It was much easier to act as an adult, whispering the code for the entrance, and the boss generously led Naruto into the back room, and the guests who sat outside drinking seemed to be accustomed to it.

Following the boss to the dimly lit cellar, the current situation corresponding to the dismal business outside was a small inventory, and most of the barrels were left unused.

The boss walked over to the unused kegs, opened one of the lids, and slowly opened a secret door between the shelves against the wall as the cleverly hidden mechanism was flipped open.

Shrieks of laughter and frustration mixed with angry curses poured out, and the inside of the cellar was truly incomparable.

Dice, poker, roulette, slot machines, all gambling items are involved, the people gathered around laughing and scolding, shouting with the change of the gambling game, scantily dressed girls and handsome waiters holding the pastry and drink in their hands through it, showing a pomp and circumstance diametrically opposed to the outside.

It's no wonder that dismal bars have a place on the streets where commerce gathers, and the underground casinos are probably their main source of income.

The two ronins who were guarding the door motioned for the two to let in after talking to their boss, and Naruto followed the boss around the corner to avoid the crowd and came to a door with a sign that said 'No Insiders'.

Using bars as a cover for underground casinos, and who would have thought that such a huge casino would be just a ploy to divert attention, it is really a union that is good at hiding in the dark.

Passing through the narrow passage that emerged behind the secret door, the noise was cut off behind him, and it was about time for tea to see the faint light coming from ahead.

"Here it is. ”

Compared to the previous attitude towards Naruto, the boss this time seems to be much more low-key and humble, after all, people who want to come and can come here are not good stubbles, don't lose your life because of your attitude - this is one of the reasons why the boss can continue to do this job until now.

"That's the end of my mission, and I'll leave you alone for the rest of the road. ”

Bending his upper body slightly to get out of the way, he stretched out his hand to ask, his task had been completed, and the next thing had nothing to do with him, and the boss who had completed the task stretched out his hand and motioned for Naruto to move on.

Nodding goodbye to the boss who led the way, Naruto had his first intimate encounter with the guild hidden underground.

The stars twinkled, the moon was shining, and Naruto, who had delivered the items he had designated to steal, returned to the hotel.

White light peeked through the crack in the door and scattered down the hallway, and Naruto hesitated before pushing it open.

Shiro, who was dressed in a green and white robe, bowed down to greet Naruto, who was returning late at night, and his earlier special instructions were unexpectedly disobeyed by Shiro.

As a result of the preparations, the fragrant hot tea and steaming pastries were quickly brought out.

"White ......"

"Yes, Young Master. ”

Based on getting along with Hakumitsuki, Naruto already had a considerable understanding of his stubbornness, and finally gave up useless persuasion and quickly eliminated the pastry in front of him.

After Bai finished cleaning the used dishes and turned off the lights in the room, the two fell asleep to the rooster crowing in the distance.

More than half a month has passed since that day, and the young master's footsteps have never stopped, although the young master has never said where he is going or what he is going to do, but the young master's actions must have his reasons, and the place he wants to go must be in the right direction.

Originally, I thought that today I would follow the footsteps of the young lord all the way to the west, but this morning the young lord came over to me and told me to change the established route and ask for my opinion.

The opinion of the young master is absolutely correct, I just need to follow in the footsteps of the young master, I just want to follow the young master's side all the time. Since it was a decision made by the young master, of course, there was no point in other opinions.

Of course, the young lord's opinion must be followed, but after receiving my reply, the young lord seems to feel very disappointed.

Am I doing something wrong?

But the young lord didn't tell me the answer.

The young master's disappointed expression has always haunted me, and I have been thinking about what went wrong all day. In a trance, he obeyed the instructions of the young master and opened a single room in the hotel, and when he came back to his senses, he found that the young master had already left the room.

I didn't even notice when the young master went out, what a gaffe!

Anxiously stood up and wanted to find the figure of the young master, only to realize that he was in the vast sea of people, and how could he find the young master.

Calm down, recalled the last clip of the young master before leaving, and remembered that the young master also explained a task to himself.

According to the mood of wanting to urgently find the young master, he still has a task to complete now. Carefully plan the change on the table, lock the door to the room, and procure the necessary supplies before the young lord returns.

After purchasing the necessary supplies in the hands of the enthusiastic and generous boss and the scheming proprietress shop, he returned to the hotel to find that the door of the room was still locked.

Although there is an explanation from the young master, as noon approaches, the anxiety in my heart becomes more and more uncontrollable, and the distance between minutes and seconds seems to be infinitely extended.

Finally, the handle of the door turned, and the familiar face appeared in front of me again, and the floating and restless heart seemed to have found a place to stay.

"Welcome back, young master!"

The young master's stay was very short, and after lunch he went out again, but he gave me an order not to follow.

The orders of the young lord are absolute, and the actions of the young lord are absolutely correct. Yet, yet what is this inner turmoil?

The time when the young master left, the gap between minutes and seconds was stretched again, and the winter day that had been hanging high brought people the illusion of endless reincarnation, and the feeling of being deliberately forgotten came up again.

You have to distract yourself all the time, you have to not let yourself be swallowed up by that familiar feeling, you have to do something to suppress the gluttony called 'emptiness'.

Absolutely, never go back to that lonely world!

This afternoon seems to be extraordinarily long, the inside and outside of the room have been cleaned three times, but the afterglow of the setting sun has not yet set.

