Chapter 113 New Friends

"Odasaku! You're back!"

In a small apartment, two little boys ran to the door to greet a man who had just returned from get off work. Behind them, a three-year-old girl followed with a slightly shaky step.

"Kosuke, Yuu, Sakura, I'm back."

After Oda Sakunosuke greeted the three children one by one, he heard Kosuke impatiently say, "Oda Sakunosuke, didn't we tell you before that there's a new neighbor living in that house a little over there!"

You, who is slightly younger, continued, "They have a lot of brothers and sisters there, maybe more than a dozen, and there are no adults!"

Oda Sakunosuke paused for a moment and looked at them: "You have gone to look for the people in that house."

The two chattering boys suddenly became quiet and looked at him nervously.

Yokohama is not a safe city. Even after the Dragon War, when the Port Mafia completely suppressed other organizations, this city is still far from safer than other cities. Oda Sakunosuke told them that they should not go far when going out, and it is best to have an adult who is familiar with them accompany them. They should not conflict with others, and should not approach people or things that look dangerous...

Oda Sakunosuke had said many things to remind them to be safe, and when put together, it was like a safety rule book.

They are all eyewitnesses of the Dragon War. They were children who were picked up and adopted by Oda Sakunosuke after losing their parents and family members in the Dragon War. They should be more aware of the dangers of this city than other protected children.

This time, they heard that the new house was filled with children - although they were older than them, the first impression children gave people was that they were safe and not dangerous - and they secretly observed from a distance and found that it was indeed only children who came in and out, and there were not even adults, so they quietly decided to bring some small gifts to visit the neighbors on the same street to see if they could make new friends.

They had told the curry shop manager downstairs about this! Even the small gifts for the visit were prepared by the manager! They definitely did not do anything dangerous!

…That’s what they said, but when Oda Sakunosuke asked about this, the two boys couldn’t help but feel guilty.

Yes, there were three children in the family, and they did not bring three-year-old Sakura with them when they visited for the first time. Instead, they entrusted her to the temporary care of the store manager uncle downstairs. They planned to go and see what kind of people the brothers and sisters in the house were like first, and then consider whether to bring Sakura with them next time.

"Weaving, weaving Tiansaku..." the two children stammered, lowering their heads and not daring to look at him.

Oda Sakunosuke sighed and patted the heads of the two children. "I'm glad you're all right. Next time, don't go to a stranger's house by yourself."

"sorry……"

Oda Sakunosuke did not dwell on the matter, but cleaned up the house, picked up the youngest Sakura, and prepared to take the three children downstairs for dinner.

He is not very good at cooking, so most of the time he goes downstairs to eat at the curry shop downstairs.

The curry shop manager was very nice and rented the small apartment upstairs to them. At first, the manager saw that he was young and it was not easy for him to be alone, so he often let him eat dinner in his shop - he would eat lunch outside during work. Later, seeing that he himself had a hard time and had adopted three children during the Dragon War, he helped take care of him.

Seeing that Odasakunosuke was not angry, Kosuke immediately recovered and approached him and asked, "Hey, Odasaku, can we go look for them later?"

Oda Sakunosuke's hair fluttered and he looked back in surprise, "Do you like them very much?"

Kosuke and Yuu both nodded continuously: "They know so much, and they look so powerful!" "They can even teach us how to fight!"

Oda Sakunosuke thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll take you to pay a formal visit some other day."

The two boys' eyes lit up immediately: "Really? That's great, Odasaku!"

Seeing the two children so happy, Oda Sakunosuke's eyes couldn't help but soften.

He actually knew the house that the children were talking about. Rather, for the children's safety, he specially investigated the situation of the residents around. If there was a house with a special owner, he would inform the children in advance and ask them not to approach that area.

Of course he also investigated the new family that moved in. He would hear some news from the various miscellaneous tasks he usually handled. With so many children moving in all of a sudden, and the property belonged to the Kuroda Group, and those children didn't look like ordinary children, of course he had to investigate the situation before he could feel at ease.

Although he already had a general understanding of the situation, if the children wanted to make friends with the other side, he would need to get in close contact with them to see what kind of people those children were and whether they would harm his children.

Well...if necessary, he will help take care of them.

…

After having his lung disease checked today, Ryunosuke Akutagawa had another training session with Ace, but of course he was still carried home by Ace.

Although Ace's attack was not gentle, he was measured. Akutagawa Ryunosuke's injuries were mostly superficial, and ordinary people can recover in a few days. Although Akutagawa Ryunosuke is stronger than ordinary people, his body is indeed a little weaker than ordinary people, so the recovery time will be slightly longer. However, the injuries will not affect his mobility too much, and the reason why he needs to be carried back by Ace is mainly due to exhaustion.

