Dereliction of duty · 90 years in the new calendar

Flo: Good morning...

Eh.

There was a strange situation at home last night, because I was in a delicate mood and couldn't sleep well. F usually arrives at the office very early, and today it was even before dawn.

The time of sunrise in July and August is hard to describe. When I looked at the clock, it was just after four o'clock.

Even at this point of time, Master Xus is still there.Moreover, there was an unknown woman inside.

Flo: (An unknown woman again...)

(It's awkward to say that, isn't Master Xus very popular?)

Xus: Good morning.

The two people inside were sitting, Mr. Xus was sitting on the office chair, and the woman pulled up another chair and sat next to him. The two of them sat at the same table... It seemed to be a book, quite thick.

The distance between them is subtle, neither close nor distant.

After seeing Flo, Master Xus whispered something to her.The latter nodded in response and suddenly realized.

The woman stood up and bowed politely to herself.

Flo: Eh... hello?

Who are you?

Also, this person's appearance is also different, if I have to say, he is somewhat similar to Master Xus.

Although he lived here since he was a child, Master Xus is actually a child of a foreigner.To be clear, this woman is also from afar.

Xus: Have I ever told you that I know scholars from other places?

This is one of them.name……

He looked around, the woman shook her head and spoke a foreign language.

This foreign language is the one Flo is learning recently, but unfortunately he has not yet learned enough to be able to have a daily conversation. At most, he can only hear a few common words, and he really has no way to understand the meaning of the whole sentence.

Xus: No, no, no, as expected.

Looking back and forth between the woman and Flo, Master Xus sighed and said helplessly:

Xus: ... She said, if you don't mind, just call her "123".

Flo: ...

Haha... Really, really, quite easy to remember, the name.

123: Xus mentioned your matter in the letter he wrote last time.

Excuse me, can I have a look?

Flo: Ah, yes it is possible...

(So ​​you can speak the language here.)

(Very fluent, like a native... amazing.)

The woman came over, she was not tall, she looked about the same as Master Xus (this sentence would probably be very sad for Master Xus).Although the expression is gentle, it rarely changes, and it seems to be just a smile.

After approaching, she stretched out her hand, and her fingertips stopped a dozen centimeters in front of her cheek.

123: Let me touch, can you?

——If you feel uncomfortable, just tell me directly.

Flo: Uh, uh...

Well, I'm taking the liberty to ask...

What do you want to see?

Xus: She taught me the art of alienation. In a sense, she is my master.

With my guarantee, don't worry.

There was no obvious temperature difference between her fingers and her own cheek, and the movements were light, so there was not much tactile sensation at first.

Pressing it on the side of her cheek, after a while, the place she touched began to hurt hotly.

This pain is quite strange, it seems to be caused by burning, and it seems to be corroded and dissolved.

I was going to insist on letting her read it, but Flo couldn't bear it anymore, so he couldn't bear it and could only avoid it.

Flo: It hurts...

123: Sorry, I should have said that earlier.

But at least I can confirm - thank you.

She bowed again, probably apologetically this time.

At this time, Master Xus also approached, holding a small sealed cardboard box.

Flo: ... just touch it, is it all right?

I do not understand……

Xus: This guy looks calm on the outside, but he is actually full of bad water.

Ah, so to speak, she is very powerful.

Flo was still feeling the hot skin, wondering what was causing him so much pain.

He glanced at the woman curiously, except for the purple-black mist on her finger just now, everything else was normal.

Flo: This is?

...It seems that I saw it in Mr. Zolf that day.

123: Zolf?

He is still alive, so powerful?

The woman cast an admiring look to the side, and accepting this admiration, Master Xus' expression brightened, as if to show off:

Xus: Right, very powerful, right?

That's my Zolf, it's no surprise if he isn't great.

123: All right, all right, I don't want to hear your crap.

This one's name is—full name Flood, right?

Flo: Ah, yes.

It was the random name given by the person who "adopted" me before.

Anyway, I have been using it for so many years, and I am too lazy to change it.

123: I have also heard about the incident 20 years ago.

You have worked so hard.

—I'll stay here for a few more days, that's all.

She finally bowed her head and snapped her fingers.

As if in the blink of an eye, she disappeared from this room without a trace.

One moment Flo's eyes were filled with portraits, and the next moment they were replaced by ordinary indoor scenes.He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and almost couldn't close his mouth.

Xus: The frequency of using spiritual power in the "distance" is much higher than ours. Relatively speaking, there are a lot of messy spells.

Just get used to it, she's a nice person, although it might be difficult to get to know her at first.

So, I just wanted to ask.

— what happened?It's still dark, and you're in the office.

The way he smiled softly sent a chill down Flo's spine.