About Me Being Picked Up by Tallulah for Adoption

Tallulah pointed to the table beside her, only to notice the strange things on the table that she hadn't woven before, and the root of the horn turned red again.

"Let me use it."

Fortunately, Orson, who had a strong will to survive, pretended not to see the battle line on the table. He took out a pen and paper from the drawer and began to scribble on it.

"Are you making a map?"

Tallulah watched with interest, and saw that Orson drew something similar to a grid on the paper.

"more or less."

After Orson finished drawing the grid, he took out a pocket knife and cut out a dozen circles, and then wrote something on them with a pen.

"..."

Tallulah watched silently, and after a while, a set of [chess] appeared on the table in front of Orson, although it was just a super simple pattern drawn with paper and pen.

"It's done. Although it looks very simple, the gameplay is okay, and I think it should be very suitable for you. This is a board game from my... uh, Yan Kingdom. It's called Chess. Sister Talula, you have come into contact with it before. Chess?"

"I seem to have heard of it, but I have never touched it. It seems very interesting."

Tallulah sat on the other side of the table, studying the small war sand table in front of her.

There was a faint light from the oil lamp in the tent, although it was shaken by the howling wind outside, but this dim light was enough.

"Then let me teach you the most basic operations."

Orson held up a pawn and began teaching the seemingly omniscient girl how to play.

"Horses go to the sun? This is unreasonable. A good war horse can directly disperse the enemy's line."

"...Probably because the horse is not very good."

"Xiang Zou Tian, ​​what is Xiang?"

"Super big horse."

"Pawns can only move forward? Oh, it feels like the Ursus army."

"How terrifying the army of Ursus is..."

"It's understandable to protect the general, but I also have the ability to fight. I definitely won't just hide at the back of the battle line!"

"Sister, why don't you try a plate first..."

Lectures to Tallulah were more difficult than imagined, and now Orson hoped that Alina would wake up sooner.

After Orson wiped his sweat, the two officially started the duel on the grid.

"In this way, you will be checked to death. The use of pawns is a bit too hesitant."

"Hmm... Let's have another plate."

Tallulah stared at the chessboard with a dissatisfied tone.

The two sat opposite each other in the tent, playing a simple chess game that Orson drew temporarily.Although the pieces on the chessboard are extremely simple, they also have a different kind of fun.

Tallulah stared at the chessboard tightly, the looming, ever-burning flame in her eyes temporarily disappeared.Her body is no longer tense in order to maintain a straight posture at all times.

All her ambitions, goals, and beliefs were put aside along with that great sword.At this time, Tallulah is just a girl who racks her brains to think about the chess game, and occasionally wants to regret the game but can only sulk because of face problems.

Occasionally, the two will look at each other, but this brief panic will soon disappear in the violent snowstorm.

"...do you want another dish?"

"Um"

I don't know who proposed another game, and I don't know who agreed to the other party's request.The two just played against each other again and again.

Whether it's Orson or Tallulah, they all know that the tranquility at this moment is extremely precious, and they can't ask for it.

The living environment of the infected is getting worse and worse, and the health of those severely infected in the team is also deteriorating.The crops on the surrounding farming land were not doing well, and the threat of pickets was always hovering over everyone.

In order to pursue the continent full of sunshine and rice that everyone desires, Tallulah has to deal with a lot of things, and there will only be more and more.

But even so, even so, the two still tacitly wanted to prolong this short warmth as much as possible.

"General—I won this time, Orson?"

Tallulah moved the artillery, and after a short thought, she raised her head and looked at Orson with a smile.

"...Well, did you hear the sound of glass shattering? That's my pride."

There was a brief silence, followed by laughter from the two of them.

"Sister Talula, your learning talent is really terrifying. After the revolution is over, you will feel completely fine as a chess player."

Orson chatted while packing up the chess pieces.

"Chess player? It's also a good option. But I don't think this revolution can end easily."

"It is."

Orson looked at Tallulah. At this time, the white music score symbolizing the soul was finally not as tense as before.

"Then, come on—"

"Talulah! The group of infected people who left the team before sent an emergency signal!"

Any moment of happiness is fleeting and fleeting, and that is why happiness is so precious.

