After stepping out of the tram, it was still some distance from Koda Kako's home, and in line with the idea that time is money, Li Lin directly stopped a taxi to deliver Koda Kako to her doorstep.

Kako Koda got out first, and Li Lin got out of the taxi after paying, and Kako Koda was still standing at the door of the house looking at the scenery inside her house.

At this time when the lights should be turned off and sleeping, the home is still kept brightly lit.

Li Lin, who is a person next to him, understands it, and Kako Koda, who is in it, also understands it.

"Hmph, what a stupid father, who gave up on being a shogi player before, but why did he come to me now?"

Although she was complaining and complaining, her tone was full of warmth.

It seems that this child has been untied, so his work for so long has not been in vain.

Now that this matter has been resolved, Li Lin feels that it is time for him to leave: "Then, it's not too late, it's time for me to leave, goodbye." ”

"Please wait a minute." Kako Koda stopped Li Lin.

When Li Lin stopped and looked at Koda Kako, she bowed 90 degrees directly: "Please allow me to express my gratitude to you again, I will never forget the few hours I spent with you." ”

"And I have also figured out that in the future, I must become a person like you, who can be strong in whatever I face, and even if I become tattered, I will still guard these bonds that are worth protecting, and show the way to others who are still on the lost path."

Looking at Kako Koda, who maintained a bowing posture and did not move, Li Lin couldn't help but smile, is this flower of hope finally about to bloom?

"Really? Then I'm looking forward to it. ”

After finishing speaking, Li Lin got into a taxi and left here, it's all this time, it is estimated that it is already more than two o'clock when he goes back to bed, it is better to go back early, there is still class to go tomorrow.

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Kako Koda's father was in a hurry.

Although since he asked Koda Kako to choose another path, Koda Kako often comes home late after school, but he didn't expect that 24 o'clock had passed, but Koda Kako still didn't come back.

Although he had already gone to school before, the school teacher said that Koda Kako left the school after school, and he hurriedly went to the police station to call the police, and then the police said that even if he disappeared, it was not time to file a case, and besides, it was only a few hours away, so there was no need to worry too much.

So, with helplessness, he returned home.

Sitting on the sofa, he kept reflecting on himself, maybe he did it wrong! He probably shouldn't have said that to that kid in the first place, right?

The other two children had already fallen asleep, and he couldn't sleep, so he turned on almost all the lights in the room.

Looking at the room, which glowed like a lighthouse on the sea in the middle of the night, a glimmer of hope rose in his heart.

Hopefully, Kako will be able to see the light and return home.

Perhaps it was Heaven that answered his prayers! As he waited anxiously, he heard a car pull up outside.

Who is it? Is it Kako?

He couldn't help but stand up, and when he walked out of the house, his restless heart finally calmed down, and Kako returned, and felt more mature.

There were two lamps standing at the gate of the courtyard in front of the house, and the lamps shed a golden light, which shone all over Koda Kako's body.

And she, standing outside the courtyard gate, looked in the direction of the departing car just now.

It was indeed Kako, Koda's father hurriedly walked out, he stood in front of Koda Kako, and said in an urgent and concerned tone: "Kako, where did you go at night, you must know that the people in the family are very worried about you." ”

According to Koda's father's memory, if he had used this tone in the past, Koda Kako would definitely leave here without answering his words.

And from today, everything is different.

Just as she thought she would leave without saying a word, Koda Kako spoke unexpectedly: "I'm sorry, Odosan." (Daddy)"

Well, Kako doesn't have a fever tonight, right?

Then he felt that Koda Kako did have a fever, and it burned very badly.

She raised her head, a pair of blue eyes expressed not indifference and confusion, but warmth and hope, there were obviously a few tears on the fair face, and there were still a few tears in her eyes, a pair of smiles made Koda's father can't help but recall the first time she and Kako's mother met.

I think that at the beginning, it was such a smile that completely conquered him.

Has this child finally grown up?

"I'm sorry, father, I won't, not now, and not in the future."

What happened? Why did this kid really change sex?

Koda's father was stunned: "Eh, is it? That's good. ”

"So, Odosan, I'm a little tired, go back and rest first."

Hearing her words, Koda's father subconsciously moved out of the way, while Koda Kako walked all the way home.

"That's right, Odosan." Kako Koda stopped.

"What's wrong? Kako? ”

"I'm not going to give up shogi."

"Huh? Why, Kako, you ......" Koda's father still felt that this path was really not good for her, and he really thought about her before he let him give up.

Before he could finish speaking, Koda Kako turned around: "Because I have decided to become a manga artist like Tanishita-kun, I will not give up shogi." ”

Saying that, she was a little nostalgic: "Because of shogi, I was able to meet him, so that I could understand that Odosan, you are the person worthy of my cherishment, and so that I could know the direction in which I am going." ”

Because of that comic book that Kankan was bound up, Kako Koda's life changed, so she wanted to become a cartoonist like Li Lin, guide other people, and let more helpless people find their way.

Art comes from life and feeds back into life.

Therefore, in her first work, she wanted to use shogi as the theme to link the bonds she depicted.

"For this reason, Odosan, I will need the help of you professional shogi players in the future!" Kako Koda winked playfully, and then she jumped into the house.

After listening to Kako's statement and looking at the back of her leaving, Koda's father finally sighed that this child had really grown up, and finally found himself as the target?

It's really thanks to the one in her words.

Well, Koda's father was suddenly stunned, and Kako called that Jun? Then say that the person is a man, and then combine the two of them to come back so late.

Wait, wait, bother wait.

"Wait, Kako, who is that Gushita-kun under your mouth? You are only a junior high school student now, and even if you have a dream, you should focus on your studies, and Ou Duosan will never agree to the relationship between the two of you. ”

……

Kako stopped, she turned her head and looked at Koda's father with a disgusted expression: "Odosan, you're so annoying!" ”

So that Koda Odo-san said that he was just expressing his relationship with the child, and he was hated like this, Koda Odo-san orz.

"Obviously, I came first, whether it was taking care of her, or pointing out the direction for her, I came first, cough (hateful)!" Koda Odosan's tone became fierce as he spoke: "It's all to blame that guy who doesn't know where to get out of a bastard, and I'll see you once in the future." ”

It is said that the father is the lover of his daughter's previous life, and Koda Odo-san is not going to ask for anything in the face of the bastard boy who doesn't know where he came from.

"Hey! I said it's noisy! Don't look at what time it is. When Koda Odo-san was distraught, his neighbor finally couldn't stand it anymore, so he came out of the window and angrily reprimanded Koda Odo-san.

"Ah, sorry, sorry."

This wave was very embarrassing, so Koda Odosan's resentment towards Li Lin, who he had never met, deepened.

Listening to the chaos outside, the corners of Koda Kako's mouth couldn't help but curl.

Tanishita-kun (Li Lin): Sooner or later, I will catch up with you.

After that, I am expressing my feelings for you to you.