A "ding" sounded in Willow Spring's head, similar to the chime of a timer when the time was up

Almost at the same time, there was a similar "ding" sound next to the Sectakata Reiji

The key, which had been held tightly in the palm of his hand, suddenly lost any support, and fell to the ground with a clatter, falling on the stepping stones laid in the courtyard with a clang, and bounced silently into the grass beside him.

Reiji Munakata leaned forward slightly, hugging each other, and paused for a few seconds.

However, between his slightly curved arms, there was no longer a human figure.

He closed his eyes slightly, then slowly opened them again.

Then, slowly, he straightened up, withdrew his arms that were slightly stretched out forward, as if he wanted to hug someone, and hung down at his side. His back stood straight, and the bright sunlight that had risen in the sky in the morning seemed to coat his powerful side face with a golden glow.

He stood silently in the beautifully manicured courtyard of the Zongxiang family, raised his eyes slightly, and looked beyond the highest part of the courtyard wall to fall into the clear blue sky today.

He stood there in the courtyard for a long time, not picking up the key at once, until a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Isn't that one of your Sceter 4 subordinates still in the courtyard just now?"

Munakata Reiji did not look back, but continued to look at the clear blue sky today.

"She's gone. ”

Zongxiang Daiji was stunned. "Ha, we've been waiting for you to go together in the living room, why didn't you leave early and didn't say hello?"

However, his younger brother faintly interrupted his doubts.

"She's in trouble. It's something you have to do. ”

Munegara Daiji was a little confused. However, his brother's style of giving orders at will, in his opinion, was also a manifestation of the superiors, and he had nothing to guide his brother in official affairs. So he sighed, and couldn't help but babble, "Okay." Didn't you assign her to do things in such a hurry, didn't I say, Reiji, you call girls like big men day and night, and you won't find a girlfriend if you continue like this."

Again, his brother interrupted him in a gentle, but unmistakably manner.

"Brother, in fact, Xin Yajun is not my current subordinate. ”

The head of the sect was stunned.

"Faith, Faith"

There was a huge difference between this title and the younger brother's previous way of calling the Deputy Chief of the Sceter 4, who was still sitting in the living room talking to their parents, and the same way a young woman was called "Awashima-kun".

Although his mind is not as smart as his younger brother, this basic title problem belongs to social common sense, and of course the Daiji of Zongxiang can still distinguish the reason for this.

"Difficult, can you say" He glared at his brother's silhouette and almost screamed.

His brother was finally willing to take his eyes away from the sky and turn to him. At that moment, he noticed a complex and subtle smile passing over his brother's face.

"Huh. His brother said calmly, in a tone that was taken for granted, as if to say, "It's really nice today."

"As you guessed, brother, Shinya-kun is my marriage partner. However, today's incident was rushed and it was not the time to report it to the family seriously. So, I'll bring her back again in the future. ”

Munakata Daiji "uh"

The elder brother was stunned for a full minute before he let out a long breath.

"I see. He said, suddenly disguising his gaze.

"No wonder your sister-in-law whispered to me just now that when she went to serve tea and passed through a window, she happened to see you, uh, you two, hugging and hugging in the courtyard"

Although he was talking about his younger brother, Zong Statue Daiji, who was an elder brother, seemed to be ten times more embarrassed than his younger brother, and his tone of voice stammered.

"So, that's why I came up with some excuses to stop everyone else who wanted to come and see the courtyard landscape design."

He scratched at his hair in embarrassment, as if he didn't know how to continue.

His younger brother seemed a little surprised at first, but when he saw his brother's embarrassed expression, his younger brother smiled slightly.

"I see. Thank you for taking care of me, brother. Thank you so much. ”

He actually bowed slightly to his brother, as if he was very polite.

The statue of the sect is about to explode.

"No, you're welcome, it's not the time to talk about this," he barely lowered his voice, as if to hide something, and said in a rough voice, "Next time, when will you bring Miss Xinya back with me, I'll report to my parents."

"Nope. His younger brother shook his head and stopped him in time.

"I beg your pardon, brother. Please be considerate of me wanting to report this to my parents in person, and keep it confidential for me for the time being. ”

The enthusiasm of the Great Priest of Soka was poured cold water, but this is the style of his younger brother's painting for many years. So he didn't feel disappointed, and instead asked about other topics that he cared about.

