I paid too much for Feiwuluo

It was a very, very, very hard hug.

It was so hard Alice felt she could barely breathe.

As if Kusanagi wanted to embed her in his arms, the big hands on the back pressed down on Alice, and Alice couldn't help but let out a "uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-"

Generally speaking, a child's first reaction to discomfort is usually crying and waving his hands and feet, hoping to keep the uncomfortable thing away.

Alice is no exception. `

If Kusanagi hadn't hugged her so tightly, Alice would still be able to happily accept this embrace after almost a week's absence.

——But the problem now is that she is really special!Don't!No!Shu!Clothes!

Alice felt pain all over from Kusanagi's embrace, tried to twist her body, and then found that she really couldn't move - Kusanagi hugged her too tightly, in such a narrow embrace, even It's that even the sticky treasure can't find room to twist.

Alice was a squishy little friend--kids are naturally flexible at this age, and Alice seemed to be a little softer than average.When playing toe-to-toe rock-paper-scissors game with Hatta and the others, whoever wins will take a step back, and let the loser keep stepping forward, even if Alice loses several rounds in a row, she can often easily complete the vertical split by herself Flexibility turned over - but being soft doesn't mean she has no volume.

Alice began to struggle to break free.

She first moved her hands to her body with difficulty, put the hands she had just pulled out on her father's shoulders, and pressed them down—of course it is difficult for a six-year-old girl to push a hand, as if she is determined to spend her life Adult males who walk around in their arms, so pushing it out is impossible.

However, Alice's strength is really very small. Even if she does not have a small amount of exercise, the daily running and jumping can only exercise the little girl's endurance at best.

As for other aspects, she is indeed "weak".

Even Megumi Fukuro, who fell into a coma due to hypoglycemia and couldn't win against Alice at the beginning, adjusted the food intake of the "scientific feeding of piglets" recipe specially found by a nutritionist for Anna and Alice in Kusanagi. After practicing it on him, he also began to glow with the vitality that a boy of this age should have.

So she began to try to use the method of "squatting down and escaping from the gap under Izumo's arms", trying to avoid this "warm" hug from her father for some reason.

Of course it was fruitless.

The uncomfortable Alice snorted twice, and arched Kusanagi's neck with her furry head like a kitten.

It's just that the kitten's head is for touching and rubbing against people, but Alice's intention is completely opposite.

She began to vaguely sense something.

Because in normal times, as long as Izumo showed the slightest discomfort, no matter what Izumo was doing at the time, he would immediately turn his attention to himself.

But today, not only did he not pay attention to Alice's moaning, but he also made an act of turning a deaf ear that was absolutely impossible in the past.

Obviously everything was normal just now...

"Izumo...you, what's wrong with you..."

Sticking to Kusanagi's ear, Alice muttered softly.

"Why don't you cry...or, tell me why you're sad in a low voice, and the two of us can figure out a way together..." Alice lowered her voice a little, almost speaking in a breathy voice.

"I'm sure I won't tell anyone..."

Although Alice was still a child herself, she knew that adults had strange pride too.

For example, last time Chitose suggested that everyone watch a movie together, and carefully selected and decided to watch the American version of "Hachiko".

After checking the movie reviews, Toshio Kamamoto said that the movie was very touching, and many people cried after watching it.Bando Saburo immediately burst out laughing, and suggested waiting to see who would be the first to cry while watching the movie.

Hatta Misaki immediately glanced at the proposed Bando with disgust, saying that only children in kindergarten would make this kind of bet.They are all grown-ups and almost grown-ups, can we not be so childish.

When Bando heard the words, he used the aggressive method to provoke Bada and said: Bada, you don't dare to bet, do you?It's okay, crying is not something to be ashamed of.Alice loves to cry, we all still like her very much!

Misaki Hatta, who felt that her masculinity was being questioned, of course immediately said what nonsense are you talking about!How could I dare not!

Isn't it just a bet!Participate in it!Who is afraid of whom!

So just like that, not only Alice and Anna were chosen as notaries for the bet, but they also borrowed a DSLR that had been idle for a long time from ten bunches of Tatara and set it aside for video recording, vowing to kill Barbara (except Aside from Alice) the crybaby with the lowest tear ducts was found out.

Unfortunately, in the touching plot and music, the first person (except for Alice) to cry was Misaki Hatta, who refused to join the gamble at first.

And after the teenager couldn't hold back his tears, the other audience members who had been trying to keep their tears from falling by looking up at the sky at 45 degrees were finally able to cry.

At that time, Toshio Kamamoto asked Misaki Hatta if he wanted tissues, and was immediately punched by Misaki Hatta who became angry from embarrassment.

——That's why Alice made a special promise to Kusanagi Izumo that she would keep her mouth shut.

It's a pity that her assurance still doesn't seem to have any consoling effect.

Alice twisted her upper body again, only to find that she was still hugged tightly...

