"Wake up, hey, little ghost, wake up. ”

Bang bang.

Well?

The tingling and shaking sensation in my face kept irritating my lethargic head and forced me to open my eyes.

A figure in a cap dangled in front of me.

"Curry, curry, why are you here?"

Seeing this familiar face in front of me, I was a little confused.

"Didn't I get kidnapped and locked up in a warehouse? Where am I now?"

"You're awake. ”

Seeing that I woke up, Garriff happily patted me on the shoulder, and with a slight shake of the arm that tugged at my collar, he threw me on his back like a package, and carried me up.

I looked around and saw that there was a remote path in front of us.

On both sides of the road, the street lamps emit a faint yellow light, and there are only a few pedestrians, wandering not far away.

Cafes, bars, and restaurants are scattered around the path, but most of them are closed, leaving only a few bars, with the occasional wooden door opening to give off a bit of noise.

"What the hell is going on?"

"I overheard you being taken into a van, and I was afraid that you would accidentally plant it, so I came with you. Garriff didn't look back, and spoke rather casually as he walked.

"The next time I lie, remember to say it when I can't hear it. ”

I don't believe in Galriff's trick of a three-year-old.

I met by chance at the dessert shop, on the warship, in the park, and now even if I am kidnapped, he can "meet" me, except that this guy has been secretly following and stalking me, I can't think of any other possibility.

"I said, can't you pretend to be stupid, isn't there a saying in Japan called ......?"

"Stupid kids are loved. I couldn't help but roll my eyes.

"Yes, yes, that's it. Garriff patted his head and realized.

"If I had been stupid, you would only have seen my tombstone by now. ”

"Uh-huh~ Makes sense. Garrif thought for a moment, nodded first, and then objected: "I don't think your organization will leave you a tombstone." ”

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......" I almost choked to death by Griff's words, and I was depressed for a while, and I couldn't help but divert the topic: "So, you followed all the way to the warehouse, and then broke in and rescued me?"

"It didn't go that well. Garriff shook his head and chuckled: "Speaking of which, it's also your luck, I wanted to follow the kidnappers to the destination and fish you out, but I didn't expect that the gang to be thieves couldn't do it, so they found five identical vans and drove into the warehouse area together, which made me faint at once." Although I finally caught the driver of a car, the driver was so hard that I couldn't speak. ”

"And how did you end up finding me?"

"Gunshots. ”

"Gunshots?"

"yes, I was wandering around a large warehouse when I suddenly heard a gunshot, 'Bang!', which startled me. ”

Garriff reached out and made a gesture of shooting at my head, "And I'll follow the sound to you." ”

"Wait a minute...... I seem to have forgotten something......"

Listening to Garrifer's narration, I always felt as if I was missing a piece of my memory.

It seems that something I have forgotten.

"When you broke into the warehouse, who else was in the warehouse but me?"

"There are a lot of people, a group of children are sleeping on the ground in twos and threes, and there is a little girl facing these two men in sunglasses, waving daggers there, oh, by the way, you were lying behind that little girl, that little girl is desperately trying to protect you, two big men, I was so scared by her that I didn't dare to get close. ”

As he spoke, Garriff turned his head and winked at me, an ambiguous expression on his face.

"Little girl......? Did she tell you what her name was?"

"I told you, but I forgot. ”

"Huh?"

"Why do I remember her name, anyway, I guess I'll never see her again. Garriff said as a matter of course.

"Give me the name to remember, bastard. I couldn't help but feel angry and muttered something on his back.

Recently, my memory has been getting worse and worse.,It's just a short time ago.,My memory of being in the warehouse has become very vague.,I remember that woman clearly.,Why can't I remember the specific face?

"Hahaha, that kind of trivial matter, it doesn't matter. By the way, I have knocked out those two kidnappers and tied them up in the warehouse, and then I called the police, and when I saw the police coming, I quietly walked away, so you don't have to worry, but unfortunately, I couldn't get anything out of those two people's mouths. ”

"You didn't just kill those two guys? ”

"Please, I'm not a murderer. Hearing my words, Curry rolled her eyes just like me: "Besides, I want to relax in Japan, but I don't want to get into trouble with the police." ”

"Okay, what time is it?"

