On the Compatibility Between Conjurers and Writers

The postal service was fast, and by Wednesday the transcript had arrived at the Yomiuri Shimbun headquarters in Tokyo.

Recently, due to the essay contest held at the headquarters, manuscripts were sent from all over the country to the Tokyo office building.

Different from other competitions, Yomiuri Shimbun is a leading newspaper. It has been standing since the beginning of the modernization process and has developed countless branch industries. Therefore, as long as the competition is named after Yomiuri, the recognition is very high .

The bonus is also very generous, No.1 can get a bonus of 500 million, which is the annual income of ordinary salarymen.

"Golden Basin Washing Hands" by Oda Zuo was put together with other entries, which filled a desk in a room, and the new editors reviewed it non-stop.

Xiao Zhuangsu is a new editor. He graduated from Tokyo University and became a full-time employee of Yomiuri Shimbun in one fell swoop. Such a resume is not uncommon in the Yomiuri headquarters. Most editors are graduates of Totei University, Kyoto University, Keio and other schools.

"So many manuscripts..."

At the same time as Xiaozhuang, there are also Kimura and others. The editorial rotation is hard work. Recently, there are so many manuscripts to be reviewed, and most of them are ordinary works without nutrition. It's all spent.

"How is it, Xiaozhuang? Did you see any interesting text?"

Xiao Zhuangsu: "Not yet."

Kimura: "Right, even last year's entry criteria were not met, so it's not too much to say that one year is not as good as one year." He sighed, "The literary world has stagnated."

"After the end of the Showa era, you won't see any new works, right?"

"It can't be helped. The real novelty has been used up in Dazheng."

Xiao Zhuang looked at it and suddenly said, "Here is an article, which is very interesting."

"The writing style is not immature, how can I put it, it is also tempered writing. As for the content, it seems plain, but after reading it, it feels very ironic." Xiao Zhuang commented.

After speaking, he handed it to Kimura and others to browse.

Kimura said: "If you want to win an award, you still need a certain impact."

"This statement is not good, as long as the theme is deep enough."

Someone interjected: "Even in the early Meiji period, many works were told in an everyday tone, and grand scenes such as the burning of the Kinkakuji Temple are also later works."

"The conflict of the plot, isn't that the habit of detective novels?"

They argued again and again.

After circulation, it was unanimously agreed that:

"how to say."

"Indeed, it is a rare work."

"But almost in terms of impact."

Xiao Zhuang said: "But as a debut work, it is already very mature, and it can be shortlisted, right?"

On this point, all the newcomer editors agreed unanimously, and Xiao Zhuang said quickly: "Let's leave it to the seniors."

On the "Golden Basin Washing Hands" written by Oda, there are comments of approval.

……

After sending the work, he didn't care about one piece, and he was thinking about what to do with the next work.

There are not many manuscripts left by Odasaku, but it is really too difficult for him to create. He is not Odasaku, reading comprehension is all he needs, and literary creation is really him.

Fortunately, Oda Tsukuru from another world gave him gentle comfort, and Fang Zhi said: "Don't worry, my writing output has been very slow."

One: "."

Ah, how should I put it, I always feel that Dazai-san will be disappointed when he sees these words.

Dazai: Heh, how come, I already knew that Odasaku was a pigeon spirit.

In any case, after Odasaku said this, the last one was relieved a lot, and then he went to work.

Mixing with low-level people, you can also hear all kinds of gossip, some of which are related to high-level people. Of course, it can flow into their ears, which proves that those rumors are dispensable.

A clear piece of news, if it is true and important, will be blocked and nothing will leak out.

The port mafia is an organization like an iron barrel to the outside world.

Senior Nikaido lit a cigarette: "Well, after all, in this era, the mafia is not easy to do, if you don't unite as one, you can't survive at all, right?"

One: "The unity of the seniors may be different from what I said."

Nikaido: "Really?"

One: "Moreover, many industries have been whitewashed."

Nikaido said: "That's true."

