Boss, do you have a card?

——I will respect your choices.

……

Unconsciously, I recalled the conversation at that time.

Reji Munakata's fingertips froze when he was typing on the keyboard. After a few seconds, he took off his glasses, closed his eyes and pressed the center of his eyebrows.

The king is not an iron man. After spinning for so many days, even if the body can bear it, the spirit will feel exhausted.

After a short rest, Reji Munakata simply closed the screen of the laptop in front of him.

He is not a hard-headed workaholic, since he is not focused on work, then enough is enough, forcing to continue will only lead to mistakes, and proper relaxation is still necessary.

The intermittent sound of running water in my ears diminished and then stopped, and a few minutes later, the sound of the doorknob turning was heard.

Reiji Munakata put his glasses back on and tilted his head.

The bathroom door was opened a small crack, and the people inside took a long time to open the door to a wider gap, revealing two-thirds of their hesitant faces.

"...Reis." His voice was also low.

"Did you wash it?" he asked.

"kindness……"

"what happened?"

"……hair."

The little girl hesitated, her gaze fell to the ground.

Munakata Reishi followed and looked over.

After absorbing a lot of energy from the stone slabs in the Yuzhu Pagoda that night, Yali's hair has unknowingly grown back to the length it was when we first met. Small water marks.

Reiji Munakata began to recall——

"Director, Ya Li's toiletries are here, and her change of clothes is here. Please use this to comb her hair. Her hair is very long, and it would be very inconvenient to use an ordinary hair comb."

"Hair essential oils, hair ties, body lotion, etc., I have organized them all into this box."

"In terms of diet, I have a separate list and sent it to you. The child's nutrition is very important. Please, don't just use your strength to solve her three meals a day."

"When you are working, you can show Ali some interesting videos, or say good night to her earlier, otherwise she will be in a daze until you finish your work."

"In addition, the child is not very good at using electrical equipment. Please remember to dry her hair after she washes up."

The above are all solemn reminders from Vice Minister Awashima.

——The memory is over.

Munakata Reishi: "..."

To be honest, when he made the decision to let Yali live with him for a few days, he never thought that raising a girl would be so complicated. After all, he was only in charge of food before.

It's not that it's troublesome, after all, no matter how young a girl is, she's still a girl, especially Yali doesn't have much idea of ​​the difference between men and women. If she lives with the opposite sex, it's often inconvenient, plus some little details unique to girls , at least in taking care of Ari, Munakata Reiji has no confidence to do better than Awashima Seri.

But now is a special case.

The two little guys were able to wake up because the curator weakened the magic effect on them, but correspondingly, the effect of the balance force was also weakened.Therefore, considering all aspects, it is safest to let them stay with the contractor these days.

The nightdress Seri Awashima prepared for Ari was very cute, with a fluffy lace skirt, trumpet sleeves, and a big pink and white bow at the neckline. The girl's heart was surging.

Under the gaze of the Blue King, the gray-haired girl shrank her toes hesitantly.She had a half-wet towel in her hand, and had clearly tried to dry her hair, but to no avail.

Munakata Reiji got up and took out a new unopened towel from the cabinet, and motioned to her beside the seat: "Come here."

Seeing the guardian's plan, Yali's eyes lit up, and she immediately raised her foot - halfway through, she quickly shrank back when she saw the water droplets that were about to fall to the bedroom floor.

Reji Munakata watched as the little girl pulled off the towel, picked up the wet ends of her hair and wrapped them up in a mess, then went back to the bathroom to get something, then turned around and came over with the same cute rabbit slippers.

Stand still, raise your head, hand out to comb, and wait obediently for your hair to be blown.

Pair it with the nightdress on your body, like a fluffy little animal that is sticking to you.

Moe.

Reji Munakata thought honestly.

At the same time, I also have some headaches. I really don’t know if this kind of personality is good or not. It is easy to like and easy to be bullied. If I live alone, I’m afraid I don’t know where I will be abducted...

"Reiser?"

The girl tilted her head, her soft voice was full of doubts.

Munakata Reiji sighed helplessly, and lightly touched her head: "Sit down."

While speaking, he took the hair comb, then led the person around in a circle, and sat on the chair with his back to him.

Put down the messy and twisted hair, first use a towel to absorb the excess water, and then comb it slowly, the hair is very long, but Munakata Reiji did not let the hair drag to the ground, he half-combed it with his hands, and it was done All of them went around Yali's shoulder, part by part, patiently and meticulously.

The King of Blue, who is rigorous and perfect, even if he just blows his hair, it is difficult for people to find faults.

"All right."

After combing his hair to the end, Reiji Munakata took a step back.

The gray-haired girl sat and turned her head, obediently watching the guardian put away the towels and hair dryer, and then went into the bathroom to tidy up.

There is nothing to clean up. Yali learned well from Awashima-kun. The toiletries are arranged in categories, and the changed clothes are neatly stacked and pressed underneath.

In the end, Reji Munakata only wiped off the excess water marks on the ground.

Back in the room, Ya Li was still sitting where she was.

Reji Munakata walked over: "Do you want me to take you to your room?"

This is his room, and the room next door is arranged for Ari, but there is no bathroom next door, so Munakata

The little girl shook her head, glanced at him, and wanted to say something based on the expression on her face, but held back, and quietly jumped off the chair to go out.

