"Hashimoto Nana" is an orphan who relies on "Brother" for survival, with no other male relatives.
Plus, given his previous attitude.. he might have misunderstood something.
Oh.. right.
He hadn't noticed it when they weren't standing together—
Both of them had silver-haired green eyes.. was this too much of a coincidence?
She watched helplessly as Gin's brow twitched slightly, pulling the corners of his mouth into a subtle curve, his posture elegant as he revealed a lazy and mocking smile—
It was an absolute explosion of hormones—
However—
This was clearly the prelude to Zhenjun causing trouble!
Nani girl could not help but reveal a pleading look in his eyes.
QAQ Please let me go.
Gin's mouth twitched; he truly did not want to admit that he knew such an embarrassing fellow.
However, seeing Nana make such an expression, he turned serious as well, having no intention of continuing to play around.
After all, he would rather be misunderstood than risk causing him trouble by explaining, he didn't want to tease Nana too much.
Or rather, in this moment, Nana's actions seemed to overlap with someone else's.
Thinking of that person, the Silver-haired youth lost his interest in provoking them, he gave the two a faint glance. "I am his brother."
Whoosh—
Nana breathed a sigh of relief.
??
This was Niwang Yaji's inner monologue.
No way—?
The Silver-haired youth [male] barely managed to control his facial muscles, preventing himself from showing an embarrassed expression.
I.. I see.." He raised his right hand and twirled his small braid. "When Senpai saw you just now, she looked so surprised.. I thought..
Gin ignored Niwang's forced explanation, his gaze falling coldly upon their clasped hands.
Niwang's mouth twitched, thinking that today was truly an ill-fated day for everything, then he quickly let go.
He wanted to explain further, but then he heard the sweet, clear voice of the girl beside him: "I haven't seen Brother in so long that I was a bit surprised for a moment. He saw that my emotions were off and was comforting me."
He turned his head and gave the Silver-haired youth a smile, his voice sounding a bit guilty: "Besides, if we just hold hands, it's not like anything will happen.. right?"
"Right, Puri~" Niwang also couldn't help but laugh, drawing out the end of his sentence.
With his emotions fluctuating, his usual verbal tic, which he normally suppressed, slipped out in his relaxed state.
"Uh.." This was getting a bit awkward again.
"What.. did you say?" the Black-haired girl asked, her eyes filled with curiosity.
Niwang Yaji hurriedly changed the subject: "It's nothing. By the way, Senior, you should continue chatting with this gentleman.. I'll see you tomorrow."
Yeah." Nani waved his hand, "See you tomorrow, junior.
..
Watching the youth's receding figure, Nana finally could not help but burst into laughter.
Gin: ……
Are you ignoring me?
He turned his head, barely suppressing his laughter: "I'm.. I'm sorry, Zhenjun!"
He is truly.. so cute!
Gin: It seems you really have been ignoring me.
Actually, I've always known he has a verbal tic.. After the last mission ended, he came to find me, so I specifically looked into his background.." Although Nani girl stopped laughing, his eyes still shimmered with amusement. "I just wanted to see how long it would take before he lost control..
Gin: You're actually a natural-born manipulator, aren't you?
However—
The last Mission?" Gin's tone was cold. "It seems you two are quite well-acquainted.
Um—" Nana said guiltily, "I told you last time that he came to see me because he had something to attend to.. That matter has already been resolved.
And this time?
He came to me with another mission over a month later, asking me to help investigate his aunt's new boyfriend. He thinks that man is suspicious, but he can't find any evidence.
"He certainly has a lot of affairs.." Gin said with a half-smile.
“……” Nana hesitated for a moment before selling out his teammate: “Actually, it's fifty-fifty.. half of it is true, I really do have something to do.”
"The other half is because I want to pursue you," Gin added.
".." Nana smiled bashfully.
Are you planning on dating?
The Black-haired girl's cheerful expression gradually vanished because of this question, she fell silent: "I don't know.."
I think I do like him a little, but—" Nana blinked his eyes. "I really don't know..
