Personality is to like [Comprehensive]

Jack agreed to Oda Sakunosuke's request.

After getting the "love" she wanted, she restrained her exposed sharpness and danger as the Ripper, and she became an impeccable and lovely child.

Clever, well-behaved, and know how to act like a baby at the right time, besides being very clingy, and daring to call a big man "Mom" in public, he is very attractive.

Oda Sakunosuke observed for a period of time and confirmed that Jack had no intention of killing ordinary people. One afternoon, he tentatively took her to a coffee shop to see Sakule and the others.

Sakule, Xingsuke, Shinji, Yuu, and Kemi, the little ghosts he adopted from the orphans of the Longkou War, actually played well with Jack, and they got along very well.

Seeing Sakule donating her beloved pink hair dryer doll, and a few other little guys, pulling Jack to play games together, Oda Sakunosuke had mixed feelings, even a subtle feeling of being left out.

——Because he was distracted, he was attacked by Xingsuke's pillow in the next second, and hit him straight.

Shinji picked up another pillow and shouted, "Go!!! Today's 'Welcome Little Jack' battle continues!!!"

Oda Sakunosuke:? ? ?

Oda Sakunosuke: The game you guys want to play together is to fuck me? ? ?

With a cold grunt, Oda Sakunosuke, who has experienced many battles, was about to enter the fighting state skillfully, but found that the pillows that were thrown at him were all blocked by a meter away.

The white-haired little girl stood in front of Oda Sakunosuke and opened her hands.

She did abide by the agreement and did not show the dagger, but at this moment, she had a serious face and warned seriously without any trace of murderous intent.

"No. We have to protect Mom. If it hurts Mom, cut—"

"—Jack."

Oda Sakunosuke narrowly covered Jack's mouth.

"It's just a game...you know the game? No one gets hurt. You see, the pillows are soft, right? We used to play it a lot. I'm safe."

Jack tilted his head, his green eyes showed a little confusion and uncertainty: "Game...?"

"Well! Anyway, anyway, um... very good, very good, Jack has remembered our agreement, very good!"

In fact, Oda Sakunosuke is not particularly good at getting along with children, otherwise he would not have arranged Sakule and the others to the coffee shop owner.

It's okay to let him visit, tease, and play with him occasionally, but let him raise it himself, and get along with him day and night, there is a danger of worrying about baldness.

But with Jack's situation, he didn't dare to hand her over to others. He didn't know what to do, so he decided to implement a policy——

Anyway, children like to hear praise.

Then, is it right to praise? ? ?

Oda Sakunosuke didn't know if Jack really understood, but when he saw the little girl smiling and nodding happily, he felt relieved, but when he raised his head, he received five pairs of bright eyes from the crowd.

"'Mom'?" Xingsuke showed a toothache expression that he couldn't bear to look directly at, "...I didn't expect Odasaku you...you are Odasaku like this...!"

Oda Sakunosuke: How old are you, Xingsuke!You wait for me!What are you trying to figure out? ? ?

Saku Le also wrinkled her small face, and ran over to hold Jack's hand, trying to pull her away from Oda Sakunosuke: "Jack, Oda Saku didn't ask you to do strange things?"

"Huh? No! Mom didn't ask us to do anything that would hurt, and she still hugged us. Jack loves his mother the most, the most, the most!"

Letting Sakuro hold his right hand, Jack grabbed Oda Sakunosuke's sleeve with his left hand, and with an innocent face, publicly executed Oda Sakunosuke again.

Those five pairs of eyes have changed from the sharp eyes of the people who eat melons to the contempt for the adult world.

Oda Sakunosuke: I am not me without me...

Feeling a big, round and black pot suddenly appeared on his back, Oda Sakunosuke wiped his face, picked up the pillow that fell on the ground before, and threw it at Xingsuke's face with lightning speed.

just!middle!red!Heart!

"Wow! Odasaku, you are too cunning! You actually attacked!!!"

Xingsuke who was hit was so angry that he jumped up, and immediately took advantage of his oldest leadership, pointed at Oda Sakunosuke with his arms akimbo aggressively: "Little ones rush to the ducks!!! Our goal is: to defeat the dirty adults, Oda Saku !!!”

A massive pillow stand kicked off.

With the help of Jack, the children's camp achieved breakthrough results for the first time.

Let the little ghosts spin and jump excitedly, as long as they don't lift the ceiling, Oda Sakunosuke, who successfully changed the topic, lay on the pile of pillows on the ground, raising his eyebrows lazily.

He's such a big wit.

Plan pass√

A shadow suddenly fell over his head, and Oda Sakunosuke met those emerald-like eyes.

Those eyes were full of a light smile like starlight. He stretched out his hand, and slowly touched the little girl's cheek with his thumb.

"Did you have fun?"

"Well! Saku Le said, I am the youngest, so I am the younger sister in the family! In the future, Xingsuke and the others have to share with us all the delicious and fun things."

