Chapter 15 Black Wings

Chapter 15 Black Wings

That night.

"Shiho. What are you thinking about?" Akemi asked softly.

"Eh? Um... Nothing, sis. I was just thinking about what happened today." Shiho answered softly while lying on the bed with her arms as her head resting on it.

"Hmm? Thinking about 7...Thinking about Bing?"

"Hmm..." Shiho buried her head between her arms. Under the light, Shiho's eyes were full of tenderness and shyness.

"Haha. It's rare to see my little Shiho thinking about other people's affairs." Mingmei smiled gently. She closed the book in her hand and sat down beside Shiho's bed. She gently stroked Shiho's hair.

"So. What are you thinking about? Would you like to tell your sister?"

"Hey, sister." Shiho turned over and sat up. "Why did Bing kill that guy at noon today?"

"Eh? To get his code name, I guess?"

"But. I always feel that this is not the whole reason."

"Huh? Why do you say that?"

"When Bing was killing that guy today, he said something." Shiho hugged her knees with both hands. She said a little embarrassedly. "When he broke that guy's left hand, he said, 'You owe Shirley this arm.' When he stepped on his right hand, he said, 'This is the interest for Shirley.' When he picked up the gun and shot at that guy. For the first six shots, he said, 'This is for Shirley's bruises.' With the last shot, he said, 'This is for Shirley. And for myself. I want your code name!' I remember what he said."

"I see." Mingmei understood a little. "I think he might have wanted to vent his anger on your behalf. As for killing him, I think there might be two reasons. One is for his own code name. The other is that only by killing him, Shiho, you won't be bullied by him anymore. So this is also the reason why he chose to kill IceWine instead of killing others.

"In other words, was half of the reason Bing killed that guy because of me?" Shiho raised her head and looked to Mingmei for an answer.

"Hmm... I'm not sure about that either."

"Why? Since I came to this base, no one cares about me except my sister. Why does he treat me like this? Aren't only cold-blooded people the only ones who can survive in this organization?" Shiho said to herself.

"Hehe. Don't think too much, Shiho. I think only Bing can answer your question." Mingmei touched Shiho's head. "It's late, it's time to go to bed." Mingmei covered her beloved sister with a blanket.

"Sister. Why is Bing so insistent on calling me Shiho? How about calling Sister Mingmei Sister?"

"Haha. I think that's probably because he's about the same age as us. So he's better off being friends with us."

"Hey, sis. Then why did he call me Shirley when he came back to the room?"

"Shiho..."

"Ok?"

"Are you in love with ice?" Akemi looked at Shiho tenderly.

"Eh? No... No." Shiho's cheeks turned slightly red, and she covered half of her head with the quilt.

"Haha. It's a good thing to like someone. But, Shiho, you know what?" Mingmei lowered her head and said with a little fear in her eyes. "If it wasn't for what you just told me, I would have thought Bing was a demon who killed people without blinking an eye."

"Eh?" Shiho looked at Mingmei in confusion.

"I walked out of the room after you. When I saw Bing, his eyes were terribly cold. I saw the gunshot wounds all over the body of the guy who was killed. I saw his two broken arms. And Bing was able to face it all with a blank expression. But when it was all over, he smiled at us like a boy next door..."

There was a hint of fear in Mingmei's eyes. But it was fleeting. She smiled at Shiho. "That's why I made my guess. I think he called you Shirley at the end because Fujiwara was with him at the time. Do you remember? He bowed slightly to us before leaving. That was his way of showing respect for us. As Bing's subordinate, Fujiwara will understand after seeing Bing's attitude towards us. At the same time, he will warn everyone he knows not to mess with us again."

"So that's how it is." Shiho understood. Then, a very charming smile appeared on her face. "Sister, you are right. He is a demon."

"Eh?"

"He is a demon, but he has angel wings. It's just that the color of the wings is black." Shiho smiled gently. It was a sweet smile. This was the first time that Mingmei saw her sister smile like this since they came to this base.

"Haha. That's true." Mingmei showed a gentle look. "Go to sleep, Shiho. It's getting late." After saying that, Mingmei tucked the quilt in for Shiho again, turned off the light and left the room.

