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"Yes, we have felt this way for a long time."

"This kind of thing must be done clearly between public and private matters."

"Ah. Of course, I will never answer the personal phone calls to my ex-wife or hotel lady in the future. Please forgive me. Let alone send an automatic sensor camera to my ex-boyfriend."

"......what!"

Hearing what Ju Ya said, the three of them widened their eyes at the same time.When Kotori saw their reactions, veins appeared on her forehead.

"Have you... used <Flaxinus>'s equipment to do this kind of thing before?"

"Ah! No, that..."

"You...you misunderstood! We all face every task seriously..."

The crew argued incoherently.Kotori looked at them for a while and sighed.

"Anyway, there is no time now. Hurry up and make adjustments with Ju Ya."

The crew heard the salute and replied:

"Yes!"

"──Okay, then let's..."

In the middle of Kotori's words, Maria suddenly interrupted her.

"By the way, there is someone in the base who wants to meet you, Kotori. Do you want to meet him?"

"Want to meet us? Who is it?"

"Yes. It's Speaker Elliot Woodman."

"......what?"

Hearing Maya's answer, Kotori was a little surprised.She didn't quite understand why Woodman came here at this time.

......

Chen Ling and his group left <Flaxinas>, passed through the hangar, and walked on the corridor again.

Since all the crew members were making adjustments on the bridge of "Flaxinas", only Chen Ling and a group of elves were present.Kotori walked at the front, making a clicking sound of footsteps.

"Chen Ling, Chen Ling!"

Shixiang, who was walking behind, called Chen Ling.So, Chen Ling glanced at her.

"Well, is something wrong, Tohka?"

"No, I want to ask, is the man named Woodman the same one we saw last time?"

Before meeting Qisui for the first time, Tohka and Chen Ling went shopping together and met Woodman by chance. Although some time had passed, Tohka still remembered that man.

Kotori faced forward and answered the question with a voice.

"──I didn't expect you, Tohka, have already met Mr. Woodman. That's right, the person you're going to meet later is Mr. Woodman who you met before. He is the chairman of the Round Table Conference of <Ratatosk>'s decision-making body. ...The de facto leader and founder of <Ratatosk>. It can be said that without him, there would be no <Ratatosk>."

"......!"

<Ratatosk> The de facto leader.Hearing these words, everyone except Chen Ling looked surprised.

However, some people were not surprised. At this time, Chen Ling noticed that Erya, who was walking beside him, looked very distressed.

"Er Ya? What's wrong with you? Your expression is terrible."

"...!"

Chen Ling called Erya's name, and she raised her head in surprise.

"Huh? Haha, nothing happened to me. Why, have you been staring at me and even noticed my subtle changes?"

“I’m keeping an eye on everyone.”

After Chen Ling answered with a smile, Erya suddenly whispered in a serious voice:

"That's right, I have some impressions of the name Woodman."

"what?"

Just after Chen Ling responded, Qin Li, who was walking in front, stopped in front of a door.

She pressed the button on the intercom-like device installed next to the door to announce her arrival and open the door.

"Come on, let's go in."

"I'm... disturbed."

Being urged by Qin Li, Chen Ling and his party walked into the room.

Inside the door is a space like a study.There are bookcases storing countless books lined up along the wall, which is completely different from the previous somewhat cold atmosphere of the building.

And at the very end - in front of a large desk, two figures can be seen.

One is a middle-aged man in a wheelchair.He wore thin-rimmed glasses and tied his long hair into a bun, giving him a soft impression.Another woman wearing glasses and a suit stood beside him with her back straight and her posture upright.

Woodman and Kallen.

These two seem to be together all the time.

In response, Chen Ling couldn't help but secretly glance at Origami.

He discovered last time that this person seemed to be the same type of person as Origami.

Well, they are all 'big wet'.And this time, it was a historic meeting between the two "Da Shi", which is of great historical significance (dense fog).

Chapter 576 - Because I fell in love with the elf

"Hi, long time no see. Tohka, Chen Ling, and all the elves. You seem to be doing well too, which is great. Please introduce yourself to the new elves. I'm Elliot Baldwin Woodman .”

After hearing this, everyone introduced themselves and responded.

"Woodman, why are you here in person? And you want to see us. Is there something wrong?"

Chen Ling asked Woodman first.

Woodman smiled slightly and responded.

"This time the elves have endangered the safety of the entire earth. I feel it is necessary for me to personally participate in this battle."

As soon as these words came out, Kotori frowned.

"Mr. Woodman, you should stay in a safe place. If something happens to you, <Ratatosk> will be in chaos."

"If the earth really stops rotating, it will be completely destroyed, even if I stay there."

Woodman replied with a chuckle.

Indeed, if something went wrong on the entire earth, it would be the same wherever he stayed, so he chose to participate in this action.

"Besides, I also want to meet the elves. Seeing that you are all doing well, I am also very pleased."

And this is actually the reason why Woodman wants to meet everyone.

