As a general, she cannot be a good daughter of Kage.

She held her chin and murmured like this. She understood that it was a kind of folk tale to prevent children from coming home late. It was equivalent to the kind of "if you come home late, you will be eaten by the big bad wolf!" 'This type of story.

But this kind of story will arouse children's curiosity and put the cart before the horse. The three people just now are examples.

"But when the children came to ask me, I didn't expose it. Instead, I said that the 'Big Raccoon Monster' looks cute and likes to play pranks, but doesn't like to hurt people."

Xiaogong continued.

"...Does that mean it was you who instigated them to find that thing?"

She narrowed her eyes and asked speechlessly

"Eh hehe... I guess, they also believe that the 'big raccoon monster' is what I said."

Xiaogong smiled awkwardly.

"This kind of lie should not be continued, as it may bring them some hidden dangers in the future."

She thought for a while and finally expressed her understanding and opinions.

"...Maybe, but no matter what...it's not my turn to be the exposer, right? General?"

Xiao Gong lowered his eyes for a second after hearing this, and then raised his eyes to look at her again.

"..."

The general looked at the girl in front of him silently without answering.

"And besides the children, who among the rice wives can believe in the existence of the 'Big Raccoon Monster'? Perhaps many people will not pay attention to these things, only children, because they have the innocence that adults lack, and their parents Or maybe it’s just to prevent the children from running around, or other considerations.”

Xiao Gong turned around and walked towards the beach. His long legs walked lightly against each other. He stopped somewhere, squatted down and picked up a crab that had turned over, and let it stand on the sand again. He spoke while speaking.

That delicate profile fell into the general's sight... causing her to focus her eyes subconsciously.

"When I didn't know anything about it, I just said hastily that the 'big raccoon monster' doesn't exist!" something like that would probably harm them. "

Looking at the crabs gradually crawling into the sea, the girl's eyes were slightly lost in thought.

"Are you afraid of affecting your child's childhood?"

She also walked over, came to the girl's side and looked at the sea.

"Well, for children, as long as they believe and like it, it's not that important whether it's true or false."

The girl next to her stood up again, standing with her legs slightly crossed, and her arms raised behind her head to rest her head casually.

"Children's childhood is actually a very precious thing. It may be out of reach for us, and it may not matter to us, but for them, it is an indispensable treasure. Childhood is one of the factors that most easily affects a child's growth. Oh, General."

Xiao Gong looked at her again.

"Actually, I am the same. When I was a child, I had a lot of longings. Of course, I still have many dreams now, such as the 'fire diamond' that will spin and spit out colorful lights after being lit, and the 'fog spirit' that guides the confused people in the deep mountains. In short, there are many, many , I know these are all fake and don't exist, but I still want to believe that if someone says in front of me, "Don't be stupid, it doesn't exist," I will be very angry, throw stones at them, and make faces~ !”

Xiaogong puffed up his face and pretended to be angry, picked up a pebble and floated it toward the sea in conjunction with his words.

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The stone bounced flexibly on the sea surface a few times and finally sank.

"..."

She looked at the water patterns in the distance and then looked at the girl.

"Pfft~ Because it's really annoying, and I don't know how to read the atmosphere."

Then he smiled at her again.

"Having said that, it seems a bit childish to throw rocks and make faces."

she teased.

"Hehe~ That's right. Not to mention, I think these are the only ones suitable for dealing with those people."

Xiao Gong touched his head in embarrassment.

"In that case, you should also hate me. I just said something to those children that didn't reflect the atmosphere."

She thought about it and said it. At that time, she really didn't understand much about this. She just looked at it from her own point of view and didn't look at the atmosphere.

"Ah? No, no~! I didn't mean to blame you, and didn't I just say I don't blame you?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Gong immediately waved her hands in a panic, saying that she had no such thoughts, not at all. Her originally energetic little face showed a cute look of panic. How could she hate the General?

"Is it 'no' or...'dare not have'~?"

She couldn't help but chuckle when she saw this, and asked intentionally with a hint of teasing in her eyes.

"Well - it really doesn't happen~! No... I don't have it and I don't dare to have it~!"

Xiao Gong closed his eyes and defended her bravely.

"puff…"

Looking at the cute look of the girl, she couldn't help covering her lips with her hands and laughed softly. When she raised her hands, she also stretched her sleeves.

