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It was getting late when we left the Port Mafia Building.Erika was thinking about where to eat, but the dog beside her, Curly Chi, was secretly staring at her from the corner of her eye.

So her footsteps just stopped.

"Senior dog roll, is there dust on my face again?"

The blond girl recalled the process of exorcising the curse spirit just now, and asked some seriously.

Gou Juanji was silent for a while, he didn't know what he typed on the phone, and then Erika received a message from Gou Juuji.

[Tuna Mayonnaise]: On the way back to school, there is a newly opened game hall.

Erika: "...Huh?"

Her gaze moved away from the phone screen in doubt, and caught off guard to meet the other party's shining purple eyes.

There are even little stars twinkling behind.

It is said that people only appear when they are about to die, but I don’t know why, but at this moment, Erika’s mind popped up a little bit about "the thing about the dog curly spine growing up cute from a snack". Film footage clips.

The adorable, bubbly silver puppy just gave her the thumbs up solemnly.

[Tuna mayonnaise]: Let's play!

--I see.

Erika silently stuffed the phone back into her pocket.

- Food is worth nothing in front of cuteness!

She made a hand gesture imitating the way the dog rolls the spine: "Although I lost to Senior Dog Roll last time, I won't lose again this time!"

Dog Curlythorn: "Salmon?"

Erika: "It was the last time when I caught a cold, senior brought milk tea to visit me in the dormitory."

Goujuji thought for a while, and said in a guilty tone, "Salmon, salmon."

At that time, because some bad memories were suddenly aroused, he fell into fear, and hugged the other party very abruptly.

Not only that, but he was also captured on the spot by the three-member knot of knotweed Yuhito who suddenly came to the door.

……

Even the matter of stealing Zenin Maki's skirt was exposed mercilessly in front of Erika.

Thinking of this, the dog Curly Thorn silently looked away.

The young man's back was stiff and straight due to the emotion of shame, but within a few seconds, the slightly angry expression of Erika in the port mafia corridor appeared involuntarily in front of the dog's eyes.

He pursed his lower lip and turned his face away again.

"Salmon!"

The boy pointed to the milk tea shop in the distance.

Erika was puzzled: "Senior, do you want to drink milk tea?"

Dog Rolling Thorn: "... Muyuhua."

Erika: "Hey, so you want to buy me a drink?"

Curlythorn the dog nodded.

Erika stared into his eyes for a while, before Juicy Gou silently looked away again because of guilt, she burst out laughing.

"I'm not in a bad mood, senior."

Erika was unexpectedly enlightened in this regard, she thought about it, and probably the reason why Goujuanji invited her to play in the game hall.

"Dried bonito."

Gou Juanji obviously didn't believe it, and he rarely raised his face to show disapproval.

The zipper on the boy's collar was pulled down because he used the spell just now, and the lower half of his face, which had always been buried in the high collar, was exposed under the colorful lights on both sides of the street, and the corners of his pursed lips extended to the black curse lines on both sides.

"...well, actually a little bit."

Erika was defeated.

Especially after Alice said angrily, "It was Rintaro who did the wrong thing, not me. The ball in the commercial street that day was almost hit by Erika because of Rintaro."

Erika understood immediately.

Mori Ogai didn't regain his memory because she almost died in the church that time, he had the memory much earlier than she thought.

Erika was silent for a while, several possibilities were arranged and combined in her mind, but in the end she couldn't come up with an accurate answer.

"Well, because the risks seem to be much greater than the benefits."

Mori Ogai saw through her thoughts with just one glance, the smile on his lips seemed to be there, and his tone was unexpectedly flat.

It's not that he didn't intend to draw her back into the port mafia, but Mori Ogai saw Gojo Satoru beside her at that time.

As the leader of the port mafia, he has some contacts with the Yusanjia in the magic world, so he naturally knows the identity of Gojo Satoru.

So he briefly dismissed the idea.

It would be nice to let the kid live a normal life.

Mori Ogai originally thought so.

Until Brandeso put the chips in front of him.

For the port mafia, if they have the secret of Vongola's box, on the surface it is indeed a benefit without any harm, but——

"it's a pity."

At that time, Mori Ogai raised his eyes slowly, and his cold voice was accurately transmitted to Italy through the communicator.

"A few hours ago, I just spoke to Mr. Reborn."

Mirufiore cut off the communication neatly.

Mori Ogai pursed his lower lip, and looked at Alice, who was lying on the ground and drawing with crayons, his expression immediately became pitiful.