Even a part-time Morikawa Department Store belongs to Mori Co., Ltd., which is a well-known small chain department store in the Yokohama area. In terms of sales volume and occupation rate, other local stores cannot compare with it. In addition, the same model Small department stores did not dare to expand aggressively in Yokohama. After all, this store belonged to Mori's. If a department store of the same type opened on the opposite side to fight a price war, they might be found.

Much of the work of the Port Mafia is done in this way.

"Let's not talk about this for now." Senior Nikaido finished his cigarette, he said, "The leader has a new job for you."

"Leave it to me?" One was a little puzzled.

"Yes." Nikaido said, "It's related to that."

……

Because Nikaido's tone was too mysterious, Yiyi gave birth to different guesses, and these guesses were confirmed when he saw Mori Ogai.

Compared with Mori Ogai ten years later, the one in front of me is undoubtedly younger, which is specifically reflected in the thickness of the hair. Simply put, the hairline is more advanced. As for the wrinkles on the face, Mori Ogai may be unsmiling. Therefore there is no difference.

Mori Ogai: "I always feel like you're thinking something rude, Oda-kun."

Odasaku: "No, boss."

Mori Ogai: "As expected of Oda-kun, a low-level employee who never changes his expression at any time." He exchanged a few words, a negotiation, this is not the first time they have such a conversation.

"It's still an old problem, Oda-kun." He changed the topic, "I also hope that the director will go to Yokohama more, but how can I put it, for them, as long as the city is peaceful, everything else doesn't matter."

"I still love this city in essence. In addition, once there is a disappearance, someone from the Metropolitan Police Department will always come to hold it accountable. It obviously has nothing to do with us. I am doing a serious business."

"Anyway, I'll trouble you to take a walk, Oda."

"Bonuses will still be paid out as usual."

"The commonly used magic tools are ready."

·

The one that came out of the chief's office was not unexpected. He said that there would be no magician operating under Mori Ogai's nose, and he had known how treacherous the other party was.

In addition, Odasaku is an honest person, and the port mafia is already very hostile. It will be a matter of time before a curse spirit is formed here. With Odasaku's character, he will definitely take action when he sees his colleagues being attacked by the curse spirit. outside know.

Ever since, he became the organization's imperial conjurer, the kind who has not been qualified to be serious.

As for the observation level of the curse spirit, there is no such thing. Before joining the port mafia, Oda was a famous killer. Although he stopped killing after joining, the curse still killed him. It is hard to say whether Mori Ogai is holding the idea of ​​​​making the best use of everything or treating him. Too much trust in skills, in short, all the curse spirits that caused casualties were sent to him.

Show him the victim at most.

After leaving the chief's office, what he saw was not Nikaido-senpai, but another man. Although he was wearing a black suit, he looked like a policeman with his upright posture.

Kong Shiyu, the temporary contact person.

I heard that he was not originally a member of the port mafia, but because Mori Ogai built a network port where he could freely buy and sell human life and hire cursers, he came into contact with the port mafia.

In essence, it is still a free intermediary.

Kong Shiyu had worked with Odasaku before. Before he quit the killer world, the two were very familiar.

"The location is a plastic surgery hospital."

"Plastic surgery?" One, "Is it the curse of the Gap Girl?"

That's the most common curse in plastic surgery hospitals.

Gap girl, in the film and television image, there is a large crack in her mouth, a woman who randomly appears on the street and on the bus to kill people. I heard that the opportunity for her birth is the failure of plastic surgery. Therefore, it is easy for plastic surgery hospitals to produce curse spirits that look like a gap girl. .

"Yes." Kong Shiyu said, "The attack is very powerful. There are already three victims. The first two were beheaded a week after returning home, with cracks and scratches on their faces. The reason is not dead, but the face was scratched."

One nodded: "I understand."

Kong Shiyu: "This is a magic tool." A gun that looked like Browning, "There are four bullets in total."

Curses do not refer to firearms, but bullets. There are not many thermal weapons in spells. Compared with cold weapons, the structure of thermal weapons is more complicated, and the reusability rate is also low. Although it can be used to restrict the actions of curses, it is still If the heavenly girl shoots like flowers, the consumption will be too much.