Chapter of Akijin ~ Time passes easily, life is like dew: Chapter 8 You are like fireworks

"……call."

After Xiaogong saw her smile, he quietly let go of his worries and curled his lips along with hers.

Scared to death!I thought the General was angry, but it seems he wasn't, but——

Looking at the smiling woman, she felt that her original nervous mood had calmed down. The general was not the type who was full of coercion. It turned out that the other party was very approachable. It was completely different from the rumors, but he was also right. Ah, this is not a formal occasion, maybe the other party has not shown his aura, but this kind of general is also very good.

"Ahem, but...even so, since you are the one who provoked the children, you should be responsible to the end. Keep an eye on them and don't put them in danger."

The general withdrew his smile slightly and warned her in a gentle tone.

"Well, don't worry...I will pay attention to their safety and protect them."

Moreover, she was the one who led the children there with the so-called 'weapons'. She had already agreed before, so there was no need to worry about the three of them getting lost.

"That's good...what happens after that? What are we going to do?"

The general felt a little relieved when he saw her answer, so he asked the next topic.

"Eh? After?"

Xiao Gong was stunned.

"Listen to Linghua, don't you still have something to do?"

she asked.

"Ah, that's right! You see, I forgot about it. Oops... I'm almost going back. The 'Naganohara Fireworks Festival' is right in front of me. There are indeed many things to be busy with."

Xiao Gong patted his forehead and sighed with some self-reproach, then glanced at the sky again, then moved his gaze back to the woman, and approached her with bright eyes.

"General, will you come too?"

The proposal that the girl was looking forward to.

"Me? My words..."

"Ah, are you busy for a moment? You're very busy, right?"

Xiao Gong asked intentionally.

"Huh, that's not the case. I happen to be free in the afternoon. If you don't mind, you can take me with you."

She thought about it and said to him.

It's not that she just has free time in the afternoon, but she is very free almost every day now... After all, Ying has taken over her original actions, and she is now as free as the eldest lady in the purdah.

"How could you dislike it?! No, no, no~! Wow... today is so unforgettable."

Xiao Gong clapped his hands happily and then took the initiative to hold her hand.

"—!"

Whoosh!

The next second she was pulled away by the girl so actively, and she was stunned for a moment.

"Wait a minute...where to go?"

She was passively held by the other party's hand, followed behind, and asked with some confusion.

"Of course I'm taking you to my house~? To the Naganohara Fireworks Shop."

The girl turned around and gave her a bright smile.

"..."

Okay... She really can't deal with this type of child, no... She feels that the girls around her have their own initiative, and... they are all 'initiatives' aimed at her, the kind of initiative that overwhelms her, Sigh... My personality is just like this, and I can't change it.

The general's hands are so soft!

Xiao Gong, who was walking in front and leading the way, felt so emotional at this moment that he intentionally and gently squeezed the delicate hand of the woman behind him.

"..."

Looking at Xiao Gong who was leading her away, the general lowered his eyes at the hand being held, and glanced at the back of the other person's head with a cute look.

"Naganohara——"

"Huh? Haha... call me Xiaogong~"

Xiao Gong turned around and answered with a smile.

"Yao, Yonomiya...is the Naganohara Fireworks Festival you mentioned the event used as the opening ceremony of the Akitsu Convention at night?"

she asked curiously.

The Naganohara Fireworks Festival was a very famous event for Inazuma, and it was considered a unique event, but... at this moment, its event was put together with another large event, which made her a little curious.

"Yeah... the fireworks festival was originally scheduled for a few days ago, but the Akitsu Festival and the fireworks festival are close in time, so they were simply held on the same day, and the opening of the Akitsu Festival happened to use fireworks, so we killed two birds with one stone. .”

As the saying goes, the happiness given to everyone is combined into one day, so that everyone can really put everything down tonight, relax, and enjoy one of Inazuma's grandest events together.

"rational…"

The general, who was still being pulled away by the opponent, now agreed.

"Haha, and the fireworks this time will last for half an hour. It's a big project. You can see it all at once!"

The girl's tone at this moment was very excited and proud. After all, she had been arranging the fireworks display and opening ceremony a month ago, and it will all happen tonight!

"..."