Many elves were a little surprised to hear that the person who founded Ratatosk cared so much about themselves and others, and then responded in a friendly manner and thanked the other person for helping the elves.

However, not all elves responded in this way.

"Hello Mr. Woodman, I am very grateful to you for establishing Ratatosk to help the elves. But there is one thing I am curious about, why do you want to help us elves? What are the consequences of doing so? Spend a huge budget to concentrate the elves in What’s the reason for being together?”

Origami asked sharply.

Following Origami's question, the scene suddenly became quiet.

In fact, it's not that no elves have thought of such a question, but they just didn't ask it so straightforwardly as Origami.

However, now that Origami has spoken, they can't help but look at Woodman, curiously and quietly waiting for his answer.

Woodman was not surprised when he heard this. After assuming a posture as if I knew you would ask this question, he slowly said:

"It's natural for you to be curious. The <Ratatosk> organization is indeed "too satisfying" for you elves. No wonder you are suspicious."

"Chen Ling should know, but if you want to know, I'll tell you."

At this point, Woodman couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"But... it's really nerve-wracking. I may not have prepared a reason that you can easily accept."

"...How do you say this?"

"'Saving the elves'... This is my biggest purpose."

"..."

Hearing what Woodman said, Origami frowned slightly, seeming a little dissatisfied with the answer.

So Erya, who was standing on the other side of the room, seemed to agree with Origami's attitude and said loudly:

"Isn't this too much of a saint and a gentleman? As the saying goes, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. When it comes to this, it's a bit false."

Erya's tone of voice was not like that of an amiable older sister as usual, but rather a bit sarcastic.

When Chen Ling saw this, he was a little surprised, but when he thought of the other person's angel, he had a look of astonishment on his face.

"Erya, have you investigated before?"

"Ah, because 'Little Kuangkuangzhi' asked me to investigate some matters before, and he was found."

'Little Kuang Kuang' is the nickname given to Kuang San by Er Ya. She just likes to give nicknames to other people.As for the 'he' in the words, it naturally refers to Woodman.At this time, Erya stared into Woodman's eyes with an unsightly expression and continued:

"Woodman. Eliot Baldwin Woodman. That's your name...right?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Then let me ask you again... As one of the founders of DEM Industry, who first 'let elves appear in the world' 30 years ago, how can you have the nerve to say such righteous and beautiful words?"

"what?!"

Hearing what Erya said──

Except for Chen Ling and Qin Li, everyone else including Shizhi held their breath for a moment.

"What...what is going on, Erya? Woodman is the founder of DEM? Also, letting the elves appear is..."

"Wait, Qin Li, Chen Ling. Why don't you two look surprised? Could it be that you already knew this?"

Shizhi asked with some confusion, then frowned and looked at Qinli and Chen Ling.

In response, Kotori could only laugh dryly, Chen Ling shrugged his shoulders, and Erya scratched his head and replied:

"Well...as I just said, Xiao Kuangkuang asked me to investigate some things before. Then I investigated him, and also investigated the situation when the Origin Elf appeared in this world."

"That's when I found out. Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott, Ellen Mira Mathers, and... Eliot Baldwin Woodman. The founder of DEM Industry is related to the emergence of the Origin Elves."

After Erya finished speaking in a provocative tone, everyone was shocked again, and Woodman took a long breath and said:

"I can find out everything that happened 30 years ago. I am worthy of being a know-it-all. However, I have no intention of hiding it. In this case, the matter will be easy to talk about. That's right...I used to be with Ike ──Westcott and Allen worked together to bring the Origin Elves into the world.”

"......!"

Shizhi and the elves couldn't help but hold their breath when they heard this.Just the fact that Woodman once had the same aspirations as Westcott and Allen was enough to surprise them─but they did not expect that Woodman was also related to the appearance of elves.

To be honest, if Chen Ling and Qin Li didn't act like they knew it already, they might have subconsciously taken action after learning the news.

Let's not mention the matter of the Origin Elf. Just knowing that the other party is one of the founders of DEM Society, the elves have every reason to attack Woodman, especially Erya, who has been imprisoned for five years. For many years, they have been subjected to cruel and inhumane experiments.

However, since Chen Ling and Qin Li didn't say much, they looked at Woodman according to their inner excitement, intending to hear what he had to say.

Woodman responded calmly. As if he suddenly thought of something as he approached, he turned sideways and explained.

"By the way, I almost forgot to introduce you. Kallen standing here was also an employee of DEM, and later left DEM with me."

After he finished speaking, Kallen, who was standing behind him like a secretary, lowered her head slightly.

"──I am Kallen Mira Mathers. Please give me your advice in the future."

"Oh, hello...huh?"

Shiori responded reflexively──and then felt confused.Because she always felt that she had heard this name somewhere.

"Mira Mathers?"

"Yes. Ellen Mira Mathers is my biological sister."

"Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Hearing this sudden shock, Shizhi and the elves screamed in surprise.