Gin likes me?

"...idiot."

021: You are the one in trouble, idiot

Now that she knew that Uozuka Saburo was not in danger of death, Kurosawa Hotaru lay down with peace of mind.

Her injuries were not much better. She faced two car explosions head-on. If she was unlucky and not hit by any car wreckage other than the air waves, Kurosawa Hotaru couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't lose any limbs.

After putting her worries aside, Kurosawa Hotaru, lying on the hospital bed, did not close her eyes immediately. After the doctor finished the examination and confirmed that there was no problem and left the ward, Kurosawa Hotaru kept her eyes open and looked at the ceiling above her head.

It is normal to encounter unexpected events during a mission, but this time the unexpected event was a bit too big.

Listening to Medical Life, Pisk, who is now in charge of them, is very angry, which is understandable to Kurosawa Hotaru.

Not to mention that the value shown by himself and Saburo Uozuka has attracted Pisk's attention. If a mission fails due to an accident, Pisk will definitely be very depressed and angry.

Just take the person who was targeted by them this time. He actually knew the time of their action as if he had foreseen it and was prepared in advance.

Kurosawa Hotaru would not believe it at all if he said that he did not have his own source of information.

I believe this is also what makes Pisk most angry.

There was actually a traitor among his subordinates. This is absolutely not allowed!

Kurosawa Hotaru believed that from today on, there would be a bloody turmoil in this multi-functional building under Pisk.

But that has nothing to do with her anymore.

Rather, the only thing that exists in Kurosawa Hotaru's mind right now is what the doctor said to her before he left.

That was how much difficulty Saburo Uozuka went through to bring himself back to the organization's hospital safely.

Kurosawa Hotaru's heart trembled when she thought that at the critical moment, Uozuka Saburo not only did not abandon her, but instead risked his life to bring her out of danger.

She couldn't tell what was going on with her current mood, but she knew that something was definitely wrong with her.

Confused? There is one thing. After all, according to what Kurosawa Hotaru has learned, it is not worth risking one's life for others.

Angry? One thing is that although he was ambushed, if he was stronger, he would not have put his life in danger when encountering such a difficult problem.

As for being happy?

Kurosawa Hotaru didn't want to deceive herself. She couldn't deny that when Uozuka Saburo came to her in the hail of bullets, and when she opened her eyes and knew that Uozuka Saburo was not in danger of his life, she felt very relieved and happy.

It was also at this moment that Kurosawa Hotaru discovered that this 'little brother' who had been with him for four years might have truly entered his life.

"Take a rest, and when you wake up, go visit the fish grave."

With a plan in mind, Kurosawa Hotaru slowly closed his tired eyes.

She can finally have a good rest.

I hope Uozuka Saburo doesn't wake up too early, otherwise when he wakes up he will find himself all alone and will definitely complain.

Thinking of Uozuka Saburo's usual temper, Kurosawa Hotaru's mouth corners curled up slightly.

There's no way. After all, I'm his big sister. I have to take better care of my younger brothers.

. . .

"Brother Uozuka, do you want to eat some fruit?"

"No, I'll wait until my injury gets better so I can enjoy eating meat."

"I see, that's really your style, Uozuka. Oh, by the way, I didn't tell Shiho about your injury, nor did I bring her to see you. Please don't be angry, Uozuka."

"Haha, how could that be? I'm not a stingy person. It's just right not to tell Shiho, so that the bratty little girl won't say anything to tease me again."

"Really? Shiho is a good and obedient child. If you, Uozuka-san, didn't always tease Shiho, she wouldn't always like to contradict you."

With her hand on the handle of the ward door, Kurosawa Hotaru, who felt refreshed after a good sleep, got out of bed with the doctor's permission.

She walked to the next ward in three or two steps, and Kurosawa Hotaru, who was not used to knocking on the door, gently opened the door.

I thought I would see the unconscious Uozuka Saburo lying on the hospital bed, but... Who is this girl sitting next to the bed with a smile on her face, chatting and laughing with the awakened Uozuka Saburo?

His long eyebrows slightly wrinkled, and after watching silently for a while, Kurosawa Hotaru exerted a little force and closed the door of the ward with his backhand.

"Ah, Big Sister, you're awake too!"

The loud sound of the door closing startled Saburo Uozuka and Akemi Miyano who were chatting in the room.

