"Ayano, in the past month or so, the increase in your pupil power fluctuation is really not normal compared to before......"

Koji Mochizuki handed the report in his hand to Ayano Mochizuki, turned around and began to mix something in the test tube.

After the rift girl incident, "Mochizuki Ayase" fell asleep for some reason for quite some time.

During that period, Mochizuki Ayano's pupil power fluctuations were unprecedentedly stable, which also supported her to preside over many large-scale relieving operations one after another.

Recently, however, this pupil force has started a rather violent rally like stocks.

"Maybe it's because of the pressure at work lately, so your ability to control your pupil power has decreased compared to before. I think it is necessary for you to suspend the work of the ninth lesson and recuperate for more than a year......"

Koji Mochizuki turned around and pushed the liquid from the test tube in his hand into the syringe.

“…… If the Metropolitan Police Department is really too busy, the clan can transfer 'Che' back. ”

"No, patriarch, I'm fine...... Hiss ......"

Before she finished speaking, the syringe in Yasushi Mochizuki's hand had been gently pressed on her arm.

"You should know that although the injection of the 'Hundred Eyes Ghost's Culture Liquid' can temporarily suppress the fluctuation of pupil power, it will only make your body closer to 'that guy', which is just drinking to quench your thirst......"

The green liquid in the syringe is injected into Mochizuki Ayano's body little by little.

"Also, it's the day of the full moon soon, and at least on that day, you have to rest at home in peace."

Hearing Yasuji Mochizuki's earnest words, Ayano Mochizuki frowned and nodded slightly.

"Don't worry, patriarch, I will pay more attention and try not to use pupil power, and if the next measurement does not improve, I will officially apply for leave."

Pulling down her sleeves, Ayano Mochizuki got up and bowed to Koji Mochizuki in farewell.

Walking to the door of the laboratory, she muttered for a while, and she suddenly turned around and asked, "Patriarch, where is the place where the grievances are permanently contained?" It's true...... Can no one bring the resentment out of there? ”

"That's a top secret of the royal family, how can an old man like me know...... However, so far, there have been no cases of theft of resentment items that have been contained...... Why do you suddenly ask this? ”

Koji Mochizuki smiled slightly, and asked with concern as he packed up the equipment at hand.

"Nothing...... It's just that I'm a little curious about the secrets of the royal family for a while......"

Mochizuki Ayano shook her head slightly and was silent.

……

48 hours before the appearance of "The Gates of Hell".

Taito-ku, Kuramae Apartment.

In the evening, Sousuke Araki put his hands in his pockets and slowly stepped through the gate of the open-air parking lot.

After returning from the Saitama Spiritual Garden, he was depressed and refused the invitation of several people to dine together, and went straight back to the Kuramae apartment, where he had not returned for several days.

The five-story, 20-suite white apartment building was as white and dilapidated as ever, with not a single home lit.

The Skytree at the back of the apartment, as if to welcome him back, lit up from the bottom at the same moment, and the fire trees bloomed into the sky like silver flowers.

Leaning feebly on the steps of the doorway, staring blankly at the Skytree in the distance, Sosuke Araki lit a cigarette.

The smoky, dreamlike Skytree reminded him of the day he had just moved in, full of ambition.

It's just that things are already wrong.

"Uncle, are you sad?"

A childish child's voice woke up the sluggish Sousuke Araki.

He turned his head in surprise.

On the steps beside him, at some point, next to him sat a little girl about six or seven years old, holding a leather ball.

She combed her playful watermelon head, her small face was fleshy, and her big innocent eyes looked up at Sousuke Araki curiously.

Is it a child from a nearby family?

"I didn't ...... Uncle is fine......"

Sousuke Araki extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand on the ground, smiling as kindly as he could.

"Then why, are you crying......"

Following the little girl's fleshy fingers, Sousuke Araki smacked his face.

His cheeks were filled with tears at some point.

"I'm sorry, uncle, it's just that I remembered a friend who went to a distant place......"

Messily slashing his face with his cuffs, Sousuke Araki forced a smile.

"Dad said that Ji Xiang's mother also went to a far away place...... Ji Xiang also cried at first, but then she stopped crying......"

The little girl sat beside him obediently, holding her fleshy cheeks in both hands, with a thoughtful expression.

"Yes, Ji Xiang's mother must also miss Ji Xiang from afar."

As if touched by the softness of the little girl's words, Sosuke Araki couldn't help but reach out and touch the top of the other party's head and comforted him softly.

Her mother must have passed away.

"yes, I really want to see my mother soon...... However, Ji Xiang is also very worried about his father alone......"

"By the way, where does Ji Xiang live, it's getting dark, if you don't go back, your father will look for you everywhere."

Looking at the sunset that completely ended in the horizon, Sosuke Araki suddenly remembered this question.

“…… Ji Xiang lives here, his father is out, and Ji Xiang is waiting for him at home......"

Just as Sousuke Araki was hesitant to call the police station to ask, the little girl turned and pointed into the dark hallway.

"Hello?"

Looking in the direction of her finger, it was Room 103 opposite Sousuke Araki.

Although I work night shifts for a long time, my life is reversed day and night, and I am used to not having the opportunity to meet my neighbors.

But that gloomy uncle who hasn't seen him for a long time and likes to peep through the crack in the door actually has such a lovely daughter?

Ahem, it must look like a mother.

"Smack."

The sound of something falling on the ground caught Sousuke Araki's attention.

Turning around, a man appeared in the parking lot at some point, looking at the two sitting on the steps with a pale face.

It was the uncle who lived in room 103 opposite Sosuke Araki.

He was wearing a pitch-black one-piece hoodie, and his whole body was tightly covered.

The plastic bag that fell at his feet scattered sacrificial items such as elf horses, snacks, incense sticks, and potted lanterns.

Ji Xiang ...... How do you ......"

Looking at the girl on the steps in a daze, the man looked confused and excited, and the sparkle in his eyes swelled in the dim light.

It seems that his daughter looks a little different from usual.

"Oh, Daddy's back......"

On top of the "groping hands" that had become stiff for some reason at the beginning, the little girl stood up and ran towards the short and fat man standing in the middle of the parking lot.

Her slightly clumsy back, in the dim light, seemed to bloom with a crystal white light.

"Ji Xiang, didn't Dad let you wait at home obediently......"

Seeing the little girl running towards him, the man was stunned for a moment, then squatted down and stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to hug his daughter who was running towards him.

The nervous appearance and careful movements are like the girl in front of her is a bubble that cannot be hugged and will disappear at any time.

"Dad has been gone for too long, Ji Xiang misses his father......"

As the two fathers and daughters embraced each other, the little girl in the man's arms began to bloom with holy fluorescence all over her body.

Ji Xiang ...... Wait, you're ......."

As if something unusual had been discovered, the man's voice began to tremble uncontrollably.

"No, don't ......"

"Mom, I'm here to pick up Ji Xiang...... Father...... Take care of yourself......"

“…… Ji Xiang!!! ”

Ji Xiang's small body, just like this, was in his father's arms, with his hands folded and a happy smile, like a big dandelion blown by the breeze, scattered into countless small white umbrellas, floating into the distance.

Looking at the scene in front of him, an inconspicuous fragment of his once happy life that was buried in the man's mind because he couldn't bear to remember it surfaced.

"Dad, Ji Xiang is in kindergarten today, and the teacher teaches flower language...... Guess what, what is the flower language of dandelion? ”

"Flower language, Dad is not good at this."

"Daddy is stupid! The teacher said that the flower language of dandelion is...... Oops, Ji Xiang also forgot ......"

The flower language of dandelion is "love that can't stay".