It has been about half a month since I first officially came to the door as a "suitor".

During this time, as long as there was nothing else to do after work, Fujita Goro would report to the Kujo Mansion on time - to make a gesture of a young lady who was seriously pursuing the family, he would sometimes bring her Japanese sweets and other small gifts, and sometimes he would invite her out to sit at the teahouse, and so on.

Although most of this method was the result of the gossip-loving colleagues of the Metropolitan Police Department, it was actually very good after Goro Fujita carried it out with a serious attitude.

At least nine Noriko, the original "Kiyohara Yukiba"—has a smile on his face every time he sees a gift he brings or hears his proposal to go out, and it looks like "this way of pursuing has won my heart".

Although he knew that that attitude also had an element of acting for others, Fujita Goro still felt a heat on his face.

Recently, even the Zhongjin Police Department, who was the most enthusiastic about introducing him to blind dates, has died down, and when he left this afternoon, he said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "It seems that Miss Miwako is completely hopeless." So what about your childhood sweetheart who promised to go back to her one day?......? That's right, people have to look forward, and it's not easy for a bachelor like you to find a person you like, you have to cherish it."

At that moment, Fujita Goro actually wanted to say, "No, this person is actually the one I'm looking for." However, he thought about it, and finally tried to hold back, and simply sighed, and hurried away.

He changed into civilian clothes and came to the Kujo Mansion.

Keiko, the maid of the Kujo Mansion, had become accustomed to his visits over time. Maybe it's Kiyohara Yukiba...... No, the "Miss Noriko" in her mouth had already told her about her relationship in advance, and every time she came to open the door, her expression had changed from surprise at the beginning to habitual, and recently she had brought a little smile with a sense of welcome.

"Is it Mr. Fujita, please come in. She laughed and said, "I was guessing that you were there too......"

Fujita Goro was a little embarrassed, coughed, walked into the door slightly sideways, and stood at the entrance.

"I'm ...... today Ahem, I'm here to invite Miss Kujou out. He said it a little harshly.

Keiko smiled and said "yes", asked him to wait in the hallway, and then turned around and went in.

It didn't take long for Fujita Goro to see Kiyohara Yukiha come out of it. Probably because Keiko had already reported to her that Fujita Goro had come to invite her out for an excursion today, and she had changed into a dress with relatively low-key colors and designs.

In fact, as the government vigorously promotes Westernized lifestyles, most pedestrians on the road still wear kimonos. One is that they are not used to it, and the other is that for most civilians, the cost of buying new clothes is unaffordable. Therefore, most of the people who go out in Western clothes are young people, and their families are either rich or expensive.

So every time I went out with her, Fujita Goro noticed that Kiyohara Yukiha's posture in a dress was very conspicuous. In addition to her unexpected height, temperament and posture, her appearance is also the center of attention - sometimes the gaze that makes Goro Fujita feel a little uncomfortable walking next to her, but she herself is calm.

In this way, the two of them went out together and took a ride to Asakusa.

After getting off the bus, standing at the entrance of the market, Kiyohara Yukiha looked at the bustling street in front of him.

"That's a lot of people. She said in a pleasant tone, "What a wonderful idea that Yikun actually thought of inviting me here?"

Her blunt praise made Goro Fujita feel unnatural for a while.

In fact, where did he want to get an invitation to her to Asakusa. For him, the entertainment of his leisure time in the past was equivalent to a small teahouse and an izakaya on the street. Perhaps during the Shinsengumi era, he followed the other team members in Kyoto's Shimabara and Edo's Yoshiwara, the famous flower town that has been around for hundreds of years, but he himself did not have such a habit.

Inviting her to Asakusa tonight was also suggested by her colleagues at the Metropolitan Police Department.

"Hey Fujita, you seem to have met a nice girl lately, right? Asakusa's theater is said to have a new play tonight, so you can invite her to see it with you!" said the young colleague to him with a laugh.

At this moment, they had already walked up to the shopping street called Nakamiyo, browsing the confectionery shops and small shops selling souvenirs on both sides of the approach, and seeing her extremely interested expression, and happily observing the goods displayed in the confectionery shops, he also relieved himself and answered her honestly, "I heard that there is a new play going on in the theater in Asakusa tonight...... My colleague specially told me that I could invite you to come and see ......."

"Oh, is it?" she retracted her gaze from the roadside stall, looked a little surprised, and paused before saying, "...... Yijun, a current colleague, also cares about you very much. That's great. ”

Fujita Goro didn't expect her to say this, and was slightly surprised, and for some reason the corners of his lips suddenly hooked slightly.

Cheongwon Snow Leaf ...... Oh, it's Liu Quan—stunned for a moment.

"Hey, why is Yijun laughing?"

Who knew that the person in question looked even more surprised than her, the questioner.

"Huh...... Did I laugh?" he raised his hand and touched his cheek, which seemed to be unmoving, and then replied in a strange tone, "...... I just suddenly thought of the tone in which Xue Ye-kun spoke just now...... For some reason, it's a bit interesting. ”

Liu Quan: "...... Interesting?!"

Goro Fujita: "Ah. ...... Speaking of which, is it my delusion-I always feel that Xue Ye-kun's tone of saying 'your current colleagues also care about you too' is a little awkward. ”

Willow Springs: !!

Perhaps because she stared at him with round eyes, the faint smile on his face that had been on his face slowly disappeared because of this conversation, and a layer of inconspicuous blush gradually emerged. He turned his gaze away uncomfortably, and stammered, "What's wrong, what's wrong?" Could it be that I said something funny again......

Liu Quan burst out laughing.

