Chapter five hundred and eighty fourth dependence is addictive
Bourbon and Scotland slept on the couch for a full twelve hours.
I slept until ten o'clock the next morning.
Scotland was the first to wake up, and he still looked a little dazed.
Then he pinched his neck.
He was sitting on the sofa yesterday, sleeping with his head raised.
It's different from a man sleeping soundly on the couch.
However, Scotland did not feel any physical discomfort or fatigue.
On the contrary, a lazy sense of contentment emanates from deep within the soul.
He frowned in confusion.
"If you didn't wake up, I would have thought you died in your dream." The young man's voice came from the side.
"Sorry..." Scotland looked at the clock on the wall, his tone helpless.
I haven't slept during the past few days while doing the task.
They used to be able to insist on sleeping four hours a day even when they were working on tasks.
Now……
But couldn't sleep at all.
So much so that as soon as I came back from the mission, I fell asleep.
I couldn't even finish a sentence.
And I slept for twelve hours.
Zero didn't even wake up yet.
Speaking of which...
It seemed that when he opened the door and saw Kaa, he was surrounded by a surge of sleep.
In an instant, all alertness and vigilance were thrown away, and both the soul and the body were shouting that it was time to sleep.
Could it be that the reason they couldn't sleep during the days when they were doing the mission was because they didn't have Kaa, so they didn't feel safe?
Are they so dependent on Kaa?
Scotland rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"Why isn't he awake yet..." Tsushima Shuji looked at the blond man who was still asleep and very absorbed in his sleep, touched his chin and began to think.
"Maybe..." Scotland looked at Shuji Tsushima, and then at his sleeping friend.
"You must be too sleepy." He smiled gently, and thoughts surged in his eyes before being suppressed again.
If it's because of dependence...
Zero looks...
It's more serious than myself.
This is not good.
Scotland thought this, stood up and stretched his body, then reached out and gently pushed his friend from the sofa.
There was a "boom" sound.
Someone landed solidly.
Despite the cushioning of the carpet, Bourbon was awakened by Scotland.
His first reaction was...
"Did that brat Kaa push me?" The blond man's voice still revealed sleepiness and laziness.
"No, I recommended it." As a good friend, Scotland smiled gently.
Bourbon's expression gradually changed from sleepy to confused:???
"You actually blame me whenever an accident happens..." The black-haired boy with wild eyes stood aside, looking at the blond man with a reproachful look on his face.
"That's too much, Bourbon." He said in a disappointed tone.
Bourbon: ...If you usually did less of these things, I wouldn't think of you first.
Shouldn’t you take a good look at yourself?!
"When you wake up, work quickly and pack your things. You have to go back to the apartment today." Shuji Tsushima sat on the sofa and smiled slowly.
"Are you finally going back?!" Bourbon said immediately in high spirits.
Living here, I suffer the cold shoulder from Butler Tanaka every day, and...
Don't have my own room.
Kaa kept them playing games every night and didn't let them sleep at all.
Just because this kid wants to die suddenly doesn't mean others want it too!
"Butler Tanaka will be sad if he finds out~" Tsushima Shuji looked at Bourbon's impatient expression and said quietly.
"I don't care if he's hurt or not." The man with blond hair and purple eyes flipped his hair.
"Anyway, I'm very happy." He said with a sincere smile.
If Butler Tanaka had nothing to do with Kaa, Bourbon would not pay attention to each other at all.
"Wait for me." Bourbon naturally took out the clothes from the cabinet on the side and walked into the bathroom.
Then there was the sound of water flowing.
"You're so particular." Shuji Tsushima applauded.
"Bourbon... is indeed very particular." Scotland thought about his friend's style and nodded.
I stayed in a five-star hotel on a mission and ate high-end cuisine.
The clothes he wears are also valuable ready-made clothes.
The aura of not caring about money is written all over his body.
Don't even bother to reimburse.
From the time I got my code name to now, I have made a lot of money by working hard and taking on tasks.
It is completely enough to support them to live a good life.
at least……
I have never heard of code members of several organizations being troubled by lack of money.
"I'm awake now. I had a good sleep..." Bourbon, whose hair was still dripping with water, came out of the bathroom with a towel hanging around his neck.
He took out a can of beer from the cabinet nearby and drank heavily.
Then he said with emotion.
The water dripping from the hair smudged a dark mark on the carpet.
After he came out, Scotland walked into the bathroom holding his clothes.
Shuji Tsushima:...It's obviously my room, why are you so natural...
never mind.
Anyway, it's two guys who don't have their own room.
Forgive them.
The young man with black hair and wild eyes stood aside and looked at Bourbon, shaking his head.
Bourbon: How do you feel...Kaa's eyes...are they ridicule or pity?
Shuji Tsushima didn't want to see the scene of two men drying their hair after getting out of the bath, so he left the room with a numb face.
He would rather stay with the cat.
As for Haro...
Shuji Tsushima was sitting in the living room, looking at the Shiba Inu that was wagging its tail crazily and smiling to please, and silently looked away.
Just pretend you can't see it.
…
"Zero, let's talk." Scotland, with his head of wet black hair, said to his friend who also had wet hair.
"What are you talking about?" The blond man looked at him curiously.
"Don't you think we are relying on Kaa?" Scotland asked tentatively.
Bourbon's hand holding the beer tightened.
"Why do you think so? Are you relying on that brat? How is it possible..." The blond man laughed exaggeratedly while pouring beer into his mouth.
Even if you do feel safe around that kid, that doesn't mean you rely on him!
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
"During the days when I was doing the mission, no matter how sleepy I was, I couldn't fall asleep..." The black-haired man had a calm expression.
"As a result, last night, after seeing Kaa, I fell asleep almost immediately."
"Isn't this considered dependence?" he asked his friend.
"... Do you have to expose it like this?" the blond man said expressionlessly.
He also knows that he does...
In a sense, when he discovered that he felt an inexplicable sense of security around Kaa, he already understood that he was relying on him.
The solution he could think of was...
Deliberately confronting the other party and refusing to admit it.
Relying on someone so much younger than you? Are you crazy?
"We can't continue like this." Scotland took a deep breath.
"You know, dependence can be addictive."
"And... once we rely on something or someone, it will develop into a weakness. This is something I will never accept." The black-haired man said these words in a manner that can be said to be cold.
"What do you want to do?" Bourbon asked calmly, as if he had been convinced.
The beer can in his hand was crushed into a ball.
"Leave Kaa for a while, just like those addicted to drugs, get rid of the so-called addiction from the root." The black-haired man also had an expressionless face.
"...Okay, let me prove to you that I don't rely on that brat at all." Bourbon raised the corners of his mouth, his purple eyes full of indifference, and threw the can in his hand into the trash can.
"I hope so." Scotland showed a gentle expression again.
The process of detoxification is always accompanied by withdrawal reactions.
What about them?
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ps: The spirit of bourbon and Scotland is really strong.
But this thing about mental pollution... is it so easy to avoid?