You can feel the warmth of the sun and feel yourself surrounded by the fresh air of the morning.

I pinched my arm hard, and I could feel a clear pain.

That's right

“…… That's happiness. ”

In the quiet of the morning, in front of the window of his room, Asakami Fujino grabbed the forearm of his left hand with his right hand, sighed so quietly, and then closed his eyes as if he was very satisfied.

It was like a dream.

This is a relatively simple room, and the specific address is still on the fourth floor of the Jialantang office. After all, it is a commercial building, even if it is a discarded semi-finished product, the design direction from the beginning is according to the standards of a commercial building.

Therefore, the area and internal space of the office are quite large, and at least the standard treatment conditions such as including staff accommodation can still be guaranteed, and Asakami Fujino is enjoying such treatment.

Although the conditions are naturally far inferior to the privileged life in the Asagami family, she feels that this is the happiest time in her life in so many years.

Feel the morning air and feel alive.

It's just the fresh sunshine that illuminates the darkness in my heart.

I still remember that a long time ago, my young self once cut my palm while playing at home.

Borrowed things, fake things, fake things.

For some reason, a genuine item was mixed into those small cooking props, and the little girl who played with the delicate knife in her hand did not know when a deep wound was cut between her fingers.

With her palms flushed, she returned to her mother.

I remember that the mother first scolded her, then cried, and finally hugged her daughter tenderly.

"It hurts, doesn't it? Fujino, it won't hurt anymore when the injury is healed......"

The young mother said this as she bandaged her daughter with a white bandage.

But she didn't know that the reason why the young girl was crying was only because she felt joy because she was being held by her mother, but she had no way to understand what her mother was saying.

She didn't understand the meaning of the sentence.

Because she didn't feel pain even once.

……

……

Just as Asakami Fujino opened the door and walked out into the corridor outside, the door to the next room also happened to open.

Aozaki Orange yawned and walked out sleepy-eyed, still a little shaky in her steps

"Good morning, Fujino, woke up so early."

"Gui'an, Director Cangqi."

Asakami Fujino said softly, his movements, demeanor and expression and tone of voice well reflected the cultivation of the eldest lady.

"Just call me orange, you don't need to be so polite...... But then again, although it's a bit of an afterthought to mention this now, is that really good? ”

Aozaki Orange stretched hard and showed off her beautiful figure, but then she still looked like she couldn't lift her spirits. She squinted at the girl and yawned.

"What...... Meaning? Asakami Fujino seemed to be a little puzzled.

A meaningful smile appeared on Aosaki's face, and she said pointedly, "I mean, you're the eldest lady of the Asagami family, so you decided to stay with me so rashly, don't you need to get the consent of the family?" ”

“……”

“……”

There was a well-deserved silence.

"No problem, Miss Orange. I'm just a child that my mother brought with me when she remarried. All the father needs is the mother and the family's estate. ”

The girl has the smile of a standard lady on her face, and it feels impeccable as it was yesterday, but the emotions contained in it seem to be much more real.

"I'm afraid my father has already known about my continuous absences during this time, I have nowhere to go back, and I haven't even been to school once this week......"

She said in a very humble tone, obviously talking about such things, but there were no emotional ups and downs. Instead, it was as if she had figured out something, and there was a sense of relief.

Ahh

In order to be able to become a woman who is as chaste as her mother, in order to be able to be an honor student praised by her father, and to be able to become an ordinary child who is not suspected by anyone......

It's not for anyone else, but for the dream that I dream of and guard.

But it's over now.

She could feel the pain, and it would continue to hurt as long as the injuries were there. What a strong, definite proof of survival.

Asakami Fujino likes the feeling called pain. Because for her, who didn't feel alive, there was nothing else that would let her know the fact that she was alive.

As she has done every day so far.

"That's right, to be honest, I can't understand it......"

Aozaki Orange quietly listened to the girl's narration, she didn't say anything more, just sighed softly.

"Anyway, as long as it doesn't cause trouble, then it's up to you, I just hope you won't regret taking the initiative to enter this world in the future."

After all, she herself is the type to take the initiative to cut off ties with the family for some reason, and she still feels that the decision she made is the most correct in her life.

So in this matter, she is naturally more able to understand the other party's behavior and thoughts, so after confirming Asakami Fujino's determination, she will no longer express any opinions, and she has no reason to admonish and stop the other party.

Maybe it's true that there are always people who stand and talk without backache, and always feel that persuading others to return to the dire environment to suffer is the only way to reflect their noble character, but Aozaki Orange is not the kind of brain-dead.

In fact, if the original fate develops, Asakami Fujino's stepfather will also take advantage of that opportunity in the future and ask Jialantang and others to directly kill Asakami Fujino himself.

