After retirement I became a guardian of troubled youth

Kaito Kuroba nestled under the quilt, looked at the long silver-white hair cascading from the person next to his pillow under the moonlight, and realized in a trance that this was the first time he shared the bed with his brother.

On the first night of the reunion seven years later, the relationship took an unexpected and rapid development.

While Kuroba Kaito was jumping for joy, there was also a faint sense of bitterness in his heart.

Hikari Ueno really doted on them.

He is a very good brother.

But why brother...

Just as he was thinking, Hikaru Ueno seemed to notice something, and opened his eyes to look at him.

The moonlight and his appearance were reflected in the indifferent pure black eyes, revealing a bit of human confusion.

Caught off guard and staring at each other, Kuroba Kaito froze for a moment, and even clutched the quilt a little nervously.

Hikaru Ueno frowned slightly, a little puzzled: "What's wrong?"

"Well."

Kuroba Kaito blinked lightly, and quietly let go of the hand holding the quilt behind his back.

Maybe it's the complicated mood of reunion, or maybe it's because the moonlight is really good tonight.

For some reason, Kuroba Kaito suddenly had an urge to ask out the confusion in his heart.

But after all, the boy is not the boy who was ignorant at the beginning, so it is impossible to speak bluntly.

He smiled, pinched Ueno Hikaru's hanging hair, dexterously wrapped it around his fingers, raised his eyes and looked at him: "It's nothing...just a feeling, very lucky."

Hikaru Ueno: "?"

Kuroba Kaito let go of his hair, and laughed: "I never thought my brother would come back after leaving without saying goodbye."

Obvious joy, a little bit of complaint, and a subtle temptation.

Hikaru Ueno was stunned for a moment, stared at him for a while, and suddenly asked bluntly: "Do you want to ask me why I left at that time?"

Kuroba Kaito was also taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect the other party to be so direct.

Since he left without saying goodbye, the reason for leaving should be very difficult for him to say.

But looking at my brother's reaction now, it seems that this is not the case?

He looked over suspiciously and nodded, not knowing why he was suddenly a little nervous.

It was as if he was about to learn some important secret.

"Everyone hides secrets in their hearts. My brother is so special, so he must have hidden more secrets than other people. But I think..." Kaito Kuroba looked at Hikari Ueno seriously, "I want to know about your past And your secret, as your younger brother."

He paused, as if suddenly feeling a little embarrassed, looked away, stared at the empty bedside table, and muttered softly: "Of course... if you are willing, brother."

Hikaru Ueno smiled, looked at him with bent eyes, and said nothing.

Kaito was a little uncomfortable being looked at by him, he shrank back, his back pressed against the cold wall through a layer of cups.

"What...?"

Ueno Hikaru suddenly said: "Because I hope to return to the world one day in the future and continue to be your brother."

"I hope to have this relationship for a longer period of time."

He suddenly reached out and pulled up Kaito's quilt, covering the lower half of his face.

The boy only showed a pair of bright black eyes, staring at him without blinking.

"So, I left at that time." Ueno Hikaru finally finished, and his cold fingertips lightly tapped his eyelids.

"It's late, go to sleep."

There seemed to be some magical power at that moment, the drowsiness really hit him quickly, and the eyelids became heavier and heavier.

Kuroba Kaito followed instinct and closed his eyes, and moved towards Ueno Hikaru.

Just before falling asleep, he suddenly thought of it.

To put it bluntly, my brother actually... still didn't say anything this time.

Perhaps because he was a little unwilling, after the boy fell asleep, his brows were also slightly frowned.

Hikaru Ueno stared at him for a while, then stretched out his hand quietly, and rubbed the center of his brow with the back of his finger to smooth out those few wrinkles.

He felt a little sorry.

Ueno Hikari didn't like the Underworld, so he also avoided those days.

In fact, in the past few days, not only Kaito, but also the other three people have hinted at him more or less, and want to ask what happened in those few years.

Hikaru Ueno didn't deliberately hide it from them, but he was instinctively reluctant to recall.

It's as if if you remember it, you will be involved again one day.

And he didn't want to.

Kuaidou mumbled something in his dream, and moved closer to him again.

Obviously, my body is cooler than the surrounding environment.

But some kids just like to lean towards their side.

It was as if he had instead become the only source of heat in the room.

Hikaru Ueno was a little dumbfounded.

But I have to admit that the moment he saw the young man's unconscious actions, it seemed that there was really a cluster of heat sources in his heart, like a small flame, burning for a long time, and the temperature spread through the body temperature little by little.

Very comfortable.

……

Early the next morning, not long after the sun appeared, Kaito's high school biological clock began to work, slowly dragging him out of his dream.

The boy struggled to get up, sat on the bed propped up, raised his head and stared at Hikari Ueno who was putting on his coat in a daze, muttered "good morning", then fell back under the quilt with a "snap", and I rolled up the quilt comfortably and rubbed twice.

After a while, the quilt suddenly stood up, and Kaito Kuroba poked his head out again with his messy hair, and asked Ueno Hikaru what time it was in a panic.

"Six o'clock." Hikaru Ueno fastened the top button of his light blue shirt, and turned to look at him, "It's still too late, do you want to sleep a little longer?"

