Ultra: Heroes Don't Ask Where They Come From

That day, Xia Long and Funai You were squatting at the place where they changed trains in Shibuya, and Funai You pulled him over mysteriously.

Modern elementary school students probably wouldn't walk through central Tokyo to go to school by themselves, but the parents of these children are basically from that era. Is this a unique social phenomenon? The children also know how to take the train to various places by themselves.

Xia Long was dragged by Funai Yu to a place called Tokyu Bunkakan, and then went into the basement, only to find that this was a place dedicated to showing movies.

The background color was a bit dark. Although technology was very advanced in this era, the movies playing below seemed to be of various types, including some old black-and-white movies. Xia Long saw a familiar name in the movie titles.

You only need to spend 100 yen to watch a movie, which is probably a good way of entertainment for children.

"Does it look good?"

After watching, I left the basement.

This was probably the first time that he had gone to the movies with an adult companion, so Funai Yu couldn't help but ask Xia Long what he thought.

"The picture is very real. An out-of-date boxer falls in love with a girl, and accidentally learns that a competition that can help him live a good life is now offering an olive branch. For this reason, he trains hard and fights hard. He is beaten until his face is swollen and bloody, because he knows that he will never win, and he tries his best to withstand fifteen rounds. After going through hardships, he gets the precious love of his lover. It is a very good inspirational film."

Xia Long glanced at Funai You; "What do you think is beautiful?"

Funai Yuu thought for a moment; "I can't really say. It was a bit boring at first, but after I finished reading it, I found it quite interesting. You commented on a lot of things."

Xia Long was invited by Funai Yu to watch a movie just now. He asked, "What's on this floor?"

Funai Yu put his hands behind his head. "Nothing interesting. There are some restaurants and a bookstore. At the top is a planetarium, but I haven't been there yet."

"Then I'll invite you upstairs to eat. You should be a little hungry, right?"

Funai Yu's eyes rolled around, and he put his hands behind his head with a stiff movement; "This... this..."

"When I was a kid, I was very generous when I treated myself, but I felt embarrassed when someone else treated me." Xia Long gently patted Funai You's head, "Your reaction is quite good, but let me treat you this time. Can you treat me to a movie next time?"

"Then... there is no other way?"

Funai Yu crossed his arms across his chest with an embarrassed smile on his face.

Xia Long withdrew his hand and smiled slightly, looking at Funai Yu who was walking a little ahead with stiff movements but could not hide his excitement.

In fact, he felt that the reason why Funai You felt uncomfortable was that the money spent by Xia Long in treating him to a movie might have exceeded that of Xia Long treating him to a meal, and his efforts were rewarded by others with far more than the same value, which was embarrassing.

This simple way of thinking actually makes Xia Long feel cute.

After dinner, we went back and took the tram to change trains. The two of us walked in a row all the way home.

It was getting dark, and Funai Yu was walking with satisfaction, his hands on his head. They were walking on a road like the one where Kamen Rider 555 happened to lie on the grass at the end. Such roads often appear in Japanese movies and TV shows. The road is flat and has two slopes. The slope is grass, and there is water flowing underneath the grass.

"Brother Zhen, you don't usually seem to work, how do you make a living?"

In fact, Xia Long is now over 30 years old, so there is absolutely no problem with being called uncle, but in order to match the youthfulness of his face, his age is also made younger. After Funai You knew about this, he changed his way of addressing him and called him brother.

"I come from a wealthy family. The money my parents left me means I don't have to worry about living, so I don't have to work. Are you envious?"

"Then why don't you have a girlfriend? Isn't it boring to take walks all the time?"

"It's okay to have people talking around you occasionally, but if they do it every day, you'll get annoyed. In the end, things that you thought were okay will become even more unpleasant."

"So you used to have a very busy life? Going to bars all day and not sleeping at night?"

"Yes, one of them."

It can be seen that Funai Yu is thinking whether to go to the bar or stay up all night.

Xia Long was thinking that if it were an individual, perhaps two of them would be correct.

“Meow… meow… meow…”

"Hmm, where does that sound come from?"

As they were almost walking home, Funai You and Xia Long heard a faint but continuous sound of a cat's meow.

Since he didn't find anything, he continued walking. However, the sound became clearer and clearer as he walked. It was coming from the sky. When he walked under a tree, Funai Yu looked up and found it between the leaves.

"Ah, it's the kitten."

"Maybe they can't get down after going up. Some cats are like this, but if they are forced into a corner, they will still jump down by themselves."

Never mind. Xia Long wanted to say this, but when he saw Funai Yuu's face while he was speaking, he stopped.

Funai You stared straight at the cat that looked like a kitten between the leaves. There was a youthful, shining light in the depths of his black pupils.

"Want him to come down?"

"Ah."

"So cute."

Xia Long walked to the side of the tree, and his movements were as if he was going to put the cat down, but how should he do it? Funai You stared at it closely. And the kitten in the tree canopy was still meowing as if calling for something.

Xia Long reached out and knocked on the tree.

Logically, nothing should happen after such a knock. The leaves swayed gently. In the dusk, the tall man and the silent tree, with an orange filter on the screen, were filled with a wonderful calmness.

The black object fell out from the leaves like a meteor and landed in the man's palm. Only its abdomen was supported by the big hand, but it seemed uninjured. The kitten trembled in surprise in the man's hand.

“A gift for the mature.”

Xia Long handed the kitten in his hand to Funai You. The kitten moved its paws in a pretentious manner but did not struggle, so Funai You took the kitten from Xia Long's hands normally, and the kitten made a "meow" sound.

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome, but there's no need to take him home to raise him. Maybe he has his own world, too."

"It looks so small. I don't know how it climbed up the tree!"

"Maybe it flew up there?"

"You must be pretty amazing then."

Funai You touched the kitten's head, and the kitten turned its head away as if in disgust, wanting to stay away from Funai You. Funai You held the kitten for a while and put it on the ground. The kitten sat there, looking at them with a little spirituality.

"Let's go." Funai Yu.

The kitten looked at Funai You, then looked at Xia Long for a while, meowed, then got up and slipped away.

"It's not always possible for a kitten to get down from a tree," Xia Long said meaningfully, "In the end, you still have to rely on yourself."