Kicked out of Rhodes Island, a small quilt was covered in the hole of the Longmen Bridge

"Okay, if I can come back alive, I will teach you how to become a chainsaw man..."

Bai Hua responded with a look of exhaustion.

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"I hope you can understand the delay in your recovery, Mr. Foxtail Grass. After a certain incident, Rhodes Island needs to conduct a brief assessment of those 'patients' who have the ability."

"Well...it's okay"

Bai Hua continued to suffer from stomach pains, and her 'master' talking to herself in this respectful way was more like some kind of torture in the new era to Bai Hua.

Ascalon brought 'Foxtail Grass' to her office, which looked very inconspicuous from the outside, and even most Rhode Island operators didn't know that there was a 'room' here.

But Bai Hua knew very well that Ascalon's office was hidden on the sixth and seventh pillars of the right wall, and the password was 2483, but the retinal lock needed to be verified after entering the door.

From a strategic point of view, such a hidden office is actually useless. It's just that Ascalon prefers to enjoy the quiet.

tick-

The door of the office was opened, and Bai Hua followed Ascalon into this office that he was actually very familiar with.

The long sword hanging in the corner is still in its original position, as long as you see the long sword Bai Hua, you can recall the daily life when you were beaten by this thing.

There is a row of various bottled wines on the bookshelf as always, but there are few traces of opening.

After all, Bai Hua knows very well that Ascalon simply likes to collect wine bottles as decorations, she doesn't like drinking, and the wine quality is not good.Last time, the two opened half a bottle of "Ursus' Wrath" to celebrate the perfect completion of a mission with zero casualties. As a result, half of the people in the Tower of Babel saw Ascalon sticking to their bodies, half dead but still alive. It looks like it can't be shaken off at all.

There is a small metal suitcase on the coffee table next to it. Many people are curious whether the items contained in this small box are those that Ascalon assassinated the Grand Dukes.

However, Bai Hua knew that it contained a full set of 'horns and tail polishing, waxing and trimming' suits, and she was often punished by Ascalon to care for the horns after losing all kinds of inexplicable bets.

"Unlike Kelsey, I don't like nonsense - what is your relationship with scout, why did you appear in Qiecheng, Mr. 'Foxtail Grass'? My inquiry does not have to be answered, judge your reaction to these questions, It's also in the evaluation process itself."

Ascalon sat at the desk. She took off her hood to reveal her long dark red hair. She glanced at a photo frame on the table for a moment, and then moved to the unknown person in front of her.

——I don’t seem to have seen that photo frame before, was it put on it later?Maybe it's His Highness's picture...

Bai Hua noticed the new photo frame on Ascalon's desk, and if he remembered correctly before leaving the Tower of Babel, it didn't exist yet.

Since it was put out after I left, it must be a photo of His Royal Highness Teresia.

Thinking of this, Bai Hua instinctively lowered her head again, not daring to look directly at Ascalon in front of her.

Ascalon is different from a good old man like ace. She is a bit like another elite operator logos who rarely shows up. She is more willing to go alone than to act in groups.

No, Logos often goes to strange places to go on missions, but Ascalon really simply doesn't like contact with others, he is indifferent and erratic.

And it was such a Sarkaz assassin master, during the time when Bai Hua joined the Tower of Babel, he was able to hold back his disgust and act as his "master", helping him correct some flaws in combat and assassination, and how to fight against various The fighting style of the provenance stone artist.

Ascalon had never praised Bai Hua, and the content of the training would always fail, so Bai Hua wanted to take the initiative to apply to stop this kind of dragging behavior.

But Ascalon rejected Bai Hua's application and continued to act as a mentor as before.

After an unknown amount of time, Ascalon suddenly said, "That's about it", and then said that that's all he knew.

Bai Hua originally intended to be active as the "only closed disciple", but his performance did not last long, and the Tower of Babel was assassinated by Teresia.

He took the place of master Ascalon's 'guard' by himself, but the result was a complete failure, which made Bai Hua unable to muster up the courage to say anything other than an apology to her.

Even now, I still dare not face her gaze, as if as long as I look at each other, I will bring out my weakest, trash-like side.

"Mr. Foxtail?"

"Yes, I'm sorry—"

Her thoughts drifted too far away, and Bai Hua only brought back her consciousness when Ascalon called.

"I used to be in some missions with Scout—that's what you call him, right? We have had some cooperation, which can be regarded as a working relationship. As for why I appeared in Qiecheng, my friend was trapped there, So I set out to do something, hoping to help."

