"Traces."

On the other side of the phone came a voice that Keigo Kibe was very familiar with.

Keigo Keibe has several mobile phones, and now he only answers them on a mobile phone that can easily receive international calls. The one he commonly uses in China is also used to contact his teammates and classmates, and he can't use it for the time being after he goes abroad. The current number, even if it is a few positive candidates in the tennis club, is not known to everyone.

Shinobu Shishi, who is often mistaken for the deputy minister under Keigo of the trace department, has not been misunderstood for so long in vain, and he happens to be one of the people in the know.

It's just that the Shinobu Foot Warrior has hardly called this number.

"Hmm...... Is she here now? ”

In short, Keigo Jibe is the kind of minister who doesn't take the initiative to talk about girls with the department.,It's classified as a topic that isn't flashy.。 From time to time, Shinobu would whisper in his ear about the onlookers, but to be honest, this kind of nonsense-like topic was automatically filtered by him.

It seemed like the first time he had faced the girl mentioned by Shinobi.

"She's talking to my grandfather, but it's almost time to visit."

Unaware that he had been used as a nonsense maker in the past, Shinobu continued to ask, "Can you let her take the phone?" My eldest sister instructed me to make sure I heard Maji's voice, otherwise I would look good......"

Zhenji was taken away, and he temporarily reported it to his eldest sister Erina as soon as possible, and of course, he was scolded by Lord Erina.

- "What did you say?" You're just watching Maji get taken away? Koyo, are you the wife of Keigo Kibe? It's a hundred reassuring to him! Ha ha! It's rare to find such a virtuous wife now! Has IQ been bounced back into outer space by glasses? At least I'll take him with me! Yes? ”

When Eri-sama was angry, she was completely unreasonable, and in short, as a younger brother, she could only express her determination and resolutely repent.

He wasn't very worried about Maji's personal safety, although Keigo Jibe descended from the sky and kidnapped people, it was definitely impossible to sell Maji. He also contacted the housekeeper of the trace department first, because the trace department Keigo often takes the department members to the trace department house activities, so he also knows the contact information of the old housekeeper. Later, when he learned from the housekeeper that Keigo's grandfather was out of danger, he had no worries anymore.

So he didn't alarm his parents and Maki's mother, after all, he heard these old things from Ninzu Erina, and if Erina knew that he didn't report it to her in time, the consequences would be so bad that he didn't even want to imagine it.

As he spoke, the door to the ward was opened, and Maki happened to come out of it.

Although the operation, which was estimated to have a success rate of only 50% before surgery, was successfully completed, Keigo Keibe's grandfather, Katsuaki Keibe, was still in the recovery stage, and even for relatives, there were strict rules on the number of visiting hours every day, because patients should not be allowed to talk for too long. The real season has only been in for ten minutes, and it is now over.

Keigo Jibe handed the phone to Maki: "Bear with me." ”

Maki was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted, it was Shinobu Yushi who called Keigo Jibe, thinking that they were a club, it was not unusual, "Oh, thank you." ”

She took the phone and walked a little further before she began to speak, probably because she was in the hospital, even though she was now in a private room with no outsiders, she still subconsciously lowered her voice and spoke.

But Keigo Keibe's hearing has always been very good, and he can hear what she says clearly.

First, he said a few words to report safety, and the next few words were a little messy, "I should be going back soon, um." Ah, by the way, you remember to eat the handful of celery I bought, otherwise it won't be fresh when I go back, I still want to eat it in the supermarket for a long time, and I ...... to think about it."

Keigo Keibe frowned.

What's not a dish, what is not a gorgeous topic with his mobile phone, ahhh?

It's really in vain that she has such an aura voice.

He had heard the ninja warrior say during training that he would go home early to help his mother cook, and at that time, he thought that the average family was really troublesome, and he had to do these little things. Even if his mother, Arisa Kebe, had a few dishes, she rarely went into the kitchen, no more often than twice a year. Later, I learned that Shinobu Yushi's mother was the famous female writer Kazumi Umegaki and felt that it was completely unnecessary.