"No, no," she shook her head, turning her gaze away, thus relieving Xiao Yi's embarrassment that was about to smoke.

"I just think it's rare for a gentleman to have this kind of acumen. She laughs, frankly admitting that his instincts were correct. "Your feelings are not wrong, I do think that Ichi-kun now has other friends and companions, so I ...... A little envious, huh?"

Goro Fujita looked shocked.

"Ah...... Is that so?" he muttered, lowering his head and thinking seriously for a moment before turning his face to look at her, and said solemnly, "Maybe I do have a lot of new acquaintances...... I usually take care of them in terms of work. However, when it comes to true companions, in my heart, it will always be the same as before...... Those people when they were in Kyoto. ”

His gaze was clear and pure, and when he spoke, his expression was as clear and unshakable as it had been when they parted in Aizu many years ago.

“...... I don't know what 'pursuit' is, and I don't know how to make women happy like Harada......," he said, as if he had pulled a plug in his heart when he brought up the topic of "his former companions in Kyoto". The words that could not be said before, the memories that must be hidden deep to this day, poured out of there, became words, and then told her.

"Before...... Even if I have to pretend to be a lover on a mission, I don't know what to do......"

He spoke a little as if he were in a mouth, a kind of confusion floating in his tone.

"I thought I'd just listen to you all like that...... You will never make a decision that is unfavorable to everyone, and you will find a solution in your own way, even if it is difficult...... That's what I believed. ”

Kiyohara Yukiha's eyes widened, and he even whispered "Oh?!", as if he was very surprised.

Fujita Gorou didn't seem to notice her astonishment, but while thinking, he continued to say seriously:

"Later, I was in ...... When I was in Aizu, I once brought up a similar topic with someone by chance. ”

"Originally, it was probably just because of some confusion, and I wanted to ask the other party who is also a woman like you......"

"However, I was told incomprehensible words, 'It turns out that Yamaguchi-kun has been coquettish to each other all along?' ”

Kiyohara Yukiha looked even more surprised.

"Oh?!, would anyone think so? ...... Who said that?"

Goro Fujita, who had been staring ahead as he spoke and thought, suddenly turned his gaze back to her face.

"It's Takagi-kun. His eyes were fixed on her face, as if he had finally made up his mind to look into the deepest part of her heart.

“...... Perhaps, you still have an impression of her. He said slowly.

"The eldest daughter of the Aizu Omefu Takagi family...... Sadajun Takagi. ”

He stared at her tightly, not letting go of the slightest change in expression on her face. As if he had made up his mind to see the secret she was trying to hide in her face, his temptation was as straightforward as his person, and there was no hint of conspiracy at all, so bright that it almost blinded her.

She smiled helplessly.

Ms. Takagi, of course she knows the name.

Originally, in history, this Takagi lady would marry Ichig-kun.

But she's not going to say that. Nor would she confess everything so simply in the face of his temptation.

So instead of answering his words, she changed direction and launched a counterattack without warning.

"So, is Yikun?"

Perhaps this response was not what Fujita Goro expected, he was tense like a bow, expecting her answer as if he was facing a great enemy, but he waited for such a sentence, and he couldn't help but show a completely confused look, and asked blankly: "...... What?"

As if she was proud that she could still kill her opponent after being generalized, she turned her face and showed a subtle smile.

"As that Miss Takagi said, you've been coquettish to me all along?"

Goro Fujita: !!

His face flushed in an instant.

"This, this ......!"

He was embarrassed, and suddenly stopped, and the previous temptation of Takagi Sada's name was suddenly gone, and he now looked as if he had just realized what he had inadvertently said in order to test her, as if he would be about to blow himself up the next second if no one helped him out.

"No...... That one...... I ......"

He stammered, as if he had lost all his language skills in an instant.

This appearance couldn't help but make Liu Quan purse his lips slightly and laugh.

"Miss Takagi, I don't think I've said something terrible. She smiled, tilting her head slightly mischievously, her brows curled up with a playful look, as if there was no one else in those eyes.

...... The next second, she suddenly approached his face, suddenly reached out and touched his head.

Goro Fujita: ?!

The string in his mind nearly snapped. Had it not been for the fact that he had always appeared with a mouthless and calm face, and with an iron will, he felt that he would almost soon grasp the slender hand that was ruffling the top of his hair and hold it tightly in his hand, lest it disturb his mind any longer.

And the owner of the hand was still smiling as if nothing had happened, and as always in front of him with a pleasant look, as if she had enjoyed her time with him.

"If you want to be coquettish to me, I'm always welcome?" she said, standing slightly on tiptoe and stretching out her hand, which slipped from the top of his hair to the back of his head.

This position is a bit dangerous——!!

Fujita Gorou felt a certain panic in his heart, and rolled his eyes to glance around.

Although it was almost dusk, there were still a lot of people on the approach. Even though they seem a little more noticeable, the good thing is that no one really points fingers at them in public.

But this situation did not reassure him. He stood dumbfounded, feeling that he was under the control of her hand, and that his whole body was almost as stiff and difficult to move as a clay wood sculpture.

The author has something to say: April 8:

I'm trying to have a watch tomorrow afternoon. I'm sorry to be late today!

Originally, I just wanted to happily write a self-free emotional line, but as soon as I wrote it, I couldn't hold it, and the volt line was spread out so openly, and now I have to do the work of collecting information again, and I really feel like I'm cocooned and self-bound.

It doesn't seem to be rigorous to examine the evidence or something, and I beg to let go of [Servant Street.]

In the plan, one or two more chapters will be on the big boss behind the scenes, and at the same time, there will be a little more delicious grandpa [no

Just sauce~~