"Okay. Ah, speaking of which, when you introduced her yesterday, you mentioned that she was also a student of Chaowei Middle School and a member of the Aobu," he said with a smile, "Is it at that time that I gradually became familiar with her and started dating?"

In fact, his question is somewhat narrow-minded. Because his younger brother has lived like a flawless temple statue for many years, more than perfect and a little lacking in human touch, I heard that when he was in school, his interpersonal relationship was a bit bad because not many people dared to really approach him and be friends with him, so such a younger brother would actually go all the way to the present with a woman he knew when he was a student, and become a lover, which is really a little

Before he could finish thinking about it, he heard his younger brother's voice smiling slightly.

The frightening truth was lightly spoken.

"Well," said his brother, "I took the initiative to pursue her." I asked her to have a relationship, and she agreed. ”

"No, it's not that simple, so what the hell is going on, I want to know if I want to kill my brother in a hurry?"

Although the elder brother is in his early thirties, the child-like curiosity that emerged in his heart at this moment almost overwhelmed him.

He, he, he heard it right, his younger brother, uh, "actively pursued" a woman, should he believe his brother's words, it is true that his brother does not lie, at most, when talking about something he doesn't want to say, he often avoids the important and trivial, but no matter how you listen to it, it feels too mysterious, and it doesn't seem to be true

His brother just slowly put his hands behind his back and stood leisurely in the courtyard, a smile on his lips that seemed to sink into memory. However, the Daiji of the Sect Statue had an illusion for no reason, that is, although the younger brother was so elegant and standing with his back straight in the dazzling morning sun, there was a vague sense of strangeness on the younger brother's body, as if the whole person was shrouded in some kind of shadow, and that shadow could not be said to people, and it could not be easily eliminated

Munakata Daiji stared at his younger brother's side face with some incomprehension, looking at his younger brother, who had always been full of confidence, always standing in front of others with a slightly raised chin, and with a powerful aura, confirming his existence with a convincing gesture of authority, and now lowered his gaze slightly, looking at a certain point under the bushes beside the path. Then, subconsciously he took two steps to the side, avoiding the cover of the bushes, and only then did he see clearly what his brother was watching.

In the early morning sunlight, he seemed to see a small bright spot in the dirt under the bushes, and if he made it closely, he could tell that it was a key. The sunlight shone down on the key, giving it a metallic glow.

Sonata Daiji immediately forgot to ask about the love story between his brother and the young girl who didn't say goodbye.

He let out a surprised "eh" and walked over with a thud, intending to bend down and pick up the key to whom he did not know.

"Where is this key, who left it here," he said in confusion, and just as he was about to bend down, he heard the voice of his brother, who was still standing on the path, behind him.

"That was the key to my apartment. ”

Zongxiang Daji was stunned for a moment, and his movements were also paused, and he turned his head to look at his younger brother. "Well, since you've found out that you've lost the key here, you don't need to use the skill of catching scarabs, I said."

He tried to neutralize the strange sense of depression in his brother with this hahaha attitude with the old joke he had talked about with the visiting guests yesterday, and as he spoke, he bent down to pick up the key, rubbing his coat and wiping the dirt off it before handing it back to his brother.

"Well, take it well, don't lose it again. He laughed, with lines written all over his face, "I really can't help you, can such a big person still lose the key", with the expression of a stupid brother who dotes on his younger brother, and he also seized the rare opportunity of his brother's gaffe to spit out a groan.

"You must have been too tired lately, and now in this world, it's not easy to do police work. Zongxiang Daiji said thoughtfully, and then suddenly became happy again, with a mysterious smile on his face, ah, my brother is finally going to get married, and reached out and patted his brother's shoulder.

