Chapter 10

Inside the room, Mori Ougai was intently reading a report about the previous battle. His brows were slightly furrowed, but a smile that never changed played on his lips. "Alice~-chan~ do you think what I did was right?" His tone was sweet and affectionate, with a hint of coquetry.

Suddenly, a little girl in a red dress appeared beside him. She had blonde hair, blue eyes, and was lively and adorable, like a beautiful porcelain doll. She smiled sweetly and said, "Of course Rintarou is right!"

“Alice-chan is right, my approach is the optimal solution, even if it involves sacrifices…” Mori Ougai’s eyes turned deep and dark.

Alice just smiled and didn't say anything. Although she looked like a little girl, she was essentially the embodiment of Mori Ōgai's supernatural ability and acted entirely according to Mori Ōgai's will.

"Oh, right, someone just reported that the patrol team brought back a child. Isn't it incredible that a child would appear in this place?" Mori Ougai squinted his eyes in thought.

"Didn't you say you'd bring him to see you later? We'll see when the time comes!" Alice stared at Mori Ougai with an impatient look.

"Wow~ Alice is so cute even when she's angry! It's a pity we're on Tokyo Island, so I can't buy you any pretty dresses. Alice, don't worry, when we get back, I'll definitely buy you lots and lots of pretty dresses! One for every day~" Mori Ougai stared at the report in his hand, but uttered some perverted remarks.

"I want lots and lots of little cakes! Otherwise, I won't forgive Rintaro!" Alice was already used to hearing these words.

"Alright, alright, you even want to buy small cakes." Mori Ougai accepted all of Alice's requests.

On the other side are Rokudo Mukuro and Tachihara.

"Brother Liyuan, am I supposed to go see your commander dressed like this?" Rokudo Mukuro stared blankly at his clothes, his large shirt completely covered by his feet, his hands unable to move out, like a cat wrapped in his clothes.

“But I don’t have any suitable clothes for you here, and your own clothes are already wet.” Tachihara also realized that it was somewhat impolite to go out dressed like this.

"It's alright! I'll wear my own clothes and change when I get back." Rokudo Mukuro's clothes were originally clean; the water stains and dirt on them were just illusions.

"No! You'll catch a cold, and catching a cold here will be a real problem, it could even be fatal." Tachihara was unusually resolute when it came to Rokudo Mukuro's health. This was a battlefield; medicine and medical supplies were scarce, and there was no room for carelessness.

Even with Akiko present, he wouldn't dare take the risk. A small child simply couldn't withstand Akiko's treatment.

"I'll carry you out," Li Yuan came up with a solution.

Rokudo Mukuro paused, managing a weak smile: "No need! I can do it myself." With that, he squatted down, tucked his shirt into his pants, and rolled up his sleeves, barely managing to maintain his composure.

For some reason, most of the people he meets these days are kind-hearted, completely different from his childhood. But why do these people have to sacrifice their image to be so kind?!

You have to take the blame for your own mistakes!

Rokudo Mukuro followed Tatehara with difficulty, heading towards the location of their commander.

Along the way, Rokudo Mukuro watched the soldiers walking around the base. Seeing their listless and melancholy expressions, as if they had lost their souls, Rokudo Mukuro lowered his eyes, seemingly lost in thought.

"Commander Mori, I've brought the child I brought back today." Tachihara stood outside a room, knocked on the door, and said.

Two seconds passed in the room, then a voice said, "Please come in."

Rokudo Mukuro followed Tachihara inside. There was only one man in the room, with long black hair, dark red eyes, and wearing a military uniform with a white lab coat over it. He had a smile on his face. The man sat behind a table, his eyes fixed on them as they entered.

Rokudo Mukuro's first impression of this man could be summed up in three words: a smiling tiger! This man was definitely a smiling tiger just like Byakuran, with that calculating smile on his face that made him equally unpleasant to look at! He just wanted to punch him.

"Is this the child you brought back?" Mori Ougai asked with a smile.

“Yes, sir,” Tachihara replied respectfully.

"Tachihara-kun, just call me Dr. Mori." Mori Ougai was very approachable.

"Yes, Dr. Nagamori."

"Hello, little friend, I'm Mori Ōgai, the person in charge here. You can call me Dr. Mori." Mori Ōgai smiled at Rokudo Mukuro. "Could you tell me what happened to you before?"

Mori Ōgai?! Rokudo Mukuro's eyes flashed with surprise upon hearing the name.

"Mori, Dr. Mori, my name is Mukuro. I, I lied before. I didn't come from the merchant ship that had the accident." Rokudo Mukuro cautiously looked up at Mori Ougai. "I was captured in Italy and taken aboard the ship. They said they were going to sell me, but I lied to them and stole a lifeboat to escape..." As he spoke, Rokudo Mukuro's voice choked up.

Looking at Mori Ougai's unchanging smile, Rokudo Mukuro thought to himself: So he's not a smiling tiger, but a smiling fox!

"Dr. Mori, can you help me?" Rokudo Mukuro looked at Mori Ougai with hopeful eyes.

"How pitiful!" Mori Ougai sighed, looking utterly compassionate. "But, Mukuro-kun, how did you get to this island?" His eyes turned somewhat cold, as if if he said the wrong thing, he would not be able to leave here alive.

