Miyajima Sakura had no special memories of her uncle.
He had left home when she was very young, as if he had never existed in the family.
It wasn't until he visited recently that Miyajima Sakura recalled, oh, she had an uncle.
However, the family reunion brought little joy.
Even though her uncle had been away from home for so many years, the fact that her grandfather Kiichiro never mentioned his name in front of Sakura spoke volumes.
It was fine when she had no memory of this person, but after seeing her uncle again, Miyajima Sakura was somewhat confused and wanted to ask, but her grandfather stammered, completely unlike his usual forthright self. Finally, her mother told her,
Her uncle had made a mistake, so her grandfather had driven him out of the house.
As for what kind of mistake it was, Miyajima Sakura still didn't know.
However, from the first moment Miyajima Sakura saw Miyajima Sosaku, she knew he was definitely not a good person.
As the saying goes, judge a person by their eyes, whether in battle or in life.
Miyajima Sosaku's gaze made Miyajima Sakura very uncomfortable.
It was a cold, clammy look; even though they shared the same blood, Miyajima Sakura couldn't find a trace of 'kinship' in him.
Not close, even quite disgusted.
Just like now, just looking at him made Miyajima Sakura feel a sense of inexplicable… disgust.
Miyajima Sakura heard Miyajima Mr. So's voice clearly, and naturally understood what he was here for.
In fact, it's not just today.
For the past two weeks, Miyajima Mr. So has been coming to the door every two or three days, and the purpose is the same: "To ask for money."
The first time, grandfather Kiichiro impatiently gave him the amount he wanted—no small sum—and then sent him away.
But this approach not only failed to drive Miyajima Mr. So away, but also allowed him to taste the sweetness, and a few days later there was a second time.
That time, grandfather took up the wooden sword and drove him away.
Then, there was the third time.
The fourth time.
Speaking of which, this should be the fifth time, right?
Miyajima Sakura lowered her eyes to look at Miyajima Mr. So, the man who was her "uncle" by blood. Although he was too thin, he was a person with hands and feet. How could he not even be able to support himself?
Miyajima Sakura couldn't understand, so she didn't sympathize with this uncle at all.
But this uncle was like chewing gum, once he stuck, it was difficult to get rid of him easily.
Moreover, he was extremely shameless and became increasingly excessive.
After failing the second and third times, he chose to come in the middle of the night, disturbing the peace of the surrounding neighbors. Grandfather Kiichiro really couldn't save face, so he took out some money to give him again. What he didn't expect was that after only a few days, he would squander it all and come to ask for it again.
Miyajima Mr. So smiled at Miyajima Sakura, and there seemed to be some unknown desire in his cloudy eyes.
Not to brag, but Sakura believes that her courage is definitely not small, but she was still a little hairy from being stared at by such eyes.
"You!"
Miyajima Kiichiro also saw his granddaughter poking her head out on the second floor. He was shocked, and then raised the wooden sword in his hand as if facing a formidable enemy: "If you look again, don't blame this old man for breaking your bones one by one!" Then, he shouted upstairs: "Sakura, this is none of your business, close the curtains and don't say anything!"
Miyajima Sakura nodded blankly, and then didn't look at Miyajima Mr. So.
She left the window sill and sat down against the wall inside the house.
The window was not closed, so the sounds outside could still be heard clearly.
"Dad, I'm just greeting my niece."
"Shut up, you beast, do you think this old man has forgotten what you did before?"
"Heh—so Dad, you still remember. Then, if you don't agree to my request, aren't you afraid that your daughter and granddaughter, my good sister and good niece, will encounter some 'good things' for no reason? Sakura is just the right age, and Tsubaki has been lonely all these years, and hasn't been properly developed—"
Before he could finish his words, there was a cry of pain, "Ah! You old thing, you really dare to do it."
"Beast! As long as this old man has a breath left, I will never let you touch Tsubaki and Sakura!"
It was grandfather Kiichiro's rather stubborn and persistent voice.
"Old thing, I think you don't know what's good for you—ouch, ouch…"
After that, Miyajima Mr. So's voice was a little further away, probably because he was driven away by grandfather. But after only a little distance, he could still hear his unyielding roar: "Old thing, you don't even know how powerful I am now. I'll make you regret it. You're already old, do you still think you're young! I'll let you know today that you can't protect anything!"
