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Kuroda: "…………"

He really is an idiot!

Kuroda pursed his lips, ignoring the fool, and continued to monitor Sagawa with his binoculars.

Sagawa hasn't left the house for the past few days, and for some reason, he has a feeling that Sagawa might be planning something big.

This made him both worried and excited, as if an opportunity was about to arrive.

But at such a crucial moment, Miura Yumiko brought the fool up the mountain, which made him somewhat dissatisfied. Moreover, over the past few days, he had also noticed that this girl who suddenly appeared here seemed a bit strange.

She never seemed to need to shower or do laundry; she would always be clean the next day. Moreover, her motives were questionable; she didn't seem to be there for revenge at all.

However, every time he wanted to question Miura Yumiko, she would think of her daughter's blonde hair in her memory.

'If her daughter hadn't had that accident, she'd be about this age now...'

Considering the various strange things that Miura Yumiko had shown before, he felt a little bit of inexplicable luck, so he just let Miura Yumiko do as she pleased.

As for fools...

He disliked idiots, especially idiots who called everyone they met "Dad" and "Mom." He disliked them intensely, even if the idiot had a very pitiful background.

He really liked that Akita dog. Although the dog was very old, he inexplicably felt an amazing vitality from it.

It was a vitality driven by a strong will to survive.

"Dad, what are you looking at?"

Just as he was deep in thought, the fool's voice startled him so much that he almost dropped his binoculars off the mountain.

"You rascal, don't just call other people 'dad'!"

Kuroda's face was grim, and he gripped the binoculars tightly in his hand. As a teacher for many years, he had an indescribable aura about him.

The fool was startled and took a step back, somewhat at a loss.

"Don't you know what 'father' and 'mother' mean?" Seeing the fool's cowardly appearance, Kuroda's anger flared up instantly: "Do you know that this is an insult to your own parents?"

"They risked their lives to save you, and you call everyone you meet 'Dad' and 'Mom'? How can you face them like this?!"

Kuroda got more and more carried away as he spoke, veins bulging on his forehead: "Someone like you shouldn't have been saved!"

The fool cried. He had never cried before. Usually, he would just smile foolishly at everyone he met. Even if someone threw stones at him, he would just stupidly cover his head and not dodge. He had never cried before, but this time he cried.

He cried and ran down the mountain.

Wang Wang Wang!

The Akita barked twice at Kuroda, then rushed into the tent with a speed that was not appropriate for its age, grabbed Miura Yumiko's trouser leg, and dragged her out of the room.

"Hey, what's wrong? The food will be ready soon... Don't bite me!"

Miura Yumiko was somewhat flustered as the Akita dog pulled her out of the tent. When she saw that only Kuroda was left on the mountaintop, her face immediately darkened.

"Where's the idiot?"

She stepped forward and questioned Kuroda. She knew that Kuroda had never liked the fool, but the fool was very clingy to her. Now that the fool had disappeared, something must have happened.

Seeing Miura Yumiko's angry expression, Kuroda, who was already emotionally agitated, seemed to see his deceased daughter in that instant.

In a hazy memory, the image of my daughter's obedient and sensible appearance appeared before my eyes.

"Dad, I got first place in the class this time!"

"Dad, how did you and Mom meet?"

"Dad, how do I solve this problem? Am I stupid?"

………………

Countless images flashed before his eyes, finally settling on the night his daughter was pulled from the water...

He broke down emotionally, covering his face tightly, tears streaming down his face through his fingers.

"I'm sorry, Motoko. I messed it up. I failed to protect you..."

"It's because Dad is useless..."

The cries echoed across the mountaintop. Miura Yumiko stood there, bewildered, never expecting that the usually calm Kuroda would suddenly break down emotionally.

If nothing unexpected happened, Kuroda's daughter should be the same age as her. Moreover, Kuroda said that his daughter also has blonde hair, and he has been subtly testing her in the past.

He must have thought of her as his daughter, right?

Yumiko Miura considers herself a very individualistic person, and she could never accept being treated as a substitute, but now...

She hesitated for a moment, then slowly placed her hand on Kuroda's shoulder and patted him gently.

"It's alright, Dad. I've never blamed you..."

Volume 1: Chapter 32 Miura Yumiko's Melancholy

Kuroda hid in the cabin. When he came to his senses, he seemed unable to accept his loss of composure and stayed inside the cabin, never to come out again.

Yumiko Miura sighed. She really couldn't blame Kuroda for what he was doing, so she placed the prepared food at the door.

"I've left the food at the door. I'm going to find the idiot now."

Kuroda gave a muffled reply from inside the room and then fell silent.

After tidying up a bit, Miura Yumiko took Akita and prepared to go down the mountain to find the idiot.

Yes, she named the Akita dog Akita, and it seems it quite likes the name.

She imitated the fool, placing Akita on her shoulders and starting to descend the mountain along the path.

"I didn't realize you were so small, but you're quite heavy!"

After walking only a few steps, Miura Yumiko felt that she had become arrogant.

Akita didn't look very big, but she felt like a stone was pressing on her shoulders. Although its soft body didn't make Miura Yumiko uncomfortable, the weight was simply too much for her to bear.

"Why don't you leave by yourself?"

Yumiko Miura stopped and looked at Akita.

The next second, she put Akita on the ground.

"Take care!"

