[Net King + Black Basket] Seijuro, your mother calls you to go home for dinner!

After returning home, Xunli took the initiative to have a serious conversation between his parents with Masashi who had been waiting patiently for a long time.One is that she owes him an explanation, and the other is that as the only son of a big family, Seijuro's parents have always paid attention to the development of his studies and specialties, but neglected to cultivate the child's awareness of prevention, so this kind of thing happened today.

Xun Li took a sip of cold water, his eyes drifted to Ya Shi who was sitting behind the desk.He put his hands together under his chin, as if he was thinking about the same problem as her.

"I was wrong today." She briefly explained what happened, and decided to apologize first. "But Xiaozheng's behavior surprised me."

He nodded, "I was also negligent, and I didn't consider his personal safety."

"Something needs to be done."

Without knowing the purpose of Matsubara Kaiji, Seijuro, who has no knowledge of the intrigue among the families, will only become a pawn or even a victim once he is controlled.This was simply intolerable to the Akashi family, whether it was Masashi or Xunli, they were standing on the same front at that time.

The two were speechless one after another, but the moment their eyes met, they both read the same wish from each other's eyes.

The same thought came to me by coincidence.

"I'm going to contact Dianzi."

Xunli remembered that Jingwu was currently teaching in a special training camp, and I believe that there would not mind having a few temporary transfer students.

"You..." Masashi thought she would not make such a decisive decision, and was a little surprised. "Won't you feel sorry for him?"

In his impression, Kaoru is Seijuro's safe haven, and he has seen him run to her for comfort after being criticized by himself many times.Even Masashi wasn't sure if he loved the child more than she did.

She shrugged her shoulders and did not answer his question directly, but her tone was unprecedentedly firm, "There is a saying called "a loving mother loses her children", and it does have some truth. "

I have seen such a story: the female eagle will peck the young eagle out of the nest and squeeze it off the cliff, in order to force the young eagle to learn to flap its wings and fly.For a while, Xun Li couldn't understand what the female eagle did.When she faced a choice as a mother, Xun Li suddenly realized.

Distressed, but occasionally I have to force myself to let Seijuro grow up independently.

How can he protect the people and things he cherishes in his life when he doesn't even have the ability to protect himself?

Even if he falls and gets injured, it is the setback that allows him to learn to defend himself and see through the dangers in the world.

"We've been protecting him too well."

Masashi came to a conclusion thoughtfully.Unbelievably, what made him realize the truth was Xun Li's ability that he once doubted by himself.

……

On the other hand, Seijuro has no idea what kind of communication his parents are having, and feels mixed feelings.

The first time he was snubbed by Xunli, he was persuaded to go to bed by the butler Zhichuan before he even got a goodnight kiss.He had the idea of ​​eavesdropping on his parents' conversations in the past, but they were in the small study on the first floor. If they were caught, it would not only be "being left out", but he would be punished more severely.

Seijuro curled up in a corner of the big bed silently, with panic in his eyes.

He didn't know what he was afraid of, but Xun Li's sudden outburst of emotion when he found him at Songyuan's house was deeply imprinted in his mind-maybe anger, maybe relief, or both.

Maybe he should do something?To appease the mother's anger.

What he needs is—

"A letter of apology." He muttered to himself, and after making up his mind, he climbed out of bed very lightly, went to the small desk, pulled out the chair, and lit a small orange lamp.

He sat at the desk intently, tore off the blank paper from the new homework book, and began to write the review with the pencil she had sharpened for him before.

The next day, Seijuro spent the night lying on his desk.As a result, when he woke up, he felt a sharp pain in his neck, which made him think that he had broken a bone.

Butler Shikawa was already knocking on the door, and Seijuro frantically folded the apology book and stuffed it under his pillow (luckily, usually only Kaoru comes in to tidy up his bedroom).He opened the door sleepily in his pajamas.

"Good morning, Steward Zhichuan." He glanced at the clock by the way, it's only six o'clock?Even in the strict Akashi family, children are leniently allowed to sleep until nine o'clock during holidays.

"It's getting late, young master." Zhi Chuan cleared his throat, "I have an exciting news for you. In 10 minutes, you will leave for the training camp where young master Jingwu is for a ten-day special training."

"?"

Seijuro directly turned into Doudouyan.

In view of the time issue, Zhi Chuan didn't answer much, but waited for him to go to the car after washing to explain the details. Even breakfast was settled on the road.Seijuro, who had never been treated like this before, would have thought it was a very interesting experience if it hadn't been for the unpleasant quarrel with his mother yesterday.

"Butler Shichuan... are you sure we're leaving now?" Before getting into the car, he glanced back at Akashi's house, "I haven't said goodbye to my parents yet."

"No, participating in the training camp was originally proposed by Master Yashi and Mrs. Xunli."

