The morning breeze is slightly cool, carrying the fragrance of the morning plants' breath, softly surrounding people.

You stand in front of an ordinary office building, trying hard to maintain an indifferent expression - although there are some doubts in your heart.

As if seeing through your confusion, Toru Amuro explains, "It looks normal, right? The place we are going is down there." He pointed with his finger.

"..." You paused and said, "You and Fenjiu don't have a good relationship, are you going in like this?"

"It's really not good." Amuro Toru shrugged, "But we have... an agreement."

Appointment? You suddenly recall their vague conversation in the bathroom.

"Fenjiu is not a company that keeps its word," Amuro Toru lowered his eyes, "You heard it at the time, too, right?"

...Let him wait.

"Are you sure Fenjiu hasn't told anyone here?" You confirmed again, "I have no plans to break my promise for the time being."

"He always goes back on his word, so it's not surprising that he suddenly changes his mind." Amuro Toru smiled and gently pushed you, "Standing here will attract more attention, let's go."

The interior of the building is like an ordinary office building, with men and women in uniform coming in and out. Amuro Toru and you walk into the elevator on the far right, and there are only the two of you inside.

Instead of pressing the button, he tapped the bottom of the button three times with the knuckle of his index finger. The metal plate slid to the side, revealing a round fingerprint reader.

Amuro Toru looked at you: "Use your left pinky finger."

You carefully place your pinky finger on it. The number on the elevator starts to scroll down, and after it reaches negative two, the number stops changing, but the elevator continues to go down.

Under the seemingly ordinary appearance, there is usually another side that is unknown to people. When the elevator door opens again, the environment in front of you is like a high-tech experimental base.

Clean, tidy and bright, the walls are smooth silver in appearance and many roads stretch out before your eyes.

You looked at Amuro Toru because you didn't know which way to go. Instead, he took a step back and changed his attitude towards you in the blink of an eye, becoming cold and distant.

"..." The other party got into the state so quickly - but it is true that we have arrived at the lair (it feels weird to say "myself" like this), and it is time to cheer up.

But the three roads stretching out before us——

You glanced at him again secretly. He was looking down at his phone and had no intention of talking to you anymore, but... his toes were pointing towards the road on the far right.

So you decisively go to the right.

The sound of "thump, thump" footsteps echoed in the empty corridor. You maintained an expressionless look and scanned the surroundings.

All the walls are smooth (but not reflective), there are no doors or windows (not even joints or screws). You really don't understand why such a long useless corridor was built.

When you go to a strange place, your instinct is to observe the surroundings and quickly escape in case of crisis. But there is no other way to choose except the beginning.

A small door finally appeared in front of you. When you walked to one meter away from it, it suddenly opened inward. You instinctively wanted to step back - but Amuro Toru quickly raised his hand and pressed your shoulder to stop you from retreating.

"Master," a small white robot as tall as your hips came out of the small door, "what can I do for you?"

...Master? You understand it's calling you. Intelligent robot?

"Why is Bourbon here too? Your relationship is not good." The little robot tilted his head. "Does this mean we need to get rid of him?"

"!" You quickly denied, "No." This is too smart! Why is there a record of interpersonal relationships?

Amuro Toru snorted, raised his lips and said, "Of course, I will fulfill the agreement with your Master."

"Agreed." The little robot turned to you, "Master, please give your instructions."

Instructions? You tentatively reply, “Go find Scotland.”

"Received instructions, need to re-enter password." A keyboard appeared on the little robot's display screen.

"…" There is actually a password. You glanced at Amuro Toru, and he said calmly: "Yes, it's the password you usually use."

"..." I'm not Heijiang, what's the password? Your own password, is it the password to unlock your phone? Your phone password is the date you came to this world. You set it like this to remind yourself that you are just a traveler, you have to go home, you can't forget who you are.

But you don’t know whether you here have the same idea.

"Master, please enter the password." It said again.

You pursed your lips, your palms sweating from nervousness, your Adam's apple moved up and down, and you raised your hand and lightly pressed a few numbers -

"Password is correct."

You heaved a sigh of relief when you heard these words, but considering Heijiang's personality, you still tightly held the corners of your mouth that were about to curl up.

The smooth wall miraculously shrinks to reveal an entrance, and the small robot inside retreats back into its narrow door. You blink, trying to see the environment inside clearly - but it seems to be the same featureless silver-white as the outside.

