Gin likes me?

How could the bond between me and Kurosawa Hotaru be simply described as love?

"How can I describe the bond between me and Big Sister as love~"

Looking at Uozuka Saburo with a smile, Kimura Ying blurted out words that choked Uozuka Saburo and made him stand still, his face full of embarrassment.

"You want to say that, Uozuka, because that's what you always say."

"Tsk."

He made an unhappy sound, but then Uozuka Saburo calmed down.

He had nothing to say, and Uozuka Saburo was too lazy to say anything that would only be regarded as stubbornness by Kimura Takashi.

"Well, I'm not denying anything about you. Compared to the relationship between you and Ms. Suzuki, or Ms. Hagiwara, you and Ms. Kurosawa have very different experiences."

Amid the smoke, Kimura Ying's eyes became brighter and brighter.

"If you are in a relationship with your other girlfriends now, then you and Ms. Kurosawa have already skipped this level of passionate relationship long ago."

"What do you mean?"

Looking at Kimura Takashi in confusion, Uozuka Saburo was a little overwhelmed by these words.

"What I mean is that what you said is right. The bond between you and Ms. Kurosawa really can't be described as love, because the way you two get along is already like an old married couple."

"Old couple or something... cough!"

He blushed for a moment, and after noticing that there was something wrong in Kimura Taka's eyes, Uozuka Saburo coughed lightly and felt that he should defend himself.

For some reason, even though he dared to admit in front of Kimura Taka that he, Suzuki Ayako, and Hagiwara Chisuga were boyfriend and girlfriend, Uozuka Saburo was a little embarrassed to express that he actually had different feelings for Kurosawa Hotaru.

"I think, Kimura, you are a little crazy..."

"Then let me ask you, if there is a man pestering Miss Kurosawa in the future, what will you do?"

"Kill him!"

"...I really like your straightforward answer."

The corners of his mouth twitched, and looking at Uozuka Saburo whose expression suddenly became fierce, Kimura Ying shook his head with amusement.

"But I understand what you're struggling with. It's just that you can't get over the change in your heart, and you're also worried about Miss Suzuki and the others."

"Unfortunately, I can't help you with these things for now. I can only take my time. Fortunately, we still have a lot of time to prepare."

"Phew, you're right. If we panic now, it won't be a good thing."

Taking a deep breath, Saburo Uozuka took the cigarette box that Kimura Takashi placed on the table and lit a cigarette for himself.

"From now on, your house can no longer be used as a base for us to meet, at least not until I figure out the general process of Big Sister's return to Neon."

"I see. Actually, most of our communication now is through mobile phones and emails. There is no action from Rum, so we are mainly focusing on daily training."

"Well, has the situation at the gate been completely stabilized?"

"Yes, he is now mainly helping Fuyuki Otogenkin. I heard that he is planning to buy a house in Tokyo recently."

"Well, that's a pretty quick change."

"right."

632: The fish grave is mine

"Hey, Big Sister, are you saying that Vermouth is back?"

Looking at Kurosawa Hotaru with some surprise, Uozuka Saburo put down the barbell in his hand.

After Kurosawa Hotaru came back, the biggest change in Uozuka Saburo's life was that the daily training time was extended according to the plan he had made.

After all, in Kurosawa Hotaru's opinion, training time is never enough. In order to increase the survival rate and reduce the chance of injury for herself and Saburo Uozuka in dangerous missions, they have to spend more energy on it.

Never think that your abilities are enough. When you are really in danger, there will not be so many possibilities to tell you.

This morning, Uozuka Saburo was woken up early by Kurosawa Hotaru for morning exercises. After more than half an hour of warm-up, he suddenly heard this news from Kurosawa Hotaru.

"Does she have any mission to return to Neon to do?"

His eyebrows wrinkled slightly. Although because he had performed a mission with Vermouth last time, and perhaps because he had saved her, Uozuka Saburo could feel that Vermouth's attitude towards him was much better than before, but this was not a reason for Uozuka Saburo to relax his vigilance against Vermouth.

Because of Vermouth's abilities and position in the organization, the tasks generally assigned to her are extremely important to the organization.