"If you dare not leave, be careful I use Quick Blade Ichimonji!" Grandfather Kiichiro's voice was full of murderous intent.
Then, Miyajima Sakura couldn't hear Miyajima Mr. So's voice anymore.
"Knock knock," the door was knocked twice.
"Sakura?" It was her mother, Miyajima Tsubaki's inquiry.
"Yes, please come in."
Miyajima Sakura said, and she quickly stood up.
Then Miyajima Tsubaki opened the door and walked in gracefully, carrying a basin of tender red fruit.
"I went to buy some cherries for a long time, and they are all washed. Eat them as soon as possible," Tsubaki smiled kindly.
Sakura nodded and smiled: "Cherries… are not cheap, right?"
"That's why I said 'for a long time'." Miyajima Tsubaki blinked, and her always serious mother revealed some playfulness. She paused and then said: "Sakura, you don't have to worry. I and grandfather Kiichiro will take care of Mr. So's matter. You just need to do your own thing now."
Miyajima Sakura nodded and gently said "Okay."
No matter what, this is also a matter for "adults", and she is still a "high school student."
"Then eat them quickly," Miyajima Tsubaki said: "There's more downstairs."
When her mother left, she closed the door again.
Miyajima Sakura leaned against the wall again and sat down. It would be a lie to say that she was not affected by this kind of thing.
But Miyajima Sakura has always been a strong girl. She thought about it and decided to confide in someone. Ayaka is naturally the best candidate, but these days Ayaka has heard her say this kind of thing countless times. Sakura is a little embarrassed to bother her again, especially since today is a rare day off. She doesn't want Ayaka to be unhappy with her.
There is another reason…
She really wanted to talk to Kobayashi-kun.
This is an unprovoked desire, just wanting to hear Kobayashi-kun's voice is enough.
But in that case, wouldn't it be too much trouble for him?
Miyajima Sakura took out her phone and sent a message to Kobayashi-kun.
"Kobayashi-kun, are you busy?"
Soon, she received a reply.
"At the Skytree, does senpai need something?"
Skytree.
It is a famous tourist attraction in Tokyo.
Miyajima Sakura thought, is Kobayashi-kun going to see the scenery with Nanuo Student? It doesn't seem very ethical to disturb them at this time.
"No, it's nothing… I just wanted to ask Kobayashi-kun about two sword moves. Since you are not available for the time being, let's talk about it on Monday."
"Okay, see you on Monday."
Staring blankly at the phone screen for a long time, Miyajima Sakura sighed as if she was very helpless.
She also wanted to go out and play with Kobayashi-kun a little.
Miyajima Sakura didn't know why she had such emotions.
She hadn't had such thoughts at all before, but after hearing that Kobayashi-kun was at the Skytree, she suddenly envied Nanuo Student so much.
If only she were by Kobayashi-kun's side.
Then she wouldn't have to encounter these annoying things.
Miyajima Sakura thought to herself, then shook her head, and said in her heart, wouldn't that be escaping reality? Sakura, you can't do such cowardly things.
But, she really envied her.
Miyajima Sakura, as if extremely bored, twirled a cherry with her pale fingers, and then threw it into her mouth.
She wasn't in a hurry to bite it open.
Instead, she let the cherry roll around on her fragrant tongue, as if savoring its exquisite taste.
But in reality, Miyajima Sakura didn't taste the sweetness of the cherry, she was thinking about other things.
The rooftop that day.
And her recent dreams.
At that time, Nanuo Student... did she look to be in pain or happy?
With the memories and thoughts, Miyajima Sakura's tongue moved faster and faster, her fragrant tongue licking it over and over again, as if to wash the already clean cherry.
Then, like a flexible water snake, she wrapped the entire cherry around it.
The tip of her tongue carried a little bit of pressure, slightly squeezing the cherry.
Once, twice, three or four times.
Then, Miyajima Sakura's cheeks became redder and redder, redder and redder, redder and redder...
She was like she was in the rain, and her back was wet again.
Miyajima Tsubaki didn't leave immediately after closing the door, she faced away from her daughter's door, and then fell into silence.