Looking up at the door, Uozuka Saburo gave a happy smile to Kurosawa Hotaru who was wearing a hospital gown.

"Come and sit down! I heard from the doctor that you will wake up earlier than me, Big Sister."

"Yeah." Nodding slightly, Kurosawa Hotaru walked straight to the other side of Uozuka Saburo's bed and sat down as if she didn't notice the other person in the room at all.

"Well, Uozuka-san, I'm leaving first. Shiho is about to come back, and I promised to make her something delicious in the evening." Miyano Akemi didn't care about being treated coldly.

The two sisters who were good friends with Uozuka Saburo knew how cold-hearted this girl, whom Uozuka Saburo called the "big sister", was.

It should be said that apart from Uozuka Saburo, I have never heard of anyone else who is familiar with her.

He is gifted, powerful, ruthless, and highly regarded by the bigwigs above. He will basically have a smooth development in the organization and eventually become one of the top leaders.

These are the evaluations that Kurosawa Hotaru received in the organization.

Because of her good relationship with Uozuka Saburo, Miyano Akemi also knows more about what kind of person Kurosawa Hotaru is in private than others.

But, these have nothing to do with her.

After all, Kurosawa Hotaru has never paid any attention to her, and she doesn't know if it's just Miyano Akemi's illusion.

She always felt that several times when Uozuka Saburo met Kurosawa Hotaru, this cold girl's attitude towards her was worse than towards other people.

It's like, I hate myself so much.

Although she was a little confused, Miyano Akemi, who had lived in the organization for a long time, knew very well that she shouldn't ask too many questions.

Miyano Akemi nodded politely to Kurosawa Hotaru, and after visiting Uozuka Saburo, she simply left the ward, leaving the space to Uozuka Saburo and Kurosawa Hotaru.

"Hey, big sister, are you okay?" Looking at Kurosawa Hotaru with a silly smile, Uozuka Saburo came up and greeted him with a greeting that left Kurosawa Hotaru speechless.

"You're the one in trouble, idiot."

022: It’s too early to consider this kind of thing now

"Too."

He wanted to touch the back of his head with a silly smile, but found that he couldn't raise his arm naturally. Uozuka Saburo blinked and pretended to change the subject naturally.

"From what the doctor has said, there is no major problem. The bullet has been removed from the body. Apart from still feeling a little weak, everything is fine."

Uozuka Saburo hoped to gain Kurosawa Hotaru's trust with his expression, but failed.

Kurosawa Hotaru just slowly raised his hand, and with a look of disdain, he moved his finger closer and closer to Uozuka Saburo's forehead, and then gently flicked it down in his pleading eyes.

"Ha." Without saying anything more, Uozuka Saburo still suffered a major blow.

"Big sister, how long will it take for your injuries to heal? I asked the doctor, but he didn't tell me much."

Although he felt a little helpless, Uozuka Saburo, who was used to being bullied by Kurosawa Hotaru, didn't care too much.

"It's nothing, just take care of it for a while." Her eyes flashed slightly, and when she heard Uozuka Saburo constantly concerned about her health, Kurosawa Hotaru's mood also changed slightly.

"That's good. When I recover, I will definitely go find trouble with those guys who got the intelligence. What a joke! Although there are always unexpected events in the mission, the intelligence they gave me is too unreliable!"

Complaining angrily, Uozuka Saburo also realized that something was wrong with this mission.

"Pisk has already dealt with this matter." He nodded in agreement, but Kurosawa Hotaru's gaze on Uozuka Saburo's face did not change at all.

"Um... Big Sister, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. Don't keep looking at me like that."

His eyes became a little vague, and Uozuka Saburo felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Kurosawa Hotaru.

After all, she is the big sister who has accumulated power in people's hearts for a long time, so he would still feel nervous when being stared at like this.

"Uozuka." His eyes moved slightly, and after a moment of silence in the room, Kurosawa Hotaru still asked the question that was bothering him.

"Why did you come back to save me?"

"Why?" His panic was broken by such a strange question from Kurosawa Hotaru. Uozuka Saburo turned his head and looked at Kurosawa Hotaru with some confusion.

"How could I leave you alone in that situation? That's not what a younger brother should do."

A simple and bright smile appeared on Uozuka Saburo's face. Without any hesitation, Uozuka Saburo answered Kurosawa Hotaru's question very naturally.