However, after realizing that Oda Saku has an excellent one-shot killing ability, the stingy Mori Ogai chose to buy magic bullets. Of course, they are not mass-produced, so they often have to change the matching guns/guns.

The plastic surgery hospital is not a qualified hospital, but an underground clinic. It offers everything from common white jade drips to various large-scale surgeries. Because there are no regular doctors, there are often postoperative infection problems, but because of the cheap price, there is an endless stream of customers. .

Behind the high failure rate is the resentment of the customers. The hospital is a lair for the birth of curse spirits, not to mention that this kind of hospital is full of resentment from women who pursue beauty, which is quite terrifying.

One felt the strength of the spell carefully, and said to Kong Shiyu outside, "It's a first-level spell."

The latter directly taps the keyboard of the mobile phone to report.

Then, one goes straight in.

The Gap Girl is a humanoid curse spirit who is good at close combat. Thanks to her, Yiyi finally mastered Odasaku's technique.

To put it simply, it is similar to the ability of the prophetic eye. It can see the future 5 seconds later. It is a passive technique that can only be activated when danger is foreseen.

Because of the sudden displacement of his vision, one was stunned for a while, and he deliberately created several dangers to make his use of skills more proficient.

After 15 minutes, the curse spirit was successfully exorcised.

Kong Shiyu was still surprised when he went out, and asked one question: "Is it a difficult curse spirit?"

One nodded and said, "It's not easy to deal with."

In fact, it was a waste of time on purpose.

Kong Shiyu: "Is it premium?"

One did not speak.

In the end, he reported it to Mori Ogai according to the special grade, which shocked the latter, and one of them received a higher salary for this.

Part of these remuneration is used to pay next month's rent and living expenses, and the other part is donated to the orphanage.In terms of living expenses, I left more than usual, and one thought of the Fuhei siblings next door.

Their lives are too hard, and they must be prepared to help them.

On the way back, I made a detour to a flower and bird market farther away, and bought bitter gourd vines and other seeds. The landlord doesn't mind what they plant on the small balcony that is less than one square meter outside the window, as long as they don't disturb the neighbors and move away Just clean it up before.

I finally bought shiitake mushrooms, but I heard that they cannot be exposed to the sun all the time, so I don’t know if they can grow well.

Because of the shift, I don’t need to go to Morikawa Department Store to work today, and so does Tsumiji. I just bought the ingredients yesterday, so I don’t need it today. Yesterday she bought curry cubes, other seasonings, and plastic bags according to the instructions, and she is going to try cooking curry. , a promise to help them.

I don't know if Odasaku's shell has a special attack on the children or something. After getting along with each other for a while, they have completely trusted Yi, and they will come to ask questions when they encounter homework that they don't know.

In fact, the homework for primary school students is very simple, and there is not much homework for kindergarten, but Hui and Tsumiji are both ahead of time. When I came to one, I was staring at a subscribed magazine with longing eyes. When I read one, I stopped quickly. Looking at it, it's really pitiful and cute.

Their dark eyes definitely couldn't hide the killer's insight, so they asked one by one, "Do you want to see it?"

Instead, I lent them the magazines I had previously subscribed to, and specifically stated: "Because it is not the latest journal, it is useless to me, and I can return it at any time." If it is a gift, the two children will definitely not want it. So let's say borrow.

Even so, they agreed to return the books every ten days, and they had to wash their hands before reading the books to avoid polluting the pages.

The cautious look made one unable to bear to look at it, but when they were reading, both of them had peaceful to happy expressions on their faces.

Books in Japan are very expensive, and the prices of magazines vary, but for them who are barely able to live, it is undoubtedly an astronomical figure.

As for the Chinese characters that I don't understand, some can look them up by themselves, and some will ask a question. Generally speaking, even my reading ability has been enhanced.

During the period, Fuhei Wheel went home once, sprinkled a handful of money and left again. This time she gave more money, but Jin Meiji was still worried, worried that the interval between her mother's return would be getting longer and longer, and she would not come in the end up.

The money left this time also made her feel like a storm was coming.