She tilted her head, appearing relaxed. "In my mind, I'm refusing.. but, as expected, I still can't help but want to be like an ordinary girl."
It's just," Nana looked up at Gin, "I'll be graduating very soon.
The silver-haired youth gazed at his for a moment, then simply granted his wish by shifting the subject: "Where do you plan to go for university?"
The Black-haired girl fell silent.
Gin understood, frowning. "You don't plan on going to university?"
Nana bit his lip, his voice a little soft, "Anyway.. my grades aren't that good.."
So, what do you plan to do?
I'm thinking.. of looking for a Detective Agency to see if I can apply to be an assistant.
You actually just want to gain experience quickly, don't you?
Both.." Nana confessed, "Half of it is because I want to.. the other half is because my grades aren't good, so I don't want to waste any more time.
Gin said nothing.
Nana looked hesitantly at the only person he could trust in this world.
You know I've never wanted you to get dragged into this." Gin fell silent for a long while before speaking again, "But even if you seek revenge.. it doesn't mean your life should be nothing but revenge.
Going to university won't be a bad thing for you. Of course, gaining experience beforehand has its benefits as well," Gin concluded. "I won't interfere with your decision; decide for yourself. Whatever the outcome, it has nothing to do with me.
His words were exceptionally rational, also cruel.
Nana's eyes flickered slightly. He thought seriously for a long while before finally biting his lip softly, "Let me think about it."
..
Nana was not a person without opinions, but he was not a stubborn person either—whether that was a good thing or not was another matter.
After thinking about it for a few days, she also realized that his previous thoughts had been narrow-minded.
He still decided to work hard to get into university.
After all, she couldn't limit his entire future to a single "goal" of "becoming a Detective"—especially since whether that goal could even be achieved remained an unknown.
His life couldn't just be about revenge; she had to.. leave herself a way out.
Thinking this, although she knew it was the rational thing to do, a surge of guilt welled up in Nana's heart.
Even though Parents and Sister had both.. she was still only thinking of himself..
Only thinking of himself..
Having inadvertently fallen into a dead end of thought again, Nana snapped back to his senses, only to realize it was already evening—unwittingly, an entire day had slipped away.
He composed himself, feeling alert about his recent lack of focus.
Perhaps she was being too impatient—even though so much time had passed.
However, given his grades, getting into university was still a rather headache-inducing matter. After careful consideration, she decided to try for Rikkaidai—after all, it was her own school, there would be bonus points for internal promotion.
She suddenly realized that if it was Rikkaidai, it would be in Kanagawa.
In that case, it shouldn't be too far away—wait, what am I thinking!
Nana pursed his lips and buried his head in his arms.
Of course, this meant that in the coming days, this girl would have to tune out everything else in the world and focus solely on her textbooks.
Gin took the opportunity to suspend the daily training missions and monthly check-ups he had arranged, effectively granting her a "School Entrance Leave."
He was also incredibly busy there.
..
Gin had always felt that the structure of the Black Organization was quite mysterious.
For example, those miraculous research semi-finished products; for example, the various high-level members with their diverse personalities; for example, the undercover agents that were everywhere—
For example, those missions that are never scientifically scheduled.
To be honest, I was so bored out of my mind a while ago that when I proactively asked for a Mission, you told me to get some proper rest. Now that the Missions are piling up one after another, what on earth is going on?!
Working non-stop for so long, even with Gin's stamina, it was inevitable that he would find it a bit difficult to keep up.
When he finally had time to rest, he walked through the Black Organization's corridor with a low pressure, intending to pick out two subordinates.
If this situation arises again, he must learn to command remotely and balance work with rest, lest he die from overwork.
The Silver-haired youth had a cold expression on his face, his gaze fixed straight ahead, moving with extreme speed—no one could have imagined that he intended to finish his selection early so he could go home and sleep.
On the road, he encountered Vermouth leading two newcomers; Gin gave them a brief, indifferent glance; he didn't know them.
The Blonde-haired woman offered a perfect smile in greeting, Gin gave a nod in response before brushing past the three of them without breaking his stride.