Full of doting meaning.

Kuroba Kaito nodded, then immediately shook his head, climbed out of bed, hurriedly put on his clothes and went outside.

"I'm going to wash up first, I have to go to school early—"

Before he could finish the words "doing duty", he immediately stuck in his mouth.

Kaito Kuroba maintained the posture of opening the door, and his whole person became a little sluggish.

Hikaru Ueno looked sideways in bewilderment.

I met three pairs of slightly sad eyes.

Osamu Dazai, Nakaya, and Ranpo stood in a row at the door, their eyes shot across Kaito to Kakino Hikaru.

A little blatant condemnation.

"..."

Hikaru Ueno didn't quite understand the expressions of the three of them as if they were facing a big enemy, but he was still inexplicably guilty.

So much so that he didn't know how to speak for a while.

As for Kuroba Kaito himself who was inserted between the two sides.

He was more or less a "vested interest" in last night's incident, and when he opened his mouth at this time, there was always a suspicion of "getting cheap and selling good", which was not conducive to maintaining everyone's superficial brotherhood.

So he was silent too.

So the atmosphere fell into a stalemate in silence.

In the end, Mr. Detective was the first to break the deadlock and exchange everyone for a warm and harmonious morning.

He grabbed Kaito's arm and said that he would take people down for breakfast.Osamu Dazai also spoke immediately, and kindly led Kaito down.

At first glance, it seems that after one night, they have completely settled their differences and can get along well.

Being pulled in the last one also naturally pressed the brim of the hat, and said a little unnaturally under Ueno Hikaru's gaze: "We are not children anymore, of course we know how to measure."

He said this abruptly, but Ueno Hikaru immediately understood, bent his lips and smiled, and patted the young man's head through the hat.

"I know." Ueno Hikaru said, "I've always been very worried about you."

They were very well behaved children.

No matter what you do, you are very measured.

Certainly not doing things that are really out of line.

Chuya seemed to have thought of something, and his expression became a little complicated for a moment. He glanced at him quietly through the brim of his hat, responded vaguely, and led him downstairs.

Breakfast was prepared by the three of them together.

To welcome the new brother.

When they want to do it, they can always do everything well.

The delicious breakfast is a familiar taste, and the delicate and small chocolate cake is just right for dessert.

Kaito Kuroba sat at the table and finished breakfast with the four of them, and suddenly felt that this place really seemed like "home".

——The premise is that some of his three older brothers don't mess up.

After dinner, Osamu Dazai conjured up a promotional leaflet from nowhere, saying that a certain commercial street that had been under renovation had reopened today, and asked them if they wanted to go.

The action of five people, in addition to purchasing necessities for Kaito to live here, is also a good opportunity to enhance mutual affection.

The time is set after school today.

Kuroba Kaito had no objection to this, and expressed his expectations straightforwardly.

The other few people are currently idlers. The only student can do it, so naturally they can too.

So the matter was settled.

In the evening, a group of four went to Mihua High School to pick them up, attracting a lot of attention and making passers-by turn their heads frequently.

After all, these four people went out on the street together, but judging by their appearance, it is an extremely beautiful landscape.

When approaching the school gate, Osamu Dazai suddenly fell behind.

He suddenly turned his steps and walked towards an alley, but he didn't go inside. He just stayed at the entrance of the alley for a while, and then followed the other three.

Hikari Ueno cast him a slightly confused look.

Osamu Dazai smiled and shook his head, pointing to the school gate not far away: "Here we are!"

The time cards for the four of them were just right. School had just finished, the school gate opened, and the students walked out gradually.

Standing across the road, they glanced across the students, looking for a familiar figure.

A gust of wind blew, and a piece of paper with black and white characters slipped away from the young man's fingers.

The four characters of "Notice of Missing Person" are vaguely discernible.

The wind rolled the missing person notice and drifted away to the distance.

Osamu Dazai smiled lightly, and a look of inexplicable meaning flashed across his drooping iris-colored eyes.

In the alley where he just parked, a young man in a suit came out.

There was some nonsense in his mouth, he looked serious and serious, and he looked like a somewhat nondescript delinquent.

After the young man came out, he stared in a certain direction and was talking on the phone with someone.

Even though the voice was as calm as possible, there was uncontrollable joy on his face.

"Mr. Gong, you found the person who posted missing person notices all over Japan."

The person on the other end of the phone said something, and the man's expression immediately became serious.

"Oh ok, I see."

"Don't worry, Mr. Gong, I will keep an eye on them before you come."

There was a faint confidence in the seriousness, the man raised his hand, and grabbed the missing person notice that just flew back in front of him.

The phone hung up, and the busy tone of "beep - beep -" came out.

He put away the phone and looked down at the missing person notice.

The black-and-white portrait that took up the entire page perfectly matched the young man who just walked in the middle.

The man named Tetsuya Kusakabe took a step forward and followed the people in front.

He will definitely complete this important task assigned to him by Mr. Gong perfectly.

Four people waiting on the street came into view.

Cao Bi sneakily hid behind the wall, and solemnly sent one text message after another to Mr. Gong.

"They got a fourth guy."

"The high school student called him brother."

"They hugged briefly."