These worries were not mentioned to Fu Heihui, let alone to outsiders, but the latter two guessed it and just pretended nothing happened.

In the evening, a culture tank with mushrooms came, and Hui and Tsumiki both came to look at it and asked him, "Just what, Oda?"

They also struggled for a long time about what to call Yiyi. From elder brother to Oda-san, one said: "You can just call me Oda."

"Hey?"

"Because it's weird to call something else."

One said: "Don't use honorifics."

In the end, I started calling Oda out of nowhere.

One said: "Mushrooms." He added, "Oyster mushrooms."

"Hey……"

"Is this a seed?"

One: "Well, the seeds of bitter melon."

He said, "It's easy to grow, and a lot can grow by rainfall. I think it can be eaten as a vegetable, and it's not expensive anyway."

He also said: "For oyster mushrooms, I plan to put them in the shade, but because I usually go to work early and return late, it is really difficult to take care of them. Can you help me water them after school? As a reward, we will share the fruits together. "

Jin Meiji and Hui are too young, and I really can't think of one doing this to give them reasonable food. Instead, I feel a sense of trust, and blushing: "Can you leave it to us?" This is what Jin Meiji said.

One: "If you can take care of it."

Fu Heihui said impatiently, "It's absolutely fine."

One: "Then please."

So, they set up a mushroom care group.

In the evening, Jin Meiji and Hui ate yesterday’s dishes, a soft-boiled egg that was added to them by the convenience store, and made an excuse to say, "It will soon become a temporary food, and if you don’t finish it, you have to throw it away. It's too wasteful", and finally persuaded them to finish eating.

Children, especially those in the growing period, must take more nutritional supplements.

At 8 o'clock, I cook curry under the supervision of Yiyi, who is not a doting school, and Oda Saku is also.

Odasaku's own growth experience is very bizarre, otherwise he would not have become a well-known killer at the age of 14. He has no knowledge of children's normal hands-on ability. He thinks that as long as he teaches carefully, Tsumiji and others can learn .

Actually learned too.

One: "The characteristic of curry is that it can empty the refrigerator, and all vegetables that don't taste strange can be thrown in."

Tsumiki: "Is eggplant okay too?"

Hui added: "A small piece of eggplant was rotten."

One: "Cut off the rotten parts, and cut the rest into small pieces and throw them in."

Tsumiki: "The carrot?"

One: "The carrots were going to go in the pot."

Beef curry is too extravagant for them. They bought super-cheap large pieces of chicken breast. Although it will be a bit woody when boiled, it can be chewed if you work hard. The important thing is that compared to beef brisket, chicken breast meat is too expensive. cheap.

The beef they bought before was also imported beef slices, and the price was very low.

For the chicken, cook it separately first, then cut it into pieces and put it in the pressure cooker. It is as convenient as it is when cooking. Children should not cook.

Then there are potatoes, carrots, etc., which are all bought in a big bag, all washed and cut into pieces and thrown into the pot, and then the decisive seasoning - curry cubes are thrown in, and then there is a long wait for stewing The process of cooking.

An hour later, the aroma of curry had already leaked from the edge of the pot, and Tsumiki and Kei sniffed.

One asked: "Do you want to taste it? If it's too weak, you can add salt."

"want."

One person took a small spoon and scooped it into the bowl.

Tsumiji's face was blushing, and Megumi murmured, "Delicious."

In fact, it's just an ordinary curry flavor, but curry is not unpalatable anyway.

One said: "Turn over the bottom of the pot frequently to prevent the potato pieces from sticking to the bottom of the pot."

"Ok!"

In short, the curry teaching went well this time. The cooled curry was divided into more than a dozen bags and stored in the refrigerator, together with the rice balls wrapped in plastic wrap.

Then there is homework, washing, and sleeping. While doing homework, Yiyi is also doing daily reading lessons. The Oda Tsukuru he plays must not be OOC.

One said: "Do you know my phone number?"

Asked suddenly before leaving.

Tsumiji:?

Hui honestly shook his head: "I don't know."

One: "In this case, leave a pass."

