Chapter 126 Camellia - Hyuga



Namimori-cho at night is no different from other places. It is not the bustling Tokyo, nor is it the mixed Yokohama. The night in Namimori is not noisy, and there are no flashing neon lights. It seems peaceful and warm.

As someone who grew up in Namimori, it was the first time for Tsunayoshi Sawada to feel that the nights in Namimori were really cold.

He and Hinata Hajime walked under the street lights, with Rambo in his arms still sobbing, and the three of them arrived at the old man's house.

The old man's home maintains a traditional Japanese courtyard, with some flowers planted in the small yard, a traditional sliding paper door, and a cup of cool tea on the table, all of which indicate that this is a traditional old man's residence. The three photos placed in the room also show that the old man is the only one living here.

Hinata Hajime looked at the photos. Because they were wiped every day, the photos and frames were very clean. In them was an elderly grandfather and two young people, a boy and a girl. It was not difficult to tell that they were the old woman's husband and her children. The only family photo had a date marked on it, and it was ten years ago.

"If he's really not at home, is he out buying groceries?" Sawada Tsunayoshi was well aware of the matter of etiquette, and he didn't move anything in the room casually, but even so he could make sure that no one was in the house.

"Grandma won't go shopping at this time!" Rambo shouted, "Grandma goes shopping once every morning, which is enough for a whole day. She stays at home the rest of the time!"

"She was quite old, and probably had difficulty walking. She wouldn't often go far away." Hinata Hajime said, "And according to the traces in the house, it seems that grandma left on her own. There were no signs of any accidental injuries, and she even watered the flowers before leaving."

Sawada Tsunayoshi blinked and said, "Is that so?"

"Although I'm not sure where she went, Rambo, did you leave the door unlocked when you came?" Hinata Sou asked in a low voice.

"Yeah." Rambo nodded.

"That's confirmed. She left the door open for you, Rambo, before she left. So she had thought that Rambo might come over when she was away." Hinata Hajime said, "Don't worry. At least it seems that she didn't encounter any unexpected robbery."

Rambo was still worried, "But she didn't tell Lord Rambo that she was going somewhere else. She always told Rambo before!"

"Maybe I didn't have time to tell you because of something urgent." Hinata Hajime said, "Your Excellency will always encounter some things that are beyond your control."

Rambo hesitated. These words seemed unable to convince him, but he also felt that there was some truth in them. A five-year-old boy was willful and stubborn. Anything that did not conform to his imagination would cause him distress. The child curled up in Sawada Tsunayoshi's arms with his mouth pouted, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Sawada Tsunayoshi thanked Hinata Sodō with his eyes, and then comforted Rambo.

Watching the two children turn around and go to a place where they could sit down, Hinata Hajime looked to the side. In the small yard there was a cluster of camellias that had already bloomed. The red flowers looked even more gorgeous under the light. On the table in the house, the camellias were cut and placed in a vase.

Excellent flower arrangement skills, very professional, was it done by an old man?

"Humph, idiot! Grandma will never leave without telling Rambo! Lord Rambo won't believe it!" Rambo shouted, "Lord Rambo must find Grandma!"

Hinata Sou walked over helplessly, "In that case, why don't we go ask the neighbors? The neighbors around here should know something."

"Okay!" Rambo's eyes lit up, "We will definitely find grandma!"

Sawada Tsunayoshi apologized, "I'm sorry, Mr. Hinata, I have to let you play with Rambo so late at night."

"It's okay. I'm worried about you two kids coming here at night." Hinata Hajime said, "By the way, Tsunayoshi, have you told your family? It's already past six o'clock. It's time for dinner, right?"

"It's okay to come home late once in a while. After all, Rambo looks worried." Sawada Tsunayoshi looked at Rambo who had jumped out of his arms and had already climbed onto the wall of the neighbor's house. "It's rare to see Rambo so worried about someone. He's been here for so long, and it seems that he only has energy for eating, playing, and assassinating Rick Bourne."

Sawada Tsunayoshi went to knock on the door, while Hinata Hajime looked up the information of this grandmother during this gap.

The information shows that the grandmother's name is Kawada Mio, a beautiful-sounding name. She is over 60 years old this year, but she suffered bad news ten years ago. Her husband and children died in accidents one after another, leaving her the only one left in the family. It is the insurance money paid by the insurance company that allows her to live alone until now.

Very unfortunate person.

[It seems like she really has nowhere to go. She is too old and has almost no collateral relatives.] Hinata Hajime murmured, [And compared to this, isn’t this old man in a bad condition?]

【She is very lonely.】

Hinata Hajime blinked, "Indeed, there is almost no one to talk to, and I live alone here. But Rambo came to visit, this willful little calf is really good at livening up the atmosphere."

【So, the old man likes him. 】

Kamiya Izuru used his analytical ability to make a judgment, "After being trapped in loneliness and the pain of losing loved ones for ten years, the sudden arrival of a lively child is a very emotional thing for the other party, so it is normal for her to regard Rambo as her grandson."

[So, this old man really cares about Rambo. It is a bit unreasonable for him to leave without saying a word.]

At this moment, Hinata Sou put down his hand, because the neighbor next door opened the door, and the hostess looked at the person outside strangely with confusion in her eyes.

Hinata Hajime walked over, picked up Rambo and threw him into Sawada Tsunayoshi's arms, and spoke to her with a smile as an adult.

"Sorry, hello, I want to ask why the grandma next door is not at home?" Hinata Sou asked politely.

