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He glanced at Reborn inexplicably, and bent down to thank him. If she hadn't been penniless now, she would definitely help the little girl buy a bouquet of flowers, even for such a sincere word.

But if it is only if, the financial power is completely in the hands of the gentleman beside her.

"Want to help her? Tell me, we are recognized as a couple, so we should pretend to be a little bit more like it, shouldn't we?"

The whisper close to her ear made Xuzi frowned indistinctly, she looked at the little flower buyer who was looking at her nervously, and then looked suspiciously at Reborn who was curling the corners of her mouth.

In the end... she still compromised...

After the memory was over, looking at the bouquet of roses in her hand, she felt an overwhelming sense of powerlessness hit her.

She couldn't understand what the man sitting across from her was thinking...

"What? Don't you like it? Didn't you ask me to buy this?"

Resisting the urge to slap Reborn's face with roses, Ooko took a deep breath.

"I thought Mr. Reborn also said that because he wanted to help that little girl."

"I don't have much interest in this kind of thing. There are so many people in need. I'm not a hypocritical philanthropist, or a sympathetic upstart."

Reborn spread his hands casually, half a smile.

"But I was surprised. Even the bouquet of roses that I heard you say is worth it. It's very interesting."

"..." Xuzi really didn't want to recall what she said...

Obviously it was Reborn who said that if you want to pretend, you should pretend to be a little bit, and it turns out that this man is really unpredictable.

"If it's something I don't want, even if someone points a gun at my head, I won't agree, but this time you said that sentence to please me, and I don't mind satisfying your wish."

As Reborn said, he raised his hand and beckoned the waiter on the train to order a cup of coffee, and asked Ooko what he needed by the way.

— Anxiety for no reason.

While telling herself that things like going back to the past are just a fantasy, she feels uneasy while being deeply involved.

"Actually, I'm curious about one thing."

"what?"

Reborn's words aroused Xuzi's interest, and she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable looking at those probing black eyes.

"If this is the world 30 years ago for you, wouldn't it be true that I already knew you when I rescued you? In the future, I knew I had met you but didn't say anything?"

It's not that Xuzi didn't think about Reborn's words. According to the saying that everything has a cause and effect, changing the past and the future will change accordingly, it should be like this...

"No, not at all."

Xuzi shook her head, and Reborn's eyes darkened upon hearing this.

"Maybe Mr. Reborn will find out the reason before I leave, please tell me then."

"Humph."

Some discussions were fruitless in the end, and at the end, Reborn hummed softly, and looked far away at the rapidly receding scenery outside the car window.

Xuzi also closed her eyes and fell into a light sleep amidst the turbulence of the train. When she woke up again, the train was still moving. It seemed that she had just fallen asleep for a while, but the silent gaze of Reborn on the other side left her with only some remaining drowsiness. All gone.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. I just found that you seem to like talking in your sleep."

"Eh?"

Xuzi's eyes widened suddenly, and she looked at Reborn nervously, constantly guessing what she had said in her heart.

"Don't worry, you speak very softly like chanting scriptures. Although it's annoying, I didn't hear clearly."

"Ah, I'm so sorry..."

After Reborn finished speaking, he looked away, but this time, Ooko didn't dare to let herself fall asleep easily, and raised her spirits and began to look at the scenery boringly.

Seeing that what he said in front of the little flower girl at that time echoed in his ears again, his face turned red all of a sudden.

symphony

symphony

It is the best season in Venice, the sun is not hot, and most of the bustling streets are foreigners.

Xuzi and Reborn, who was leading a small suitcase, walked onto a stone bridge. She leaned down and looked at the sea under the sun. Intermittently puts people in a dream.

Venice is indeed a place that makes it easy to fall in love with.

I've heard others talk about it before, but it's a pity that Xuzi's luck has not been very good and she has never received a mission related to Venice.

"Like it here?"

Reborn noticed the slower and slower pace of the people around him, and stopped to look at Ooko who was distracted by the various masks in the window.

"Love it so far."

Xuzi realized that they were not here for a relaxing trip, so she didn't want to take another look and followed Reborn.

