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

I didn’t remember it until I was reminded by this hair tie—so Natsume-sensei should be Oda Saku’s birthday present to me?

No wonder the little radish heads put a bunch of handmade rags on my table that day, I thought it was to comfort me!

Thinking about it this way... Did Miss Hongye want to give me a birthday present?

When I thought of this, I came back to life on the spot, and ran to Sister Hongye and Mr. Guangjin to ask for birthday presents.

I know they will be prepared for sure!

The two of them didn't seem surprised that I mentioned this, and gave me a gift that they had prepared a long time ago.

Sister Hongye also prepared a headband, and it seemed that there was a tendency to change it for me on the spot, and it was finally stopped.Seeing my resolute attitude, the other party expressed regret that they would give me another gift.

And Guangjin Liulang gave me a pendant, the style looks great, I have to say that he is the most gentlemanly old man in Hong Kong and black!

Holding my birthday present, I said sincerely, "If you were 20 years younger, I wouldn't have to worry about a lot of things."

"Ahem, I am very honored to receive such praise from you."

My emotions recovered quickly, and the work at the intelligence department was much more tiring than before, so I didn't have time to think about it for a while.

I began to suspect that Mr. Ango's supernatural ability is [I don't need to sleep].

Because... After I arrived in the intelligence department, it was a rare, first time, that I needed to work overtime.

"I must apply to the leader for overtime pay..." I muttered, and on the way to find the leader, I ran into Mr. Nakaya who just came back from a mission.

Speaking of which... Mr. Nakaya is really trusted by the leader, and he is also very busy.Except for the random encounters when I was looking for Sister Hongye, the time when I met the most was when I was looking for the leader or when I came out of the leader's office.

When I saw the other party, I ran over and reached out to him with a natural attitude: "Mr. Chuya, where is my birthday present?"

"... Huh?" The other party's mouth twitched, "Why do I need to give you a birthday present?"

"Mr. Chuya, I am giving you a chance." I said righteously, "It's like sister Hongye and the old man don't know how to comfort me, even if they prepared a gift for me in advance, but because of the unexpected birthday I can’t take out the incident. At this time, I take the initiative to ask for a gift, which is a sign of reconciliation and that I’m fine!”

"...So, does this have anything to do with me?"

I blinked: "It doesn't matter."

"……you--"

"It's just because it doesn't matter, so I ask you for a gift." I said it as a matter of course, laughed, looked directly at the other party, and blinked, "I said it was to give you a chance-in fact, I didn't Mr. Ye, you were sulking for rejecting me before, and you were not dissatisfied with you because you were ordered by the leader to spy on me that day. So you gave me a birthday present, and it is as if we have settled before!"

"...Well." The other party glanced at me when he turned sideways and was about to leave, "I'll give it to you next time."

……

At the same time, Lupine Bar—————

"Hey, Odasaku, did you know about Chien's past before you adopted Chien?" The black-haired boy suddenly started this topic without any preparation.

If Ango Sakaguchi was here, I'm afraid he would be taken aback and start to wonder what the other party found.

However, Ango Sakaguchi went on a business trip, and the original bar trio is now just two people.

If the person being asked is an ordinary father who has adopted a child, he may wonder why his friend suddenly asked this question, or think of the rumors that someone mysteriously told him before.

But Sakunosuke Oda is definitely the exception.

"In the past..." The red-haired young man narrowed his eyes slightly when he recalled the situation at that time.

At that time, he just wanted to adopt the children who survived the dragon head war.Then I saw the little boy Shinji.The little boy was only four or five years old, and he looked timid. He looked around warily and looked a little scared.

He just stepped forward to ask questions.

After learning that he was going to adopt him, the little boy hesitated unexpectedly and then refused, saying that he would not leave his companions.

Surviving in such a chaotic environment after the Dragon Head War, but still maintaining such an idea, looking weak but surviving well, it must be protected by powerful companions, right?

For Odasaku, there might not be much difference between raising one and raising a group, so after he learned that there were five people in their small group, he said that he wanted to adopt all of them.

Then he passed by, and what he saw was the scene where the brown-haired girl who was the protector of the small group was hostile to him like a cat with fried fur.

"... Chisaki, she seemed to be waiting for someone at that time." Oda Saku recalled, while slowly narrating, "At the beginning, she thought I was going to clean up that area, and even fought me. One... But when she found out that I wanted to adopt them, she immediately changed her attitude and asked me to adopt those children. And she seemed to have the intention of continuing to wait... I don't know why, maybe It may be that those children wanted to follow her and refused to leave, so she chose to leave with me in the end. Speaking of which, when she learned that I was a mafia, she resisted very much and said that she did not want to join the mafia."

