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The next day, early morning.

Sera Shiho opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was the unfamiliar ceiling. good news.

This proves that he was not captured by that organization during the time he was in coma.

So, was he rescued by a kind person?

He vaguely remembered that before he fell to the ground and his consciousness fell into endless darkness, he indeed heard the sound of footsteps approaching from far away. Sera Shiho couldn't help but lamented his luck in his heart.

No, I can't continue to lie here.

Although yesterday's heavy rain could help eliminate a large part of her traces, if it was that organization, she had no doubt that the other party would be able to find her with the remaining clues.

Therefore, in order not to injure good-hearted people, she must leave immediately!

Thinking of this, regardless of the fatigue coming from his brain and body, Sera Shiho struggled to his feet and suddenly faced a sunflower that was shaking its head.

Looking around, he saw a circle of sunflowers surrounding the sofa chair where he was lying.

Sera Shiho:"……"

Well-meaning guy, but a bit of a badass.

He checked the clothes he was wearing and found that they were still the same ones he wore when he fled the base. He was wondering how his clothes could be so dry now that it rained so heavily yesterday and he was soaked all the way. Sera Shiho suddenly heard a curious voice The voice came from the front——

"you're awake?"

Looking up, a girl with blond hair and blue eyes stood more than one meter away and looked at her.

"Um……"

Rubbing his temples to help himself regain consciousness as soon as possible, Sera Shiho asked:"Did you save me yesterday? Thank you very much."

"It wasn't me, it was the store manager who brought you back. The girl shook her head, gestured to the young man who was typing on the keyboard behind the counter not far away, and said,"I only saw you after I came to work this morning." By the way, can I ask your name if it's convenient?"

"name……"

Sera Shiho jumped down from his chair, glanced at several books on a nearby bookshelf, and after a brief brainstorm, he replied:"Haibara Ai, my name is Haibara Ai.""

"Haibara Ai? The girl's eyes curved into crescent moons:"

Sister, my name is Kotobuki Tsumugi.""

Severa black lines hang down from Sera Shiho's forehead.

Who is a little girl who is a high school student who calls herself sister?

When I was your age, my sister and I were already studying for a doctorate in the country on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Huh!

Rolling her eyes, she rolled up her trousers that were too long after her figure changed from an adult to a primary school student, and then walked to the counter with her short legs:

"First of all, thank you for saving my life yesterday

"Then, can I ask if you noticed anything strange around here after you rescued me?"

"strange things……"Si Chen pretended to think:"You were lying like that in front of my store at that time, and there was no patrolling security robot to send you to the hospital. Does it count?"

"……"

That's because I deliberately avoided the patrol routes of the security robots and the surveillance connected to those robots, and from the time I fell to the time you found me, it was less than a minute!

"But what about this?"

Sera Shiho didn't make any impolite moves towards his benefactor, and asked patiently.

"That's gone. Of course, it's also possible that I didn't notice it."

Si Chen replied with certainty.

"This couldn't be better."

Muttered in a low voice, Sera Shiho said seriously:"Don't tell anyone about what you have seen me about, but if someone comes to you and asks you about me, don't hide it for me, tell the truth, in the academy In the city, those guys will try to exercise restraint."

"Who are those guys?"

"This is not something you should know"

"What about your name?"

"Haibara Ai." After giving the pseudonym he made up temporarily, Sera Shiho felt that Si Chen was a little curious, so he said sorry and walked directly to the door.

"Since according to you, someone may be following you now, isn't it obvious that you are attracting attention when you walk on the street wearing this outfit? Si Chen's voice came from behind:"

Also, although I don't know when you had your last meal yesterday, but even if you collapsed at my door immediately after eating, you should be hungry by now, right?" ?"

"……"

Sera Shiho wanted to reply angrily"I'm not hungry" and then strode out of the door, but her stomach had already given the answer before her -

Gu~~~

……

After a while.

I changed into children's clothes that fit my current physical characteristics.

After consuming the meat porridge with just the right temperature and consistency, he felt the gazes of Sichen and Kotobuki Tsumugi on him. After finishing the last bit of the remaining food in the bowl, Sera Shiho said,"That's it."

"Even if you still want it, I dare not give it to you anymore."

Si Chen glanced at the two empty bowls and four empty plates stacked together on the table.

Sera Shiho's face turned red.

Before escaping from that base, she had already been labeled a traitor. I was allowed to eat too much, and after escaping, I had to travel for several days in the heavy rain. In addition, the meat porridge and desserts tasted so good that I couldn't control myself.

"Would you like a cup of black tea? asked Kotobuki

Tsumugi on the side.

"No."

Touching his belly, Sera Shiho, who could clearly feel the feeling of fullness, shook his head.

"What about you, store manager?"

Seeing this, Qin Chui Tsumugi turned to Si Chen and asked

"Give me a drink."

Si Chen nodded, took the tea cup of the same style as the European royal family from Kotobuki Tsumugi's hand, and tasted it. After a certain eldest lady reaches the maximum part-time hours allowed by law for high school students in a month, the salary she can get is about He could only afford a cup of black tea.

He finally figured it out.

Unlike the other two employees Minami Kotori and Yamada Ryo, Miss Kotobuki Tsumugi really worked purely for the sake of working.

Even though most of his employees in this store There are not many places where she is needed. Who is a serious person who works part-time and brings his own tea sets, tea leaves and refreshments?

Opposite.

Finally, after taking a look at the warm and sunny atmosphere in the store, Sera Shiho knew that this was not something he could hope for. Taking a deep breath, she got up and walked out of the store.

When she reached the door, she suddenly stopped and looked at the ground outside through the transparent glass door. That was the place where she fainted last night, and then looked at Looking at the intersection dozens of meters away, considering the security situation in Academy City, there must be surveillance cameras in that place that can record everything within a hundred meters across the street.

"Store manager...is the surveillance camera at the intersection over there broken?"

Turning her head stiffly, she asked Si Chen with her last ten thousandth hope.

"Let's put it this way, even if all the surveillance cameras in Academy City are broken, the surveillance cameras in this street will not be broken."

Sichen replied while sipping tea.

After all, that was the"tacit understanding" between him and Alesita that had never been mentioned but both parties knew it well.

Sera Shiho:"……"