"Maybe it will be useful."

When I left a number, I guessed that it would be useful. Children are very fragile, and they will get sick or injured at any time. He heard that Tsumiji called his mother a few times that day, but he never answered. This idea came to mind.

And with the conditions of Tsumiji and Kei, even in public schools, they will be discriminated against because of their shabby lunch, and it will be a matter of time before they are provoked and bullied.

Sure enough, a left number soon came in handy.

……

One day a week later, Yi Yi was watching the scene in the game hall when the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

"Hi, this is Oda."

"Oda...Brother." It was Tsumiki's voice, looking at his watch, school should be over by this time.

"Is there a problem?"

Tsumiji: "Hui's teacher said he wanted to invite parents, but he couldn't get through to my mother..."

One said: "Where is the address of the kindergarten, I will come right away."

Tsumiji: "Huh? Huh?"

The kindergarten teacher took the phone, and the other party said in a distressed voice: "Hi, are you the parent of classmate Fu Hei?"

One: "I am."

"It's like this, Fu Hei got into a fight with a classmate in the kindergarten."

Then he explained that the teacher is more fair, Hui never caused trouble at school, in fact, it was another bully-like kid who started the fight, saying that Hui was a child no one wanted, and also talked about Tsumiji's troubles. Obedient, that's why he fought back. The little bully is not as good as others and was educated. Since the other party's parents can raise such a domineering child, they naturally dote on the child. The teacher said that both parties repented, but the other party must ask to see Fu Hei Hui's parents.

One thinks about it: "Hui and Tsumiki's mother is very busy with work and has not been in Yokohama. They live with me." A white lie.

"Anyway, I'll be right over."

After hanging up the phone, he said to Nikaido, "Senior Nikaido."

"Ok?"

"The child I have been taking care of is being bullied, and the other's parents are relatively arrogant people. How should I deal with it?"

Nikaido said: "Ha, it's the kind of kid who keeps crying when he loses the fight."

He scratched his hair and said, "This kind of people were very common in school days. I think they are very upset, and they have to fix them every time."

He said: "Just be more horizontal."

One: "How to do it?"

Nikaido said: "Do you want us to support you?"

One thought, children of mafia families will be rumored at school.

Nikaido also thought of this and said, "Anyway, dress like an elite."

One: "Elite?"

Nikaido snapped his fingers, then said to the boss at the top of his voice, "Boss, borrow someone."

Then he borrowed the publicist who was stationed here.

……

"no problem?"

Megumi and Tsumiki were fidgeting together. To be precise, it was Tsumiki who was fidgeting. Megumin clenched his hands into fists and put them on his knees, but said nothing.

But his fist was tightly clenched.

The child on the opposite side stopped crying when his mother came, and was still making faces at Fu Heihui. Teacher Xiaomei sighed when she saw this situation.

She is a kindergarden teacher who loves children and has a conscience. She sympathizes with Fu Heihui very much. When she encounters such a situation, she was prepared to make a big problem into a small one. Compared with a child who is spoiled by her mother, Fu Hei is easily bullied.

who knows……

"Sorry, I'm late."

Tsumiki and Kei raised their heads together, and it was Odasaku's voice.

Turning around to look, there are other people besides one.

He has neatly combed hair and a custom-made suit. He looks like an elite office worker. The most frightening thing is that he has a golden lawyer badge on his chest.

Lawyers, called defense nurses in Japan, have a very low passing rate in the judicial examination, and they are not to be messed with.

The child is very ignorant, and Xiaobawang's parents' expressions changed drastically after seeing Teacher Xiaomei.

It turned out to be an advocate!

Xiaobawang's mother was even a little uneasy: "It's not necessary to bring a defender..."

"Feel sorry."

Yi Yi said without changing his face: "I was discussing something with Mr. Sakuragi earlier, but I came here directly because of a moment of urgency."

Then squatted down and looked at Hui and asked, "Is there any injury?"

Hui shook his head, but there were scratches on his hands.

Yiyi got up again and asked Teacher Xiaomei: "Then, I'm not very clear about what to talk about."