Bai Hua uttered the prefabricated lies. In fact, these are all facts with some slightly omitted content, so there was no fluctuation when Bai Hua said it.

"I see, can you tell me the organization you used to belong to?"

Ascalon nodded, she really didn't notice any abnormality from Bai Hua's response.

"I used to be a member of the Ursas snow reconnaissance team (I took office for 3 months, and I worked every day to plant potatoes and lick iron bars). Because of some accidents, I went to Victoria to engage in medical and security tasks (referring to the medical treatment myself. Protection), and later learned about the Qiecheng riots from friends, so I rushed here."

"Interesting experience."

Ascalon nodded, and had no objection to Bai Hua's compound bragging.

"The Ursus investigation team... In short, that's all I want to ask, because the nature of the work has to choose this relatively hidden area. I will report to the medical department and cancel SWEEP's covert detection of you. Thank you for your support." The contribution made by Qiecheng. I hope you forgive me for my previous unreasonable behavior, and recover from illness during this period of time."

Ascalon got up from the table. Although she felt something strange from this Volper, after the evaluation conversation just now, she didn't find out the weirdness.

"The accusation is there, I understand."

It seemed that he had been fooled for the time being, Bai Hua also got up and was about to leave the office, he himself didn't seem to want to stay here any longer.

On the one hand, it was because he would recall the various "tortures" he had undergone when he was training under Ascalon, and on the other hand... whenever he saw his mentor, Bai Hua would feel the sting of guilt.

Although I don't know which SWEEP is, but at least I can continue to hang around as a 'Foxtail Grass' in Rhodes Island——

"Please wait."

Ascalon's voice appeared from behind again, and Bai Hua, who had already touched the doorknob, almost couldn't jump out of her heart in fright.

"...Is there anything else?"

Bai Hua bit her head and turned her head, trying to avoid the Sarkaz woman in front of her as much as possible.

"Take it as a personal, unremarkable inquiry of mine—you said you were part of the Ursus scouts, so... do you know a man named Birch, or Gleipnir?"

"—"

If it was said that Bai Hua's heart almost jumped out of fright before, then this time it directly caused Bai Hua's heart to stop beating.

Ascalon didn't recognize herself in disguise, so why did she suddenly ask this question?

In any case, Bai Hua knew very well that her master could perceive the 'shaking' of the target, which is why she didn't make up random things before, but selectively told the truth.

My 'wavering' must have been captured, and at this time, I can only answer along with her questions.

Of course, Bai Hua also has the answer method of "Why should I tell you?", but "Master PTSD" makes Bai Hua really have the guts to respond to Aska like this.

"I have some impression of this name."

Now Bai Hua can only grit her teeth and sing the oboe by herself.

"--Really"

Hearing these words from the mouth of 'Foxtail Grass', Ascalon's frightening pupils instantly widened.

"This boy—do you have any impression of him? No matter what, can you tell me."

Ascalon immediately questioned. She picked up the photo frame on the table and handed it to 'Foxtail Grass'.

Different from Bai Hua's speculative "Her Highness Teresia's photo" at the beginning, the picture placed in the photo frame on Ascalon's desk - above is Bai Hua herself.

To be more precise, it is a photo of "Bai Hua being hugged by Ascalon from behind, and because Ascalon's chin drilled his head was too painful, he sang Winter Flower".

——What's going on, why is there a photo of me on the master's desk?

Bai Hua was stunned for a moment when he took the photo frame, but he was the great detective of Longmen after all, so he immediately reasoned out various reasons.

The master is an assassin, in other words a killer.

The killer will carefully observe the photos of the target before performing the task, so as to confirm the target during the actual operation.

The master has always placed his own photo in the most conspicuous position.

Things have come to this, the answer is only one answer!That is--

In order to prevent forgetting his hatred for him, the master Ascalon keeps putting the photos on the table, so that he can always remind himself that there is another villain waiting to be killed by himself.

"Wow woof woof..."

Bai Hua, who came to the conclusion, was sweating again in an instant, and Ascalon's extremely expectant eyes in front of him became like the eyes of the living king of hell waiting to judge the dead.

Why, how can I die in this kind of place... I have already promised W, and when the time comes, I will wait for her to come to Longmen to be my legal representative! (referring to help repay the money)

"I—did meet the man in the picture."

"Really! Is it in Ursus?"

Ascalon immediately leaned in front of 'Foxtail Grass', only two hands pinched the shoulders of 'Foxtail Grass' and shook it back and forth.

——Master, you are so eager to kill me...!

