Chapter 41: The Tenth Playthrough (12)
"His brain must have really gone mad, right?" Matsuda Jinpei said.
"No, no, no, let's ask Morofushi first what exactly made him angry," Kenji Hagiwara said. "Think about how they usually are. If Morofushi really got angry at Furuya and yelled at him, that would be really hard to believe, right?"
"Hiss...that's a bit scary." Date Wataru's expression also turned strange.
It's not that Morofushi Kagemitsu doesn't get angry; of course he does. In fact, beneath his gentle exterior, he's incredibly terrifying and not to be trifled with. Several times when Furuya Rei was being provoked, he showed an extremely frightening expression, to the point that Matsuda Jinpei, who was the most feared person by everyone else, would turn around and call him "Master Kagemitsu."
But they really couldn't imagine Morofushi Kagemitsu being angry with Furuya Rei and even scolding him.
They didn't even hear Morofushi Kagemitsu say a harsh word to Furuya Rei.
It's obvious that what could make Furuya Rei so dazed and confused couldn't be something as trivial as a gentle, helpless scolding about his picky eating or lack of sleep.
So, what kind of thing could make Morofushi Kagemitsu really angry and scare Furuya Rei like this?
Or rather, just how far did Rei Furuya go in his self-destructive act this time?
Furuya Rei, stared at by three pairs of curious, burning eyes: "..."
Rei Furuya pulled the blanket over his head: "I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep."
Matsuda Jinpei reached out and snatched the blanket from him, grinning and revealing his sharp fangs with a malicious smile, "Don't be shy, Zero. Tell us what's bothering you, so we can have a laugh."
Furuya Rei gripped the blanket tightly and gritted his teeth, saying, "Get away from me!"
Matsuda Jinpei ultimately gave up, still somewhat concerned that he was injured: "Tsk, are you still a primary school student? Stop fooling around, quickly show your head, don't touch the wound."
However, Rei Furuya buried his face in the blanket, only revealing half of his golden head, seemingly resigned to his fate and confirming his elementary school-like behavior.
"Don't worry, don't worry, Furuya-kun. Morofushi-kun can't really be angry with you. He was worried about you before. Maybe you almost got into trouble and scared him?" Hagiwara Kenji laughed and began to comfort him.
“Yes, Morofushi guarded you for a whole day and night, and I only sent him back to rest and relieve him last night. There’s absolutely no way he could dislike you,” Date Wataru added, trying to persuade him.
"I think I heard my name?" Morofushi Kagemitsu's voice rang out behind them as the door opened.
The group turned around and saw the young man with blue cat-eye eyes walk in carrying a bag.
Seeing that the three of them were looking at him with strange expressions, Morofushi Kagemitsu tilted his head in confusion: "What's wrong?"
*
After understanding what had happened, Morofushi Kagemitsu's expression did not change. He placed the porridge he had bought on the table and turned around to say, "It's alright, don't worry, leave it to me."
"Oh, oh, oh, as expected of Master Jing, so reliable." Matsuda Jinpei gave a thumbs up.
"Then we'll go out for a walk first, and come back when you've resolved your issues," Date Wataru said with a smile.
"Okay, but you're not allowed to eavesdrop outside the door," Morofushi Kagemitsu said with a smile, his eyes crinkling.
Kenji Hagiwara's hand, which was closing the door, froze: "Ahaha, how could that be? Morofushi is really joking, hahaha."
"Click".
The door was closed, and the footsteps and voices of the three people gradually faded away.
Morofushi Kagemitsu pulled up a chair and sat down in front of the hospital bed. He looked at his childhood friend, who was still pretending to be dead with his face buried in the blanket, and remained silent for two seconds.
“Zero.” He reached out and gently rubbed the exposed, fluffy golden head, then slowly pulled the blanket down.
Without any obstruction, the face of the blond youth on the hospital bed was finally gradually revealed.
Rei Furuya's usually healthy wheat-colored skin had turned somewhat pale. His head was wrapped in white gauze, his blond hair was messy, and the oversized hospital gown made his body look even more slender. At this moment, lying obediently on the hospital bed with his innocent, droopy eyes looking at him, no one could be angry with him.
Morofushi Kagemitsu was more likely to soften his heart towards him.
He sighed silently, reached out and brushed the blond youth's hair back, making sure the gauze on his forehead wasn't stained with blood before he felt relieved.
"Does your head hurt?" Moribushi Kagemitsu asked.
"It doesn't hurt," Furuya Rei replied obediently, her eyes crinkling. "The doctor has already checked me out and said I'm recovering very well. In fact, I could be discharged today."
"Let's observe for two more days, and then discharge him the day before graduation," said Morofushi Kagemitsu.
“Okay.” Furuya Rei obediently agreed again.
