[Funno Otome] Is my colleague angry today?

71

As long as he looks through the window and stares at that small piece of bright light, Akutagawa will feel a strange joy, as if some dead part of his heart is revived and revived.

The partner became his neighbor.

It's about whether it's far or not, or whether it's near or not.Compared with the cohabitation he envisioned, it was a little alienated; compared to the comrades who once trusted each other and fought side by side in the port mafia, it was a world of difference.

Even so, everything was much better than the four years when she hadn't heard from her.

72

When they first met, he was once deceived by his partner's appearance.

Even though she was selected by Dazai's cadres and has the special ability of immortality, Akutagawa didn't like her at first.

High school students who don't know much about the world are rare in the Mafia.Don't talk about killing people with real guns, maybe, she hasn't even gotten angry with others a few times.The desperate experience of eating and drinking in the slums is probably a fantasy that she will not be able to understand in her whole life.

Fresh and easy to break, it seems that it can only be cultivated in the paradise of Eden, and it cannot survive without a suitable environment.

In the port mafia where weirdos and lunatics frequently appear, she is more like a staggered flower.

Even though it is rooted in the sunless sea of ​​blood, it never fades for a moment, and the posture is as tough as man-made, which dazzles the viewers.

73

Her savage growth was so captivating that Akutagawa was puzzled for a long time, not understanding why she gave up the power and financial resources brought to her by the port mafia and insisted on leaving.

Until today, he only realized later that even the little intersection between the two was forced.

The partner never gave up living like a normal person.However, as long as she is still in the port mafia for a day, no matter how hard she tries to live an ordinary life, no matter how she seems to be no different from ordinary people, once she gets close, she can still hear faint and abrupt dissonances.From this point of view, it was only natural that she would have the idea of ​​leaving.

Because, from the beginning, her anchor was not on her side.

74

Even though her partner abandoned everything like walking shoes and left Hong Kong=Hei without looking back, her attitude towards Akutagawa was quite frank.

It seemed that the four years between the two of them were nothing but a nightmare imagined by him.

When he was asked about this, his partner's expression was still a bit dazed: "What need do I need against you? You were the happiest part of my bad experience in Hong Kong=Hei, Akutagawa-kun."

Akutagawa said in a cold voice: "After the reunion, you have been hiding behind the "Human Tiger" and didn't want to face him directly, so how can you explain it. "

"The expression on your face at that time was super-super-terrifying. Could it be that you didn't have any self-consciousness? Looking at that posture, I thought you were going to kill me indiscriminately and take the body parts back to the police station for execution. , or hang it in front of Butei's gate to show the public, who knows just want to post with me!... But, it's great not to have to confront Akutagawa-kun. You are probably the best friend I made in Hong Kong=Black If it turns out to be a situation where we have to confront each other, I will be very sad."

75

Akutagawa felt his soul split in two.

Half of them were secretly delighted by her words, while the other half snorted and said, "You joined the Armed Detective Agency, and the relationship with this subordinate is already hostile."

"I didn't, so don't blame people? It's true that my original plan to come to Yokohama was to go to Butei, but I changed my mind halfway. Currently, Juezan is unemployed."

The partner didn't say it clearly, but she also knew that she would give up working in Butei because of her consideration.

His voice was rough: "I have a little savings, why not—"

76

"Stop, stop, stop, Akutagawa-kun, why are you talking so scary now, you always speak with questions," the partner stopped him in shock, "I said I was a poor freshman college student just kidding, but in fact I want to prostitute a staff dormitory with a yard for nothing! I have money, and I haven’t spent all the money I earned in Hong Kong=Black, so let me live!”

"……real?"

She snorted Akutagawa's hair, as if to vent her anger:

"Really, what are you doing lying to you? If I'm too poor to open the pot, why can't I think about gardening—it can't be because the coconut peat soil is delicious, right?"

77

Speaking of gardening.

Halfway through watering the flowers, my partner would often turn around inadvertently and see Akutagawa staring at her silently.

At the beginning, she would scold him dumbfoundedly, "A majestic evil dog, Yokohama is a famous person, what are you doing like my guard dog, why don't you say something when you come", but she got used to it, and every time she was ready to play with Huahua In a hurry, I moved a small bench in advance and placed a bottle of iced oolong tea on it.

She casually called this "Secret Skill: Spear Sauce Summoning Technique".

Since "Spear and Shield" no longer exists, his partner doesn't want to poke his wound, so he has been deliberately avoiding using this so-called pet name, calling him "Akutagawa-kun" in a proper manner.

The only chance to hear her call herself "Spear Sauce" is this kind of time, Akutagawa really doesn't know how to feel.

78

Dreaming about her again, Akutagawa thought.

This is nothing new.

During those four years of turmoil, he often dreamed about his partner.

Most of the time it's their short time together.

Occasionally, he would dream that he questioned her repeatedly, but she remained silent and smiled indulgently and helplessly at him.

79

It is not uncommon to have dreams about her with different meanings.He only thought it was because he had caught up with the vigorous puberty and his partner was the woman he had the deepest obsession with, but he never thought about it deeply.

However, perhaps after the reunion with his partner, there are new memories, and this dream is more real than ever.

He clearly has a lucid consciousness, fully aware that this is just an absurd and bold dream, and he also has full control over his body.

Even so, he still...

80

Four in the morning.

Akutagawa got up from the bed.

His partner trusted him, but deep down in his heart he had such bad delusions about his partner.

Thinking of this, while being tormented by a strong sense of guilt, he couldn't restrain himself from repeatedly reminiscing about the scene in his dream.