Finally, the familiar footsteps came from outside the door, and the joy from the heart made the smile on his face unable to restrain it, so he had to greet the young master who came back with a strange smile.

Today's days are extraordinarily long, and the young master must have been involved in something This is the third time that the young master has gone out today, but the young master didn't say anything to himself, just let himself rest early.

Although he obeyed the instructions of the young lord and got into the quilt early, he found that he could not sleep, and he really couldn't sleep, so he had to use his spare time to sort out the luggage and packages he carried.

1 piece, 2 pieces...... 70 pieces!70 pieces, the number of kunai is 10 pieces less, and after repeating it several times, no matter how you count it, it is confirmed that it is 70 pieces, and the shuriken is also 30 pieces less, and there are traces of cutting of the steel wire, which is ......

Anxiety and anxiety made him no longer want to sleep, and for the first time, he did not obey the young master's instructions to go to bed early and chose to wait for the young master to come back.

The silence of the hotel in the middle of the night was frightening, the clenched palms were always secreting new sweat, and the long wait and all kinds of conjectures made him bite his lip desperately, hoping that the handle of the door would turn.

I don't know how long it took, but I finally saw the dawn of redemption after feeling that I was constantly falling in the endless deep valley.

"White ......"

As the door opened, the young master's face met his dry eyes.

"Yes, young master!"

Although his actions violated his orders, the magnanimous young lord did not blame himself and revealed the matter.

And he should have felt self-reproach and introspection for going against the young master's wishes, but he found that in his heart, in addition to the joy of the young master's safe return, it was also mixed with a little shameful pleasure for disobeying the young master's orders tonight, and cut off the sprout of this evil in his heart, and finally waited for the young master to come back safely, and he also felt a burst of exhaustion coming, and fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.

Maybe it was because I slept too late last night, but when I woke up, it was already dawn, and the empty bed next to me woke me up instantly, and once again I felt embarrassed by my gaffe.

"Shiro, are you up?"

The voice of the young master came from behind him, and the meal that was no longer steaming hot did not move at all, and I am afraid that it had been left for a long time.

Another gaffe, not only made the young master prepare meals for himself in turn, but also waited for a long time because of his own laziness, as a servant is already completely disqualified.

"Please wait, young master, it will be all right soon. ”

Ignore all the steps that can be taken in the past, clean up and wash up as quickly as possible, and sit down at the table to start a meal with the young master.

However, one of the happiest times in the past has now become tormented by his own heavy thoughts.

Along the way, I have been following the young master, and I always find that the distance between myself and the young master has never been shortened, because I am afraid that once I relax, I will play and lose the figure of the young master, so I have been working hard, working hard, taking all the things over, and mastering the knowledge taught by the young master as quickly as possible, only in this way can I really feel that the distance between me and the young master is slightly shortened.

However, no matter how hard he tried and how desperately he ran, the young master was still so far away, maybe it was just a turn, a relaxation, and the figure of the young master was once again distanced from him, just like last night, just like today.

"White, I'm going out later, I won't come back for dinner, you can go to bed early tonight." ”

Obviously I was going to a dangerous place, why did I mention it so indifferently, why didn't I tell it?

"Young Master, please let me go with you!"

I really don't want to go through the experience of being anxious but waiting for the young master to come back! If the young master goes out this time, it is really possible that I will never see him again!

The cowardice and fear in my heart made me once again go against the young master's wishes, and bowed down and said my most sincere request: "No matter how dangerous the place, please take me with you." If I drag the young lord back, then the young lord will throw me away. So, at least, at least, let me go with the young master. ”

The loneliness that seems to be falling into the endless abyss, waiting but powerless to struggle and being swallowed by the darkness I really don't want to taste anymore, even if I may lose my life at any time, I hope that I can die in a place where I can see the young master.

Naruto, who originally thought that his affairs could be concealed for at least a while, looked at the unusually calm white Naruto in front of him and knew that what he was doing was already aware of it.

Naruto, who can't see through the changes in Shiro's heart, can feel Shiro's resoluteness, and Naruto, who is not good at appeasing others, has to tell Shiro his feelings with the most direct actions.

The same warm hands as they had pulled themselves out of hell had dragged them into his arms, pressing their heads slightly against the warm chest.

Listening to the powerful beating sound, my heart was incredibly calm.

"Bai, I'm clumsy, and this is the only way I can think of. In that case, can you understand my feelings a little?"

Happiness that I had never felt before came from the place where my skin touched, and I felt like I was falling into heaven when I was so close to each other.

For the first time, I clearly felt that the young master was so within reach.

"Hmmm......"

The indulgent touch made him snort shamefully, and his crimson cheeks seemed to be burning.

"What I'm going to do is still too dangerous for you now, when you're stronger, I'll take you there, okay?"

Clearly feeling that the young master cared for him, he only felt how unreasonable his previous behavior was, and secretly made a vow to redouble his efforts, and sent the young master out with his most beautiful smile.

The long wait became no longer long, because he felt the young master's heart and found the way forward again, opened the scroll left by the young master, gathered all his thoughts and began to study.

"White, white, what are you thinking?"

"No, young master, where do we go next?"

Looking at the last station left on the map and pointing in the direction of the southwest, Naruto said, "Over there, let's go." ”

"By the way, Shiro, I always feel like something has changed, right?"

"Is there a delusion, young master. ”

"Delusion...... Is it?"