No matter how many times he watched it, the boy was still shocked.
He couldn't help but feel lost.
…
"You're not going home?"
…
Crow Crow's plain words were like thunder exploding in the boy's mind.
"ah!"
the boy exclaimed.
He forgot!
…
"ah!"
The boy exclaimed again.
This time it was a shock.
He forgot he was on the swing.
With this move, he was about to fall down again.
But unlike the last time he fell backward, this time he fell forward.
He watched helplessly as he got closer and closer to the ground.
…
"Are you stupid?"
Crow Crow twitched the corner of his mouth.
In a short period of time, the same mistake was made twice.
It's exhausted from saving people.
…
Finding that his falling figure had stopped, the boy's heart skipped a beat.
Then I felt happy.
Phew~
The boy didn't dare to move.
He heard Crow Crow's complaints.
He couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He doesn't want to either.
He looks so stupid.
…
Crow Crow took the boy directly to the ground.
"Stand firm."
…
The feeling of stability with his feet on the ground made the paleness on the boy's face fade a bit.
He turned his head.
Found that Crow Crow was not around.
He was slightly startled.
Then he looked at the maple tree clearly.
really.
The crow was already sitting on the tree trunk.
He patted his chest.
"Scared me."
"Crow Crow, thank you."
"It's really nice to have you here."
The boy's mouth widened and his eyes narrowed into slits.
With Crow by his side, the boy found that he had nothing to worry about.
This sense of security is different from the sense of security his mother gave him.
But what exactly is the difference...
Because mother is mother, and crow is crow.
…
Crow Crow was slightly startled.
Then, it laughed.
"That is."
"I am here."
"I won't let you fall."
"But if you make me angry, that won't necessarily happen."
The crow bared its teeth.
….
Well……
The boy smiled bitterly.
"Then you must always give me a chance to explain or apologize."
How could he be sentenced to death in the first place?
If he fell down like he just did, if Crow Crow didn't take action, what would happen to him... how could he be so miserable?
…
Crow Crow turned his head.
It does whatever it likes.
Who made it unhappy?
…
The boy shrugged his shoulders.
All right
This wasn't the first day he knew Crow Crow's temper.
"I won't make you angry."
The boy considers himself to have a good temper.
Although Crow Crow is sometimes too direct and ignorant of the world, which can make people a bit speechless, he is not difficult to get along with... you monster.
The boy felt that he got along well with Crow Crow.
…
Um?
The boy was frightened and took a step back.
The beating of the heart became disordered.
…
"Crow."
The boy was helpless.
"Didn't you tell me not to suddenly appear in front of me hanging upside down like this?"
Crow Crow is not ugly.
No.
Crow Crow is a beautiful little girl.
However, no matter how beautiful the face is, it cannot withstand such behavior.
Especially Crow Crow's gray eyes.
At close range, the impact is really big.
…
The boy patted his chest comfortingly.
"Crow."
"If you do this a few times, you'll scare me out of my heart."
…
"It's no use."
Crow Crow swayed, hooked his legs on the tree trunk and brought it up.
…
The boy opened his mouth.
In the end, it turned into a wry smile at the corner of his mouth.
Fine.
He is useless.
He couldn't help but be frightened.
…
"Here."
Crow Crow waved his hand casually.
A red maple leaf floated slowly towards the boy.
….
The boy opened his eyes wide.
He subconsciously reached out his hand.
A few seconds later, a red maple leaf gently fell on the boy's open palm.
In the night, the bright red seemed to be glowing slightly.
Against this, the boy's eyes seemed to light up with a glimmer of light.
…
"this……"
The boy looked up at Crow Crow.
Some are puzzled, and some are guessing.
…
"Here you go."
Crow Crow said very casually.
The boy seemed to like it very much.
He picked a leaf and gave it to the boy.
…
The corners of the boy's mouth couldn't help but rise.
It's really a gift to him.
He looked excited.
But he reminded himself to be careful not to tear the maple leaves.
These are red maple leaves in spring.
…
The boy pursed his lips.
I feel like my heart is full of emotions, and I seem to have a lot to say.
But when the words came to his lips, they disappeared again.
In the end, he just said something vaguely.
"……Thanks."
Then he seemed worried that his reply would be too simple and might misunderstand the other party.
The boy said anxiously, "I really like it."
He raised the maple leaf in his hand.
"I will take good care of it."
"Thank you for giving me this, Crow Crow."
…
"It's time for you to go home."
Crow Crow's feet swayed.
It looked at the boy "condescendingly".
The gray eyes make it difficult to see the emotions behind them.
…
boy:……
He was thanking me sincerely.
In the end, Crow Crow's words were like a basin of cold water -
"Wow~" poured on his head.
The boy rubbed his cheek.
Some couldn't laugh or cry.
"Um."
"I'm going back."
"Crow Crow, thank you for your gift."
The boy thanked him again.
Then he waved.
"Crow Crow, goodbye."
…
The boy went home.
Mom hasn't come home yet.
Until he went to bed to rest, his mother still didn't come back.
He is lying on the bed.
The door to the room was not closed securely.
He paid attention to the movement at the door.
…
The room was very quiet.
The boy couldn't help but feel a little distracted.
He thought of the scene that happened in the park before.
He quickly turned over and sat up.
He groped around on the table.
Soon, he brought over a hard-covered book.
…
He opened the book.
A red maple leaf caught his eye.
His eyes glowed slightly.
…
it's beautiful.
The boy sighed.
…
The boy carefully picked up the red maple and admired it for a while.
He put it back carefully.
He closed the book gently.
He put the notebook back on the desk.
He lay back on the bed.
This time, after a while, he fell into a deep sleep.
…
This maple leaf was the only gift that Crow and Crow gave him during their short relationship.
He once thought about returning the gift.
But it always ends up with a headache.
He doesn't know... what gift should he give to the monster?
He takes it too seriously.
Rather than giving a gift that Crow Crow doesn't like, it's better not to give it at all.
He hoped that Crow Crow would be as happy and happy when he received the gift as he was when Crow Crow received the gift.
…
The matter of returning the gift has been put off.
He thought, don't be in a hurry.
Anyway, there will still be a long time for him to think about it slowly.
…
pity……
He miscalculated.
It didn’t take long after that…
…
There was no chance for him to send out his return gift.
