gentle and affectionate

Chapter 11.

When Hei Gang rushed in angrily, I was lying on the floor drawing wooden signs.

"You actually... gave me that strange name!"

Well, why are you so angry, he looks like a person at first, but when he gets angry, he looks more like a black dog...Maybe considering that there are guests who came with him, he had to wait patiently for an explanation.A pair of eyes stared at me viciously, and the whole face was in the posture of "confessing, being strict and resisting even more strictly".

I curled my lips, what's so fierce, I'm afraid of you.

Letting go of the painted wooden sign, I pulled a piece of paper and explained to them while drawing.

"Because the girl at the city hall said that it is okay to use a pseudonym, and besides, I don't know how to write the characters of this country." After a few strokes, I picked up the paper and showed them, "So I drew this!"

On the paper is a big black wolf dog and a cute little dog.

"So the names became 'Big Dog' and 'Little Dog'~" I took another piece of paper and continued to draw, "Then Sakura and I are..."

An elegant and handsome cat and a cute kitten.

"So the name of the cafe is also Maomao." I put down the paper and picked up the wooden sign with the cat's head calmly. Someone was already drawing a sword.

Well, luckily the painting is done.

"Damn it... I'm going to cut open your head, which can only think about inexplicable things, and clean it well!"

"Wow~'Big Dog' is angry~"

There were a few people I didn't know who came back with Xiaolang and the others. I deliberately called his "new name" in front of outsiders. Hei Gang became furious and drew his sword to fight.I ran in front with a wooden sign, and he chased behind with a sword in his hand. Anyway, we both know each other well. He can't cut me, and I can't shoot him. It doesn't hurt or itch. Only Sakura and Xiaolang are left. Standing aside, fans panicked.

The outsiders who followed were very calm, talking to Xiaoying and Xiaolang with a kind face, and sat down politely after being invited. It seemed that they had excellent psychological qualities.

"It's so fragrant!" The visitor exclaimed.

"Well, I'm trying to make a chocolate cake," I ducked down to avoid Heigang's attack, and answered in the midst of my busy schedule, "Tomorrow we will open a store, if you don't mind it, you can try it!"

Since I've come with you, of course I have to say a few words before letting you go.The two of them didn't know what my idea was, they both looked excited, the uncle was actually in sync with the little girl, and they didn't know whether to say that the little girl was too mature or the uncle was too naive.

Tsk, he didn't intend for the old cow to eat young grass, did he?

……

"It's delicious~"

"Looks like I have to tell them that there's a new coffee shop like this!"

The host and guest had a great time, and the two hunters also talked a lot about ghosts.Both Xiaoying and Xiaolang helped to entertain, only Heigang was sulking in the corner alone, and he didn't need to think about it because of the name.Hei Gang has always been indifferent, but he is very concerned about the issue of his name, and he often makes noises along the way.But this is also understandable, after all, as a hero, a good name is still essential.

Why?

Think about it, when you meet the enemy's swordsman on the battlefield, the other party yells "Report your name", that name...

— Definitely can’t say his new name.

There was a commotion outside, as if a ghost had appeared, the two ghost hunters ate about the same, so they didn't stay any longer.Seeing this, Heigang also stood up and planned to go out to have a look, but the sword was half drawn.

"Now we have a team of regular customers~" I stood behind the counter and held my chin, "Big dog~!"

……

So, the sword that was supposed to be taken out to kill the ghost was the first to cut at me.

"Wow! The big dog is going crazy!"

"You stop for me!"

……

Played twice in one night today, this guy really loves sports.I was too idle, so I continued to play the game of chasing each other with him. When I caught up with him, I made two gestures and gestures, which made Sakura, who was washing the dishes, drenched in sweat.

The little wolf looked at us for a while, and changed from helpless to calm, as if he was paying attention to our moves.He looked at it for a while, then said goodbye to Sakura and went upstairs, holding a thick stack of books.Sakura kept watching him disappear around the corner of the stairs, in her big eyes, emerald green couldn't hide her worry.

She hesitated for a while, then made a cup of hot chocolate according to the method I taught her just now, and served it carefully.

