As Alice worked hard, the light used for lighting in the pitch-black space suddenly turned on. The girl waved her arms twice in excitement, and looked at Ed like a pet, shaking her head and shaking her head. The dust raised by the movement made the latter cough.

"Can the ventilation system still work?" Alice nodded under Ed's gaze, "Then turn it on together."

After dozens of seconds, fresh air poured in. After completing the task, Alice walked lightly out of the master control room, and Ed cautiously followed behind her, carefully looking at the surrounding environment.

"It looks like a deserted base. According to the scale, it can't accommodate too many staff, so it should belong to a small and medium-sized secret association." Ed's line of sight swept across the long and narrow corridor, and finally landed at the corner of the end of the line of sight. On the dust, "Here has been abandoned for many years, right?"

"All the data in the database has been formatted. It should have been formatted multiple times. I can't recover it." Alice turned to face him, and walked backwards with her hands on her back. "According to the built-in clock in the power supply, The last shutdown record was in 1989."

"Eight or nine years?" Ed is very sensitive to this number, that is the year he was "born" again.

"Well, in Universe Century 0089, Ed was still..." Alice's voice stopped abruptly, because the girl who was walking backwards and accidentally lost her balance slammed forward--yes, fell forward. , I don’t know why she didn’t fall back in accordance with the laws of physics—at the same time she let out an exclamation, "Oh!"

Ed hurriedly caught Alice's hands, and the latter hugged him and rubbed him twice before standing back reluctantly. The artificial mentally retarded is quite sensible, knowing that he is on the way to find Minerva, and it is not suitable for intimacy on the spot.

"Walk well and show me the front." Ed knocked on Alice's long silver shiny hair, and pretended to reprimand him. He had always been to Alice's persistent "flop" behavior. Extremely indulgent.

"Hey." Alice had no intention of introspection on her face, "Ed Ed, there is no trace of human activity at all, are we deceived... Hey, we found a strange device, like Ayanami. I have seen something similar there."

"At Rei? Lead the way." While following Alice, Ed took out his mobile phone and dialed the number of the person who gave him the clue. The phone was connected after the second ringing, "Liumei, you Is there a problem with the information given? This is an abandoned base, and there is no trace of human activity at all."

"I said, can you count the jet lag every time you call and know what time it is in the early morning of Beijing time? I have never seen a customer that is so difficult for you to serve. If this continues, I will really increase the price." Complaining partner With a big yawn, he slammed his head and covered his face from the other end, "I can guarantee the authenticity of the information with my own life, but it does not rule out the possibility that someone has speculated that the transaction between you and me has deliberately leaked false information to me."

Ed's heart is clear. Now anyone who has a little contact with the upper world can guess that he is looking for a daughter in the whole world, and the close cooperation between him and Wang Liumei is not an exaggeration. It is only natural for people who are unhappy with him to take the opportunity to pit him. Wang Liumei must have passed this information to him after taking the above facts into consideration.

"Sorry, I have a bad attitude to stay in the United States." Ed immediately apologized, "It's about Minerva's safety, I'm a little impatient."

"It's okay, I'm not angry at all." The other end of the phone chuckled, "I don't know why, every time I hear your personal apology, an inexplicable sense of superiority arises spontaneously. I don't want to understand the principle, but this It does not prevent me from enjoying this feeling."

Just as the two were talking, Ed finally entered a room with a sense of technology after following Alice all the way around. He was stunned as soon as he stepped into the room.

"It's here." Alice pointed to something like the sleeping cabin in the middle of the room. "I saw something similar to this in Ayanami, but she didn't tell me what it was for, and I didn't ask."

However, Ed recognized at a glance, this is an old model of changer transformation device. Knowing that this thing exists, the whole world can count it with one hand, so there is no doubt about where this place is: "The secret base that Lux was abandoned in the past? In 1989, no wonder it was 1989..."

"What Lux?" Wang Liumei didn't seem to hear what he was talking about. "I said just now, even if someone plots against you, there is nothing to worry about. You will not talk about your own body like an apostle. Alice is still with you. Together. I really can't think of it to calculate that you can only be pure suicide, and you don't know how to lose."

As soon as the voice fell, the sudden heart palpitations made Ed's mind ring a bell. Just when he was about to give instructions to Alice, Alice fell into his arms without warning—this time it was definitely not a diving.

"Ed, I feel very uncomfortable." The girl raised her head to look at him, her face full of weakness, "I don't have strength, and the body does not listen. It is judged that it has been invaded by a virus. The cells are producing antibodies. It is estimated that it will take 72 hours. above."

