[Net King + Black Basket] Seijuro, your mother calls you to go home for dinner!

Seijuro's concept of Tokyo is limited to a few areas that his mother often took him around and a detailed Google map.Through the cognition on the map, he can accurately identify the names of every street and alley by relying on the surrounding scenery.

He asked Zhichuan to drive to a hidden corner not far from Odaiba, pushed the door to get off, and walked to the agreed place with Oshima by virtue of his good memory.

Seijuro, who was always punctual, looked at his watch. It was 55 minutes earlier than 5:[-].

He thought he would have to stand there and wait for a while, but Oshima arrived one step ahead of him, and waved happily after seeing him.

"I've been waiting for a long time." Although he was not late, Seijuro still felt a little sorry.

"It's nothing, I just arrived too."

They chatted for a while about the violin competition, and Oshima once again congratulated him for winning first place.Afterwards, they exchanged plans for the remaining month of summer vacation. The two talked and walked to a milk tea shop. The atmosphere was quite pleasant.

Seijuro deliberately ignored the matter of being intercepted by the junior high school students that day, after all, he had no evidence to prove that Oshima was an eyewitness.Even if he really witnessed what happened, as Xun Li said, he who looked timid and cowardly must have been frightened, so naturally he couldn't care about Seijuro.

Earlier, he asked his parents if he could go out with his classmate, Xun Li raised his hands in favor, and Masashi did not express his disapproval, but frowned slightly after hearing his classmate's name, this is to escape Seijuro The small movements of the eyes are really intriguing.

It's rare to go out with people of the same age who can be called ordinary friends. Seijuro recovered and threw his doubts or unhappiness to Java.

During the summer vacation, the temperature keeps rising, but it can't resist the good mood of the young people going out. It is expected that Odaiba, which is a gathering place for entertainment facilities, is overcrowded.Seijuro and Oshima crossed the road side by side, their feet wearing shapeless shoes almost completely covered the zebra crossing.He wasn't used to facing crowds of people, so he just wanted to escape to the milk tea shop to get some fresh air.

After arriving at the milk tea shop, the oncoming cool air refreshed his dizzy head a lot.He glanced at the menu on the wall and casually ordered a matcha smoothie.Oshima spent at least twice as long thinking about it, dilly-dally choosing between red bean and mango.

Seijuro was about to take out his wallet to pay, but Oshima stopped him in time.

"Akashi-kun, I'll buy you a drink!"

"Huh? This is not very good." He broke away from the hand without any trace, and took out the amount of money that needed to be paid.

"No, no, it's just to celebrate your first place!"

Oshima was a little anxious.Seijuro didn't quite understand why he voluntarily entertained guests, which is rare even among elementary school students.And he repeatedly used the excuse of "winning the championship" to restrain Seijuro, so he had to compromise.

Seijuro's eyes touched the menu again, he raised his chin, ordered two waffles and paid for two under Oshima's gaze.

He refused gifts from outsiders, firstly because Xunli taught him the benefits of the AA system, and secondly because Yashi warned him not to accumulate debts of favor before confirming the other party's goals.

Oshima was speechless at this, and sat down in a quiet place by the window with his plate in his hands with an aggrieved face.Seijuro sat down opposite him, keeping a safe distance not too close or too far.

Oshima asked Seijuro if there was anything he wanted to visit, he shook his head and said casually.The former said with great enthusiasm that he would go to the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo Bay, LEGOLAND, the Museum of Mirai Science, Madame Tussauds...

"By the way, there is also the Japanese version of the Statue of Liberty. You must have never seen it, right? It's so cool!" He took a travel guide from the door of the store, pointing to the pictures inside.

Seijuro felt dizzy for a while, he was only interested in the Science Museum, "I'm afraid I won't be able to visit it all in one day, so it's better to go to a representative place."

Sure enough, Oshima asked him for his opinion, and he immediately reported his favorite project. Oshima jokingly said, "As expected of a master of learning!"

Seijuro got his wish. After eating ice, they hurried to the Science and Technology Museum by car, where they stayed all afternoon.Oshima was preoccupied with playing and taking pictures. Compared with the introduction and development history of various scientific phenomena, the simulated specimens of aliens and the constellations on the ceiling of the planetarium seemed to attract him more.Seijuro studied and observed for a while, and absorbed new knowledge about domestic cutting-edge science and technology. What surprised him most was the development level of local intelligent robots, worthy of the title of "Kingdom of Robots".

