In Bermod's view, Keiko Hatoyama is a very special person.
Although she came from a Japanese family that was still very traditional at the time, she was completely different from the women from the family that Belmod had seen before.
She doesn't give people a feeling of depression, nor does she have the kind of numbness and routine.
On the contrary, her personality is very lively, allowing Belmode to talk to her easily without worrying about those strange rules and etiquette.
At the same time, she also knows a lot of knowledge about Western countries. Whether it is literature or historical allusions, she can always pick up the topic of Belmode, even if she has never left Japan.
This made Belmode very happy, because no matter how talkative the ladies she had met before, they were completely unable to pick up the conversation as soon as she brought up these topics.
In the end, she would be the only one talking, while they sat there with confused eyes.
Therefore, after Belmode, who had been suppressed for a long time, discovered this, he immediately talked to her endlessly about all the interesting things he could think of at the time.
Keiko Hatoyama is special.
Belmode was extremely convinced of this, and at this moment, she swept away all her previous regrets.
She suddenly felt that her coming to Japan this time might not be a completely wrong decision. At least she met a friend who she got along well with.
They chatted heartily in this small room isolated from the severe cold, ranging from "the relationship between hemophilia in European royal families and Queen Victoria" to "why the United States did not include the lower class people in the process of revising laws and regulations when the United States was founded. participate"……
Neither of them knew at that time that a tragedy that would completely affect and change their future had quietly happened at this moment.
"Sister Keiko, are these the books you have read?"
Keiko Hatoyama took Belmode and opened a closet in the corner of the room, which contained a large number of books neatly placed.
Different from the brand-new books that Belmod often saw in the United States, which were specially used by the owner to fill the bookshelves, all the books in this wall cabinet have traces of being thumbed through. Among them are not only literary works, but also various books. Few were famous in society at that time.
"Well, because I rarely go out, so when I'm bored, I can only look for these books to read."
Hatoyama Keiko nodded, and at the same time, while Belmode was not paying attention, she quietly stuffed a certain love book on the top into a corner.
"It's amazing... If it were me, I wouldn't be able to read so many books no matter how boring I am." Belmod couldn't help but sigh.
"Hmm...I was like this at first, but after I became free to a certain extent, I naturally became able to take a look." Hatoyama Keiko replied with a smile.
"Miss!"
At this moment, the old housekeeper's voice sounded outside the room.
"What's wrong?" Hatoyama Keiko turned around, looked at the blurry figure of the old housekeeper outside the shoji door, and asked.
"I...have something important to tell you."
The old housekeeper seemed to be very anxious, and his tone was no longer as calm as before.
Obviously, what he wanted to tell Hatoyama Keiko was definitely a very important and urgent matter.
But he seemed to be worried about Belmod who was also in the room, so he didn't say it directly.
Hatoyama Keiko also clearly noticed what he meant. Without saying anything else, she quickly stepped forward and opened the shoji door.
In an instant, the cold air from outside rushed in again, and the snowflakes drifted into the room along the wind.
"It's Bai He..."
At the door of the room, the old housekeeper whispered quickly in Hatoyama Keiko's ear.
Belmod only vaguely heard the surname "White River".
I don't know what the old butler said, but Belmod noticed that the expression on Hatoyama Keiko's face changed drastically at this moment.
She subconsciously took two steps back and leaned against the shoji door. Her face, which was originally much fairer than ordinary people, was now even more pale.
"Miss?!"
The old housekeeper quickly tried to help her, but she raised her hand to stop him.
"Have you told your grandfather about this?"
"Not yet, the head of the family is still discussing important matters with the head of the Karasuma family..."
Hatoyama Keiko didn't say anything else. She just leaned against the shoji door. From her eyes, Belmod saw a very obvious emotion.
Confused.
There was completely uncontrollable panic in her eyes.
"Sister Keiko?" Belmod looked at her worriedly.
【What happened? 】
It seemed that it was her shout that brought back Hatoyama Keiko's consciousness. She suddenly turned her head to look at Belmod in the room, and barely smiled at her.
"Little Karasuma, I'm sorry, I have something to do and I have to go out for a while. You can stay in the room now, okay?"
After saying these words, Hatoyama Keiko left quickly, and behind her, the old housekeeper followed closely.
The two of them just walked away, leaving Belmode alone.
Numerous times later, Belmode imagined that if she had not chosen to follow impulsively at that time, would her future life have taken a completely different path?
But there are no ifs in life.
Perhaps it was out of the desire to help his new friend, or perhaps just because of the curiosity in his heart. In short, at that moment, Belmode chose to follow with almost no hesitation.
She quickly put on her boots that she had left at the door of the room, ran forward without saying a word, and caught up with Keiko Hatoyama and the old housekeeper in front of her.
As if hearing her voice, Hatoyama Keiko looked back at her.
"Sister Keiko, I also want to help." Facing her doubtful gaze, Belmode summoned up the courage to say.
This was actually a very childish and irresponsible statement, because she didn't even know what Keiko Hatoyama had encountered, so she said she wanted to help, without even considering whether she could do it.
Hatoyama Keiko just looked at her helplessly and opened her mouth, but in the end she said nothing.
The three of them left the Hatoyama Residence in such a hurry.
It was still snowing lightly in the sky, and the considerate old housekeeper seemed to have been prepared. He held a large umbrella and followed closely behind the two of them, blocking the snowflakes falling from the sky for them, while his own His body was wet.
Probably because she rarely went out, Hatoyama Keiko's physical strength seemed to be very poor, but she had only run a small distance and she was already breathing heavily.
Her chest rose and fell violently, and white mist continued to exhale from her mouth, but even so, she did not let her pace slow down at all, as if she could not slow down even for a moment.
Even so, this journey is actually not very far. It is actually only a few hundred meters away.
In just three or four minutes, the three of them arrived at their destination.
It was an old house surrounded by several police cars on a small road in the old town of Tokyo.
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(End of chapter)