Heigan was very dissatisfied with my absent-mindedness, and his offensive was also strengthened, but I kept paying attention to Sakura's side, and inadvertently retreated to the corner.

With a flash of silver light, the long sword was sheathed, and I was surrounded by his arms on the wall.

"Yeah, I thought I was going to die."

Hei Gang ignored my joke, and seemed very dissatisfied with my absent-mindedness just now, so he settled the old and new debts together, stared at me condescendingly, and leaned towards me viciously.I wasn't afraid of him, but I subconsciously reached out to block him; for a while, the two of us were speechless, and in the empty hall, we could only hear the gasping of the two of us, as well as the pounding heartbeat in our chest.

Well...he's not a physical freak like Heitan, of course he'll be out of breath after running for so long...

Hearing each other's breaths, the knife-like edges and corners are infinitely enlarged in front of his eyes, just like the day when he first arrived in Hanshin Kingdom.But that day was not so close, the lights were not so dim, and those red phoenix eyes did not stare at me like this.

So close that he saw blue in a trance from his dark red eyes.

He paused, and let me go quickly.

"you……"

Even he was panting a bit.Hearing the third sound besides breathing and heartbeat again, I was suddenly a little dazed, and I paused for a second before realizing what I was going to do, and went straight to the stairs.

"Are you going to sleep?"

"Something happened."

"Hey……"

"Do not talk."

……

He followed me upstairs, this time I stared at him.

——Can your clogs be less noisy?

——…

He was speechless, so he had to bow his body and follow the catwalk like me, looking like a big shrimp.Sure enough, Sakura went to look for Xiaolang, the door was ajar, and we were standing by the door, one on the left and the other on the right.

She is apologizing.

"At first, I didn't know anything when I woke up. When you told me, Mr. Xiaolang, that we were going to travel together to collect feathers..." Sakura's voice was low, revealing a strong apology, "I asked "Are they all people I don't know?"..."

"But... you probably don't know each other, right? You have always worked so hard to collect information in order to find feathers regardless of the danger, just to... but I..."

There was a hint of crying in her ending.

"……sorry."

My heart skipped a beat.We felt a little sad when we heard these words, let alone little wolf.Facing Xiao Sakura like this, he hesitated to speak, but Xiao Sakura continued to talk.

"When did Mr. Wolf and I meet?" She was a little anxious, "Could it be that we have known each other since we were young? And we are very important to each other..."

The words stop here, the heart stops here.

"Princess!"

……

A moment later, the girl's weak voice sounded.

"Just now... what did I say..."

"Oh, yes... I want to tell you... I'm sorry..."

After that, there was no sound.

——With a piece of my heart severely gouged out, how can I not be weak.

If the soul is born naturally, then memory is made by the human heart.Perhaps the same soul is living in many different worlds. It is the difference in experience and memory that makes these people not exactly the same person; and memories wash away in time, so many of them fade with time. Go, so the important ones stay.

And this girl, what she lost was the memory with the most important person.

Or it can be said that the most important part of the heart has been lost.

……

So in fact... Sakura's price is the biggest.

"What happened to her?" Hei Gang whispered.

"This is the so-called 'price'..." I lowered my eyes, "It won't end that easily."

"No matter who it is, even if you tell her what happened to Xiao Sakura and Xiaolang, in Xiao Sakura's heart, those information will be destroyed immediately, even if Xiao Sakura remembers it by herself, it will be the same."

"Little wolf may already know that this will happen..." I said softly, "Even if all the feathers are recovered, even if she has doubts about her relationship with little wolf, the price that has been paid will never be lost." I can't come back."

And this price... was paid by both of them.

"That's why the little devil didn't tell the princess..." Hei Gang frowned, "It's about the past between me and the princess."

"But even so, he will still do what he wants to do," I smiled wryly, "He."

……

"When all the feathers come back...I'll definitely remember what happened to Mr. Little Wolf...I'll definitely..."

The girl's voice came out softly, like a dream or waking up, and she could hear her full of hope.

But this hope does not exist.

"Even if you don't have me in your memory... I will get the feather back for you."

The boy's oath was very clear in the darkness, and his firm light brown pupils were right in front of his eyes.But I don't dare to think that one day, when they know their... identities, when they know that all of this is arranged by others, and that all their efforts are actually a conspiracy...