A smile crept into Morofushi Kagemitsu's eyes: "I bought some porridge. Shall we eat it while it's hot?"
Rei Furuya nodded and immediately tried to sit up in bed.
Morofushi Kagemitsu helped him up and asked with a smile, "Do you want me to feed you?"
"...Hiro!" Furuya Rei finally lost his temper, glaring at him and accusing him of going too far.
Morofushi Kagemitsu couldn't help but laugh out loud, finally stopping teasing him: "I was just kidding. Zero looks very energetic, so I'm relieved."
Furuya Rei stirred the steaming porridge with a spoon in frustration, but his initial unease gradually subsided due to the other person's familiar attitude.
"I'm sorry, Hiro. I can't believe I had those thoughts back then." Rei Furuya took a deep breath and looked earnestly into those gentle, forgiving blue cat eyes. "I know I was wrong. I always couldn't help but impose my own will on you, and I always forgot that I'm not alone anymore. But I won't do that anymore, so... so..."
“I’m not really angry.” Morofushi Hiromitsu’s expression softened even more. “Actually, I should apologize to Zero too. I was too excited at the time and may have said some rather harsh things. I hope you won’t take it too seriously. I know that it’s not Zero’s fault. You’ve done more than enough. I definitely couldn’t have done that. Zero is really amazing.”
Furuya Rei blushed a little when he was apologized to and praised in return. Then he found the scene of the two of them apologizing to each other really funny and made him laugh.
Morofushi Kagemitsu couldn't help but laugh: "Really, it feels like it's been a long time since we had a fight like this, but it feels good to do it once in a while."
"Forget it, please spare me," Rei Furuya said helplessly. "Hiro looks really scary when he's angry."
"Really?" Morofushi Kagemitsu touched his face in confusion, then suddenly remembered something and took out a cherry blossom pendant from his pocket.
"This is still here?" Furuya Rei exclaimed in surprise, his eyes widening.
“Yes, because it was something very important, I held on to it tightly and didn’t let go,” Morofushi Kagemitsu said with a smile.
Rei Furuya was a little touched.
“But Zero’s watch was damaged by water and the locator is gone, so Zero will get a new one, right?” Morofushi Kagemitsu continued with a smile.
Jianggu Ling: "..."
Rei Furuya dared not move.
*
September 28th.
Noon.
The bandages on Rei Furuya's head were removed, leaving only a square piece of gauze fixed to his forehead with a band-aid, which was almost completely hidden by his bangs.
The doctors were amazed at how well he recovered.
Matsuda Jinpei mocked him, saying he truly lived up to his reputation as a baby-faced, blond gorilla.
The two almost got into a fight in front of the doctor, and then got a severe scolding.
It's 11:30 p.m.
Rei Furuya was jolted awake from his sleep, but relaxed instantly upon discovering that it was Kagemitsu Morofushi who had sneaked into the ward.
“Zero…” Morabu Kagemitsu peeked out from beside his bed and smiled sheepishly.
Rei Furuya, still half-asleep, shifted to make room, turned to the side, and patted the bed with his eyes half-closed: "Did you have a nightmare?"
"Yeah, I dreamt that I couldn't catch you back then, and I watched you being swept away by the flood." Morofushi Kagemitsu skillfully sidled up to him, and couldn't help but laugh as he looked at his childhood friend, who was still trying to stay awake despite his sleepiness. His tense nerves gradually relaxed.
"It was just a nightmare, don't worry, I'm right here." Furuya Rei said, patting his shoulder, and then couldn't help but let out a big yawn.
"I know, I just can't help feeling a little nervous, after all, there are only two days left until graduation." After saying that, Morofushi Kagemitsu couldn't help but yawn as well.
“Yeah, only two days left.” Rei Furuya rubbed his eyes, gradually becoming more awake. “Thinking about it now, it still feels a bit unreal. It seems like we really succeeded. It’s all thanks to Hiro and everyone else. Otherwise, I probably wouldn’t have been able to get this far on my own.”
"That's right, as long as we all work together, we will definitely succeed..." Morofushi Kagemitsu's voice grew softer and softer until it disappeared completely.
Jianggu Ling: "?"
Rei Furuya opened his eyes wide in disbelief to find that his childhood friend, who had woken him up in the middle of the night, had actually fallen asleep so quickly.
He was both angry and amused, and wanted to reach out and pinch the bastard's face hard to wake him up, but his gaze stopped when he saw the dark circles under the other man's eyes.
Rei Furuya could only sigh silently in the end, and reached out to cover him up even more tightly with the blanket.
"Yes, we will definitely succeed," he promised in a low voice. "We will definitely succeed."
*
September 29th.
Rei Furuya is finally able to be discharged from the hospital.