But your intuition tells you that you will find Morobushi Keimitsu if you go inside. Restraining your slightly excited mood, you stride to the end and stop in front of a door painted black - this is the only door in this space.

In the whole silver-white, the black door looked out of place. The red painted cross on it was even more glaring.

...Why is it decorated like this?

Even though he was about to see his best friend again, Toru Amuro remained very calm, with only his slightly trembling eyelashes revealing his inner fluctuations.

"..." You looked carefully and found that there was no lock. So you slowly put your hand on the door handle.

The door opened inwards, and the scene inside the house gradually appeared before my eyes. First, there were the clean white walls, then the wooden closet, followed by the vibrant green carrot potted plants, and an old-fashioned TV, and finally - an ordinary single bed.

The black-haired boy was sitting on the bed reading a book. When he heard the door open, he raised his head, revealing his beautiful blue cat eyes.

——Kagemitsu?! Have you turned into a child?!

Both you and Amuro Toru were shocked for a moment.

"Brother Watanabe!" The boy laughed and raised something in his hand happily. "I finished the puzzle. It only took me five minutes."

Do you call yourself Watanabe? It seems that Kuroe taught him this.

"…"What should you do now, praise him…?

You curled your lips slightly: "It's great."

"Hey? Is there a new big brother?" Xiao Jingguang turned his head to look at Amuro Toru beside you, "Hello." His eyes were clear and bright, "Well... I feel that you, big brother, are very familiar."

...It seems like he has no memory.

Amuro Toru looked at the child-like scene silently, paused, and smiled faintly: "...Hello." He clenched his phone.

You haven't forgotten your mission. Walking to his bedside, you smiled and said, "Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year." He responded naturally, looking up at you with clear eyes, "Watanabe brother looks very good when he smiles."

"..." You blinked, trying to restore your original expressionless look, but then you realized that there was no need to maintain a dark persona for a child, as he wouldn't be able to tell the difference. "-Okay, then I'll smile more in the future," you replied.

Xiao Jing closed his fairy tale book and pointed to the cabinet beside him. "I haven't finished the food in there yet... but it's not because I didn't eat on time!" He blinked, "It's because Brother Watanabe came back too early."

"Not anymore," you patted his head, "Let's go with this blond-haired big brother - to play in the wider outside world."

You turned around and looked at Toru Amuro. He was holding his phone and pressing a few buttons. When he heard your words, he raised his head and looked back at you with his purple-gray eyes.

"Outside..." Xiao Jingguang thought for a moment, "Is it the huge prairie shown on TV? There are lions and tigers and so on."

"You told me before that it's dangerous outside..." Xiao Jingguang grabbed the corner of your clothes, "I'm a little scared."

"..." You paused, "It might be more dangerous outside than here - but it's also more exciting." You took his hand and walked in front of Amuro Toru, "Go with him, that's your life."

"Eh...?" Xiao Jingguang looked back at you, then looked up at Amuro Toru.

Amuro Toru curled his lips and revealed a gentle and sunny smile, with a hint of trepidation, joy and anticipation. He stretched out his hand and said, "Let's go...Hiro."

The cat-eyed child placed his tiny hand in the other's palm, and Amuro Toru held the other's hand in return.

Little Jingguang blinked his eyes: "Then...will you come to play with Brother Watanabe again in the future?"

"..." Amuro Toru was silent for a few seconds, then smiled and said, "Ah... maybe - you like him quite a lot?"

"Yes," Xiao Jingguang said with a smile, "Watanabe brother always plays with me and brings me delicious food!"

Heijiang is pretty good to children, you thought to yourself, having remained silent the whole time.

"If we're destined to meet again, we'll meet again. Uncertainty brings surprises." You replied to Xiao Jingguang ambiguously.

As soon as the words fell, the alarm above his head suddenly rang sharply, and the light flashed rapidly -

Amuro Toru reacted quickly and immediately picked up little Jingguang. His expression could not be seen clearly in the dim light, but he said in a steady tone: "Something has happened, we have to leave here quickly!"

The sudden change surprises you: "Could it be that Fenjiu has returned?"

"If he comes back, the alarm won't sound." Toru Amuro kicked the door open and rushed out first.

You hurriedly run after him: "What is that...his enemy?! I'm not familiar with this place at all. How can I run on a straight road--"

Your words came to an abrupt halt. The originally smooth and straight corridor in front of you has now completely changed its appearance - it is like the inside of a complex machine, with complicated roads and crisscrossing vehicles appearing before your eyes.

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