After retirement I became a guardian of troubled youth

When Osamu Dazai was woken up by Hikaru Ueno, he was still a little dazed.

He had rarely slept so long and so deeply.

Or rather, never in recent years.

But today, he was indeed lying on Ueno Hikaru's bed, sleeping until the sun was up, and he didn't even notice when the other party woke up.

Osamu Dazai squinted his eyes half-closed and rubbed his hair to sit up, his body was limp, exuding a complete relaxation and laziness rarely seen on weekdays.

The morning sun fell on the body through the half-open window, creating a comfortable warmth.

"Good morning."

Hikaru Ueno stood beside the bed, against the light, and couldn't see clearly, but his voice was still clear and cold as always.

And vaguely warmed by the sun, there is a gentle feeling.

"Well."

Osamu Dazai blinked, woke up, and smiled brightly.

"Good morning brother."

He stretched out his hand naturally, was dragged off the bed by Hikaru Ueno, followed behind him step by step, and was taken to the bathroom.

The half-lengths of two people were reflected in the mirror in front of the sink.

Osamu Dazai turned on the faucet to flush the water, looked up at the two people in the mirror, blinked again, raised his hand and poked the tip of his brother's nose in the mirror.

A drop of water was left on the clean mirror, and a slender stream of water trickled down quietly.

As a result, the people around him seemed to have been poked by him, gave a low "uh", handed him the toothbrush, and looked up at him in the mirror.

Osamu Dazai held his toothbrush and rolled his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, Hikaru Ueno raised his hand suddenly, and his fingertips were also dipped in water, pressing on the tip of his nose in the mirror.

childish.

Osamu Dazai laughed, turned around suddenly, and tapped the real Ueno Hikaru's nose.

As the tip of his nose cools, Ueno Hikaru subconsciously shrinks back, and his black eyes widen instantly.

Osamu Dazai laughed, and turned his head solemnly to brush his teeth when he looked over.

There are brand-new regular clothes in the closet, and Ueno Hikaru no longer covers himself so tightly when he is at home.

In other words, because of Kuroba Kaito, he is not even used to covering himself like that now.

Osamu Dazai was naturally aware of such an obvious change, but he didn't ask.

I always feel that I will get some very uncomfortable information after asking.

After brushing his teeth, he bent down, picked up a handful of water and splashed it on his face.

Sleep with my brother and wash together.

Osamu Dazai looked at his wet self through the mirror and squinted his eyes.

The water droplets hanging on the eyelashes flicked slightly and slid into the pool.

Too much like everyday human life.

He had never done any of these things with them before.

Hikaru Ueno held up the towel and saw that he hadn't picked up for a long time, so he asked blankly, "What's wrong?"

Dazai shook his head and smiled again.

"It feels so rare," he tentatively tried, "to experience such a morning with my brother. I've never had it before."

However, Hikaru Ueno completely ignored his temptation, and took a comb with some water to help him flatten his raised hair, and said behind his ear: "There will be many, many times in the future."

Every morning after that will be like today.

Hikaru Ueno raised his head, and Osamu Dazai, who was holding a towel in his hand, looked at each other in the mirror.

"Okay." The young man bent his eyes and took the initiative to skip this topic.

It's just that there is still a little bit of searching hidden in the depths of the eyes.

But in fact, Ueno Hikari really didn't feel his temptation at all.

He didn't expect Osamu Dazai to test himself like this.

A certain buddhist brother is currently not aware of introducing the "new brother" to the other four brothers.

In his opinion,

Everything is random.

……

Breakfast is the same as usual with milk, bread and fried eggs.

Hikaru Ueno had breakfast with Osamu Dazai and asked him where he was going today.

Osamu Dazai chewed the slice of bread, his cheeks puffed up, he tilted his head and thought about it, and asked him vaguely, "Where does brother want to go?"

Actually, as usual.

Hikari Ueno usually has nowhere to go.

They go out together, whether it's two, three or five, and unless they fight, it's never Hikaru Ueno's idea.

So Osamu Dazai was actually just asking casually tentatively, without expecting an answer.

But unexpectedly, Hikaru Ueno really gave the answer this time.

This point has changed a lot since then.

Osamu Dazai covered his eyes with the movement of drinking milk, to block the sharpness that flashed in his eyes.

Which little biscuit was behind them, secretly living with his brother, and even made him change so much.

Hikaru Ueno was asking him, "Playground?"