"What time is it? Garriff held out his left hand and showed me his Rolex.

"It's half past twelve?

"What's wrong?" said Galriff, startled by my sudden exclamation.

"I've got to call home quickly, or Ran will scold me to death!

As soon as I touched my waist, I realized that my phone was gone.

Damn, it can't be that I was taken by those kidnappers, right?

My phone has a special encryption function, and I don't worry about leaks, but the key problem is that I can't remember the number of the office and Xiaolan, and I can't call back without my phone.

Thinking of Xiaolan's cloudy face, I couldn't help but shiver.

"I didn't see the phone, I lost it, I lost it, it's a big deal to change it, you said Xiaolan, is the little girl from the detective agency?Eh~~ Good vision, you little ghost. ”

Garriff tilted his head and smiled at me shyly.

"Laugh at it, Xiaolan and I are not what you think, too lazy to explain to you. I glared at Garriff fiercely, a little deflated.

"Since you haven't seen your phone, you probably haven't taken my medicine, right? I asked weakly.

"Little bag? Oh, I see, but I didn't know it was your medicine, so I didn't care, is it a very important medicine? Can it cure your dwarfism?"

Hearing me say yes, Garriff couldn't help but get nervous.

"Fart, you're dwarfism, your whole family is dwarfism!"

I was about to be by this guy from Gregory, and I couldn't help but smack him on the head, then covered my face and sighed.

Offended two women at once, I'm afraid I'm going to be cold?

"Hahahaha, I'm the only one left in my family. Anyway, it's not a miracle drug, just buy a new one, what's the matter. There is one thing that I think is more important to us now. ”

"What?"

"It's a question of where we're going to sleep. ”

"Huh? Needless to say, of course they sent me home! ”

I suddenly thought of a question, it was already half past twelve in the middle of the night, and by this time, Uncle Maori was probably already drunk, and Xiaolan was probably counting Uncle Maori and tidying up the house.

If I go back to the office now, wouldn't I just hit the muzzle of the gun? Not long ago, I promised Xiaolan to go back early, and now I will break the agreement, Xiaolan will not ban my feet, right?

Hmm~~ If I don't go back today, and then tell Xiaolan that I was left at home by a friend for the night, won't Xiaolan be so angry?

It's the same as saying that the teacher will be angry if you are ten minutes late, but if you take half a day off, the teacher won't be angry.

Hawkers, my friend is so gracious, I can't excuse myself, my phone is out of battery, all this is force majeure.

Well, yes, I'm so witty.

"Go to your house. After my brain spin, I said to Garriff firmly.

"I'd love to entertain you, but I have to say that we probably can't go to where I live right now. ”

"Why?"

"Because we got lost, and then my phone ran out of battery and I didn't have any money on me. "Garriff's footsteps on my back came to an abrupt halt as his words fell.

“......”

It was only then that I realized that we had walked into a small alley ten times more remote than before, and there were no people around, not even dogs.

“...... It's really a great fate that you can live until now. ”

I wanted to get angry, but for some reason, I suddenly felt my heart tired.

Gallifer, this guy probably killed me, right?

Ever since I was a killer in the past, as long as I met him, nothing good would happen.

When you get into a drinking party, your shirt will get stained with red wine, when you squat and snipe, your target will suddenly change your itinerary, and when you follow someone, your shoes will suddenly fall off......

Anyway, every time I meet him, I'm sure I'm going to be unlucky.

"So, tonight, would you mind sleeping here for the night? There are no taxis in sight around here, and there is no way to stay in a hotel, so we can probably only spend the night here, and I can lend you my coat as a quilt! Of course, it is okay for two people to warm each other. ”

Garriff pointed to a remote corner of the alley and winked at me.

