About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

Orson walked in the corridor with cold sweat on his face, not because of uncertainty about the future, but because of Skadi who was following closely at a distance behind him.

Skadi, who had a great time RUAing before, gradually calmed down after being persuaded by Kal'tsit. When she had contact with Orson before, the deep-sea hunter always felt a wonderful sense of comfort, just like putting her hands into a pile of cool rice.

It was precisely because of this feeling of comfort that Skadi even forgot for a moment her "physique" that brought killing and disaster.

Now Skadi remembered that she needed to keep a distance from others, but she was very curious about Orson, so this weird atmosphere like a stalker was created.

"Excuse me, Miss Skadi?"

Orson, who was walking in front, couldn't stand this invisible pressure. He turned around and asked with a smile what was going on with Skadi following him.

“…I was acting a little strangely before.”

Skadi seemed not to expect Orson to suddenly turn around and talk to her. She responded after hesitating for a moment.

"I'm often faced with weirdness, so I didn't think anything was wrong at first, but my behavior... didn't seem right."

Skadi's words were a little difficult to understand, but it was already strange that she could speak for such a long time.

"Uh, I don't quite understand what you mean—By the way, Miss Skadi, are you lost? Where are you going? I often come here to stake out the police station and exchange information, so I'm quite familiar with it. Just leave the directions to me."

After a brief thought, Orson came to a conclusion, took Skadi's hand and prepared to act as a tour guide.

"I...well."

Skadi, whose meaning was misunderstood, was a little flustered and wanted to say something, but in the end she followed Orson out of the meeting room one after another.

“Hmm…”

Chen Huijie, who was not far away, saw Orson leading Skadi. The senior police superintendent frowned as if he was stuck on a clue to a case.

"Oh my! Officer Chen, known as the action-oriented Senior Superintendent, actually has such an expression? Haha, you're just right. If you keep dithering like this, I'm afraid you'll be invited to be the bridesmaid at Orson's wedding."

The little tiger noticed Chen's dilemma and immediately went over to add fuel to the fire.

Chen Huijie, who was already in a bad mood, felt like he was in a powder keg after hearing the mascot's words.

"Getting married or something—none of your worries, Barbecued Pork Cat! For me, this kind of thing is as easy as subduing a convenience store thief!"

Chen Huijie retorted angrily.

"Haha, is this true? Are you already talking nonsense, you rice noodle roll dragon?"

"You bastard... just wait for me!"

——Anyway, it’s just a pretense rehearsal. Pretending to get married is a simple process, just call a priest and it’ll happen!

Completely overwhelmed by anger, Chen Huijie proposed a "marriage rehearsal" to Orson.

After that, I just found a priest in Longmen.

Later, because the priest vomited due to drinking, someone else took over his shift.

The person he got in return was Lappland.

Now that things have come to this, I can only bite the bullet——

After that, it’s the beginning of the story.

"Explain yourself to me, Tallulah!"

"Are you still playing house like this, Lone Wolf?"

"You should be the one explaining yourself. You really disappoint me, Chen!"

"Ah heh, is the helicopter overloaded, Texas?"

"... Let me make it clear first, there's no parachute on this plane. You can throw that mad dog off."

The "wedding robbery team" on the aircraft was in chaos, but as if the chaos was not enough, a transport boat came next to the aircraft.

"O-sen-!"

The veins on the forehead of Dr. Kal'tsit, the real commander of Rhodes Island, are clearly visible. Not only did his patient not follow the doctor's advice to recuperate well, but he also ran out to play wedding PLAY with others. The old lynx was really furious this time.

"Let me do it."

Skadi opened the hatch at the back of the transport hall and jumped onto the aircraft opposite amid everyone's exclamations.

“Wuwaa ...

Today, Longmen is still peaceful and bustling.

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This afternoon, two aircraft suddenly appeared above the Longmen 4 district. One of them was a light helicopter that was forced to land near a park due to being overloaded. The other transport aircraft was confirmed to be property of the pharmaceutical company Rhodes Island. Our reporter is currently investigating the commotion.

BIU!

The news on TV was suddenly turned off in the middle of the broadcast, and Wei Yanwu in the room glanced at "Tallulah".

"Sorry, Tallulah seemed too embarrassed, so I turned it off."

[Miss Black Snake] showed a somewhat sinister smile, then stood up and looked at the floor-to-ceiling window beside her.

This is the top-floor apartment of a high-end hotel in Longmen, and it is also the meeting place between Wei Yanwu and "Black Snake".

"Young people are really capable of making a fuss."

Wei Yanwu took a puff of his pipe and sighed.

"We were pretty much the same back then, weren't we—well, it's not nice to point a knife at me like that, is it?"

Black Snake made a malicious joke, but before he finished speaking, the dagger hidden in Wei Yanwu's sleeve was already pointing at the other person's throat.

"I feel sick when I see your half-smile, especially when you appear as Tallulah."

