"Brother、......

For the first time, the bright, precocious teenager didn't turn his head, or that he was running too fast and then crashed. Shuji Tsushima's face was still stained with a little tea that had been accidentally affected. It was cold in the morning, but he felt that the splashed skin had a hot aftertaste.

Yuma Ichinose snorted coldly and casually threw the empty teacup on the ground outside the corridor.

The enamel porcelain teacup fortunately fell in the grass and did not break, but only bounced up lightly and rolled a few times before slowly stopping in place.

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"Young Master You, Young Master You......"

Only then did the maids react and quickly put down their hands, turned around, bowed to Yu Tsushima, who was much younger than themselves, and buried the panic and tension on their faces in their chests.

"Is this your attitude towards your master?"

The boy's voice was always cold, and it sounded like thunder overhead, startling the maids and trembling, and their scalps were numb as if they were crawling over them.

Especially the one who had just been poured tea on her head, and there were still a few pieces of tea residue hanging on her head and cheeks, but she didn't dare to say anything, and buried her head even lower with trepidation.

Everyone knows that the head of the family attaches great importance to Young Master Yuu, and he is the one who is most likely to become the next master of the Tsushima family. But, hasn't Young Master Keyou always hated his brothers at home, and he hasn't seen the two of them talk a few times...... But no matter what, if the other party is really angry, it is not just a simple matter of being fined.

These thoughts can only swirl in my head, and when I reach my mouth, I turn into a trembling voice.

"No, I'm very sorry, young master you, young master ......"

"It's in the way, it's in the way."

Ichinose Yuma didn't bother to listen to her defense, but just snorted disdainfully, and after leaving this sentence, he stepped over the tea stain and walked straight past them.

No one dared to speak anymore, and everyone closed their mouths tightly, feeling the cold sweat running down their cheeks and dripping onto the fabric on their knees.

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Yuma Ichinose finally stopped in front of Shuji Tsushima. The young man's petite body blocked the group of maids, and he looked down at Shuji Tsushima, who was sitting on the ground, his inky eyes with mixed emotions.

The little one was looking up at himself in astonishment, as if he hadn't reacted yet, and his stunned appearance reminded him of the little black rabbit he had raised in kindergarten.

Most of the rabbits in children's impressions are white, "Mr. White Rabbit" in Alice's dream adventure, "White Rabbit" in the ballad, and the black rabbit is not welcomed, huddled alone in the corner and gnawed grass.

No, no, this guy doesn't look like a rabbit at all, I think it's more like a cat. Ichinose Yuma thought to herself.

He closed his eyes, then slowly opened them.

"Hmph, my expression now is much better than the look of dying just now." Yuma Ichinose had a mocking chuckle on his face, as if he looked down on his weakness and hypocrisy.

"Don't laugh when you don't want to, and if you have to laugh, don't let people see it."

Shuji Tsushima was slightly stunned, and subconsciously raised his hand to touch his cheek, as if to confirm the slight increase in the corners of his mouth.

Immediately after, Yuma Ichinose squinted at the maids on the side.

“… Get this in order. ”

"Yes!"

They understood what it meant, 'This is the end of the matter, there will be no next time,' and they were relieved and quickly answered.

Relying on his identity card, Yuma Ichinose, who successfully played back the prestige, was also relieved in his heart. He didn't plan to make a big deal out of it, he just wanted to take the guy over there away.

"Hey, guy over there, don't sit stupidly, you're leaving."

"'Gone'? Where are you going?"

Seeing that the other party did not react, Ichinose Yuma scolded "stupid", and directly reached out and grabbed Tsushima Shuji's wrist and pulled him up from the ground.

Shuji Tsushima didn't resist, but quietly still pulled his wrist by Ichinose and walked towards the master's bedroom.

He stared at his brother's boyish side face for a long time, silent, as if thinking about something.

In those eyes, the light flickered and dimmed.

……

Knock knock, knock knock.

The sound of noisy footsteps came from far and near, and it seemed that the owner had no intention of lowering his voice.

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"It's noisy!"

Since the beginning, the system prompt has been ringing in my ears "Dididi", and Ichinose Yuma, who was so annoyed that he couldn't help but stop and scolded.

Trust is increasing and decreasing for a while, why does this guy have so many thoughts in his head - can't you turn off this damn beep!