The information brought by Frost Star when he opened the tent completely broke this little quiet time.The situation was urgent, and Froststar didn't even have time to ask "Why is Orson in Tallulah's tent?"

"According to the contact information, it is not a distress signal, but... the highest level of warning to tell us to run away."

Frost Star had a serious expression on her face. She tried to contact her immediately after receiving the signal, but the Rebel Army itself lacked a reliable two-way signal transmission method, and the group of infected people who left the team did not respond after sending out the signal.

"What are we going to do, Tallulah? They've already disassociated themselves from the rebels, and we can choose not to respond to the signal."

Froststar questioned the team leader's decision.

"But they are still infected, and I will lead a team to rescue them."

Talula put the big sword on the side back around her waist, and made her body straight.

She has returned to the role of a fighter, for the next battle she may face.

"Bring me one, my ability may be useful."

Orson also checked the cold resistance of the clothes and volunteered to participate in this temporary rescue operation.

"……All right."

Tallulah hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed to Orson's request. Orson's [Tuning] detection ability is unique in scope on the snow field.

"That counts me in as well."

"No, Frost Star, you put too much energy into the origin stone device of the snow monster team. You were in charge of trading with the village yesterday. What you need now is rest. Just leave this matter to me."

Tallulah rejected Frost Star, who obviously had some doubts about this judgment.

"We don't know the enemy's configuration, we can't let you take such a risk—"

"It's not a risk. We need you to be in charge of contacting the patriots. You also know that the communication equipment of the guerrillas is extremely scarce. We need a sense of communication between you and the patriots?"

"It's the resonance of Originium skills... Forget it, I get it."

Frost Star sighed, then looked at Orson.

"Take care of Tallulah, Orson, and remember to retreat in case of suspicious situations."

"Well, when the time comes, I will ask Sister Tazi to protect me."

"You guy..."

Frost Star rubbed his eyebrows, while Tallulah smiled slightly.

After organizing a team of 6 people briefly and quickly, everyone immediately moved towards the signal for help.

Along the way, Talula and the reconnaissance warlock didn't notice any traces of pickets or other forces. The snow on the ground was only a shallow trace covered by wind and snow.There was no sign of being attacked at all.

"...something is wrong"

But Orson didn't think so. He frowned and turned on the wide-area low frequency. Although he didn't get any feedback, the anxiety in his heart still didn't disappear.

Unlike those guys who "always feel that something is wrong, it must be an illusion~", Orson is very clear that this strange feeling is definitely not an illusion.

"What's the matter, Orson?"

Tallulah asked Orson seriously. She knew that although this young man usually seemed to forget to take his brains when he went out, he would never throw out meaningless behavior or topics at this time.

"I can't tell, but [The Melody] is not quite right, a sound like white noise has been echoing in this area."

"White noise..."

Tallulah thought for a few seconds.

"Reconnaissance warlock, can you temporarily increase the strength of vigilance warlock?"

Tallulah asked the infected person at the front of the team, but the other party didn't respond.

"Hello, Scout Warlock—Char?"

An infected warrior walked towards the unresponsive warlock at the front. He put his palm on the warlock's shoulder, and then let out a terrified cry.

"Ugh—!? Dead, dead!? What's going on, what's going on!"

The infected person fell to the ground in a panic, and at the same time, a spear pierced through the body of the scouting warlock suddenly protruded from his neck.

"Damn—enemy attack! Everyone move closer to me and light the torch!"

Tallulah immediately drew out the big sword, and at the same time threw out flames from the palm of her hand, and Orson also took out the self-defense dagger that he carried with him.

But before the lighting torch could touch Tallulah's tongue of fire, the infected fighters fell to the ground silently and secretly as if they were suddenly dragged into a swamp—— The way the head and body are completely separated.

"...!"

In less than a minute, all the members of the search and rescue team died silently except for Talula and Orson.

——What kind of enemy is this?The size of the opponent?

Tallulah thought desperately, there are actually not many possible answers for enemies with this ability on the northern ice field.

Orson increased the detection frequency to try to cover up the influence of the white noise. This time the detection was very effective, and he immediately perceived a human figure on his face.

"Well!"

Without any hesitation, Orson took a step back after detecting the opponent's position. At the same time, he felt a stabbing pain near his throat.