Quadruple split

Game time AM00:47

Freedom City, second floor of the side hall of Kevos Manor, lounge

"Thank you, Cole."

Carefully taking the drink handed over by her friend, the girl with light golden shoulder-length hair and a pretty and sweet face squinted her eyes and leaned back on the chair, letting herself sink into the soft seat while sniffing the steaming hot soothing tea in her hand, with a comfortable arc on the corner of her mouth: "But I remember that I should want refreshing cocoa."

Tan Mo's follower, Cole Shuren, who was dressed in a handsome black butler uniform, smiled at the same time as his friend in the chair, and then pretended to bow and smiled: "I'm so sorry, respected Ms. Vanye, but Mr. Cholera's refreshing cocoa is out of stock, so after thinking about it, I finally chose I have chosen a calming tea that suits your taste, but with relatively mild ingredients. "

"Is there such a possibility..."

Tan Mo's follower, the absolute boss of [Joker] in the Free City, 'the pious sun priest' Ai Fanye elegantly stirred the hot drink in front of him with a silver spoon, which would make him lose the upper hand when fighting fatigue, and whispered: "There are two boxes of [refreshing cocoa] in the warehouse under the side hall?"

"What!"

Coel's eyes widened immediately, and he said in shock: "Is there such a thing! ? "

"You, you."

Xiao Ai glanced at his partner who was born in Pato City like him, and whose seemingly panicked eyes hid a cunning look. He took a small sip of the calming tea that was specially added with ginger, milk and raw brown sugar to suit his taste, and relaxed his lips contentedly. "I haven't noticed any other progress, but I have more and more ideas than when we were kids."

"Just because there is no other progress, I think I have to improve my ideas."

Because it is not a public place, and it is a break for both of them, so Cole, who knows that the other party will not let him stand, naturally sat opposite Xiao Ai and said sincerely: "Thank you for your affirmation."

"Hmm."

Xiao Ai, who was speechless by Cole's sincerity, pursed her lips and was silent for a long time before wrinkling her nose and muttering: "If it were a while ago, that sentence would have been enough to keep you awake for half a month!"

Cole raised the corner of his mouth and shook his head: "It's a pity that after following Mr., I have gone through too many corners, and I have also I have met too many excellent people, and it was not until recently that I realized that if I would be depressed, self-pitying, and sleep poorly for a while every time a better person appeared, it would probably be Miss Liz who would help you find [Refreshing Cocoa]. "

Xiao Ai looked away and snorted, "That's great, at least Miss Liz won't take the initiative to replace the drink I want to drink!"

"But you don't need [Refreshing Cocoa] now."

Cole took out a delicate pocket watch from his pocket, playing with it while saying gently, "Of course, the most important reason is that I don't think the gentleman has so much time to do ideological work for me, so even if the process is a little uncomfortable, I must get out of the morbid thinking of the past and face the reality that I can't be you, nor can I be Ms. Mu Xuejian. "

Because he knew exactly what the other party was referring to, Xiao Ai did not make any unnecessary comfort, but just smiled softly and said, "It's really not easy. After all, when we were still in Pato City, you were always the best among us. Only... uh..."

"Only Rona and Dave can surpass me in all aspects in that small academy."

Noticing that Xiao Ai was speechless, Cole took over the conversation considerately and shrugged, "And the former seemed to have no awareness of this, as if I was the one who performed better."

"Sorry."

Xiao Ai lowered his eyes, met his own eyes reflected in the silver spoon, and smiled bitterly, "It seems that when it's just the two of us, I still think about the past easily."

Cole looked at the pocket watch in his hand and said calmly, "I don't think there is anything to be sorry about. After all, Dave has received the punishment he deserves. As for Rona... I believe that the gentleman will do his best within the scope he thinks is reasonable."

"Of course. "

Xiao Ai nodded vigorously, and said in a slightly louder voice than usual: "Rona's soul is well preserved, and Mr.'s good friend, Mr. Winter, whom I mentioned to you before, is a very outstanding necromancer, and according to some information from my side, he seems to have successfully "awakened" four dead people, so Rona... will definitely be fine."

