The two men were staring at each other in the private room. In a way, it was quite strange, but at that moment——————
"Guests, your coffee and tea are ready."
The owner looked very ordinary, but his sudden words broke the strange balance between the two.
"If I told you I was just exercising nearby, would you believe me?"
"I would!"
This short answer was what made Lancer freeze this time.
"Why?"
"My intuition! An investigator's intuition!"
This simple and crude answer made Lancer at a loss for words. Although he still couldn't be sure if the other party was telling the truth, he had to admit that his attitude did put Lancer in a good mood.
"Then your intuition is quite accurate."
Lancer said, as if joking.
After finishing his tea, Lancer left directly. As for the reason? Naturally, it was to farm more quartz and points. And as Lancer was leaving, Guy also said, "If you need anything, come find me at the Crossbell police station."
On the way back, Lloyd was perhaps too exhausted from the afternoon, or he had cried too hard, and he swayed and fell asleep as soon as he got on the Orbment bus. Guy then whispered an apology in Cecile's ear.
"I'm sorry, Cecile, for ruining our precious vacation..."
"It's okay, business comes first."
"Thank you~"
"Do you still need to thank me?"
Cecile's expression was more of a playful pout than 'anger', which made Guy stare blankly. He then unconsciously kissed her on the forehead, and Cecile's face turned red but she didn't resist...
It was a good thing that the two of them were sitting in the last row of the bus, otherwise this public display of affection would probably cause strong discomfort, right?
But fortunately, the two of them just shared a moment of affection. Cecile, who had been comforting the children all afternoon, was also a little tired. In the end, she leaned on Guy's shoulder and fell asleep.
Guy, who was sitting on the outside, had a happy smile on his face as he looked at her. Cecile, who was leaning on his shoulder, was fast asleep, and Lloyd, who was next to them, was lying on Cecile's lap. The three of them looked more like a young couple traveling with their child...
Although Guy really wanted to continue spending time with his girlfriend the next day, she was currently doing her internship at 'St. Ursula Medical University' and didn't have time every day. In the end, after dropping Lloyd off at Sunday school, he simply returned to the police station.
But what he didn't expect was that a police officer at the reception desk called out to him as soon as he walked through the door.
"Investigator Guy, wait! Someone is looking for you!"
"Someone?"
"Yes, a Mr. Lancer."
"..."
For a moment, Guy didn't know what to say. The two of them had just seen each other yesterday. Why was he here today?
In the reception room, Guy saw Lancer, who was sitting in the corner reading a novel. He walked up to him directly.
Guy's grades in school were very good, but he didn't really like to read. He could force himself to read the necessary textbooks, but after graduation, he rarely read books anymore. He basically left the literary part to his nominal team leader, Sergey, so he felt dizzy when he saw the dense text as he approached.
But this also woke up Lancer, who was reading seriously.
"Sorry."
"It's okay. By the way, would you like some plain water?"
Since it was a reception room, there was a kettle for guests. However, most people probably didn't like things in semi-public places. But to his surprise, Lancer actually nodded. After getting a cup of water for the other party with a disposable paper cup, he sat down next to him with some curiosity.
"Is there something you need help with?"
Guy, who was always straightforward, asked directly without any concealment, and Lancer also showed a helpless expression.
In his impression, a 'Orbment store' was not a rare building. Every town basically had one, so logically, this city called Crossbell should also have one. But he had walked around for a long time and found nothing. He even asked many passers-by but didn't get any useful answers. Having no choice, he finally came to the police station for help.
"I wanted to ask where I can buy a tactical Orbment. I wanted to ask other police officers before, but they all seemed to be quite busy..."
Lancer's words made the corner of Guy's mouth twitch.
How could they not be busy? After the DG cult was besieged, in addition to the imperial nobles and republican parliament members, several Crossbell parliament members were also arrested. Recently, the entire police department has been running at high capacity for arrests and interrogations. The vacation that Guy and Arios got was a pure accident.
But what he was more interested in was the term 'tactical Orbment'.
"What do you want to buy a tactical Orbment for?"
"To use it, of course. What else?"
What you said makes so much sense, I'm speechless... to a point!
Of course to use it! What else?
The key was how he planned to use it, and for what purpose?
And as if he could see Guy's concern, Lancer smiled instead.
"Don't worry, I'll be leaving in a while. I'm just buying it for self-defense and hunting monsters, so don't worry."
Lancer's words seemed perfunctory, but what he said gave off a 'mysterious sense of trust', which made Guy very helpless. He did believe his intuition, but some things couldn't be completely relied on his intuition.
"I do know where, but from the name, you know it's not something anyone can buy, right? How about you fill out an application form, and I'll see if there's an opening to buy one..."
Before Guy could finish his sentence, Lancer shrugged his shoulders and made a 'world-weary' expression.
It was obvious that there was something that prevented him from applying. Guy even suspected whether he had gone through the proper procedures when he entered Crossbell.
"You really know how to give me a hard time..."
Although the two of them had only met once, perhaps it was because the other person did what they most wanted to do but couldn't, or maybe it was really as Guy said and his intuition told him that Lancer was not a bad person, so he decided to try a little harder.
"I can't help you with this, but I can introduce you to someone else..."
"Thank you very much then."
After the serious talk was over, the two of them didn't seem to know what to say, as they weren't very familiar with each other. Suddenly, Guy remembered something.
"By the way, Lancer, there's still some time before nightfall. How about we go to the training ground for a match!"
Guy's sudden challenge made Lancer freeze for a moment, but he still agreed readily.
"Okay!"
He had been hunting monsters and learning skills for a while, so it was a good thing for someone to be willing to spar with him.