Chapter 35: Chapter 35

“Is it this late…?”

Marris muttered as she looked up at the wall clock. It's 23:12, what guest is so free to choose this time to visit? Maybe Leon Redfield should, but he's sleeping at the doctor's house (with Gray Danvers) tonight, isn't he? It can't be Minato either, since he's busy handling some company business.

Hey, that's not a ghost, is it?

~Regards~

The flickering light from the TV screen added to the creepy sound of the doorbell. Marris got up and started to open the door. She was confident she could smash that person, even if he was a large man. If it's a ghost, it's up to you to improvise.

Appearing before her eyes, there was no one. But keep your head down

"Miss, is mama at home?"

It turned out to be a dwarf princess wearing a Pikachu cosplay.

Marris crouched down, patting the girl's head as black as the sky in the dark of night. She pointed to the right, which is Agasa's house, and said:

“Shion, your mama lives next door.”

"So?"

“Um. But baby, why are you still here at this late hour?"

"Uncle Hei said you can go anywhere you want to play"

“Ah? Is it Lee Hyun?" Marris frowned slightly. Can that black Osaka guy let a kid hang out this late at night? What if it was kidnapped by someone?

Baby Shion nodded and grinned.

"Yes! Can you let me sleep, please? I ran out of money for a taxi.”

Oh, it turned out to be a taxi...

"Yeah, okay"

Children today are smarter than adults. Fortunately, Shion had been brought here by Leon Redfield before, so he wouldn't get lost easily.

Marris took the hand of the little girl in the pikachu outfit, she stood up and turned her back to the house. But small soft hands hold her back.

And Marris met Shion's pouty puppy eyes:

“Miss, can you hug me?”

"Huh?"

"My feet hurt so bad"

“Ah…yeah”

Marris seemed to realize something and pulled the pikachu girl close to her lap, lifting it up like a cotton ball. Baby Shion was amazed when he saw himself being lifted up by one of Marris's arms, the other arm in charge of closing and latching the door:

“Ma'am, you are really good. Stronger than Uncle Hei too. He always criticizes me for being fat.”

"You're light, aren't you fat?"

According to her, this pika is only about 16kg, that's close to the standard level. Maybe it's because Lee Hyun is too lazy to hold a baby, so he criticizes him, making him feel low about himself. When you're an adult, you'll still make fun of children, then you'll be left alone.

Lee Hyun will have Toyama Kazuha to oppose him, the problem is when he and Kazuha will ever come out. She had caught the two of them on a date many times, but she denied it when asked. Haizz, because of waiting for the wedding card of her brothers and sisters, she is about to lose her head.

Putting baby Shion down on the bed, she kindly asked:

"Where does the leg hurt?"

"The pain is gone"

“…”

Marris hopes this pika hasn't fooled her all this while. How can the leg pain go away so quickly? Obviously lied from the very beginning.

Who does it look like?

She had never heard anyone mention Shion's parents. Only know that Lee Hyun told that it was Zane Stark who gave her back to him. He was born in Osaka, and in Osaka the most reliable person can only be the black detective.

Even though he is a gem thief, Zane Stark is still very kind, isn't he?

"Go to sleep kid, I sleep in the living room. If there's something wrong, come down and call."

“No, I want you to sleep with me! "

Shion clung to her arm and didn't let go. She seemed inexperienced in comforting children, her determination breaking after a few seconds. Marris patted the black-haired girl's head:

"OK. I will sleep with you"

About an hour later, when Shion was fast asleep, Marris started to pick up the phone and look up the number in the contact list.

The other end of the line emitted a hoarse male voice, mixed with Kansai style:

“Hello, who d-”

"Me, it's Maris"

“Oh, is that you? Why are you calling at this hour?”

“How dare you let a child go out at night alone? What if it gets kidnapped by bad guys?”

“Ahaha…then he knows d-”

"Next time you let her go alone, don't blame me for not being lenient."

“Hey, then please take care of the baby for me. I'm busy with a case-"

“Uh”

Pip.

The black guy who is crazy about solving crimes, always worrying about sticking his head in dead bodies. Never mind him, after all, she is quite free, so taking care of a child is simple.

Marris put the phone on the wooden table and went back to sleep under the covers.

~Falling through the crack~

~You're falling into the darkness~

~I will absolutely never let go of your hand~ (1)

God, I just put the phone down and someone called. Maybe the black guy wants to ask for something!

Picking up the phone, she didn't bother to look at the display name but clicked listen.

"What's more here?"

But on the other end of the line was a different voice.

"It's me. So who do you think?"

“Ah… sorry... I thought it was Lee Hyun calling. Are you still working, Minato?"

“No, I finished it a long time ago.”

"Then go to sleep, why call me at this hour?"

"I'm turning off the phone"

“I was just joking. Is something wrong?" Marris asked, she was not surprised to receive his call at this hour. There must be something wrong.

