[Comprehensive] Demon Fox Hiding Horse

"and many more!"

Just when Zangma was about to receive the Philosopher's Stone from Diarmuid's hand, an unexpected shout came from behind him.

Yaohu turned his head, and found Roy with a serious face at the door without any surprise.

"please wait a while."

Facing Zangma's calm eyes, Roy pursed his lips, as if he didn't know what to say.

But in the end, the attention paid to the red gem in the hands of the gunman, which was admitted by Rust himself as the Philosopher's Stone, still made him suppress all the thoughts that were churning in his heart at the moment, and finally he spoke with a tight voice. : "That...is the Philosopher's Stone?"

Kurama nodded generously without hesitation:

"Yes."

——He never planned to hide it from Roy from the very beginning.

Otherwise, just when Diarmuid appeared suddenly and easily dealt with Rust, he would have used hallucinogenic plants to deceive the perception of Roy and Second Lieutenant Haberk and construct some false memories by the way.

Of course, the reason why Zangma chooses to be open and honest with Roy is not because of trust, but because he really needs a capable and skilled partner, because he... has a lot to offer.

A sage's stone, although it can play a very magical role, but its energy is limited after all, and it seems that it will not get too much demon power in exchange for it as a trade item with Yuko.

So Zangma needs more and more Philosopher's Stones.

This involves a lot of planning in the future, and it is doomed that it will be very troublesome and a waste of energy to do things alone, so the best way is to find someone to cooperate.

And Roy is a good fit to be this collaborator.

"Master wants this?"

The movement that had been paused was continued again, and Zangma took the small Philosopher's Stone from Diarmuid's hand, raised his hand and shook it twice in Roy's direction.

The Colonel's lips were pursed even tighter, and his expression was rare and serious: "Yes."

He nodded heavily.

This frank attitude made the smile on the corner of Kurama's mouth widen a bit.

"Then... let's have a good talk."

he said with a smile.

"About this Philosopher's Stone, and... around it, possible transactions between us."

The dark-haired man on the opposite side heaved a sigh of relief after hearing Kurama's decision.

"it is good!"

He responded emphatically.

***

As he said, Diarmuid's awakening was very short-lived.

Shortly after Roy reached a verbal agreement with Zangma, and then left in a hurry to return to the other side of the passage, the reinforcements split into two ways to investigate Lisa and Alphonse on the other side. After transforming, he returned to the Heroic Seat on the horse's neck.

But this time, when Kurama tried to convey the message to the Throne of Heroes, the feeling that the mutual communication with Diarmuid was unilaterally cut off became even stronger...

"It seems that Miss Yuko is right. Diarmuid's consciousness is in a deep sleep, and he can only feel it passively when my safety is threatened, and maintains a kind of closed stillness for the rest of the time. state, unable to sense the flow of time nor respond to my call."

Zangma thoughtfully hugged Mokona and chased Roy and the others in the direction they were leaving, whispering softly.

Bai Tuanzi, who was being held in his arms, could hear the hint of enlightenment in his tone, and couldn't help but look up at him: "Is there something wrong? Or did Zangma think of something?"

The demon fox smiled and shook his head.

"No, I just feel that... Even if it is a 'mini' seat of Heroes, some functions are really not weakened at all."

——No, it should be said that it was even strengthened.

The time on the Seat of Heroes stops flowing because its original location is outside of time and space, and there is no concept of time.

However, the mini Heroic Seat is carried by Kurama, and it is in "a certain time and space" no matter what.

However, despite this, Diarmuid's world is still blocked by time from the outside world...

It has to be said that this is really a very miraculous phenomenon.

Even though Kurama is not very interested in studying this phenomenon and grasping one of the most mysterious rules of time and space in the world through the analyzed things, his curiosity about mysterious things is not the same as that of ordinary people. few.

So when I just thought of the powerful function of the mini Heroic Seat, it was inevitable that I would be a little touched.

Telling these small insights in my heart to Mokona is just to exchange every bit of my harvest in journey after journey with a trusted partner. This is normal for both Kurama and Mokona Therefore, Bai Tuanzi nodded in understanding after hearing what Zangma said, and then stretched out his small hand to comfort his companion's cheek: "Don't worry about Zangma, Diarmui himself said that he had enough sleep. He will wake up by himself. Although the time may be a bit long, after he wakes up, he won't have to worry about any other changes."

"So anyway, it's actually a good thing."

Smiling and rubbing his chubby body against the neck of the Tibetan horse, the little guy comforted the Tibetan horse in his own way.

He could see that the demon fox still cared a little about Diarmuid's brief waking up, perhaps because this time he completely recovered his own spearman who was a heroic spirit, which brought an unprecedented sense of reliability to people, so let Tibetan Ma is a little bit reluctant to leave him, right?

Bai Tuanzi knew very well that even with his own company, Zangma's journey could not be said to be completely lonely.

Mokona can bring him laughter, understanding, communication and mutual trust, but most of the time, what he can provide is just some small help, so that Zangma can have someone to discuss with when he has a plan, But really wait until it's implemented...

There was almost nothing Bai Tuanzi could do to help.

Although it seems that there is nothing wrong with carrying out those plans by himself with Yaohu's strong wrist and execution ability, but only Mokona knows what Kurama has endured alone.

