I paid too much for Feiwuluo

After hanging up the phone, Kusanagi Izumo hurried to Bingsheng Elementary School.

In the distance, he saw Kunikida Doppo and Alice standing under the cherry blossom tree at the school gate.

The high-quality Alice brand small kettle is riveting enough power to boil water.

The wind was a bit cold, so she leaned against Kunikida's side, using her teacher as a cover, but she still couldn't help shivering.The whining sound that kept coming out of her mouth was also like the vibrato of waves being blown out when playing with a fan, which sounded even more pathetic.

As for the little face that was cleaned by Kusanagi Izumo every day, it also cried like a little dirty dog ​​that had been wandering outside for several weeks.

Although Kunikida has been teaching for less than a year, he has never seen such a battle.His entire face is tense like a piece of steel at the moment, but only those who know Kunikida Doppo know that under this cold and hard look is a child who has almost been cried by the little beans in his class so much that he wants to jump from the Tokyo Tower A faltering, helpless heart that goes down.

Kusanagi had already notified Alice in advance of the reason for crying so hard.

After taking Alice to her side and comforting her for a while, the little girl who was so sleepy and bubbling couldn't resist the intrusion of drowsiness, and fell asleep on her father's shoulder, whimpering.

What a carefree little pig.

Kusanagi Izumo smiled wryly, supported the back of Alice's head with a broad hand, and bowed to Kunikida Doppo.

Kusanagi Izumo rarely bowed to anyone.When he was a businessman, there were few partners and opponents that he could admire; and when he was the second in command of the Barbara, there were even fewer people who had the status that he could salute.

Although it is to express apology to the other party at the moment, in the past 20 years, Kusanagi Izumo has rarely committed a mistake that would make him feel so guilty that he had to bend down and bury his head in the hope of gaining the other party's forgiveness.

So far, the ones who can make Kusanagi show such a humble gesture to others like now are the two idiots Takashi and Tatara.

Lovely Alice was different from them all.

Her presence often made Kusanagi Izumo feel strange.

In this world where Kusanagi Izumo is already familiar with the essence of most things just by looking at them, Alice can still create all kinds of new surprises—and frights—for him every day.

"I'm really sorry. This child has caused you too much trouble." Expressing his sincere apology to Mrs. Kunikida, who was at a loss for what to do, Kusanagi Izumo gently rubbed her long hair with the palm on the back of Alice's head. Fa, after thinking for a while, for the sake of Kunikida Doppo's future, he still asked, "May I ask, Mr. Kunikida, do you plan to continue working as a teacher in the future?"

"Yes." Kunikida Doppo's attitude cannot be said to be decisive, but it is also very firm.

"That's such a pity." Kusanagi really felt quite sorry for this, "Although you are young, you are a good teacher. Alice—ah, by the way, did she give you something like that?"

"'Things'?" Kunikida froze for a moment, then shook his head, "She never gave me anything."

His answer made Kusanagi smile bitterly again: "Mr. Kunikida, are you still in Tokyo tomorrow?"

"No." Although he didn't understand the intention of the question, Kunikida answered truthfully, "I will report to the new company this afternoon."

Kusanagi Izumo: "?"

After Yato-kun who destroyed the market environment with ultra-low prices, there appeared Kunikida who didn't give himself a break at all.

Is it too much to go to the new company to report within 24 hours after leaving the previous unit?

Young people nowadays—oh, Kunikida-sensei and Yato seem to be a few years younger than me...

So, have all my juniors become so curly? ? ?

Izumo Kusanagi was stunned and couldn't speak. A few seconds later, when he caught a glimpse of Kunikida Doppo's confused face, he realized that he couldn't keep silent any longer.

"It's a parting gift for you. So can I ask you to leave your mailing address?" Kusanagi Izumo explained, "Ah, please don't be burdened. It's not a valuable item. It's just compared to what I'm taking out of her pocket now." Take out the gift, this kid..."

He looked down at Alice who was sleeping soundly on her shoulders. She had just fallen asleep, her breath was still shallow, and the temperature she transmitted was like a small flame that was as gentle as a sheep.

Kusanagi laughed.

"She probably prefers to hand it over to you."

Tokyo is only 28.8 kilometers away from Yokohama, and it only takes 10 minutes or less to drive or take a car.

Alice has been to Yokohama.

However, she herself had no impression of this, because she was kidnapped at the time, and slept all the way from Tokyo to an abandoned building in Yokohama, stayed there for half a day before being rescued, and then was rushed back to Tokyo.

So from a subjective point of view, today's trip is the first time that Zhoufang Alice has stepped out of Tokyo, and it is also her first trip to Yokohama.

And the heart that belonged to You Chai, wanting to run outside, was beating wildly in her small chest.

"Izumo...I want to go by myself..." Alice sat on her father's instep, her two limp arms wrapped around her father's thigh—both legs were embraced—and locked Kusanagi in place, trying to use This way in exchange for their own freedom of travel.

However, Kusanagi's attitude was very firm: "No. Yes."

"Woooo..." Alice immediately fell down, "Why can't..."

"Because you're too young." Kusanagi bent down, bent her index finger and flicked it on her smooth forehead, Alice cried out, fell to the ground, and rolled twice.

Her active behavior of cleaning the floor at home made Kusanagi smile angrily, and Alice, who caught her father's mood a little bit, got up obediently and walked to the sofa before the third week rolled out.

