twenty four

Bourbon slept very badly tonight.

Of course, no one would feel good if there was a time bomb sleeping in their cupboard.

He thought a lot that night, including, of course, whether he could do something while the other person was asleep. At the same time, he wondered whether the other person would do something while he was asleep, and then he began to think endlessly.

In the morning, there was a rustling sound coming from the cabinet, which made Bourbon open his eyes instantly, tense his body, and stared at the cabinet with his purple-gray eyes.

The cabinet slowly opened a crack, and then there was silence for a moment.

Bourbon immediately held his breath and waited attentively.

About half a minute later, the gentleman's most handy weapon, the terrifying real wine Grappa, cautiously poked its head out, like a cub that had just broken out of its shell, wanting to observe the outside world. Then, he happened to meet Bourbon's eyes.

"Good morning..." Grappa seemed to be silent for a few seconds, then greeted and slowly moved out of the cabinet.

Bourbon looked at him subconsciously and found that the other person's attire was exactly the same as yesterday. Apart from the black coat hanging outside, even the mask was still on his face, and the bandages all over his body were wrapped tightly. The whole set of equipment seemed to be welded to his body.

"You looked like you slept well last night?"

"Fortunately, your cabinet is quite comfortable." After saying this, Noel turned around and walked towards the living room, and then went to the bathroom under Bourbon's shocked eyes.

The sound of running water came from the other side of the door, which forced Bourbon to adapt to the fact that Grappa had slept in his house all night and washed himself as if he were at home. He stood at the door waiting to see what this man wanted to do next.

Come to think of it, if he washes up, he should remove the bandages, Bourbon suddenly thought, at least the ones on his hands would be removed. Thinking of the rumors about the organization, Bourbon tried hard to suppress the urge to go in and see what was going on.

Grappa was actually removing the bandage on his hand at this time, and skillfully took out a new one from his trouser pocket and put it on, while listening to Xiao Hei's nagging in his mind.

【Did you take medicine yesterday? ! You took it again! 】

[There is no other way. After all, I still have a day to complete my mission today. I have to eat.]

[I know it’s impossible to quit eating right away, but you can eat less. We can reduce the dosage little by little so that the body can adapt slowly.]

[I tried eating less a long time ago, but I still felt weak. I have a mission to complete today.]

[With your ability, you can still complete it even if you are a little weak. 】

【Bourbon will notice something is wrong.】

The conversation between the man and the little black man ended in unpleasantness in his mind again. Noel tied his bandages and pushed the door open, meeting Bourbon's eyes again.

“Crunch—”

The door opened, and Grappa, still tightly covered by the mask bandage, walked out slowly. If Bourbon had not noticed a slight change in the way the bandage was wrapped, he would have suspected that the bandage was originally part of his body.

The two looked at each other awkwardly, and the atmosphere was somewhat silent.

"What do you want for breakfast?" Noel asked when he saw that the other party had been silent.

[I think if you ordered takeout for dinner yesterday, it would be even more unlikely that he would make breakfast for you, so don’t take advantage of it.]

Xiao Hei still hardened his heart and quickly exposed the boy's thoughts. It was better to hear it out himself than to have his idol say it out.

When Noel realized this, his whole being seemed to lose color.

[Noel, meal replacement is not a good idea, even if it is a physical replacement.]

Xiao Hei continued his tireless persuasion.

【If you want to eat Morobushi Kagemitsu's food, just go back and eat it. 】

During this time, not only Noel, but Xiao Hei was also thinking hard.

He thought that compared to Noel's current chaotic state, it would be better for him to seek treatment from Morobu Jingguang, no matter whether it was true or false, temporary or permanent, it didn't matter.

"Breakfast?"

Obviously, this term made Bourbon stunned for a moment. As a member of the organization, his work and rest schedule was chaotic. Basically, he would eat when he was hungry. It was good enough if he could eat one of the three meals on time. For people who often worked all-night missions, breakfast was even more so.

So is grappa one of those breakfast-time kinds?

The word "underage" was pulled into his mind again, and Bourbon had a hard time accepting that Grappa seemed to be a child who ate on time for every meal.

It seems that he is well taken care of in terms of habits. Bourbon wondered, does he have a more reliable guardian?

"Then shall we go out to eat?"

In this regard, Bourbon indulged his inner thoughts. After all, not allowing minors to eat breakfast is indeed a bit too much...

"It's not convenient to go out for dinner," Grappa shook his head and pointed at his outfit, as if he finally realized that he was abnormal. "How about we make something ourselves?"

“Can you cook?”

"No." Noel admitted readily. After all, he remembered clearly Xiaoguang's defensive look after he went into the kitchen last time, and he promised in person that he would not go into the kitchen again.

"What a coincidence! I can't do it either." Bourbon smiled sincerely and gently, saying something that no one would believe.