"That's right, so we just need to trust Mr. and his friends."

Cole closed the pocket watch with a "snap", and then looked up at Xiao Ai with a serious expression: "And up to now, you haven't closed your eyes for more than thirty hours."

Xiao Ai immediately leaned back in the chair, closed his eyes and said in a particularly well-behaved tone: "Close them now!"

"Your room is upstairs."

Cole was unmoved, but just reminded calmly: "The bed there is more suitable for sleeping than the chair here, and there are still four hours before you and the guest agreed to meet. "

Xiao Ai did not respond, and then curled up in the chair and snored softly.

"Alas."

A moment later, a helpless sigh sounded from the fireplace, and then Xiao Ai felt warm on his body. It was Cole's body temperature and the touch of his deacon's uniform coat.

Then, there was an almost inaudible sound of footsteps, and a few seconds later there was a faint sound of opening and closing the door.

The corner of Ai Vanye's mouth raised a slight arc. She knew that it was Cole's 'practice time' now, so if nothing unexpected happened, the latter would arrive at the training ground underground in the main building in about five minutes, and have some free time with Mr. Cholera. He had a big fight with the 'training dummy' he had made at that time. Considering that he had a 'meeting' four hours later, he would be back here in about one hundred and fifty minutes, and during this time——

I can probably work for about two hours. Although I will miss some rest time, considering that [Harlequin Card] needs to establish a foothold in the Free City as soon as possible, and the Keyvos family has gradually gained a firm foothold in the Bella Street Street Committee, As expected, it would be better for me to use more brains to consolidate the situation.

You know, the gentleman has extraordinary connections such as [Angel of Death], [Saint of Fortune], and [Wanderer Hotel], and if [Harlequin Card] wants to use their help in an open and honest manner, there will be no restrictions. In other words, the current level of influence is far from enough, so even if it is to allow her husband to worry less when he comes back, Xiao Ai feels that it is necessary to work harder during this period.

After all, although Lesa, Cholera, Liz and others are excellent, they lack the capital to survive in the 'demon cave' of the Free City. As for Cole...

If I take the initiative to ask for it after getting the thing done, my husband will definitely pay more attention to Lorna's matter!

Cole will be happy too.

so--

"You have to work hard!"

Ai Fanye, who gently patted his cheek and stopped pretending to be asleep, opened his eyes in high spirits, and then he saw——

"Hi."

Cole, who was sitting opposite, raised his hand to greet her kindly and praised, "You work so hard!"

"ah!!"

Xiao Ai, who subconsciously exclaimed, shrank back in the chair instinctively, and after regaining consciousness, she said with a blushing face: "What a coincidence... Cole."

"you do not say."

Cole nodded with a smile, and then made a gesture of invitation. No matter his movements, demeanor or tone, he was as impeccable as a senior deacon who has been in the industry for hundreds of years, and said: "Then, please allow me to take you." Go upstairs and rest.”

Xiao Ai blinked innocently: "But I'm not tired."

"There is a kind of tiredness that makes me feel that you are tired."

Cole stared at Xiao Ai and said in an unquestionable tone: "And it's not working time now, so even if you have higher authority than me, I can choose to use my status as 'friend' or 'fellow' to force you Go and rest."

Xiao Ai pursed her lips and still tried to resist: "But I..."

"You didn't even notice that I didn't really leave. This is enough to prove that your concentration and mental power are far below normal."

Cole interrupted Xiao Ai neatly and said seriously: "And I don't think Mr. will assign you such a heavy and compact work, so it's useless even if you use Mr.'s words to pressure me."

Xiao Ai, who was just about to raise Motan's banner, immediately shut his mouth obediently, pouting while holding the cup of soothing tea and saying nothing.

"well."