"Hey, little match girl, you let me sleep on the streets?! "I was halfway through my sentence when suddenly, a figure flashed out of the corner of my eye.

Although it was only a very vague figure, it felt very familiar to me.

"Keep up with that guy. I raised my hand and pointed my finger at the man.

"Huh? Why?"

"Would you like a hot soup?"

"Understood. Hearing that there was hot soup, Garriff went up without saying a word.

This guy is as innocent as a puppy sometimes.

As I drew closer to Garriff, the figure grew closer and closer.

With her curvaceous figure, clean school uniform, and the smell of perfume that can be smelled from ten meters away, there is no doubt that this is a high school girl.

Although it was only a temporary motivation for me to follow her, if she could lead us out of this complicated terrain, then we would undoubtedly be saved.

"I mean, what we're doing right now seems a bit trivial?" said Griff in a whisper as he followed the girl not far in front of him.

"I think...... I should...... Meet her. ”

The female high school student in front of me, although I haven't seen his front yet, but looking at her outfit, how I look at it feels familiar.

"Huh, take a closer look, isn't this the girl who protects you in the warehouse? Garriff touched his chin and smiled shyly again.

"I sympathize with you. ”

Being reminded by Garriff like this, my vague memory began to quickly become clearer, and the scenes in the warehouse began to pass in front of my eyes like a marquee, and I couldn't help but slap my thigh!

I see, no wonder I feel that the person in front of me is very familiar, isn't this Aki Tsukishima?

"Where did this girl go after you brought me out?" I whispered into Garriff's ear.

"I don't know, I didn't pay attention, I didn't care about her, I should have gone to cooperate with the police to make a record, right?" Garriff thought for a moment and smiled happily.

"Anyway, since we are acquaintances, it wouldn't be too much for us to ask her to invite us to a meal and arrange a place for us to live? ”

The more he talked, the happier Garriff became, couldn't help but whistle and rushed towards Aki Tsukishima's figure.

It seems that although we are not too far away, in fact, Aki Tsukishima is walking quite fast, and Garriff carries me on his back and follows me for ten minutes before finally catching up with Aki Tsukishima.

"Who are you, and why are you following me?"

It was not easy to catch up with Aki Tsukishima, and Garriff was about to reach out and pat Aki Tsukishima's shoulder, but Aki Tsukishima suddenly asked to stop, turned to Garriff and raised his eyebrows and asked, Garriff didn't control it, and almost kissed it.

"It's dangerous, it's dangerous. With his strong perseverance, Garriff stubbornly won the inertial effect, forcing his body to stop before touching Aki Tsukishima's body.

"Yo, chick, we're meeting again. Garriff whistled and said with a hippie smile, looking like a thug on the street looking for a beautiful woman to talk to.

"Who are you? I don't know you, do you have something to do with me?" Aki Tsukishima frowned, and the expression on his face was very cold.

"Huh, you don't know me, hey, hey, I just saved you in the warehouse! Don't be so ungrateful, okay?"

Garriff screamed as if he had encountered the greatest injustice in the world.

"Well, you're the ...... in the warehouse."

"Look at him, you don't remember me, you always remember him! You tried desperately to protect him!"

Garriff grabbed me, put his hands on my arms, and lifted me like a doll in front of Aki Tsukishima.

"Let go of me, bastard. ”

I won't forget that this woman had strangled me with one hand!

"Red eyes......" Aki Tsukishima stared into my eyes and muttered, then her eyes lit up, "Are you Taro?"

"Taro?" Garriff looked at me suspiciously.

"Sister Tsukishima, I'm Taro Urashima, let's meet again. Looking at Aki Tsukishima, whose eyes were shining, I laughed dryly and greeted her, while giving Garriff a look and motioning for him not to talk too much.

"Actually, we, ......"

......

"The Monastery of Santa Maria Maggiore?"

