Battle of Virtual Divas

"Ask that little guy who appeared some time ago?"

The old man with white beard and hair is wearing a pair of gold-rimmed reading glasses. His wrinkled and withered palms look like old roots that have shrunk after losing moisture. He is slowly wiping a glass with a silk cloth. His tone of voice was unhurried, even if the guy in front of him completely wrapped in a purple cloak was an illusionist who could kill people invisible, it didn't mean to be in awe.

"Let the old man think about it..."

The silver-haired old man stopped wiping, as if he had a bad memory, first thought for a while, then rummaged through the bookshelf behind him with awkward hands and feet, and finally pulled out a stack of thin paper tremblingly, pressed it on the On the table, he pushed it with his dry fingertips, and then said in a hoarse voice:

"That's all. Although the little guy is a novice, he is obviously not a stunned young man. A while ago, there were a few mafias who wanted to do something to her, but now, even their family has been taken over... ...What? Viper is interested in this rose with thorns?"

"No." The illusionist, whose face was mostly hidden under the hood of the cloak, denied, "It's just a task with a good reward and an intersection with that guy."

"yes."

The silver-haired old man laughed cheerfully, and then continued to wipe his spotless goblet. It is probably because most Italians are born with the ability to talk about love, even the elderly who are dying. Open your mouth and sing out the words of the aria:

"Her hair is like the magnificent sunset and the delicate rose; her eyes are brighter than the sapphires in the hands of the sculptor; her skin is not much better than the fine ceramics of the East; her voice lures the sailors away. The sea siren of the road, with a Pandora's irresistible invitation—"

Viper pulled the brim of the cloak impatiently: "—Augusto, you know, I'm not interested in women, I only care about money."

"...Oh, what a pity." The silver-haired old man called "Augusto" smacked his lips regretfully: "That's a beauty that even Gabrione himself admitted 'astonishing'."

"A pair of flesh and blood."

Viper was not moved at all, he picked up the information from the table case, retracted his thin arms into the cloak, and then turned and left without looking back:

"Money is still the old rule."

……

Augusto is an intelligence dealer who has been stationed in Italy for decades. It is hard to tell how powerful the power behind him is, but he has lived well for so many years alone. It is said that even the behemoth Vongola is the old man's backing , contacts even connected to the mysterious magic world, even if there is someone who is not afraid of death, that person has to weigh whether his gun and barrel are strong enough.

Viper is a well-known freelance illusionist who has become famous in recent years. He has not yet accepted the recruitment of any family. He prefers to work alone, but sometimes the employer will not just put the chips on him, so he sometimes has to face such a situation. Situation - Working with guys he's too lazy to deal with.

For viper, he doesn't like the so-called "companion", even if it's temporary, this kind of guy with a high-sounding name often can't do much work, but the rewards still have to be shared with him--yes, The main thing viper hates is the fact that the immediate reward is divided.

But there is one thing that is common all over the world, Party A's father will always be Party A's father, and the one who pays is the boss, even if viper doesn't like to partner with anyone, Party A's father has a request, he has to hold his nose and admit it , and in order to avoid the so-called "internal strife during the mission", he sometimes has to pay for the information of the "companion" out of his own pocket (of course, he will always get this "investment" back from his employer).

"...It's not a pure vase either."

There was nothing on the thin sheets of paper, and viper only took a few minutes to scan all the content, and finally gave a not-so-negative evaluation.

"I have some skills, but whether I can work or not will only be known after seeing this "rose with thorns"."

Viper unhurriedly destroyed the thin papers, dusted off his cloak, and quickly left the position with his head down.

—As long as he can get through the mission period, he thought.

And as for the so-called "getting along with your companions"... this is not within the scope of viper's consideration.

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"That old man Syndorah is really courageous."

Augusto sighed:

"I'm not afraid that the finished product that was finally created will be damaged like this, and you will be let out so casually."

"In terms of the hardness of my torso, I can withstand the impact of at least one truck. In terms of safety, I also have enough self-protection ability."

The woman with long pink hair replied that her voice was more recognizable, with a provocative hook at the end.

"You should find a companion." Augusto shook his head disapprovingly: "

I can't do it for long, the next 'Augusto' will take over my job, even if the old man asks me to watch, sometimes I can't do much... If you want to get closer to a human being, you still have to work with him Only serious human contact can learn the complexity of human beings. "

["Augusto" is the artificial human of the Einzbern family, which is replaced every five years. This "Augusto" has reached the end of its useful life and will be replaced soon—I think "Augusto" "Extremely close to the target "human beings", I resist too much contact with "human beings". 】

Xunyin Liuge tilted his head:

"Contacting with 'Augusto' can also learn complex human thinking."

"...No, it's not just thinking."

The old man with white beard and hair hesitated for a moment: "Luka, did you see the conversation I had with the viper just now?"

"Yes." Xunyin Liuge nodded this time: "However, even the 'character' deliberately created by Augusto, I have scanned and reproduced it."

"That's just the surface."

The android of the Einzbern family waved their hands:

"It's just following the 'Augusto' who served many times. It's just a disguise for human beings who have learned. For humans, camouflage is only their most superficial layer. Syndora wants you to have more than these But you can't learn other things from me, you have to have a binding long-term observation object."

[Long-term observation subjects should have all the complex aptitudes of "human beings", have the ability to survive, have active emotions, and not very smart brains - Augusto is now talking to me about this matter, he should have found it long ago target. 】

Touring Liuge quickly locked on a candidate.

"The viper that Augusto just mentioned?"

"what do you think?"

The silver-haired old man asked back:

"Although he is an illusionist, considering other aspects, he is the safest candidate - this guy is only interested in money."

[Augusto is right. If you want to find observation samples, you should indeed choose a "companion" who will not have the desire to explore and curiosity about me. 】

"I think so."

Xunyin Liuge agreed.

The author has something to say: The sequence of the extra episodes is coming according to the timeline, so the first one to come out is the tour.

The timeline is relatively early, Syndora is still alive, and the fledgling singer also has a guide... Ready to hook up with Mamun!