Seeing the non-violent and non-cooperative look of the other party, Cole sighed helplessly and said with a wry smile: "It's not that I don't let you work hard, it's just that you are neither a blood seeker like Ms. Lesa, nor a gentleman and cholera." People from other worlds like Mr. who don’t need rest will miss work if they are really exhausted.”

Xiao Ai nodded meekly, but still had no intention of leaving the chair and going back to the room to sleep.

Cole, on the other hand, stood quietly in front of her, obviously not ready to make concessions.

"I see."

Finally, Xiao Ai, who always had the upper hand, took the lead in admitting defeat this time and muttered in a low voice: "Then you can chat with me for a while here."

Cole twitched his lips and said dryly: "I asked you to..."

"I know."

Xiao Ai interrupted Cole softly and shrugged: "But tonight's guest is special, or I think the guest is not necessarily a rule-abiding person, so I can't take a complete rest until the meeting is completed. ”

Cole frowned, but in the end he didn't choose to talk too much about the 'business', and just said in a deep voice: "But your current condition is not good."

"I have a solution."

Xiao Ai showed a tired and beautiful smile, and said meaningfully: "Magic is very profound!"

"you……"

Cole gritted his teeth and finally chose to compromise. After sitting back down, he said helplessly: "Okay, then I will chat with you and talk about something that can relax you."

"Uh-huh!"

Xiao Ai nodded happily and asked curiously: "So what should we talk about?"

"I'm only responsible for chatting."

Cole rolled his eyes at Xiao Ai angrily and said in a bad tone: "You come up with the topic."

Little Ai Yingying smiled, then closed her eyes as she did when she was pretending to sleep, and said lazily: "I found that Mr. is still very good to us."

Cole nodded slightly and echoed with a smile: "That's natural. Sir has always taken care of us. Let's put you aside for now. If it weren't for Mr. taking care of us, a person like me with only the standard wouldn't be here urging the Free City. The [Harlequin Card] general manager has gone to rest, and I’m afraid he won’t even be able to hear the name of this organization.”

"This is a bit much."

Xiao Ai raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said softly: "In my opinion, Cole, even if you are not taken care of by your husband, you are still more than enough to be a three of diamonds or a four of spades."

Cole touched the tip of his nose and said with a subtle expression: "I just thought you were complimenting me."

"It's just a joke, sir, you won't misjudge the person."

Xiao Ai crossed her legs and lay on her side on a chair that was extra large for her. She hugged the deacon's jacket that the other party had just put on her body and said softly: "If it weren't for you, I would be able to do it. He would never take care of you like this."

Cole smiled casually, shook his head and said, "I am responsible for chatting and relaxing with you, not asking you to help with psychological counseling."

"Okay, okay, then tell me how much your husband takes care of me."

Xiao Ai meekly changed the topic and said in a slightly lower voice than usual: "You should know that Mr. has always been interested in 'religion' and 'gods', right? As for me, I am almost Mr. As a god who gives us salvation in times of crisis, we are willing to let him drive and send priests.”

"Yeah, I know."

Cole nodded slightly and quietly hid his hands that were slightly clenched due to nervousness at his side.

"Then you should also know that sir, he has many... um... original ideas about our religious field. It is not convenient for a cleric like me to talk about it, or even think about it."

Perhaps because he had the same concerns as Cole, Xiao Ai paused several times carefully before successfully expressing what he wanted to say: "But a few months ago, Mr. Ai was very close to turning me into a A heretic with faith, but in the end... he pulled me out and made me a somewhat special, but not that special, clergyman."

"A little special?"

"Hmm, a little bit special."

"What's so special about it?"

"Probably...although my faith is still firm, it is not so pure."

"Hello!"

"Don't worry, these are not blasphemous words."

"ah?"

"In other words, from my current perspective, this is not a blasphemous word."

"What perspective?"

"If you say so, light hypnosis and autosuggestion to maintain perspective deflection may be ineffective."

"Shut up."

"Hmm~"

Chapter 2339: End