[Comprehensive] How to kill a rabid dog gently

After taking a shower, Cheng changed out the torn clothes.Her hair was still wet, Cheng combed it once and for all.

After a long period of mental stress, now that she was relaxed, she couldn't help feeling a little drowsy, so when the comb was taken away from her hand, her reaction was more than half a beat slower.

"……Hey?"

Cheng turned her head, and Madara was holding up a lock of her long hair, combing it gently to the end, the girl's jet-black hair was slightly glowing with moisture.

Finding that Cheng was looking at him, Madara met her gaze quietly, and then staggered away after a while.

"do not move."

Cheng sat down obediently, turned his face away in time, so that he didn't see his smile.

"Madara, this time I finally went to many places I've always wanted to see, all the way to the border of the Land of Thunder."

She spoke in a brisk and soft tone.

"It's the first time I've ever told anyone about it - but it's always been my dream to see the world with my own eyes."

Madara responded, unable to hear the emotion.

"It's just that I still feel... I still can't let go of my heart."

Cheng continued.

"If I still want to go somewhere in the future, can I go with you, Madara?"

At first, Madara didn't answer.

He unhurriedly put down the comb and tied Cheng's hair with a hair tie.

Cheng guessed that he was thinking.

After thinking about it for so long, Cheng almost thought it was a silent rejection.

However, Madara said to her.

"it is good."

Madara never makes promises easily, but once he makes an agreement, he will definitely do his best to fulfill it.

She knows it.

"Thank you, Madara, but besides that, I have one more request..."

Cheng stood up and faced Madara.

"Can I hug you?" she said, "Although we are not children anymore, to make such a sudden request—"

She stopped talking, because the other party's reaction had made her understand that there was no need to continue explaining.

Cheng Wei, who was pressed into her arms forcefully, smiled slightly. If anyone could see her expression at the moment, she might be able to find a trace of sadness in her smile, but at least, she didn't reveal any clues in her voice.

——In this way, can you believe it?

She raised her hand and gently hooked the other's shoulder, her voice was gentle and clear, like a lullaby given by the morning sun to the remnant star.

"Madara, I'm here."

So, stop worrying about it.

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"elder brother."

Madara nodded to Quan Na who had just returned, and the tacit understanding between the brothers over the years allowed Quan Na to understand what he meant.He succinctly stated the execution of the commission, and then frowned.

"...Also, the fire country daimyo is dead." Quan Nai said, "Although the news has been blocked, the trend of chaos in the area near the capital is becoming more and more obvious. As for the deeper details...what's the matter, brother ?”

"It's nothing."

Madden lost his expression.

"There are some things I wanted to do, but this way it is unnecessary."

Quan Nai sensitively felt some unusual information from his words, but at the same time he also found that his brother did not want to explain to him.So he reluctantly suppressed the question in his heart, and said another thing he cared about.

"In addition, it is said that before his death, the daimyo was planning to declare war on the land of thunder." His voice was full of worry, "I am worried about her..."

"Cheng—"

Izumi Nashul, who was interrupted, looked at Madara.

"She's fine." Madara said, "Cheng is back."

"?!"

Quan Nai's eyes widened, he seemed to want to say something, but at that moment, he couldn't make any sound, and finally, those almost choked words turned into a smile.

"Great."

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What does her existence mean to me?

Quanna didn't really think about it.

When she was by his side, he naturally didn't need to know the answer, but when she left, Quan Nai's entire mood about her was completely overflowed with thoughts and worries, and naturally he had no time to think about other things.

But when there was only one door away from Cheng, this question suddenly appeared in Quan Nai's mind without warning.

He clearly touched the door that was the only barrier between them, but Quanna himself stopped for some reason.

How did he think of her?

She is an important family member and must be protected.

Originally, Quanna would probably give such an answer without hesitation...but at this moment, Quanna realized that the truth was more than that.

If she was simply the one being guarded, then Quanna would not have felt this momentary change so clearly.

And the change was only because he knew she was there.

So he found comfort and peace, and he began to think that with her, the heavy reality became manageable.

So he discovered that he wanted to protect her, perhaps partly because he needed her more than anyone else.

"Quanna?"

The door was suddenly opened, and when her face appeared in front of him, Quan Nai's heart trembled.

Probably because she missed her too many times, Quan Nai easily noticed the inconspicuous changes in Cheng during the time they were apart, such as her slightly longer hair.

But the light in her eyes did not change at all.

"I have been waiting for you."

she says.

There was a brief exchange of places between them, but now, it seems everything is back on track.

... No, he couldn't be sure.

Maybe the trajectory of the two of them is still the same as before, or maybe it has changed... Or maybe, he already had that desire and chased that kind of light, but he just realized it now.

"Awaited."

Quanna said.

"Speaking of which, Quanna..."

Cheng blushed.

"Sorry, I forgot to bring a souvenir."

"I didn't bring it either, because I didn't know I would see you...so, it's okay." He said, "The most important thing is, welcome back, Cheng."

She curled the corner of her mouth.

"You too."

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Madara leaned against the door with arms folded.

He didn't go in, and he didn't seem to want to leave. He stood there for a while, as if he was listening to the reunion of the two, and seemed to be thinking about his own affairs.

Maybe both.

Madara is thinking about what Cheng told him, "I want to see the outside world with my own eyes".

"I want to go with you," she said.

Madara doesn't dislike this form of agreement.

At least in this future-based agreement, both she and herself will be by each other's side.

So Madara doesn't want to compromise on either side, whether it's her wishes or her safety.

So……

Madara thought at that time.

Let the place she wants to go become, without disputes and killings.

Immediately, Madara discovered that the wish she told herself was actually his own wish.

What she shares is her ideal.

——I have the same wish as you, and I believe you can achieve it.

This is what Cheng wanted to convey to him.

Madara sometimes feels that what she sees is always the same as herself, otherwise how could she understand her own difficulties, but what kind of reflection does the world form in her eyes, so that she can still have such a firm view of it? Looking forward and hoping?

He wants to know about it.

At this moment, Madara heard her voice, and then Quanna laughed very softly.

Madara's expression softened slightly, and then he left.

He has been trying to protect her, but until now, Madara has no way of telling who gave the other more.

Accompany each other, support, protect... whatever.

At some point, he began to wish to be closer to her soul.

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