[Bungo Stray Dogs] Animal Three Musketeers

Natsume Mizusui was stunned by Sakaguchi Shinsuke's sudden words.

——Perhaps I never expected that my friend who has always been calm and self-sufficient would suddenly get angry at others, using a tone of blame and hatred.Natsume Shuishui's consciousness, which has not yet recovered, wandered in the suddenly silent space vaguely, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, her eyes were constantly floating in the void in a panic.

"……How are you."

Peering at Natsume Mizusui's expression, Nobusuke Sakaguchi spoke worriedly, but the other party shook his head stubbornly and with a smile again, and then resumed the terrifying silence before.

Just when he felt that the discussion might not go on and wanted to leave, Natsume Mizusui, who had managed to calm down, smiled.

"You look so stupid?"

"Are you talking about yourself?" Nobusuke Sakaguchi laughed, "How do you feel now?"

"Thanks to my good friend, the housewife is full of strength." Natsume Mizusui rolled up his sleeves and made a muscle-squeezing movement, which was so funny that the two sides couldn't help but burst out laughing after looking at each other for a while.

Friends are always so simple.

Although the eyes of both parties are full of uneasiness that they both understand, and they are also anxious because of the difficult matter in front of them, but under such a high-pressure situation, they are trying to change the ending that is about to be dangerous-even if they are both right. The other party has a concealment that should be regarded as untrustworthy.

"The group of children will be handed over to you." Before going out, Nobusuke Sakaguchi put on his hat and gave a thumbs up awkwardly, "Is that so? Come on?"

"Like juggling... poof."

"...I'm going to hit someone."

"Are you a child, Nobusuke Sakaguchi!" Natsume Mizusui laughed and scolded, dragging the suitcase out, "Your son is going to pull your ears!"

Nobusuke Sakaguchi immediately regained his spirits, "How dare that kid?!"

The two separated in a taxi driving by the side of the road, but Nobusuke Sakaguchi was still humming, and Natsume Mizumi couldn't stop laughing. The luggage was loaded into the car, and after waving, the two compromised and said goodbye.

However, in the next second when the car was driving, Natsume Mizusui, who should be sitting in the car in a happy mood, quietly smiled sadly with the corners of his lips curved.The approach of something expected also increased her anxiety. She couldn't help but look sideways at the passing vehicles outside the window. The women's hair reflected on the anti-color window was loose, mixed with tiny white hairs that were difficult to find .

The outside is a "false" peace, the car windows cut off the world, and the inside of the car seems to be an isolated island that is still heading towards the unknown in the chaos of war.Quiet enough to be sleepy.But after all, people want to open the car door to see the outside world, and they can't just curl up and warm until they rot all their lives.

A map of roads criss-crossing Yokohama was drawn in my mind.Stopping at the place to sit, Natsume Mizusui got out of the car with a small bag and luggage, and looked around in the direction of the station.After a while, I saw the manager of the convenience store with five children who was too busy to use his feet.

This trip was their first meeting. Watching the two boys play so much that the caregiver was overwhelmed, I imagined that Oda's Natsume Mizusui would be equally at a loss, swept away the haze before, and was so happy that he forgot to say hello for a while.

The busy store manager kept sighing that he hadn't sighed in decades. When he finally got away from the naughtiest boy among the children, he saw a woman of the same age with familiar eyebrows in the photo looking at where they were with a smile.

Natsume Shuishui didn't expect to be discovered so soon, so he hurriedly pretended to be just here and walked over.

The store manager seemed to have seen the savior, and walked forward with the children.It was inconvenient for Natsume to drag the luggage with one hand, so he could only pat the girl named Sakile with his free hand. Even if he was going to the amusement park, the bear doll was not kept at home, and he held it tightly in his arms. Obviously a little nervous about going out for the first time.

"Ah...! Are you going to spend the night there?"

"...Huh?" Natsume Shuishui was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head and said, "That's not true. After playing for a day, I'm going to go to my home. I said there are a few elders who want to meet me, so I made preparations in advance. But... Before leaving, I still want to see the child adopted by Sakunosuke and the store manager who has taken care of him for a long time."

lie.Natsume Mizusui's smile was a little stiff, to be honest it was difficult to lie in front of warm people. "I've got the ticket ready, let's go together."

Walking out of the ticket gate, the five children smiled and ran to the platform. Natsume Mizusui and the store manager were pulled by the children and stood at the entrance of the upcoming station

The children are noisy, which Natsume Mizumi didn't actually realize much. Ango and Sakunosuke are not the type who can talk loudly, and even though they can mess around, they seldom get along with their peers, let alone Most of them will choose to visit Yokohama alone, or go to other cities for wandering.

It's very worry-free, but not worry-free at all.

Stepping out of the train, Natsume Mizusui left the luggage at the hotel first, and led the six of them to a newly opened amusement park.

Everything went unbelievably well.She looked around, and it was difficult to tell if there were enemies mixed in due to the crowd.

...It's really hard to do without "hearing".But Natsume Mizumi didn't want to reactivate the ability.

— because it's about to disappear.

The line must continue.

Natsume Mizusui leaned against the railing and stared at the children who were happily spinning the coffee cup, with a smile on his lips, but no other reactions.It wasn't until a tall man in a kimono approached beside him that he slowly turned his head and opened his mouth wide in surprise.

"Ah... Fukuzawa-kun, come here on your own initiative, what kind of unusual event is this?"

"..."

Fukuzawa Yukichi, who had just come over to ask about the situation, subconsciously turned his head and left. He reluctantly used his swordsman's will to strengthen his purpose and commission before deciding to ask this terrifying "monster" again.

"Someone used the authority of the military and police to entrust the detective agency with the five children of Sakunosuke."

When he said this, Fukuzawa Yukichi stared at Natsume Mizusui who was yawning and tearful, trying to find out from the other party the behavior and thoughts that were too bold to violate the regulations.

It is undoubtedly difficult to find traces of lying from Natsume and his wife who are good at snooping. Fukuzawa Yukichi's expression is not good-looking, but he has no other choice but to continue talking.

"A commission like this is too strange."

"The answer that appeared at that moment has undeniable authenticity." These words were wonderful, but Natsume Mizusui wanted to exhale all the boredom, "So in the end, you just want to make sure?"

"We have a supernatural license, it's too dangerous."

"……Feel sorry."

A nonsense that has never changed.Fukuzawa Yukichi heard the noise and heard his own sigh.

"Leave it to me, you go to board the plane."

"……Eh?"

Fukuzawa Yukichi didn't expect Natsume to make a silly single-character sound, and turned around to find that it seemed extraordinarily weird—as if he saw his expression possessed by some bad thing.

……

Sure enough, you should throw people on the ground without looking back and leave them alone.Fukuzawa Yukichi thought viciously in his heart.