He might really need a companion.

Even if he looks... no matter how contented and enjoying such a lonely journey.

Bai Tuanzi was silently held in the warm embrace of the demon fox, and her little fleshy paws unconsciously... clenched Tibetan Maxiu's long, gentle fingers.

***

As a result, Zangma and Roy failed to reach a deeper consensus on the so-called transaction until they walked out of the third research institute on this day.

Because from here, Roy's "bureau" has already started-even though he and several of his subordinates were unscathed, he was still carried by the medical vehicle and sent to the highest-level hospital in the military.

"At times like this, I always feel that it is so convenient to have Captain Kurama around."

Lying in the other medical van was blond-haired Ensign Haberk.

This time, he will pretend to be the wounded together with Roy, and the "injury" is much heavier than Roy's - because the Colonel believes that he needs a more flexible external countermeasure than the current one.

Therefore, Second Lieutenant Haberk will apply for early retirement on the grounds of serious injuries, and then completely turn to underground work to carry out some covert support operations for Roy's team.

This is also to avoid some eyes and ears of the military, because Roy has recently begun to notice that someone seems to be watching him from above.

And although Second Lieutenant Haberk himself has no objection to this job, it can be seen that Roy seems to care about it-after all, although Second Lieutenant Haberk's injury requires Tibetan horses to use "illusion", but To be on the safe side, except for a few trusted subordinates of Roy's subordinates, even Haberk's family cannot tell the truth.

Roy obviously felt very guilty about making his subordinate's parents sad because of his plan.

"Boss, that person has always made people feel too gentle since before."

When the two were alone, Second Lieutenant Haberk said this to Kurama while hugging Bai Tuanzi and teasing him with a smile.

"It's really hard for such a person to say that he wants to climb to the top of this country, isn't it?"

"But...that's why I want to follow that person."

"Lieutenant Hawkeye is absolutely right. There is nothing better than a gentle fool like the Colonel."

At this moment, the sunlight that poured into the ward completely softened the contours of the already handsome face. The expression on Lieutenant Haberk's face was full of firmness and faith. At this moment, Kurama felt his love for Luo very clearly. Iraq's trust and maintenance.

The demon fox smiled slightly.

"Second Lieutenant, don't worry. The 'deal' between me and the Chief will not make him lose this tenderness."

He said softly, and stretched out his hand to pick up his own white balls from Haberk's arms, who were tired from playing and whose eyelids were already twitching.

"Or to be more precise, it is precisely because of the gentleness that the Colonel possesses, that's why I choose to make a deal with him."

Rather than...another character as originally envisioned.

Lowering his eyelids, Habok couldn't see Kurama's expression against the light.

And the facts are indeed as the demon fox said.

In this world of steelmaking, Roy Mustang is really not the only person who can cooperate with him.

Cangma finally chose Da Zuo.

This is his decision.

Under the softer gaze of Lieutenant Haberk, Kurama turned his head to look at the door of the ward.

In the next second, the figure of the black-haired chief accompanied by Lisa appeared there accurately...

"Ahh~ The annoying guys have all been sent away."

In private, the black-haired man who didn't look like a boss curled his lips and said, after the blond female adjutant closed the door helplessly, she changed her staggering attitude and walked to her hospital bed in two or three steps. Bian sat down comfortably: "So, can we have a good talk now? Tibetan horse?"

"About...that money deal you proposed earlier'?"

Cangma nodded obediently when he heard the words, "Of course, Colonel."

The two immediately put on a serious negotiation posture, looking at the helpless faces of Second Lieutenant Haberk, who was also pretending to be sick, and Lieutenant Lisa who approached...

ah!How envious of Lieutenant Colonel Hughes who is not here at this time!

——In an instant, the thoughts of the two people were strangely synchronized.

It's just that reality doesn't give them a choice, and the two of them can only stand aside dryly and are forced to act as onlookers during the negotiation process between the two big-bellied blacks.

"Actually, it's not that complicated."

The silence lasted for a while in the ward, and in the end, Kurama was the first to break it.

He looked into Roy's eyes and spoke calmly.

"I offer the Philosopher's Stone, and the Colonel and your trusted alchemists can freely use it as a material for research and analysis."

"Even if the Philosopher's Stone is shattered and destroyed during this process, I won't have any complaints."

"But relatively, Colonel also needs to try his best to provide me with all the help you can provide when I want to ask for help-of course, this premise is that we will not expose our existence and damage your interests and the order of this world .”

Blinking his eyes slyly, looking at the thoughtful face of the man across the way, the demon fox kept his mouth shut and said nothing, but the expression of the old god on his chest really made a certain chief feel like wanting to put on the gloves for a moment. The urge to set the fire on...

However, after much thought, Roy still resisted the urge to do it.

He sat there silently thinking for a while, but finally he had to admit that this negotiation, he seemed... to have lost at the starting point——

Every sentence and every word the other party said seemed to have a very clear direction. While blocking all possibilities, it also revealed countless possibilities, making him unable to refute anything, and unable to grasp the loopholes to ask for more.

So in the end, Da Zuo could only sigh helplessly...

"……make a deal."

He made such a conclusion sonorously and forcefully.