While talking, Odasaku thought of the other party's nonsensical accusation that "the government is not reliable at all".

He intuitively felt that this sentence could not be said at the moment, so the conversation ended here.

"It's like this..." Osamu Dazai lowered his head thoughtfully, shook the wine glass in his hand lightly, and said calmly, "What if the person she was waiting for appeared at this time?"

"...Huh?" Odasaku was stunned.

He never thought about this kind of problem.

And as if he knew that he would not take the initiative to ask, the young man next to him continued on his own: "Of course, there is also the possibility of love at first sight. But if Xiaoqian's behavior is really because he only knew him for a day, I would think that she has acquired someone else's ability...so, it is only possible that she has known her before."

"Odasaku, you said that Xiaoqian was waiting for someone before entering Hong Kong... If it was him, it would make sense." Osamu Dazai adjusted his sitting posture, "At first I thought that Xiaoqian was trying to avoid being exposed. The two pretended to be acquainted before... But today I tried it out, and she seems very serious."

"Is that so..." Oda Saku was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said, "That's why Chisaki asked me the other day if he could take me with him when he eloped?"

"...Xiaoqian, did she say that?" Osamu Dazai thought it was a bit funny, "It seems that she refused the other party to stay in Hong Kong and Hei, and there is a reason why she was reluctant to let Oda work for you... It seems that she said that she has The Electra complex should be real."

"Huh?" Odasaku's expression gradually became serious, "Actually, as a father, I prefer to let my children fall in love freely..."

"Stop talking silly, Odasaku!" Osamu Dazai interrupted the other party with some helplessness, "If Xiaoqian wants to leave now, the leader will be the first one who refuses to let him go."

"Ah... Chisaki is right."

"Huh? What did Xiaoqian say?"

"She said that she didn't want to be promoted, and that it would be too difficult to quit the company after the position was too high."

"..." Osamu Dazai couldn't help muttering, "Now I feel that if the leader doesn't let her go, she might really elope with someone..."

"The leader, does he know about Qiansaki?"

"Basically, I know... I don't know if the other party is genuine or not, and he doesn't hide his concern for Xiaoqian at all." When Osamu Dazai said this, he leaned his elbows on the table, and put his hands on his cheeks, like It was like sarcasm, and he uttered a sentence in a low voice, "The method is clever."

"Even so... Dazai, you have concealed the part that is not good for Chisaki, right?"

"...Why do you think so?"

"Otherwise you wouldn't have told me so much, would you?" After Oda Saku finished speaking, he added, "Thank you very much."

"No need to thank you." The black-haired boy laughed, both his tone and his face revealed sincerity, just like a simple child.

If other people saw his appearance at this moment, they would probably be surprised.

"Because Chien and Odasaku are my friends... Ah, if Chien elopes, can you bring me with you?"

"Huh? I'll ask her... But I think it's better not to have too much hope."

……

the other side------

"Oh right, I saw Kosaki this time." Furutani Rei said to his companion beside him.

"Hey? How is Xiaosaki? Can she sleep there alone? Do you still have nightmares at night? Did you eat properly?"

"...The questions you ask are too old-fashioned, right?!" Jiang Gu zero black line, then sighed, raised his hand to lift his bangs, with a headache, "It seems to be doing well, and she has her own I chose a reliable elder... But there are also some amazing people there, so it must be a lot of pressure. I cried when I left, and I almost wanted to take it away."

"Amazing person? Has anyone noticed?"

"I probably didn't notice it... After all, I was worried that she would be exposed at a young age and didn't tell her the specific task. This time I went to see her and thought she was competent, so I told her." Jiang Guling's expression restrained Get up, frowning, with a little negative emotion, "In short... No matter what, you can't guess the right direction to go."

It's just that the script of the cousin's sudden showmanship without saying hello gave him a bit of a headache, but fortunately he got it back in other ways.

I just don't know what kind of bad image he has in the hearts of Hong Kong and black people... Forget it, anyway, a creature like a brother is born to help his sister take the blame.

"Hey...it sounds like it's not easy for Kosaki."

"Yeah." Jiang Gu Ling said, as if thinking of something interesting, the expression on his face softened for a moment, "She was playing the guitar when I went to see her."

"Ah, I told her to teach her bass before and she refused, but she said that if I teach you bass, she wants to form a team with you on the guitar."

"Yeah, I'm still a child..."

"But I should have grown up a lot now, right? I'm already 15 years old..."

"Well, I've grown taller, but my temper and character are still the same."

"Is it like this... But after all, I've grown up... I haven't seen you in so many years, I don't know what gift to give as a meeting gift..."

"The girl doesn't care about this at all. I think she will be very happy to see you."