In this way, he can not only save his own reputation and his family's reputation, but also take the opportunity to eradicate Asakami Fujino, who is not his own daughter, killing two birds with one stone, why not?

So, Asakami Fujino just shook his head at this and said very reservedly, "I won't regret it, Miss Orange." ”

Then she seemed to think of something, "But can you tell me first, what is my daily work in the office?" ”

Although she does not regret the decision she made, it was always impulsive, and she only now realizes that she does not seem to have the corresponding employability skills.

Jialantang is nominally a firm in a normal society, and even the director is mainly engaged in the business of architectural designers, but this is only the surface.

Orange Aozaki mainly studies dolls, and as a magician, she will also be more or less involved in the realm of the dark world.

And not to mention anything else, just the superficial architectural design, there is no reason for Asakami Fujino to master the relevant skills! Liyuan Women's College is an aristocratic college, and there is no content in the construction industry, whether it is an elective subject or a compulsory subject.

She was suddenly worried that she wouldn't be able to handle the job ahead, so she wanted to see what the arrangement was.

“……”

“……”

"Well, to be honest, you're not an orthodox magician, you don't know a lot of things, and you haven't studied them systematically, so it's really a bit difficult."

Faced with this question, the woman, as the director of the firm, just shrugged her shoulders irresponsibly, saying that she didn't have any particularly good ideas for the time being.

"If you're starting from scratch, it's a bit of a mistake, but the best way to do that is to use your strengths as much as possible...... But you might as well talk to that guy about it, he knows more about MONOCULUS than I do. ”

“…… MONOCULUS? ”

As if subconsciously, Asakami Fujino stretched out a slender white palm and gently pressed it on his eyes.

"Yes, you may indeed ask him for advice on this...... Magicians are talented, your eyes are your talent, first master your ability and then talk about other things. Aozaki Orange turned and walked forward, as if casually.

"Well, I see...... But、But I mean at this time, Musiu...... Mr. Muxiu, is he up? ”

The girl hesitated slightly, followed, and then said so.

"There's no need to be called by such a serious honorific, that guy isn't anything...... Tsk, that's just as yours. ”

Aosaki Orange waved her hand, then rubbed her eyes as if she was sleepy.

"As for whether he got up or not, I don't know, after all, he doesn't live in the office...... It's just that by this time, he has generally come over. ”

Asakami Fujino didn't speak, just nodded slightly, because the topic was indeed a bit troublesome.

That one did look too young on the surface, and it didn't feel like it was appropriate to call it anything, and for the eldest lady Asakami Fujino, the act of calling her by her name seemed too rude, and she couldn't do it......

"But can you face him alone in your current mentality, after all, it happened before...... Embarrassing things? ”

Seeing the door of the living room appear at the end of the corridor in front of her, Aozaki Orange slowed down slightly and asked without looking back.

“……”

“……”

"Didn't you say it, it's just a misunderstanding, that ...... Me, the ......"

After a moment of unspeakable silence, the girl behind her turned her head in a panic, trying her best to pretend to be calm, but what she said was not very convincing.

Orange felt a little amused and helpless, sighed and shook his head.

She didn't say anything more, just walked to the door and reached out to grasp the doorknob, twisted it slightly, and found that the lock that had been put on before going to bed last night had now been opened.

Pushing open the door, the two entered the living room one after the other, and the first thing they saw was still the same scattered scene, and the bad habits of the older single young woman were undoubtedly revealed.

"Good morning Mu Xiujun, I came early today...... the orange magician first frowned, and then complained as a matter of course: "But don't you know how to clean up the living room when you have time?" It's too messy, isn't it? ”

"Miss Aosaki...... Well, and Miss Asagami, good morning. ”

Mu Xiu, who was looking at the scenery from the window, turned his head and responded with his usual greeting, and then couldn't help but raise his eyebrows after seeing Asakami Fujino, as if he felt a little surprised.

It's just that he didn't say anything, just lowered his head to look at the messy scene in the living room, and the corners of his mouth twitched

"But I'm really sorry for the chaos here, because I thought this kind of place was from your territory, Miss Aosaki, and I'm sorry that I don't have a sense of ownership at all......"

That's right, this is not his place, why should he clean it up?!

And this requirement is a little too inexplicable, what kind of thinking circuit can she take for granted to say such a thing?

"Aren't you an apprentice of Jialantang? Then of course it's time to do the chores. Aozaki Orange glared at him very dissatisfied, "And it's too rude to say something like this, it's okay, this is where you work." ”

"Hey, did the apprentice of Jialantang originally come to do chores, so is it too late for me to quit this office?" Mu Xiu was quite surprised by this.

"Okay, cut off a finger yourself." Aozaki Orange waved his hand quite magnificently, but the words he said were very underworld style.

"Poof......" Asakami Fujino, who was standing quietly next to him, finally couldn't help it, and suddenly laughed out loud.