"Alice sauce~"

"I can't hear you, I'm busy, Rintaro."

Mori Ogai blinked, and glanced at Nakahara Chuya, who was wearing a 1.8-meter skirt in Alice's pen. After a short silence, he sighed again pretending to have a headache.

"Conjurers, ogres, mafia, and recently stolen national treasures... Really, in Mr. Bai Lan's eyes, has my intelligence fallen to this point?"

Mori Ogai complained, but his tone became very dangerous.

Alice noticed his change and raised her head in doubt.

"Rintaro?"

She cried out in worry, but Mori Ogai ignored her uncharacteristically.

The twilight was gradually sinking in those empty eyes, Mori Ogai gently rested his chin, but the arc of the corners of his lips widened.

"...Rin Taro!"

Alice couldn't help raising her voice.

Hearing the blond loli's shout, Mori Ogai blinked, the hostility in his eyes dissipated in an instant, and his eyes met Alice who was approaching him at some point.

"Oh, is Alice-chan worried about me?"

He rolled his eyes and smiled.

Alice snorted and turned her face away, but Mori Ogai patted her on the head happily.

"Good boy."

There's a curse in the port mafia that's going to have to be sorted out sooner or later, but it's good to see what that kid has grown up to be.

Mori Ogai thought so.

As a matter of course, he wrote Erika's name on the task notice.

As for Prynne.

It is true that the war between Mirufiore and Vongola had the upper hand at this time, but if Brandeso set foot in Japan, Mori Ogai could already foresee the fact that he would fail.

Having said that, Mori Ogai knew that Blanche was surprisingly similar to him in some respects.

No, that guy might be able to do something even scarier than him.

Mori Ogai thought for a while, and thought it would be good to remind Erika after that.

He didn't want to see that child die with someone again.

"It's disgusting."

This is the result of Mori Ogai's plan.

He watched the golden shadow walk beside the white-haired conjurer, and left with him.

She deliberately walked a little slower, completely blocking his sight of the dog's curly thorns.

"Really sad."

Mori Ogai smiled.

"The next time he meets Dazai-kun, he will probably use this kind of thing as a negotiating weapon again."

His voice was not loud, but Erika could hear him clearly.

But she wasn't angry about this kind of thing.

The first time she saw Alice, she recognized the dress on Alice.

Even the hair accessories and hairstyle are exactly the same as when she captured the copy of Mori Ogai.

Although Mori Ogai can dress up as he likes with his own abilities, she still finds it a bit strange.

Even if he does it a second time, Ogai Mori will still kill [Erika Atobe] without hesitation.

He probably knew of this possibility too, and found a perfectly safe substitute.

"But when I saw the look in Senior Gouju's eyes just now, the troubled emotions disappeared in an instant."

Erika took a deep breath, and continued to talk to the dog beside her.

Dog Curlythorn: "...Salmon?"

Erika organized her words in her mind: "That's the one... My brother used to have a puppy."

She looked at the neon lights on the street, her eyes wandering: "It's a bit like it."

Dog Curly Thorn: "..."

Dog Curly Thorn: "Wooden Fish Flower!"

The young conjurer protested.

His voice was a little higher than usual, but his tone was a little sullen.

Immediately afterwards, Gou Juanji thought of the matter that Yi Gu Youtai asked him if he wanted to cooperate.

It turned out that it was not because of a good relationship with him at all, but because Erika regarded him as a puppy.

The dog curl player was silent.

The dog curler was angry.

The dog curler adopts a motionless tactic.

"senior?"

Erika let out a guilty cry.

Dog curly spine: ...

Dog Curl Thorn: Stare at——

"sorry?"

She tried to apologize, but Curlythorn just stood there and stared at her.

Now at a loss, she became Erika.

What to do, is it impolite to take out your phone and search how to coax people now.

Erika thought nervously, and began to recall how Keigo Atobe raised his shepherd dog named "Peter" before.

It seems like Peter hid his shoes angrily when he didn't have time to take him out for a walk because he was preparing for a tennis match.

So Atobe Keigo put his arms around his chest and looked down at a dog for a long time, so long that Erika even had the illusion of crackling small sparks in the air.

And then later, Renzu came.

He patted Peter's head with patience.

Amid Keigo Atobe's darkening complexion, Peter followed Ninzuzu's footsteps.

I didn't mean to compare the dog curly thorn with Peter, if she really wanted to choose her, she would definitely choose the former.