Osamu Dazai blinked, hid his expression, and put down his cup.

"Is there any other place?"

Hikaru Ueno thought for a while, and continued to propose: "Aquarium?"

Osamu Dazai: "No."

"Planetarium?"

Osamu Dazai: "Hmm..."

Hikaru Ueno put down his breakfast and looked at him a little lowly: "Don't you want to go?"

"We've been to these places together before." Osamu Dazai paused, and looked at him amusedly, "Brother, do you want to experience it again?"

Hikaru Ueno nodded without thinking, and put forward the rhetoric he had thought up a long time ago: "After all, every city looks the same."

Although he essentially felt that going to these places where he had been when he was a child could quickly bring each other back to the way they used to feel.

That little sense of weirdness floating in his heart always made Hikaru Ueno feel a little awkward.

Dazai Osamu thought for a while, and readily agreed: "Okay."

He raised a finger, "However, you can only go to one place a day."

"Where does brother want to go?"

Ueno Hikari looked at him, thought for a while, and said a scenic spot that hadn't been mentioned yet: "The zoo?"

Osamu Dazai hesitated for a second, and immediately said, "No problem~"

If Mr. Mori responded quickly, Nakaya would definitely come to them today.

According to Mr. Sen's thinking logic...

He will definitely ask Chuya to go to the places where they have been together, and try to see if they can meet the two of them.

But the zoo.

It should be the place with the lowest probability.

After all, their memories there were really not good.

Bingsheng's zoo can almost be regarded as the pain of their life.

A certain Mr. Reaper who still lacked common sense directly opened the cage in order to let Ranpo fulfill his wish to be with Shishi Tie Tie.

Then the whole amusement park went into chaos.

Gong Mi, who was inexplicably attracted to small animals, was followed by a group of various small animals, and they all quietly squeezed forward to get closer to him.

Zhong Yuanzhong was also forced to fight with a few little monkeys on the back of an elephant.

Lumping among a group of ferocious predators, like a breeder, he stroked this one's fur and rubbed that one's head.

Hikaru Ueno was reprimanded by the director with an innocent face, and took all the animals back.

Fortunately, there was no danger in the end, and there were no accidental casualties.

Apart from.

Osamu Dazai cleared his throat and stood up, "Pack up your things and go early~"

He put on a look of can't wait.

Hikaru Ueno nodded, and the surprise that couldn't be concealed leaked out through the eyebrows and the corners of his mouth.

……

Zhong Yuan also grabbed his mobile phone and walked out of the station, looking around in a daze.

It was his first time in Mihua Town.

Very strange here.

Moreover, it is completely impossible to guess why the boss had a whim and asked him to come here for a "vacation".

But it can't be a real "vacation" after all.

Central Plains also firmly believes in this.

After all, according to the habit of the leader who is committed to realizing their full potential.

In the previous few years, no "vacation" could be a real "vacation".

At the very beginning, Zhong Yuanzhong also felt that it might not be convenient for the boss to speak face-to-face for this mission.

So I plan to tell him on the way.

But Zhong Yuanzhong also waited all the way, and even stood at the gate of the station and waited for a while, but there was still no news from the boss.

It seems that he really let him go... out on vacation.

This is not right.

This is very wrong.

Zhongyuan Zhong also stared at the empty mailbox of the mobile phone, pressed the brim of his hat, and repeatedly reviewed what the boss said before, trying to find any useful information from it.

"Nakaya hasn't been to Mihua Town yet, why don't you try to go there?"

"Maybe there will be some unexpected surprises."

"Well... Just take a stroll around, walk around the streets and alleys, and meet the people there."

"Or, if I have to recommend it... you can try to visit those scenic spots where there are more children."

"In a place like that, it's easy to make surprise discoveries."

"If Chuya wants to, he can just finish the vacation owed in the past few years."

"Just remember to come back and take a look."

"Bon Voyage."

And the sentence of little Alice, "Chuya~ I wish you luck!"

Zhong Yuanzhong also grabbed his hat a little irritably, and let out a "tsk".

So, the boss wants him to go to a place where there are many children, to find someone?

However, such information prompts are still somewhat vague.

The range is too large and the uncertainty is too high.

He is not some two guys with non-human IQ, how could he judge the exact place and object of the transaction with such a little information.

So, it's just a matter of luck.

The tram of the tourist line happened to stop in front of him.

Zhongyuan Zhong also lifted the brim of his hat and glanced around inside the car.