There were no words that Kurosawa Hotaru had thought about, just simple, yet frank and honest words, but Kurosawa Hotaru felt that it was more trustworthy than any other reasons she could think of.

"Keep working hard in future training. We only need to encounter such danger once." Raising his hand and placing it on Uozuka Saburo's shoulder, Kurosawa Hotaru looked at Uozuka Saburo with a firm gaze that he had never seen before.

"Well, I will definitely follow the big sister's footsteps." He nodded slightly. Uozuka Saburo has always trusted Kurosawa Hotaru's judgment.

"Well, but you don't have to worry when you encounter this kind of danger in the future." The hand pressing on Uozuka Saburo's shoulder exerted a little force, and Kurosawa Hotaru looked straight at Uozuka Saburo without any dodging.

"I will protect you."

"Haha, then I have to work hard too. I can't let the big sister worry too much!" Facing Kurosawa Hotaru's gaze, Uozuka Saburo replied with a smile.

Although he is a little naive, he is not stupid.

Uozuka Saburo felt somewhat proud that he could make Kurosawa Hotaru, who was always cold and seemed to look down on others, say such words.

Just as he thought, although he usually called Kurosawa Hotaru "big sister", in his heart, Uozuka Saburo still regarded himself as Kurosawa Hotaru's brother.

As an older brother, he certainly hopes that his words and actions can influence Kurosawa Hotaru, a little girl with some problems with her moral concepts.

Although their identities mean they cannot live a peaceful life, Uozuka Saburo still wants to rely on his own efforts to make Kurosawa Hotaru understand that this world is not just about missions and guns.

To achieve this, the most important thing is for Uozuka Saburo to truly get into Kurosawa Hotaru's heart and make her regard him as a friend or relative!

And now, Uozuka Saburo knew that he had done it!

"Sure enough, stupid methods are not necessarily useless methods." When Kurosawa Hotaru left the ward, Uozuka Saburo looked up at the ceiling, recalling every detail of the past four years with satisfaction.

"Come on, Uozuka! There's still a lot of time to come! Dreams can come true one day!"

. . .

Good health is half the battle!

Uozuka Saburo didn't know who said this, but he agreed with it deeply.

After four years of training, I cannot say that all projects have been completed perfectly, but at least in terms of physical training and body polishing, Saburo Uozuka can be said to be at the top of the base!

Every instructor who has taught him has sighed after the training that Uozuka Saburo's physical fitness is completely unreasonable. His body only looks a little stronger than his peers, but the energy contained in it is far beyond the reach of people of the same age.

It was also because of this that after the operation, Saburo Uozuka only lay in bed for four days before he decisively applied to resume his daily studies, and at the same time stated that he had no problems and needed to be taken care of by the doctor in the ward.

The person in charge had no objection to this. They were always willing to respect the wishes of highly-watched members like Kurosawa Hotaru and Uozuka Saburo.

Of course, Uozuka Saburo himself would never admit that he wanted to escape because he couldn't stand the atmosphere in the ward.

After all, starting from the next day, it seemed that Miyano Akemi, who had nothing to do at school, would come to see Uozuka Saburo every day.

Later, Kurosawa Hotaru, whose injuries were less severe than Uozuka Saburo's, inexplicably liked to come to Uozuka Saburo's ward. She would do nothing but read a book there.

She couldn't understand Kurosawa Hotaru's attitude, but seeing that the other party ignored her, although Miyano Akemi knew that Kurosawa Hotaru might hate her a little, she didn't stop coming to visit Uozuka Saburo.

Then, Uozuka Saburo sadly discovered that the air pressure on Kurosawa Hotaru was even lower.

"Uozuka." The day before Uozuka Saburo decided to leave the ward, Kurosawa Hotaru, who had been reading silently, waited until Miyano Akemi left the ward. Then he raised his head and looked coldly at this younger brother who said he would follow him all his life.

"Do you like that woman?"

"Uh, no."

"Well, it's too early to think about this kind of thing now. The important thing is to exercise your abilities, you know."

"Uh, got it, big sister!"

023: Calm down!

"Are you the boy who performed so well in the assassination mission a month ago?"

"Ok?"

Slowly putting down the barbell in his hand, Saburo Uozuka turned his head and looked curiously at the man who had appeared behind him at some point.