After all, Peter used to bully her little stray cat.

but……

Erika hesitated for a moment, staring at the top of the dog's furry head for a while.

However, as soon as she moved her fingertips, the other party saw through her thoughts.

Curlythorn grabbed her wrist, pinning her down completely.

Immediately afterwards, the boy took her hand and pressed it on his face.

Here.

His sunken eye sockets.

Here.

His long and dense eyelashes.

And here.

Finally, it stayed on the curse pattern of snake eyes around his lips.

[Eri Hana Erika. ]

The boy hesitated for a moment and opened his mouth.

His voice became a little hoarse from the incantation he had just used to exorcise the curse spirit.

Gou Juanji called her name, his voice suddenly dropped, with a sense of grievance.

[my name. ]

The lips parted due to force majeure, and the sound of "thorn" came from her throat.

The young spellcaster's ears were a little red, he looked very happy, his hand on her wrist slipped, and finally he grabbed her fingers.

[Eri Hana Erika! ]

He looked very happy, and Erika couldn't help shouting again.

The dog curly spine didn't expect this, Erika clearly felt his body pause, and the lovely red spread from the base of his ears to his cheeks.

...I want to touch it even more.

"thorn thorn thorn—"

When she called the other party's name, she caught up with a favorite tune, and the ending sound brought a little joy that couldn't be concealed.

Gou Juanji looked at her blankly and smiled, he pursed his lower lip, and suddenly pulled the other party into his arms when the other party was not paying attention.

The hand he was holding her didn't let go, the other hand clenched into a fist, gently resting on her waist, and then tightened without warning.

[Don't call me that. ]

Erika heard Gou Juanji say this.

Perhaps because he didn't realize that he had used a spell, the dog curly thorn regretted it as soon as he finished speaking.

[......]

[That sentence just now doesn’t count. ]

The young man's voice was muffled, but the chaotic heartbeat was conveyed into her heart through the chest cavity.

...Oops, maternal love deteriorates in an instant.

So, is this the feeling of being in love?

Erika raised her hand and touched her hot cheek, thinking suspiciously.

...No, maybe it's just pure shyness.

After all, she also felt this way when Gojo Satoru said to her before, "Rely on me a little more".

Great, clear thinking, perfect analogy.

Erika affirmed her conclusion, and her hot cheeks were cooled by the wind.

Curly Thorn seemed to have noticed this, he paused, and let her go.

The zipper in front of the boy's Adam's apple was pulled down, Erika just smelled the faint smell of citrus on the other party's body, and found herself wrapped in the dog's coat.

Speaking of which, it was the same smell she smelled in the infirmary last time.

The smell of laundry detergent?Or shower gel?

No, it doesn't seem like the time to think about this.

Erika: "Senior."

Curlythorn the dog pretended not to hear.

Erika realized: "Spine."

The dog Curlyback replied "salmon" cooperatively.

Erika tugged at the corner of his clothes: "Although I really like the scenes in this kind of girls' manga, we won't be able to reach the game hall if we do this."

Dog curly spine: ...

He pursed his lower lip and was about to say something when a familiar voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

"Kumaki-senpai!...Eh, Atobe?"

When Yuzu Yuhito saw the girl being hugged by the dog, he paused a little.

His expression went blank for a moment, and then quickly returned to normal.

"Is this a cheering ceremony? How about adding me?"

There is a little star shining behind Knotweed Yujin's back, with an innocent expression on his face.

Gou Juanji looked at him, and instantly understood what Erika had just said.

So he looked at Knotabagi Yuhito with vigilance.

"No, Thorn and I..."

Erika's voice of explanation was interrupted.

"Huh? Has Atobe's name for Senior Inumaki changed?"

Knotabagi Youruhito tilted his head, showing doubts on his face.

The dog curly spine's eyes fell on the smile on his face that suddenly understood something and was suddenly full of vigor.

He heard Knotabazu Yuhito's proposal.

"Then how about Atobe calling me by my name? In my memory, Atobe always called me by my name."

Because I wanted to hear it, I said it directly.

It was the girl's soft and tentative question "Youren?"

Goujuan. The result of hard work for a long time is suddenly used by the rival as a reason to develop a relationship. Thorn:...

"Dried bonito!"

"Woodfish flower!"

“Tuna mayonnaise!”

The series of protests from Gou Juanji stopped in the confused eyes of Knotweed Yuren.

Gou Juanji, who fell into silence, suddenly realized that what Erika said a few hours ago seemed to have become a reality.

... It seems that he really can't quarrel with people.