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【"well?"】

【"hehe?"】

【Faced with the astonished expression of Kousaka Kirino, Kousaka Yoshino, who has been a mother for many years, smiled proudly. Her still pale face was like a rabbit that had stolen food. The wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows stretched out in an instant. A sense of girlishness that had not been seen for many years came to life on her body. Judging from the gorgeous appearance of her daughter, it is conceivable that as a mother, she must have been a rare beauty when she was young.】

[“I should have never told you two, brother and sister, how did I know your father?”]

[Kousaka Yoshino reached out and stroked her daughter's hair, looking at her eyebrows and eyes that were very similar to hers when she was young, and said with some emotion. ]

[“My mother is not actually a native of Chiba, but a Kyoto native. She grew up in Kyoto from kindergarten to high school.”]

[“Then…Mom, how did you get to know Dad? I remember that since Dad’s grandfather, our great-grandfather’s generation, our family has always been born and raised in Chiba, but Kyoto is so far away from Chiba.”]

[“Well…it’s because of your father’s occupation.”]

[Before her mind fell into distant memories, after smoothing her daughter's messy hair, Kousaka Yoshino slowly withdrew her palm and placed it on the quilt, and spoke softly. ]

[“Your father had already become a policeman before he met your mother. One time, he was tracing the source of a drug trafficking case and followed the clues to Kyoto. After informing the local police station, he launched an investigation that lasted more than a month and finally determined the location and time of the drug dealer’s next transaction.”]

[“Your father and his men deployed their forces based on the intelligence they received and arrested drug dealers and buyers who were dealing drugs in a western restaurant—but something went terribly wrong.”]

[“What’s wrong?”]

[“The intelligence they received was wrong. There was a mole in the Kyoto Police Department who was secretly communicating with the drug dealer.”]

[“Eh? Doesn’t that mean…”]

[“No, the drug dealer and the buyer were finally caught.”]

[Kousaka Yoshino shook her head to deny her daughter's guess and spoke softly. ]

[“——Your father caught him alone.”]

[“At that time, your father had already suspected that there was a mole in the police station, so he didn’t trust those police officers completely.”]

[“While investigating with them, Daisuke also began to investigate privately, and even installed many bugs in various hidden corners of the police station. After the arrest operation meeting ended, your father found out from the bugs that the insider had tipped off the drug dealer, and then got the real time and place of the transaction through his own informant, and formulated a real arrest plan himself.”]

[“Did Dad do all these things alone?”]

[The slightly red eyes widened slightly, and the serious face of the father, which was already a little blurry in memory, appeared before his eyes. ]

[Kousaka Kirino was completely unable to connect the details in her mother's words, which could only be accomplished by a person with a delicate and cautious heart, with her father, who gave people the first impression of being "old-fashioned and conservative". She even suspected that this was a story made up by her mother under the blessing of a filter.]

[“Daisuke may seem very old-fashioned and unreasonable, but that’s just an appearance. He’s actually a very reasonable and thoughtful person. And as a policeman, he has strong observation and logical thinking skills… just like your brother.”]

[Here he paused, and Kousaka Yoshino's eyes became softer.]

[“Without any support, your father single-handedly arrested the drug dealer and the buyer who were doing the deal in a small restaurant that was not under intelligence. Not only did he catch them, but he also saved a high school girl who was working in the restaurant and was held hostage by the drug dealer at knifepoint. He completed the case very well.”]

[“That girl, is that you, mom?”]

[Kousaka Kirino, who had been observing her mother's expression, couldn't help but ask out of curiosity after hearing this.]

[“That’s right… the migrant worker girl who was rescued is me, your mother.”]

【“And that was also the first time I met your father.”】

[There is a warm light in the corners of Kousaka Yoshino's eyes, and her gaze is as soft as the flowers in spring, beautiful and fragrant. ]

[“I’m not bragging. When your mother was young, she was a famous beauty in Kyoto. There were so many boys who wanted to pursue me in school... The best evidence is you, Kirino. You have completely inherited your mother’s beauty when she was young.”]

