After marrying Kunikida

Akiba Sakura is always unwilling to accept help from others.Unless you use a very tortuous way, or make an equivalent exchange with her.She is vigilant as if the whole world is against her, and she will never think that strangers have such a thing as kindness.

Fukuzawa Yukichi's words suddenly appeared in Kunikida Doppo's ears, looking at Akiba Sakura who was obviously really surprised in front of him, Kunikida Doppo once again felt that this girl was indeed a bit like a "devil".

A demon who understands very well what an equivalent exchange is, but unlike a demon who requires a soul, she puts everything on a scale as a measure, thinking that an equal exchange can be achieved.

"I don't know what's on you."

"Oh……"

Kunikida Doppo didn't care when she heard her slightly protracted voice of disbelief, staring at Akiha Shin's photo and continued: "From what you told me, all I know is that the president asked me to come. To help you, he is very friendly with Mr. Mori of Port Mafia and your mother."

It was a little strange that two people would have this kind of thing happen at the same time during the burial.Especially since both of them obviously came here because of Qiu Ye Xin, it was even more strange.

"I don't know what your mother left behind, or what she hid. In my opinion, Ms. Akiba is my former colleague, a very respectable Mandarin teacher."

"That's all?"

"That's all."

The person in front of you will not lie.

Akiba Sakura knew very well that Kunikida Doppo wouldn't lie - he could choose not to speak, but he never told a lie to himself.

The dark gray eyes stared at the calm blond young man, as sharp as an arrow.After a long time, she turned to the tombstone, and said in a confused voice that had never appeared before: "So, um, so it is like this."

"Yes."

"During this month, you provided me with asylum, gave me a place to live, and even caused some damage to my reputation. You paid me back my salary every month and asked me to pay back the money, and you even generously donated Mind if I go to MaidLatte to work as a maid. I owe tens of millions of debts to my father, and there seems to be nothing I can give you."

"..."

"You, don't you want anything?"

She never accepts unilateral favors, only wants an equal exchange.If you say "I don't need anything", it will make her fall into deeper confusion and anxiety.

Akiba Sakura would think that she did not take her help for granted, and it was unforgivable that she did not reciprocate.Then next, she will choose a more drastic way——

Do you want to leave, or deliver the so-called "what you want", and then enter a more stubborn cycle?

At least in Kunikida Doppo's opinion, she shouldn't think that everything in the world is obtained through equal exchange.

Slowly squatting down next to Akiba Sakura, Kunikida Doppo stared at the phrase "This summer is so beautiful" on the inscription on Akiba Heart and closed his eyes slightly: "You have actually done a lot for me."

"That's too much? This adjective is really Mr. Unique."

There was a sudden smile in the voice of the girl beside him, Kunikida Doppo didn't care, and continued on very naturally: "From the time you come to the house, I don't have to wash clothes, dry them, iron them and fold them, and I don't have to get stuck in them on weekends. In the midst of endless cleaning, no more thinking about lunch takeaways."

"That's it."

"It's a nice thing for me to come home at night and smell the food and see the lights still on."

"Well, shouldn't I say 'they are a couple after all' at this time?"

When Kunikida Doppo couldn't help but also laughed when he heard this sentence, he stretched out his hand and gently rubbed Akiba Sakura's head: "So, don't think that you haven't paid anything."

"In your opinion I have 'paid'?"

"It's good for me to have someone who liberates all the housework at home. The salary will definitely be paid to you. It's better to say that according to the housewives on the market, your salary is much less. You need me Is there a raise?"

"No need, that's fine."

Unable to hold back Kunikida Doppo's hand away, Akiba Sakura immediately stood up and stretched her legs a little: "How should I put it, I also know my own faults, and I also understand that not everything in this world is waiting for you. price exchange."

"Ah."

"Okay, I know you won't believe what I said, but if you don't understand the truth like 'this world is not black and white', it would be too naive."

Looking at the incense stick that was about to burn out, the girl took a small step towards the blond young man, shortening the social distance into an intimate distance as if trying to test it, and then she spoke after standing still: "I Also someone who has read "Fullmetal Alchemist", of course understands that not everything can be exchanged equally."

""Fullmetal Alchemist"?"

"This is a super classic animation, Mr. Doppo, haven't you seen it?"

"No."

Slightly raised his head and glanced at Kunikida Doppo's side face, Akiba Sakura coughed lightly and turned his head, with a smile on his face: "Mr. Doppo, you can go and have a look, it's a rare animation in the 21st century that has no bad reviews and is super excellent. , remember to watch the FA version."

Seeing that the last piece of incense was completely extinguished, the flaxen-haired girl put her hands together in front of her chest and bowed to her mother's grave, watching the bouquet of daisies suddenly bent down to pick it up: "Then I will Take the flowers back, anyway, mom, you have seen them too, if you put them here, they will only wither, and it will be ugly when the time comes."

