"Hello, welcome to Crossbell Police Station. What can I do for you?"
The warm smile of the hostess made Lloyd feel a little nervous all of a sudden. Although he had been here a few times before, it was his eldest brother who brought him with him at that time. Thinking that he might work here from now on, he felt
It becomes completely different.
"My name is Lloyd Bannings, and I will be working here from today on. Please give me your advice."
"Ah, it looks like this. Haha, I'm so happy that I have a new colleague to work with. Ah, you are the legendary Mr. Royd!"
The chestnut-haired girl looked at Lloyd carefully.
"Although you seem to be a herbivore, you are surprisingly capable of doing anything. I heard that you are the youngest person in Crossbell to pass the qualification as an investigator... Well, I want to challenge it again this year!"
"Well, how should I put it? It's just that I had better luck. And it seems that I was the only one taking the exam."
"Staring~~~~ Doesn't this make me even more useless after failing the prosecutor's exam last year?"
"Aha, ahha..." The situation was awkward for a time, leaving Lloyd in a dilemma.
"Ahem" As if she noticed her gaffe, the receptionist coughed twice with a slightly red face.
"My name is Fran, Francia. Although I'm one year younger than you, I graduated from the police academy two years earlier than you!"
"Okay, Senior Shika."
Seeing Lloyd's seriousness made Fran stick out her tongue in embarrassment.
"Well, just call me Fran. Because our Crossbell Police Department has a rule that the joining age of ordinary police officers is limited to sixteen years old or above, so although I graduated the year before last, I didn't officially join the job until last year. Strictly
I'm still considered a newcomer. In short, we will be colleagues from now on."
Fran said, skillfully operating the printing terminal in front of her, and quickly called up the data, "Let me see, Lloyd Bannings is the newly established Special Agent Support Section of Inspector Sergei, right? You are better than scheduled
The gathering time is much earlier and others haven't arrived yet. You can come back later."
"It's okay, I can just wait."
"Well, the meeting place is the conference room on the left. If you feel bored, it's okay to go for a walk."
"Haha, no need."
After Fran pointed out the room number to Lloyd, Lloyd politely thanked her and walked into the empty room.
The agreed gathering time was three o'clock in the afternoon. But it was now two thirty in the afternoon. He had arrived too early because he had taken the previous train. In the conference room where he was the only one, Lloyd was already thinking about the days ahead.
It's been an hour.
It was a bit of a pity. Even though he had obtained the qualification as a search officer, he could not enter the first search department. However, he quickly convinced himself. As a newcomer who had just joined the work, he wanted to enter the police station in one go.
It is true that excellent departments have some elements of thinking too well.
The First Investigation Section is a place where elites from all walks of life gather together. Only those who have proven their ability can go there. Starting from the current department's Special Agent Support Section and accumulating their achievements bit by bit is a good start.
Just as he was immersed in his own thoughts, the door of the conference room was pushed open. A girl with ice-blue hair walked in.
After seeing Lloyd, she opened her mouth as if to call out someone's name, but did not say it. However, Lloyd did not notice.
Her face still has a bit of childishness. Her ice-blue hair is tied into a double ponytail on the back of her head, making her look even more childish. In addition, she also wears a headband-like device on the top of her head, which is
The shape of the thing looks like cat ears, which adds a bit of agility to the already cute girl.
Her height and face look like that of a child who should still be in Sunday school, but her clothes reflect her mature side. A plain white suit and a plain white coat are commonly seen in hospitals and are called white coats.
The clothing. The shirt inside is also the first-class brand name of the empire. A small blue tie is tied at the collar, extending from the neck to the waist and abdomen. Tie up with the belt are black shorts matching the suit, with
The orange and white trimmed shorts wrap the legs, and the knee-high stockings have a sense of unity with the whole. The naked skin looming between the stockings and shorts is white and charming.
He is holding a magician's staff that looks like something from fairy tales. At first glance, it looks like a toy, but in fact it may not be that way.
She stared into Lloyd's golden eyes, giving people an incredible impression of maturity.
"What are you looking at?"
"Ah, I'm sorry. I couldn't help but look at it because it was so cute."
Lloyd quickly stood up and bowed to apologize, and the other party immediately accepted his apology.
"I am Tio Prato. Please give me your advice."
"Please, please give me some advice, I'm Lloyd Bannings."
The atmosphere did not become awkward, or Tio had no intention of making the air heavier. She sat down opposite Lloyd, put the staff on the table, and then shifted her gaze to Lloyd.
"I didn't expect that there would be someone who reported it earlier than me. Are you so looking forward to becoming a member of the Special Agent Support Section?"
"Ah. That's not the case. It's just that the train I took was earlier, so I arrived earlier."
"Eh? Lloyd, aren't you from Crossbell?"
Lloyd didn't think there was anything wrong with Tio, who was apparently meeting for the first time, calling him by his name without hesitation, and he answered her doubts naturally.