[“But mom was also very proud and arrogant at that time. Before she met your dad, she had never been attracted to any boy.”]

[“So… Dad is your first love, Mom?”]

[Listening to her mother talking about the past before she met her father for the first time in front of her, Kousaka Kirino felt very curious and listened to this past attentively. ]

[“Ah? After all, what girl in that era would not be attracted to a prince charming who would lend a helping hand to you when you are in dire straits and save you from danger?”]

[“Your father passed away after solving this case. After graduating from high school, I immediately followed his footsteps and came to Chiba Prefecture. While working, I inquired about your father’s news. It took me about a year, and I finally found him.”]

[“There’s a saying that goes, when a boy chases a girl, there’s a mountain between them, but when a girl chases a boy, there’s only a piece of paper between them. Even a man as extraordinary as your father, under the pursuit of your mother, he only persisted for a year before surrendering and being held in the palm of your mother’s hand?”]

【"Dad... a strange man?"】

[Thinking of her father's fierce face, which was often mistaken for a gangster rather than a police officer, Kousaka Kirino's eyes twitched a few times, and she finally chose to remain silent about the lover filter that her mother had superimposed on her. ]

[But in a sense, this is not a lie. The men of the Kosaka family can indeed be said to be "strange men" to some extent, whether they are sons or fathers. ]

[“Then, in the second year that your father and I were together, your brother was born in your mother’s belly.”]

[Compared to her daughter's fair and tender skin, her youthful and wrinkled hands caressed her smooth belly.]

[It seems that the palm of her hand can feel the faint movement of the life that existed in her body more than 20 years ago through her current lower abdomen. The strong maternal glow permeates every inch of her face. The expression on Kousaka Yoshino's face is so gentle that it can almost melt steel into Luoshui. It is so beautiful that it takes your breath away.]

【Kousaka Kirino was stunned for a moment. At this moment, she began to believe what her mother had said before. Her mother must have been a rare beauty when she was young, otherwise she would not have such a dazzling charm at this age.】

[“And it was your mother who later chose this name for your brother on behalf of your distressed father. She took the character ‘介’ from your father’s name and added ‘京’ before it.”]

[“‘京’ is the Kyoto in Kyoto. It’s my mother’s hometown and the place where your father and I first met.”]

[“—‘Kyosuke’.”]

[She softly recited the name of this boy who once belonged to an ordinary person but is now regarded as a hero by countless people, her eyes filled with memories.]

[“If the first character of this name represents the story of a girl falling in love with a man who broke into her life at the most innocent age, then the second character represents a blessing and a wish.”]

[“I will let this child named ‘Kyosuke’ be born into this world. He will grow up slowly under the care of his mother and father, learn to laugh, learn to cry, and learn all the joys, sorrows, anger and happiness that one should experience in life. When he grows up, he will love others and be loved by others, and then spend his whole life experiencing love and pain.”]

[…At that time, I sincerely prayed that the child who received this name would inherit his father’s unshakable and firm will in the future and walk the same path as him. I hoped that he would walk on the right path throughout his life and his soul would shine like noble gold.]

[“I pray that the path this child walks on will be blessed by justice and fairness, that a bright and brilliant light like the sun’s halo will shine at the end of his path, that his future will be filled with light and hope, that hymns will accompany his life, and that even though he will inevitably experience hardships, he will be able to welcome a bright future at the end of his life.”]

[“‘Kousaka Kyousuke’… This is the name I gave this child, and it is also my wish for him.”]

[The sun shines into the room from the window due to the sun's tilt, covering Kousaka Yoshino with a light golden veil. The pollen emitted by the carnations in the vase on the bedside table sways like golden stardust under the light. Her words flow through every corner of the room like a hymn, soothing all the pain in the world.]