At this time, if Vermouth returns to Neon with a mission, no matter what it is, Uozuka Saburo will have to find out something.

"No, I'm just on vacation and want to come to Neon to have a look."

Shaking her head slightly, Kurosawa Hotaru did not tell Uozuka Saburo that Vermouth had already returned to Neon.

Although she followed Vermouth's advice, she had carefully observed Uozuka Saburo during her previous trip.

However, Kurosawa Hotaru did not notice anything wrong from this action.

No, you can’t say no.

While looking at Uozuka Saburo, Kurosawa Hotaru could also feel an indescribable sense of tranquility in his heart.

It was as if all the restlessness and murderous intent had been washed away, making everything seem extra ordinary, extra easy, and extra relaxed.

There is even a feeling of fullness that Kurosawa Hotaru cannot express, but it always fills Kurosawa Hotaru's heart.

It made her feel warm and indescribably comfortable.

But such a result alone was obviously not enough to satisfy Kurosawa Hotaru.

Apart from the feeling of fullness at the end, Kurosawa Hotaru and Uozuka Saburo also felt very relaxed when they were together before.

In response, Vermouth calmly told Kurosawa Hotaru that they could proceed to the next step of the plan.

So, this morning, Kurosawa Hotaru revealed Vermouth's actions to Uozuka Saburo.

"She's on vacation. She's on vacation and she's not in Magnesium. Why is she coming to Japan?"

He was a little confused, but having some understanding of Vermouth, Saburo Uozuka knew that she was not someone who liked to wander around.

If she really had time off, the woman would probably be lazily lying in a top-notch suite in a hotel, wearing comfortable yet seductive pajamas, holding a glass of red wine, curled up on the sofa and enjoying her own time.

"Are you here for the big sister after all, or do you have something hidden to do?"

A hint of doubt emerged in his mind, but Kurosawa Hotaru obviously did not give Uozuka Saburo a chance to ask further questions.

"Vermouth has asked me to do something today, so Uozuka, you don't have to accompany me today."

"Um, big sister, will you be back tonight?"

"Not necessarily, but it certainly won't end too early."

"Okay, I get it. I won't prepare dinner for you, Big Sister."

Picking up the barbell again, Saburo Uozuka continued his morning exercise.

"That's just in time for me to go out for drinks tonight, so I don't have to cook."

"Okay, be careful outside."

In a direction that Uozuka Saburo didn't see, Kurosawa Hotaru, who was wearing a sports short-sleeved shirt and sweating profusely, had her eyes flickering slightly and gave a warning in a flat tone.

"I know, big sister."

. . .

"Are we going to keep hiding like this, Vermouth?"

Frowning at Vermouth sitting opposite her, Kurosawa Hotaru was very dissatisfied with the fact that Vermouth had not yet told her the entire plan.

Thinking back carefully, I have been like a puppet during this period of time, being constantly manipulated by Vermouth and having completely lost my previous autonomy.

I was a little panicked.

"Well, this is a very good location I found. Xiaoying, I didn't do nothing during the days when you were playing with Uozuka-san."

In a rather luxurious private room, Vermouth picked up the chopsticks and gently picked up a piece of tuna, chewed it a few times and swallowed it.

"Mm, it tastes really good, Xiaoying, don't you want to have a good meal?"

"You dragged me around all day today, and even brought me to this restaurant near the evening, Vermouth. If you can't give me a perfect explanation, I will be angry even if it's you."

A pair of heroic almond-shaped eyes slowly narrowed, and looking at Vermouth sitting opposite him, Kurosawa Hotaru's tone became a little impolite.

"Explain. Of course I will give you a perfect explanation, Xiaoying."

Faced with the threat from Kurosawa Hotaru, Vermouth was not at all flustered.

After confirming that all the dishes had been served, Vermouth stood up and casually locked the door of the private room. Then, under the gaze of Kurosawa Hotaru, she slowly opened a small suitcase that she had retrieved from the locker earlier and took out the equipment inside.

"This is a long-distance surveillance device. What are you going to do with it?"

His eyes flickered as he saw the same equipment that he had used before, and Kurosawa Hotaru asked subconsciously.

