"Welcome... back?" The smile on Mori Ougai's face seemed to freeze. He looked at the large and small bags in front of him, as if they were going on a trip - no, it looked like there were more bags, as if they were moving house, and even the end of his voice was filled with uncertainty.

The expression on Mori Ogai's face immediately made Dazai Osamu, who was originally accompanying Shibaida to do the shopping, disappear his tired look. He happily shook the paper bag in his hand and said, "Mr. Mori, are you happy? Mr. Tsurumaru bought you a gift, too!"

"Ah...thank you?" Mori Ou hesitated for a moment, but still didn't say the next sentence, 'But isn't it all my money that you're using?'

Reality is too harsh, and sometimes you still need to deceive yourself to feel happy.

Shi Baize had not forgotten what Dazai said before. He blinked his eyes, and his golden pupils glowed like a cat in the dark night. From a distance, it even looked like a will-o'-the-wisp, although the color was not right.

"Dr. Sen's daughter hasn't come back yet?" Shi Bai asked curiously.

Mori Ogai was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Dazai Osamu before saying, "Are you referring to Alice?"

Just like an ordinary loving father, Mori Ou showed a gentle smile: "That child likes to be lively, but it seems that time will soon come back."

Shi Bai put down a pile of exquisitely packaged boxes and bags, which almost took up half of the room, and said eagerly: "I wonder if she will like this kind of gift~"

Mori Ogai asked curiously, "What gift is it?"

"Yes—" The young man took off his simple kimono and put on a white shirt, looking like an ordinary college student. Shi Bai smiled and continued, "It's a secret! It won't be a shock if I tell you in advance."

"So why is the gift related to scares..." Mori Ogai complained, and then left the room using Alice as an excuse.

Dazai Osamu, who was shopping with Shibai, knew what he bought. Surprisingly, the items were all in line with what girls of this age liked, and they were not particularly aesthetic like before... Well, it was hard to accept.

Speaking of which, Dazai Osamu noticed one thing, apart from the strange aesthetics... "Does Mr. Tsurumaru like the color red?"

Shi Bai paused while sitting on the floor sorting out the things he had bought. He lowered his head, and his expression was blocked by his hair, so it was hard to see clearly. Shi Bai said in a light tone, "If it was dyed red, it would look more like a crane, right?"

"Is it because of this reason?" Dazai Osamu did not comment, and then he noticed the movements of Shibai's hands, "Mr. Tsurumaru, are you planning to..."

Before Dazai Osamu finished his words, there was movement at the door. It was the sound of two people, one big and one small, crossing footsteps, as well as Mori Ogai's helpless voice and the coquettish complaints of a little girl.

"It's all Rintaro's fault--" said the little girl named Alice. The soundproofing of the room was not very good, not to mention that the door was not completely closed.

The blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl pushed open the door, puffing up her face and not wanting to look outside. But she didn't expect that the first thing she saw when she opened the door was a face wearing a pair of strange salty-egg glasses. A clean and cheerful voice came from the salty-egg glasses: "Wow! ...Ahahaha! Are you scared?"

Alice stepped back suddenly, and her back bumped into Mori Owl. A mist filled her big blue eyes. Seeing this, Shibai's body froze, and he immediately panicked, unable to continue with the rest of his speech.

"Hey, don't cry!" Shi Bai took off his glasses with tears in his eyes and began to coax the child in a panic.

Mori Ogai and Dazai Osamu were just watching the show from the sidelines, with no intention of intervening at all.

Shi Bai thought back to how he had treated children in the past, and found that he had no experience in this regard. After all, the "children" he had come into contact with were not human beings. No matter how young they looked, their essence was swords that were hundreds or thousands of years older than Shi Bai.

Although they are good at acting coquettishly due to their appearance, except for the timid Wuhutui, none of them are the type to cry easily.

As an idol in this world, it is even more impossible for him to do such a prank to scare children.

However, the more Shi Bai looked at a loss, the calmer he was in his heart. After thinking carefully, Shi Bai stretched out his hand to Alice, and his golden eyes seemed to overflow with patience and love for the child. He said slowly in a slow tone: "Let me show you a magic trick!"

Before Alice could shed tears, she stared at him blankly, and Shibai showed his empty hands. I don't know if it was an illusion, but the young man half-kneeling on the ground seemed to be covered with a soft silver light.

Compared with Shi Bai's bright eyes, the faint silver light shining on his body was like moonlight, which was particularly attractive in this dim room.