…… Discuss the topic of cooking, by the way, they live together?

Keigo Keibe subconsciously tapped his fingers.

Not long after saying that, Maki walked back and gave him back the phone.

When Maki stood in front of him, Keigo Kibe realized that she was not very tall, only about 1.62 meters, a little shorter than Xiang Riyue, and her physique also belonged to the thin category, and he could probably pick her up. has short hair, and is completely plain makeup, at first glance it looks like a middle school student, the kind of first and second grade.

Zhenji grinned, "Thank you, I've told you, you want to go in to see your uncle and grandfather, right?" I'll take my leave. ”

Keigo didn't speak, glanced at Maki, took the phone, and only nodded silently, and after Maji finished speaking, he turned around and left, heading towards the rest area for the family who had lived in the past few days.

When she laughed, the dimples were very noticeable.

She really doesn't look like a member of the Trace Family, only these dimples can see the shadow of the Trace Division, and Keigo realized it at the first sight of her. But when she handed over the phone, Keigo saw that her fingers were slender and distinct, and even the shape of her nails was exactly the same as his, which was almost like his hand being one size smaller.

And there was a faint bruise on her wrist, which, according to her mother, Arisa, was a good thing he did.

Keigo Keibe couldn't remember what he was doing at the time because he was so focused on the live screen during the operation, but with his strong wrist strength from playing tennis for many years, it was very likely.

This magical and subtle feeling made Keigo Jibe stunned for a moment, and he didn't even have time to respond to the last sentence.

Of course, Keigo doesn't belong to the kind of innocent teenager series who can't speak when he sees a girl.,He usually just doesn't bother to waste time on boring topics.,There are no girls in the tennis department.,But there are a lot of girls in the student union.。 But from the time he broke into the tumbler house to now, he hasn't said a few words to Maji.

He had been nervous about his grandfather's illness and had been running back and forth, but after his grandfather's surgery, he slept for nearly two days due to excessive fatigue, and now he feels fully recovered. During the operation, he was engrossed in the surgical screen, and when he thought about it later, he realized that there seemed to be someone sitting next to him all along.

He always knew that his grandfather and his sister who depended on each other had a very deep relationship, and even once blamed himself and was depressed because of the death of his sister Shili. Since he fell out with the Akaji family because of his nephew's upbringing, he hasn't even seen the only son left by his sister again, as if he wants to completely forget this painful memory.

But on the eve of the operation, his grandfather fell into a coma, and Keigo Keibe stayed by his side almost all the time, and overheard his grandfather's whispering.

It's so fleeting that Keigo thinks it's an illusion.

"Don't go, Shiri, don't go......"

Then fell into a deathly silence.

Maybe it's not that I want to forget jì, but I always miss it until it's engraved into my soul, and I still can't let go of it at this moment.

She boarded the plane to Japan and never came back.

Keigo was already anxious because of his grandfather's uncertain condition, and now he concentrated on collecting information about Maji's father, Akaji Mashi, and her, Akaji Mashi has been abroad all the year round, and his whereabouts are uncertain, but it is not impossible to find him. But maybe because Maji is a girl, he rushed to Japan on impulse and brought her over.

His father, Akihiko Kibe, called him on the plane to reprimand him for "messing around", but at least at the moment he has no regrets.

Although Maki is obviously not a panacea, and the success rate of the operation has not increased because of her, I don't know why...... Probably because of an inexplicable sense of relief, he held on until the last moment before collapsing. Just like my grandfather said when he was a child, no matter how difficult the situation was when he was young, he would grit his teeth and persevere when he thought of support.

Keigo Keibe realized why he wasn't so gorgeous that he didn't have anything to say.

Uncle and his family are the only seedlings, there are no biological brothers and sisters, and the trace family has been passed down for several generations except for the grandfather and a younger sister. Her mother, Arisa, is also an only daughter, and some of her maternal ancestors are also distant relatives.