The unreasonable parents were mostly discouraged by the lawyer Jin Zhang, and only said: "Our child is injured." This is very false.

One said: "Who did it first."

"Uh……"

"In this case, the kindergarten's monitoring should be adjusted. After all, the children of both parties have been injured. Evidence is also needed for the judgment. I think so."

Teacher Xiaomei: This, this is too troublesome.

Sure enough, the other parent said with a froze face: "No need, our child is also at fault, sorry." Then he bowed his head and ran away with the child who hadn't reacted yet.

Teacher Xiaomei let out a long sigh of relief: Great...

Who knows, just listen to a piece of education: "Well done, Hui."

He also lowered his head and rubbed his head specifically, "You have to protect yourself, you know."

Immediately said to Tsumiji, "You too, Tsumiji-chan, call me if you have any questions."

Teacher Xiaomei almost breathed out, don't teach children such a way that they may fight!

She complains in her heart, but she can't say that one thing is wrong. The reason is very simple. Japanese society is like this. High-ranking people bully low-ranking ones. On campus, strong children will bully weak ones. As a teacher, she really wants to change this. , but powerless, in this case, it is better to give children the ability to protect themselves.

However, even if Jin Meiji and Hui nodded vigorously now, they would not do anything unless they were bullied too much, because they knew that they were children without parents' love and needed patience and patience.

Yiyi said to Sakuragi Kener: "Please take them with you for a while, Sakuragi-san, the teacher should have something to say."

Teacher Xiao Mei nodded cleanly and said, "Ah, yes, that's right."

Sakuragi also nodded.

At this time, Teacher Xiaomei could only look at one of them, and was surprised: He is really... so young, is he a college student?

One: No, it's Jiu Leu Yu who didn't even study in junior high school.

"Yes." He answered vaguely, and said, "I will also do some entrusted work."

Teacher Xiaomei: Society, social person?

In any case, it must be a remarkable kind of person to have a lawyer follow behind, and Tsumiji and Kei have good manners, unlike ordinary children.

Plus they look good too...

Teacher Xiaomei stopped her wild imagination and thought: "Hui's parents have never attended the kindergarten talk meeting, not only in our kindergarten, but also in the information of the school before the transfer."

"I heard that their lunches are also...unbalanced in nutrition. If you really don't have time, you can order a nutritious lunch for the school. Many children eat nutritious meals."

"I asked Hui before, maybe I couldn't tell."

One: "Excuse me... how much does it cost."

Teacher Xiaomei: "Huh?"

One followed Odasaku's trusting face and said: "Hui's mother...has not been in contact with us for a long time. Her living conditions are not very good, and she has neglected to take care of her children. What did Hui do before?" Not to mention, I don't know how his life in kindergarten was like this."

He continued: "Please let me pay for the unpaid expenses, as well as the nutritious lunch."

In an instant, countless plots flashed through Teacher Xiaomei's mind, such as the rich girl eloped for love and married a scumbag man, then divorced and brought two children alive and refused to go home, so the two children lived in the heat of the water and so on.

She shook her head violently, threw these stories out of her mind and said, "I see."

……

After coming out of the kindergarten, Ichijo saw Sakuragi with two children. He was really tall, over 1.9 meters tall, like a little giant in Japan.

The two children sat side by side, holding the wave soda bought from the canteen in their hands, and the three of them stared blankly at the sky together.

Yiyi hurriedly said: "Thank you so much, Sakuragi-san." He bowed as he spoke.

Sakuragi waved his hands again and again and said, "It's just a small matter. I'm fine with it." He added, "Besides, Oda, you helped me before, so you should treat it as repaying the favor."

As he spoke, he crossed his long legs and said, "Since there is no problem, I will leave."

One: "Thank you very much."

The next one was walking slowly on the way home with Hui and Tsumiki, passing by Tsumiki's school during the process, and one asked which class Tsumiki was in.

Tsumiji didn't think much, just said it.

One asked: "Next, what's for dinner?"

Hui: "I just made the curry yesterday."

