Dr. Jishihurensen

After half a year.

Mori Ogai walked on the street holding a long black umbrella.

Beside him was a boy with light blond hair, dark skin and blue eyes, talking to him as he walked, as if out of boredom, he kicked the puddle with his feet while talking.

As soon as Mori Ogai stopped in his footsteps, a look of helplessness appeared on his face, as if it was because the child in front of him felt helpless.

The blond boy was obviously used to being favored so much, he stuck out his tongue at Mori Ogai, held up his sky blue umbrella, and jumped back in small steps.

Mori Ogai seemed to have seen something, just said "Hey", the boy's umbrella has been detached from his hand and landed on the wet ground.

The boy who had realized his mistake shrank his neck, turned around quickly, and saw the tall man.

The green eyes looked at him, and a pair of hands used to holding swords patted his back, "...don't be naughty."

The boy nodded embarrassingly at the man in front of him, then quickly ran behind Mori Ogai, pulled Mori Ogai's white coat, and secretly looked at the man who suddenly appeared in front of him from behind.

"Your Excellency Fukuzawa? Why do you have time to see me?"

Mori Ogai stepped forward slowly, looking at the man in kimono in front of him.

Fukuzawa Yukichi looked at Mori Ogai quietly for a moment, but did not speak.

And Mori Ogai didn't feel embarrassed at all, and looked down at Fukuzawa Yukichi's feet.

Today's rain is not heavy, but it is enough to wet people's trousers.

Fukuzawa Yukichi was very simple in his clothes, his black trousers were slightly stained with mud, and the white socks on his two-tooth wooden clogs were obviously soaked, as if he had been walking in the rain for a long time.

"You can't do it like this. My clinic is not far from here. Do you want to come to my place to have a rest first?"

Perhaps because of taking care of people all the year round, Mori Ogai can now speak the words of taking care of people skillfully.

Fukuzawa Yukichi was silent for a moment, then nodded.

Mori Ogai's clinic just opened not long ago.

Not long after the previous injury recovered, the personnel promised by Mr. Tsushima to help find someone had already been arranged.

Although Ogai Mori found many family members of the team members with his own memory and the descriptions of the few daredevils, but the records were too chaotic and inaccurate, so Ogai Mori only recently gathered the rest of them. .

This was just the first weekend he had just settled himself down.

He leaned the wet umbrella against the entrance, turned around and neatly stacked the shoes that the boy had thrown off randomly, and said hello to Fukuzawa Yukichi behind him, "Wait here for me first, I'll go get it for you towel."

Fukuzawa Yukichi looked down at his drenched white socks, did not make a sound, and just quietly waited for Mori Ogai's arrangement.

Mori Ogai arranged the people in the room, and then served the tea he had just prepared.

"Rintaro Rintaro, the lilacs are blooming so beautifully, I'll go and cut two back!"

The boy who just entered the door seemed to be attracted by the flowers outside, and stuck his head out from the living room door.

"Go, but remember to fertilize the flowers."

Mori Ogai waved his hand indifferently, and then looked at Fukuzawa Yukichi opposite him.

Fukuzawa Yukichi lowered his head.

It seems that because of the rain, his hair looked a little damp, and the towel Mori Ogai gave him just now was laid on the silver-white hair, and he remained silent.

Mori Ogai held the teacup with his palm pressed, looked at Fukuzawa Yukichi in front of him, and after a while, looked at the rain outside the window, and took a sip.

"It's really heavy rain. Did Fukuzawa-sama like the rain so he came here to relax?"

This sentence is obviously talking nonsense with your eyes open.

After all, Fukuzawa Yukichi's back was as straight as ever, but in fact, his eyes had lost their usual brilliance, and he looked devastated, which was not what he should look like when he came out to relax.

"……no."

After Fukuzawa Yukichi was silent for a moment, he spoke his mind.

"You knew earlier that they would not let Akiko go, so you entrusted him to Senator Tsushima, didn't you?"

Fukuzawa Yukichi's eyes stared straight at him.

Mori Ogai gave himself a hand that was pouring tea, continued to fill his teacup, and then put the teapot aside.

The relaxed smile on his face gradually gathered, and after a while, he responded.

"Yes."

Fukuzawa Yukichi's eyes became sharp, looking at Mori Ogai in front of him, with a strong sense of exploration inside.

Mori Ogai didn't intend to look directly, he looked at the rain scene outside and sighed, "Do you still remember those things that Akiko mentioned before?"

Fukuzawa Yukichi's breathing stagnates.

As a samurai, Fukuzawa Yukichi's living habits are very good, and correspondingly, his memory is also very good.

He also remembered the scene where Mori Ogai entrusted Yosano Akiko to him half a year ago.

What did Akiko say at that time?

Being used to do inhumane things... Yes, Akiko already knew this at that meeting.

And Mori Ogai is obviously aware of this.Therefore, he entrusted Akiko to himself.

Mori Ogai sighed.

Although he had already guessed that such a thing would happen, Fukuzawa Yukichi would probably look for him.

But is it too early?

He put down the water glass in his hand, and the smile on his face also restrained.

"Yes, I guessed it a long time ago. However, I think you have seen my situation. What can I do as a military doctor of a defeated army? If it weren't for you, Jingzi might have been controlled by them. Compared to this... why are you here today?"

Fukuzawa Yukichi lowered his head.

He didn't even know what he was doing here.

However, when he came back from a mission and saw Akiko just being picked up, even though he had contacted so many people, the reply he got was nothing more than a sentence, 'Don't worry about it so much', his heart was empty, and he still let him go. He couldn't recover.

"Maybe you can't accept it, but this is the status quo."

Mori Ogai has no intention of comforting Fukuzawa Yukichi.

He had known for a long time that in the past two years, Fukuzawa Yukichi would have doubts about what he had done, and then quit.

Rather than Fukuzawa Yukichi figured it out by himself, it would be better to let him be the guide.

However, entrusting Akiko to him was not only the best solution he could find in the tight time at that time, but also because of it.

He has been waiting for this day for a long time.

"I think, you should know that you can't change the government now, so how about changing yourself first?"

Sen Owai's voice was light, as if it was really just a casual suggestion, "For example, how about using your own power to change Yokohama?"

Although upright, Fukuzawa Yukichi, who had dealt with many dignitaries, frowned slightly when he heard the familiar tone.

Looking at Mori Ogai's expression, he frowned slightly, "What do you want me to do?"

Mori Ogai showed a faint smile on his face, "It's nothing, but, as you know, although I want to come here to resettle people, the people here are not so easy to leave obediently. And I only have one person, so I can't protect so many...so."

Mori Ogai raised his head, his eyes were full of sincerity.

"If someone bullies them, Fukuzawa, can you help stop them?"

Fukuzawa Yukichi looked directly at Mori Ogai, and after a while, his breath softened.

"Okay, but Wanxiangtang..."

Mori Ogai showed a happy smile, "Ah, about this, you don't have to worry. If you think Wanxiangtang is too far away, I can temporarily lend you the place to live. After all, I'm the only one here."

Fukuzawa Yukichi was taken aback, thinking of the lively blond boy.

"he?"

Mori Ogai pursed his lips and smiled, "Ah, I'm going to call him Ellie now."

Allie, Alice.

Fukuzawa Yukichi suddenly realized.