With Ace's original physical quality, the battle with Pirate Jinpei was the best example of his physical quality. It was a high-intensity battle that lasted for five days and five nights. If it were in this world, it would be impossible for a human to do it.

Moriguwai's ability can completely restore Ace's original physical condition. Now Ace can only fight continuously for a whole day at most, but this is only because the time is up for him to return to Moriguwai's shell.

In contrast, Akutagawa Ryunosuke himself was weak due to long-term malnutrition. Although he had recovered a little recently due to better living conditions, a few months was still too short a time for recuperation. Moreover, a group of children did not actually know what recuperation was. Under the doctor's advice, Akutagawa Ryunosuke only lived a healthier life, which was far from recuperation. In addition, he had lung disease and his stomach was weaker than that of ordinary people. His physical foundation was worse than that of ordinary people.

It can be said that even Dazai Osamu, who often went into the water and ate all kinds of weird things, was in better health than him.

His physical fitness and endurance far exceed those of normal people in this world, while his physical fitness is weaker than that of ordinary people in this world or even sub-healthy people. Basically, every time Akutagawa Ryunosuke was carried back by Ace, it was because he was exhausted.

Whenever Akutagawa Ryunosuke trained, he would try his best, almost risking his life. The mafia members who came to the training ground to watch felt ashamed of themselves.

——It’s a good thing to get guidance from an expert, but who would want to be beaten if they can avoid it?

Ace had told him more than once that it was not necessary to fight so hard in a mere competition. He was so scared the first time that he sent Akutagawa to the infirmary because he did not expect him to fight so hard. But Akutagawa did not change, so Ace could only tell him every time and be careful about how he fought.

When Ace sent Akutagawa home, the boy who opened the door said very skillfully: "Mr. Ace, you are the one who sent Akutagawa back again today."

Although everyone was shocked the first time they saw Akutagawa being carried back, they got used to it after it happened so many times.

"Ah." Ace responded, and Si carried Akutagawa Ryunosuke back to his room without hesitation and put him on the bed. When he left the room, he saw Akutagawa Gin handing him a glass of water, "Thank you for your hard work today, Mr. Ace."

"It's okay. It's not hard." Ace drank some water while walking towards where the children gathered.

After their lives got back on track, they rarely got together like this. They all had new goals and saved money to buy books to learn what they wanted to learn.

A group of minors on Leibo Street left Leibo Street under the arrangement of Sen Ou Wai as the Yang was disbanded. The new group came later. Some of them had normal families and had some basic knowledge of Chinese. After leaving Leibo Street, they helped each other learn Chinese so that they could learn what they needed in the future.

Now, most of them study in groups of two or three. One literate person leads the others who don't know how to read. They can ask directly about words they don't know. In addition, they use the money they save to buy books and a computer to look up scattered information that is not in the books.

Therefore, it is quite rare for everyone to gather together like this.

As Ace approached, he saw three unfamiliar faces among the group of minors, and they were obviously much younger than the others. He asked casually, "Are there new people among you?"

The three strangers were very reserved when they saw an unfamiliar adult. Kosuke and Yu were secretly glancing at the other people around them, but Sakura, who was young and didn't understand much, stared straight at Ace.

The other minors had already become familiar with Ace and were not at all shy about it.

"No, we just met them recently. They came to our house to play." Zuo Jing smiled, "They are quite interesting kids. They even want to learn how to fight from us."

Ace immediately laughed out loud, "You're so young, how can you learn it? Your fists are so soft."

When Kosuke heard this, he immediately became unhappy. He argued, "What? My fist is hard! Sooner or later, it will be like a hammer!"

“Hahahahaha…” Ace couldn’t stop laughing when he heard that. “My younger brother also said when he was little that his fists were like bullets. Not only did he fail to hit anyone, he also knocked himself unconscious. Hahaha!”

Kosuke puffed up his cheeks, "I'm not that stupid! How could I hit myself!?"

The brothers and sisters around him also puffed up their faces and tried to hold back their laughter. Although Ace's brother sounded a little silly, they would not say that his brother was silly in front of Ace. Such words were okay for Ace to say, but inappropriate for them to say.

Although Ace mainly teaches Akutagawa Ryunosuke, and Akutagawa teaches them, occasionally Ace comes over to teach them a few tricks. These boys and girls respect Ace very much for providing them with such a living environment and teaching them.

"Boom boom boom."

"Someone is coming, I'll go open the door!"

A younger boy ran to open the door. Standing outside was a man with copper-red hair. He said to the boy in a somewhat awkward tone, "Hello, I'm here to pick up my child."