Alice's shell still maintains a human form well, and there is no sign of turning into a pool of liquid metal, so it does not seem to be a deadly virus, as long as the antibody is generated, it can be cured. Ed quickly thought, what forces in the human circle have the ability to create a virus that can paralyze Alice?

No, none, except for himself.

"DG virus? Ventilation system? No, all finished products and materials are strictly controlled. Only Rei and I are qualified to contact. Except... Except for taking samples home on the day that Alice was treated, I remember that Lacus also took the samples. I came back with one copy, and then both...Wait, did I use the backup?" Ed was shocked, "Stay in the United States, help me-hello? Stay in the United States?"

The answer to him was the same intermittent "Hello" and anxious "What's going on" and "Can you hear it" in the speaker.

"The concentration of Minovsky particles has risen." Ed puts Alice on the ground carefully, and quickly describes the status quo to the other end, but I don't know how much she can still hear, "It's a trap."

"... Ed... insist on... be careful... save you... wait for me..."

After that, the communication was completely cut off.

Ed did not panic, but waited quietly. If he expected it well, the other party just wanted to get rid of Alice and create an opportunity to talk to him alone. And even if he guessed wrong, as long as the person is not NT, the AT force field at the apostle level will teach the other person to be a human.

Sure enough, after about five minutes, a consciousness that was so familiar and unfamiliar appeared in his perception. That consciousness descended from the sky to the ground, entered the base, moved the same floor as him, and then walked towards him methodically. The fierce, calm, joyful and irritable complex emotions in his mind appeared from far to near, and Ed was unclear, and did not want to make it clear.

I don't know how many milliseconds, or how many microseconds, the sound of footsteps finally rang not far away, tapping, tapping, and tapping in my heart step by step. The electronic door opened in response, and a figure appeared at the door.

She is no longer as thin as she used to be. Although she is still slender, she does not feel weak. The rapier hanging from her waist adds a sense of heroism to her. Compared to the past, she has grown a lot taller, and now she can at least reach his neck, but unfortunately her slender legs are hidden under the long skirt, so she can't get a full view. Even her chest bulged a lot, and now he has no reason to laugh at her as a junior high school student at the airport, right?

The only constant is her soft facial features and naturally slightly curly brown hair, just like yesterday.

"Long time no see." Ed felt a little thirsty because his voice suddenly became a little hoarse.

"It's been seven years and one hundred and ninety-five days, to be precise." The visitor smiled at him indifferently, "Mr. Lingoes, don't come here unharmed."

Hearing that the other party said the same honorific words as it did seven years ago, Ed heaved a sigh of relief for no reason. It’s just a respectful speech. This is the only distance he has confidence in. Otherwise, he might not even know how to talk to each other normally—he still doesn’t know whether he was born to Nanali or the womb angel. Mariana gave birth, should he call her mother or sister.

"You have changed a lot." Ed tried to maintain his natural tone, "You let Minerva steal the DG virus to you? It's impossible to pass the security check. How did she give it to you?"

"I haven't seen you for so long, the first topic is questioning..." Nanali lowered her eyes, "It was sent to me hidden in a cute bear pillow. The doll sent by your daughter, I am afraid no one has the guts to take it apart. open it?"

"So your revenge drama has already started, right?" Ed sighed, "It was me who wanted to kill your brother back then. It's fine if anything comes at me. Minerva is still a child, why did you cheat her? , Get her in? You know how much she trusts you."

"Minerva is still a child..." Nanali couldn't help laughing. "Don't get me wrong. I have never deceived Minerva. I never told her even a lie. And that child is better than Your imagination is more sensitive, and you can easily see through lies and malice with ulterior motives."

"It seems that we have different definitions of deception." Ed shook his head. He found that he was hard to get angry until now, and even trusted the person in front of him in a corner of his heart, "Say it." , Your purpose. After going around such a big circle, what do you want me to do?"

"Actually, I also thought about leaving myself a back door secretly, and directly using drugs to make you incapacitated. But I also thought that if your enemy's luck hits a weak point, you can endanger your life. It’s not worth the loss, so I didn’t choose to do this at the time. But once that’s the case, I have no choice but to make a fuss on Minerva." Nanali made a please gesture, "You can faint obediently." Past?"

"Where is Minerva?" Ed asked rhetorically while measuring the distance between the two.

Seeing Nanaly approaching her alone lightly, Ed began to consider a plan to subdue her without hurting her. Although his athletic ability hasn't gotten a qualitative leap with his vitality, he has humbly asked Momoka about a lot of close combat skills over the years-it is really embarrassing to wait for his wife to save him every time.