[At this moment, she is lying on the hospital bed with a kind of silent divinity. The holiness brought by her temperament and appearance is comparable to the "Madonna and Child" in Raphael's portrait of the Madonna. ]

[The Virgin Mary gently kissed the forehead of the Son of God in her arms. That kiss gave him the name he had when he came to the world, and also gave him a lifelong expectation. The light condensed into a ring on the dome, carrying the prayers of all things in the world for new life.]

Chiba Prefecture, Chiba Prefectural Chiba Benzun High School, Health Room.

"Kousaka... Kyousuke."

Kyosuke Kousaka gently pressed his hand on his left chest, feeling the clear beating of his heart inside.

Muttering the name that had been with him since he was born, he suddenly felt like crying.

Kyosuke Kousaka never thought that the name that he took for granted and occasionally complained about being a bit old-fashioned actually had such a meaning and story.

This name represents my parents' high expectations for me, as well as the silent messages that have never been spoken.

The names of all children are the first treasures they obtain when they are born into this world and are proof of the uniqueness of their lives.

Of course, except for weird names like "Epic King" and "Honor of Kings", or "Erkang" which are proof of game addiction and late stage of chuunibyou, or even obsession with Qiong Yao dramas, these are more like some kind of shameful curse than a blessing.

It was not until this moment today that Kyosuke Kousaka learned from his future mother through this mysterious light curtain what meaning his name carried.

It is a prayer poem from the distant past to the future, one of the most unforgettable magic spells in the world, connecting Kyosuke Kousaka to this world.

The world has been connected with him since then.

20. Chasing the Child Behind the Scenes in

[“Before Kyosuke was born, your father had always had great expectations for him, hoping that he would inherit his legacy and become an excellent police officer in the future. 151txt.com”]

[“…If dad knew what Kyousuke looks like now, he would probably be very happy, right?”]

[Speaking of this, the smile on Kousaka Kirino's lips gradually faded, and a layer of gray covered the depths of her clear eyes. ]

[“Kyosuke now is exactly like his father…both are such bastards.”]

【Looking at her daughter's resentment and anger that had not yet subsided, Kousaka Yoshino shook her head helplessly and sighed silently. 】

[“So didn’t mom tell you? That happened before Kyosuke was born.”]

[“After Kyosuke was born, your father changed. He no longer forced your brother to become a policeman... Every man is completely different before and after having a child. Even your father is no exception.”]

[“I still remember clearly that when your father took the newly born Kyosuke from the nurse’s arms, something in the depths of his always firm eyes went out, and it seemed as if something was born.”]

[Kousaka Yoshino recalled the day she gave birth. What she saw on that day was something she would never forget—]

[The tall and strong man took the crying baby boy wrapped in a white cloth from the nurse with trembling hands. His face, which was always strong and resolute, was dazed for the first time, and his eyes were fixed on the little life in his arms.]

[At this moment, his eyes could only focus on the soft life in his arms that had just been born into the world and was not even as big as his arm. He could no longer see anything else, and the emotions in his eyes were too complicated to describe.]

[It seemed as if something had quietly extinguished in the depths of Kousaka Daisuke's eyes, and something completely new had been reborn from the extinguished emotion, changing his heart.]

[But Kousaka Yoshino remembers very clearly that after that day, Kousaka Daisuke, who once said in front of her with a serious face and righteous words that he would let his son inherit his legacy and path, never mentioned a word about this matter again. ]

【“…Kirino.”】

[“You may think that your brother chose the police career because he was influenced by your father since he was a child, but that’s not the case.”]

[“On the contrary, the person who least wanted your brother to become a policeman was your father himself.”]

[“Eh? Dad… doesn’t want Kyousuke to become a policeman?”]

[This was completely beyond Kousaka Kirino's expectations, and she even wondered if she had heard it wrongly.]

[The man who puts responsibility and work above everything else would actually oppose his son inheriting his path? Shouldn't he be the happiest about this? ]

“This is true.”

