Started with a green hat for Verlaine

seven years ago.

Shuji Tsushima is still the youngest son of the family who doesn't pay much attention.

He separated from his mother very early, and he was not close to his brothers and sisters. The huge age gap made him unable to find playmates of his peers in the ancestral home of the Tsushima family in Aomori Prefecture.

Neglected by his father and kept away by his mother, Shuji Tsushima was at an age of ignorance and ignorance, thinking that if he behaved better and studied harder, he would get their attention sooner or later.Until one day, he saw the doorman's wife coming, and he understood when the doorman in charge of the Tsushima family's security work teased the child in his wife's arms.

——My family is different.

- There's not much care and closeness here, I can't even eat with my father.

Shuji Tsushima eats in his own small room, not where Genemon Tsushima is. His brothers and father can sit together to discuss affairs, and the elder sister who returns home after marriage can rely on her husband's status And get the opportunity to have lunch.

Only he, the youngest child, seemed to be placed in a quiet corner.

Is he not smart enough?

Is he not healthy enough?

He can't go out, can't go to school, and is in a daze on the tatami at home. Since the eldest brother and second brother died in the family, the family's management of personnel access has become stricter day by day.

Shuji Tsushima was about to go crazy at home, no one talked to him, and the servant was so dull, he dragged the maid who took care of him, and strongly asked the maid to take him out to play.

"I'll just go out and have a look, and I'll be right back."

What responded to him was the middle-aged woman's disbelieving and conniving eyes.

She looked at him as if she were her own child.

Sakuko, a maid who has worked in the Tsushima family for many years, said: "Master Xiuzhi, you sneaked away last time. Fortunately, I found you back. Don't be so naughty, the master will be angry."

Shuji Tsushima smiled and said, "Sakuko, they are too stupid! I'll just hide by the side!"

Then, he went out smoothly with the servants who went out to purchase. The doorman felt relieved when he saw the crowd, and muttered, "You have to come back on time."

Shuji Tsushima breathed fresh air outside, like a fish in water.

He looks at the world with freshness.

These people dress differently from me...and look differently from me...

The unforgettable memory allowed him to go home for a long time, but he never showed it to others, because his father would never listen to his voice of endorsement.

Then, the servant ran into a little trouble and had a quarrel with the merchant.

Shuji Tsushima watched the life in the city, and curiously laughed at their frowning expressions. What is there to worry about? This is Aomori Prefecture, and they are from the Tsushima family!Everyone who came and went to their own family used a respectful expression, indicating that their family's status was very high.

Shuji Tsushima covered his mouth and smirked.

Suddenly he noticed a scrutinizing gaze on him, and when he looked up, he seemed to be an outsider.The other party looked like he had just arrived in Aomori County, and his young face was somewhat similar to his own, as if he could see his grown-up self from the other party's face.

You know he doesn't look like his brothers and sisters... Will the servants misunderstand?

A mischievous thought popped up.

Shuji Tsushima yelled out the fateful turning point: "Brother!"

The servants were caught off guard when they heard this, and mistakenly thought that the older young master had returned, but when they looked up, they saw a black-haired boy with a surprised face.

The black-haired boy blinked his eyes, and soon laughed, his childish smile resembled Shuji Tsushima's mischievous appearance.

Shuji Tsushima met his gaze and became curious, but this person didn't refute?

He ran out of the servant's protective circle without any sense of danger.

"Brother~."

Along the way, the syllable of "Nissan" made passers-by smile.

With cute children and handsome teenagers, the per capita appearance of such a family is quite high.

Shuji Tsushima grabbed the corner of the other party's clothes: "Mom asked you to take me to play."

The black-haired boy squatted down and went to see Shuji Tsushima. He didn't care about the servant of the Tsushima family who was tangled behind him. He pointed to his face and said, "Are you sure you want me to take you to play?"

Shuji Tsushima urged: "Quick, go!"

The black-haired boy took his hand and found that the other party was too tender, so he simply hugged him, and Shuji Tsushima climbed up and hugged his neck.

"Take me to play."

Shuji Tsushima was full of the sense of accomplishment of deceiving the servant's success, and his little face was flushed.

It's the excitement that comes from his lying.

The black-haired boy said softly, "Okay, I'll take you around Tsushima's house for a while, and then I'll take you home for dinner."

The servants breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this man who looked like Master Xiuzhi say so.

Not a stranger.

It seems to be the illegitimate son of the Tsushima family outside?

After Shuji Tsushima separated from his servants, there was no sense of strangeness for a short time, and he chirped in the arms of the black-haired boy, "Who are you? Do you know the Tsushima family? I want to see the flowers in that pond, take me Go, or I'll pull your hair."

The black-haired boy laughed and said: "Yes, yes, young master, you are also very courageous."

"You're not a human trafficker, why should I be afraid of you?" Shuji Tsushima's eyes were round, like a cat's, rounder than the slender eyebrows of the black-haired boy.

"Your eyes are so small." He pinched the other's eyelids.

