God's Souvenir

"If I remember correctly, members of Kobo come from all over the world.The real stronghold should be in Europe? " Mori Ogai put his hand on Tsuruhara Himi's shoulder, letting him continue to use this movement to cover the expression on his face.

The young man buried his face in his arms and laughed softly, with a hint of tears that had been wiped away: "Your news is finally out of date—now it is a mobile base in the sea that can drive all the way to Antarctica."

"I have decided to drive the base to travel around the world. It doesn't matter where I stop, I want to revisit the places I have visited before... Every time I go out, I don't buy local souvenirs However, I have never tasted the food.”

"It's like a long vacation. On the streets at night, buy a snack from a roadside stall. Just like ordinary people, you don't have to think about anything. Anyway, I have to find something to do for myself, right? , otherwise it would be too boring..."

Tsuruhara Hiken's voice gradually lowered, gradually becoming inaudible.

He fell silent, not knowing what he was expecting.Mori Ogai's silence while listening carefully made him flinch, and he moved back, wanting to get out of the opponent's arms.

"See you soon."

Mori Ogai put more strength on the hand holding the back of his neck, preventing him from retreating:

"In principle, I have no reason to prevent you from doing what you want. So it seems that I can only wish you a pleasant journey."

The young man who was pinned down by the neck of fate struggled dissatisfiedly, trying to retreat, even wishing to turn around and leave immediately.The arc of the upper body leaning back has also become a wide angle.

Mori Ogai was taken aback by his reaction, and hurriedly went to help him, but was led to fall in the direction of the other party.Fortunately, in the end, he placed his palm in front of the armrest of the chair dangerously, avoiding the tragedy of the back of Tsuruhara Hikami's intimate contact with the hard iron armrest.

"What the hell are you doing! I've heard the words of wishing me a pleasant journey, so please leave now—please let me go!" Tsuruhara Hiken slightly raised his voice, his face Put on a deliberate impatient look.

"It's really hard for two cowards to be honest. Now that Himi-kun has used up all his courage..."

Mori Ogai let go of the other party kindly, allowing the other party to be freed from the embarrassing situation and straightened up and moved around: "From a selfish point of view, I hope Himi-kun can stay in Yokohama. At least for the last two years. Here—after all, your physical condition requires rest, and I happen to be a doctor."

"It doesn't matter if you don't remember clearly. I promised Himi-kun a week ago that I will never let go of your hand again, and I will never let you fall again."

Tsuruhara Hinami gave a soft "cut", and stiffened his neck: "You can take back that kind of words at any time, anyway, what you said no longer has any credibility."

"Then Himi-kun is going to give me a chance to prove the credibility of this promise?" Mori Ogai was not moved by his verbal attack, but instead asked.

"..."

Tsuruhara Hiken fell into a suspicious silence.

The atmosphere between the two suddenly became quiet, and no one acted rashly.

"Say, what are you talking about! What you said is too foul. Could it be that this is a mature middle-aged man who decided to take advantage of the situation after careful consideration?!" Tsuruhara Hidemi suddenly raised his voice, and he suddenly Standing up and taking two steps back, "This kind of thing really needs serious thinking, right? I think traveling around the world is a good opportunity for thinking..."

Saying so, the young man took two steps back again, turned around and left quickly without hesitation.

He didn't notice the movements of his own hands and feet at all: "In short - let's save this answer until after my trip is over!"

Seeing that he had gone a long way, Tsuruhara stopped and looked at the previous position through the pedestrians passing by in twos and threes.All he could see was Mori Ogai, who was still sitting on the bench, with a calm expression on his face.

Even after the other party noticed his gaze, he looked over with the same eyes as a child's capricious.

Hikari Tsuruhara: ...

Sure enough, let's go.

Sure enough, there is still no way to simply say the words of giving the other party a chance-wouldn't it be too sorry for my own thoughts that have been wasted so many times?

An hour later, the interior of the "Workshop" sea mobile base.

Tsuruhara Himi sat on a comfortable chair in the control room, leaning against the back of the chair in the most comfortable position.After announcing the name change of the organization, he announced with the willfulness of the leader that caused the most headaches for his subordinates: "Next, start from Yokohama Port and head east. Travel around the entire world."

"—By the way, where is Lin Jiang? Why didn't you see him?"

The subordinate standing next to him answered him like an emotionless robot with no expression or emotion: "Mr. Lin said that he doesn't want to see you for two years. After confirming that you are safe three days ago, I left Japan and went to Europe to be in charge of the intelligence network in Europe."

"...What about Mr. Long Yi?"

"Mr. Sasaki also went to Europe with Mr. Lin, saying that he wanted to practice."

Hiken Tsuruhara: "..."

When did these two get along so well?

"By the way, Mr. Lin and Mr. Sasaki said before they left that they had something to leave for you." The subordinate continued to report without emotion.

