Fantasies That Descend on Collapse

"And it's an invitation in a real sense, because I have a hunch that this young man and I should have a lot of topics to communicate with each other, just like the original Walter."

"Ah... me... and Fu Hua to invite...?"

"If I'm afraid of having problems with the other party because of the previous incident, I can assign someone else to go."

"No, I'm honored and happy...but what should I do if the other party doesn't want to come to see you?"

"If you don't want to..."

"..."

"It's up to me to meet him in person again."

Chapter 2 I should be alive (probably)

Doesn't all this look very peaceful?

Arrived smoothly, checked in smoothly, and after spending the first night without incident, I was still able to sit in the restaurant of the hotel without any troubles, wasting away my leisurely morning.

The coffee brewed automatically by the coffee machine, the croissants that are not too bad, the seats next to the window, and the restaurant that is a little deserted because of the early hours.

The unchanging peace of the past may be nothing more than a daily thing in the snap of a finger to ordinary people, but to him who has experienced this period of time for too long, it is too precious.

After all, he hasn't been alone for a long time, to think of finding a corner with no people like this, to... um... make yourself happy by wasting time?

No, isn't this just a waste of time?

After he suddenly realized that there seemed to be some problems in his thinking, he just picked up the cup and sipped the freshly brewed coffee that was a little too hot, and then thought about why he had such a kind of coffee. , hardly any positively helpful thoughts.

Waste of time, idle time, no progress on the matter at hand, but...but....

"I didn't expect that classmate Chen would wake up so early."

The unexpected question made him stop struggling, but it also made his tongue burnt by the overheated coffee in the cup.

"cough..."

He hastily put the coffee cup back to its original position, and just covered his mouth with his hands and coughed lightly. After the discomfort subsided, he looked at the person holding the dinner plate and sat down on the seat opposite him. Fu Hua.

"By the way, uh... Kiyana, didn't she come with you?"

"Ah, she should still be sleeping, at least when I wake up."

Hearing Luo Chen's inquiry, Fu Hua just spoke peacefully, then took off his glasses and began to wipe the lenses that were a little dusty after a night with the napkin on the dining table.

"By the way, why did Chen get up so early?"

After cleaning the lenses and putting on the glasses again, Fu Hua looked at Luo Chen who was sitting opposite him and staring sideways out of the window, and suddenly asked such a question.

"After all, there is almost no difficulty in this task, you just need to treat it as a leisurely vacation."

She just said that, and then ate the meal she chose from the dinner plate, with the expression on her face as peaceful and composed as ever.

After all, for her, for her who has an identity other than a rating, this mission is really not difficult at all.

If it is possible to know where the gems are placed earlier, perhaps the actual completion time will be much faster than expected.

But...such a mission...why choose to bring...?

Recalling Fu Hua after the last note he saw on the briefing, he just stopped eating, and then stared at Luo Chen who was sitting opposite him with his head slightly lowered as if he was thinking about something.

She thought about why Otto asked herself to bring a person who could be said to be unrelated to this mission.

She couldn't guess it, and she couldn't predict it, but one thing is certain, she will not allow the other party to make any mistakes in this mission.

This is her companion, this is her compatriot, the same... It is also a special friend that she has made through herself.

Or, another level of...best friend?

"Speak to the monitor."

"what...?"

Fu Hua, who was interrupted in the middle of his thinking, showed a rare look of surprise on his face, and returned to normal after a while.

"Hey, what's the problem?"

"Tell me about the content of this mission."

"No, I don't need to ask you to help me with this mission."

Facing the question raised by the other party, Fu Hua just rejected the other party in the most ordinary tone.

After all, if there is too much difference in the strength of the team members in a team of two, perhaps the mutual assistance that should be able to be exerted originally may become a drag.

What's more, she doesn't have much information about this mission now, and the only thing she can know is the mission that the other party can't handle.

No matter from which point of view, this trip to Singapore should be her working alone.

"However, I would feel very uncomfortable if I just stood by and watched."

After seeing the attitude of the other party who had almost written the word "rejection" on his face, Luo Chen just supported his cheeks with his hands, then smiled lightly and frowned.

"Using the vacation that the squad leader won for us, and then watching the squad leader work during such a hard-won vacation, I will feel guilty."

As he said this, he stretched his originally frowning brows, and the smile on his face was very gentle.

