The only male protagonist in variety comics

The life force of Kazami Yuka resides in that sunflower. Although it has not reached the level of a monster, it is also an anomaly among plants.

With the golden and red light flowing in his eyes, Rito Yuki quickly got the answer. He hesitated for a moment as to whether he should let this flower, which was related to Kazami Yuuka and was bound to be connected, be handed over to Yui Furutekawa, and finally he made a decision. Made a choice

"We bought this flower."

With that said, Yuki Rito handed ten ten thousand yen banknotes to the old lady, causing Ishiroha and Furutegawa Yui to show incomprehensible expressions.

They didn't understand. Although this sunflower It's indeed special, but it's not as expensive as 100,000 yen, right?

But the old lady didn't show the same surprise as the two girls, but a different degree of hesitation.

"boy, you……"

"It is obviously a cold season, but as a result, countless flowers, even flowers that only bloom in spring or even summer, are in full bloom. This is the mutation of flowers. After the mutation of flowers, many research institutions have raised high prices. Buy flowers that bloom suddenly and use them for research, but those flowers wither very quickly soon after, and no one can research anything. Grandma, if this sunflower of yours has not withered until now, if it were sold to those research institutions, the profit would be much more than 100,000 yen. Why did you want to sell it at the price of an ordinary flower just now? Give us?"

Yuki Rito's words gradually made Ishiroha and Furutekawa Yui understand. Their eyes wandered back and forth between the sunflower in front of them and the shop owner's grandmother, with confusion, surprise and curiosity.

"……Because, grandma, I feel that I may have come into contact with some special existence unintentionally. Maybe it is an illusion. The girl who appeared next to you last time gave me a very special feeling, a feeling that can only last for a long time and with flowers. I can only feel the strangeness when I am with you... Anyway, I am old and dying, and I don't want to cause trouble to my family. Instead of selling this sunflower to a research institution in exchange for a sum of money, I will also attract people who don't know what is good or bad. It’s better to leave it in the hands of capable people than to pay more attention to it."

There is a saying that people become better with age. Yuki Rito feels that it applies to the old lady in front of him. If the discovery of the special feature of Kazami Yuka is the result of her long-term companionship with flowers, then the so-called"leave it to capable people""People" is another terrible judgment.

Yuki Rito took a deep look at the old woman in front of her who was indeed an ordinary person. After thinking for a moment, she asked

"Old man, have you ever heard of the Chinese?"

"……The Isshiki family used to be"

"I see."

Yuki Rito nodded clearly, picked up the sunflowers for Furutekawa Yui, took the girl's hand and turned to leave the flower shop.

But a long time ago, he felt helpless about the conversation between his grandmother and Yuki Rito. I understand. Ishiroha, who thought the two were playing riddles, didn't bother to take the time to eat the food that was almost completely cold on the small table. He grabbed his grandma's arm curiously and asked

"Is that sunflower really that special? Also, what was strange about that girl last time? What are the Chinese people?"

"I’m asking you so many questions at once. Grandma, I’m old and it’s hard for me to organize my thoughts to answer you."

""Grandma~"

Knowing that although the old man in front of him was old, he had a strong body and a clear mind, Ishiroyu acted coquettishly. He would never let grandma fool him with this topic and arouse such a strong curiosity in him. If he didn't answer his doubts, Ichiroha felt that he would not be able to sleep all night. The old man looked at his granddaughter with kindness in his eyes, stretched out his hand and gently stroked Ichiroha's hair, and his voice became distant, Seems like he's digging into his own memories

"The so-called Chinese are a very special class in our country. They are also a group of people that ordinary people cannot come into contact with or even hear about. Their ancestors are heroes of mankind, so they enjoy the treatment that the descendants of heroes should have. We are all the same. My family was once a hero, before I was born, but my elders made mistakes and did things they shouldn't have done, causing many innocent people to die. The heroes became sinners, and the honor of the Chinese nation was also lost. However, I am already very lucky, just being deprived of this level of identity."

Although grandma's words seemed to be explaining something, Ishiroha's curiosity was not only not satisfied, but instead became more intense, giving rise to more questions.

"Why a hero? What mistake did you make again? Also, do you know that the Chinese senior Yuki is not an ordinary person?"

"Because our ancestors participated in a very important war that only limited special people could participate in, and then died in the battle. I don’t know the specific mistakes they made. After all, I was not born at that time. As for your Is Yuuki-senpai an ordinary person... Maybe he is special, special beyond my imagination, or maybe he just knows a little more, or even the one from last time made me feel like a flower Girl, it’s just my illusion. Xiao Caiyu, don’t think too much, it’s time to eat"

"Hmm...Grandma is deliberately changing the subject again."

Yishi Iroyu, who still had not been able to get good answers to all the questions in her heart, let out a squeak, but it failed to change the situation. Instead, her grandmother began to change the topic more openly and said with a smile.

"Anyway, we made 100,000 yen today. This is the first time I have made so much money in one day. If Iroha has time later, grandma, can I take you out to play?"

"Well, there's always time"

"……always have? Today is the New Year"

"I don’t want to meet those so-called relatives and friends. I obviously haven’t had any other interactions with Ben in the past year. Why is my father so enthusiastic! Taking the initiative to get in front of those guys who have higher eyesight is just like deliberately trying to please!"

"Because... he wanted to regain what he had lost, but now, he was about to abandon even what he had."

The old man shook his head and sighed, saying nothing more.