Dereliction of duty · 90 years in the new calendar

Flo is literally gone.

I thought it was just a quarrel, and I should come back when I got angry.

Besides, Flo is not the kind of naive childish.

Xus: (Super powerful expression.)

(Looks like he didn't go home either.)

Although that Sui is sitting in the office, at first glance he seems to be concentrating, and he has the image of a good young man who works hard.

In fact, his face was pale, his lips paled, his shoulders twitched slightly, and seemed to be trembling.

I tried to talk to him earlier, but he was as deaf as he was, and he didn't answer anyway.

This is still under the premise of not telling him "that discovery".

Xus: Sui.

hello, are you listening?

...I'm going out and I won't be back today.

If you remember, lock the door.

I was still worried when I left, but it's not a problem to stay all the time.

Xus even lost the desire to sigh, although he was exhausted, he forced himself to be energetic.

The place I wanted to go was not far away, and it didn't even leave the scope of the Demon King's Palace—it was an outdoor corner that had been abandoned for countless years.

As expected, if this time passes... Zor will be met.

Zolf: Yo.

Xus: You've arrived.

……

How long have you been waiting?

Zolf: No, just start in the morning.

So look up the weather.It was clear and cloudless, and the sun was still in the sky, showing signs of sinking.

The cool breeze in the evening arrives ahead of time, and October is already autumn. If you don't take precautions, you will easily catch a cold.

Xus: Still said no.

Reach out, hurry up.

He resisted at first, but seeing that he was stubborn, he obeyed.

Then he clasped his palms together, and his hands were really cold.Because of this, seeing him still wearing thin clothes will make him very angry.

Zolf: Nah.

Xus: Why?

Can't you learn to take care of yourself?

What if one day I'm gone?

He seemed to be about to say something, but was taken aback after being interrupted by himself, and then a little embarrassed.

He hesitated, he cleared his throat, and said:

Zolf: Don't say that.

——So, how to deal with this?

He pointed back helplessly.

On the ground of the wasteland, a large pool of brownish-reddish water stains is hard to ignore.

Take a closer look and test it with your fingertips. The water stains are in a half-dry state, and they are still spreading.

Xus: Let's figure out what it is first.

...although I don't really want to think so.

Zolf: It's hemoptysis.

Xus rolled his eyes at him, silently questioning why he said the word eye so bluntly.

The latter was not touched, he was happy, whistled lightly, and said with a smile:

Zolf: Did I ever say that?Suggested?

——It would be better to call Sui over.

Compared with us, he has a richer reserve of knowledge about these.

However, thinking of the many possible consequences after telling him... Xus couldn't help but feel a headache.

He rubbed his left temple, and it took him a while to get out of the tingling pain.

Xus: Don't.

Do you remember what happened in May...the end of May.

On the 31st of May to be precise, a strange visitor came and some indecent ritual was performed for no apparent reason.

Anyway, the final result was that although he was injured once, the position was quite small, and he had to recuperate for several days before recovering.

Zolf: Uh... remember.

Why did you mention this suddenly?

Xus: Just ask you, do you look like it?

Here.

He glanced at the water stains on the ground, it was now scattered so it was not easy to identify, but in fact the water stains had a specific pattern.

It was Zor who found it, the day after Flo disappeared.He said that it didn't look like a new trace when it was discovered, so it matched and had to connect the two things together.

Zolf: ...

Like, quite alike.

Then what?so what?There is nothing you can do about it.

Xus: There is no way..."I" really don't.

Zolf: You said that you didn't want to involve Sui.

Xus: There are "someone else" besides him, okay?

...In places you don't know, I know a lot of strange people.

Zor's expression turned wonderful in an instant.

Maybe it's because, some time ago, the reason that induced the two young people to quarrel was also "I don't know". All in all, when encountering the same sentence, Zor also became upset.

He withdrew his hands abruptly, turned into a chest-embracing posture, raised his head slightly, and widened the already disparate line of sight.

Xus: ...what for.

Are you upset?Straight up.

Zolf: Anyway, you'll only say it's because I'm wayward.

Xus: (He kinda knows me well...)

Cough, so what?Want to fight?

Zolf: Not really.

He took half a step closer, and the distance was pulled closer, almost to the point of sticking.

Uncomfortable, Xus subconsciously wanted to back away and hide.

At the same time, Zor pressed down with his broad palm, trying to restrain the man in his arms.

Zolf: Just stay with me for the rest of the day.

I forgive you.

Xus: ...Okay.

Even if he didn't say it... he had already made an appointment to act together at night.

This punishment...is equivalent to nothing.