The hostess was stunned for a moment, "Who are you? What do you want to see Grandma Kawada for?"

"It's my child." Hinata Hajime pointed at the child in Sawada Tsunayoshi's arms. "She has always been taken care of by her grandmother. We wanted to go and thank her, but we didn't expect to find that she wasn't at home. We are really sorry to bother you."

"Oh, it's him." The hostess recognized Rambo as the child who had been coming here recently.

Although this man who claims to be Rambo's family member looks very young, who can stipulate that young people cannot become parents?

So the hostess asked, "Isn't Grandma Kawada at home? She usually doesn't go out at this time, and I haven't heard that she has anything to do today."

"Eh? Really?"

"No, it should be said that grandma would never go out at this time except for special circumstances." The hostess frowned, she looked at Hinata Hajime, seemed to be infected by his friendly aura, then she looked around, and then spoke, "Grandma Kawada has always felt that this is a cursed time."

Sawada Tsunayoshi came over and repeated in confusion, "The cursed time?"

"Well, because her husband, eldest son and youngest daughter all had accidents during this period." The hostess sighed, "Grandma Kawada's youngest daughter is named Shancha, a professional flower arranger. She had already returned home, but the company called her and asked her to handle an extra commission. Grandma Kawada didn't allow her to go, but the boss urged her to go, so Shancha went anyway."

"As a result, an accident occurred on the road."

Hinata Hajime frowned slightly. He thought of the camellias planted in Grandma Kawada's house and the fresh camellia flower arrangement on the table.

"Cha is a good child who loves to laugh since she was little. After her husband and eldest son passed away, she was the hope of Grandma Kawada. Who could have thought that she would become like this?" The hostess sighed, squatting down to look at Rambo standing there, "So I haven't seen Grandma Kawada smile for a long time."

"Thank you." The hostess took Rambo's hand, "Grandma Kawada was very happy when you came."

The hostess was called away by her children and husband who were having dinner. Hinata Hajime and Sawada Tsunayoshi stood there. Rambo smirked and looked at Grandma Kawada's door.

"Lord Rambo must find grandma!" Rambo announced.

Hinata looked at him helplessly, "But now we don't know where Grandma Kawada is, and it's late now. People in Tsuneyoshi's family will be worried about you."

"No!" Rambo snorted.

[Willful children are such a nuisance.] Hinata Hajime was helpless.

【Ask Sawada next to you. 】

【Um?】

Hinata Hajime was stunned for a moment, but the next moment he remembered Sawada Tsunayoshi's intuition. This timid little animal had a very strange intuition for some reason, and most of his intuitions were accurate.

"Tsunayoshi," Hinata Hajime asked, "How do you feel about Grandma Kawada now?"

"Huh?" Sawada Tsunayoshi was stunned for a moment, he scratched his hair, "But she doesn't look panicked. If I must say, it seems that grandma should be fine now!"

Hinata Sou nodded and patted Rambo's head. "Look, Lian Gangji has said so. Go home and rest first, and come back tomorrow morning. Maybe you can see grandma coming back."

"Really?" the five-year-old Niu asked hesitantly, "Can I see grandma tomorrow?"

"That's right. After all, grandma will only come back here. This is grandma's home." Sawada Tsunayoshi said, "Grandma... has no other place to go."

Rambo nodded, and was finally carried home by Sawada Tsunayoshi. Hinata Hajime watched Sawada Tsunayoshi wave goodbye to him, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Hinata Hajime turned around and prepared to go back to the store.

At this moment, he paused for a moment and looked towards the old courtyard.

The camellia was in bloom, looking very beautiful under the light and shadow. Just when Hinata Sou turned around and was about to leave, a red shadow suddenly appeared beside the camellia. Hinata Sou turned his head instantly, but there was nothing in front of him. Hinata Sou walked to the camellia, he reached out and picked up the camellia on the ground, and a faint black aura surged out from it.

"What is this?" Hinata Hajime looked at the flower in his hand, "Despair... fragments?"

However, the breath was too faint, so faint that it was almost unnoticeable, and it was not emanating from the person.

Hinata Hajime put away the flower with some surprise and walked out of the room. He looked back at the house, but in the end he couldn't see anything wrong with it, so he frowned slightly.

[Izuru, what's going on? It's faint, but it seems to be the breath of despair fragments? ]

[The fragment of despair will not choose a camellia as its despair host. ]

[You're right.] Hinata Hajime tilted his head, [As expected, I'll go with Tsunayoshi and Rambo tomorrow.]

the next day.

Tsunayoshi Sawada set the alarm in advance. He brought Rambo here without even having breakfast to find his grandmother, whom Rambo had been talking about all night. But as soon as he turned into the street, he saw Hinata Hajime standing there.

"Mr. Hinata!" Sawada Tsunayoshi called out to Hinata Sou.

Hinata Hajime glanced at him, without any ripple in his heterochromatic eyes, one red and one green. Only when he saw him did Hinata Hajime smile and nod at him.

But Rambo couldn't wait any longer. He shouted to his grandmother and rushed into the house, but all he saw was an empty old courtyard.

"You are lying to Lord Rambo!" Rambo burst into tears, "Grandma has not come back at all!"

"Huh?" Sawada Tsunayoshi was also stunned for a moment, he hurried over, "You didn't come back all night?"

"Yeah, that's true." Hinata Hajime looked around the room, "Nothing has been moved since we left. It looks like we haven't been back since."

But where would a man in his late 70s go?


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