At that time, how should we deal with ourselves?

However, the journey always has to go on.Another faint roar came from outside the window, and Hei Gang and I looked at each other.

—I want to help, of course.

"The princess will be handed over to you."

"Be careful."

If I use the last bit of my time to help, will it reduce your hard work to a certain extent?I looked at Heigan's broad back, strong and firm.

If I don't have time...it's okay to leave it to him.

……

The next morning, as I was making tea, there was a clatter of footsteps on the stairs.

"Good morning everybody!"

"Morning Sakura."

Xiao Yingfen ran downstairs in a panic, her hair was blown into a mess, and her two little hands kept stroking.

"Sorry, I overslept."

"It doesn't matter, anyway, it hasn't been decided yet when opening the store," I poured tea for her, "And, Sakura hasn't returned to normal yet."

I'm telling the truth, but Sakura still looks like she's made a mistake, rubbing her hands on her face non-stop.When I handed her the tea, she suddenly clenched her fists and said seriously:

"Starting tomorrow, I will try my best to get up early!"

Ha, I couldn't help laughing.Xiao Sakura said Mengmeng's words in a serious manner, and I said that I would support her, and then she asked about Xiaolang and the others.I explained that they went to the city hall, because the ghost appeared again last night, my dog ​​hunters showed their skills, and the black charcoal came back with a bright red face.

Well, it looks like it's burning red.

I explained calmly, but Sakura was not calm anymore.

"last night?"

"Yeah, Sakura slept soundly, so I don't know."

"Yes, are you injured?"

"Hmm..." Of course it was clear who she was asking, "Little Wolf is not injured at all."

She gradually calmed down after hearing my answer, but the panic on her little face was still obvious, and the worried look reminded me of last night.

"Are you worried about him?"

"Well...Mr. Little Wolf has been working hard to help me retrieve my memory, but I can't help you." She lowered her head with a sad expression on her face, "and...Mr. Little Wolf sometimes looks ... very lonely."

Lonely...?

Lang rides a bamboo horse, grows green plums around the bed, and his children rub shoulders together, joy and sorrow along the way, walking hand in hand... So many years later, when the two little dolls grow up, the handsome young man and the beautiful girl intertwine and tell the story From the past, to tell about my memories, it's all about you.

But the memory is gone.

How can you not be lonely?

But... even today, even if the beauty of the past has been forgotten, the girl is still worried and concerned, as if everything in the past has never been lost.

Or rather, start over.

Even if there is no past, she will still fall in love with Little Wolf, as always.

If so, Little Wolf will be pleased too.

"you can."

"what?"

"If you feel like you can't do anything, then..." I said to the girl, "just smile at the little wolf."

"Because...you are his motivation."

If there is no past, let’s create the future together, even if the fate is tricky and everything has been fixed, there is still hope firmly; they are so similar, their eyes are so firm, so firm that even I am about to believe: if There is always hope, and there will really be hope in the future.

Just believing it makes me envious.

……

"Mr Fay..."

"Come on, Xiaolang's motivation is Sakura, and Sakura's motivation is this." I brought her the breakfast I left, "Are you hungry?"

"Thank you."

"Try it."

Maybe it was because she heard about her role, the girl was more or less happy, and carefully dug a spoonful into her mouth.

"Wow! It's delicious!"

"really?"

"Mr. Fay, you are amazing~! Not only can you draw, but you are also good at cooking—"

Sakura was very excited, her face was filled with unconcealable admiration, and I was surprised to receive such a frank compliment, which made me happy too, so I explained to her in a good mood.

"Drawing is the essence of the magic circle, and cooking is similar to mixing potions and magic materials. It's really nothing." The little girl stared at me, and I said proudly, "Little wolf and Mokona also like it very much, but... "

That black charcoal head...

I haven’t had a good face since I came back last night. I’m also drunk—isn’t it just a name? The bottom of the wall can hear it well. When he came back from fighting ghosts with Xiaolang, I specially made hot tea and sent it to the room, huh?What else do you want from me?

This morning's face is even more stinky than when I just came back yesterday. He is a normal person who calms down overnight. I knew he was abnormal, but how could he be abnormal to this extent?