Danger! This is definitely someone who will stop at nothing to achieve their goals! Rokudo Mukuro's pores trembled slightly, and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.

"I...I don't know either! I drifted for a long time before I saw this island! But something's strange, it got dark as soon as I got on the island..." Rokudo Mukuro muttered.

"This is Tokyo Island in the Pacific Ocean. Isn't it normal for it to be dark all the time?" Mori Ougai answered his question.

Tokyo Island? It's always dark, is it a polar night? Rokudo Mukuro blinked and said loudly, "Dr. Mori! You're soldiers, you can't lie to people!"

Mori Ōgai and Tachihara were both stunned. They were lying? When? Mori Ōgai was even more confused, recalling what he had just said. He hadn't even started yet! How did this child know he was about to start lying?

“This is the Pacific Ocean, and the position of the sun and the vegetation on the island before we came here indicate that we are in the Northern Hemisphere. It is impossible for the Pacific Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere to experience polar night!” Rokudo Mukuro looked up at the two of them with a shrewd expression.

Listening to Rokudo Mukuro's words, Tachihara could only nod blankly. He vaguely remembered his geography teacher teaching him these things back in school, but as he grew up, he forgot all that knowledge. Not to mention now, all they thought about was how to kill and survive.

So when Ritsuhara heard Rokudo Mukuro's academic genius speech, he could only nod and say, "Yes, yes, you make a lot of sense! You're awesome!"

Mori Ougai was also stunned for a moment. He never thought that there would be a child even younger than Akiko-chan who would use academic knowledge to refute his words.

Moreover, he didn't feel offended at all after listening; on the contrary, he kept nodding in agreement. Heaven knows, when he first came to Tokoyami Island, he was also greatly surprised by the situation there. As a graduate of the University of Tokyo, a highly educated and cultured person, he believed in science, but this place was clearly not scientific at all.

This island, named "Everlight Island," suddenly appeared in the Pacific Ocean. There is only night here; the sun is never seen. The electromagnetic waves from the aurora borealis here can damage electronic equipment, making it a major battlefield.

Mori Ougai was silent for a moment, then said, "You're quite clever." And he liked clever people…

"Of course, it's all in these books, I've studied them all." Rokudo Mukuro accepted the praise without any modesty. Back then, in order to crush those academic underachievers in the Vongola and surpass those academic geniuses, Rokudo Mukuro had spent a lot of time studying hard.

"If I remember correctly, this is at least middle school level knowledge." As he spoke, he glanced at Rokudo Mukuro's body, which was about the waist of an adult.

"The teacher taught too little. I read the books myself. These are very simple. I understood them after reading them once." Rokudo Mukuro made a Versailles-like statement.

The highly intelligent Mori Ōgai nodded as well.

A world where only Tachihara is injured is achieved.

“So, Mukuro-kun, you…” Mori Ougai had only uttered a few words when his bedroom door was suddenly flung open. The three of them looked over and saw Yosano Akiko slowly lowering her legs. Yes, she had kicked the door open. She was holding clothes in her hands.

"It's Akiko-chan~ Don't kick the door down," Rokudo Mukuro said, looking at Mori Ougai with a strange smile. "What if you hurt your foot?"

Was this person replaced? Looking at Mori Ougai's expression, Rokudo Mukuro felt that something was wrong.

"Jingzi-chan went for a walk with the patrol team to relax. Are you feeling better now?"

Yosano Akiko remained silent with a cold expression, but Mori Ougai completely ignored her cold demeanor and continued to show her his concern.

Seeing this, Tachihara, already used to it, silently turned his head away.

"Akiko-chan~"

"Shut up!" Yosano said coldly, his eyes filled with undisguised disgust as he looked at Mori Ougai.

"Mukuro-kun, I brought you some clothes. There aren't any suitable clothes for you here, so you can wear mine for now. Do you mind?" Yosano Akiko looked at Rokudo Mukuro, her expression softening as she spoke gently.

Rokudo Mukuro shook his head. Of course he didn't mind; he didn't want to be constantly on edge. Even if he could use genjutsu to conjure clothes, he still had to be properly dressed.

“You can use my lounge~” Mori Ougai said enthusiastically to Yosano Akiko.

Rokudo Mukuro took the clothes from Yosano Akiko and walked into the lounge that Mori Ougai had pointed out.

"Mr. Mori, what should Mukuro do?" Tachihara asked with some difficulty.

"This is a battlefield, and we don't keep useless people." Mori Ougai's expression was somewhat cold and ruthless. In his view, Rokudo Mukuro was intelligent and quick-witted with a strong learning ability, but this was a battlefield. He would definitely be of great use when he grew up, but that was just the reality.

A useless child will never grow up here.

"Mori Ougai! Are you going to kill a child?!" Yosano Akiko glared angrily at Mori Ougai, her eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Of course not, Akiko-chan, how could you think of me like that? I just intended to..." Before she could finish speaking, the door to the lounge opened, and Rokudo Mukuro walked out. Mori Ougai glanced at him, her eyes immediately lighting up, and her words took a different turn: "Mukuro-chan~ Just stay here without worry, we'll protect you~"

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