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In a café near Ikebukuro West Exit Park, a young man and woman sit opposite each other by the window. The man has artist-like long black hair, neat and upright facial features, and a just right smile on his face, which is enough to give people a spring breeze-like warmth in this snowy sky. The only fly in the ointment is the pure black pupils, as if two beads carved from black marble are embedded in the jade. The girl, on the other hand, has short pale blonde hair and a delicate face that resembles God's most elaborate creation. She lay on the table, her slender fingers fiddling with the coffee spoon boredly, her slender eyelashes trembling slightly with the opening and closing of her eyelids, and the golden glimmer under the reflection of the street lamp outside the window.

It's a match made in heaven. This is the thinking of the onlookers.

"It seems that there have been people watching us since the beginning. Qin Yang put down the teacup and said.

"It's not because of you!" Mingzi replied angrily.

I should have thought that at this time and on this occasion, drinking tea alone with a man, and the other party looks good, and what's worse is that he always looks at you with a smile on his face.

Qin Yang, this is his name that Mingzi just heard from the other party. This rather oriental name explains the reason why the other party's English is awkward - this guy is not from the Far East, but from the Celestial Empire.

Qin Yang frowned and thought for a long time, as if he wanted to find out why the somewhat angry girl on the other side was angry, but he couldn't understand it, so he had to give up.

"But I still have to thank Miss Chiba for the black tea," Qin Yang smiled, "It tastes very good." ”

"That's why it's better to call me Mingzi...... め-い-ご (meigo), really, is this name so difficult to pronounce?" once again corrected the other party's overly formal title, Mingzi raised her head, trying to see a trace of embarrassment on the other party's face. Unfortunately, it was the right smile that responded to her.

"If you dare to come to Edo without a penny, you really underestimate this city. Mingzi turned her gaze away, trying not to make eye contact with those black eyes.

"I'm sorry......" Qin Yang scratched his head, "It happened suddenly, and I didn't have time to prepare these ......"

Not only did he bring a penny, but this guy didn't even have the most basic documents. Recalling Qin Yang's hesitant attitude when he asked about these things just now, Mingzi began to speculate about the other party's identity again. If this is the case, it can explain the current situation of the other party, but Mingzi can see the etiquette and habits of the upper class in the other party's speech and demeanor. This habit is not something that can be cultivated overnight, but only accumulated over the years by those who grew up in aristocratic families. This is one of the few things that Mingzi has learned from staying with Stymitake for so long.

In short, if you want to say that such a guy will be a smuggler, Mingzi will never believe it.

Probably a political refugee, right? After racking her brains, Mingzi used this vocabulary found in a social textbook to define the other party's sex.

"Then again, Qin, why did you come to the extreme east? Although there is no declaration of war, the Celestial Empire and UFN should be in a state of war. You've also said before that you're going to the Doge's Mansion or something...... It shouldn't be a tourist, right?" Mingzi asked, although she didn't hope that the other party would answer truthfully.

"Why?" As Mingzi expected, hearing this question, Qin Yang's gaze wandered away rarely, as if he was hesitating about something. Seeing the other party like this, Mingzi didn't want to ask anything more, so she had to try to find a new topic to ease the embarrassing atmosphere......

"I'm looking for an old friend. Just when Mingzi was about to give up, Qin Yang abruptly threw out an answer, an answer that made Mingzi stunned.

Unlike the gentle tone before, Mingzi could clearly feel a strong emotion in it, and although the speaker had deliberately hidden it, it was still uncontrollably revealed.

It was hatred, a hatred that could only be brewed by endless years.

After saying this, Qin Yang stopped talking, but continued to taste his black tea with that gentle expression. Mingzi looked at each other blankly, not knowing what words to use. For a moment, the two fell into a deep silence.

"Well, it's all in the past," someone finally broke the silence, but it was Qin Yang. He put the teacup aside, smiled and shook his head, "It's okay not to mention it, it's okay not to mention it...... Sorry, please have another drink. ”

Hearing this, Mingzi almost lost her breath.

Hey, because I'm in for a treat, can I just mess around?

complained unhappily, but Mingzi became more and more curious about the other party. How on earth can such feelings be brewed? When he said that he had visited his old friends in the Governor's Mansion before, did he mean the Governor of the Thousand Islands? If this is the case, then does he have to discuss this matter with his senior sister......

The so-called curiosity of a girl is such a thing that is difficult to turn off when activated.

However, the unexpected event interrupted Mingzi's thoughts.

"Ah......h Following the prestige, Mingzi saw a girl in a café uniform apologizing to several men, and some white shards, presumably teacups, were scattered all over the ground. The girl looked very faced, probably a new apprentice, and several men wore tacky gold embroidered shirts on a black background, the placket was open, and carp tattoos loomed under them, and several of them looked at the frightened waiter in front of them, and their faces were full of swagger.

"This customer, I'm really sorry," the store manager who rushed to hear the news also had a headache when he saw such a scene. It's not good to provoke anyone, why did you provoke these masters?

"Hey, you're the store manager?" the man in the lead looked the store manager up and down. He spoke fluent Sunrise Chinese, but the store manager, who was from the Far Eastern, reacted for a while.

In a country that has been occupied by UFN for more than a decade, cultures from across the ocean have long been deeply immersed in its soil, and even the Sunrise language, which has been spoken for thousands of years, has been replaced by English as the official language. However, the language was continued by the old nobles and gangsters of the empire. For these inherently no different ones, this is a nostalgia for the old empire and the glory that once belonged to it, as is the inheritance of other traditions. And, of course, the glory of his own past.

"Yes, yes, this guest, I'm really sorry......" the store manager responded sweatingly, "That's it, a few people will be free of charge this time, and the future visit will always be free, and the money for the clothes will also be compensated by the small store, what do you think?"

"Compensation? Then you don't have to, you're in a place like you, and you're not interested in coming. Unexpectedly, the leader refused. But before the store manager could breathe a sigh of relief, he bypassed the store manager and stopped the trainee who was being helped away by several other waiters.

"Well, that's all I have. He looked directly at the apprentice who was protected by several other people, and his eyes flashed with an ominous light, "It's only the trouble for this young lady to go back with me to help me wash my clothes." ”

"Hey, this customer!" the manager and the other male clerks tried to stop them, but they were stopped by several others.

"Tsk, gangster?" retracted her gaze from the pestering group, Mingzi held up her coffee to her lips and muttered quietly.

"Is this the so-called 'gangster'......" Qin Yang has been watching with interest, probably because he can't understand Sunrise's language, this guy doesn't know what's going on until now, "Although I don't understand it very well, but from the soul level, it's really a group of ugly and stupid guys." ”

The originally noisy shop suddenly fell silent. For a while, all eyes were converging on Mingzi's side.

Hey, big brother, can't you just whisper! Feeling the scorching gaze cast by several members of the gang, Mingzi cried bitterly in her heart. Qin Yang, who was at the center of the incident, sat there unconsciously, looking like he was fine.

"What are you talking about, stinky boy?" one of the gangsters asked aloud in awkward Japanese-English. For gangsters whose social status has plummeted. The word "despicable" is undoubtedly a taboo.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my English isn't too standard......" Qin Yang still had the originally gentle, but provocative smile at this moment: "I said, the soul of the monarch is really ugly." ”

By the way, insulting them in English is a taboo among taboos.