"Ah, speaking of which, you should have a nice woman by your side to help you with these things. ”

"I think Miss Xinya is very good. Yumi likes her very much, too.,I talked about her in the shower last night.,It's true that I kept talking.,I thought,With Yushi's overly lively personality,,I'll prefer and worship Miss Awashima.,Became your deputy head of sceter 4 at a young age.,It looks like a very capable, courageous excellent woman.。 As a result, I didn't expect that the one who captured Yushi's favor was actually such a kind and lovely Miss Xinya. ”

The master of the sect was telling his younger brother about everyone's opinion of Yanagizumi Nobuya, as if he couldn't wait to show the entire sect portrait family's favorability towards her. Although no one in the Soka family knows that in the definition of the second male of the Soka family, this Miss Yanagizumi Nobuya will also be a member of the Soka family in the future, but this does not prevent everyone from having a very positive evaluation and a very high favorability of this young girl after getting along yesterday.

Reiji Munakata smiled bitterly.

"I didn't expect that," he said. However, he didn't think of anything that followed, and he didn't go on.

Sonata Daiji took the initiative to guess the unfinished words of his younger brother, and said with a smile, "However, Miss Shinya seems to be the kind of good girl who can easily make people feel good and trust." Compared to Miss Awashima, who has the elite sense of a big man, Yumi thinks that Miss Nobuya, who talks funny and seems to like to laugh more, is easier to get closer, and it's not an incredible thing to think about, but sometimes it's so simple to think about children's thoughts. Hey, that's not to say that Miss Awashima isn't likable."

The elder brother added indiscriminately, causing the sect to shake his head slightly.

"Awashima-kun, I won't mind this. He said solemnly, "Awashima-kun and Shinya-kun are both very good women. When I was in school, I was also an outstanding member of the Youth Division, and I contributed to the growth and expansion of the Youth Division."

Daiji Sonataka smiled bitterly, crossed his hands in front of him in an "X" shape, crossed off his brother's serious exposition below, and grabbed his hair, forcibly changing the subject as if he was a little embarrassed.

"Cough anyway,Kids.,There's something as lively as Yushi.,Of course, there's also a gloomy one like fast, but they're still pretty cute."

He scratched at his hair again.

"That Reisi, you should have a baby soon. It's so cute," he said in a tone that resembled selling Amway.

His brother was slightly stunned.

"Hah"

Originally, the head of the sect was only to cover up his momentary gaffe to bring up the topic of children. However, seeing his younger brother's unprepared face, he couldn't help but feel a little worried about being an older brother.

"So、Why are you so surprised that you have a marriage partner now? So cough, isn't the child in your plan, you're really worrying like this, but in the future, you guy, Miss Xinya will worry about it, and the child's business is too."

The statue of the Great Priest chattered.

"Hey, I'm saying, Reiji"

Maybe it was because the younger brother didn't answer for a long time, and the elder brother became worried again, and his voice unconsciously raised an octave.

As if he had suddenly woken up from his thoughts, he looked at his brother's face and snorted. "Yes"

Daiji Munega choked a little at this understatement. He coughed, and then said, "Although my brother and my parents at home don't seem to be able to understand your hobbies and hearts all along, sometimes you will feel lonely because of this." ”

His brother raised his eyebrows in surprise, as if he didn't understand why his brother had suddenly spoken up on such a topic.

The Daiji of the Sectakata paused at this point, and his expression became more serious.

"But now, I think we can finally rest assured. Because the Miss Xinya you have chosen will be able to fully understand your thoughts and give you the support you need most at all times. ”

Reiji Munegara didn't seem to expect his brother to say such a thing at all, and he unconsciously let out a "ha" sound in his throat, showing a clear look of surprise on his face.

And the brother who was standing opposite him had been babbling about these homely topics since just now. Whenever his reaction was not as good as his brother's wishes, his brother would keep babbling on and on, and from time to time he would use the title "Miss Xinya" on his lips, as if he could make his brother obedient.

The corners of his lips slowly hooked, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

"Well, thank you. I'll think about what my brother said just now. He replied. Then, with his head down, he stared at his right hand, which was holding the key.

The irregular edge of the key hurt his palm. The small smile on his face became a little more obvious.

Then, he raised his gaze again, past his brother's smiling face, to the clear blue sky today.

How long will it take to wait for the next encounter? Xinya, you really left me with a good question

Just like the puzzle that was finally completed after five years, even if the anticipation was a little longer, even if it sometimes seemed like that day would never come

However, wouldn't all the love he studied give readers a hay endg.

As the song they danced together at the Christmas party five years ago goes, I don't like my endg if it's not with you

So, just look up at the sky and look forward to the next meeting between you and me.