Symbiosis 26
The girl stood in the middle of the room carrying the box with some difficulty, and said to the boy lying in front of her, "You owe me money, Shuo."
"Forgive me, Nozomi," Ichinose Saku blinked his eyes. His cheeks, which had finally grown a little flesh, looked particularly innocent with his well-behaved expression. "I just wanted to go out and feel the sunshine and see the world—"
"Mr. Honda has already taken you out for a checkup this morning," said Kirigo Nozomi, who was unmoved by the boy's attempt to get away with it by acting like a spoiled brat. She squatted down and looked at Ichinose Saku's left leg, and then gestured at the size difference between the two. In the end, she gave up the idea of taking him back to bed, and opened the box to change the medicine. "It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, so please behave yourself these days."
For Ichinose Saku, the days of recuperation were boring and peaceful. He was used to being forced to limit his activities. Fortunately, Honda Tsuneichi and Kirigo Nozomi would take care of him. Occasionally, he would see Aoki Tomohiro, who always looked dazed. Chatting with people and borrowing books could also help him pass the time, but the boy seemed not satisfied with this. After getting familiar with Honda Tsuneichi, he often tricked the other party into taking him out to bask in the sun. Kirigo Nozomi could understand Ichinose Saku's behavior of crawling all over the floor. After all, according to his experience, the impact of not staying vigilant and not understanding the surrounding environment is fatal. The boy was used to pretending to be frivolous to please others and describing the unbearable life in a joking tone.
"My dad has been teaching me how to pick locks recently," Ichinose Saku turned over, opened his arms and let Kirisato Nozomi unbutton his clothes. The cold ointment covered the mottled scars, and the boy still laughed without changing his expression. "He said that I should be able to open all the locks in the apartment with a piece of noodles... No, will learning this really help my dream?"
"Like father, like son," said Tongxiang Wang. She checked the new pink flesh on the wound. It was expected that there would be a scar unless she had scar removal surgery in the future. "A child's knowledge depends largely on his parents. Mr. Honda is also thinking about your future," she shrugged and motioned Ichinose Saku to put on his clothes. The latter deliberately looked shaky. "He just tried his best to teach you what he is best at, and he hopes that this skill can help you in the future."
"Eh..." Ichinose Saku seemed to be thinking, "The one who established this 'Gospel House' was Nozomi's father, right?"
"What did he teach you?"
"Everything," Kirigo Nozomi helped Ichinose Saku up. The boy was relatively light among his peers, and the two of them could still hold on to the bed even though they staggered. As they walked, she caught a glimpse of the shadow projected on the sliding door. "Knowledge, character, habits, personality... everything I have comes from my father," Kirigo Nozomi smiled kindly at Ichinose Saku who had a confused expression, and changed the subject without leaving a trace. "By the way, what is your dream?"
"Me? Of course I want to be a police officer who can protect others!"
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