The Lone Wolf of Tomorrow's Ark

Thinking of this, Texas originally wanted to complain to Phoenix about all kinds of nonsensical and embarrassing things about the emperor, but at this moment, another strange voice suddenly came over:

"Hey, Mr. Lone Wolf, congratulations on successfully advancing to the second round."

"Ah, Ernesto, what should I say, thank you for the information you provided."

Hearing the familiar voice, Phoenix turned his head away, and then saw Ernesto, who had changed into a white coat and summer clothes, and carried a shoulder bag, coming over, with that fake smile still on his face.

"There's no need to be so polite. The content of the Grand Prix is ​​not confidential. I just told you what I know. There is no need to thank you for it. You guys...er..."

When he got close, Ernesto was chatting normally, but when he looked at the people present, he was stunned, because he saw a person who absolutely shouldn't be here, his Adopted younger sister - Rafiella.

After noticing Ernesto's gaze, Rafaela's expression became extremely awkward, and she silently turned around holding the cone, trying to avoid Ernesto's surprised gaze.

Seeing this scene, the corners of Phoenix's mouth twitched slightly, then retracted, and asked curiously:

"Did Ernesto and Rafaela know each other?"

"Ah... yes, I do know each other, ah ha ha ha..."

When he said this, Ernesto was quite embarrassed. He deliberately made his relationship with Raffia a bit distant. He is very smart and naturally thinks a lot. As for why Rafiera would Here, he draws two guesses:

One is that Mr. Lone Wolf met Raffia by chance, and Rafaela has some interest in him, so they will chat here together.

And the second... is a bad plan, that is, during the game, Rafiella's actions were discovered, so the lone wolf captured her and prepared to escort her to Mayor Candela.

However, looking at Rafiella's performance and the cone she was still eating, Ernesto felt that the current situation should be the first guess. After all, there is no one who goes shopping with the captive and buys her ice cream by the way. Isn't this Is it funny?

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Of course, guesses are guesses, Ernesto will not simply leave everything to his own guesses, so the relationship with Rafaela is more in the middle, so as to better grasp the future relationship mode.

After noticing Ernesto's careful thinking, although Phoenix wanted to laugh a little, he suppressed it abruptly and said:

"Oh, we also just met. Seeing that she is very cute, like my sister, we struck up a conversation without authorization, and then as you can see, we are now friends."

"Ugh?"

"Ok?"

After Phoenix finished speaking, Rafaela and Texas both looked at Phoenix in surprise, and then both of them realized something.

Texas continued to remain silent and understood what the other party meant. Whether it was out of bad intentions or to defraud some information, she understood that silence is the best way to deal with it now.

And Rafaela quickly used his eyes to signal his brother not to admit the relationship between the two of them, otherwise Phoenix could directly get the information of the last important person behind the scenes.

However, things backfired. They might not be brothers and sisters after all. Ernesto couldn’t see what Rafiella’s expression meant, and said directly:

"So that's the case. In fact, it's a coincidence that Rafaela is actually my younger sister, ah, an adopted daughter. The two of us are not related by blood."

"It's over."

After Ernesto finished speaking, Rafaela's expression couldn't be tense, her eyes were about to die. At this moment, for the first time, she had the feeling that her brother was more stupid than her. Thoughts, really can't be saved, can't be moved, can't be moved.

After seeing Rafaela's performance, Phoenix almost couldn't hold back a smirk, coughed twice, and then said:

"What a coincidence, let's sit down and talk."

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

After saying this, Ernesto took a stool and sat down on the right side of Rafiela, and Rafiela was in a bad mood now, and after glancing at Ernesto resentfully, Angrily, he moved the stool to the left and moved closer to Phoenix.

"This……"

"Ahaha, it's okay, I'm used to it, Lafayla's personality is a bit natural, and I usually tease her like this, so it's normal for her to behave like this, don't mind Mr. Lone Wolf, and it can make Lafayette Fiera being close means you are a good person."

"Mr. Lone Wolf...isn't he really a bad guy, and he's also very gentle."

After Ernesto finished speaking, Rafaela talked to herself very quietly, but unfortunately no one heard it.

And at this time, she had just finished eating her cone. Seeing this, Phoenix pulled out a wet wipe as if instinctively, and began to wipe her hands and mouth, as gently as if he was Like Rafaela's brother.

"Um……"

"Ah, I'm sorry, it's easy. I used to take care of my sister and some other children like this. I'm a little used to it."

"Brother, did you talk a little too much?"

Texas was the most embarrassed about Phoenix's self-disclosure of childhood, so she directly reached out and grabbed Phoenix's arm, with some complaints in her words.

And after Phoenix finished wiping her hands and mouth, Rafaela stared at Phoenix for a while, and after seeing the interaction between Phoenix and Texas, she reached out and grabbed Phoenix's other sleeve, and asked:

"Mr. Lone Wolf, can you be my brother?"

"...Your brother is sitting next to you."

Phoenix doesn't know what she thinks about Rafiella's behavior, but even with two layers of flesh, he still feels the embarrassment from Ernesto, in front of his brother who has been with him for many years, Telling another person to let him be his brother can be said to be comparable to the famous scene of grand filial piety.

However, what Phoenix didn't expect was that Ernesto's expression didn't change much, he still smiled like that, but it seemed to be a little more relaxed, and it looked more like a smile from the heart.

"Hahaha, Mr. Lone Wolf, it's okay. Although I often tease Lafayla for being a bit dumb, she doesn't really understand anything. I have to admit that I am indeed an incompetent brother, and since she is willing to Letting you be her other brother means that you are trustworthy, and I don't really mind this kind of behavior, rather, I hope so, she needs someone to take care of, but it is unlikely to be me."

