If I don't quit, I will be forced to usurp the throne.

"Boss, I want to leave early today and ask for a day off tomorrow." When I went back to report, I was depressed.

Mori Ogai stared at me for a moment, then asked hesitantly, "Is that Chuya's hat?"

"Well, Mr. Chuya borrowed it from me." I said, and took off my hat, revealing my red, swollen and bloodshot eyes.

"...Okay. Anyway, there is nothing urgent for you to finish recently... Just make up for the workload later." After Mori Ogai finished speaking, he paused, and said with a not very sincere smile, "You still put on your hat Come up, down the valley."

"..." Normally, I should criticize Mori Ogai, such as "I gave up my true love and chose the leader of the organization, you actually hate my current down-and-out appearance"... But when I think of Brother Zero leaving, and Although Brother Ling didn't say it before, I also noticed that someone in his classmate might have an accident, and I didn't feel angry at all all of a sudden.

I put on the hat obediently, and thanked Mr. Nakaya for his kindness in my heart: "Well, then I will take my leave."

When I came out of the chief's office, I noticed vague sights.

I looked over, and the well-trained guards standing at the door looked straight ahead, with the same expressionless and solemn appearance as before, and it seemed that there was no change.

I blinked and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

One of them didn't seem to be able to hold back, turned his head, gave me a slight nod with some embarrassment, and then quickly recovered.

I remember him, who used to come to my confessional yelling about why he was not popular with women because his brother found a girlfriend and he was single.

I smiled at the other party, turned around and trotted away.

The carpet in this corridor from the chief's office is really thick enough, even if my footsteps are heavy, the sound is absorbed in the plush, leaving no sound.

I bumped into Mr. Nakaya on the way to find Miss Hongye.

"It should be all right now, right?" The red-haired boy stretched out his hand towards me, "It's time to return the hat to me."

"What, Mr. Chuya is really stingy."

"...You little brat is really easy to push your feet!"

I didn't care about the other party's accusation, and asked, "Mr. Nakaya, are you looking for Chief Mori?"

The other party hummed lightly.

"It's like this... I was thinking about it just now." I took off my hat while talking in a protracted tone, and slowly stepped forward to approach the other party, and stood still when I was one step away. Leaning forward to close the distance between the two, looking directly into each other's eyes, "Mr. Nakaya, you are not the one who received the task of taking me back if I want to elope, right?"

Zhongyuan Zhong also paused and did not speak, which was regarded as acquiescing.

"Let me just say...Mr. Nakaya, you can just speak directly next time. What if I misunderstand that you came to me because you were worried about me? It's easy to give me the wrong impression. Please don't treat me like Mr. Dazai. How about a girl?"

"...Huh—? I don't..."

Before the other party finished speaking, I put the hat on the other party's head with both hands, raised a smile, and said sincerely: "Thank you, Mr. Chuya."

The red-haired boy was stunned for a moment. He didn't continue what he had said before, but nodded hesitantly: "...Ah, oh."

Originally, I should have gone to Sister Hongye so that she would not have to worry.

But I felt that my current state might make her even more worried, so I went home directly, said weakly that I was back, and sat down at the kotatsu, with my head on the table, in a daze.

The rambunctious little kids were all very sensitive, and they didn't bother me at all at this time, they were unusually quiet.

Although their whispers seem to me to be loud BB at all.

"What's wrong with the boss? Feeling lost?"

"It must be the problem of the wild man before!"

"Hey? What wild man? Shouldn't the boss have the upper hand? Did the boss capsize?"

"What!? There is a man who can make the boss suffer!"

"Can you hear us talking here?"

"Idiot! Of course I can hear it!"

"But why doesn't the boss come to beat us..."

"It's over! Boss is serious this time!"

"..." My brothers could really consider throwing one away. —I thought seriously.

I got up weakly while thinking, went back to my room to stay, lay on the bed and covered myself from head to toe with the quilt, even if Oda Tsukuru knocked on the door and came in to find me, I only moved a little to show myself Still alive: "Is there something wrong?"

"Hmm... I should be fine?" Oda Saku replied with some uncertainty, and sat down on the chair, "Is it the same as what others said?"

I'm a little confused: "Anyone else?"

"Well, Kosuke and the others said...ah, I heard some of it at work."

