Here, Theon realizes he has chosen the wrong person to speak to.
This girl named Natsumi is the least wary of Xion among the three lightsaber siblings.
Even if she told Natsumi about this, she wouldn't think there was any problem and she wouldn't be able to come up with any solution.
“…a bad choice I hate.”
"Although I don't know what you are thinking, I think what you said is too rude!"
Because it was a warning, I couldn't see her face and expression, but I always felt that Natsumi was bulging her face with anger.
But I don't want to please him at all.
"I have cared about it before. Why would Theon want you to be wary of him right away?"
Natsumi asked abruptly, and Xion tilted his head.
"Why weren't you alert? I asked you for an hour and how much did you pay?"
"It's like this again..."
Why aren't you wary of a man who hides a serious secret and lives his life as if nothing happened?
If it were Xion, he would be confident that he would be under 24-hour surveillance and remain vigilant.
In fact, the human military initially required round-the-clock surveillance.
If I really had to do this, I would never ask him for help, so I opposed it with all my strength and canceled him from the contract.
By the way, the private room assigned to him was naturally equipped with cameras and bugs.
Therefore, a sharp black image is configured in front of the surveillance camera.
Played death metal at high volume next to the bugs and eventually broke them all.
The human army, which ostensibly promised not to conduct surveillance, had nothing to complain about no matter what the blows suffered.
"I think it's not good that you are not wary of me. As I said before, other than me, other people are sometimes worse in nature."
Not only non-human beings, but also humans can deceive others and frame others, but in the case of non-human beings, the degree of danger is different.
Even if you are cheated, you will only lose your life or assets.
However, if you are deceived by others and enter into some kind of contract or agreement, it may not be resolved in this way.
Not even allowed to die, they will always become each other's toys and tools.
People related to you will encounter misfortune.
Descendants will be forever cursed.
That's all that comes to mind, and of course there are more complex patterns.
That's what it's like to be deceived by others.
"Anyway, you're worried about us, right?"
"Yeah, I said the same."
"...I think Theon who is worried about me is really a good person."
"Are you the type who is easily deceived by theater types?"
"Originally, except for things that are concealed, everything else is helped. I think it is impossible to make them be more vigilant!"
She was worried that Natsumi's upright speech would be invisible to others.
Although I don't think Ajit thinks as simply as Natsumi, he doesn't care that Xion is a magic user, but evaluates him based on his actions.
Although Theon said this and that, in order to protect the lives of "Miststan" and the people, it is possible that he could gradually relax his vigilance based on this.
"Also, I think there's nothing we can do about it, but I wouldn't say that to the Thirteenth Skill Team or a chief of staff like that."
"It's useless even if the people in that area say it."
They know themselves, for better or for worse. It can also be said to be outspoken.
Such a person trusted Theon during their three-year relationship.
Xion committed that atrocity because he was impatient with the people in the 13th Skill Class to avoid him, so nothing he said now would change his mind.
If Theon could commit a decisive betrayal, that would be a different matter, but Theon would never do such a thing.
"...It's useless to talk about my matters, just give up."
Xion deliberately didn't answer anything to Natsumi who was speaking awkwardly.
To be honest, I was already half-dead on Natsumi, but I felt like if I told her, it would tie her down.
"That...I am not a human partner."
Theon is not an enemy of humans because there is no reason to be an enemy.
To protect humans from misfortune, dying in front of your eyes will keep you awake.
"...Don't forget this."
Natsumi, who didn't answer, said good night unilaterally and stopped urging her.
"Captain, you haven't forgotten it, have you?"
Theon fell asleep just like that, praying not to forget.
This is the first time I've been to the Moonlight Society.
Under the light of the full moon, this place is always bright even though it is night.
Just as I was thinking about these things in a daze, I suddenly heard the voice of a child calling for his mother and the sound of footsteps coming from the stone road.
"Mother!"
As if in response to the happy voice, contrary to Theon's will, the body kneeling on the ground softly hugged the body of the child who flew in.
Although he couldn't move, it felt solid, and the softness and warmth of the young son were clearly conveyed to Theon.
"That's right! I have something I want mom to see!"
As she spoke, she fumbled with the cuffs of her black kimono, "Found it."
She said, took out something and handed it over.
He handed over a transparent sphere the size of a baseball with a small butterfly inside.
After taking a closer look, I realized that it was not an actual object, but a spherical binding barrier.
"In the forest behind! Because it's very beautiful, I want my mother to see it too!"
She thought it was a cute, very childish thing to do.
But if it is placed not in an insect cage, but in a narrow barrier, the butterfly's life cannot be maintained for a long time.
"..."
Although I still couldn't hear the sound, I knew what the woman who lent him to Xion said.
The youngest son was a little surprised when he heard this, and then lowered his eyes in embarrassment.
"…Well, the grass is really annoying in such a small place."
After removing the binding barrier, the butterfly will dance gracefully and fly to the forest.
It seems that the woman told her youngest son the same thing as Theon thought.
Although the young child felt a little regretful, as long as the woman's hand touched his head as if to praise him, he would immediately become happy and soon look up at me with a childish smile.
"'Don't do anything annoying', remember!"
The woman giggled as she looked at the child who was breathing heavily and puffing out his chest.
Theon would also smile if he were free.
The words I just recited were probably what the woman said to Butterfly before she left.
I think a child who can remember this so seriously is a very candid child.
I must have been more arrogant when I was so young, and I wouldn't have accepted my parents' words so frankly.
Moreover, Theon had no feeling that he should abide by the things that were taken for granted, such as "you can't do anything annoying".
If there's something he wants to do, Theon will ignore those annoying people.
In front of children who can correct their shortcomings immediately when they make mistakes, I feel like I am being highlighted, which makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
(If this child continues like this, he may grow up to look like three brothers and sisters)
The color of hair and eyes are also very similar. Just when I was thinking wildly, the youngest son cooed and tugged at the corner of my clothes.
