Ke Xue: I have a knife, and you still dare to fight me?

She was a little unsure of herself, but that didn't stop her from being stubborn: "I didn't, you misheard me, Mr. Gossipy Kurokawa."

"is it?"

Kurokawasaki Tsuki took a sip of her sweet drink and spoke quietly.

“I clearly heard you call Kurokawa-nii (older brother Kurokawa).”

"I absolutely did not call you brother!"

"Oh? So someone called my name."

Kurokawasaki Tsuki leaned closer.

Ai Haibara immediately lost her temper.

Her previous leisurely demeanor vanished instantly, her change of expression as swift as that of a certain young lady.

"Yes, yes, I shouted, so what?"

Kurokawasaki Tsuki sat back down in his chair.

He smiled faintly and said, "It's nothing, I was just worried you were having nightmares."

Seeing the concern in his eyes, Ai Haibara fell silent, the scene from her dream replaying in her mind.

In her dream, Kurokawasaki Tsuki was the one who reached out and pulled her out of the darkness. In reality, Kurokawasaki Tsuki not only pulled her out of the darkness, but also taught her to face and eliminate it.

She was struggling internally.

Seeing her like this, Kurokawa Saki thought to herself.

There is a play.

He wiped his mouth, stood up, and said gently.

"If you don't want to talk about it, I won't force you. It would be even better if it wasn't a nightmare. I hope you can sleep peacefully every night."

After saying that, he stood up and turned to leave.

Ai Haibara watched his retreating figure and lowered her head slightly.

Kurokawasaki had only taken one step when he heard Haibara Ai's voice coming from behind him.

"I dreamt about Gin."

Kurokawasaki Tsuki stopped in her tracks.

Heh heh heh, they tricked me out of it.

He turned to look at Ai Haibara.

The latter took a deep breath and continued, "I dreamt that I met Gin on the street, and he killed a lot of people."

As she spoke, she clenched her fist.

“He killed everyone I had contact with, including my sister.”

"So you were having nightmares after all?"

Kurokawa Tsuki came to her side and gently comforted her.

"Don't worry, people often say that dreams are the opposite of reality."

However, Ai Haibara's expression was strange, and then she shook her head slightly.

"I don't know if this counts as a nightmare."

"Huh? Why?"

"Because later, I dreamed..."

Ai Haibara stole a glance at Kurokawasaki Tsuki, and felt her face getting warm again.

What did you dream about?

"I dreamt that you chopped Gin into pieces."

Is that all? Kurokawasaki Tsuki thought she was dreaming of something else interesting.

So it turns out they were just targeting Gin.

Then, Kurokawa Saki smiled.

"It's not that big."

Kurokawasaki Tsuki's answer surprised Haibara Ai for a moment.

"what?"

“I’m saying, if Gin really dares to go on a killing spree like this, I won’t just tear him to pieces. That would be too big. I could just piece him together and make sure he comes back with a whole body. That’s not my style either.”

Ai Haibara was stunned.

Yes, how could it just be torn to pieces? It should have been chopped into mincemeat. It seems I was too kind to Gin in my dream.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki placed his hand on her head, which brought her back to her senses.

"However, I am still honored to be the guardian of your dreams. You can rest assured to entrust your future dreams to me. What is Gin? Ten of him stacked together would only become my dead souls."

Kurokawa Saki smiled and said, "Moreover, with your wisdom and talent, you shouldn't be bound by the organization. You could have become a ray of light piercing the darkness."

Ai Haibara was stunned again as soon as she came to her senses. In Kurokawasaki Tsuki, she seemed to see the figure of her older sister.

From childhood to adulthood, her older sister would always stand by her side in times of danger and comfort her when she was down.

Ai Haibara's eyes reddened, but she quickly covered them with her sleeve.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki gently stroked her head.

Soon, Ai Haibara lowered her sleeves.

She held back.

She didn't let the tears fall.