"Okay..." Noel had to accept the cruel fact that he couldn't have meal replacements, and followed Bourbon out.

Of course, Bourbon also considered that Grappana's appearance, which looked like a wanted criminal, was inconvenient, so he asked him to wait in the car while he went to a nearby store to buy some buns and brought them back.

"Six should be enough, right?"

Bourbon opened the car door and got in as he spoke. He turned around and met the eyes of the co-pilot Grappa. His light grey eyeballs had a hint of green, just like the marbles he had seen in his childhood.

Subconsciously, he passed the bun in his hand to the other party, who caught it steadily, then quickly opened his mouth, grabbed one and stuffed it into his mouth. Soon, the car was filled with the meaty aroma of the buns, which whetted Bourbon's appetite even though he was not hungry.

Forget it, I decided not to snatch it from him. Bourbon looked at the other person eating so happily and felt a little guilty. It was as if his dog, who had been hungry for a whole day, finally got to eat some meat, but as its owner, he was still thinking about it?

Bourbon suddenly realized that something was wrong and quickly stopped thinking about it. Why did he feel that Grappa was so much like a dog? Even if it was an animal, it should be a wolf. It was domesticated by the organization and raised from childhood, but its personality was really bad, like a dog in wolf's clothing. In fact, wolves and dogs are originally the same species. For example, Huskies are very similar to wolves...

"Grappa,"

"Hmm?" Noel heard the other party calling him and subconsciously looked up at the other party. At this time, he had of course taken off his mask, and there was a bun stuffed in his mouth, which made his already stern facial lines have a rounded arc. There were some crumbs on the corners of his mouth, and his upturned eyes were a little moistened by the heat of the buns, and a little hazy for a moment.

"Are there enough buns?"

Nuo quickly chewed two bites of the bun and swallowed it, coughed twice to clear his throat before answering:

"Not enough, but it'll get me through the morning."

When the clear young voice sounded, Bourbon, the public security undercover agent Furuya Rei, could no longer control the screams in his heart.

Isn't this totally just a child? ! !

He felt very tired now. Even though he had confirmed that the other party was a minor, he still found it difficult to relate to the man represented by the dangerous name of Grappa. In addition, Noel's height and mature appearance made it easy for people to forget this fact, not to mention his behavior...

Bourbon sighed, revised the outline of his plan, and set new goals.

In short, let the police give priority to catching those who have slipped through the net of compulsory education. After all, the sooner this situation is corrected, the better.

But is it really possible to undo what the other party has done?

Bourbon's eyes dimmed. Apparently, he also thought of the problem that had troubled Morofushi Jingguang for several months: whether Grappa could live in the sun.

"Here you go."

Bourbon, who was lost in thought, suddenly felt a warmth on his hand, and suddenly woke up. When he realized what was going on, cold sweat broke out on his back. If he had been assassinated just now, he would have been out.

"This is..." The soft touch on his hand allowed him to identify the object, which was the steamed bun he had just bought.

"Yours." Noel said this and closed his eyes to rest.

You knew to leave one for me?

Bourbon felt his heart trembling for a moment. He had seen Grappana eating like a dog just now. It was unbelievable that he could leave one for himself.

Of course, it is impossible for any adult to be full on just one bun.

Bourbon was touched and ignored the above point, and mentally decided to prioritize the police's pursuit of Grappa, and then threw the bun back.

"Eat it. You are the main force in today's mission."

"Oh." Noel certainly wouldn't refuse. He ate the meat bun in two or three bites, then rolled up the plastic bag and threw it into the trash can on the side of the road.

[He actually gave it to me, he is indeed my idol. ]

[To him, eating a bun makes little difference to not eating it.]

【Xiaoguang's breakfast is a steamed bun.】

【Don’t forget that his body is that of a child. 】

[This bun tastes good. I'll make a note of it and come over to eat it next time.]

[You are still so active in eating. ]

Before Noel could finish chatting with Xiao Hei in his heart, he heard his idol speak again.

"Come to think of it, in the previous mission you said that we could just call you Noel. Is that your normal name?"

"yes."

Since Noel is my real name, it is naturally the name I use everyday.

"Then I'd better get used to calling you Noel as soon as possible. After all, code names are not very convenient." Bourbon said with a smile, and decided in his heart to investigate this name carefully. Since frequent use will always leave some traces, he certainly doesn't think it is the real name. After all, everyone in the organization uses an alias, and no serious person would say his real name.

"That's right, then I'll call you..."

"Amuro Toru." Bourbon, or it would be more convenient to call him Amuro Toru first, he used this name he often used again.

"Okay," Noel responded naturally, then thought for a moment and said softly:

"through."

The boy's voice was clear and rising, with a questioning tone like a cat's tail, gently brushing past the listener's ear.