The four people who came to pick him up from the hospital also brought good news.
"We're getting promoted!" Matsuda Jinpei exclaimed excitedly.
"Are you so happy about the promotion because Matsuda is one step closer to his dream of reaching the top of the Metropolitan Police Department and punching the Superintendent General?" Furuya Rei asked Morofushi Kagemitsu thoughtfully.
Matsuda Jinpei gritted his teeth and chased after him: "So, you blond bastard, did you even hear me?! We're still police academy students! There's never been a case of a police academy student being promoted before, right? This is our first time!"
“Although we were already police officers with positions when we entered the police academy, and we received a salary every month,” Morofushi Hiromitsu was still a little surprised.
"But to start accumulating merits and getting promoted while still training at the police academy seems to be something that has never happened before," Date Wataru nodded in agreement.
"But thinking about it carefully, we have indeed solved many cases in these six months that even police officers who have been officially on duty for several years have never encountered. Thinking about it that way, it seems quite reasonable," Kenji Hagiwara concluded.
Rei Furuya, who was being choked by Jinpei Matsuda: "...No, no, no, it's not normal for us to encounter so many cases while we're in police academy, is it?"
The five people looked at each other, then burst out laughing.
"Time flies so fast. I can't believe we're graduating in the blink of an eye." Ida Wataru couldn't help but sigh. "These past six months have felt like a dream. It feels like a very long time has passed and so many things have happened, but at the same time, it feels like it went by too fast and I'm a little reluctant to leave."
"It's okay, even after graduation, we'll definitely keep in touch, just like we do now," Kenji Hagiwara said with a smile.
They weren't the kind of people who barely maintained a superficial harmony in school and then cut off all contact after graduation. With such a good relationship, and both being police officers, even if they didn't see each other often at work, they would definitely keep in touch, like meeting up for a few drinks at an izakaya after get off work.
Rei Furuya and Kagemitsu Morofushi nervously shifted their gaze.
On his way back to school, Kenji Hagiwara suddenly mentioned that he had met two very interesting children on his way there.
"While waiting for everyone, I saw an adorable little girl being made to cry by a little boy, so I couldn't help but go up and say something," Kenji Hagiwara exclaimed. "But I never expected that although the boy was a bit clueless when it came to relationships, he was incredibly smart. He guessed I was a police academy student just by looking at me and even said he wanted to be a great detective like Sherlock Holmes in the future."
Rei Furuya's eyes widened slightly, and he suddenly turned his head: "What's his name?"
"A name?" Kenji Hagiwara paused, "That little girl seemed to call him...Shinichi?"
Rei Furuya's fingers involuntarily twitched slightly.
He remembered that in the original story, there was indeed such an event, which the child had told him personally during the Halloween bombing incident.
"What's wrong? Does Kofuruya know him?" Kenji Hagiwara asked.
"No, I mistook you for someone else." Furuya Rei smiled at his four friends who were looking at him with concern, his fist clenching and unclenching quietly, and finally he couldn't help but look up at the sky.
yes.
Shinichi Kudo.
Conan Edogawa.
He is the "protagonist" of this world.
[Amuro's contemporaries...those four...it seems they've all passed away, right?]
At that time, the child asked him this very cautiously.
*
September 30th.
The graduation ceremony for this year's class of the Metropolitan Police Department Police Academy has begun.
"Representative of the graduates, Rei Furuya!" Hachizo Onizuka shouted from the podium, his eyes filled with undisguised satisfaction and pride.
"Here!" The blond youth in the audience stood up and walked steadily toward the podium.
As he walked, everyone's eyes followed him the whole way, unable to look away.
The blond youth stood tall and straight, his neat police uniform adorned with numerous gold ribbons. Beneath his police cap, his purplish-gray eyes were earnest and serious, every movement exuding unwavering determination; just looking at him, one could feel his power.
When he stood on the high platform under the lights and scanned the entire audience with his eyes, almost everyone was shocked by his aura. They subconsciously held their breath and watched him quietly, concentrating their attention to listen carefully to what he had to say.
Rei Furuya looked intently at the more than 1,000 young police officers who were about to take up their posts. He looked at the four friends at the front of the Onizuka squad, their eyes burning as they stared at him. He looked at their police uniforms and cherry blossom badges and couldn't help but smile.
The smile was fleeting; the blond youth quickly regained his serious demeanor, began his speech as a graduate representative, and led the graduates in their final oath.
"Serving the country and its people with honor and a sense of mission, respecting human rights, and performing duties fairly and kindly. Strictly adhering to discipline, working together in unity and cooperation. Cultivating character, improving abilities, constantly enriching oneself, maintaining integrity and a positive attitude towards life—this is the essence of being a police officer."
"Stand up! Salute!"