One said: "If you eat curry every day, it will become unpalatable. How about eating spaghetti."

"spaghetti?"

One said: "Well, I have extra ingredients, I can make a lot of meat sauce, bibimbap is also very good."

Tsumiji panicked: "You can't use Oda-san's ingredients, it's already troublesome for you."

One said: "It's not troublesome."

He said slowly, "I'm glad I can help you."

He said sincerely: "It's not something to deceive children. When I'm with you, I feel like I'm redeeming my sins."

This is a serious statement. Neither Oda Saku nor he has the heart of atonement, but how should I say it? For two children with high self-esteem who don’t want to trouble others, there is always something to say. Come on. Let them know that they are worthwhile, and let them grudgingly accept other people's kindness.

"Huh?" Tsumiji and Kei looked up at him together.

The setting sun pulled the shadows of the three of them very far away.

"Tsu Miki asked me what work is, right?"

"Oh, yes."

"I said I wanted to be a novelist."

"However, judging by the normal school system, I should be in high school."

Tsumiji didn't speak to Hui. In fact, they thought about it, but because they thought it was someone else's secret, they let it go.

"Right now, I'm working in the Mafia."

"Mafia?" With a child's understanding, I really don't know what kind of job this is.

Hui said surprisingly: "Yamaguchi-gumi?"

One: "Something like that."

Hui and Tsumiji's expressions became very surprised. When Fuhei Luzi was a qualified mother, he took them to the street together. Because the good memories with her mother are too short, so I remember it very clearly.

It seems that I met a fierce-looking uncle in a black suit. My mother said to stay away from them, don't look at them, they can eat people.

Hui asked: "Does Oda also eat people?"

His eyes were very serious, not like a child being bluffed, but really wanting an answer.

One recalled: "It used to be possible."

"It's not cannibalism, but it will take away people's names."

With the knowledge of Yihui and Tsumiji, they still can't understand what kind of occupation it is, but they know that it is very, very bad, and in the special film, it is something that villains will do.

One: "Because I decided to be a writer and thought I couldn't write with murderous hands, I quit. What I do now is relatively peaceful work."

"But because I have done bad things, I always want to do something else to make up for it."

"That's why I want to treat Megumi and Tsumiki well."

"But..." Tsumiki said with a distressed expression, "How should Oda repay the good things he has done to us?"

"You can't trouble others casually."

One said: "In that case, just remember it."

"Remember?" It was Fu Heihui who repeated.

"Remember it first, and return it to me later."

"If you think it's not enough, you can give me interest when you become an adult."

He said: "Because I haven't even finished junior high school, I will have pension problems in the future. If no one helps me, I may not even be able to eat curry."

"At that time, I'll leave it to Megumi and Tsumiki."

……

One is very effective for what Fugurohui said to Tsumiki.

They began not to reject Yiyi’s help. In exchange, they carried a small notebook with them and carefully recorded the prices, including the price of vegetables and meat, and occasionally offered them a drink of soda. Return one.

Fortunately, they don't know about labor charges and inflation.

One did not prevent the two from keeping accounts, not only that, but also showed them the bills for grocery shopping.

By the way, Tsumiji also started to eat the school's nutritious lunch. After knowing that it was a payment, she was very worried. First, she wrote down the price of the nutritious lunch every semester, and second, she asked him: "Is the living expenses really enough?"

In their minds, Yi Yi’s salary is very small. He is very busy at work. At 10 o’clock in the evening, Yi Yi is often not seen. It is said that he does not finish his part-time job until 12 o’clock. The two families often wait for breakfast to meet.

The only good thing is being able to be together on weekends.

Yi Yi gave them a library card of the National Library, and when he was reading, Tsumiji and Hui would also take their favorite picture books and follow Yi Yi.

One said: "It is enough."

He said so.

The days passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, Fuhei Wheel hadn't returned for 20 days, and one of the manuscripts that had forgotten to be sent suddenly received an unexpected letter from the Yomiuri Shimbun.

"Congratulations to Mr. Tonosuke for winning the grand prize in the novella category of the Yomiuri Newcomer Competition."