Seijuro realizes that this is punishment in disguise—he would be taken away for accosting a stranger.It's just that he doesn't see the connection between training camp and his mistakes.

"but……"

"If you don't leave, you won't be able to catch up." Zhi Chuan naturally understood the actions of the Akashi couple, but he couldn't bear to treat the young master as his family all the time.

Seijuro sighed in disappointment, and sat in the car resignedly.

This difference is ten days.

**

The training camp that Seijuro and Keigo are in is specially for this group of hereditary children born in upper-class families, ranging in age from five to ten years old.Unlike ordinary intensive classes that simply improve academic performance, the model of training camps is more in line with Boy Scouts.Expert-level figures teach how to deal with various emergencies, from the most basic drowning, fire to serious kidnapping and hijacking, in order to let these rising stars who control the future of Japan understand self-prevention and protection measures.

The training camp is only held from the end of July to the beginning of August every year, and even the venue is extremely hidden.Every year, only ten children are strictly selected from hundreds of applicant families, and children from purely wealthy families are excluded in the first round.The judging criteria often require applicants to have three things: power, family background and wealth, which means that these ten children are well-deserved sons of heaven. No matter how many successes their families have achieved in business or how many politicians they have trained Occupies a pivotal position in Japanese society.

Seijuro was without a doubt the youngest student among them.At the age of four and a half, he was admitted as an exception for unknown reasons.

The training tasks for the first three days were easy. Seijuro only needed to sit in a small classroom with a few other children to listen carefully, read a lot of textbooks, and respond to random questions and answers from the "teacher"-this is what he is very good at.The teachers who initially disapproved of allowing such a young child to participate in the camp quickly changed their previous opinion of him.

At this moment, the teacher is explaining several ways and means of calling for help that are applicable to various countries in combination with case studies.Seijuro glanced at his cousin Keigo who was sitting next to him and could read more than a dozen languages, which made him feel inexplicably unwilling.

Although he is the youngest, society does not consider age when weeding out the weak and accepting the strong.Seijuro is obviously no longer satisfied with being No.1 in kindergarten.For the time being, he put aside the knot with his mother and concentrated on the lesson in front of him.

If the first three days of teaching made Seijuro feel a little tired and a little unable to bear the huge amount of information, then the "practical exercises" in the next seven days are truly "Spartan-style" devil training.

The young students were led to various venues for simulated exercises. For example, they were studying hard in the classroom, and suddenly they were controlled by the hijackers who rushed in, and they had to find a way to escape.Considering the children's mental and physical immaturity and endurance limit, the training camp did not use live ammunition, but the nervous suffocation made the children turn pale with fright.

……

"So? Was Seijuro injured? Was it??"

This was Xunli's attitude after hearing Zhichuan's routine report. She tightly grasped the edge of the chair with both hands and tightened her grip.

"Don't worry, the young master is in good condition. In this drill, he was the only one who remained calm from the beginning to the end, and he thought of a way to escape smoothly at the critical moment. He performed very well." Zhichuan reported honestly.

Xun Li breathed a sigh of relief, and collapsed weakly on the chair.

Until the eighth day, she was doubting whether the decision she had made for him was correct.For a child who is only four and a half years old, he has already endured too much.

Eight days without seeing each other has made her feel like years, and she can do things like secretly wiping tears in the middle of the night.

"Show me the numbers."

After receiving the five-circumference ability analysis form that Zhichuan asked for from the training camp, each corner of the pentagon is marked with five reference values, which are strength, mental power, intelligence, agility, and leadership.

Seijuro's physical fitness is indeed lower than average, but fortunately, he exercises every day, and his physical fitness can keep up in the future.What surprised Xunli was his intelligence and mental strength, which ranked in the top three among the ten young students.His adaptability is far more than that of children older than himself.

"Very powerful." It seems that she made the right choice.

"Master Jingwu ranks first in terms of comprehensive value."

"Well, Xiao Jingwu can't be underestimated." Xun Li agreed with a smile.Although he has a bit of a young master's temper, after many contacts, he gradually realized that he has a delicate mind, and his innate charm makes it hard not to like him.

"One more thing." Zhichuan hesitated.

"Ok?"

"Although electronic products are completely banned, the parents of the students' families are allowed to talk to their children before they go to bed, but you... have never contacted him once." This kind of link is usually done by Zhichuan, and he is in most cases Inquire about Seijuro's studies.

Xunli, who was beating the beat with her knuckles, froze suddenly, and she put down her hand resentfully, speechless for a moment.

She was acting too harshly, even to the point of being unfeeling.Until now, he still refuses to face the child, hiding behind his back like a tortoise, carefully observing his movements in the dark.