"Akashi-kun is like a sponge~ Desperately absorbing knowledge." Oshima laughed.

In fact, Seijuro is a child with an extremely strong desire for knowledge. The collection of books at home gradually cannot satisfy his curiosity, but the free time he can use to experience it for himself is pitifully small. Of course, he will not miss this opportunity.

After visiting the science and technology museum, it was already past four o'clock, and both children were required to rush home before dark. Oshima proposed to go to his house for dinner.

Seijuro is not inconvenient, anyway, as long as he calls Shichuan, a conscientious driver will be there on call.But empty-handed, he was invited to be a guest at home by a classmate who was not familiar with him, and he couldn't justify it.

Oshima didn't care about this, "Come on~ Anyway, it's just me and my mother at home all the time, and it's quite boring."

"...Is it okay?" He was slightly taken aback, the amount of information in this sentence is a little bit too much.

"Well! I often mention you to my mother. She must be very happy to see you."

The pure and pure Seijuro agreed to his "request" even though he felt something was wrong.They sat in the last row on the tram, and they didn't meet each other's eyes, except that Oshima would occasionally pick up the topic and try to strike up a conversation with him.

Seijuro felt uncomfortable, and carefully leaned against the window again.The roles between them were reversed. At first, he approached Da Dao to warn him not to skip class, but now it was the other party who took the initiative to get close to him.

Could it be... Oshima really wanted to make him a friend?

Seijuro held a skeptical attitude. From a certain point of view, he felt insecure after temporarily losing Kaoru's company, almost to the point of nervousness.

Oshima's family background is good, but compared to other wealthy children in the small part of the Ice Empire, this three-story small western-style building located in a middle-income residential area is too "common people".

"Sorry, my house is quite small...it must not be as good as the living environment of other students." Before entering the door, he said to Seijuro, who didn't know what to say.

The person who went out to greet them was an ordinary-looking middle-aged woman in her thirties, with a pale complexion, a sharp chin, and obvious blue marks under her sunken eye sockets.She is not much older than Xunli, but she feels like a withered flower that is about to come to an end.

Seijuro was not sure why he had such absurd thoughts, he only knew that the sixth sense would not deceive him.

Mrs. Oshima warmly welcomed them into the house, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with seeing her son bring classmates to her house as guests, so Seijuro was a little relieved.

Da Dao probably greeted his mother in advance, the somewhat deserted home was cleaned up, and the air was filled with the tempting/inviting aroma of home-cooked food, and the two children who hadn't eaten all afternoon realized that they were extremely hungry.

Dinner is simple saury, rice with miso soup, and some side dishes.Although it is not as delicious as the Japanese food made by the chef of Akashi's family, it is still within the tolerance of Seijuro... To be honest, Mrs. Oshima's craftsmanship seems to be better than Kaoru's.

She sat across from them, watching the children who were having a meal quietly.

"Yousuke caused you a lot of trouble at school, right? Thank you very much for your help."

"This is what I should do." He put down his chopsticks and said calmly.

"This child is also worrying, since..."

"Mom, I'm going to do the dishes."

Oshima swallowed his last mouthful of food, hurriedly cleaned up the dishes, and ran to the kitchen silently before they could react.

Seijuro stared at his back for a while without knowing why.

"Well, since his father left, his temperament has changed drastically, his grades have plummeted, and he even learned to play truant."

No wonder.

Seijuro suddenly realized, but felt that things were getting more and more strange.Could it be that my own words persuaded him to come back?

"The friends around him don't understand him, and Yusuke is actually a child with a lot of self-esteem, and he doesn't want to tell anyone about the accident at home." She sighed again, "Fortunately, you showed up in time. Saved the child's future."

"You're being serious." He admitted that he was curious about what the "accident" in Mrs. Oshima's mouth was, but he didn't dare to mention it.

At the same time, Oshima walked to the table with three cups of hot tea, and handed the cups to them one by one.

"The only thing that comforts me is that Yusuke has become more and more like a little man, knowing how to help mother with housework."

"Where, this is my duty."