Jack pounced on a fierce tiger, hooked Oda Sakunosuke's neck, and stuck himself in the arms of the young man. His eyes were full of enthusiasm, but there was also a little uneasiness.

"Now, why does mother love us so much?"

"...Ah? If you want to ask why...?"

When the book is used, I hate it. I feel that after adopting Sakule and the others, the money spent on buying the parenting book home during that time was wasted. Oda Sakunosuke was stared at by such serious and focused eyes, and he couldn't help feeling the same. attitude, to answer.

He subconsciously wrapped his arms around Jack's back, even though he knew the little girl's skill in front of him, he still unconsciously worried that she would accidentally fall and fall to the ground.

It will hurt.

After racking his brains and brains, he couldn't think of any beautiful words to learn from. He frowned in distress and hesitated for a long time before starting to improvise.

"Just, uh...children, being loved...also...you asked me to explain why..."

If Osamu Dazai was here, he would surely be able to make Jack smile, right?That guy is best at this kind of verbal work.

After making [-] calls to his friends for help in his heart, Oda Sakunosuke scratched his head and said with a smirk.

"There is no special reason, right? Children should grow up happily in an environment where they are loved. Besides, Jack is very...well, very cute...right? It just so happens that I met you That's all."

So, don't lower yourself just to "be loved".

You are loved because you are you and you deserve to be loved.

Thinking of the little girl's words, "Hug me... okay? We are willing to do anything as long as it is for mother." The young man sighed silently, and his originally blunt tone became more gentle.

He rubbed the top of Jack's hair, and said seriously: "You are still young, and there are still many possibilities. In the future, you will definitely meet more, better, and more loving people."

Jack tightened his arms, muttering coquettishly.

"...We only need our mother. So mother must always, always, always love us? You can also love Saki and the others, but you must also love Jack very much!"

[Well... still young. 】

【When you grow up a little bit, you will understand, right? 】

Putting one hand on Jack's back, patting it lightly, Oda Sakunosuke raised his eyes, raised his index finger to the children who were looking at them with concern, and put it on his lips to signal silence.

Xingsuke smiled and made an "OK" gesture, and then took his younger siblings back to his own den, reading books and playing with dolls.

Seven people were in the same room, and they didn't make any noise, but everyone felt at ease.

After finishing lunch, the boss wanted to call someone down to eat curry. When he opened the door, he found that everyone in the room, big and small, had fallen asleep unknowingly.

He met green, alert eyes.

Did not come in, the boss smiled at the strange little girl, also put up his index finger, put it on his mouth, then quietly exited the room and closed the door.

……

Since then, when Oda Sakunosuke is going to "work", he will send Jack to the curry shop, let the children play together, and pick him up after finishing work. Have a meal with everyone.

Jack and Saki get along very well.

Originally, Oda Sakunosuke thought that life would go on like this, and he even thought about how to give Jack an identity and send her to elementary school, just like all normal children——

originally.

The turning point of the matter happened one evening after Oda Sakunosuke picked Jack up and went home.

It was still early, so he planned to study the new recipe at night.

Because Jack has a kind of obsession with potatoes, but he always eats mashed potatoes, which is not nutritious enough, and it is not good for children's health.

However, while peeling the potatoes, Oda Sakunosuke suddenly went dark and passed out.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already dark, and what he was facing was in the night, eyes that still exuded a faint green fluorescent light.

Jack is crying.

As if his body had been drained of strength, dragging his tired and heavy body, Oda Sakunosuke raised his hand, wiped the little girl's tears, and softly coaxed her.

"Why are you crying? I'm just a little tired...it's okay, I'll just take a rest. Look, isn't this good?"

Jack tightly grasped Oda Sakunosuke's hand, fear written all over his face: "No! No... This goes on... No! Mom will die! She will die!"

Oda Sakunosuke smiled wryly.

In fact, he has some symptoms recently, like he suddenly feels very tired, occasionally his eyes become dark, and he is particularly lethargic.And all of this happened after Jack appeared.

And in an accident, he accidentally discovered that even though he deliberately covered it up, Jack seemed to have an indescribable concern for his blood.

It's like someone who is overly hungry and sees some delicious delicacies.

Reminiscent of Jack's unusual skills, it's hard for Oda Sakunosuke not to have some associations: such as eating flesh and blood, superpowers that can enhance one's own abilities, and the like.

But there is no way to throw away the child like throwing away garbage, or a troublesome pet.

The young man's expression was calm, and he held the little girl's slightly trembling hand in a gentle and calm manner.

"I'll figure it out. At this rate, nothing will happen for now. So Jack, trust me... trust 'Mom'?"

Jack didn't speak.

That night, the new recipe was not researched, so Oda Sakunosuke ordered takeaway.

And the next morning—

The first victim of the Yokohama serial murder case lay in a corner of the red light district on the outskirts of the city.