“The tour to Sadojima island organized by Majisuka school tomorrow, will you go?”

"Yes. But what's strange?" Marris is a student council president, so she will definitely have to go, even if she wants to refuse.

"Yes, nothing. Remember to take care of your health, don't play too much and get sick again."

“Yes, yes, I know.”

“Good night, princess”

“Sleep well, Minato”

The large ship crossed the ocean straight to Sadojima island located in the south of Japan. It can be said that Sadojima is an ideal place for weddings to take place, as evidenced by the fact that most famous stars around the world hold their weddings here and that also makes the price to travel to the island. This island is too hot.

However, Majisuka High School is not the average when it comes to organizing all three-year students to participate in the trip, mainly thanks to two big sponsors, Akazaka and Yamamoto. Of course, the boat for 12th graders is always the largest and most luxurious boat.

The two eyes looked at the distant black sky, the sea waves sometimes hit the ship's side, making the air cool, the sky tonight is full of twinkling stars. The bustling noise of everyone on the boat made the Redfield brothers uncomfortable, so they had to stand at the front of the train to enjoy the wind and have a little talk.

"Leon Redfield, hurry up and bring your sister-in-law home, my parents complain all the time, I have a headache"

"Your brother wants to too, but Gray wants to finish college."

“Oh my, more than four years, then?” Marris rubbed her troubled forehead.

Leon Redfield standing next to him just shook his head with a wry smile. No matter how much he convinces Gray Danvers, it's all water. Once she was determined, there was nothing to shake. Currently, Gray Danvers is lying in the rest room to "recover from illness", temporarily unable to move because of "leg paralysis" and also because the bite of a mosquito named S is too large all over her body.

He looked around a bit looking for someone, then turned to his sister and asked:

“Huh? Minato didn't come along?"

“That workaholic said he had an important contract, so he went to Italy to work…” Marris's dejected sigh made the atmosphere even heavier.

“This stupid child!” Leon Redfield put his hand on the blonde hair of his sister who is not of the same bloodline. "If you love him, admit it, or refuse it forever or you will lose it"

“No… I don't love him!” Marris reacted strongly with a harsh tone. She only considers Minato a little more than an older brother, but she doesn't think that she loves him or not. Now it's too early to talk about falling in love with someone, simply because she doesn't want to.

Leon Redfield crossed his arms and smiled mockingly:

“Oh is that so? Stop lying, sister... You know well that you like Minato. He also has a lot of female followers, don't be careful-"

“I heard Chance Howard is after her sister-in-law!” Maris interrupted his loud-mouthed brother.

"Huh? What? How dare that kid?"

And then there was the image of the math teacher Leon Redfield rolling up his sleeves, carrying his ass somewhere with the blood of jealousy boiling in his body. She was too used to crabs being so hot to kick someone out of dialogue. And it's true, having been on student council for a few weeks, Marris always felt something about the name Chance Howard whenever Gray Danvers was mentioned. And Gray Danvers was destined to be her sister-in-law, because she was determined not to let any flies get on her beloved sister-in-law.

“Your face is so pale? Smile, okay?"

A slightly strange voice came from behind Marris, and she turned her head to look and saw that he looked a lot like Leon Redfield, but his hair was messy like a crow's nest and his face was much more sly.

"Who are you?"

"I'm here! We met at the market.”

"Market? Ah… are you… The Magician?”

“It's a magician, ma'am! Here's Zane Stark!"

Zane Stark lifted Marris's hand and planted a kiss on it, a familiar Western greeting, however to the East it was closer to harassment... She had lived in America after all. Since childhood, these kinds of hand greetings and kisses are common. Marris just wondered how this magician could be on the train when he was not a student or teacher of Majisuka High?

“Zane Stark, how did you get on the train?”

“It was easy, I took the job as a waitress so they let me on board.” Zane Stark scratched his head and grinned.

His smile gave Marris a feeling of comfort and reassurance. However, she could not help but remind:

“There are no gems on board. Tonight's party... don't mess around, or I won't help you if Leon Redfield sniffs it out, Zane Stark."

More than thirty minutes on the train there was a party, mainly to help the Year 12 students relax and prepare themselves for the tough graduation exam.

Hearing that Zane Stark only laughed more amused. His fate of Zane Stark was soon discovered by Marris at the first meeting at the market. Strange that she didn't report him to the detective, Zane Stark owes her a favor. He replied:

“Kekeke, I didn't come up here this time for gems or to compete with that math teacher. I just want to confirm a few things.”

"Confirm?"

“That girl's father…” Zane Stark hesitated, his hand firmly grasping the rail of the train.

Zane Stark, or Zane Stark to be exact, who knew Lee Shion's background well. Actually, until now he still didn't know who her father was, so he boarded this ship with the main purpose of gathering more information.