"By the way, Yunyi-kun, shouldn't you tell me about that transfer student?"
"Transfer student?" Yunyi was taken aback for a moment before realizing that Mayumi Saegusa was asking about Lina.
"Telling you is no problem, but don't be scared," Yunyi said jokingly.
"Scared?" Mayumi Saegusa Nanagusa looked at Yunyi with a puzzled expression before saying, "First it was your identity, then Tatsuya-kun and Miyuki's identities. After all that, is there anything more bizarre?"
Yunyi glanced at Mayumi Saegusa, noticing her somewhat skeptical expression, and calmly said, " Lina has another name, or you could say her code name."
"When you're alone, you can call her Angie Sirius."
Upon hearing Yunyi's words, Mayumi Saegusa didn't react for a moment. She simply murmured, "Why does that name sound so familiar?"
"Hmm, it should sound familiar. After all, this name is quite famous in the magic world, right?" Yunyi teased.
" Angie Sirius, the magical world... Huh? Huh!?" Realizing that Lina had returned from United States, Mayumi Saegusa finally realized what was going on.
" Yunyi-kun, you're not going to say that Lina is Angie Sirius, one of the Thirteen Apostles and the captain of STARS, are you?"
"Yes, that's it." Yunyi responded.
Mayumi Saegusa Nanagusa immediately tensed up. She looked at Yunyi and asked, " Yunyi-kun, what is she doing in Japan?"
"Don't worry, that idiot is probably here to see me," Yunyi reassured Mayumi Saegusa.
"I didn't realize it at first, but after thinking about it carefully today, I think it's probably related to what happened with Ogasawara. But she probably knows very well that I won't join them. I guess she's staying here because she can't disobey military orders or something."
Mayumi Saegusa Nanagusa pouted, feigning a wronged expression. " Yunyi-kun and I are really quite familiar with each other."
Yunyi suddenly felt a headache coming Lina. Looking at Mayumi Saegusa's expression, he sighed and said, "You again? I really don't have anything to do with her. A few years ago, I left the United States and went there. After meeting America, I originally wanted to recruit her. But by then, she had already joined the military and had been indoctrinated with a strong sense of military honor."
"I advised her several times that her personality wasn't suited for military service and hoped she would retire. However, she refused the suggestion and ultimately went on to serve in Sirius. During those years in the America, we kept in touch frequently and helped each other with various problems. However, she was a bit stubborn and often caused problems when we worked together, which eventually led to some distance between us."
"I had already arranged my trip to Japan before leaving the America, so I came straight here."
Yunyi briefly explained his relationship with Lina to Mayumi Saegusa.
"Hmph, Lina is a beautiful girl, Yunyi-kun, have you really never been tempted?" Mayumi Saegusa still sounded a little sour.
"Ouch, that hurts."
Then, Yunyi tapped her on the head.
"Do you want to hear what you're saying? When I met her, she was younger than Kasumi and Izumi! Am I that much of a beast?" Yunyi said irritably.
Mayumi Saegusa Nanagusa covered her head, looking at Yunyi with a pitiful expression. This time, she wasn't faking it; she genuinely felt wronged.
"Alright, stop looking like that. If Kasumi and the others see this, they'll start fighting for you again." Yunyi reached out and pinched Mayumi Saegusa's nose, then got up and pulled her upstairs.
Meanwhile, at Lina's home.
She was wearing loungewear, curled up on the sofa, clutching a cushion and crumpling it.
"Captain, what's wrong with you?" Sylvia, who lived with Lina, looked at Lina with suspicion, sensing that something was off about her today.
"It's nothing," Lina replied. But inwardly she was gritting her teeth, her hands continuing their actions as she roughly handled the pillow, treating it like Yunyi.
Seeing her like this, Sylvia was a little scared. Just as she was thinking of leaving it alone and letting Lina vent her anger, a series of urgent ringtones suddenly sounded.
Sylvia hurriedly picked up her phone, glanced at the contact name displayed on the screen, and stared blankly for a moment.
"Captain? Who's calling, you bastard?"
Lina was stunned for a moment, then Sylvia took the phone from her.
"Hey, what do you want?" Lina asked directly as soon as she answered the phone.
Yunyi, on the other side, frowned. "Can't you speak properly?"
Lina took a deep breath and didn't exhale, nearly suffocating herself. But the next moment, she suppressed her dissatisfaction with Yunyi's attitude at school and calmly asked again, "What is it?"
"Shouldn't I be asking you that? You sneaked into Japan, don't tell me it has nothing to do with me. Tell me, what kind of ridiculous orders did your superiors give you this time?" Yunyi asked bluntly.
"The military wants to recruit you as a naturalized America; you can name your terms." Lina didn't mince words and directly quoted Virginia's exact words.
"They're overthinking it," Yunyi said dismissively. "You should know my answer already, so why did you even bother coming all this way?"
" Yunyi, it's not that I wanted to come, it's just that your magic is too eye-catching! Why do you have to meddle in Japan's affairs?!" Lina asked, puzzled.
"I'm not concerned about Japan, but the tsunami originating from that location will pose a significant threat to our joint coastal region," Yunyi explained his actions.
"Really?" Lina, somewhat skeptical.
"Really," Yunyi replied.
"Alright, but I came here on orders, so it's not appropriate for me to go back immediately. Or, why don't you meet with Colonel Virginia and talk to her yourself?" Lina suggested.
"No need, just relay my message to her. I have no intention of naturalizing America, so don't waste your time on me," Yunyi said.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. What's the latest on the ' Parasite ' thing I asked you to keep an eye on?" Yunyi changed the subject.
When he asked about it, Lina froze. What could she say? That the " Parasite " had already begun its operation, and that she had even personally executed two parasitized STARS soldiers?
If she really told him, she was sure Yunyi would be angry. But this was a top-secret military mission, and she really couldn't just reveal it to anyone.
However, her silence was already an answer to Yunyi.