[K] Shoot Zhou Fangzun

"Zun, what's in the bag?" asked softly.

Kushina tilted her head and looked at Zun curiously, her pure white hair fell from her shoulders with her movements.

On her head was a small top hat that matched the court-style dress, and she was tilting to one side with her movements.The gothic Lolita dress with dark red and black as the main tone made her milky white face even more sweet and lovely.

The red-haired man who was holding her was holding a paper bag in his arms, and he lazily answered the word "book", with a quiet stream of light in his amber eyes.

"Oh, is it the kind of book Kusanagi-san often reads?"

Zun recalled, if I remember correctly, Kusanagi was reading Nabokov's book recently.His expression froze slightly, and he replied, "No."

...When you go back, you must warn Kusanagi to put the book away.

Zun let go of Anna's hand, knocked on the door of the ward, and waited until the invitation sound of "come in" came from inside, then opened the door and walked in.

Ogata leaned against a big pillow, was sitting on the hospital bed and looked at them with a smile. There was an open magazine upside down on the quilt in front of her, apparently she was flipping through it before.

"It was given to me by the staff of S4. It's probably pitiful to see me sitting on the bed alone in a daze." Sensing Zun's gaze, Ogata smiled and picked up the magazine and shook it. The latest issue of "Shounen Jump" , I don't know which guy bought it.

She looked at Anna, and said helplessly to the taciturn man, "Won't Zhou Fang introduce me?"

Zun looked down, and Anna, who was holding his left hand, looked up at him, blinking innocently.

"Go by yourself." Zun whispered to her.

Ogata looked at the frowning man with a funny face, and she took the initiative to say hello to Anna: "Good afternoon, my name is Toru Ogata, I am taking care of Mr. Zhou Fang, and I am here to heal my injuries. I am sorry that I can't get up and salute you. Opportunities will definitely come up.”

She raised her left hand, and the infusion tube fixed on the back of her hand also swayed.The metal patch used to monitor her abilities is stuck to the skin under the hospital gown. She must minimize her actions to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings by S4. She does not want to be judged as a dangerous person with the intention of fleeing .

The cute little loli hid behind Zun and poked her head out to look at her. Ogata closed the comic book and asked her with a gentle smile: "Do you like to listen to stories? Tell you a flame How about a story with a lion?"

"Huh?" Anna's first reaction was to look at Zun.

"Want to hear it? If you want to hear it, tell me your name first."

The man holding the paper bag led her over, put the paper bag on the bedside table, glanced at the smiling Ogata, who was patiently waiting for Anna's reply, the lines on his side were soft and peaceful.

"Anna, Toru-chan, her name is Kushina Anna."

He sat down on the chair beside the hospital bed, while Anna sat sideways on the edge of the bed, with her feet dangling in the air. She supported the bed with one hand and looked at Ogata curiously.

"It turned out to be little Anna. Hmm... Has Anna ever seen a red lion?"

"Respect." Anna pointed with certainty at the red-haired man with a forbearance expression. The man pressed her little hand down, and glanced at the smiling Ogata with a hint of warning.

Toru Ogata immediately coughed twice, "I'm talking about animals, Anna. It's like the big cats in the circus who can walk on a tightrope. When jumping through the fire hoop, the lion's mane will be illuminated by the bright red of the flames, majestic and beautiful , so fluffy that people want to knead it."

"Circus?" Anna opened her eyes wide, her beautiful wine-red pupils filled with surprise and longing.

"Hasn't Anna seen it? There will be a red-nosed clown who will give you hydrogen balloons in the shape of rabbits and bears, and a handsome equestrian on horseback throwing roses down the field. If you are lucky, you will see the patrol lion."

Anna, who was completely moved, looked at Zun expectantly, stars were about to pop out of her shining round eyes, "I want to go~" She begged in a sweet voice, "I want to see, Zun."