Zhou Fangzun was lying on it.

The lazy Red King didn't move either, because Alice herself would sit on his flat lap.

——Are you gaining weight again...

If Alice in the past was not much heavier than a bag of rice, then Alice now is half a bag heavier than a bag of rice.

The Scarlet King raised his eyes, and then closed them again.

Not only because of sleepiness, but also because he missed the opportunity to escape upstairs/go out—the place and time for Kusanagi to educate Alice is anytime and anywhere, and the Red King, as a person who behaves like ordinary humans in terms of life, Individuals who are even more lazy can always play the role of negative teaching materials in many cases.

For example, if Alice refuses to fold the quilt.

Kusanagi would say, go to Zun's room and see if the bed without the quilt is messy?

Let's say Alice refuses to eat broccoli.

Ten beams will say that if you refuse to eat green vegetables, the red pigment will spread in your body, and one day this beautiful black hair will turn red, and this process is irreversible.

Blue eyes and red hair, this color scheme is too weird even for soul painter Alice.

だめ.

No.

For another example, if Alice refuses to turn off the TV and go to sleep.

Anna would frown sadly, look at her worriedly and ask, is it because she couldn't sleep?Like Zun?

In short, on the way of Zhou Fang Alice's development, the Red King, as her legal father, is a brick, and everyone will move him wherever it is needed.

And the resolute attitude shown by Kusanagi also made Alice realize that there is no need to talk about going to Yokohama by herself-at least not for now, and she can't try it secretly.Because it seemed like one of those untouchable lines that would make Izumo angry.

But she really wants to go out for a walk by herself... Ever since Dahei and the others left, she hasn't walked out of Zhenme Town and Namori Town by herself for a long time...

Alice, longing for freedom, shook her legs very lonely.

After she stopped making noise, the air quickly quieted down.

Kusanagi could almost hear the aggrieved whine of the non-existent puppy.

Ok……

To be honest, at Alice's age, it is not easy to clearly distinguish what can and cannot be done.

Restraining desire is difficult even for adults, let alone a seven-year-old child.

"Liz." He walked to the sofa and hugged away Alice who was sitting on Zhou Fangzun's calf shin--if he didn't change her position again, when Zhou Fangzun really fell asleep, his legs would feel numb and uncomfortable in his dream, maybe even Before even opening his eyes, he reached out and grabbed her and threw her away, "I know you want to go out to play alone, but it's too dangerous for you to go so far alone."

"Woooooooo..."

Alice whimpered twice, which meant "I understand the truth but I'm so sad".

"That's how it is." Kusanagi hugged her and shook her, "After sending you to the train, Dad will send someone to pick you up at the station in Yokohama. At that time, you will go to Mrs. Kunikida with Dad's friends, okay? "

"……is it okay?"

"The premise is that you can't fall asleep in the car."

Alice thought for a while, then nodded.

"You can't get out of the car with strangers."

Alice nodded again.

"Sit obediently on your seat and wait until you hear the arrival prompt saying 'Yokohama Station is here' before getting off."

Alice nodded emphatically.

When packing up her belongings, Kusanagi helped her put pens, umbrellas, water bottles, bus cards, and change into the backpack with a whole bunny sewn together, and one of the button eyes of the bunny was actually a locator.

The children's mobile phone and the small toy Tamagotchi to pass the time on the road are all hanging around Alice's neck.

After that, Kusanagi Izumo sent Alice to the station, and repeated all the precautions with her before getting on the train.

At the same time, Saburo Bando, who was wearing a hat, mask, sunglasses, and two magazines, crowded to the front of the platform where they were.He had to get into the car first, and then find a place to put up the magazine to cover his face, in case Alice recognized him.

The daughter was kidnapped twice, although she was implicated once, but no one really thinks that any parent is big enough to let her go out alone again!

During the time waiting for the bus to enter the station, Alice shook Kusanagi's hand boredly. She kept chewing on the name "Ango Sakaguchi", and the more she thought about it, the more she felt familiar.

Until she remembered that she still had a system of character boards—after all, she was only active in school and around the Barbara on a daily basis, and she already knew everyone she should know.

After opening it, Alice saw a few short lines of character information.

She looked up at Kusanagi: "Izumo, have I seen that 'Uncle Sakaguchi' you mentioned before?"

"Yes. You also ate Tom Yum Kung udon noodles with him." Kusanagi rubbed her little head.

"Then, does Uncle Sakaguchi have any other plans today? Wouldn't it be troublesome for him to pick me up?"

To ask how precious the holiday is, Alice herself has a deep understanding.

And to ask how precious an adult's vacation is, Alice has already deeply felt some of the wailing and complaints that periodically erupted from the adult members of the red group.

That's why she doesn't want others to send her to Yokohama.

—— It is shameful to take other people's vacations and force others to do things they don't want to do (such as homework)!

"Well...he has other arrangements." Speaking of this, the smile on Kusanagi's face was mixed with some imperceptible apology, "But for that uncle, it is more important to pick you up."

"Why?" asked Alice, "because I was a child?"

Is her safety more important than her salary at work?

Wow... Uncle Sakaguchi is such a nice guy.

Looking into her beautiful blue eyes, Kusanagi replied, "Because you are a child."

Because you are a child of Barbara.