"Well, if you think about it calmly, it shouldn't be a problem... No one would care about the whole crew going to a battlefield where the probability of death is very high."
"Even so, you can still pretend to be normal. It's amazing." She kept patting Aki on the shoulder. Although her behavior seemed a bit rude, she came after her specifically and she probably cared about Xiaojing very much.
"...When I became captain, I knew this would happen one day."
"Since the crew members are going to board the battleship, they should be mentally prepared."
That’s why I want to say don’t be too conceited.
Although Xiaojing also understands this, it is still difficult to not care.
"...Can't you lend it to a fool who wants to die on his own?"
Facing Xion's words that Ajit blurted out, Anna closed her mouth with a serious expression.
"It's very similar to what he said."
"yes."
"Besides, this sentence probably belongs to everyone."
Most soldiers in the human military would say they are ready to die in the line of duty.
But deep down, I don't want to die at all. That's the natural thing to do as a human being.
When Xion shook his hand away, it felt like he was being put in front of his eyes again.
"How is Istar doing now?"
It was about an hour before Theon left the briefing room.
When discussing the battle plan, I had no time to take into account his thoughts. Now that I calmed down, I began to care about his movements.
"I watched the surveillance video and it seemed like he was hiding in his room."
"when……"
"During the war meeting, I had a little bit on hand... That child is always willful. If he ran away from home like this, he would be in trouble."
Indeed, there were already countermeasures against Hydra, but it would be troublesome if Xion caused additional chaos.
However, considering Theon's character, he may deliberately cause commotion to prevent "Mistolstan" from attacking, but so far he seems to be quite honest.
"What will that guy do once he attacks?"
"Will you talk big words, be sarcastic and sarcastic while protecting 'The Mist'?"
Anna's straightforward answer left Aki speechless. She didn't seem to be joking.
"That's true, but in the final analysis, that child will not ignore me and Ji and the others... If possible, he would not assist the human army from the beginning."
"That's true, but then I won't be able to help you..."
"It's so despicable."
Anna, who asserted without hesitation, smiled in embarrassment.
"You are so worthless. You are using your own life as a hostage. You can't even make a feint attack without help."
"..."
In that case, Xiaojing had nothing to say.
Use despicable means to force him to do things he doesn't want to do. If not, I'm afraid he won't even be satisfied. This is an indisputable fact.
(How long will we depend on Him?)
It was so pitiful that his eyes staring into the void accidentally captured Theon's landline "Alert" and noticed the anomaly.
The "Explosive Special" in Aki's sight was completely opposite to his familiar thin silhouette, and turned into a bloated figure.
From the arms, shoulders to legs, the whole body is covered in thick black lines.
Xiaojing also knows about the part itself.
This is an expansion part received at the Taiwan base before the "Gray 1" crusade.
But now the question is, why install it on "Morning"?
"Squad Leader Black Rock!"
I shouted to Genzo who was looking down at me on the spot, and he reacted immediately and looked up at me.
"Hey! You finally showed up!"
"Squad leader! What's going on with that 'shoal'? Why do we need expansion parts?"
If I asked a question about an unhappy scene, she would stare at me with a horribly low voice: "Huh?"
"What are you talking about? You told me to pretend!"
Aki had no memory of the loud reply mixed with anger. But judging from his attitude, it doesn't look like Genzo is lying.
"Squad leader! When was this instruction given?"︎
"...an hour ago."
An hour ago. This is an instruction that Aki has never given. Knowing this, you can understand the reasons behind this situation.
"That kind!"
"I've called you out! But you just don't want to answer, that idiot!"
She seemed to have come to the same conclusion as Xiaojing, but she was holding the communication terminal in one hand, looking anxious, as if she hadn't been contacted yet.
Ajit, who was on the side, did not use the usual communication terminal, but decided to use a walkie-talkie to communicate.
The bell rang once, twice, three times, and on the fourth time, the other party responded.
"Istar! Where are you now?"︎
There was silence for a few seconds in response to the involuntary loud question.
"Oh, has it been exposed?"
Theon was very laid back, completely oblivious to my agitation and anger.
"I'm asking where you are now."
"Well, I'm not familiar with the location, so I don't know much about it, but I met with an acquaintance first, and then drank tea at a coffee shop in Xijing. It seems that I haven't received the evacuation order yet, so it's very leisurely."
Theon answered Ajid's question without fear.
Although he was very calm, as Xion's position was, of course he was prohibited from entering the city freely without surveillance.
And that's not all.
"You transformed into me and gave instructions to Squad Leader Black Rock, right?"
What Xiaojing doesn't remember is the work Xiaojing instructed.
If Genzo wasn't lying, it was "someone pretending to be Ajid."
Moreover, as long as it is Theon, he can use the magic of changing his posture to pretend to be Ajid with qualities that are impossible under normal circumstances.
"Isn't this a statement that can be confirmed without an answer?"
"You admitted it?"
"I won't make excuses."
There was no confusion or nervousness in Theon's voice coming through the microphone. It was expected to be discovered by Xiaojing like this.
"...You know what? Once you've done it to this extent, there's no excuse."
The act of leaving the "Ecstasy Soup" without permission without monitoring. Imitate Xiaojing’s behavior of issuing false commands.
Both are different from doing whatever you want inside the ship. This is behavior that may damage the cooperative relationship.
"Didn't I just say that? I won't make excuses. The contract with the top management doesn't matter anymore."
"...What do you want to do after leaving the human army?"
"Whatever you want."
Theon seemed to be teasing us, avoiding specific answers.
It was impossible to tell what he was thinking from there, but it was not impossible to think about what Ajid knew he would do if he was not cared for.
"...Do you want to challenge Hydra alone?"
"...Well, that's what the captain thinks."
The teasing behavior just now turned into the attitude of a child who was exposing his prank without even realizing it.
"It's usually better to say 'Have you finally revealed your true nature?' or 'Are you really a traitor?'"
"Don't underestimate me."
"I'm not looking down on you... I said it's easier for me."
Then, Theon smiled slightly on the other end of the phone. His inappropriate smile gave Aki an ominous premonition and heightened his vigilance.
"Then, if I want to deal with that monster alone, what choice will the Captain make?"
"...guess what?"
"Will there be a 'Confused Man'?"
Xion responded immediately to Ajid's provocation.
"On the surface, you want to capture me who escaped, kill Hydra at the same time, and use your achievements as a shield to bring me back without breaking the contract. Right?"
"Don't you doubt that I want to protect you?"
"Isn't that what you are?"
As he said this, Xion chuckled.
"This man, Aki and Light Saber, can't ignore me until death, can't treat me as an abandoned son, can't kill me without any reason... because he is a very disadvantaged person."
Theon affirmed without hesitation or doubt the man he had met.
To his chagrin, Ajid could not argue.
"But. It's a bit inconvenient for me now. Let me talk about one more bad thing..."
There was a tapping sound from the other end of the phone. As soon as the sound of Xion using magic rang out, the demoralizing ringtone of "ding dong, ding dong, ding dong" rang out inside the "Ghost" ship.
However, there is no way this silly sound could be used as the sound produced by the battleship's broadcast machine.