Then, Shi Bai quickly turned his wrist, and a fresh rose with dew on it appeared from nowhere and was held in his hand. The bright red color contrasted with his too fair skin. Shi Bai, who was wearing a white shirt and half-finger gloves, showed an inexplicable color under the light.

After Alice took the rose, Shi Bai pointed mysteriously at Alice's wrist, which was supposed to be empty. A beautiful ruby ​​bracelet was hanging on it. The red diamonds and silver were interlaced, which matched Alice's red Gothic dress very well.

Shi Bai narrowed his golden eyes, which were rarely seen, and said with a smile, "This is the gift for little Alice and I when we first met. Do you like it?"

Alice's eyes widened slightly, and she smiled in surprise and a lovely smile: "I like it!"

She held the rose and gave the half-kneeling Shibai an intimate hug, "Alice has decided to like you!"

Mori Ogai, who had been indifferent to the matter, immediately widened his eyes in shock, "Wait a minute, Alice-chan! You can't just say such words to a man!"

The willful little girl made a face at Mori Ougai, hugged Shibai's arm tightly, and said, "I don't want to listen to Rintaro!"

"Rintaro just keeps asking me to change my skirt!"

Mori Ogai immediately said, "But no matter what kind of skirt Alice wears, she is super cute, and no matter what expression she has, it is the best!"

The most important thing is, “This bracelet was also bought with my money!”

Alice showed a disgusted expression at such words, which was completely different from her reaction at the beginning when she was almost scared to tears by Shibai. Shibai blinked at the little girl's change of expression and immediately accepted it. He also let her hold his arm without resisting.

It was not until Alice puffed up her face and decided to ignore Mori Ogai, holding Shibai's hand and walking out the door that Mori Ogai, who had been looking miserable, finally calmed down and said to Dazai Osamu, who had been watching the farce with his hands folded, "How was your day, Dazai-kun?"

As if he didn't understand the subtitle, Dazai Osamu replied in a cheerful tone, "I'm having a great time, especially when I pay with Mr. Mori's card and think about Mr. Mori's expression!"

Mori Ogai simply looked at Dazai, who particularly liked to contradict him, with a gentle, elder-like gaze that made him feel cold. Dazai immediately rubbed the goose bumps on his arms and asked, "What else do you think, Mr. Mori, can happen in just one day?"

Sen Ou smiled but said nothing.

On the other side, Shibai followed behind Alice, watching the little girl jumping in front of him. Because he changed into a simple white shirt, it was not as conspicuous as his original clothes - as long as he carried a sword and wore a kimono that was almost the same as [Tsurumaru Kuninaga], no one in this area would not know his identity.

The image of Tsurumaru Kuninaga's sword is really too famous here.

Alice smiled at Shibai, staring at him without blinking, and asked curiously, "Are you the Tsurumaru that Rintaro mentioned?"

Shi Bai replied: "What is that Tsurumaru? Is there a second Tsurumaru besides me? If there really is, it would be a huge shock!"

Alice blinked: "But, it seems that what you said is different from what Rintaro said——"

"Eh? What kind of me is this that Dr. Mori is talking about?"

"Well...Rintaro said you're a knife!"

"If that's how you describe it, then Dr. Mori is right." Shi Bai replied. He looked up at the moon in the night sky, as if he had thought of something, and gave Alice a mysterious smile: "Alice, do you like stars?"

When Alice nodded, Shibai said "excuse me" cheerfully, and picked up the petite girl with slightly unfamiliar movements. He put a little force on his toes, stepped on the gap between the buildings, and jumped to a high place in a way that would not make the child feel uncomfortable.

Just like a real white crane with spread wings, Shibai stepped lightly on the roofs of different buildings. Then, after seeing the destination, he jumped up with a movement that is difficult for humans to imitate, as Alice called out softly.

The Ganghei Building is the tallest building in Yokohama. As the leader, Swordsman must know how to avoid patrol teams and surveillance blind spots. After all, even here, infrared scanning is not necessary on the outer floors of the building.

Looking down from a high place at Yokohama at night, there is a sense of weirdness. Alice's golden hair was blown by the wind, and she looked blankly at what brought her here.

Shi Bai half-knelt in front of Alice, holding her hand, making a circle motion in front of his eyes.

Shi Bai, who often stayed in the high-rise buildings in Hong Kong, smiled and said, "How is it? It's beautiful here, isn't it?"

"Standing here, it's like I can catch the stars." Without any fear of falling, Shibai stood on the edge of the floor and walked backwards facing Alice.

The Crane under the Moon tilted his eyes at the supernatural power of Mori Owl: "Besides, this is also the scenery that Doctor Mori wants to see."