Could it be that this anger breeds at night?I even complained that the food I made was not tasty, and it was really cheap and good-looking.

without!have!Taste!taste!

……

"Mr Fay..."

"Huh?" I came back to my senses, "What's wrong, Sakura?"

"Uh... can I learn how to make dim sum with you?"

Look at other people's princesses, they are different, they are of good quality.The little girl looked at me with big eyes flickering, and her little face was flushed, which was completely different from that black-faced monster.

How can you not agree to this!

"Then let's start with the most basic bread."

"Mmm Good."

……

So for a whole morning, Xiao Ying and I taught each other. The Princess and Miss looked like she was not touching her fingers, and she was a little slow to get started, but she looked decent after learning for a while.Kneading such a big dough with small hands is a bit difficult. I asked her to take a rest when she was tired, but her enthusiasm remained undiminished, and she had to come up with something.

At noon, the dog hunters also came back, but Heitan's face was even darker than in the morning.

"Is the black dog still angry?"

"Stop calling me a dog!"

Also because of breakfast?This delay is too long.Sakura and I could only turn to Xiaolang for help. Xiaolang scratched his head hesitantly, and explained that because of the name, they went to the city hall just before they came back. Heigang asked to change the name, but the front desk lady replied However, if the name is changed, the money we currently hold will be destroyed immediately, which...

It was so funny!

"Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha……"

"What are you laughing at! Now even that female information dealer knows!!!"

He drew his sword again and came after me, and I ran away quickly.Actually, I don't want to laugh either, but when I think of the aggrieved scene where this piece of black charcoal went to the front desk lady full of hope, but was denied a word, I...

Hahahaha I can't bear it...

Having had enough trouble and went to eat, Hei Gang's black face became even darker. Don't be unreasonable. Smiling at her, he didn't say a word; and Xiaolang has been going out with Heitantou for the past two days, and he seems to be used to it a lot, so he just coaxed Xiaoying to talk in a low voice.The two little people get together, plus an atmosphere adjustment pistol to add to the fun, the picture is quite beautiful.

……

So at night I knock on the door.

"Hello, Master Hei."

"..."

"Master Black?"

"..."

"Master Hei, open the door quickly."

"What are you doing?"

He opened the door impatiently, and it seemed that he was still angry, so I ignored his anger.

"Will Hei Wang Wang go out at night?"

He's about to close the door.

"Hey, don't," I hurriedly pushed against the door, "Are you going to that bar?"

Today I heard from Xiaolang that they went to the intelligence room in the morning and heard about the recent changes in Yingdu.We suspected that the mutation might come from Sakura's feathers, so we planned to go to a bar called "Sorrel" to investigate carefully. It is said that someone there has seen the so-called "new species".

He paused, and let go of the door.

"Ah... what's wrong?"

"Let's go, two."

"... Huh?" He was startled, "Where's the kid?"

"Of course I'll stay and watch the store," I took it for granted, "It seems that children here are not allowed to enter the bar."

"...Is this the truth?"

"Well...it's not bad to let him stay with Sakura."

He stared at me for a while, but found that it was useless to stare, so he snorted coldly, then turned and walked back to the room, leaving me alone at the door.I knew he agreed, so I planned to go back to the house to make some preparations, and I was about to turn around.

"Hey."

"Huh?" I looked back at him.

"Ghost's recent movements are very strange... Did the kid tell you?" He didn't look back.

The power has become strange, showing up where it shouldn't be, and showing up more during the day, so the coyotes said.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"..."

"Then I'm going to change clothes, big dog~"

Closing the door for him, I pushed open the next room, and it was pitch black.The behavior of the ghosts is very strange, of course I have known this for a long time-the point that the city hall said "ghosts don't attack ordinary citizens" was actually overturned on the first night.

At that time, we didn't know what a ghost hunter was.

I flicked on the light in the room, took off the coat from the hanger, and looked around. The darts I bought yesterday on a whim hadn’t been hung up yet, and they were lying there alone. I took a dozen or so and stuffed them into my pockets.

Are you warning me of danger?Mr. Black.

But I am not afraid.

I smiled to myself, then turned off the lights and locked the door.

"Big dog~ let's go."