"..."

"Mr. Dubu, should we bring a potted plant when we come back next time?"

Helplessly sighing at the girl, Kunikida Doppo also bowed to Akiha Shin's grave: "I'm sorry."

"Hey, Mr. Dubu, what are you doing?"

"Daisies are very strong."

Forcibly pulling out a cutting from the bouquet and inserting it into the soil next to the grave, Kunikida Doppo looked back at the stunned Akiba Sakura and stretched out his hand to her: "Take it here."

"...Really."

Complaining softly, Akiba Sakura squatted down again and divided half of the flower branch to Kunikida Doppo, and also inserted the daisy flower branch deep into the soil herself.At the end of her busy life, she looked at the wrapping paper in her hand, and waved Kunikida Doppo helplessly: "Mr. Doppo, I remember that there is a garden at home, right?"

"how?"

"If I say that I want to grow some flowers now so that I don't have to buy wrapping paper in the future, I will use the newspaper you ordered to wrap it in a European style, do you accept it?"

Just as a gust of warm wind blew by, she purposely shook the grass-green wrapping paper in the air, which made a small sound, fluttering in the wind like a banner, which made Kunikida Doppo want to laugh: "No problem."

"Then just use my money to buy flowers."

When she stood up, Akiba Sakura patted her slightly numb legs, and looked at the tomb of Akiba Shin, who was surrounded by daisies and looked a level better than other houses, she finally picked up the bag she was carrying. For the incense burner that comes over, put the ashes into the recycling bag first, then put the incense burner in another bag and hold it in your hand, and leave without looking back.

"Without saying goodbye?"

"Mr. Dubu, do you want to say it? You can say it for me."

Akiba Sakura hung the canvas bag on her shoulder with her fingers, and wrinkled her nose when she turned her head: "I promised my mother that I would never say goodbye to her."

"Then, goodbye, Teacher Akiba."

Instead of Akiba Sakura slightly bowing to Akiba Koko, Kunikida Doppo took one last look at Akiba Koko in the photo before turning around: "You look a lot like your mother."

"Hey, why didn't Mr. Dubu blurt out this sentence when he saw me? It must be different."

"I haven't seen Mr. Akiba for a long time, and now I feel very similar after seeing the photo."

"Oh...then Mr. Fukuzawa's observation must be much more detailed than yours. Even though he and his mother hadn't seen each other for more than ten years at that time, when he saw me for the first time two years ago, he blurted out 'you and your mother are very similar' .”

Hearing what she seemed to say casually, Kunikida Doppo froze for a moment and didn't respond.Thinking of the phrase "This summer is beautiful" on Qiu Yexin's tombstone as an epitaph, he lowered his head and seemed to see a three-colored cat running through the grass.

"Speak up."

Standing at the gate of the cemetery, Akiba Sakura leaped forward as if jumping out of the gate, and looked back at Kunikida Doppo who was following behind with her hands behind her back.Perhaps it was because the girl deliberately chose to come to the cemetery in the afternoon. When the sun went down, the sky was filled with pink spring glow.Her sincere smile, together with the scenery, became extremely bright at this moment.

"Mr. Dubu, not only is summer to me, this spring is also very beautiful."

Ah yes, beautiful.

Reaching out and pushing his glasses as if trying to cover up something, Kunikida passed the girl and walked towards the station alone: ​​"Let's go."

"It's time to say 'go home'."

"It's 'going home' for me, is it for you?"

For me.

Without looking at Kunikida Doppo's expression, Akiba Sakura stared at the sunset in front of her, slightly lowered her head and then raised it again, as if she was nodding or thinking.

"Would you be happy if I said yes?"

"meeting."

"Would you be offended if I said no?"

"will not."

"Then, I still hope you are happy..."

"Tell the truth."

Hearing the tone in her ear was instantly stern as a teacher, Akiba Sakura didn't have the slightest thought of fear, and nodded with crooked eyebrows: "Well, when you gave me the key, what I thought was that you trust so much someone who just The girl you meet, as an adult, you should be a little wary."

"..."

"And now, Mr. Dubu."

The girl paused for a while, as if she was really asking herself a question, and didn't speak until the station.Kunikida Doppo didn't think the silence between him and Akiba Sakura would be awkward, but he didn't hear her voice until he actually returned to Kunikida's house and was about to open the door with a key.

"The truth is, I haven't said the word home for a long time, and I'm not used to it. You also understand that this word has too much meaning, and it hasn't reached the time when I can say it."

With a backpack slung across her shoulders and an incense burner in her hand, she looks very cute with her hair hanging on her chest, and there is a smile between her brows and eyes that I don't know if it's real or not.

"Change the subject, Mr. Dubu, let's talk about what we just said at my mother's grave, okay?"

About that "something" that you don't seem to have heard of, nor want.