Anime: Desolate Darkness

Didn't you ask me to say that?!

Shinji Ito was in tears.

"It's just a joke, don't be so nervous."

Kimura Takumi chuckled and let go of the other person.

Then he took back the tiny bit of aura that leaked out of his body.

"Eh?"

In Shinji Ito's perception, the man in front of him suddenly transformed from a terrifying demon into an amiable ordinary person. This change made him feel very strange.

What the hell is going on?

"What's that look in your eyes?"

"Ah, nothing, I just feel that you, teacher, have become much more friendly all of a sudden."

Shinji Ito waved his hands and said embarrassedly.

"You just said it didn't look like him, but now you're calling the teacher?"

Shinji Ito was stunned when he heard this and was also surprised.

Seeing that the two were having such a hard time conversing, Mihashi Takashi interrupted.

"Ito, it's almost time to go, right? It's almost lunch time, let's find a place to eat, I'm starving now."

He covered his stomach with both hands and said sadly.

After being chased by Kaijiu's group for nearly half an hour, breakfast had long been digested.

If he didn't eat something, he was worried that he wouldn't even have the strength to walk in a while.

"Ah, I don't have any objection."

Shinji Ito knew the other party's situation this morning, so he naturally would not refuse.

Mihashi Takashi stood up, thanked Kimura Takumi, and walked out first.

Seeing this, Shinji Ito followed closely.

"Thanks to the teacher this time. We'll go first. Goodbye."

"Yeah, I think we will meet again soon." Kimura Takumi smiled meaningfully.

"What... does this mean?" Shinji Ito was puzzled.

Seeing his partner still standing there stupidly, Mihashi Takashi at the door called out, "Ito, hurry up! I'm really hungry!"

"I see!"

Ito Shinji responded and then turned his gaze back to Kimura Takumi, waiting for the other party's answer.

But Kimura Takumi didn't intend to finish what he was saying, he just gave him a specific time point.

"We'll meet again in about half an hour."

"By the way, give this to your friend, otherwise he might be a hindrance."

He threw a small box to the other party.

Looking at the small box of pearls in his hand, the doubts in Shinji Ito's eyes deepened.

"This is..."

He wanted to ask more questions, but Mihashi Takashi's urging voice came again.

"Ito, if you don't leave now, I'll run away by myself!!"

Helplessly, Shinji Ito had to suppress his curiosity. Anyway, the other party said it would take about half an hour, which would be enough time for them to have lunch.

If we really meet then, it won’t be too late to ask...I think so.

Nodding to Kimura Takumi, he headed for the exit.

"Come on, come on, what are you in such a hurry for, you bastard?"

"You haven't been chased for half an hour, of course you're not hungry!"

The two of them left the cafe together arguing.

……

Cafe interior office.

Without knocking, Kimura Takumi pushed the door open and walked in.

"What is the old man doing?"

As soon as he came in, he saw Ryunosuke Ichisuke sitting with his back leaning on a chair, facing the window, quietly admiring the scenery outside.

The sunlight happened to shine through the leaves at this time, casting mottled shadows on his old face.

Fortunately, the sun was not too scorching at this time. He did not feel the burning heat, but a comfortable warmth.

Seeing that the other party ignored him, Kimura Takumi simply turned around and prepared to leave.

"Why are you in such a hurry, kid?" Ryunosuke asked unhappily.

"Isn't this because I saw that you were still not awake, so I thought I'd come back later?"

After walking to the door, Kimura Takumi turned back and sat down on the sofa next to him.

Ignoring his teasing, Ryunosuke asked again: "Just drive those little devils away, why do you let them buy things? Do I need that little money?"

Of course you don't lack it.

A cafe is open at most five times a month.

Hire 6 employees. All of them need to be present on the opening day. Two people will take turns cleaning the place the rest of the time.

It's such an easy job, but the monthly salary is twice as much as a normal month's salary in other cafes.

If you don’t have a lot of assets, which boss would dare to do this?

"Just let them remember it."

Kimura Takumi said indifferently.

Ryunosuke Ichisuke sighed and didn't care about it anymore.

"If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Don't beat around the bush."

Noticing the other person's hands rubbing constantly, Kimura Takumi pointed it out directly.

He knew that once the other party made this move, it meant that he was very nervous at the moment.

But the two of them are so familiar with each other, how could they feel nervous during a normal chat?

Seeing that his little trick had been discovered, Ryunosuke coughed twice to ease the embarrassment and pretended to be calm.

"Ahem! By the way...um...how far have you and Ms. Izumi gotten?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Just curious."

Ryunosuke Ichisuke's face turned red.

"Didn't you send a message saying that you slept at her house last night and that's why you didn't come back? It can't be that nothing happened, right?"

"Oh, yeah, the last time you didn't come back to sleep but sneaked back in the early morning, wasn't that also at Izumi's house?"

He became more and more excited as he spoke.

"Why do you ask so many questions about young people?"

Seeing the other party so excited, Kimura Takumi pretended to be disgusted.

Seeing this, Ryunosuke Ichisuke coughed twice and explained seriously: "I am anxious to have a grandson, right?"

"Ah? I treat you as a brother, but you treat me as your son?"

"You little brat, how can there be brothers whose ages are almost 40 years apart?"

"We are close friends regardless of age."

"Go, go, go! Don't interrupt!"

Ryunosuke Ichisuke shook his hands and said seriously.

Seeing that the other party was about to get angry, Kimura Takumi stopped joking.

"There's no point in being anxious. This kind of thing can't be rushed. Besides, we've only just started."

"Even if you are pregnant, it will take more than nine months to give birth. If you are really anxious to have a grandchild, you can just adopt one from an orphanage. I don't mind."

To be honest, Kimura Takumi has no idea whether Izumi Riko can get pregnant with his child in the future.

His physical condition is rather special. After being transformed by darkness, he can no longer be considered a normal human being.

But it doesn’t matter even if she can’t get pregnant. To him, it doesn’t matter whether she has a child or not. He is not with her just to have children.

After getting the answer, Ryunosuke's expression gradually calmed down, and he completely ignored the other party's subsequent suggestions.

"Okay. If you don't have anything to say, just leave. I'll take a nap."

"Well, it happens that I have other things to do, so I'll leave first."

After watching Kimura Takumi leave, Ryunosuke Ichisuke kept staring at the closed door for a long time.

"Will it take nine months at the earliest?"

He sighed and slowly closed his eyes.

……