Munakata Reji really felt that after waking up, Ari became a lot more "cowardly", and she was not as straightforward as before, and she learned to hide her thoughts.

He understands the reasons for the change.

Because I realize that I have done something wrong, I restrain myself and get along with those around me carefully.

This is a kind of growth, but it doesn't fit here.

"Wait." Munakata Reisi called to stop her.

The girl looked back puzzled.

After sleeping for three days in a row, it is impossible for anyone to fall asleep again, and it is inevitable that I will be cranky when I am alone.

Reji Munakata thought for a moment and asked her, "Want to watch a movie together?"

The little girl blinked unexpectedly: "Movie...?"

Yali has seen a lot of movies, because Fushimi Saru Hiko couldn't get used to her always being in a daze and silent way, so he downloaded a lot of videos with a spare computer, and let Yali choose to watch them, and then calmed down. Shimashiri also joined the ranks. The deputy director believes that good videos can help children accept new things.

"It doesn't matter if you watch one." Reji Munakata glanced at the time, then turned on the computer to search for movies suitable for girls, and asked, "Do you have a favorite type?"

But just after clicking on the first link, the little girl blocked her wrist.

Ya Li pursed her lips, a little shaken by her behavior, and after a long time of boredom, she whispered: "No..."

Munakata Reiji showed a surprised expression.

He was really surprised.

Yali continued to speak more difficultly, she lowered her eyes, anxious: "It's very late, Lisi, I need to rest..."

There was no sound on the other side.

The little girl who couldn't hold back secretly raised her eyes, and finally met the curved eyes of the King of Blue.

"Yali, this is the first time you have rejected me."

Hearing this, the girl's frightened reaction increased, as if she thought she had made a mistake.

"That's good." Munakata Reji said, with a smile spreading across his face, "You don't need to act according to other people's ideas."

The contractor's gentle success made Ya Li courageous, and even refuted his words: "Li Si, not others."

"No, even I don't need it." Munakata Reiji looked at her and said, "All thoughts, actions, and the meaning behind the actions should come from yourself[1], you are free."

Yali's expression of ignorance is obvious.

Reji Munakata smiled: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, it doesn't matter if you forget."

His words are also a kind of thought transmission, perhaps it is better not to understand.

"Ali, I will never forget."

The girl's expression changed, and she made a serious promise.

Munakata Reji laughed again, an uninhibited kind of laugh: "If it's your own will, then I'm honored."

After saying this, the communication between the two was suspended for a short while.

Once a person is mentally relaxed, the body's reaction will be very honest.

Reji Munakata narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling drowsy, and Ya Li was right. It was really hard for him to watch movies at this point. In fact, he originally wanted to use movies to relieve Ya Li's stress, but now it seems that he doesn't want to watch movies. The effect seems to be better.

Now that the atmosphere is peaceful, Reiji Munakata thinks that there are still a few boxes of unopened puzzles at home, and maybe Ari can use them to kill time later.

However, before this proposal could come out in time, the little girl's low voice sounded before him.

"Reis..."

For a while, Reiji Munakata couldn't think of the reason for the sudden change in Ari's mood. He cheered up and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

The girl seemed to have noticed something, with a sad expression and eyes full of reluctance.

"Are we... are we going to separate?"

Munakata Reisi was taken aback.

She said a long sentence slowly: "Yali, I dreamed again. That person is very good-looking and gentle...I like it very much. Before, he often appeared in dreams, and then he would talk to Aly a lot. This time too..."

Reji Munakata knew that Ya Li was referring to the curator, because only the curator could achieve such a fantastic thing of communicating in a dream, and only the curator would pay so much attention to Ya Li at that time.

"What did she tell you?"

He directed her to continue.

"...Ask, if Yali is willing to leave Lisi." The girl's lips trembled slightly, and her voice became lower and lower, "...Ari replied, 'OK'."

Munakata Reishi didn't speak, but his heart was faintly touched at this moment, a little sour.

"Ari knows, Ari, it's very dangerous to be here." The girl raised her head, "Ari, I don't want to let you, Reiji, and Saruhiko, Seri... let everyone get hurt."

"Ali, it's dangerous."

She repeated it again, trying to suppress her crying, but she couldn't suppress the uncontrollable grievance.

Munakata Reiji watched her, his brows stretched suddenly, and he rubbed the top of the girl's hair.

"Don't underestimate people casually, otherwise even I will be very angry."

Yali looked panicked and tried to explain, but her voice was stopped because of the sudden movement of the other party.

Reiji Munakata raised his hand, and the rich and bright blue light circulated and circled in his palm like a wave of air.

That is a special power completely different from "food".

The height difference is too big, the girl can only raise her head, her face is blank, and she doesn't understand the meaning.

Munakata Reji's serious expression was different from usual, his eyes behind the lens were like a vast ocean, filled with emotions that "Ari" could not understand.

He spoke slowly and clearly.

"I am the fourth king, the blue king, Reisi Munakata, and the head of the fourth branch of the household registration division of the Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau."

The hand waited before her.

"Are you willing to accept my power and join my clan?"

The gray-haired girl opened her eyes wide.