Although Da Dao ruined everyone's impression of him at school, he is an unexpectedly filial son.

This sentence seems to have touched Seijuro who also cherishes the relationship between mother and child, and Oshima's smiling face is no longer so obtrusive.

"Actually, it's okay to tell Akashi-kun about this, I believe you will understand." Oshima noticed the emotion in his eyes, and shrugged helplessly.

Seijuro took a sip of his hot tea, nodded and said nothing.

"My father used to be an executive in a well-known company. Although our family's life is not rich, it is very happy." He met Seijuro's gaze and slowly narrated, "A year ago, the dereliction of duty at work It led to his dismissal. The period before the dismissal was his most depressed time, facing daily pressure from superiors, disagreements among colleagues and endless quarrels from family members who did not understand him..."

"I regret it very much." Madam Oshima interjected suddenly, her voice choked with sobs. "If we had understood him then, he wouldn't have—"

Seijuro had already realized what happened to Oshima's father, his eyes flickered, and the pity in his heart instantly swelled, as if to drown him.

"—He wouldn't have no choice but to commit suicide." Oshima continued dryly, "He has been explaining to us that he was framed by his colleagues, but we have been blaming him."

"In that case, why not report it?" Seijuro asked, "The other party will definitely leave evidence."

"We went to my father's company to look for it many times, but in the end it was fruitless. His immediate boss didn't even give us a chance to explain. In fact, my father has paid a lot for the company, but they turned a blind eye and didn't even go to the company. Considering the possibility that his dereliction of duty was a misunderstanding." Da Dao was a little excited, "What's more, the person who framed him has more background than him, so no one dares to pursue it too much!"

"What about his colleagues?"

"He replaced Dad."

……

Seijuro's breathing was long, and Mrs. Oshima's smile changed at this time, which made him very sad.

This is probably the so-called cold world.

He saw the shadow of his father in Da Dao, and because of a small mistake, people's impression of him was completely changed.

Seijuro thought, he was indeed much luckier than them.

"That's how things are." Mrs. Oshima saw Seijuro's stiff expression and motioned him to relax. "But it's a thing of the past and life must go on."

"I... I'm sorry." He was at a loss for words for a moment, and was accidentally told the secret of the Oshima family, and he wished he hadn't heard anything.

"It's nothing, I've already seen it." Oshima said with an apologetic smile, "Isn't life just like this? Human beings rely on family background, wealth, and education to determine victory or defeat."

However, it can be heard from his tone that he has not really let go of his father's death.

Seijuro poured down half a cup of tea, he felt a little tired after eating and drinking.He stared at the calm surface of the teacup, from which reflected his distorted reflection, showing a strange expression.

He raised his head suddenly, "Excuse me, Mr. Oshima is engaged in... Forget it, pretend I didn't ask."

At that moment just now, he actually had the idea of ​​helping Da Dao's father clean up, but it disappeared in just a second.Masashi will not allow him to meddle in his own business.

"It's okay to tell you. Dad works for a famous magazine that was acquired a few years ago." The depression at the corners of Mrs. Oshima's lips made him look like a sneer instead of a smile. "Coincidentally, this magazine is one of the companies owned by your father, Masashi Akashi."

Seijuro was stunned for a moment, she unexpectedly mentioned his father's name inexplicably.Her calm attitude made him shudder.An ominous premonition arises spontaneously——

"...Is there any connection between this?"

"It's very important. Your father is his immediate boss." The implication is that the culprit who killed Oshima's father was Akashi Masashi.

The author has something to say: Mina-san!Can you see the cover? QAQ Why is it wrong? My browser just opened the webpage and it can't be displayed. I have to click to see it! ?

I'm afraid I won't be too diligent after the school starts in September (depending on the situation). In the first two weeks, let alone Monday to Friday, I have to go to school to participate in the school opening activities QAQ on the weekends. In fact, I am still looking forward to college life. .After September, I plan to update these black basket articles quietly. I will work hard to fill in the pits before, and I will reopen the custom printing and other functions. Please look forward to it~

Thank you very much for your company. As a chatterbox, I am willing to communicate with you (please excuse me). I said that I have a four-hour journey to school every day, and I am ready to code on the bus! [clench fist] I seriously doubt that the word count of this article will exceed 30W...