After explaining our predicament to Aki Tsukishima, Aki Tsukishima led us to the door of a monastery, and looking at the gate of the monastery, Garriff couldn't help but be surprised.

"You know here?"

"Ah~ You know, I'm Spanish. ”

"No, I don't know. ”

"There is a nun in this convent who is from Spain, and I am an old acquaintance of her, and I have known her since I was in Spain, so I have visited her twice since I came to Tokyo. ”

Garriff crouched down and lowered me, got up and looked at the convent doors, and said with emotion.

"I'm really sorry, I'm a part-time nun here, so I can only grieve you to stay here for one night, but there is still hot soup. Aki Tsukishima bowed slightly shyly to me and Galifory.

Nuns also have part-time jobs...... I glanced at Aki Tsukishima in surprise.

"How can I be wronged, when I come to this place, I will only feel kind. I didn't think you would be a nun here, it's really fate. Garriff looked at the carved cross on the monastery wall and sighed, "Maybe I have the potential to be a monk." ”

"Come in, then, with me. Aki Tsukishima nodded, took the key from his pocket, and opened the door to the monastery.

Squeak~

The old wooden door, with a tooth-aching sound, was slowly pushed open.

In the church, a ray of moonlight casts down the skylight, leaving a clear projection of the cross on the bluestone floor.

The walls are surrounded by stained glass painted with religious allusions, and at the very back of the lobby is a statue of the Virgin Mary.

In the empty church, a ray of light shone brightly, covering the statue of the Virgin Mary with a sacred veil, and the halo flowed, making Mary like a living person, and people could not help but have a trace of worship for this statue.

Garrif stepped forward, put a cross on his chest in front of the idol, and with a calm and peaceful look on his face, he whispered a foreign word.

I looked at Garriff with some confusion, completely unaware of what he was talking about.

"Mary, you are bathed in the grace of the Lord. The Lord is with you. Mary, Blessed Virgin Mary, I beseech you to pray to God on our deathbeds for us, sinners. Amen. ”

Aki Tsukishima also drew a cross, then crossed his fingers and silently said the prayer in Japanese, then turned to me and smiled slightly: "He just said Spanish, that's what I said." ”

"I see, Sister Tsukishima is so powerful, she even understands Spanish. I nodded, but I still didn't dare to take Aki Tsukishima lightly.

I don't know why, but I always feel that there is something different about her from when I met her in the warehouse before.

......

"Who's there?"

In the side door deep in the church, a dim light accompanied by the sound of footsteps slowly approached the lobby.

"Sister Jeska, it's me, Aki Tsukishima. Aki Tsukishima bowed slightly to the figure that was getting closer and closer: "I'm sorry to disturb you so late." ”

"Oh, it's Tsukishima-sama. Behind the portable oil lamp, a foreign nun who looked to be about sixty or seventy years old, with a deep eagle nose, slowly revealed her face: "Is there anything wrong with you staying in the church so late?"

"That's right, I have two friends who want to spend the night here today......"

"Friend?" the elderly nun followed Aki Tsukishima's gaze toward me and Garryfer.

"Yo, Sister Jeska, long time no see. Garriff greeted the old nun quite familiarly, "I'm sorry to disturb you today. ”

"It turned out to be Mr. Garrifer. The nun nodded, "It's not long, didn't you just come here a week ago?"

"Really?" Garriff fiddled with his cap, thought for a moment, and then gave up thinking.

"Sorry, forgot. Anyway, do you have anything to eat here now? My little friend and I are hungry. ”

"Hello nun grandma. Seeing the nun's eyes looking at me, I hurriedly greeted her.

The nun nodded slowly, and said to Galifor, "Although there is no good dinner, I still have milk bread here." ”

"And me and me!" Aki Tsukishima raised his hand and joined in: "I haven't eaten for a day either, please prepare me a piece of bread too!"

The nun nodded and said to us, "Come with me." So I slowly moved my steps and walked towards the innermost side door of the church, and Garriff carried me on his back and hurriedly followed with Aki Tsukishima.