【Kousaka Yoshino nodded slightly, confirming this statement.】

[“Before you were born, Kyosuke was influenced by Daisuke and kept saying at home that he wanted to be a policeman like his father when he grew up. He even imitated Daisuke in every move, whether it was his conversation or his habits. Some people said that Kyosuke was carved out of the leftover raw materials of Daisuke.”]

[“But Daisuke never supported him. Instead, he scolded Kyosuke harshly for this matter, telling him not to daydream like this. He scolded Kyosuke to tears several times. Later, whenever Kyosuke mentioned this matter again, Daisuke would hit him directly without even explaining. ”]

[“…As time went on, your brother never mentioned that he wanted to be a policeman again.”]

[“Why would Dad…?”]

[The past stories told by her mother completely broke the stereotyped impression that Kousaka Kirino had of her father, and she was stunned for a moment.]

[She has always believed that her brother chose the police profession because of his father's training and influence since childhood, but now her mother told her that the person who is most opposed to her brother inheriting this profession is none other than Kosaka Daisuke, who should be the most supportive of this.]

[Why? This question is the only thing that remains in Kousaka Kirino's mind now, and she has no other thoughts.]

[She suddenly realized that she seemed to have never understood her father, and even less understood Kousaka Kyosuke, who grew up with her. They should be the two closest people in the world, but she had never seen through them.]

[The originally clear impressions of them in their hearts are now covered with an opaque veil. One can see their outlines under the veil, but cannot see their true colors.]

【"because……"】

[Faced with her daughter's questioning, Kousaka Yoshino remained silent for the first time. ]

“Tell me, Mom!”

【"well……"】

[Looking at the pair of bright eyes that were firm and yet contained a hint of stubbornness, Kousaka Yoshino sighed for who knows how many times, her eyes were blurry and bitter.]

[“Because…your father doesn’t want your brother to become like him. He doesn’t want Kyousuke to become the second ‘Kousaka Daisuke’.”]

[“It may be hard to believe, but Daisuke has already shown this tendency since Kyousuke was born...especially after the birth of our second child, Kirino.”]

【“Daisuke… regretted becoming a policeman.”】

【“——”】

[With her moist lips opening and closing, Kousaka Kirino stared blankly at her mother, whose face was full of bitterness, and her mind went blank.]

[At this moment, she was certain of one thing—what she heard just now was not an illusion, there was definitely something wrong with her ears.]

[The man who takes work as his life, puts the public before his family, and takes responsibility as his top priority, Kosaka Daisuke, regrets becoming a policeman? Is the reason because of the birth of the two siblings? 】

[This sounds like a bizarre joke of the year, but it doesn't make people laugh at all. Instead, Kousaka Kirino feels blocked in her heart, as if some sour liquid is flowing out from a corner of her heart, blocking the blood vessels that circulate blood in her heart.]

[“Even though Daisuke never said it, I could see it all along.”]

[“After Kyousuke and Kirino were born, the police position that he once regarded as an honor became Daisuke’s biggest burden and constraint. While he was proud, he also extended pain.”]

[“Because while he is a policeman, he has also become a father... He is the father of you and Kyousuke.”]

【Om—】

[Kousaka Yoshino's words were like a heavy hammer, smashing all the gears in Kousaka Kirino's brain to pieces, and her mind completely stopped working at this moment.]

[“Daisuke has always been a very upright person, very kind, and very responsible... This is his greatest strength, but also the source of his pain.”]

[Before the dazed Kousaka Kirino could come to her senses, Kousaka Yoshino's gentle voice penetrated into her ears like a vine, and then invaded her body, wrapping around her whole body from the inside.]

[“Daisuke’s father, your grandfather was also a policeman. Daisuke was influenced and trained by him since he was a child, and he took it as his responsibility to become a policeman who petitions for the people. Daisuke lived up to your grandfather’s expectations and became a policeman full of justice. He always put the public before himself and was proud of his unwavering sense of responsibility and position.”]