“…… Yes. ”

After a moment of silence, the godfather reached out and wiped away the tears he had unconsciously shed, and his expression became flat again.

"Makes you laugh, Miss Morgan.

"I think there are probably some feelings that cannot be forgotten, which are still engraved in this body."

This is clearly not what a "barber" should say...... He had to rely on this sentence to solve the situation, which has proven his state of embarrassment.

According to the barber's thoughts, and general logic, Morgan should continue to ask "what do you have to do with Blue Song Robin" and "Why do you have the body of Blue Song Robin".

In this way, he can take advantage of the situation to reveal that he is a thief who used psionic energy to steal the identity and body of the Blue Song Robin, so he distances himself from Morgan.

But Morgan's reaction is not logical......

"That's enough."

Morgan put his hands behind his back and whispered word by word.

“…… What? ”

As smart as a godfather, it was difficult for him to understand Morgan's fleeting thoughts for a while.

Looking at the bird feathers curled up in his hair, Morgan's expression became gentle.

"I can know that he didn't forget me until he left...... That's enough. ”

"Enough—"

The godfather, who was known for his eloquence, became clumsy in front of Morgan.

Morgan, who was slightly taller than Russell, was only at the barber's shoulder.

She followed the barber so that he could smell the shampoo just by turning sideways.

When he smelled it, it seemed that some memory came to his mind.

The sensation made the barber feel a bit of a blow up deep in his skull...... He could even hear his own heartbeat and feel the veins above his temples throbbing vigorously.

As if I had smelled the same aroma somewhere......

I inexplicably remembered the light of the sunset, the warmth of the sun at noon, and the laughter in the early morning.

The creak of the swing, the immature smiling face that appears in front of me, the noise when two people sing with the same microphone.

That feeling of warmth is no illusion.

Finally, he couldn't deceive himself, suppressing the emotions that flowed like waking up...... His eyes were hot, and tears flowed down again.

"Okay......"

Morgan handed over a dark blue handkerchief a little helplessly: "Did I make you cry again?" Sorry, sorry......"

“…… Was he such a crybaby before? ”

As the actor's last obsession, the barber should at least refer to that identity as "he" and not "me".

He took the handkerchief and wiped away his tears.

Then he folded it up and put it in his pocket...... But only then did he think of something, and he paused to take it out.

But his arm was held down by Morgan.

"Keep a souvenir."

She whispered, "Crybabies always need it. ”

The barber nodded silently and withdrew his hand from his pocket.

"That's nice."

Morgan watched the barber comply, and smiled again.

She sighed, "It's like a date." ”

“…… Appointment? ”

"He never went out with me at night."

Morgan whispered, "The uncensored people in Downtown often come up and kill, rob, or kidnap people...... So my dad never let me go out at night before.

"Occasionally, I would look at the misty gray-white moon in the sky, thinking that he would fly to my window and take me to the moon."

When it comes to the many crimes committed by the Uncensored against Uptown, the Godfather is also silent.

Morgan paused and smiled, "But it's reasonable, after all, he's a weak bird."

"When I was in school, I didn't dare to tell others if I was bullied. They can only run to me and cry.

"I'm so tall, but my personality is so soft."

"It's really incompetent."

The barber lowered his eyes and his voice was low.

Morgan responded: "yes...... What an incompetent man.

"But it can't be helped. I've been protecting him since he was a child. ”

The two of them paced through the dimly lit freight lane, the only light being the light from the surrounding factories and the only sound being the roar of machinery.

"There is the sound of the tide in the sky."

"Hmm."

"I think that's better than moonshine."

“…… Tidal sound? ”

"yes."

Morgan looked up at the dim ocean currents that lay upside down above the dome.

The sun hadn't fully sunk yet, so it wasn't that dark. The sea in the afternoon is counted with the shadow cast by the floating city...... It happens to be ultramarine, too.

"You know, 'Morgan' is the name he gave me."

"Is that a code name?"

"Yes. Mor (sea) - Gen (birth). The meaning of the name is 'born in the sea'. ”

She looked at the sea above her with some melancholy and listened to the never-ending sound of the tide: "Because he always felt that the glazed song robin was the same color as the sea."

"That's the farthest distance from the sky, which means bad luck.

He told me that one day he might fall into the sea...... Hopefully I'll be born out of the sea then. ”

“…… What irresponsible words. ”

"Right. That's what I thought, too. ”

Morgan smiled softly: "How can I live alone." ”

She said, looking back at the barber.

At that moment, the barber felt as if his heart was being grabbed and grasped by something.

She wasn't looking at the "barber" or at the "godfather".

It's looking through his shell and looking at what's inside.

As if speaking to the Blue Song Robin, she whispered, "He has otherworldly talents......

"It's just a missing opportunity.

"Just a little more restrictive."

“…… Talent? ”

"Talent."

Morgan nodded: "He's a genius......

"He's actually a lot smarter than me. The reason why my grades are not as good as mine is because he deliberately controls his scores below me. Because he said he would have anything else...... He can sing, he can write songs, he throws darts that are always ten rings, and he can play yo-yos very coolly.

"The only clumsiness is probably that I can't play games. He is always very good at playing games and needs to let me take him.

"He didn't fight because he was very sincere and unselfish to people. He always had a lot of friends around him, unlike me...... I only have him. ”

The smile on Morgan's face faded: "I'm a selfish ghost.

"I guessed he was in control of the scores, so that I could agree with him to give up his studies and 'pursue his music dream'. But I didn't say it.

"I thought to myself, 'It's better for one person to go to college than for two people to have no money,' and convinced myself that this is his dream and he should be allowed to pursue it.

"But I know it's a lie...... Lie to my own words. He gave up his studies to support my education.

"The right words are – I'm willing to take on that hefty student loan with you, and we'll go to school together. It takes half a lifetime to pay it back, and then the remaining half a lifetime to live.

“…… But it was the momentary selfishness that made us what we are today. ”

She sighed silently.

Tears silently slipped down the corners of Morgan's eyes.

"I regret it."

Morgan said quietly: "My heart hurts like being bitten by a poisonous insect.

"If I had stopped him from becoming a singer then, wouldn't it be like this now?

"We can lie on the grass at home or school in the middle of the day. He could lie on my lap and I stroked his hair to lull him to sleep. Looking at his peaceful sleeping face, with the music he sang in his ears......"

Her eyes gradually cleared up with tears.

The voice that had been calm gradually collapsed: "I regret it so much......

"I regret it......"