"Thank you."

"There's no need to be so polite with me. This was my own choice back then."

"No, no matter what, I owe you too much. Now, besides my sister, you are my only two family members."

Ai Haibara's expression was serious.

"There's a Chinese saying you probably know, since your Chinese seems to be quite good. It's called 'A teacher for a day is a father for life.'"

Kurokawasaki Tsuki nodded: "I didn't expect you to know that line too."

"Although I am a chemist, I do know a little about these things, although not much."

"By the way, I still know some simple Chinese words, like 'eat,' 'drink,' 'older sister,' and 'older brother,' although sometimes I might not be able to recall them right away."

Ai Haibara said "brother" heavily in slightly broken Chinese.

Judging from her eyes, she was clearly reminding Kurokawasaki Tsuki of the time she had taught her to pronounce her name incorrectly.

But this broken Chinese actually sounds kind of cute.

"He truly is a little genius, amazing!"

Kurokawasaki Tsuki made no comment on her reminder.

The corners of Huibara Ai's mouth curled up.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki withdrew her hand from her head.

Just accept it as soon as you see fit.

"Forget about the organization and all that. Just be a kid. Your task now is to finish your breakfast properly, rest for a while, and then come out and catch up on the lessons you missed yesterday."

"Hi, I got it."

Chapter 120 Maintaining a Prosperous State

After the breakfast in your stomach has been mostly digested.

Ai Haibara also came to the courtyard with a sword.

Kurokawa Saki still chose his Shusui to fight.

The two practiced together for a while.

Having learned from yesterday's experience, Ai Haibara clearly showed improvement in both offense and defense today.

Kawasaki Tsukiya continued to provide guidance with peace of mind.

Next, it's time to teach her the real techniques of killing.

She may not need it, but she must know how.

Aside from lunchtime, Ai Haibara spent the entire day receiving instruction from Tsuki Kurokawa.

Until the last rays of the setting sun quietly fell on their shoulders.

While the two were training intensely...

Vermouth, by sheer coincidence, ran into Amuro Tooru after he finished his work.

"Bourbon, no wonder Gin has a problem with you. You even have time to work outside during the intervals of your organizational work. You're really diligent."

Vermouth had a faint smile on her face.

Amuro Tooru also felt unlucky, wondering why he had to see this woman as soon as he got off work.

"I'm doing this to gather intelligence; isn't that working for the organization?"

"Is that so? Then I really misunderstood you."

Vermouth still had a faint smile on her face, and she raised her hand to look at her watch.

"It's almost dinner time, would you like to join me?"

Amuro Tooru was taken aback, a sense of doubt creeping into his heart.

He was speculating about Vermouth's motives.

What is going on here?

Has Gin gone crazy again, sending her to test me?

Just as Amuro Tooru was pondering.

Vermouth spoke again.

"What, you won't do me the honor?"

Amuro responded with a smile, "No, I'd be more than happy to."

Whatever your purpose, you'll find out when you get there.

He didn't think he had made any mistakes recently.

Since learning from his mistake at Kurokawasaki Tsuki's place, he has been extremely cautious in all his recent actions.

The two soon entered a rather upscale restaurant.

After taking the elevator to the upper floor.

Vermouth found a seat by the window first, and Amuro Tooru also sat down opposite her.

Faced with the menu handed to him by the waiter, Amuro Tooru gentlemanly gestured to the person opposite him.

"Lady first."

Vermouth smiled and took the menu. After glancing at it briefly, she made her choice: whichever was the most expensive.

When it was Amuro Tooru's turn, he glanced at the menu a few times and thought, "Whatever, I'll just order whatever's expensive."

Both of them had the same idea: since the organization would pay for it anyway, they could treat it as a team-building activity for the two of them.

soon.

They then began to enjoy the food.

After the final dessert was served, the two had almost finished eating.

Vermouth wiped her mouth and asked, "Is the food at this restaurant pretty good?"