"The oath shall now begin!"
"We are the maintainers of social order and the protectors of the lives and property of our citizens. We will exercise our powers in accordance with the law to safeguard national security, maintain social order, protect citizens' personal safety, freedom, and legitimate property, protect public property, and prevent, stop, and punish illegal and criminal activities."
"We will not be afraid of any event, nor will we fear being hated by anyone. We will perform our police duties fairly and justly with our conscience."
"We are willing to dedicate ourselves to the noble cause of the people's police, unafraid of sacrifice, and bravely fight for the safety of the country and the people!"
*
The graduation ceremony concluded successfully.
As soon as the instructor shouted "Dismissed," Rei Furuya was surrounded by his four friends who excitedly shouted.
"Zero was so cool!!!" This was said by Morofushi Kagemitsu.
"You blond bastard, you look really handsome today!" That's Matsuda Jinpei.
"So handsome! So handsome! Furuya was so incredibly handsome just now!" This was Kenji Hagiwara.
"As expected of Furuya! I'm getting fired up again!!!" This was Date Wataru.
Rei Furuya's serious expression instantly crumbled.
"Wait, wait a minute? Calm down! Don't touch my head! We're taking graduation photos later!!!"
The five of them chatted and joked around for a while, but ultimately decided to take graduation photos first.
Kenji Hagiwara even jokingly pulled Hachizo Onizuka along.
This was the first time that the intimidating instructor, Onizuka, had been so affectionately pulled by his students to take graduation photos. Surrounded by five students he was incredibly proud of, he tried his best to maintain his instructor's dignity, but his eyes and brows were full of smiles, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.
That expression was captured in the photo.
The five people who got the phones couldn't help but chuckle.
"It's such a pity. If it were during the normal graduation season, we could have taken graduation photos under the blooming cherry blossoms." Kenji Hagiwara said with a hint of regret.
"It's okay, let's get together and take a group photo when the cherry blossoms bloom next year!" Date Wataru laughed heartily.
"Wait, I have a way!" Matsuda Jinpei suddenly chuckled and pulled out the class flag he had made for the sports meet as if by magic.
The curly-haired youth grabbed the class flag with both hands and opened it with a "whoosh," revealing the four large characters "Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom" and several huge, complete five-petaled cherry blossoms to everyone.
Everyone else was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh and give him a thumbs up.
Matsuda Jinpei puffed out his chest in smug satisfaction.
So when Onizuka Hachizo took a picture of the five of them next to the police academy badge at the school gate, their pose was that Date Wataru was in the middle, smiling and reaching out to hook Matsuda Jinpei and Furuya Rei's necks on either side, while Hagiwara Kenji and Morofushi Hiromitsu, who were standing next to their childhood friends, were pulling up the "Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom" class flag together, trying to adjust the angle to show the most perfect picture.
This look attracted a lot of attention from those around him.
"Ready? Time to film!" After saying that, Onizuka Hachizo couldn't help but laugh and curse, "You guys are something else, never quiet from beginning to end. I wonder what kind of trouble you'll cause in the future. Forget it, go and cause trouble for other departments, you little rascals."
"Instructor, we're graduating soon, so please don't yell at us on the last day~" Kenji Hagiwara said with a laugh.
"Ready! You can start filming!" Morofushi Kagemitsu shouted with a smile from the other side.
Ignoring the protests of his subordinates, Matsuda Jinpei and Furuya Rei, Date Wataru laughed loudly and pulled the two closer, then looked up at the instructor in front of him and shouted, "We're ready! Instructor!"
"Hey guys, congratulations on graduating. From today onwards, you're officially police officers. Don't mess around like you used to."
Onizuka Hachizo's expression softened for once as he pressed the shutter button on his camera, capturing the moment forever.
"Snap—"
Congratulations on your graduation!
[The first save point, "Police Academy Under the Cherry Blossoms," has been completed]
[Achieve the HE (Happy Ending) side story: Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom]
[Second save point discovered: The shining and dedicated police officers]
[Automatically saving]
Save successful
"May you all have a bright future and a promising career." Onizuka Hachizo offered his sincere blessings to his graduating students.
He suddenly felt a little sad and emotional. These six months had been the most thrilling teaching experience he had ever had since becoming an instructor. The five brats opposite him were also the best students he had ever taught, and they would definitely become the best policemen in the future.
He originally wanted to say a few more words and take more group photos of those five little bastards, but in the next second he was so shocked that he almost dropped his phone.
In the phone camera's view, the blond youth, surrounded by happy friends and beaming with a bright smile under the cherry blossom class flag and police badge, suddenly froze.
Then, tears began to overflow from those wide, smoky purple eyes, and silently slid down that stunned face.
— Rei Furuya cried.
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