"...What did the group of Hong Kong gangsters say? Why do you pay so much attention to this issue? Even you, Oda Saku, know? Am I a new type of Hong Kong gangster star?"

"Ah, Chisaki, do you want to be?"

"I don't want to!" I poked my head out of the quilt and complained, "Don't listen to their nonsense, I'm really fine."

It's just because of the sudden relaxation and the need to restore the previous state, the gap is a bit big, and I can't adjust for a while.

Oda Saku didn't ask, but after thinking for a while, he asked, "Do you want to eat curry together?"

"Hey? Uncle's super spicy curry? But isn't today curry day?"

"Just treat it as eating with me."

"Well... since Odasaku asked you so." I got out of the bed, "I'll call Kosuke and the others..."

"Ah, no need, this time it's just you and me."

"..." I fell silent.It seems that Odasaku was worried this time... I didn't object, but added, "Then I still want to eat ice cream."

"Yeah." Odasaku nodded, "You can't eat too much, it will ruin your stomach."

"Yes--"

The uncle's super spicy curry I said refers to the curry shop we often go to.

Although the curry is very spicy, it is really delicious, and I am quite good at eating spicy food... Or even if I don't know it, I will follow Odasaku.Our family has a high tolerance for spicy food.

Odasaku didn't ask me anything, and didn't say anything superfluous, just chatting with me as usual, talking about meaningless or even boring topics in the eyes of outsiders.

But it was precisely because of this that I gradually calmed down.

I sincerely said: "Father... If I want to elope in the future, can I take you with me?"

"Huh?" Oda Tsukuru was stunned for a moment, thought about the question seriously, and hesitated, "But this is not considered elopement, is it?"

I thought about it, nodded, and gave up this idea with some regret: "That's right."

After a moment of silence, I moved towards Odasaku.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"I want to be closer to you."

Odasaku froze for a moment, nodded, and changed the hand holding the spoon.

"Let's go get some ice cream later."

"Ok!"

……

Odasaku was a little worried.

Although he has raised six children, and all of them are very solid, but in fact he doesn't have to worry too much.

His eldest daughter is already well-behaved and sensible enough (in front of him), and the other children are basically in charge of the eldest daughter.After all, among the remaining children, the four boys had originally followed the eldest daughter and had always listened to the eldest daughter.And the youngest one left was a girl, so naturally girls knew girls better.

He would not interfere in the arrangement of the eldest daughter for the five children, and sometimes he himself was the one arranged.At most, it's just a mention when something doesn't seem right.

For example, he also felt that Kosuke Furutani's current grades alone would not allow him to be admitted to Tokyo University, so don't force it.

But the current situation... is that the eldest daughter seems to have encountered the troubles of puberty.

And he has no experience in comforting a lovelorn child at all.After all, except for the eldest daughter who is 15 years old, the oldest of the remaining ones is only eight years old and is still a boy.The youngest is only three years old, so it is impossible to have anything to do with love.That's not love, it's a one-sided crime.

Although judging from the current situation, it looks like a crime, but the eldest daughter is originally a mafia, so there is no way to call the police...

It is also impossible for him to discuss it with his friends.First of all, he felt that Ango Sakaguchi, who was more knowledgeable in this area, hadn't come back yet, and his other friend was still a child himself.

He intends to talk to the other party, but thinking that he doesn't have much experience, it seems that he can't be a qualified elder who gives advice.And after knowing who his eldest daughter was and gossiping with him about a bunch of Hong Kong gangsters who stunned him, he felt that the eldest daughter gave him advice in turn.

In such a tangled situation, he found an opportunity.

The source lies in his usual practice of writing manuscripts, a three-coloured cat he saw at the entrance of the bar.

He stopped to look at it, and the cat noticed it too, and stopped to look at him.

One person and one cat just stared at each other.

"...Ah." Oda Saku's eyes widened a little, his usual tone without too many emotional fluctuations was a rare and obvious joy at this moment, "Natsume-sensei!"

"..." The three-flowered cat who was looking at him stopped as if he could understand what he said, but it didn't look very friendly, and its hair exploded all of a sudden.

However, Odasaku didn't care about this, he stepped forward to pick up the cat and walked home, his tone was full of relief: "I didn't expect to find it... Chisaki should cheer up now."