About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

—The Liberi boy? He must be referring to Orson.

Kelsey was stunned for a moment before realizing that Herman was talking about Orson.

Because Orson has the special racial physique of "Chimera", he does not have any obvious racial characteristics in appearance.

Instead, people will automatically associate Orson with their favorite race the moment they see him.

"I'm sure he can handle anything."

Kelsey responded calmly.

"That's right. I also believe that Hei will be able to handle this incident. After all, although that girl looks cold and reclusive on the outside, she actually has the heart of a girl!"

After hearing Hermann's words, Kal'tsit tried her best to suppress the urge to run away to find Orson, and then tell that little B not to release her excess girlfriend power on the Filin woman.

"...You have a great bodyguard."

After all, Kal'tsit had seen a lot, having been to every country in the West. Although she knew that old man Herman was definitely deliberately messing with her, she ultimately kept her composure and responded calmly to Herman.

—If you dare to bring other people of the opposite sex with you when you return to the hotel tonight, Orson, I will definitely have M3 pin you against the wall, and then, and then...

"Ah!"

"Sure enough, I should turn down the AC temperature, Dr. Kelsey?"

“…No, it’s just allergic rhinitis.”

Kal'tsit rubbed her nose, luckily there was no nosebleed.

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After returning to the restaurant and informing Orson of the general situation, Hei's expression still revealed anxiety.

If it were a normal situation, Hei would just leave Orson here and go find Ceylon himself.

However, the current situation is somewhat 'special', which means Hei cannot act in this way for the time being, because her current identity is not only "Hermann and Ceylon's personal bodyguard", but also "VIP guest Orson's one-day limited personal property."

Without Orson's permission, I cannot do anything disrespectful.

"Mr. Orson..."

Hei looked at Orson, hoping to get temporary permission to be liberated from the young man.

Although this might be a bit 'despicable', Hei believed that someone like Orson would easily give him the freedom of action. After all, he was the one who made him close his eyes and rub his head obediently.

"I understand what you're trying to do, Miss Hei. In fact, after hearing your explanation about the volcano, I also understand that Miss Ceylon might be in real danger right now."

Orson nodded to Hei, his tone very calm.

"Then you will allow me—"

"But, no~?"

"——!?"

Orson, who had a harmless smile on his face a second ago, suddenly changed his smile to... well, it seemed that there was no change. At first glance, he still looked quite harmless.

"We already agreed before, right? You are mine for the whole day."

"Yes...but..."

Hei's expression became a little flustered. She had no idea why the boy suddenly behaved like this.

"No buts, Miss Hei. You should be older than me. If you have ever believed that we are all people who have struggled out of blood, then you should be more aware of the importance of [restraint], right?"

Orson walked to Hei's side with a smile, and with a wicked smile on his face, he leaned close to Hei's cheek (because Hei was 170cm tall, so Orson had to stand on tiptoe), and whispered like a devil.

"I……"

Hei's expression was very troubled. On the one hand, she didn't know how to refute Orson, and on the other hand, she was very confused by Orson's "sudden change of expression".

"Well then—enough with the intimidation. This was just 'revenge' for your earlier conflict with Kal'tsit, Miss Hei."

"Revenge...? What?"

Hei blinked, and the other person suddenly returned to his seat, no longer wearing the deliberately forced smirk on his face, but returning to his normal self.

"That's exactly what I meant. Miss Hei, you've disrupted the original plan between Kal'tsit and me, so this is my small revenge. So, how about you take me around the volcano? I've always been curious about what's around that volcano. Do you mind being my temporary guide, Miss Hei?"

Orson smiled again and asked Hei. Seeing Orson like this, Hei first sighed, then nodded, and immediately took out his mobile phone to signal his subordinates to send transportation over.

Less than 3 minutes later, a black SUV stopped in front of the restaurant.

"Mr. Orson, if you want to help me, just say so."

Before leaving the restaurant, Hei whispered to Orson, and the latter's face instantly turned a little red.

"I-I just think it's cooler to talk this way...!"

The second-year syndrome is all about seeing who is cowardly and who is embarrassed. Orson's "talking skills" just now, which sounded very handsome at first glance but were actually like taking off his pants and farting, not only did not affect the haters, but embarrassed Orson himself.

"Rather than being handsome..."

Looking at the foreigner with many identities beside him who turned his head away and covered his face, a very subtle curve appeared on Hei's face.

"By the way, my ability—RUA!?"

"It's this kid again!" "Catch him!" "Sister, what should we do?"

Orson and Blackfoot walked out of the door one after another and walked towards the black SUV. On the way, Orson was about to introduce the functions of his Originium skills, but just as he started, Orson was pushed into the back driving seat by the bodyguards in suits and sunglasses who rushed over from the front, back, left and right.

"What are you doing!"

Hei was also startled by the sudden actions of his younger brothers and quickly scolded them.

"Hmm? Big sis, didn't you say before that this guy is extremely dangerous? Next time we meet, we should just arrest him and throw him out without any explanation?"

One of the bodyguards clamped Orson's right hand and looked up to report to Heibao.

"...No, um, let Mr. Orson go. I didn't have time to inform you before, but now Mr. Orson and I have a close working relationship, and today I will unconditionally obey all of this young man's orders."

Hei sighed and explained, but perhaps because he was in a hurry to get to Ceylon, Hei didn't even realize the ambiguity of his last sentence.

"Cooperate?" "Unconditionally?" "Obey, obey orders—Puff!"

The three younger brothers were all dumbfounded. The last one seemed to have a stronger imagination and his loyalty to their leader burst out from his nostrils on the spot.

