king of yokohama

【P】——present (gift)

On the day of your eighth birthday, Mori Ogai gave you a gift, and since then, the strange pattern of crazy birthday gift giving has started. .

The first birthday gift you received from Mori Ogai was a Hidden Sword.The Hidden Blade you used to go through ups and downs with you, was broken and repaired, repaired and broken, and finally died of old age, leaving you completely.Even if you buy another exact pair, it will no longer fit your arm as your body grows.

Ogai Mori invited a skilled craftsman from nowhere to create a new Hidden Sword for you. It was transformed from a national treasure that he sent someone to buy from the Hakusan Biba Shrine in Shishan County with some special means. It is said that It is a divine dagger.

Originally named Hakusan Yoshimitsu, it is a sword made by Awataguchi Yoshimitsu, a famous swordsmith in Yamashiro Kingdom in the middle period of Kamakura. It is named Yoshimitsu.Hakusan Yoshimitsu's original hilt and scabbard have decayed, and the length of the blade is just right for your new weapon.

You moved the mechanisms of the new weapon, and the highly sensitive Hidden Blade showed its snow-white blade with a "shua", and the pitch-black ink-stained blade also reflected a cold light.

Satisfied, you take back Baishan Yoshimitsu, hand it to Chun who has been standing behind you, and tell him to find a blacksmith to carve the Yahana family's cornflower family crest on the blade of Baishan Yoshimitsu near the gate.

Mori Ogai, who saw that you liked this gift very much, smiled and nodded his cheek.

You rushed towards him, and you were firmly caught and hugged. You were about to bite him on the face, but then you remembered the new weapon you just got, so you rarely and obediently put your lips on him. On the cheek that smelled of aftershave, he pecked lightly.

Mori Ogai, who obviously didn't expect you to kiss him for real, was stunned, and after a while he raised his hand to caress the place where you kissed him just now.

"Thank you, Dad." With heat on your face, you lowered your head and buried yourself in his arms like an ostrich, and whispered.

*

Your ninth birthday present is a pair of hands.

A pair of rough, fat, middle-aged men's hands, the same hands that once touched you.

Unexpectedly, it took less than a year for Mori Ogai to refrain from posting it, and he was able to kill that high-ranking gangster in Hong Kong, and blatantly chopped off his hands as a birthday present for you.

You waved Chun to take the gift down and feed it to the dog, and picked up another box that came with the gift.Since that old man was transferred to the headquarters, you haven't met each other, and you have always communicated by writing letters.

Of course, with the frequency of Mori Ogai sending three letters a day, you will not have time to reply, so although you will take time to read each letter, you will only reply when you are in a good mood. Ouwai added "Xiaoxinzi is too much QAQ" at the end of the letter, and you are also very cold and go your own way. .Another note, the letters that record various matters related to the Hong Kong and Black Branch are separate from the personal letters you sent.

Just opened another gift box, and the letters stuffed inside poured out like snowflakes, scattered on your skirt and around your feet.You casually picked up the remaining pink envelope in the gift box and opened it, before you even read it, you leaned back lazily, and when you leaned against the hard back of the chair, you straightened up uncomfortably.One of the after effects of the old man leaving is that you always feel comfortable in his arms by leaning back.

You turned the letter with beautiful patterns over in your hand, and shook it upside down again, only to find that it was just an ordinary envelope with nothing inside.You picked up another light blue envelope, opened it and found that there was nothing inside.

"It's all envelopes?" You have to believe the fact that the old man didn't write anything and just sent you a box of envelopes this time, but you feel that things won't be that simple.

"Envelope?" You wrote "Der_umschlag" on the blank envelope in Mori Ogai's usual German, but found no clues, then wrote it again in Japanese and English, but still had no clue, you stared at the word "envelope". Words, frowning.

"Envelope? Trade wind?" It wasn't until you wrote and read these two words in Huaguo's language that it suddenly dawned on you what Mori Ogai wanted to express.

You stared blankly for a while, brushing his name lightly with the tip of the pen on the white paper, and unknowingly wrote a large page, which added up to more than the total number of words in the personal letters you sent before.

"Humph, old man." You snorted coldly, seemingly disdainfully, crumpled the white paper covered with the words "Mori Taro" into a ball, and was about to throw it into the trash can when you remembered that you had already I haven't written a reply letter to the other party for three weeks, so I unfolded the crumpled paper ball in my hand and laid it flat on the table, planning to write something on this paper and send it as a reply letter.

"I want to see you." No, this sentence is too nasty.You shivered, blacked out this sentence and wrote it on the bottom row again, "I order you to come back and see me immediately!" You are so arrogant!Where is your personality.You frown and black out the sentence again.

You twirled the pen flexibly in your hand, and finally wrote in a simple and beautiful German fancy font, "Miss me?" You picked up the paper and looked at the sentence, consciously satisfied The paper was folded, put in an envelope, and handed to Chun.