"And the more people involved in the task, the faster it should be completed. With the extra time, the squad leader should be able to enjoy the holiday together."

"That way, I'll be happier."

"..."

A surprised expression appeared on Fu Hua's face again. She turned her face to the side and looked at the sky outside the window with some abnormality. size notes.

"The transaction time for the mission item is tomorrow evening, and the location is the Queen's Hotel. I don't know much about the other information."

"If possible, you can help me record the nearby terrain, and then I can plan my retreat route after I succeed."

"Then Chen, I will trouble you this time."

"It's nothing, it's just a little effort."

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If he can get the Gem of Tranquility one step ahead of time, will this prevent more tragedies from happening?

At this time, Luo Chen was just staying alone on the sidewalk that was only one road away from the hotel, but the opposite side of him was not what Fu Hua had mentioned before, it should be the Empress Hotel where gems were traded.

It's another hotel not far from the Empress Hotel, called the Carlton...and supposedly keeping a quiet gem in its basement.

And the bodyguard who had arrived in front of the hotel at an unknown time and was performing his due duties was proving to him that he did not find the wrong place.

But the only more important problem now is that although he has found the correct location now, he still has no way of knowing where the current gemstone is located.

Whether it has already been placed in the basement where it was originally planned to be stored, or it is still in the hands of the tool man, Wa Erte, or it is in other places that he does not know.

This is a gamble with no chips. If he is right, then all subsequent events will start to develop towards a better ending. It will be more difficult than expected.

But before proceeding with all the plans, he had one more important premise to deal with.

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"Nail the bell!"

The crisp and piercing bell stopped Einstein's ongoing work with an indisputable attitude.

When she turned the direction of the office chair and wanted to press the mobile phone that was so loud because she forgot to mute it, the call note displayed on the screen stopped her from this self-willed behavior .

"Hello, this is Liesel Einstein."

After connecting the phone, Einstein only used her unique voice mixed with this unexpected tone to answer the person who initiated the communication with her.

"When I handed over my private number to you, I was already prepared to never receive a call from you."

She leaned against the back of the office chair, and her tone gradually changed from the initial surprise to the usual calm.

"So there is something very important, Mr. Chen?"

After all, it should be very important to let the opponent, who is almost an opposing force, come to contact him with shame.

However, the answer that was repeated through the mobile phone made Einstein, who could hear clearly, momentarily stunned.

"I want to ask, can the necklace you gave me earlier be used as a proof of being a member of anti-entropy?"

The unexpected inquiry caused Einstein, who had hardly guessed that it would be such a content, to hesitate, and when she finished sorting out the inquiries she had heard, she naturally told the other party about what she had imagined. understanding.

"Mr. Chen, are you thinking about it and then feel that you have left the black-hearted factory of Tianming, and you choose to join our anti-entropy conservatives?"

"No, why do you think of such an almost impossible situation?"

Luo Chen, whose face was covered with black lines by the other party's strange answer, could only angrily deny the other party's guess, and then he opened his mouth to say what he had asked for earlier.

"The Gem of Tranquility is now in the hands of Cocolia's tool man, and I am now only one authentication away from that tool man."

"..."

It was a long silence. I don't know if it was because of the news about the gem of tranquility, or because of the distance between the other party and the gem at this time.

But the answer Einstein gave in silence made Luo Chen, who had been feeling uneasy since the call was made, heaved a long sigh of relief.

"In the suit I gave you last time, there was an anonymous empty card in the right pocket of the long skirt. I can set the authority of this card to be second only to the executor through the back door."

"Thank you so much..."

"So, what is happening now is also the future you see?"

"What is happening now is not the future I see, because as an outside pawn, I have officially participated in the present where I should not exist."

"Then tell me, how much of the future have you seen?"

"I've seen a lot of the future without me in it, but with me it's a completely different reality now."

"..."

It was a longer silence than before, so long that he could even hear the slight breathing that belonged to Einstein on the other end of the phone.

"Have you... seen the future Fourth Herrscher? If so, can you tell me her general appearance and abilities?"

"The child's ability is to create ideal fluids. He has black and blue hair, blue irises, and black pupils. He is about 16 years old."

"Ideal... Fluid?" It seems that Yang's previous guess was not very accurate...

"Speaking of Mr. Chen, do you really not think about it?"

After recording all the information he got from Luo Chen, Einstein inexplicably extended the olive branch he mentioned earlier to him at this moment.