"So, Ensign Garnett. I wonder how Ray's doing?
"Ha. We have compiled it in the dossier and will report it"
Abby was coming to Henrik's study. Why is she here?
That was to keep Ray informed.
Nor does the army have the purpose of protecting him just in good faith. Then there were several options, such as putting him in an orphanage, which was the original proposal, or having him removed as an adopted child.
That's the special selection unit Astral - among them, Lydia is being taken care of because of a different purpose.
"As you can see in your dossier, your athletic sense seems outstanding. Although Lydia doesn't seem to be doing that to gauge Ray's abilities. Perhaps he's unconsciously working on an internal" inside "code."
"... Hmm. Is this all true?
"Ha. I thought Lydia was just exaggerating at first, too, but we've actually summed up the facts we've seen with this eye in our report"
"... this, somehow"
Henrik glances at the material again. There's an approximate, impossible thing written there. That's how Abby started talking about Lydia and Ray, the last few days.
"Lydia. Are you going again?
"Oh. Ray is serious, he's a genius!? I'm going to teach tennis today. I'm trying to teach you some of my secrets!!
Nico and I laugh. Lydia is basically less in a bad mood. It's more when you're laughing.
But now, I don't know what to say... Abby remembered that feeling, which was softening her impression so much.
Until now, I mean a lonely genius, and I often had a tense atmosphere. Even though I said I was laughing, it was like I was inspiring confidence in my strength.
But Lydia, who is spending time with Ray, is changing.
I can feel the willingness to teach you things for him.
"... can I go too?
"Hmm? You don't have a job today?
"Oh. I'm finishing everything within yesterday"
"Right. Then Abby's coming too!
Yesterday, Abby had orders coming straight down from the upper ranks of the military to explore Ray's trends. To do that, too, she decides to accompany Lydia and Ray.
"... are you coming?
Ray was always with Lydia, so apparently he was wondering about Abby coming with him.
Abby gazes at Ray as she lowers her hips.
"Oh. I'm with you today, okay?
"... yeah. Fine."
They still don't gaze at me, but I was getting to have a conversation. And when Abby smiled at Ray like that, the three of us headed to the tennis court.
"All right, Ray. We're gonna play tennis today. Ow!
"... yeah"
Ray holding a racket too big for that little body. Lydia on the other hand cleverly takes it in the abyss of the racket when she lets the ball play in the racket with Pomp.
Speaking of Abby, I was watching the two of you on the bench.
"Let's demonstrate a little bit first"
"... ok"
And when Lydia let herself play the ball, she swung through the racket in good time. Then the ball takes a beautiful vertical spin and bounces on the other side of the court.
If you look at the orbit of that ball with its beautiful corners, it's obvious that Lydia's skill is considerable.
Ray nodded cocklessly when he saw that series of motions.
"Understand?
"... yeah"
Abby sees it and thinks inside.
- No, you understand? It wouldn't be. There's no way I'll be able to hit just now. Lydia doesn't seem to have any talent for teaching at all.
Yes, she was thinking, but the next moment.
There was something in that eye that could not be seen.
"Oh! You're a ray of boulders! Good spin!
……
Ray, with that little body, put the ball in the court on the other side. It took a beautiful spin, too, and that already drew a beautiful track. Noteworthy for that was that he was firmly aiming and hitting the ball in the four corners of the court.
That just imitated Lydia, but Abby rises up loud to such great skill.
"... Ha!!? Hey, Lydia! Ray is a beginner in tennis right!!?
"Yeah, but? Basically, they've never played sports before."
"No, no, no, then that would be crazy right now!!
"Huh...? What are you talking about?
I stare at Abby with amazing eyes. That's like, what is this guy talking about? Those were my eyes.
But I'm sure that's because Lydia's getting used to Ray's motor nerves. A normal person would naturally react like Abby.
"A beginner in tennis hit the ball on the same track as you!!
"Right."
"Don't you think it's weird!!
"Hehe... hehe! Ray is talented! Ha ha! Maybe he looks like his master!!
……
No, it hasn't been that long since I met Ray, I never got a scratch.
Abby had asked Lydia. Ray said he had pretty good motor nerves. But I'm sure that's a child's story. I'm sure Lydia's talking exaggerated.
But just a series of moves now, I understood that Ray was not the only one.
"All right, Ray. I'll tell you my special shot next time. You should be able to blow your opponent up off-site or drop shots that don't bounce."
"... yeah"
That's what Ray replied, holding the tennis racket with both hands. From there on forward, the sight Abby saw was a world of roughly different dimensions.
Originally Lydia has a crazy motor nerve, so she knew she could make unusual shots. That's what I've known since I was a student.
But there's a little boy right in front of you who's recreating Lydia's crazy stuff. Ray is recreating Lydia's super-dimensional shots with his little body, even though he hasn't had enough back length or muscles yet.
"Oh! Is Ray ready to hit Zero?" That's a flash!
"... kanta"
"Then next time, you're a wavy ball!
"... let it be"
And Ray releases one super-dimensional shot after another. Abby just had to be stunned to see how it went.
Until now she thought she was a calm person. No, I have no doubt about that assessment. But right now, I was probably the most upset person in my life.
"All right, Ray. I'll teach you a triple counter next time. This is the strongest move you can give back any ball, okay?
"... good luck"
Cross-dimensional tennis played out. And after a while, the two came to the bench to take a break.
"... Lydia"
"Hmm? What's up?
"Who the hell is Ray?
"Huh? You know that too."
"No, I don't mean that, I hear what those motor nerves are"
"We've been talking about Ray being awesome for a long time, haven't we? I put it together in my report."
Abby puts her hands on her head and skips what she's said and done so far. I thought it must be because it's about Lydia.
Henrik thought so, and this time he officially asked Abby.
But what Abby saw in front of her was what Lydia's report said. She wasn't talking at all, and she was passing on the information exactly.
"... Lydia. I'm sorry for all this time."
"What? What are you talking about?
I look at Abby bowing her head, and she gives me a strange look. Ray stood in front of Abby when he was doing so.
"Ray, you're amazing."
"... amazing?
"Oh. This asshole took me around, and I thought it was pathetic or something. I was the mistake"
From behind it, he said, "Whoa! That's what I was thinking!" I could hear you, Abby, but I ignore you. That's how the three of us were laughing, and Carol came on the spot.
"Yahoyaho ~ Caro Caro has been cooking rice ~"
Flashy outfit for flashy hair today. The valley of the big double hills, daring to overflow his chest, seemed plausible.
Carol like that had a basket in her right arm.
That's how the four of us were going to have lunch.