…… How can a creature like my sister communicate? Huh?

Three days later, Shinobu finally received the real season, and finally got rid of the fate of being beaten with adult cakes by Erina-sama with his bare hands.

Zhenji was as he expected, except for being a little tired after more than ten hours on the plane, there was really no other damage, which proved that he did not blindly believe in Uncle Jibe's character. Zhenji got out of the car and had the strength to show off the first-class cabin with him, and it didn't seem to be anything wrong.

Keigo didn't return to China together, but because school was about to start, he sent Maji back first.

Walking to the door, Shinobu remembered that there was still something he hadn't told Maki, "The Mogami lady next door just moved out the day before yesterday, and came to look for you before leaving." ”

"Huh? I'd like to come back and thank her for her soup tofu. "I didn't eat it." ”

"That's good, after leaving here," Shinobu analyzed rationally, "With such a large amount of rent to pay, this lady doesn't have to work so hard." ”

A few days before Kyoko Mogami left, he met an unexpected person in front of her door, and when he opened the door, the person seemed to be depressed and couldn't wait to tear off the mask. To be honest, Shinobu had seen this person a few times when he first moved here, but at that time he basically didn't show his full face.

This visual kei singer is really not at all attractive to the shinobu who likes Showa-era songs, but he has been in and out of movie theaters and bookstores all year round, and he must be familiar with these popular stars, if not as well-known as Tsuruga Ren, but he is also a rising star who has become popular quite quickly.

It should be called...... Not broken?

As long as he wanted to, the ninja who could turn his head extremely fast guessed several possibilities at the moment of opening the door. I don't know what happened to make this Mogami lady move away quickly, but when she came to find Maki, she looked like she was excited, so he didn't ask.

"I asked, she still works in the tumbler house, if you want to find her, you can go there."

Maybe it's because it's not completely lost, and although the two are quite fateful, after all, they've only met three times, so Zhenji didn't say anything more, but glanced at the ninja Yushi, and said with some sighs: "Yushi, your minister is quite cold." ”

Shinobu Shishi's brows jumped.

…… Traces?

Narcissistic pompous bag...... Oh no, confident and gorgeous...... Any one of them will do. But Leng Yan and Keigo of the Traces Department, as a senior good minister, was so good that he was reprimanded by the people of the Hiyue Dynasty as a great disciple of the Traces Department, and he couldn't agree with this adjective.

"I don't think so, you can ask Kenya, he also knows the traces."

Maki went back to charge the phone that he had forgotten at home that day, and found that there were several unread emails, Momoi May and Ryota Kase were nothing serious, and one was sent by his mother, Kiyokazu Umagaki.

From:Qinghe

"Are you alright? Erina says your phone is broken. The weather was very good today. ”

…… Of course Maki knew that the sun was big, because she was in London yesterday!

Maki sends an email to Umegaki Kiyowa every day, but this time it was cut off for several days, but fortunately, my sister solved it wisely.

Erina-sama goodjob!

Sure enough, he is worthy of being the head of the Patience and Meiyuan family, and he is so reliable.

After replying to the email, he then sent his doubts to Kenya Shinobu on the line, and soon received a large number of replies.

First, an animated expression of kneeling in horror.

From:Kenya

"Nani? Glamorous? Wow! Could it be that the Minister of the Ice Emperor has been replaced? Who squeezed that trace down!! No more!! Wow wow wow I can't help it, I really want to know!! Oh! No, just calm down. Could it be that Tezuka transferred to the Ice Emperor? The trace department cried and shouted with both hands to offer the position of minister?? It makes sense to think about it! …… Hey, everyone knows that he is a Tezuka cook, but I didn't expect it to be an advanced stage of cooking, and I feel distressed, and it's not easy to be an idiot these days. ”

Jinji silently turned off the screen.

…… Idiot?