When it came to the end, Ernesto's tone was a little decisive, and the expression on his face was also a little sad, but he quickly restrained himself and kept the original calm.

Seeing his actions, Phoenix understood that Ernesto had prepared for the worst, that is, his father Pancho's plan to bring down Candela failed, and he was directly arrested and executed, and as an accomplice Naturally, he cannot escape such guilt.

Therefore, rather than saying that he agrees with Rafiella finding a suitable elder brother, it is better to say that he hopes that Rafiella will have a safe home. This is the last thing his incompetent elder brother can do.

"Oh... well, I agree."

After thinking about it, Phoenix sighed, nodded, and agreed, while Ernesto smiled as if he understood something. Both of them knew it well at this time, but they didn't say much.

As for Rafaela, after Phoenix agreed, she showed a rare smile, and then hugged Phoenix's arm. In fact, she also harbored a little selfishness.

It is not a lie to want Phoenix to be her elder brother, and that kind of meticulous tenderness makes it hard for her to let go. This is an initial thought of her own.

At the same time, she also wanted to use Phoenix to try her best to protect her brother and adoptive father. Although she didn't have much hope, Rafaela still wanted to try.

It's just that the three people here are over, and Texas is very unhappy. He watched his brother accept another younger sister who should be legal. Does she really think she has no sense of crisis? Then she complained opening the way

"Hehe, I'm very happy, right? I have another younger sister. Look at the pile on Rhodes Island. It's Lily of the Valley, Ifrit, and Wu Lian. The nickname 'Mother Wolf' is still there. It really lives up to its reputation.”

"Don't expose my dark history, okay, it's my fault, my fault."

The black history was uncovered, and Phoenix couldn't help but feel embarrassed. He raised his hand and touched Texas's head to calm her down. After seeing the interaction between the two, Ernesto also said with a smile:

"What an enviable brother-sister relationship."

"Exaggerated, average, average."

After smiling awkwardly, Phoenix looked at Texas with a teasing smile on his face, twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, silently bypassed the topic, and asked Ernesto:

"Having said that, is there anything to pay attention to in the second round?"

"About this point, I don't know a lot. The specific content of each Grand Prix is ​​triathlon, and the only rigid requirement is the transportation that needs to be used. Let's put it this way, even if you are near the ground To participate in the competition on the aircraft, you have to do the corresponding exercise in the corresponding distance, of course, no one will spend this kind of money for a qualification and bonus."

"This...is quite casual."

Once again speechless at the city's irregularity, Phoenix went on to ask:

"As for the competition, is the requirement the same as the first round?"

"Yes, it is still not allowed to cause excessive damage, but it can disrupt the normal game flow of others. In addition, there are so-called shortcuts that can be taken, but for a certain degree of fairness, Ms. Candela will send people to guard These shortcuts, as long as you can win, you can lead the other players by a certain distance, but this kind of shortcut is only available in the second section of the bicycle section."

"Well, what about the conditions for winning?"

"The third stage of the grand prix is ​​the waterway, and the end point is the yacht parked on the sea. The team that arrives at the yacht first is the winner of this grand prix. , can get the rewards corresponding to the rankings, and then, the yacht will be driven back to the shore by my father, and the contestants will accept the awards from Ms. Candela and enjoy the post-race party. This is the final process."

"What about the standard for the number of people who arrive at the team first?"

"There is no requirement on the number of people. Even if one person arrives, the team he belongs to will be considered a victory. Therefore, I personally suggest that the partners in the second round should not pursue quantity. It is better to pursue quality. Triathlon is not a relay race, so the all-rounder That's the best choice."

"Well, this really needs to screen some people, thank you."

"It's not necessary, it's just a little information, it's better to say, I have to say thank you here..."

"Ring Ling Ling..."

Before Ernesto finished speaking, his communicator rang suddenly, and he quickly got up to avoid everyone:

"Ah, sorry, I have a communication..."

After saying this, Ernesto took the communication and went to an alley next to him, probably to say something to Candela or his father who was behind the scenes.

And at this time, Rafaela's expression suddenly became resentful, looked at Phoenix, and said very unhappy:

"Brother Lone Wolf, bad, very bad, bad-hearted."

"Emmm, I'm sorry for being so mean, but now you are one of my younger sisters, so you won't be so mean in the future. Forgive me this time. Can I treat you to another cone?"

With Texas staring at him like a needle behind his back, Phoenix raised his hand and touched Rafaela's head. After being attacked by the patted head, he immediately surrendered and said softly:

"Well, I forgive you."

"Thank you so much."

After a brief interaction, Lafayla's clingy side showed up, just holding Phoenix's hand, and began to confront Texas who was doing the same thing next to him, while Alice was eating Dosso The mixed-flavor sundae provided by Resnet silently watched the show as a melon-eating unicorn.

"Seeing that you can get along so well, I am relieved. I'm sorry, Mr. Lone Wolf. I came to work temporarily, so please forgive me. Please take care of Rafiella, she is very good."

"Don't say it's okay like entrusting a pet, that's it, see you later."

"Okay, thanks, see you later."

After two very simple sentences, Ernesto left, leaving only four people sitting here. At this time, Phoenix looked at the time, then got up and said:

"I'm hungry, let's go, go buy something to eat first, and then I have to talk to other people about the game."

"Oh, I know."

"coming."

"Wow! Wait a minute, Your Excellency, wait for me to finish eating, there is still half of it!"

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"Da da da……"

"Closed today."

Hearing the knock on the door, Ernesto, who had just returned to the weapon shop, replied while arranging the things on the counter, but the person outside the door did not leave, but continued:

"I'm here to buy a fishing rod."

After hearing this, Ernesto's expression softened a little, and he changed his words and said:

"come in."