"She is still in the palace waiting for me to take you back. You can see her when you open your eyes again." Nanali smiled sweetly at him, "As long as you cooperate, I will definitely not hurt her. of."

"In that case—" Eddy suddenly violent halfway through his words, and the distance between Nanali and Nana was sharply shortened at an incredible speed. Just when his hand was about to touch the opponent, he saw the figure in front of him shook like a ghost, followed by a pain in the back of his head, and then he didn't know anything.

"For the role of the intelligence department, don't learn how to do it, let me say what is good about you, really..." Nanali smiled bitterly and supported Ed's fainted body, rubbing as if reminiscing about the feeling of the hand just now. Fingertips, "Well, unexpectedly pleasant?"

...

When Ed opened his eyes again, Minerva appeared in front of him as Nanali had promised, but in a way that was a little bit beyond his expectation.

The room Ed is in is not big, and there is no natural light source, only the light plays the role of illumination. The room was decorated in warm pink. I can imagine which girl it belonged to, but the densely packed electronic devices on one side of the room ruthlessly ruined the overall decoration style.

He himself was lying flat on a piece of furniture that is likely to be a bed, and his wrists and ankles were handcuffed to the bed by metal tools. When he raised his neck, he could see a large plush that looked like a bear tyrant on the head of the bed. doll. A strange girl was sitting straddling him at the moment, her face flushed from shyness or excitement.

"Finally, are you willing to recognize reality?" The strange girl leaned down and rubbed his cheek affectionately. Ed only felt a soft and strange feeling of pressure on her chest, "I've grown up?"

His proud brain was blank, and all his brain cells were down and generally refused to work. There is no way to analyze the status quo, and I don't know how to get out. Just matching the face of the girl in front of him with the name has exhausted all his mind. No, not at all, the little girl in his memory is definitely not like this...

"The best way to deal with the self-deceiving NT is to hit him in the face with shocking facts. I'm right, Minerva." Nanali's voice came from about the door, "Ask me for help. ?"

"Please leave us alone, sister Nanali." Minerva stood up vigilantly, her tone suddenly becoming cold and piercing, "Even you are not allowed to interrupt the most important moments."

"Just kidding, don't take it seriously." The entrance to the room was gradually covered by some mechanism, and Nana's laughter gradually became smaller, "Everyone is NT, you understand."

"Everyone is NT, I understand." Minerva murmured and repeated it, then shook his head vigorously, resting his hands on Ed's chest, and staring straight into his eyes. No one will bother us."

"Can you get off me first, and then release the restraints?" Ed tried his best to concentrate and try to regain his thinking. "You are too impulsive now. We need to have a good talk."

"I refuse." Minerva said and began to unbutton her, the milk-like delicate skin reflecting an attractive luster under the lighting, "I am no longer a child, I have the right to decide my life, and this is my decision."

"Don't take it off, wait a minute!" Ed immediately turned his gaze away from her.

"Don't take off your clothes and stockings, I understand." Minerva reached into the clothes and pulled out a piece of fabric to put it aside. "The house is unexpectedly small, isn't it?"

Endless regret filled Ed's chest, and the long forgotten memory suddenly awakened. Eight or nine years ago, Xia had warned Minerva about the abnormal family environment in which he was living. At that time, his mind was full of ELS, and he didn't take Xia's words seriously. Now the retribution is coming.

"It's not like that." He could only argue in vain, "This kind of thing is two people who love each other--"

"I love you." The girl quickly nodded on his lips, breathing quickly, and there was a faint gleam in the slightly moist eye sockets, "Don't you love me?"

"Love and love are not the same." Ed has never hoped to escape reality like he does now. "This kind of thing requires two people to agree to—"

"Liar, isn't CC obviously forced? Also, Lacus can be regarded as a seduction, right?" Minerva bit her lower lip with her upper teeth, and gently stroked her soft fingertips, her cheeks becoming more and more red. Di, "I said no, but my body is very honest."

"We can't do this!" Ed closed his eyes and shouted desperately, "You are my daughter!"

Minerva did not answer, but took a deep breath and slammed his body. The tearing sensation penetrated the whole body instantly, and the severe pain that she had never experienced made the girl's body tense, and the ten finger marks on Ed's chest were clearly visible. For a long time, time finally began to flow slowly after more than ten seconds of freezing. Minerva panted and crawled on his chest, with a happy and sweet smile on his face.

"So what?" She stretched out her tongue and licked it playfully. "It's all daughters, why can't I?"