Ogata was sure that she saw a hint of helplessness in Zhou Fang's eyes, she stretched out her hands to smooth Anna's soft long white hair, drew her attention back to herself, and promised: "If Anna doesn't mind waiting for a few days, Touchan I am happy to accompany you to see it, and it happens that Tou-chan also wants to go to the amusement park."

Anna was obviously a little disappointed: "Aren't you going?"

Ogata and the Scarlet King looked at each other, and she mouthed "I can't help you", then stopped talking and smiled to see how he would cope.

The red king scratched his short flame-colored hair, and frowned deeply, "Let Hatta take you there." He replied in a deep voice.

This answer obviously didn't satisfy Anna. She lowered her head, weighed it over and over again, and finally shook her head in disappointment, "It's better not to go."

The tone of giving up his wish made Ogata feel distressed.She looked at Anna quietly for a while, raised her head, and said to Zhou Fang in a deliberative tone: "Should I think about it again? Anna... probably hasn't seen a circus performance with her own eyes, right? If possible, I'd better take her there." Just once, after all, when you grow up and go to those performances, you will definitely not be able to get back the happy feeling you had when you were a child."

She thought for a while and added: "If you don't mind, can I go with you? Since you are not interested, then I will accompany Anna to play."

Zun glanced at her, turned his eyes to Anna again, and asked, "Can't it be Hatta? Kusanagi?" As he spoke, he thought of the book Kusanagi was reading, and immediately changed his words: "Kammoto?"

Anna looked at him silently.

Ogata took her hand, gave her a comforting smile, and then looked at Zun expectantly with her.

After a few seconds of silence, the red-haired man lowered his head irritably and rubbed the back of his head.

He reluctantly agreed, "Understood."

Sure enough, there are some things that even the king would worry about.

Toru Ogata smiled and took out the book from the paper bag next to the bed.She put all three books in front of her, "Huh?" Obviously a little surprised, she picked up the thinnest one among them, "It's this one... You like "Ten Nights of Dreams" very much?"

Zhou Fang hummed in a low voice.

She turned over the slightly old pages and gently stroked the printed handwriting, "It's really rare... Natsume Soseki has too many famous works, and few people like this book of prose and poems."

The girl closed the pages of the book, lowered her eyes gently, and recited softly: "After I die, please bury me. Dig the tomb with huge pearl shells, and use the fragments of stars that fell from Tianhe as the tombstone. Then please stand by the tomb. Waiting..."

She paused here, then smiled and shook her head, looked at Zun and asked, "Does Zhou Fang know about my physical condition? Although I tried to ask some people, the doctors seemed reluctant to tell me."

He was startled for a moment, and then a trace of regret flashed across his amber eyes.

Ogata caught his expression keenly, and said with a relaxed smile: "Oh, don't hide it from me, at least let the person involved know the real situation? Tell me, what is that thing in my body? It's dangerous ,Is it right?"

Ogata gently twirled the long black hair hanging by his ears, lowered his eyes quietly, the gentle ripples in his eyes were like a blue pool of water.

"Even if you don't tell me, I should be able to guess a little... After all, it is in my body. Although thanks to it, the physical wounds heal quickly, but the mental fatigue cannot be relieved by sleep. Maybe that's what it does."

She raised her head and looked into Zhou Fang's eyes, although she was still smiling, her eyes were very serious.

"Will I die? Zhou Fang." She asked, "Will I?"

Zun was once again in a dilemma, he was silent, unwilling to tell her the facts he knew.

Anna, who was sitting by the hospital bed, looked at Zun and then at Ogata, patted the back of Ogata's hand lightly, and whispered: "No."

Ogata looked at Zun inquiringly, but the other party still didn't speak.

She froze for a while, then slowly raised the corners of her mouth, but her eyes were slightly moist.She touched Anna's long hair tenderly, "Thank you, Anna."

Ogata asked softly: "Zhou Fang, how long is it?"

The third king looked up at her quietly smiling face, paused for a long time before saying, "...about a month."

The girl with black hair and blue eyes tidied up the books in front of her, put "Ten Nights of Dreams" on the top, looked down at its cover, and said to herself, "It's time to hurry..."