[Bungo Stray Dogs] Animal Three Musketeers

The faint meows lingered from my ears, and turned into the seemingly perfunctory room under the cool moonlight.The silent pain and torment scattered around like light shining on broken glass beads, enveloping the only person in the room who fell into a nightmare.The inexplicable self-deprecating, self-defeating laughter was shrouded in a haze of uneasiness, Shui Shui's lips were faintly pale, his brows were tightly knitted, and his face under the moonlight was dull and colorless.

She discovered that she had supernatural powers when she was five years old.

One afternoon, her parents went out, leaving her alone at home.

The toys on the floor were all boring, Shui Shui kicked one away, walked slowly along the wall to the end of the corridor, squatted in a small corner with an angry face, staring at the picture hanging on the wall on her right. photo.

In order to take care of her height, her father specially hung the family photos where she could directly see them.

Hatta Fang, Hatta Keiko, Hatta Mizusui.

The mother who was facing the camera smiled peacefully, and the father, contrary to his usual idle appearance, seriously held her with one hand and put his arm around his mother's shoulders, with a gentle smile on his lips.

But until she sat there until everything was quiet, the door that should have been opened at sunset was still tightly closed as if cursed by some demon.

"dad……?"

She yelled in the darkness in confusion, and stood up unsteadily.

Her voice echoed in the empty house, and Shui Shui felt a little panic. The child was always afraid of the night, so she squatted back in the corner in fear, rubbing her clothes at a loss, mustering up her courage and continuing to shout home :"Mother?"

The curtain of the window was suddenly lifted by something like the wind, and there was a wave of waves under Shui Shui's head, and then calm again.

It's just that the sound of something falling to the ground around him is hard to ignore.

She was trembling, and moved her hands holding her knees down, groping the floor bit by bit, and within a short while, she encountered a circle of warm and viscous liquid.

Shuishui didn't dare to look away.

It's not like she hasn't seen the clips of dead or seriously injured people on TV.

She understood the smell that irritated her nostrils and the liquid that touched her fingertips.

But it was even more because of this that she felt even more flustered.

"Shui Shui, don't be afraid." The man's generous palm was attached to the top of the girl's head, and his tone was floating and weak. When Shui Shui heard the familiar voice, he turned his head suddenly and met the other's gaze. The shimmering eyes became without mechanism, which unexpectedly had a tragic and farewell meaning.

Shuishui suddenly felt as if he had sensed something, and slowly closed his eyes, as if nothing had happened.

Her parents died without her knowing, but she closed the door from reality.

- A selfish and crippled person.

Seeing that the girl didn't have any big reaction, Badianyu stretched out his hand to hold the girl's hand, swallowing all the negative emotions. The heaviness suddenly didn't seem very important at this moment, and his usual cheerful voice was filled with longing for the first time.

"Use your powers to get out of here immediately."

"immediately!"

"immediately--!"

Shuishui's heart beat violently when the word "supernatural power" appeared.

At that moment, Hatta Mizusui's eyes widened, cold sweat soaked into the pillow, and the fear of the endless cycle of dreams was still on his face.

The remaining fear has not completely dissipated, Shuishui buried her head in the quilt, her heart was beating rapidly, and she suppressed it desperately.

The very light meowing made her stop the convulsions, Shuishui turned her head, looked down at the three-coloured cat lying beside her so weak that she could only rely on meowing for help, and was so surprised that she hugged it in her arms. Not knowing how to deal with it, she had to quickly search for the best way to deal with this matter in her mind.

She stood up quickly, tucked the quilt for the child, and under the cover of night, she once again groped into a certain depth of the slum.

People who can walk in the slums at night are not easy to provoke. The first second stepping into this place, countless vicious and upright gazes with malicious intentions almost pierced her.

Shui Shui raised her head calmly, her glass-bead-like inorganic gaze coldly swept over those depraved people, carrying the three-flowered cat that she had identified as a key protection target today, and carrying two spiked wooden sticks Sliding down from the sleeve quietly, the corners of the mouth moved upwards, the smile was as gentle as water, but it seemed to have a sense of terror.

There are still people in this slum who recognize her.

Some old people who have lived here for a long time happened to meet Hatta Mizusui who was holding Mizusui who was not even a cold weapon, screamed, then backed up a few steps in horror, staring tremblingly at the girl in sailor suit going away, privately Cursing his own bad luck and the other party's unchanging appearance and terrifying expression-a cold-blooded monster.

Shui Shui was in no mood to pay attention to these dregs.

But for some reason, she panicked.

A distant flame blazed brightly, shining like a star jewel in the unlit dust, illuminating much of the place.Shui Shui glanced at it hastily, thinking that there might have been another fight. These are commonplace in the slums, and there is nothing to pay attention to.