"Let me explain it to you."

With a smile on her face, Vermouth methodically assembled the equipment and connected it to the power source. She then placed the long-range camera next to the window of the box. After adjusting the angle, she sat back in her seat and began to debug the surveillance footage on the computer.

"You know, Xiaoying, I spent half a day looking for the best angle for this box~"

"Good angle. What are you going to monitor from here?"

After watching the camera set up by Vermouth for a whole day, Kurosawa Hotaru did not immediately get up and go to Vermouth to watch the images on the screen.

"From this angle, you can see the top-notch private room in one of the few five-star membership-based high-end restaurants in Tokyo 400 meters away. Generally speaking, if you want to eat in that private room, you need to make a reservation in advance."

Without immediately answering Kurosawa Hotaru's words, Vermouth just adjusted the surveillance footage while smiling and talking about something that seemed unrelated to the topic.

"Even so, because of the excellent food taste, excellent service and high-end restaurant environment, the restaurant has become a symbol of status, and people are constantly booking this restaurant."

"However, even for such a popular restaurant, its top-notch private room has been vacant since a week ago. It no longer accepts any reservations, just waiting for today. Do you know why, Xiaoying~"

"do not know."

"Because today is the birthday of Suzuki Ayako, the major shareholder behind this restaurant and the eldest daughter of the Suzuki Group."

With the corners of her mouth raised, her finger tapped the enter key on the keyboard for the last time, and Vermouth looked up at Kurosawa Hotaru, whose expression changed slightly.

"So, Xiaoying, guess what, on her birthday today, Suzuki Ayako didn't stay in her own manor to celebrate with her parents and sister, but came out alone to this very private restaurant. What is she doing?"

"..."

Pursing her lips, Kurosawa Hotaru, who had realized something, did not speak immediately, but stood up and walked to the side of Vermouth very honestly, and fixed her eyes on the monitor that had been adjusted.

With the best viewing angle and professional instruments, Kurosawa Hotaru clearly saw who the man and woman appearing on the screen were.

From this moment on, the box fell into an eerie silence. Both Kurosawa Hotaru and Vermouth watched silently as Saburo Uozuka and Ayako Suzuki, who were talking and laughing on the screen and were perhaps having some intimate contact, left the box after enjoying the meal for two hours.

For two whole hours, Vermouth still found some energy to eat and drink some red wine, but Kurosawa Hotaru was like a stone sculpture, sitting there motionless, watching the two people on the screen until they disappeared.

"So, now, what do you think, Xiaoying."

A calm voice sounded in the box, awakening Kurosawa Hotaru's consciousness again.

She subconsciously opened her mouth to say something, but when Kurosawa Hotaru turned to look at Vermouth, she found that she didn't know what to say at all.

"I have no idea."

In the end, Kurosawa Hotaru, who had been silent for a long time, spoke out his true thoughts.

She really didn't know what her mood was now.

"But I can tell that the smile on Uozuka's face when he was with that woman was completely different from when he was with me."

Recalling the smile on Uozuka Saburo's face in the previous surveillance video, which had caused him a great shock, Kurosawa Hotaru's heart felt dazed.

Saburo Uozuka also loves to laugh when he is with her, and Kurosawa Hotaru also likes Saburo Uozuka's smile.

But Kurosawa Hotaru could feel that the smile he liked was different from the smile that Uozuka Saburo had shown to Suzuki Ayako before.

The degree is completely different, and that extra thing is something that Kurosawa Hotaru cannot understand.

"It's indeed different. That kind of thing is called sweetness, and it's called happiness."

With her eyes slowly narrowed, Vermouth kept a close eye on Kurosawa Hotaru's condition and said softly.

She just wanted to use this stimulation to help Kurosawa Hotaru understand her true feelings, but she didn't really want to force Kurosawa Hotaru, this emotionally dull and pitiful child, into a dead end.

"Happy?"

She raised her head dejectedly, and in the somewhat frightened eyes of Vermouth, Kurosawa Hotaru actually chuckled.

"Sure enough, Uozuka always brings me things that I cannot understand but deeply touch me."