I have never been tired of being captain of the Fifth Division.

It is to be responsible and proud of a position won only by one's own abilities.

Work is never easy, but rewarding.

But I haven't been very good at my job to my desk for a long time.

Especially when you're as easily distracted as you are right now, you don't go as far as you'd like.

Take a look at what's wrong with me. Since yesterday, the milt was tight when I was settling the paperwork.

If it's just desk work, the milt is better suited than mine.

I sighed that the heavens would not give me two things.

Twenty-fourth time, Captain.

"... what is it"

I raised my face to the point made in my clerical voice.

The milt, sorting the documents in front of the desk oblique, continues without looking this way.

"The number of sighs the captain has had in the last three days. Only when I'm watching, of course."

I accidentally got a crease between my eyebrows when Milt pointed it out.

I didn't mean to be sighing so much.

I don't spend much time with the milt, such as in the morning, at night, during breaks, etc.

If he was just counting and that's how many times he was actually sighing.

I wasn't aware, but I might have come a long way.

"Is it a fight? Or have you finally fallen in love?

"No.... no"

I immediately denied it and repeated it so that I could tell myself again.

Yes, it shouldn't be.

Sakura escaped from my room three days ago.

I haven't seen Sakura face to face since then.

Three days. Adequate time to understand that it is avoided.

When I thought of the last minute conversation, it wasn't surprising that it did.

Rather, so much so that I was a little relieved that I didn't come to terms with it as if nothing had happened.

But I still find it disgusting that I can't see her, who was always beside me.

"Sakura, you don't deny it's a relationship. Well, I don't care."

With a face that really doesn't seem to matter, Milt hands me some of the sorted paperwork.

Apparently, he's willing to help me with my job.

Seems like you can replace me with a job that doesn't have to be me.

It's a hassle. I don't know what it is, but Milt is kind of good at doing his job exactly and trying to take care of his boss.

With that said, 'Because if I leave it to the captain, it doesn't seem like it's going to end forever. It would be easier for me to do it' and so on, so I won't say anything.

Say a word, help me, and I'll return it like it's nothing.

"You can afford to be avoided but not chased."

Milt continued the story he was supposed to have said 'I don't care' as he gently shook his share of paperwork.

I deepen the crease between my eyebrows and stare at the milt.

I didn't know you were even known to be avoided.

I know there's nothing more private than being in the same fort, but it doesn't feel very good.

Is it possible that rumors have already spread throughout the fort, even though it is only three days old?

"Don't get me wrong. I'm gonna belabella talk about something that Lett didn't even ask on his own. Let's just say we have a covert unit."

With a fed up face, Milt says. Speaking of which, he was close to the eleventh division, Lett Spinner, I recall.

Apparently, it's not known all over the fort.

Nevertheless, the servants around Sakura will surely have already noticed.

Maybe he's been consulted directly by Sakura.

"So? Are you sure you want to stay like this?

Milt's question was, everywhere, a direct ball.

So much so that I don't think it's like the usual him.

Does that mean you're worried about him?

"It won't work."

"Really? I was wondering if you were going to get in trouble and throw it out on this occasion."

They say things they didn't think they would, and they stare at me guillotinely in a suddenly descending mood.

Trouble with Sakura is not a hassle.

Instead, I'm going to buy it and get it out, no matter what hassle.

Sakura is drawing a line at the end of the day to annoy me by saying ruinous things.

Where I was leaned on with all my strength, I said I was confident I could support it.

Sakura still won't let me get close to that distance.

"It's a joke. Don't look so scared."

Milt laughs cously.

That wasn't like making people look stupid, it was something that even made them feel kind somewhere.

"I already know enough, twelve minutes, that the captain is serious. Even this time, you're leaving me alone because you have some idea, right?

"I don't even think about it..."

I didn't have that much in mind, either.

Just look at my face when you hear my words. Look behind you jumping out of the room.

Now, he said I shouldn't chase him.

She'll need some time to think about it.

That's just what I thought.

"That kid's a pain in the ass type. I'll put it in my mouth until I don't have to say it just plainly, and the key thing isn't even going to come out every time. You'll need some rough treatment to spit it all out."

Milt's words were targeted everywhere.

Milt seemed to know exactly who Sakura was that I knew little by little, even though he didn't have as much interaction as I did.

Though I admit that there is no way this guy has enemies in his observational eyes, when it comes to Sakura, I also feel a little sorry for him.

I also know that it's not about sticking together.

Sakura seems honest and has an untrue side.

He doesn't seem to have any thoughts, and he doesn't have any worries.

He crushes when he wants a family. Tears shed without words. A lonely face overlooking a cherry blossom pendant.

It's amazing. I told him, a mellow, but somewhere crying smile.

I've been, like, the closest I've ever seen.

"You... you also know what Sakura is worried about?

"I don't know. But aren't we all together about what human beings think when they're forced out of their homeland?

There was no such thing as a deniable material.

Are there others who don't miss their families, such as those who don't miss their homeland?

I'm not saying he's not here. Because people have their own circumstances.

But Sakura grew up in peace, loved.

I don't think she can make the original world a thing of the past in just a few months.

If you know a man named Sakura, you don't even have to think about it.

You can afford a lot, Milt said earlier.

Is that how I look right now?

No, I'm sure Milt understood the language, too.

... There's no way I can afford it.

I haven't really shown you everything about Sakura yet.

"I think so."

I lay my eyes down and returned my consent.

Of course I don't understand all of Sakura's troubles.

There is also no certainty as to whether you are really worried about your hometown.

But it was certain that she was worried about something and was trying to distract herself from it.

And when it comes to her troubles, the first thing that comes to mind is the original world.

Would Sakura have noticed for himself?

When you can touch me, when you touch my hand. Sometimes, to look nostalgic.

I have complex emotions in my eyes that I am happy, sad, and cannot explain in a word.

The captain's hands are huge, he laughs.

Sometimes I wondered if it was compared to a guy from the past, but soon I realized it wasn't the same. Because I didn't feel the color at all.

That one, I'm sure.

I guess I was remembering my family.

The same man, my brother, my father. More mothers and sisters from there.

I'll never see you again, my family.

Sakura says nothing. Ever.

All the time, I was laughing.

I only saw you cry once. I've never seen you worry a lot.

She's been, she's been patient.

Act bright and make a face that you have nothing to worry about, so that no one will ever understand your anxiety or dissatisfaction.

Maybe that's how I spent my days deceiving myself.

Sakura has never said 'I want to go home' before.

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