Two days later.
After the turmoil in the F country branch was completely settled, Kawakami Tsumugi and Scotland embarked on their return trip - taking advantage of Belmod's private jet.
Regarding the question of whether the injury was healed or not, Kawakami and the doctor had a heated debate.
Kawakami lost when it came to the matter, but judging from the results, he won.
Because they successfully returned to Japan - according to the gentleman's wish, he wanted Kawakami to recover from his injuries before going back.
When Kawakami was negotiating with the gentleman, he gave his explanation:
Gin was busy and he was on vacation, which made him feel that a great opportunity was wasted; therefore, he must go back and take vacation under Gin's nose.
That gentleman... he had nothing to say.
Even if you want to go back, you can't stop me.
And no matter what, Kashasha is a senior member. Unless there is an emergency, that gentleman would not allow Kashasha to work while injured.
Therefore, he didn't say anything about this particularly embarrassing statement, such as asking him to share tasks with Gin.
Instead, Kashasha's request was approved.
At least Kashaxia brought Scotland back, which relieved some of Gin's burden.
In fact, it doesn't matter where Kawakami stays, but he still wants to go back.
Going back to be angry with Gin is one aspect, but he still has serious things to consider.
The main thing is that the F country branch's matter regarding Cognac has almost been dealt with, and everything is on the right track.
It would be awkward for him and two outsiders from Scotland to stay here - it would be uneconomical to further help with the task, and it would be jealous to stand back and do nothing.
What's more, Grenache seemed to have changed its gender. Not only did it stop being sarcastic towards him, it also sent him condolences, which scared Kawakami into thinking it was poisonous and quickly gave them to the doctor.
All in all, this long overseas mission is over.
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one year later.
"Kage-kun, come here quickly." Tsumugi Kawakami looked solemn, "I think it's going to die."
"what happened?"
Scotland leaned half out of the kitchen, where he was cleaning the range hood.
After a year, this once deserted house is filled with the smell of fireworks.
Kawakami was playing with the pot of pothos on the coffee table, "Do you think its leaves are a little yellow?"
Scotland glanced at the pothos, which was as lush and green as usual and growing gratifyingly.
Of course, this is not the one placed by the window when they first met. In fact, it has been repotted several times.
"Isn't this nice?"
"No, no, no, you can't look at the surface when looking at the problem." Kawakami said seriously, "It was the same in the previous pot. First, the tips of the leaves were a little yellow, and then they became sick and developed spots."
They bought medicine and tried their best to rescue her, but in the end, Pothos still died.
Thinking of this, Kawakamiji began to lift the leaves of the pothos again, just like a naughty child lifting the skirt of a young lady on the roadside.
"Don't mess with it all the time, Kawakami Tsubasa." Scotland said, "If you keep messing with it like this every now and then, it will be killed by you even if it doesn't die."
"But what should I do if I get sick?" The gray-haired young man was worried. "The mother-in-law next door already thinks I am a plant killer."
This pot of pothos was given by their neighbor, Granny Idemitsu.
Kawakami Tsumugi may have some social problems, but he has an excellent relationship with his neighbors. When he is not working, he can just move a small bench and chat with Granny Idemitsu next door for an entire afternoon.
The mother-in-law is an old man who lives alone, her relatives are unknown, and she has a dog. She almost regards Kawakami as half of her biological son.
When Scotland saw the two of them chatting for the first time, he cursed in his mind that the organization had no limits and would not spare even such a lonely old man.
Later, I learned that the organization did not give an order to deceive or assassinate the old man. This was entirely Kawakami's private social interaction.
"My requirements are different from Gin." Tsumugi Kawakami told him at that time, "In addition to being a member of the organization, I also need to learn how to pretend to be a normal person."
"So, don't scare our neighbors~"
The gray-haired young man's half-smiling expression made Scotland's balance begin to tilt again. He always felt that Kawakami Tsumugi was not a pure bad guy.
Pulling back his thoughts, Scotland said: "Don't worry, you won't get sick. If you have anything to do, we'll talk about it after breakfast."
"Okay, then I'll come over and help."
When he heard that he was eating, Kawakami stood up quickly.
After a year, Scotland finally developed their relationship to the point where they could have dinner together - mainly relying on his excellent craftsmanship.
But Kawakami Tsumugi has a habit of watching when he is cooking.
After watching a few times, you may feel embarrassed, so you take action voluntarily - but in fact it adds chaos.
Although Kawakami kept saying that he was afraid of poisoning when he cooked, Scotland felt inexplicably...
It's a bit like a cat running over to the bathroom door to make sure he didn't drown.
"What are you eating today?" Kawakami asked.
“If you don’t buy groceries, let’s make spaghetti with tomato meat sauce.”
"Okay." Kawakami took out the frozen pasta and tomatoes from the refrigerator, "Can it be sweet?"
"It's best not to eat too much sugar."
The meat sauce comes with the frozen pasta, and the tomato soup needs to be made in Scotland. He cut the tomatoes into cubes, sprinkled some seasonings on them, poured them into the hot oil pan, and drained the juice.
Tsumugi Kawakami couldn't help at this stage, so he stood aside and watched Scotland's operation without blinking.
After the juice had been fully reduced, Scotland added pasta and meat sauce to the pot. Not long after, a very good-looking breakfast came out of the pot.
Immediately afterwards, Scotland began to do Kawakami's share.
The steps are exactly the same, except that something extra is added when collecting the juice: honey.
"Two spoonfuls, no more," said Scotland.
Out of a rebellious mentality, Kawakami silently took out another iron spoon from the cutlery basket hanging on the wall and scooped two more spoons of honey into it.
Scotland:……
"Don't look like that, Kage-kun." Tsumugi Kawakami smiled, "I'm the one eating it anyway."
Okay, he can't control this guy. Scotland thought.
After finishing the meal, Kawakami Tsumugi continued to hold his precious pot of pothos and sighed.
"This is already the fourth pot. What if it dies again?"
The first one died the most unjustly. He was blown off the balcony when the wind blew and fell to death; the second one was drowned by Tsumugi Kawakami who poured water three times a day; the third one got sick and the treatment failed.
These three pots were given by the neighbor's mother-in-law. She would send one pot after Kawakami's mother-in-law died. If it weren't for the fact that they didn't look alike, Scotland would have suspected that these two people were using flowers to spread information.
"How about raising cacti in the future." Scotland suggested.
"We've already talked about the future, do you think this pot is destined to die?" Kawakami asked quietly.
"...I'm just thinking about the worst-case scenario."
"Cactus can't do it." Kawakami shook his head. "I have obsessive-compulsive disorder. When I see green plants, I have the desire to plant them and water them, especially those in my own home."
"How about I take care of you?"
"I don't want it. I want you to buy it yourself." Kawakami shook his head more firmly this time, "There is absolutely no way I am a plant killer."