After realizing that Izumo might let go of herself for a while, Alice could only be forced to put her two little hands back, and was forced to knock her chin on Izumo's shoulder feebly.

After doing all this, she still felt uncomfortable. After thinking about it, Alice finally decided to relax herself—she decided to give up struggling, and to be a real Slime, she obeyed the force behind her and put her center of gravity completely. Leaning into Kusanagi Izumo's arms.

After giving up the struggle, the mind is free to think about other things.

Alice, who was used to tears constantly being poured into her collar, smelled a smell of cigarettes.

She hadn't smelled burning tobacco for a long time, since the entire Barbara had been banned from smoking in bars by the second-in-command.

Even if Hatta and the others took her out and saw someone smoking, they would rush up and pinch the other person's head without saying a word and ask, "Do you have eyes, kid? Didn't you see the big sign that no smoking is allowed here?" ".

And maybe the temperature and strength conveyed from tears and hugs are too sincere, so the only thing that is better is that Alice has no time to worry about "Dad may have to share the love for me" worry about things.

Even though she didn't know if she would feel sad because of this incident again, she could lie on her stomach peacefully now.

Alice then heard Anna ask Odasaku what happened.

Only then did Oda Sakunosuke come back to his senses.

Although the relationship is not so good as to confide in the heart, in Odasaku's view, the barbarian boss who has known him for some years is obviously a man who can perfectly explain "what is mature and stable"-as long as he doesn't make trouble in the barbara bar, Even if the drunk customer vomited directly on the bar, Kusanagi Izumo would only take a deep breath to force himself to calm down, and then proceed to deal with the mess in front of him.

He has always given people the impression that he is calm and breezy, just like that soft Kansai accent.

And it was such a person who actually cried...

Even though there was no cry, the huge and invisible grief shrouded in the man's body made the air that was still noisy just now gradually quiet down.

"That is……"

Oda Saku wanted to explain, but instead he remembered the existence of the Law of Silence.

That is the sacred and inviolable rule among the mafia——

[No one can report to the police]

With the development of the times, this rule has continuously expanded the scope of "no reporting".

So he could only keep silent, unable to explain that this was a ten-year rocket launcher that could switch between his present self and his ten-year future self, and he could not take the initiative to explain that the swapping time was only 5 minutes.

However, the conversation between Anna and Odasaku without any amount of information reminded Kusanagi Izumo.

He raised his head, looked at Odasaku through the lens stained with tears, and asked in a trembling voice: "...how long is it until the end?"

Marveling at his sharpness, Oda Sakunosuke immediately started counting down: "96, 95, 94..."

Kusanagi's face turned pale, he did not let go of Alice, but grabbed Anna's arm with one hand: "Anna, listen carefully to what I say next—"

He took a deep breath: "Never let Tatara take Alice to the roof of the Birazaka Building in the West Management District."

"No, just tell them not to go near that area in their entire lives—you must know what I'm talking about, and tell Zun about it when you go back, okay?"

His hand and voice trembling as he grabbed Anna.

Anna nodded apprehensively: "Yes."

"Good boy." He stroked Anna's hair lovingly and smiled, "I'm glad to see you at such a young age."

Odasaku's countdown entered the final 30 seconds.

Kusanagi took Alice out of his arms, took off the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and silently stared into Alice's blue eyes.

When looking through his memories, he found that the most he said to Alice after 10:30 in the evening was: I have to go to school tomorrow and go to bed early.

Then he would turn off the night light, hold Alice's hand, and let the little girl who is afraid of the dark know that he was by her side—because otherwise, Alice would always pretend to be asleep by the light of the night light After a moment, Kusanagi opened his eyes secretly while Kusanagi was not paying attention, and looked at him quietly.

The crib that Alice slept in in his apartment was a playpen—literally, a king-size crib that she had bought so she wouldn't fall under it.

So every time Kusanagi catches Alice not sleeping and looking at him through the gap of the fence, he can't help but tell this poor little bean chai:

Don't keep looking at me.You have to go to school tomorrow.Good children go to bed early.

Staring so pitifully makes me sleep too.

Besides, I have no flowers on my face.

At the beginning, Kusanagi adopted the method of directly covering Alice's eyes with his own hands, but after he realized that this might oppress the little girl's eyeballs, Kusanagi simply implemented the policy of energy-saving and turning off the lights.

In the dark, Alice, whose five senses are not so keen, can't see her face, and will soon close her eyes.

And in the countless long nights that followed, Kusanagi stared at the small bed prepared for Alice next to his bed, always thinking of these blue eyes that loved to look at him eagerly.

Why not let her wake up for a while?

He occasionally asks himself that.The answer that can be obtained is still, because the child needs enough sleep; because it is good for the body; because he is a father, he must do what a father should do.

Count down to the last ten seconds.

Kusanagi pushed back Alice's soft forehead hair, kissed her smooth and delicate forehead, and whispered to her words that she hadn't had time to say.

"ずっと, Junを爱してるよ."

"Litsu."