"Although you were born in Crossbell, you lived in the Republic of Calvard for a while and just came back today. Tio, are you also from Crossbell?"
Because the other party called her by her first name, Lloyd called her by her first name. He thought that since everyone would be colleagues working in the same department in the future, it didn't matter even if they called her by their first names.
"I am not from Crossbell, although I have a deep connection with this land. I stayed here for about a year and a half because of my work. I stayed here when I was studying in the Erebonian Empire.
Nearly two years, and the time before that..." Tio was silent for a moment, "...I was born in the Principality of Remifilia."
In fact, she stayed somewhere in the Republic for three years, and after that she stayed at the Medical University in the south for a long time, but that was not what she planned to say here. She had not yet planned to tell Lloyd
Talk about those things.
"Although Tio is young, she has really been to many places. But when you talk about work... speaking of it, I am eighteen years old, what about you?"
"Fourteen years old, any questions?"
"No, no~ Why is there a problem..." Lloyd replied subconsciously, but then his eyes widened, "Oh! Fourteen years old!?!?"
Tio sighed. Although he had expected it earlier, Lloyd was indeed completely different from his brother who gave off a reliable impression.
"No, no! No matter how much you think about it, it's wrong! How can a kid who hasn't even graduated from Sunday school become a police officer?"
"Correction, although I did not graduate from Sunday school, I already have two doctorates. If it feels unnatural, you can call me Dr. Prato."
"Whoa!"
There is no need to lie here, Lloyd intuitively knew that what this child said was true.
"Also, I admit that I came in through the back door through connections, but I got perfect marks on the written test, as well as on shooting training and intelligence analysis. Although I don't have the qualifications of a search officer like you, don't underestimate me."
Even after he said this, Lloyd was embarrassed to worry about it any more.
"Hey? How do you know I'm qualified as a search officer?" Lloyd suddenly noticed a detail. It was obvious that he had just introduced his name.
"It is a basic operation to collect information about the companions who will work together in the future before meeting with me, right? Didn't you think about it at all, Lloyd? You obviously have the qualifications of an investigator, but your preparation work is not flattering.
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"Forehead"
No, speechless. Lloyd had to admit that this was his negligence. He immediately realized that it was not meaningless for him to come to the police station in advance. He should have gone to the receptionist Flando earlier to inquire about the department's situation.
, instead of just waiting here for half an hour. To be precise, he originally had this intention and deliberately bought a ticket for a shift in advance. However, after entering the police station, he was so excited that he forgot his original purpose.
"Forget it, I will meet you all soon anyway. What I said was a bit excessive, so please don't worry about it."
Tio lowered his head slightly, symbolically expressing some apology.
"No, it's my fault. Tio didn't do anything wrong. By the way, this on the table makes people a little concerned." Lloyd looked at the staff on the table.
"This is called a magic wand, and it's my weapon. Although it's not a trade secret, it's a bit troublesome to explain in detail, so I won't explain it in detail here. Of course, I also have a guided gun."
Seeing Tio take out a familiar prop from under his clothes, Lloyd nodded and accepted.
"Well, since you've arrived, let me give you your equipment first."
Tio took out a flip-top tactical force guide from his pocket and handed it to Lloyd. Crossbell's police badge was painted on the surface of the force director.
"This... seems to be different from the "Enigma" I learned in the police academy?"
The fifth generation tactical force guide, commonly known as enigma. This is a tactical force guide with a size and weight that is easy to carry, and is also equipped with various functions such as communication. The Enigma used by the police,
Just like the guiding network that has gradually become popular in this city, it has gradually become an indispensable equipment for the police.
The above is the knowledge that Lloyd understands, but now he feels that what he is seeing in front of him seems to be something else.
"Very sharp..."Enigma" is the standard equipment of Crossbell's on-duty police. However, the ones configured by the Special Agent Support Section are a little different. Although the frame is still "Enigma", Imperial Lion is also used on it.
The tactical linking technology of Forte Company's "Ax" and the soul locking technology of Republic Urnu Company's "Lambda". The basic operations are the same. Think of this as "Enigma Agent Support Kot"
"Limited Edition" to understand it will be no problem. By the way, I am the person responsible for adjustments, so you can directly talk to me about maintenance and other matters in the future."
Under Tio's guidance, Lloyd quickly figured out how to handle this thing.
Lloyd's weapons were a pair of standard spinning sticks provided by the police station. When he saw the weapons he used, a subtle nostalgia appeared on Tio's face.
"A common weapon for police officers, right?"
After seeing Tio's expression, Lloyd said with a smile. He didn't realize that there was another reason for Tio's reaction.
After continuing to chat with Lloyd for a while, Tio suddenly turned his head away.
"The third person is here."
Just as she said, the person who opened the door was a beautiful girl with long pearl gray hair.