The next second, when she suddenly thought of something, her face lost all color.

There is the home of Mr. Know-it-all, the destination she came out this time.

That person is leaving too.

Again she was abandoned by those close to her for the absurd reason she called being "protected in a greenhouse".

To know what happened.

Can't tell what happened.

Two violent emotions collided and swayed in Hatta Mizusui's mind.

That person has been hidden until now, even if she went to save him, he would not respond in any way, and even chose to try Lingchi-like pain in the furnace, letting the life force and burning residue mix into dust that she could never distinguish .

You must know that this is the truth.

You cannot admit that this is reality.

to save him.

give him up.

There was a crackling sound from the tongue of fire, and Shuishui's mind went blank. Finally, she lowered her voice and roared, and rushed into the place where she had just encountered a gun|battle.

"Jack of all trades!"

She let go of her voice and howled, no matter what image she usually maintained.

The burning dilapidated buildings around fell to the ground one after another, and the cries that still had no response gradually overlapped with her childhood memories. Her spirit seemed to be burned by flames, and the fiery and violent torrent flowed into her limbs along with the coldness.

"Answer me! Know-it-all—!"

She yelled in despair, the pair of eyes that appeared in front of her eyes that contained the meaning of utter desperation overlapped and alternated with the other pair of pupils that looked like ashes and ashes, and the thinking structure built up by rationality was constantly collapsing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Y...!"

The name she shouted with all her strength was cut off by a stone thrown over. She trembled all over, clenched the sharp wood tightly, and staggered towards that direction with the cat in her arms.

The condition of the man who was completely covered with clothes was unexpectedly good. Hatta Mizumi thought that he would be at least seriously injured and unable to walk, so when he saw it, he could stand up and kick away the person who was about to rob After Mr. Know-It-All, she was dumbfounded.

"You're fine." Shuishui lowered her head in embarrassment, "I thought you..."

This sentence is said as if hoping that something will happen to the other party.

Wanshitong didn't answer anything, he just quietly looked back at Hatta Mizusui with empty eyes, waiting for her next words.

He never speaks.

Even if it was driving her out that day, it was Master Qian who called the helper.Hatta Mizusui took it for granted, and only then did she think of the cat that had been bumped for more than an hour and hadn't been treated yet.

She raised her head and said expectantly, "Do you know any reliable underground doctors? Would you recommend them? It's about to die."

These words made Wanshitong speechless, and he looked at the three-colored cat with more hesitation, pulled up the scarf, and his expression twisted.

Let an underground doctor who specializes in underworld business treat a... cat?

He glanced at the blond girl who didn't feel anything wrong, pointed to the two tear stains on her face, and walked helplessly towards a nearby alley leading to an unknown location.

As if he had decided that the other party would take the soft and not the hard, Hatta Mizusui excitedly followed, and as soon as he lifted his foot, he saw Wanshitong pointing to his face.

Shui Shui reached out to touch her face in doubt, the dry tears and uncomfortable feeling made her hairs stand on end.

She actually cried? !

Fortunately, I saw an acquaintance, so there is nothing to be embarrassed about.

She comforted herself in her heart.

The pace of Wanshitong in front was not very fast. Shuishui who jumped from behind was only five centimeters behind his position. After walking for a while, Wanshitong began to sign language proficiently.

"Do you have any money with you?"

Hatta Mizusui recalled for a while, shook his head blankly, then nodded solemnly with his eyes wide open, and finally shook his head with a pale face.

Know-it-all: "..."

"So, do you have any money with you?!"

The gesture was done so vigorously and decisively that even Mizumi Hatta, who had always had thick nerves, could feel the know-it-all's gnashing of teeth.

She answered honestly: "I have, but I don't think the money is enough."

"How many?"

"25. Speaking of which, I didn't expect that the one-month salary I just received in advance from the port mafia today would be so high?"

Wanshitong's hand paused, and then he stared at Hatta Mizusui in shock, and the movements of his hands couldn't help but speed up.

"Are you going to use it all?"

"...Because I have to raise a child and treat a cat on my arm."

As soon as the words fell, the pupils of the master of everything trembled.

He continued to ask questions in an acceptable manner, which seemed a little lifeless.

"What's that kid's name?"

This time it was Mizumi Hatta's turn to have his pupils quake.Only now did she understand why she was wrong when she got along with the child after the day she picked it up. It turned out that it was because—one week after she picked up the child, she omitted the process of naming the child and devoted herself to the life of raising the child. .

With eyes of know-it-alls on his head, Hatta Mizusui took a deep breath, lightly hooked the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile, "Hatada again."

"That child, call Hatta Zaizai."