Guy's personality was as sunny as his appearance, but unlike his personality, he had no talent in handling relationships between men and women, which was mainly due to his life experience.
When he was a child, he had no understanding of this. When he got older, he suddenly experienced a huge change. After that, his life was left with only two options: struggling and raising his brother. It wasn't until he met Cecile, a girl who didn't mind his family background, that he first experienced the beauty of love.
But it was precisely because of this that he felt incredibly guilty towards Cecile.
Not only was he too busy with work to spend time with her, but she in turn helped him take care of his brother. So at this moment, he especially enjoyed the time they had alone.
The warm sun shone on them, and the two of them leaned on each other and sat under a tree, enjoying this rare quiet time. But soon, the commotion of the crowd in the distance made Guy unconsciously want to stand up, but his body quickly froze there.
"Guy, I'm proud of you~"
But at this moment, a hand that was not very strong pushed him to stand up straight.
Looking at his girlfriend's gentle smile, Guy also nodded a little ashamed, but then he jogged towards the distance.
Although he didn't bring his crutches because of the vacation, dealing with some ordinary situations was just a piece of cake with his strong physique.
"Let me through! I'm an investigator from Crossbell!"
While shouting his profession, he tried to push through the crowd and rushed in. Then he saw a brown-haired little boy being led back by a tall man, while the little boy was wiping his tears and being comforted by a white-haired little girl next to him.
"Lloyd?"
He recognized his brother almost at a glance, and then he rushed over, but after taking two steps, he completely stopped there, because he found that the man looked a little familiar.
"Lancer?"
"Guy?"
If he had only felt a little familiar before, then when the other party spoke, he completely confirmed the other party's identity. It was the strange man he had met when he was clearing out the DG cult a few days ago. However, at this time, he was not wearing the black tight-fitting clothes from before, and the weapon in his hand was not that somewhat hideous red long spear, but he was wearing a set of dark red sportswear and carrying a huge lance on his shoulder.
"Did you save my brother? Thank you so much!"
While speaking, he unconsciously quickened his pace and quickly got close. The information about the other party had been completely hidden, the reason being that the higher-ups did not want to get entangled in this matter. But according to his and Arios's inference, the other party should be a jaeger. He really lacked trust in those people who would do anything for money.
And Lancer also seemed to have seen the other party's thoughts, so he directly let go of his hand and moved a few steps away, letting the other party pull the little boy over.
"It's nothing, I just happened to pass by."
But at this moment, the white-haired little girl who was originally comforting Lloyd was startled by Guy's serious expression. Thinking that the other party was angry at Lloyd, she hesitated for a moment and finally plucked up her courage.
"Lloyd was protecting me... just... just... wah~!!"
The little girl who originally wanted to speak up for Lloyd didn't know if she was scared by Guy or if her nerves were just thick, but she finally remembered what had happened before and also started crying. In an instant, the loud crying of the two children made Guy a little at a loss.
And at this moment, Cecile finally pushed through the crowd and came over. Seeing the crying Lloyd and the white-haired little girl, she also rushed forward to comfort them. Seeing his fiancée taking care of the two children, Guy finally breathed a sigh of relief and was able to carefully observe Lancer.
At this time, not only were the other party's clothes and weapons different, but the feeling he gave off was also very different. At that time, he felt like a demon that had crawled out of hell, but now the other party had a more powerful aura, just like the lance in his hand.
And the onlookers also gradually dispersed, as there was no more excitement to watch.
"How about we chat at the coffee shop next door?"
Guy pointed to a small shop next to them. There was no doubt that he planned to take Lancer to a place with fewer people. If something really happened later, at least it wouldn't affect too many innocent people.
After exchanging glances with his fiancée and getting her nod, he led the way to the side.
And Lancer just shrugged and followed him.
After the two of them found a small private room and went in, Lancer leaned his lance against the corner and directly looked at the menu in front of him.
"What would you like to drink?"
Guy's expression was originally a little serious, but Lancer's actions instantly made his momentum drop.
"Give me a coffee with sugar."
Although there was no menu, since it was a coffee shop, there would definitely be coffee, and Lancer held up the menu and shouted outside.
"Coffee with sugar! Honey tea!"
After shouting, he took out a few rice balls from his pocket and gestured to the other party to see if he wanted to eat. After getting a negative answer, he happily started eating.
Looking at the man who was eating his lunch or afternoon tea without a care, Guy suddenly felt that his serious expression just now was completely for nothing.
It wasn't until this moment that Lancer showed a strange smile.
There was no doubt that he had long since discovered Guy's vigilance towards him, which was understandable, but standing on a different position, he also wouldn't like to be doubted, especially when he hadn't done anything bad. So he simply gave him a hard time. Now, seeing the other party's expression as if he had given up, he was finally satisfied.
"There's actually nothing much to say. I was hunting monsters in the forest and was planning to come to the village to buy some supplies, but I happened to run into those two kids on the way. Even if I didn't step in, they shouldn't have had many problems, after all, they were just a few 'Poms'."
As for why the two children were attacked, Guy could basically guess some of it from what the little girl said before, but compared to the matter of the man in front of him, the matter that had basically been resolved had no priority.
"Thank you again for your help, but due to my duty, please allow me to ask why you came to the vicinity of Crossbell?"
The gratitude was very sincere, and the following question also came with an apology, but even so, the tone was still very firm.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became a little stagnant...