After rubbing her shoulders, Miura Yumiko felt completely relaxed, as if she could fly.

But after taking only two steps, Miura Yumiko stopped again.

She turned her head, veins bulging on her forehead, and stared at Akita, whose limbs were trembling.

"Damn it, stop pretending! You were dragging me along really fast just now!"

Akita: "Woof woof woof!"

It looked completely innocent. When Miura Yumiko yelled at it, it simply knelt down on all fours and lay motionless on the ground, its bright and dim eyes staring at her melancholically, as if it couldn't understand what she was saying.

Miura Yuko: "…………"

This lazy dog!

Helpless, she had no choice but to pick it up, but this time she didn't put it on her shoulders but carried it with both hands as she walked along the mountain path.

The mountain road was very rugged, but Miura Yumiko had gotten used to it. She wasn't exactly flying, but she was at least much faster than when she first started.

"Fool!"

"Where are you, you idiot!"

"Time to eat, you idiot!"

…………

Miura Yumiko didn't know the idiot's name, or rather, no one in the whole village remembered what the idiot's name was. They just kept calling him "idiot," and eventually, "idiot" became his name.

Miura Yumiko was no exception. She had thought about giving the idiot a different nickname, since the name "idiot" was really too unpleasant. But every time she called him by that nickname, the idiot would be stunned and unable to react. So Miura Yumiko had no choice but to call him "idiot" as well.

Boom!

The sky flashed, followed by a loud bang.

"Is it going to rain?"

Yumiko Miura sighed and gave up on her search for the idiot.

She wasn't worried about the idiot's safety. The idiot's size was practically invincible in the village. Even that bastard Sagawa couldn't be a match for him. Besides, even though the idiot was stupid, he would still run away if he was really hurt. With those two long legs, no one could catch him.

"Get out of here, you useless idiot."

After giving Akita's mottled dog face a good rub, Miura Yumiko prepared to walk up the path.

She brought Akita along, intending to use it to find the idiot, but the silly dog ​​seemed not to understand her intentions at all. It just stayed in her arms and refused to move, not even wanting to walk. It was a complete hindrance and a useless dog.

Miura Yumiko struggled to carry Akita up the mountain. When they reached the halfway point, it started to rain, and it was a torrential downpour.

boom!

Lightning flashed by, followed by thunder, and large raindrops fell from the sky. In less than five seconds, it had turned into a downpour so heavy that it was impossible to open one's eyes.

“It’s raining so hard…”

Yumiko Miura hid under a tree, but the rain still splashed onto her face through the gaps in the leaves, making her very uncomfortable. She thought for a moment, adjusted her posture, and leaned her head back against the tree trunk. Then, under the watchful eye of Akita's resistant dog face, she picked it up and placed it on her head.

"That way, the rain won't get in."

Akita: "????"

I might not be human, but you're definitely a dog!

After struggling for a bit, it realized that Miura Yumiko had her hands firmly holding it to her head, so it quickly gave up struggling and instead tried its best to stretch its body to keep the rain off it.

"You mean Akita? Why did I have to go through all this..."

The sudden downpour soaked Miura Yumiko's blonde hair, which, which was usually full of vitality, now hung limply in front of her head, obscuring her eyes.

She seemed a little cold, loosened her grip on Akita's hand, brought her legs together, hugged her legs tightly with her hands, and buried her head in her hands.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Akita lost the support of her hands, and because she had lowered her head, it instinctively lunged forward. It was so frightened that it clung tightly to Miura Yumiko's head with all four limbs. Once it was stable, it barked twice in dissatisfaction.

Couldn't you have said something before letting go?

"I have a very loving pair of parents, and an older brother and sister. I can say I am very happy."

“I remember when I was in kindergarten, someone bullied me and made fun of my rough hair. When my older siblings found out, they blocked that brat at the door and wouldn’t let him go home until he apologized to me… At that moment, I really felt like a princess and my older siblings were my knights.”

Yumiko Miura spoke in a low voice, as if she were speaking to Akita, or perhaps to herself.

"Woooooooo..."

Akita seemed to sense Miura Yumiko's low mood, and after whimpering twice, he quietly lay on her head without making a sound, something seemed to flash in his bright and dark eyes.

"Time flies. I grew up under the care of my older brothers and sisters. Their almost doting care made me irritable. But actually I was very scared. I was afraid that after losing the protection of my older brothers and sisters, my inner weakness would be completely exposed."

"But thankfully, it seems that I wasn't exposed, and I successfully advanced to a good high school, Zongwu High School."

"I made some great friends at Soubu High School: the gentle Yui, the wise Hina, and the sunny Hayama."

"I was drawn to Hayama's confidence, which emanated from within, probably because I'm not a confident person myself..."

As she said this, she tightened her grip on her legs.

"Actually, I know he doesn't like me..."

"I've always known that I probably don't have much of a chance. When I was alone with Hayama, I could see his subtle resistance. After all, if you have even a little bit of affection for someone, you're unlikely to discuss legal issues with a girl, right?"

"I was just fooling myself..."

"Until that person appeared."

Akita twitched its nearly bald tail somewhat uneasily, as if it sensed a strange gaze, but the gaze quickly disappeared.

"That guy is a bastard, there's no doubt about it!"

Miura Yumiko's voice suddenly turned into a gritted-teeth tone.