Trying to keep the expression normal, Ryan smiled and said to Lisha, "Let's go back to the bridge to have a look, maybe..."

"etc."

Lisha grabbed Ryan's shoulder as she turned around and asked with a kind smile on her face "I think it's necessary to have a family meeting now, what do you think?"

"wait……"

Although Lixia said this in a negotiating tone, before Ryan could make a statement, Lixia was forcibly caught and moved towards the living cabin.

Lisha, who was always gentle, locked Ryan's arm tightly despite Ryan's opposition, and did not give him a chance to escape.

‘Ah… I’m in trouble now, that damn big mouth!’

...

"Tell me honestly."

In Ryan's dedicated room, Alisa was sporting her waist in a teapot shape, and asked with a cold face, "What's going on with self-destruction? Why have you never mentioned it to us?"

Ryan maintained his superficial indifference and smiled and said perfunctorily, "Didn't Makarov say it? That's just his joke and it has nothing to do with me."

"Hey? Is that?"

Alisa suddenly put her face in front of Ryan, stared at his eyes and pressed, "Look at my eyes and say it again!"

A trace of cold sweat was soaked in Ryan's forehead. Just as his brain was running at high speed to find an excuse, the door suddenly opened and Emma's voice rang out from outside the door.

"Reinhardt, I've got some tips from the Saint. Don't think about getting away with it, just say it all out, right?"

"ha?"

Ryan looked up at Emma who was walking in outside the door, and Serenu was still squatting on her shoulder in the form of a cat.

"Give up."

Serenu yawned with a sleepy look on his face. "Emma just asked the Saint directly, wanting to solve Ishmerga's consciousness, whether it is related to the self-destruction of the final winner."

Ryan still kept a smile on his face, but he had probably guessed the Saint's answer.

"And what? What did she say?"

Emma rarely stared at Ryan with an oppressive look. "The Saint said nothing, did not agree or object, she turned the topic elsewhere."

"Hmph~"

Alisa's face suddenly turned dark, "For the Saint who can't lie, this behavior already shows the answer to the problem."

"Oh~"

Ryan knew that he could not get around this level, so he could only raise his hand to surrender.

"Okay, I'll apply for frankness and don't be angry if you hear it."

Lixia's expression was a little sad, "So, if you really have the last resort, do you really have the intention to fly into the sky and explode yourself?"

Because this topic is quite heavy, Lisha had previously commissioned Miltio and Sherron to take Chia and Yartina out for fun.

Before leaving, the keen minded Miltio seemed to have noticed something, and perhaps he would find a way to deal with the ghostly girl later.

"Um……"

Ryan looked at the faces of the three of them in embarrassment, "If it was indeed a last resort, maybe I would really make this choice."

Seeing the three of them changing their faces sharply, Ryan reached out to interrupt their upcoming questioning.

"Don't worry, you guys listen to me first."

"I'm not a self-destructive maniac like Rein. Although this kind of last resort is not impossible, the chance should be relatively small."

"Instead of relying on self-destruction to solve the problem, I will try my best to come up with other methods, and this method... I have some clues now."

"I just knew."

Alisa sighed, and sat down next to Ryan, holding his hand with Lixia.

"You are different from Lien. He is the kind of person who has no tendency to self-destruct no matter how many bonds he has."

"You must be reluctant to leave Qiya and Yartina like this, right? Then just use your brain and try to come up with a complete solution."

Emma looked at Ryan, who was occupied on both sides and left and right, and finally sat in his arms with a shyness.

"Don't worry, I haven't lived enough yet."

Ryan hugged Emma's warm body exuding a lavender scent and leaned her neck against Emma's shoulders. The three of them kept this posture warm for a while.

"I'm disturbing, brother, you guys just now..."

The sudden sound from outside the door made Emma jump up, and Serenu, who was originally squatting on her shoulder and entering a semi-sleep state, was immediately awakened.

"Meow! The earthquake happened?!"

"Oh~"

Miltie showed a smirk on her face, looked at the red glow on the three women's faces and Ryan's embarrassed expression and said, "I'm not the time to come, but..."

"Ryan!"

Qiya's full of energy came from outside the door, and soon she trotted into her father's arms, not paying attention to the expressions of the three mothers at all.

"Lian Lane!"

Qiya grabbed her father's collar and called out, "Aunt Miltiolu said something happened to you, what the hell is going on?"

‘It turns out you are doing it!’

Ryan glared at Miltiolo fiercely, and Miltiolo turned his gaze aside, and his smart eyes were sweeping back and forth on Emma, ​​Alisa and Lisha’s faces, as if he wanted to see some clues.

Seeing the worried expressions on Qiya and Yartina's faces, Ryan could only comfort the two children with care first.

"Don't worry, I'm fine, it's just your mom's making a big deal."

“By the way.”

Ryan hurriedly changed the subject, and he looked at Shirlen, who was waiting silently with a perfect smile in front of the door.

"Where is Pegas? Haven't you guys been looking for it?"

Sheron smiled and bowed, "Master Reinhart, we are back before we reach our destination. Miss Miltiolu said you have something to hide from us."

"Cough~"

Ryan coughed, "It's nothing big, let's go, I'll take you to find it."

Miltio smiled and kept his hands behind Ryan, whispering, "Brother, I'll tell me what you've hidden in the future~"

"You have the nerve to say...I haven't settled the score with you yet."

...

The day after Makarov left, the goblin and the witch began to send back their respective observation reports on the salt stake.

Ryan also sorted out some ideas and simply called everyone to the conference room.

"There are similar spatial distortions near the five salt piles, and the inside of the pile cannot be entered by conventional means."

Luo Sai explained the preliminary observation report of the witch side. "There are many ground defense forces near the five salt stakes. Since the flying fleet has been drawn to the front line, its defense in the air is relatively weak. It is recommended to take an airship to get close to the salt stakes when striking."

"The five salt piles are linked to the Fantasy Mobile Fortress, and the salt piles located in various directions of the Empire form an absolute defense barrier on the periphery of the Fantasy Mobile Fortress."

"If we don't first remove the salt pile, the fortress's protection will always exist, and we have not found any way to break through this protective barrier composed of external principles."

George also made a report and speculated on behalf of the goblins that “the elders are analyzing the spatial distortion laws outside the salt pile, striving to find a suitable route to bypass the distorted zone and directly reach the inside of the pile through the transmission device.”
Chapter completed!