If it weren't for the threat to his life, Bai Hua would have tears in his eyes by now.

"Yes... When I was in the snow reconnaissance team, I saw this Lupu with different eyes, a gray and white gradient tail, and who didn't need to rely on a ventilator."

Bai Hua bit the bullet and continued to make up, while emphasizing his characteristics, so that he could express "it has nothing to do with my orange fox".

"How's he... how's he? I mean—how's he doing?"

Ascalon's tone seemed a little hasty, in the eyes of Bai Hua, the person involved, it seemed that he wanted to run over and kill him immediately.

"How do you say this? I'm not very clear about the details."

——At that time, he studied every day why potatoes did not germinate, and why iron bars were sweet.

"Has he ever had the feeling of wanting to commit suicide, or... pursuing self-destruction?"

Ascalon's tone seemed a little panicked, it was the first time for Bai Hua to see such a master, how could this unfilial apprentice make him so angry.

But the question asked by Ascalon this time made 'Foxtail Grass' slightly stunned.

"I——I think there should be. He was alone most of the time at that time, it was difficult to communicate with others, and he was alone, which belonged to the kind of appearance that it would not be strange to disappear when he woke up in the morning."

"Then he..."

"Later, the scouting team encountered a situation. More precisely, it was attacked. I don't know what happened after that. Maybe he is still in Ursus, or he may have left that place where no shit."

The more you talk, the easier it is to make mistakes. Bai Hua decided to stop here appropriately, so that she would not reveal her flaws, and could perfectly cover up her initial flustered flaws.

"Attack...he won't die in the attack."

Ascalon muttered to himself, no matter what, these were all three years ago.

"Is he your assassination target, Master...Miss Ascalon?"

Bai Hua returned the photo frame containing the photos of the assassination target to Ascalon, and was about to exchange some pleasantries before running away.

"Assassinate the target? Of course not, he means a lot to me..."

——Does this mean that you plan to capture me and make it into a specimen exhibit...

The more Bai Hua heard it, the more she felt ashamed, and the biggest problem was that even if Ascalon really did this, Bai Hua had no position or reason to resist.

It was me who lost the face of the master, and I was the one who took over the position of the master but lost it. The person directly responsible for the assassination of His Highness was myself.

Just for these few reasons, Bai Hua felt that if Ascalon recognized him and caught him, even if the master used a knife to cut himself into thousands of specimens, he would think it was 'acceptable'.

Ascalon took back the photo frame from 'Foxtail Grass', she carefully wiped the dust on the glass with her gloves, and then gently placed the photo frame on the desk again.

"That pup was the first student I trained—and probably the last."

⑧5⑥⒈0⒐78②(Linglong)

When talking about "my apprentice", the indifference that existed in Ascalon from the beginning faded away a lot, replaced by a kind of nostalgia and showing off.

"In fact, his background is not bad... No, it should be said that there is not much difference from me. But when he fights top hunters, he often has some 'insufficient power' situations, like The dagger is only 1cm away from the target. Mister 'Foxtail Grass', you should understand what I mean."

A small loss is a thousand miles away, Bai Hua's original fighting methods and skills always seem to be just a little bit higher than her physical limit.This also caused Bai Hua to easily fall into a disadvantage when confronting top combat forces.

And after being trained by Ascalon, Bai Hua finally became smoother and smoother in combat, and passed the assessment of elite operators very easily.

"At first I didn't intend to be a mentor at all. People should have self-knowledge. But when I saw him exhausted himself in the training room again and again, I still made this choice in a jerk."

——I’m really sorry for being so stupid, master...!

Bai Hua admitted her mistake in her heart, if she could realize the 'mismatch between effort and skill', maybe she wouldn't need to bother Ascalon at all.

"I have to say, I was quite irritable at first. I don't know how to describe the specific use of power in words, so I can only keep fighting him."

——Actual combat... It should mean dragging me out every now and then to beat me up.

Bai Hua glanced at the well-maintained long sword in the corner again.

There are two long swords on the wall of Ascalon's office, one is used to beat Birch, and the other is also used to beat Birch.

——No wonder the master always had a somewhat displeased expression at that time, it turned out that she hated me from the very beginning...

Bai Hua thought of it this way, completely without considering whether the 'irritability' in Ascalon's mouth might refer to his irritability to himself who couldn't express the meaning clearly.

"The wolf cub has made rapid progress, and I have gradually adapted to this way of getting along. I even thought it was very good, so I taught him some assassination skills. I have to say that his assassination skills are amazing. It's amazing, and the talent even makes me a little jealous."