"Our schedule is not that urgent. There is still time for you, a frog in a well, to open your eyes."

Reborn curved his lips into a smile, and his eyes flicked across the masks in the first row in the window.

"Larva, Moretta, Bauta, DottorePeste. Masks also have various names. Personally, I don't hate masks."

"That's right, I can see it."

Reborn's voice is very nice, Xuzi was a little lost looking at the ornately decorated masks, and when he heard the second half of the sentence, he looked thoughtfully at Reborn's face that was hit by the light, and couldn't help it smiled.

"Oh? How can you see it?"

"Mr. Reborn's mask is much more gorgeous than these. It is a human skin mask that can be adjusted at will."

Shrugging his shoulders and saying so, Reborn was not annoyed and continued to look at her with that charming smile, as if he had expected that she might hurt him like this.

"A natural good mask is also a kind of wealth, but unfortunately many people don't know how to use it."

Even the air in Venice has a faint fragrance. Seeing Reborn, who was talking with his eyes downcast like this, Xu Zi's mood became very delicate for a moment... It was as if he was meeting the real him for the first time.

"HAYATO."

"Huh?" Is this Hayato's name?

"The name you kept repeating on the train, it seems that you like this person very much."

Reborn glanced at Ooko who was full of surprise.

"Ah, I really like a man who can play the piano."

"If you say that, you are really fraternal."

Reborn said something sarcastically, casually as if it was all just casual chat.

"Ha, that seems to be true."

On the contrary, Xuzi was amused by this sentence. It was the first time I heard that she was a philanthropic woman.

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With beautiful lights, champagne and red wine, Xu Zi, who was wearing a blue dress and black hair in the middle of the dance floor, was a little at a loss.

Black velvet is matched with Moretta, and the black accentuates the delicate facial features of the oriental people.Unconsciously, she raised her hand to touch the mask on her face, and Risuko searched the crowd with a pair of pupils in the hole that was hollowed out into the shape of an eye.

This is a banquet held by Komodo. Reborn took her around Venice in the afternoon and bought this outfit for her at the same time. Just now he just told her to stay put and walked away.

The guests who came and went wore different masks, and no one knew what the other looked like.A piano piece with a faint aroma of wine was just coming to an end, but Xuzi was taken aback when he started a new piece again.

It's "Wildflowers".

"He was obedient and didn't run around."

Reborn was holding a plate with a piece of chocolate cake and a small silver fork embossed with roses.

"Thanks, isn't Mr. Reborn eating something?"

Flattered to take the plate, Xuzi glanced at Reborn, who was wearing a white bauta. From forehead to cheek was covered by an exaggerated white mask, and the sharp black eyes were also covered, but the thin lips were still covered The usual smile, seems to be sarcastic and also seems to be free and easy.

"No, it would have been great if I could have a cup of coffee, but unfortunately the host of this banquet prefers that everyone be filled with alcohol."

Reborn's smile grew stronger. Behind the mask, Xu Zi, who was watching the cake, was silent for a while, leaning against a pillar slightly away from the center of the crowd, wearing a suit with black dark patterns, and an orange bow tie with ruffled edges. Fancy shirts, this kind of boss three-piece suit has a special charm on him.

While chewing on the cake, Xuzi still glanced at Reborn from time to time, and the tune of "Wild Flower" in her ear was not over yet, melodious and melodious, like the strong cocoa taste in her mouth.

Sweet yet bitter.

Did he order it?

No, he has no reason to do so.

What the hell is he thinking?

……

The mentality of asking and answering was fluctuating until the last bite of cake was put into her mouth, but the warm feeling at the corner of her mouth surprised her.The mask covered the other person's expression at the moment, but the thumb that was gently wiped on the corner of his mouth was unbelievably hot.

"Hmph, I really don't have the consciousness of being a woman at all. I can eat cocoa powder that can be dipped in a mouthful of cake."

"Mr. Reborn?"

Xuzi frowned and backed away, seeing the other party's hand frozen in mid-air, with the brown traces of cocoa powder at the corner of her mouth clearly remaining on the fingers, suddenly her cheeks felt hot.

"It's your favorite song isn't it