"Who? Are you talking about me?" Ed gestured to himself with his fingers and asked doubtfully.
Why does the sea monster suddenly not recognize me? Didn't he recognize me just now?
"Yes, you look familiar, but I really can't remember your name. I'm sorry." Mr. Sea Monster looked at Ed's face and said a little embarrassedly.
[His consciousness fell into a dormant state. What replaces him now is the subconscious deposited in the past, and there is no memory of you. All in all, you can think of him as the "sea monster" Steve Royce who lived ten years ago. 】
I see. Ed thought about it for a while and chose a vaguer self-introduction:
"I am... Let me introduce you again. I am Edgar Waikolo, codenamed "Three-Legged Cat". I am a newly dispatched special operations investigator who will take over your job in the near future. You must have seen me in the Crow's Nest before, so I look familiar. "
"What, Christopher sent someone here so early? I haven't handed him the retirement application yet..." the sea monster said in surprise.
Christopher is still alive, which means it should be at least ten years ago now... Since Mr. Sea Monster had already had the idea of retiring ten years ago, why did he insist on it until now?
"It's okay, Mr. Christopher just mentioned this matter to me. In fact, I don't have any formal documents in hand. I just wanted to come over in advance to get acquainted with my new colleagues and see if there is anything you need to hand over in advance. Work, you know—the hardest thing about a new position is the handover.”
"Oh, then I understand." The sea monster nodded and sighed, "Today's young people are really motivated. Not so much at my age. The bones are getting softer day by day, but the scales are getting softer day by day. More than a day..."
Having said this, he sighed helplessly:
"Well, sometimes I really feel that doing less is worse than doing more. It would be better to retire early and go to a nursing home to enjoy a happy life. It just makes room for young people like you."
You young people? It was at least ten years ago now, and Quinn and Anvil haven't joined the team yet, let alone Charlotte and Arthur... Then the young people he is talking about should be...
"Hey, Uncle Xianyu, where are the pile of flowers I put here before?"
The door behind him was pushed open, and the part outside the door frame could be seen being shrouded in pale mist. From the white mist, a young man wearing a black coat walked out.
His cuffs were rolled up to his elbows, exposing his strong and lean forearms, and on top of his head was a leather black flat-topped cap. As for the slightly slender face, strong chin and thick lips, the name is enough to make Ed want to say it——
"Byakuya?...Uh, I mean, you should be "Byakuya", nice to meet you. "
Ed was almost certain that this person was Bai Ya, but this person's mouth didn't have that layer of flour-like white lead and lipstick, giving him an unexpected sense of chicness.
"You've got the wrong person, buddy. I'm Black Arrow. That big idiot is behind you." The man gestured behind him with his thumb and asked the sea monster, "Who is this?"
"Oh, him? He's here to take over my shift, and you will be colleagues in the future." The sea monster first introduced Ed, "Then this person's name seems to be Edward Bad... uh... what is that?"
"Edgar Waikolo, just call me 'Three-Legged Cat'. I'll take care of you in the future." "Ed extended his right palm to show his kindness.
Then, the sea monster turned around and introduced Black Arrow to Ed:
"This kid is Black Arrow. He has a twin brother named Bai Ya. You can identify him by the color of his clothes in the future."
twin brothers. No wonder, I said why the clothes are so normal...
In the real world, Ed has never met Byakuya, his brother, and has never even heard him talk about him. He must have passed away. Maybe the mechanical crossbow that Bai Ya hung in the room was his relic.
"It's not a big deal, we are all teammates. If you have any difficulties in the future, just mention it." Black Arrow shook hands with Ed, said a few polite words, and then continued to ask the sea monster, "Where are my flowers? I put them on the window sill this morning, why are they missing? Already?"
"I moved it to a shady place. You shouldn't pile it on the windowsill. The petals will be scorched by the sun."
The sea monster said as he took out three bouquets of roses from under the table. The inner ring in the center of the stamens was bright rose red, then deep red, and the outermost edge was a color close to darkness. You can vaguely see a little sun mark on it, but it's obviously not tanned.
Roses, and more than one bouquet. Who is this for?
"Look what you said, with this unlucky weather, I don't know when the sun will come out..." Black Arrow took the bouquet, shrugged and complained, "Ouch... the smell of salted fish is getting worse on you. The heavier it gets, the more it stinks the flowers. This is a high-end variety that I spent a lot of money on."
"Do you think I want to do this?" The sea monster curled his lips, "I will retire at the end of this month, and you won't be able to smell it anymore."
"Who wants to hear it? Just enjoy your happiness and let us young people suffer for you." Black Arrow said sarcastically.
Crunch. The door opened again.
"Hey, what on earth are you doing? Didn't you say you'd be right back with some flowers? I thought you were shitting! Miss Olivia's performance starts in an hour, and even the carriage driver at the door The wait is imminent!”
I saw Byakuya walking in the door with an impatient face and a menacing look.
"What's the hurry? There's still more than an hour."
"Do you think you can enter the theater directly when you get there? There is still ticket check-in time. People who come to the theater are all decent people. Do you think you want to enter..."
Halfway through Bai Ya's words, he suddenly noticed that there was a stranger in the room, and his tone suddenly slowed down a lot:
"Who is this……?"
"New here. Okay, let's get the flowers first. I'll explain to you later on the road. Come back to the car quickly."
Before Ed could introduce himself, Black Arrow had already stuffed two bouquets of roses into Bai Ya's arms, held one bouquet himself, and pushed him out the door.
Okay, at least you don't have to introduce yourself a third time. Ed said thankfully.
He looked at the door of the room, wanting to watch the two of them leave, but found a timid little girl standing at the end shrouded in white mist.