"Fasten your seatbelts, Orson."

It was obvious that Hei was really anxious, so she simply omitted the honorific 'Mr. Orson'.

"Humph, all of you learn to be smart. I'm Miss Hei's designated head rubber now."

Orson also took the opportunity to break free from the crowd's embrace, and while adjusting his clothes, he proudly showed off. Although the identity he was showing off was meaningless to most people.

"Keep in touch. If you have any information about the young lady, remember to tell me."

"That... uh, okay, boss, take protective measures."

"of course."

The younger brother signaled to Hei not to have too much fun with the dwarf and end up doing something that shouldn't happen, while Hei briefly stated that he would never let Ceylon get hurt.

After their younger brothers misunderstood their greetings, the two immediately drove towards the volcano. The three bodyguards stared at the receding taillights and exchanged bewildered glances.

"So the situation before..."

"It should be some kind of fun play, right?"

"I didn't expect that the boss looks so stern, but he actually likes to play so many tricks..."

"Come to think of it, that boy shouldn't be an adult yet—no, maybe he's an adult, but he's definitely not much older than the old man, right?"

"Hmm...it seems the boss likes to be run over by big trucks--Hello? Is there something going on with Mr. Cronin? Okay, um...we'll go right away."

The bodyguards' chat was interrupted by a phone call. Because Hei didn't even realize this little misunderstanding, everyone imagined different scenes in their minds and headed to the next designated location at the same time.

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In the armored vehicle, Hei was steering the car left and right on the road, while Orson, who was sitting in the back seat, was holding the handle to stabilize his body while observing the street scenes on the side of the road.

"...No, there's still no signal."

Hei did something that would result in points being deducted from his driver's license, but the annoying busy tone was still heard on the other end of the line.

"Speaking of which, Miss Hei, have you always been taking care of Miss Ceylon?"

As the saying goes, "If you run too fast, you will die." Although the volcano looks very close, it still takes a lot of time to actually get there.

During this time, Orson also chatted with Hei, with whom he had improved his relationship.

"Well, my time with Miss Ceylon may last longer than you think."

"I see……"

Orson nodded, but the topic was stuck again.

Although it seems that the relationship between the two has become less tense than at the beginning, Hei is still relatively cold and does not like to actively communicate with others.

"What did you get bloodstained for, Orson?"

The silence didn't last long, as this time it was Hei who took the initiative to ask questions. And the confusion she raised was, in a sense, not at all 'simple'.

"The reason for being stained with blood... Initially, it was simply to survive, so I had to take the lives of others. However, as time went on, there were more and more times when we could actually choose to avoid fighting, but we had no choice but to take the other person's life."

There was no way to avoid the initial fight with the patrol team. The patrol team and the guerrillas were essentially completely opposed to each other, and Orson was also very clear that those members of the patrol team were purely "unjust", and many of them could comfortably use the excuse of "deserving to die" to exonerate themselves.

However, the subsequent battle with the Third Army... was no longer a bloodbath from which they could stay out of it. Most soldiers didn't even know what they were fighting for.

Then, Casimir's corrupt old knights and nobles, the remnants of the Sicilian Gang, and the spies of Che City—

"Then...why are you able to remain indifferent to the death of these lives?"

Hei's tone was a little heavy, and she was waiting for Orson's answer very seriously.

"I'm not completely emotionless, Miss Hei... Even today, I'm still occasionally haunted by nightmares from the past, and I know that some departed souls will never leave my body."

"Then why are you able to——"

Hei swallowed his words halfway through, just like what happened in the restaurant just now.

She couldn't show her inner weakness to the boy yet. She definitely couldn't just casually ask Orson, "Why don't you just stay in the shadows like me, so blinded by the sunlight?"

"...Miss Black?"

Orson tilted his head and asked Hei, not sure why the other party suddenly fell silent.

"—we're almost there, Orson."

The volcano was so close, it threatened to burst the view. Hei forced the conversation to an end, said hello to the guards at the checkpoint, and parked the SUV aside.

The terrain ahead is no longer passable. Although it is a volcano, the surrounding environment is more like a mountain forest.

"Even if we get here, there's no signal... Maybe the young lady has already started detecting it."

"In that case, let's split up and search. My Originium skills are actually quite good at 'finding things'. How about exchanging contact information?"

Orson took out his cell phone and walked closer to Hei, asking for Hei's phone number naturally.

"Okay, but this area is sometimes affected by the heat radiation from the volcano, causing the signal to be intermittent."

Hei Jiang also handed over his cell phone and they exchanged each other's phone numbers.

After getting Orson's phone number, Hei edited the number. When she opened the phone address book, the name "Orson" appeared on the phone screen where there were only a few names, which made Hei a little stunned.

"Don't worry, Miss Hei. In the name of the Honorable Knight of Casimir [Silence], I will definitely find Miss Ceylon and protect her safety."

After exchanging communication methods, Orson performed the Casimir Knight etiquette to Hei with a very serious expression.

"……Um."

Hei also nodded unconsciously in response.

——It’s really strange. I was so afraid of this young man at first, but after just a short time together, I already believe that he can help me find and protect the young lady...?

Hei was a little confused. She knew very well that she would not believe in the existence of others casually, but the young man in front of her seemed to break this rule.

"Then please bow your head, Miss Black."

"Look down—ha, I get it."

Hei was stunned for a moment, but soon she knew what Orson was going to do. She lowered her head slightly towards Orson, and sure enough, she felt an itchy and somewhat comfortable touch on her head.

"Here's the deposit!"

Orson rubbed the cat's head again with a satisfied look on his face and then started to move along the left side of the forest below the volcano.

"..."