It is 5:50 in the morning on May 21, 1206 in the Qiyao Calendar.
Rean returned to his room on the Derflinger through Caster's teleportation spell.
At this time, Randy was still sleeping soundly. It seemed that he had talked very late last night. Otherwise, according to his schedule, he would have entered a light sleep state by this time and would wake up at the slightest movement.
Rean had no intention of waking him up. He sat on the edge of the bed and leaned against the wall to adjust his breathing.
If you want to maintain your condition during continuous actions, you must seize every minute and every second of recovery time.
At about 6:20, Randy woke up.
Seeing that there was someone in the next bed, he immediately entered a state of stealth maneuver. Unfortunately, he was still discovered by Rean.
As soon as he got out of bed, Li En opened his eyes.
Randy touched the back of his head and said, "Sorry to disturb your rest, and good morning."
"It's okay. It was just an adjustment. I slept in the middle of the night."
Rean opened Arcus, looked at the time, and stood up.
The main purpose last night was to see Roselia. Once she left, all that was left was Emma's test of summoning heroic spirits.
The ritual is not complicated, the key lies in the selection of spiritual veins, which Caster has already prepared.
Teleport, draw a summoning circle, inject spiritual power, chant mantras, and wait for the results.
There are five steps in total, step by step.
As a result, it still failed.
unknown reason.
They were interested in exploring, but all three of them had no clue.
I wanted to ask Li En to demonstrate once, but Li En didn't agree.
We have to deal with the divine machine tomorrow. We are consuming spiritual power now. What will happen when the battle between the divine machine and the divine machine overturns?
Afterwards, Caster appeared in Ysera's appearance and pulled Emma to whisper about mother and daughter.
Rean lay down on the spot and quickly fell asleep. Anyway, there was a barrier nearby so he didn't have to worry about being discovered, nor did he worry about the invasion of monsters.
Of course, this level of sleep is incomparable to a regular schedule, so Rean has been in a state of careful planning.
He walked to the door, picked up his coat, and felt for a while. After making sure that no one was there, he said: "Have you contacted me over there?"
"Thanks to you, I got in touch and chatted for a long time. Although it was quite hard there, the situation was not bad because you provided a batch of supplies in time. Let me thank you again."
"It's nothing. I also want something from you, so we can help each other."
"Then we'll wait to repay your favor."
The two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
Afterwards, Rean left the room, leaving Randy to dress and make the bed - mainly to eliminate incriminating evidence.
He is not allowed to drink alcohol during the mission, and the spiritual communicator given to him by Rean must be kept close to his body.
Go wash up first and then go to the girls dormitory.
Yuna's condition is always one of concern. I don't know if she has gotten better after one night.
It has already passed the prescribed wake-up time, so going at this time will not disturb the students' rest.
Walk along the way and greet the students along the way.
In front of Yuna's dormitory door, Rean saw a female officer in a railway gendarmerie uniform.
While muttering that Rufus was true to his word, he stepped forward to say hello.
"Major Claire."
"Rean..."
Claire raised her head when she heard the voice, her expression not very good.
Although there is makeup to hide it, makeup can cover up the dark circles under the eyes, but it cannot cover up the bloodshot eyes and the tiredness between the eyebrows.
"Major, you didn't pay attention to your rest again. It seems that I really have to ask Her Highness the Princess to give you a compulsory leave this time."
Normally, Claire would have defended and refuted what Rean said, but now she just shook her head, full of guilt:
"No, I am——"
Seeing her like this, Li En didn't know what she was thinking, so he raised his hand to interrupt.
"No need to say anything, I understand. It's not your fault, you were just following orders."
"But, but, after all, I am responsible for the Birdcage Project. I did such a thing and made Yuna look like that. I really don't know how to face her." Claire lowered her head.
, like a child who made a mistake.
Rean patted Claire's shoulder gently and comforted: "I believe Yuna can stand up again. When she sees your current state, she will definitely be worried. I don't want to see you like this, either.
That’s why I made such an application to Governor Rufus.”
"I understand." Claire nodded, her expression slightly improving.
Since the beginning of Operation Birdcage, her mood has been as gloomy as her military uniform. The only bright spot was Rufus's contact last night, telling her that Rean had named you to send the formal letter of request and not let Rector go.
Rector was also present at the time and whistled directly: "Our hero is really biased. He has obviously cooperated with me more often. But if it is Claire, I can only admit it. He cares about you very much."
, just seize this opportunity and win it all at once."
Claire ignored the rest of the words, but knowing Rean's choice, she was really moved.
What followed was more guilt. She felt that she was not worthy of being treated like this by Rean. She stood on the opposite side and kept doing sad things.
Li En was also worried about this, fearing that she would think too much and embarrass herself, so he specifically named the person.
"What I want to see is the heroic female officer, the famous 'Ice Maiden'."
"Then, it's better not to mention that nickname." Claire blushed.
Rean saw that it was good and stopped: "By the way, have you gone in to see Yuna?"
"No, I'm afraid of irritating her, but when other students came out, I asked her -"
Claire's story was interrupted by the boy's voice.
"Instructor."
He has short blue hair and is holding a dinner plate from the dining car.
"Kurt, you came just in time." Rean waved, "I was just about to ask about Yuna's condition."
"It's almost the same as last night." Kurt sighed, "I refuse to eat, and I don't even drink much water. I heard from Miao Jie that it was useless for Altina to take the initiative to sleep with her."
Yuna likes to hold things when she sleeps. Currently, her favorite is Altina, who is more delicate than a doll. Altina has protested for this many times, but Yuna refuses to listen. She often falls asleep and goes to Yaltina.
Altina's bed.
This move is probably the strongest trick that Altina can think of, but it's useless, so she can only place her hope on Randy.
"Major Claire——"
"Rean——"
The current instructor and the former instructor spoke at the same time and looked at each other in understanding.
Finally, Rean said: "We won't go in now. I'll leave it to you to take care of Yuna. I will ask instructor Randy to think of a solution later."
"Understood." Kurt agreed without hesitation, "Well, Major Claire's appearance here is indeed because of the government's request."
"Yes." Claire nodded.
Rean said: "As for this operation, I don't intend to block your passage. Instructor Randy has already told me about the attack on the Orchid Tower. He and Instructor Tova both recognized you, but they recognized your team.
, you understand what I mean."
"Understood. This was my original plan. Once Yuna cheers up, we will catch up. This event made me realize that personal power is small. If you want to fight against a powerful force, you can only gather the strength of everyone.
strength."
"Well said. Also, let me apologize to Yuna for failing to fulfill my duty to enlighten her - I will prepare a message before leaving. If you and Altina think the time is right, you can leave it to her.
Listen."
"yes!"
"Let me also record a message. This is the only thing I can do for Yuna."
Claire also joined in.
It was this kindness and gentleness that broke the differences in status and position and won the respect of both Rean and Yuna.