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The ears finally quieted down, and Ichinose Yuma let out a sigh of relief, only to find that Shuji Tsushima on the side was staring at him, and only then did he realize that he had accidentally said something just now, and he couldn't help but be a little embarrassed.

“…… I'm not talking about you. By the way, you're a little master here, no matter what, right? Then take out a little bit of the young master's momentum, there is no need to ...... those people"

"Why did you come to help me?"

Shuji Tsushima interrupted Yuma's words directly, hanging his head, and his slightly long curly hair blocked his expression, obscure. The boy whispered,

"I've heard that my brother doesn't seem to like the other brothers very much, and you won't like my words either. What's more, you know, I'm just the most insignificant bastard. ”

"Huh? You're bastard......"

Ichinose Yuma was about to speak subconsciously, but when the words came to his mouth, he quickly bit his tongue and swallowed it back. He really didn't expect it, but when he dressed up the things before and after, his father's ignorance and the slackness of the servants all made sense.

But why do you want another illegitimate child to take back to your own family?

…… Isn't it to add a sense of crisis to 'me'?

Ichinose Yuma wanted to meet on the first day, and the middle-aged man who was called his father looked at him as if he were a work, and his scalp couldn't help but start to tingle.

"So, why did my brother come to help me?"

When you see a stray cat being bullied on the side of the road, you can't help but step forward to stop it. Ah, the analogy is a bit inappropriate. Yuma Ichinose complained in his heart.

"Why do you have so many problems? It's just that I'm in a bad mood and I'm not happy to watch them...... Isn't that a regular occurrence, and I'm disgusted by your hypocritical performances. ”

"Besides, no matter what, you have the surname 'Tsushima' now, that is the Tsushima family, and if my father knows about the shameful thing of 'the master was bullied by the maid', I will be in trouble if I am scolded together."

Ichinose Yuma said as he spoke, and the hand that was holding Shuji Tsushima was naturally about to let go, but he was held by the other party's backhand, and his slender and soft fingers gradually tightened, as if he didn't want to let him break free.

"Brother, what you said is a lie."

Shuji Tsushima suddenly raised his head, and there was no smile on his beautiful face, revealing the truth with an expressionless face.

He reveals a corner of his true side, and his hollow and deep eyes seem to be able to see through people's hearts and strip out the truest side of human nature.

Then he imitated the expression of unknown and smiled self-deprecatingly.

"My father doesn't care about me, I guess no one cares about me. Everybody knows. So, even if you sit idly by, you won't have any burden and trouble. ”

"So, tell me, my lord."

"Why did you choose to help me? A sudden surge of mercy? If that's the case, you might as well leave me alone after that. With your warning, they can't bully me anymore, and your compassion is satisfied. But why did you pull me away in the end? ”

“……”

Ichinose Yuma was stunned, her inky eyes flashing slightly.

The hallway fell silent, the air seemed to stop flowing, so thick as transparent asphalt that only the two could hear each other's breathing.

Shuji Tsushima was expecting his answer, but the other party was just silent. He was a little disappointed, and when he wanted to let go of his hand, Yuma Ichinose suddenly spoke.

The young man in dark featherweave had a muffled voice.

"Because...... There used to be people who pulled me like this and took me away from the place I hated. ”

didn't expect the other party to answer, Tsushima Shuji was slightly stunned. Yuma Ichinose didn't seem to notice his expression, just pursed his lips and continued.

When he was a child, he was always bullied by other children. But every time, my sister would run out like a hero and beat up the guy who bullied her; Then, the hand, which was not much older than himself, took his hand and led him home.

No matter what happens, she always has a warm and bright smile. It's as if she's there, so there's nothing to be afraid of.

Perhaps, as Shuji Tsushima said, he was just a sudden flood of sympathy. But more than that, just because he remembered himself and his sister.

"And at the time, you looked like you wished someone would pull you away."

…… Is that so?

Did I have such an expression at that time?

So, did you just pull me away?

A faint ray of light fell through the dark clouds of black oppression. Unconsciously, the crack in the sky became larger and larger like a torn veil, revealing the clear blue sky behind him.

The bright sunlight fell on Shuji Tsushima's face, and it was as vivid as a painting.

And for the first time, the beautiful eyes that lingered in gloom had light, shining in the sun, like a sea of stars.

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