"It's not small, it's because your eyes are too big." The black-haired boy tried to dodge, and the smile on the corner of his mouth grew stronger. Even Shuji Tsushima could feel such gentle kindness.

Shuji Tsushima ate the candy bought by the other party, looked at the pool and flowers he wanted to see, and enjoyed the feeling of being taken care of all the way, um... that is, this person's arm has no flesh, and the bone has broken him.

He said softly, "You really look like my brother."

certainly not.

His elder brother would not be so gentle and easygoing, let alone throw off the servant and take him to play.

Shuji Tsushima duplicity, pulled the other person's hair, found that it was black hair, not his own color, "What's your name?"

The black-haired boy replied slowly: "The name is not important, I am just a small person."

Shuji Tsushima tilted his head: "What is a small person?"

The black-haired boy said: "A person who will not be remembered for a long time after death."

Shuji Tsushima smiled innocently in his arms, "Really? I'm the same as you!"

The black-haired boy was taken aback, and looked at Shuji Tsushima.

"It is the same……"

Immediately, the black-haired boy reacted: "Do you know what 'death' is?"

Shuji Tsushima is very intelligent, extremely intelligent, but he has never seen death, so he said instinctively: "I will not be questioned at home, and the teacher is responsible for assigning homework. When I go out of the house, there is not much People know me."

Shuji Tsushima drew inferences: "So, it's the same after death, right?"

"No, you're still young, and you haven't shown the radiance of being remembered." The black-haired boy denied such rhetoric, with a restrained smile, he led him into the crowd. The sky was no longer as bright as during the day, and at dusk It has come, it is Japan's magic hour.

Shuji Tsushima felt as if he would really be sold?

The evening is so beautiful...

The outside world is so big...

"What is light?"

"It's power, the power that can convince people."

"Do I have it?"

"Yes, you will be remembered, loved and embraced by others, just like my behavior at the moment, I see the faint light on you and want to make you happy."

"Are you really going to sell me?"

"Haha——Where is an older brother who would betray his younger brother, even the traffickers wouldn't believe it!"

The black-haired boy sent him back to the Tsushima family. Before stepping into the solemn and simple Japanese-style house, the other party kissed Shuji Tsushima on the cheek, softly, as if being touched by cotton candy.

"You are the strongest."

"You won't be trapped here, go back to your own home."

Shuji Tsushima was put down by the black-haired boy, and his feet fell to the ground.

He suddenly realized that he was only held for a moment along the way, and most of the time he was carried away by this slender young man. The other party was not good at holding children, and his forehead was tired and sweaty, but in order to keep him from getting tired, he never said anything. over this matter.

Shuji Tsushima returned home and saw his father with the black-haired boy. His father looked calm, but he was just scolding, not angry. Shuji Tsushima was beating a drum in his heart.

The black-haired boy accepted all the reprimands and bowed down to salute.

"I'm very sorry, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have taken your son out. Please don't blame this child. He doesn't understand anything and just treats me as a distant relative."

What distant relatives?

Shuji Tsushima wanted to stick out his tongue, so he didn't foolishly admit his mistake.

It was he who tricked those foolish servants!

It's not that he's stupid!

When his father noticed his funny expression, Shuji Tsushima reluctantly behaved. It was not until he saw the servant leading the way and watched the black-haired boy who pretended to be his brother leave for a day that he realized how powerful an adult's disguise is——Father Repressed anger erupted.

"Xiu Zhi, are you tired of life? How dare you call a stranger your elder brother! Do you know how dangerous it is outside! Do you know how your eldest brother and second brother died?!"

"Father, I'm sorry—I—"

"Snapped!"

His father gave him a loud slap and knocked him to the ground. Shuji Tsushima lay on the tatami, slowly feeling the pain on his cheek.

Ears are buzzing.

I was beaten?

Father is really angry...

He looked at Genemon Tsushima dully and timidly, and his naughty attitude disappeared.

Tsushima Genemon looked down at his youngest son in rage, and then his slightly pale face turned rosy, and his eyes changed from Tsushima Shuji's fearful look to another.

That appearance is even more terrifying.

after that.

Shuji Tsushima found that today is just the beginning.

He can no longer go out and is confined at home. His father beats him from time to time, and his brothers and sisters at home also beat him in the face.

Brothers and sisters always stop getting close to or looking at themselves after beating him.

Only his father would touch his face gently.

Ask a question.

"Does it hurt?"

After that, another sentence.

"That's all Xiuzhi's disobedience."

After being taught a lesson, he will get the most toys and the best ointment. He knows that his father loves him, otherwise he will not be so angry and regret losing his temper.

The older brothers and sisters were jealous of him, and beating him was to vent their temper.

It's just...why do you always slap him in the face, don't you like this face?

My ears hurt.

I feel like I'm going to bleed...

Will he die?That brother is a liar, he doesn't have that kind of power at all.

The world's strongest...is a joke.

……

Why should I play a prank, why should I be taken to play by that person.

If you don't go.

I wouldn't have been "pampered" like this, caged in, wanting to break down and go crazy.

and so--

I hate myself, I hate you, I hate you.

The dark-haired brother.