There were a few scattered people sitting in the car, all doing their own things.

He got on the tram after the person in front, and looked up at the route map posted on the car.

Attractions with many children.

Where is the best place to go?

Playground?

aquarium?

or--

zoo.

The car body swayed and started slowly.

……

This trip to the zoo was much happier than the last one.

There are no random accidents, and there aren't some people who love to mess with each other.

The two of them strolled together for a whole morning, visited most of the zoo, and even had a happy impromptu picnic under the tree at noon.

When facing Hikari Ueno, the little animals still shunned as always, and some were more timid, and they quietly poked their heads and then retreated into their nests, making the children next to them very disappointed.

But this time Ueno Hikaru didn't care much about those things.

After all, no matter whether it attracts small animals or not, it doesn't matter whether it will be scared by children.

He will always be accompanied by a "kid" who is not afraid of him at all, and even sticks to him with a smile all the time.

Even if there is only one, he is already very satisfied.

But after just two or three hours, his idea was completely shattered.

After lunch, there are not many places left for the two of them.

Osamu Dazai took Yeguang and walked around at will. When he reached the vicinity of Monkey Mountain, the footsteps of the people around him suddenly stopped.

"What's the matter?" Dazai Osamu also stopped, turning his head to follow his line of sight with some doubts.

A young man with an extremely familiar figure happened to pass through the crowd, and then hid in the crowd.

The other party kept looking at the other end, as if they didn't notice their side at all.

Dazai Ji's eyes narrowed, and he smiled silently.

Sure enough, I found it.

However, to be able to directly choose to come to the zoo, it seems that a certain slug has moved its brain this time.

He tugged on Ye Guang's sleeve, turned his head and called him, "Brother?"

Hikaru Ueno looked back.

Osamu Dazai showed appropriate doubts: "What's the matter?"

Hikaru Ueno thought for a while, then shook his head, "It's nothing."

He paused, and then explained under the young man's gaze: "It feels like I saw a...familiar person."

Osamu Dazai responded casually, changed the subject and dragged him to see the little monkey.

His original intention was to hide with Ueno Hikari for a while.

But this time, a certain big friend is obviously not as lucky as the trip to the playground all those years ago.

This time, the blessing of the goddess of fortune landed on his opponent's head.

There is a pool of clear water in the zoo, the stones around it are very smooth, and the sign that prohibits approaching is standing there brightly, but there are still children who are not afraid of tigers as newborn calves insist on going there.

When Hikari Ueno and Osamu Dazai passed by, they happened to meet such a child.

Then by coincidence, the kid stood on the stone and looked back and smiled.

The whole person slid into the pool with a sound of "Ow!"

Ueno just happened to witness the moment he slid in.

He stared at the edge of the suddenly empty pool, and raised his index finger almost reflexively.

Then in the next second, the child, together with the water in the entire pool, shot up into the sky.

The water spray rose to a height of tens of meters, almost becoming a small waterfall.

All the tourists around were stunned.

The kid hanging in the air was stunned.

Ueno Hikaru, who did this, was also stunned.

Then the next second, before Hikaru Ueno could react, the water hanging in the air fell back into the pool again, and the child stepped on the ground firmly, wet all over, with big eyes gleaming with tears At a loss.

Hikaru Ueno suddenly came back to his senses, and looked away from the kid, looking to the other side of the pool.

The young man in the black hat on the opposite side also happened to look up.

The two looked at each other from a distance, separated by a thin water curtain.

Ueno Hikaru's black eyes widened immediately.

The young man opposite raised the corners of his mouth and showed him a familiar smile.

All the water in the sky finally fell, and a small and faint rainbow quietly emerged.

Hikaru Ueno raised his eyes slightly.

Freeze that rainbow into a painting together with the young man standing under the rainbow and smiling freely.

"Chu Ye." He called softly.

There is nostalgia in the tone.

At this time, Osamu Dazai had already seen Chuya Nakahara on the opposite side.

He squinted his eyes, and said "Ah" indifferently, without any emotion, as if he had expected this scene a long time ago.

But it was a little bit unexpected.

On the opposite side, Nakahara Chuya raised his eyebrows, pressed down on the brim of his hat, jumped up in the air, turned over, passed through the rainbow above the clear pond, and landed lightly in front of Ueno Hikaru.

He opened his arms, as if expecting a hug after years.

"haven't seen you for a long time."