Heyuan Rijian raised the corner of his mouth indifferently: "You say."

"Hey, you bastard." The subordinate rod read, "Pay attention to your own life, don't toss about it. I'm coming back to kill you."

...that's what Lin Jiang would say.

Tsuruhara Hiken was not surprised at all.

"Let's see if Lin Jiang can kill me in this life." He wrote lightly, "In short, let's go to San Francisco first."

After getting his order, the subordinates left the control room to convey it.

Tsuruhara Hikami slid down a bit, half lying on his back on the chair and staring at the cabin roof.He opened his eyes and began to recall the scenery in the United States, and even recalled the interior layout of Alfonsonia Stave's laboratory.

Half an hour later, he suddenly grabbed the phone in the cabin: "Help me connect to the cockpit."

After Mori Ogai watched Tsuruhara Himi leave, he returned to the place where Guangjin Liulang was waiting empty-handed.

Guangjin Liulang, who was standing on standby all the time, looked behind him subconsciously, but did not see the familiar figure: "Boss, aren't you here to take Heyuan-kun back this time?"

"Oh, Himi-kun said that he is going to travel around the world to relax." Mori Ogai said with a relaxed tone, "I think this is a good decision for self-cultivation, so I congratulate him in advance on a pleasant trip. I will be back after that." .”

Guangjin Liulang: "It's fine if you think there is no problem."

"Does Mr. Hirotsu feel that my decision is inappropriate?" Mori Ogai asked.

Guangjin Liulang looked serious: "No."

And the person concerned has already shown the kind of smile that controls the overall situation: "Actually, I am not worried, because Hijen-kun will definitely come back. The city of Yokohama has already left an indelible mark on him, so he will never be able to get rid of it." this place."

"Before sunset, Himi-kun will come back by himself." Mori Ogai said firmly.

But then his confident eyes hesitated, and his tone hesitated a bit: "It will not be later than tomorrow morning at the latest—it is impossible to return to Yokohama ten years later."

In fact, if Tsuruhara has been awkward for long enough, it is entirely possible that he will not return to Japan until ten years later.It is even possible not to come back in this life.

But the other party is not the kind of person who will escape to the end.When facing the problems that must be faced, the best way is not to escape, but to solve them once and for all.Mori Ogai knew very well about Tsuruhara Hiken's attitude towards things, so he bet that Tsuruhara Hiken wouldn't just walk away.

This conclusion was confirmed in the evening.

Mori Ogai, who was off work, picked up an unknown object in his house.

The unknown entity wrapped itself in a yellow Pikachu quilt, leaving only a small gap where it could breathe.A few unwrapped silver curly hairs were exposed from inside.

After hearing the sound of the door opening, the lump of yellow Pikachu quilt on the sofa squirmed a few times, and a head with a familiar face emerged from it.

"It's so cold in your house, you don't even have a kotatsu." The young man who confidently occupied the entire sofa in his house didn't have the slightest awareness that he was sneaking in, but beat him before he opened his mouth.

"There is a fireplace in the living room, and this season is not the time to use the kotatsu, right?" Mori Ogai was dumbfounded by his preemptive attack, "I am German tomorrow, and I am already a kotatsu." Even more enthusiastic than me as a Japanese."

Tsuruhara Hinami: "How could human beings refuse such a warm thing as a kotatsu? A place as cold as yours, with no temperature at all, deserves to be the home of single middle-aged people."

"—So, sneaking into the house of a single middle-aged man. What is Himi-kun thinking?" Mori Ogai walked to the sofa and looked at him condescendingly.He brought the topic back on track, successfully destroying the other party's intention to divert the topic from left to right.

"...It can only be blamed on the simplicity of your door lock, which can be opened with just a light poke." Tsuruhara, who not only opened the door, but also brought his own quilt, Higami's confident tone suddenly became a little fluttering, "After serious and serious thinking, I feel that long-distance travel is not conducive to recuperation. So I decided to stay in Yokohama for the time being."

"My house has already been smashed by that guy Akutagawa, so there is nowhere to go——as the culprit who issued the search order, don't you have the consciousness that the space in the house has been occupied?"

Mori Ogai watched him quietly for a while, and then smiled in the tense atmosphere: "I was a little surprised when I saw it just now, but now I have realized this."

"..."

"Come closer." Hiken Tsuruhara said.

He said so, but before Mori Ogai could move, he took the lead in grabbing the opponent's tie knot and yanked it.

Mori Ogai was bent down by his action, and the distance between their faces suddenly drew closer.A familiar smell of pain and blood came from the corner of his mouth, and it was the young man who bit the corner of his lip viciously.

"You better, don't let me have the opportunity to murder you from behind." The young man's words were equally vicious.

"I won't give you a reason to murder me, Higen-kun."

He answered his youth with a pleasant smile.