Although she spoke lightly, in reality, only she herself knew that it was just to comfort her daughter and prevent her from thinking wildly. If she wanted to solve the difficulties, it would definitely not be an easy thing, at least she couldn't think of any way to do it now, and could only rely on her father's deterrence to hold on.
But...
Sigh.
Miyajima Tsubaki sighed, and didn't know when it would end.
She thought for a while, took out her phone from her back pocket, and then sent a text message to someone.
"I met another hateful person."
She used childish wording.
Miyajima Tsubaki couldn't say whether speaking in this tone was to better play the role of a high school student, but she simply wanted to... "be spoiled."
She had always been a recluse, and her relationship with the neighboring ladies wasn't too good.
She put all her heart into educating her daughter, and therefore her relationship with her daughter was extremely good, but even so, she couldn't complain to Sakura about many things.
And her father...
Although he was an elder, her father already carried a lot of pressure on his shoulders, and her father was already so old, and she wasn't young either, so she couldn't seek comfort like a little girl.
But the person on the other side of the phone was different.
He was just a "high school boy", and also thought she was just a "high school girl", and she could always complain to him about certain things that she couldn't say.
Miyajima Tsubaki didn't actually expect the little boy on the other end to reply.
The little boy's role for her was more like a tree hole that she could confide in, and the frequency of their communication was more inclined to... "fate."
But she didn't expect that the little boy replied so quickly today, Miyajima Tsubaki's first thought was that he must be very bored.
And the truth was as Miyajima Tsubaki had expected, the little boy on the other side was sitting on the subway with another little boy who lived across the street from his house, returning from the Skytree, and was very bored, even regretting that he hadn't brought the "Red ● Secret Scroll Mathematics 700 Questions" to grind experience, originally thinking that a senior sending a message could keep him company for a few words, but unexpectedly she immediately chose to disconnect. Perhaps it was because she was busy.
It wasn't that the little boy hated chatting with his traveling companion.
It was just that the boy traveling with him said "loli" in two out of three sentences, and "body shape" in eight out of ten words.
The little boy felt that not kicking him off the subway was already considered benevolent.
"Did you encounter something unhappy? Tell me about it and let me have fun."
Seeing such a reply, Miyajima Tsubaki was not angry, but smiled knowingly.
"A damned relative who wanted money came! We haven't been in contact for more than ten years, but they came up and asked my family for 100,000 yen!"
"Go up and give him a left front kick, right whip kick, left jab, remember, it must be a sneak attack."
Miyajima Tsubaki was even happier, she could hardly hold back her laughter, as if what he said had already happened. She thought for a while, and replied,
"Hit him in the eye socket!"
"More than that, attack him fiercely, attack him wherever he's vulnerable."
As someone who had been there, Miyajima Tsubaki certainly knew what part the little boy was talking about. But even so, she was still a little reserved and her face was hot when she talked about such vulgar words, but thinking of Miyajima Mr. So's face, and the "evil deeds" that made her father angry and Sakura helpless, and some of the bastard things he had done before, she gritted her teeth and typed the words.
"Yes! Kick him between the legs!!"
Anyway, the little boy on the other side didn't know who she was, so it didn't matter even if she said something out of line. Miyajima Tsubaki thought in her heart.
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The little boy first replied with a question mark, and then said: "I'm talking about the eyes, what are you talking about?"
Miyajima Tsubaki: ...
Eh?
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Then the little boy said again,
"Why are all the girls thinking about this kind of thing now?"
Miyajima Tsubaki: ... ... He's doing it on purpose!!
Hmph!
I'm not replying to you!
Miyajima Tsubaki angrily dimmed her phone screen and then put it back in her back pocket.
The anger didn't disappear.
It only transferred!
"Tsubaki."
Her father's slightly weak voice came from the stairs, and then he gently walked over and quietly asked, "Is Sakura okay?"
Looking at her father's hunched figure, Miyajima Tsubaki shook her head: "She's fine."
"That's good." Miyajima Kiichiro said, then sighed and slowly added, "That's good, indeed."
Her father was already very old.
Miyajima Tsubaki thought to herself, but she had never noticed he was already so old.
What can I do? Miyajima Tsubaki thought to herself.
"Don't worry, I'll handle this kind of thing." Miyajima Kiichiro said, as if forcing himself to be strong.
Miyajima Tsubaki could do nothing.
That night, she even had a terrible nightmare.
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