[SD] Logic of Wild Dogs

The winter after the Nationals.

Bei Cun went to Yamazaki Bookstore to buy New Year's cards, but was stopped when he paid the bill and left.

"Mr. Kitamura? Is it Mr. Kitamura?"

Kitamura turned around and said, "Ah, it's Mr. Mitsui." Kitamura still has a deep impression of Mr. Mitsui. Two years ago, he was Mitsui's class teacher.

Mr. Mitsui smiled vigorously: "It's rare to meet Mr. Kitamura, I'm sorry to trouble you about Inuzi before."

Kitamura: "Mr. Mitsui is too polite, I can't help you much."

Mr. Mitsui: "Mr. Kitamura, don't say that. By the way, there is a new izakaya on the corner of the street ahead. If Mr. Kitamura is not busy, let's have a drink together!"

Beicun's kindness was hard to turn down, and if he couldn't shirk, he went readily.

·

In such a snowy day, two middle-aged men got together to drink, and they became drunk within a few strokes.

Mr. Mitsui, who was cheerful and talkative before, suddenly fell silent after drinking.

Bei Cun poured himself a small glass of wine: "It's really good to chat and drink slowly in such a snowy day."

Mr. Mitsui picked up the wine glass in front of him and nodded, then raised his head and drank another glass.

Bei Cun persuaded: "Why do you have to drink in such a hurry? It's time for us elderly people to pay attention to our health."

Mr. Mitsui sighed after hearing the words: "Mr. Kitamura is probably 3 years younger than me."

Kitamura: "Yes, but Mr. Mitsui looks younger than me." Mr. Mitsui is well-dressed in suits, his hair is combed meticulously, and he looks dignified when his nasolabial folds are not smiling. At first glance, he is a successful social elite.And Beicun is relatively casual, with a slovenly appearance, which is sometimes not as good as the street people.

Mr. Mitsui waved his hand: "Young or something, how can I say that. The two older daughters married abroad in the early years, and now the two grandchildren will run away... Time is really cruel, chasing people to keep chasing Before, when I wanted to stop for a while, my temples were already gray."

Beicun was also touched, and smiled and bowed his head in silence.

Mr. Mitsui seems to have opened up the conversation all of a sudden: "I'm not afraid that you will laugh at me, I have spent almost all my energy on work in my life. The pressure of competition in the company is really increasing, and I have to work hard every day to not be pulled down. When I returned home, there was only an empty shell left. When my son was young, I didn’t even have the time to touch his head. At most, I would lie down and die after reprimanding my son with a straight face... I am really irresponsible father..."

Kitamura picked up the wine glass and touched Mr. Mitsui: "There is no way to do this. Fortunately, Mitsui is developing well now, so you can rest assured."

Mr. Mitsui shook his head and filled his wine glass: "Yeah... What's the use of talking about it now. Shou is a good boy... Ah, I still want to thank Teacher Kitamura. When A Shou was injured, he helped a lot. .”

Bei Cun was silent for a while: "No, I didn't help much at that time... Now that I think about it, I often feel guilty. If only I had noticed it earlier... After all, I am getting older, and the mood of my youth is almost forgotten. Just... not being able to play basketball, what does it mean to that child... I, the teacher, let it go like this lightly. It's my negligence, I'm really sorry!" Kitamura put his hands on his knees, deeply Bow your head.

Mr. Mitsui hurried to help: "What did Mr. Kitamura say? I was just a person who went to the hospital to pay the bills. Mr. Kitamura did much better than my father."

Kitamura sighed noncommittally.

The atmosphere fell silent for a while.

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When Mitsui Shouchu first entered school, he was a high-spirited young man, and his sharpness was irresistible.And Bei Cun has always been a mediocre person, and he is inevitably a little envious of Mitsui like this.That kind of vigor and the radiance in his eyes often make Beicun feel a little melancholy.

Such a good boy, what is there to worry about?

Therefore, when the child was injured, Beicun just took it for granted as an adult and thought that it is enough to recover from the injury, and what is the use of participating in competitions and so on after the injury is recovered?When Mitsui's wound was not healed, he ran to play, and Kitamura only acted like a young man who was ignorant.After Mitsui Shou was injured and admitted to the hospital for the second time, Kitamura also severely reprimanded Mitsui.That kind of adult self-righteousness probably hurt the boy deeply...

Kitamura poured a glass of wine for himself and Mr. Mitsui. The wine was clear and poured into the glass slowly.

Kitamura raised his glass: "So, irresponsible teachers and irresponsible fathers, let's have a toast."

Mr. Mitsui smiled wryly, touched the wine glasses lightly, and each drank.

It's really a glass of bitter wine. I only know it.

Mr. Mitsui recalled all kinds of things in the past two years. What he did for his son was nothing more than the best ward, a reliable doctor, and paying for all expensive treatments by card...

The troublesome work is enough to cause headaches, but when he comes home, his wife who has become weird and sensitive due to menopause is going to drive him crazy.When his son needed help from his parents the most, he was consulting a lawyer to divorce Mingmei... Ah Shou... must have known... how could he not notice... Injured, but only the mother who cried all day long , no one can rely on...

Ah Shou...how did he come here alone?

When did Ah Shou stop laughing?When did the temper turn violent, when did you come home with a bruise on your face, when did you stop talking to yourself, and when did it suddenly start to change?I can't remember it at all... Thinking about returning home that day, I suddenly saw my son with refreshing short hair, and his face was full of injuries but looking radiant... Mr. Mitsui's eyes became moist.

Mr. Mitsui: "Ah Shou is a good boy..."

Kitamura nodded: "He will be fine."

Mr. Mitsui covered his face with his hands and turned his head away, while Kitamura looked away thoughtfully.

Mr. Mitsui: "It's snowing really hard today."

Beicun looked out the window: "Auspicious snow heralds a good year."

"Come on, cheers."

"cheers."

……

On this day, Beicun returned home drunk.

The author has something to say:

I wanted to try to make an anti-theft chapter... I accidentally posted it with a broken hand... ORZ

Feel free to take a look, it should have been put in Chapter 100...