Kneeling and begging to live past the age of 18

New residents moved to the remote and secluded countryside, which can be said to be a rare and new thing for a place like the countryside.

But all of this has nothing to do with me.

Edogawa, 11 years old, Luanbu, who has always been alone and never gets along with the children in the village, sits under a tree, watching the scene of the other party moving from a distance, ignoring the surge in his heart of those information.

Anyway, everyone knows that outsiders like to pretend to be stupid, so what if there is a newcomer?Not all are the same.

Thinking of this in his heart, his heart, which was still a little interested, suddenly cooled down. He stood up and sighed, and walked back to his home a little bit.

If you have that time, why don’t you play with yourself? There was still hidden candy yesterday, so my mother probably hasn’t found it yet.

Well, probably.

Time passed with such a state of mind, rare, the next day, the sound of the doorbell came from the door.

"Ranbu—may I trouble you to open the door first?"

Edogawa's mother, who was tidying up in the kitchen, poked her head out from the door and looked at Edogawa Ranpo who was eating an apple in the living room.

"Mom will pack it up in a while."

"I see--"

Answering with a drawn-out voice, Edogawa put down the apple in his hand in a random step, stood up and ran to the door after a few steps, and opened it.

"Crack-"

The door of the house was half opened, and everything outside the door came into view.Outside the courtyard, there was a woman who seemed to be traditionally gentle and gentle in Japan, followed by a little girl. It seemed that she was a little surprised to see a child who opened the door, and she quickly reacted.

"Hi, I'm a neighbor who moved here yesterday."

As he spoke, he pointed to the house on the right of Edogawa Ranpo with a gentle smile.

"It's really disturbing to come here."

Obviously at this time, women should be more eye-catching, but Edogawa Ranpo's gaze could not help but focus on the girl who was led by the woman.

It was only after seeing the other party's gradually puzzled eyes that he reacted.

He understands this kind of thing, isn't it just visiting neighbors?

Thinking about this kind of boring and useless but so-called common sense existence, Edogawa Ranpo thought about the mother who might crush him physically and psychologically at any time in the room, and decisively opened the door to let the mother outside Two women come in.

After all, you don't need to do those "polite" words between adults.

Everyone brought everyone into the house, and Edogawa didn't forget to walk along the half-eaten apple.He came to a corner where he could observe all the pictures in the living room, and just watched the two adults exchange greetings while eating.

However, after a while, his eyes gradually lit up.

In the boring greetings, the little girl who was only four years old was able to keep a quiet smile all the time, not even a bit impatient!

It's true that she doesn't feel any impatience at all, and she will even make an extremely perfect and pleasing reaction when others discuss her.

In an instant, Ranpo Edogawa, who was only ten years old but knew he didn't fit in, was shocked.

She is amazing!So this is the so-called "social person"! ! !

At the end of the short visit, the two figures of mother and daughter disappeared. Mother Edogawa who closed the door turned around and looked at Ranpo Edogawa, who was holding an apple core in the corner and had a bun-faced face, couldn't help it. Go up and pinch.

"What? Why is Ranpo surprised?"

Edogawa's mother, who knew her son very well, decided to speak.

"Is that the little girl?"

"Yes."

Maintaining his deep look, Edogawa Ranpo raised his head seriously, completely forgetting the apple core in his hand.

"She's just too strong."

"puff--"

Edogawa Ranpo:? ? ?

No, what are you laughing at? ? ?

"No no no, nothing."

Lovingly stroking her son's little black hair again, Edogawa's mother took the apple core and threw it into the trash can, and then led Edogawa back to the sofa with random steps, before asking with great interest.

"So chaotic, what did you see?"

"Are you testing me?"

Raising his hand to touch his chin, Edogawa puffed his cheeks in disorder, and said what he saw.

"If it's Mrs. Miki, although she moved here from the city, that lady doesn't look as weak as she looks on the surface. The calluses on her hands show that the other party has lived a good life in recent years, but it can be seen that in the early years He must have been an orphan."

"She and her husband are very affectionate, but this time the move is a bit rushed, and it may be to avoid something."

"As for Miki Nozomi..."

Whispering the name of the other party he heard, Edogawa Ranpo's voice was firm.

"She's just so strong!"

Isn't it strong to be such a natural social person at only four years old?

"So that's the case, what Ranbu saw was these."

Mama Edogawa nodded with a meaningful voice.

"After all, Luanbu is still young, so it's not bad to see these."

"...I know I'm not as good as an adult."

He pursed his lips somewhat depressed, Edogawa Ranbu's green eyes looked expectantly at his mother in the walls of "everyone is smart but they don't say it" set up by his parents to protect him.

"So what am I missing?"

"It's true that Mrs. Miki's husband is a member of the military, but because of his lack of relationship and personality, he is quite excluded."

There are even quite a few enemies, tsk tsk tsk, thanks to the fact that the relationship between the two of them is really good, otherwise the life of this wife would be really hard.

"But this lady's body..."