"There's nothing I can do. My 'spirit' has already merged with Tallulah's this time."

Black Snake shrugged and gave a wicked smile as if he had succeeded in a prank.

"Wei Yanwu, to this day, I still don't believe that anything I did in the past was wrong. Everything I did was based on the purpose of keeping Ursus alive, and I made my own best choices."

"I understand, because I feel the same way."

Wei Yanwu glanced at Longmen outside the window and said softly.

"It's just that—following that boy's experiences, I witnessed landscapes I had never considered, possibilities I dared not describe, and recalled my original heart."

"It can be seen that you like that boy very much, and you even let Tallulah actively pursue him."

"Is Tallulah really the only one pursuing that idiot?"

"...?"

"Haha, it's nothing."

Black Snake smiled and changed the subject.

"This continent is recovering. Longmen is one of the few relatively independent city-states capable of rapid response and considerable combat power. This is precisely one of the reasons the 'Godfather' of the Sicilian Gang chose this place. The ancient gods are gradually awakening. I'm afraid the difficulties you—or rather, the difficulties they will face in the future—are only just beginning."

Black Snake said some profound words, but Wei Yanwu did not show any confusion. He nodded as if he had known all this for a long time.

“Ah, I wonder if we will be the last witnesses to the history of this land.”

The conversation ended abruptly, and the two looked towards the natural disaster that had long disappeared in the distance.

Natural disasters represent death, but they also represent rebirth. It's ironic that the land ravaged by natural disasters holds the energy that can make the city-state prosper again.

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"I'm sorry to trouble you, Orson..."

In an empty garden somewhere in Longmen, Chen Huijie, who had been acting up out of spite, was squatting on a bench with his head in his hands, like a kitten hiding in a corner after getting into trouble.

"Although it did cause quite a scene... but it's actually quite fun to have some fun like this every now and then, Officer Chen."

"—"

Hearing Orson's words, Chen Huijie raised his head, the warmth still lingering, and looked at the boy.

This guy sometimes has ridiculously low emotional intelligence, but sometimes he can say things that make him happy.

"Speaking of which, this incident has finally come to an end. Officer Chen, do you have any thoughts on this?"

"Hui Jie——"

"Eh?"

“Just call me by my name…!”

Chen shook his head to try to cool his cheeks which were overheating a little too quickly, but still gritted his teeth and said it.

"Uh...well, Miss Chen Huijie..."

"Miss, you don't need to add any more!"

"...Chen Huijie."

Orson himself was a little embarrassed and shy and called out Chen's name directly. Hearing these three words coming out of the boy's mouth, Chen felt a sense of inexplicable shame at first, but it soon turned into a subtle warmth.

"Well, I'm planning to run for the position of Chief Superintendent. Even though that BBQ Cat girl might come and cause trouble, I won't give it to her. I'll work my way up from the bottom until I can protect this city."

Chen stated his goal and then looked at Orson.

"What about you, Orson?"

"Go back to Rhode Island for hospitalization."

"Uh...that's right."

Orson's answer was too straightforward and realistic, which made Chen stunned for a moment.

"But a slightly longer-term goal is probably to protect this world."

"Protecting the world... huh?"

Although it sounds like a childish goal like a fairy tale, I don’t find it absurd at all.

"Um, Orson. Although I know there's something going on between you and Tallulah... well, and Froststar—but, uh, how should I put it... I've actually never forgotten that time—ahem, anyway, anyway, I suddenly received an urgent mission, so I'll be leaving first!"

"Eh? Um, be careful, Huijie!"

Orson rubbed his hair and could only see Chen's somewhat panicked back.

"Oh my, looks like you've got it figured out, Orson~?"

Chen had just left the park when a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Ms. Mostima? Are you okay?"

"The first thing you ask about my safety is that you ask about my safety. Bonus points."

Mastema smiled and then sat next to Orson.

"Hey, Orson. I've said before that I'm the Keeper of Lock and Key, right? And I also know that you've always wanted to find the memories that the Doctor sealed away."

"Well, I want to know what happened between me and 'The Doctor'."

"Then let's go to Iberia."

"Iberia?"

An unfamiliar place name.

Orson wanted to ask Mostima more, but when he looked up again, the blue-haired fallen angel had disappeared again.

PhD--

Orson's thoughts returned to the white-covered North in the past, but before he could recall his memory, a call from Kal'tsit brought Orson back to reality.

"Your scheduled physical examination is already three minutes late. Come back to me immediately—"

"Eww!? I, I, I know!"

Putting other things aside for now, what Orson needs to consider now is how to survive from Mon3tr and the old lynx.

01. Just kidding, I'm super brave

Rhode Island, a large land-based ship that cannot be built with current technology.

This landship carries a new private borderless enterprise whose main business is in the medical field, but it is said that it also undertakes some work that is completely opposite to "saving lives".