"...Understood, I have my own measure." She said depressedly, while Zhichuan breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the former's moved expression.

evening.

The living conditions of the young students are not well-off. Ten people sleep in two small bedrooms on bunk beds, and their daily work and rest time is strictly restricted.Seeing that they will be able to get out of the sea of ​​suffering in two days, everyone's mood becomes lighter.

"My mother said that after the training, she would take me out to relax!"

"I will take a cruise with my parents... Well, the scenery is one thing, but it's rare to go out as a family!"

Most of them are in the same situation. Their father cannot be with them all year round, and their mother takes care of the trivial things in life.Because of this, they yearn for family and parental love more than ordinary people.

"I'm going to the West Coast Tennis Club for special training the day after tomorrow."

...Well, Keigo Atobe is a busy man.

"What about you?" The children turned their attention to Seijuro.

He couldn't keep his smile on, and although he didn't want them to find out his displeasure, he couldn't completely hide it.

Not to mention travel plans, his parents didn't even talk to him during this period.He was afraid that his mother would still be angry, so he didn't take the initiative to ask her to answer the phone.

Thinking of this, Seijuro's nose became sore and his eyes became moist.

"Seijuro! Your parents are calling."

There was a knock on the door.

"Ah, at this time?" It was almost time to turn off the lights, and Seijuro frowned, feeling a little abnormal.

But he obediently went out to answer the phone, leaving the rest of the friends sitting on the bed and chatting.

"Xiao Zheng."

It's my mother's voice!

After only eight days apart, Seijuro worried that he would not recognize her voice the next time he heard it, but he was wrong.Even if he forgets everything, he will not forget this unique voice.

Almost as soon as she uttered the first syllable he realized—

"Mom!" He covered his eyes with one hand, tried his best to control the trembling cry, but let the moist and warm liquid flow between his palms.

Xun Li was silent for a while, "...how are you doing?"

"Very, very good."

Such a common conversation made her think that she was a mother who always missed her child, and would call him who was studying far away at this time every night.

Xunli took a deep breath through her nose, suddenly, heavy sadness and self-blame made her have a splitting headache.

"That afternoon, I almost thought I was going to lose you." She couldn't help but bring up that terrible memory, and the mood at that time still remained in her heart.

"..."

"Maybe my approach is too cruel, maybe you still can't understand. Let such a young child participate in this bloody training camp..."

"Nothing." He hastily told her to stop.

"It's because I'm too eager to win. If I can, I hope I will never worry about you." Xunli's voice was dry, "One day, you will guard the Akashi family just like your father—don't let anyone threaten you. you."

Seijuro silently engraved this sentence in his heart, although he still didn't understand it thoroughly.

"I know."

He will take on the responsibilities contained in the surname Akashi, and, in another sense, guard the entire family.

Protect his beloved mother Xunli.

"Thank you again, Mother. I always learn a lot from you."

"Mom, the letter under the pillow... I hope you can read it."

Xunli instantly realized the fact that Seijuro stayed up late that night to write her a "review letter", and his face was covered with black lines.Yashi's unique education method should be improved.

"Well, I'll read it."

"Also, that—" Seijuro patted his head shyly, although his mother on the other end of the phone couldn't see his little movements. "Can I ask for a reward?"

Xun Li was shocked.

It's not Seijuro's style to pick up a bargain and act like a good boy! ! (growling face)

"What reward does Xiao Zheng want?" As an open-minded and fair parent, she decided to listen to his opinion first.

"As long as mom and dad can be with me! Whether it's traveling or...if I don't have time...even if I have a barbecue at home, I'm very satisfied."

He didn't want to appear too greedy, and he didn't expect too much from it.Yashi squeezed out the time for him to teach him every night, and it would be very rare to be able to take a whole day off.

"Don't worry, I'll talk to Dad. I'm sure he'd be happy to spare you some time!"

Xunli felt a chill in his heart, unable to imagine the scene of a family of three wearing parent-child outfits for an outing.But not wanting to hurt Seijuro's heart, she agreed to his request verbally and happily.

As for Yashi's answer or not, that's another matter.

The author has something to say: the replies are basically hidden, and I can’t love Orz anymore. Recently, it seems that there is a situation that cannot be displayed in the new chapter. (Raising hands) It's not my fault. If QAQ really doesn't work, I will reply to the message below as a reader, so it seems that I won't smoke.

PS Actually, I really want to write about Seijuro's life + details in the training camp. Since it doesn't match the outline, I want to put this in the episode or set it as a memory fragment.

This "training camp" actually exists (I read it in the newspaper before, but I forgot what it was called), but it is all for the hereditary children of primary school students.Letting the four and a half-year-old Seijuro receive training is indeed a little more intensive, but the black basket is a work against the sky, and everything must be grasped from the doll! (Hello 23333)