Recalling the vague details revealed by the other party's body, Edogawa's mother shook her head and decided to change the subject.

"As for the child."

Edogawa's mother curled her lips, trying to induce her son.

"Luanbu can touch you, I believe you won't be disappointed."

Children who are so mature at this age are rare, and under her observation, it is easy to see that the other party is not just a child who is obedient and well-behaved, it is likely to be similar to the situation of Luanbu.

On the other side, unaware that his vest was almost stripped clean by the genius family, Miki Nozomi looked at his coughing mother worriedly, and handed her a glass of water.

"nothing."

Miki's mother straightened her body again, stroked her daughter's soft hair, and smiled to comfort her.

"If it's correct, we can stay here for a long time this time. I think Mrs. Edogawa next door should be pretty good. The layout and things of the house are different from others. It should also be moved from the city to the countryside. , his child..."

Speaking of this, Miki's mother recalled the other party's son who had been gnawing apples in the corner, thought about it, and described it euphemistically.

"Probably introverted."

"Yes, I understand."

Responding obediently, Miki Nozomi bent his eyes to express his meaning.

"Don't worry, I also prefer to be quiet, mother doesn't have to worry about me."

"...Yes, you have never been worried about."

Lovingly rubbing the top of Miki Nozomi's head again, Miki's mother stood up, stuffed Miki Nozomi with a piece of candy, and went straight to the kitchen.

"Ah Xi will play by himself first, and then Mom will watch the rest."

"Good~"

The sugar in his hand was stuffed into his pocket, seeing that there was really nothing to do by himself, Miki Nozomi left the house and came to the yard.

In the extremely simple courtyard, apart from a stone-paved path between the entrance and the courtyard gate, there is only gray land on both sides, bare without any other color.

"Perhaps plant some flowers?"

Turning around the yard, Miki Nozomi muttered in a low voice, but at this moment, a strange but energetic voice came from above her head.

"In this season, it would be better to plant some tomatoes."

"Tomatoes, indeed."

Miki Nozomi's eyes lit up, and she felt suddenly enlightened, as if she had opened the door to a new world.

Yes, this is the countryside!What kind of flowers do you plant?Vegetables of course!

"Thank you, um, Edogawa-kun."

Miki Nozomi suddenly realized that he turned around and raised his head, thanking Edogawa Ranpo who had half of his head protruding from the opposite side of the wall.

"If you hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have thought that I could still grow vegetables."

"It's okay to call me Luanbo, Edogawa-kun sounds like he's calling me Dad."

Turning his eyes slowly, Edogawa Ranbu stretched his head again, trying to make himself see more clearly.

"Okay, Ranpo. Although it's a bit straightforward to say this, is it necessary for Ranpo to communicate like this?"

Miki Nozomi took a few steps back to broaden her vision. She blinked and smiled.

"Why don't we go outside?"

"Ok."

The next second, Sanmu Xi saw that the other party retracted her head without hesitation. She went back to the house and talked to Miki's mother, and then went out the door.

"So slow—"

Miki Nozomi saw Edogawa Ranpo standing at the door when he went out, he sighed rather melancholy, and muttered in his mouth.

"Do you still need to talk to adults about things like this?"

Why do you need to inform the adults that you can tell why your child is going at a glance?

"Because it's polite."

Not paying any attention to Edogawa Ranpo's words, Miki Nozomi sized him up and asked.

"Speaking of which, is Ranbu curious about me?"

It doesn't look like the "introverted" kid who huddled in a corner and nibbled on apples at all, but looks full of energy, even those green eyes...

Bise...

"Who do you think of?"

Turning around Miki Nozomi, Edogawa Luanbu raised his head to look at the sun above his head, took Miki Nozomi's hand and came to the shade of a tree beside him, and then continued to speak.

"Your friend looks like me?"

"It's just that the eyes are green."

Reluctantly answering the other party's question, Miki Nozomi calmed down, reached out and touched in his pocket, and took out several pieces of candy.

"Come, meet and greet."

She smiled and handed all the candy to Edogawa Ranpo.

"Don't be polite to me."

Edogawa Ranpo:! ! !

sugar!A full five yuan!is extra!Not in the limited edition at home! ! !

His eyes lit up, and Edogawa Ranpo took the candy as quickly as he could, opened the package, and stuffed it into his mouth.

As if he couldn't be satisfied with one piece, he peeled off the sugar coating of the other four pieces of candy one after another, put all the candies into his mouth, and then solemnly took out his pocket and spoke vaguely.

"I know it's a gift in return. This is the only piece I have left, so I'll give it to you!"

As he said that, Edogawa Ranpo put a piece of orange-flavored candy that he took out of his pocket into Nozomi's hand, and the little bit of reluctance in his heart was also covered by the sweet taste in his mouth.

One yuan for five yuan, and I made a lot of money! ! !

The author has something to say:

I'm attacking Ranpo again, of course, don't worry everyone, the most important thing is Rintaro (cough)

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