That night, you just came back from finishing tasks outside. After taking a shower, you turned off the light and lay on the bed for a while. When you were about to fall asleep, you suddenly felt that someone got into your bed, and the smell of HUGOBOSS perfume lingered in your body. breathe.

You turned over and cooperated with him to hold you in his arms better, like a baby bird.During this period, he lowered his head and wanted to kiss your cheek, you endured it for a while, and pushed his face away in disgust, the unshaven beard is so annoying.

The young man's deep laughter lingered in your ears, he held your fidgeting little hand, pressed your head against his chest, and said softly, "Go to sleep, Xiaoxinzi."

You closed your eyes and listened to his strong heartbeat, not knowing what your mood was when you heard this sentence.But you know, this old man is using his unique way to erode your vigilance towards him bit by bit.

*

Your tenth birthday present is a villa.It is obviously a villa, but Mori Ogai made it look like a European-style castle.

"This is Xiaoxinzi's new home." He pushed open the door and led you the way like a deacon.

You look around and realize that the layout here is exactly the same as the one you used to burn down, except that there are two people missing.

"Before Konobuko was born, I came here to see Kimiko. After so many years, I don't know if the layout has changed." Mori Ogai's attitude when he mentioned the deceased was very natural, as if his own sister had never died at all, and as if He has calmly faced the death of Mori Himiko, "If there is any inconsistency, Xiaoxinzi can send someone to correct it."

"No." You were surprised by the hoarseness of your voice, but there was no trace of sadness on your face, "Exactly the same."

Mori Ogai stopped and looked into your eyes.After a long time, he reached out and gently touched your cheek, "Don't be sad."

Not at all.You bit your lower lip, suppressing your true emotions, and stopped talking.

*

Your 11th birthday gift is a trip abroad.

Mori Ogai seemed to be going to Germany to handle certain affairs, seeing that the branch had no major business and needed you to sit in charge, so he brought you along with him.

You have long discovered that this old man has a different feeling for the country of Germany, so you will not be surprised if he spares time to take you to the purest sea of ​​cornflowers in this country on your birthday.

The girlish, fresh and elegant blue flowers grow towards the sun in patches, and when the wind blows, there is a sense of magnificence like wind blowing wheat waves.The green grass and the lazy sunshine, the little squirrels jumping between the lush summer oak branches and the birds singing on the branches, the scent of flowers and the petals flying up and down in the air. .....

Even you, who have always felt very bored about going outside to see the scenery that the locals are tired of seeing, can't help but feel the tranquility at this time.

You are wearing a idyllic Lolita-style long dress, walking aimlessly among the flowers.It is said that the girls in this small town will flatten the cornflowers and put them in their clothes. If the petals of the cornflowers remain flat and wide after an hour, it means that they will meet their significant other.Although you laughed it off, it didn't prevent you from picking a blue cornflower and doing like the Romans.

"Xiao Xinzi!"

Suddenly you heard Mori Ogai calling you from behind, you held a cornflower and looked back in surprise.

The sound of the camera clicking sounded.That moment of blinding white light doesn't even make you blink.

"Good girl." With a camera hanging around his neck, he came to your side through the sea of ​​flowers, and rubbed your head with a gentle smile.

You like the feeling when he says you are good, it is indescribable.

*

Before you know it, Mori Ogai has raised you for five years.

In the past five years, except for the anguish of books bewitching you and playing games all day long, you still lived happily. An enemy, signing the documents approved by Chun, playing dress-up games with Mori Ogai on his birthday, and occasionally responding to the old leader's summons to show his loyalty.And, hunt down Liu Dao Mu.

If Mori Ogai sent the head of Rokudo Mukuro as this year's birthday present, you wouldn't have to say something like "I must kill this person with my own hands".

Birthdays bring surprises every year, and you can’t help but look forward to what the birthday present that old man will give you this year, but you waited in the office for a whole day as if nothing had happened, and you still haven’t received the gift from the other party.

It's just that you can get married when you are 12 years old, and you can't get married when you are 16 years old. Why is there no gift.If you are used to receiving gifts on your birthday, you are puzzled.

Is he angry because you inadvertently did something wrong?You are lying on your desk in trouble, thinking about what you have done wrong recently.

Then you heard the footsteps of two people outside the door.A man and a woman, one is the voice of a young man you are familiar with, and the other is the lively and brisk voice of a girl you have never heard before.

"Lin Taro, Lin Taro!" The young girl's soft and waxy voice was like a stone thrown into the lake of her heart, causing ripples, "Who are we going to see?"

You opened the door before hearing the young man's answer.What came into view was Mori Ogai, whom he hadn't seen for a year, and the little girl in a pink dress he was holding.The little girl with blond hair and blue eyes is hiding behind him, secretly looking at you.

"Long time no see." Mori Ogai held the girl's right hand tightly, he didn't come forward to hug you like before, but just looked at you gently and said with a smile. "Nobuko, you've grown up."

You looked at them, blinked your eyes slowly, and then lowered your eyelids tiredly, only then did you remember where you were.

"I see."

You speak softly.