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

Early next morning

Since I went to bed early last night, I got up early today. After washing up, I opened the door of my room. According to what Fujiwara said yesterday, Sister Shizuka should come to report to me this morning. But I got up so early but still didn't see Sister Shizuka. Uh... Maybe I got up too early. The training starts at 8 o'clock. It's just before 7 o'clock now. But what surprised me was that Shiho also got up early. But at this time, Shiho didn't seem very energetic.

"Good morning~Shiho~" I bared my little white teeth and greeted the girl who came out of the opposite room.

"Hmm? Yeah. Good morning." Shiho was a little surprised by my appearance. But she soon felt relieved. "Call me Shirley." Shiho said to me listlessly.

"Oh. I see. Huh? Shiho, why are you so listless? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"...Forget it. Well. I was thinking about something last night. I slept very late." Shiho originally wanted to refute the way I addressed her, but after thinking about it, she gave up, rubbed her eyes, and said to me with a hint of tiredness.

"Tsk~ He's obviously a child. Why think so much?" I narrowed my eyes.

"You are different, just a child." Shiho looked at me with the same half-moon eyes.

"Ah, are you two arguing so early in the morning?" A gentle voice came over. It was Mingmei. "Good morning, Sister Mingmei~" I smiled at Mingmei as well.

"Yeah. Good morning to you too. Bing."

"Sister Mingmei. Did you and Shiho both get up so early?" I said relaxedly with my hands behind my head.

"Well. Because before you came, my sister and I had to get up very early to eat. The reason for doing this was to avoid that guy. Because that guy always gets up very late, it gradually became a habit." Mingmei said a little embarrassedly.

I frowned a little when I heard Mingmei's words. But soon I showed my iconic white teeth and said to them, "Then you don't have to get up so early in the future~ It's better to rest more when you are growing up~"

"Haha. That's true." Mingmei smiled gently.

"Um..." Shiho, who was listless at the side, spoke up. "When you killed that guy yesterday, were all the things you said true?"

"Huh? Did I say anything?" I pretended to be stupid.

"That's right. That's what you said while you were killing him." Shiho tilted her head and didn't dare look at me. The layers of blush on her young face made her look particularly cute.

Seeing her shy look, I stopped teasing her. "Ah. It's all true. Actually, I..."

"number 7?"

Another sweet voice interrupted my words. I turned around and saw that it was Sister Jingliu who was wearing a light yellow dress. She also had a white bag on her shoulder. When I saw her before, she was always wearing a nurse's uniform. Now that she changed into her own clothes, she looked more mature and more beautiful.

"Ah. It's Sister Jingliu." I grinned at her with my little white teeth bared. "Sister Jingliu, you're late..." Before I finished, Jingliu rushed up with slightly red eyes and hugged me tightly.

"Thank you, No. 7. Thank you so much..." Jingliu said to me while crying.

"It's okay. Isn't this what we agreed on?" Due to the height difference, I am standing now and Jingliu has already knelt in front of me, so that I can barely be on the same level as her.

I stroked her back to comfort her. "Alright, Sister Jingliu. What's the point of talking about thank yous or not between you and me? Stop crying. If you keep crying, you won't be pretty..."

boom! !

Suddenly, I felt a strong cold current coming towards me. Damn it. I forgot that Shiho was still beside me. I turned my head to look at Shiho. Her brown bangs blocked her face so I couldn't see her expression. But I could clearly feel that the coldness Shiho was emitting was even more terrifying than my murderous aura.

"Sister, let's go have breakfast." After saying that, Shiho left without even looking up.

COLD!! That was the only thing I felt.

I turned my head and looked at Mingmei. I looked at her with my big watery eyes, hoping that she could help me explain. But Mingmei just smiled helplessly at me. Then she bowed slightly and left.

This is terrible. This misunderstanding has become a big one. What a headache.

Forget it. Let's settle Jingliu first. I wiped the cold sweat that just broke out. I said to Jingliu again. "Be good, don't cry. Brother will give you candy~" I touched Jingliu's head and smiled mischievously.

After hearing what I said, Jingliu burst into laughter. He stood up and wiped his tears. "Number 7. No, now I have to call you Brother IceWine. Yesterday when I received the notice that someone wanted me to be his subordinate, my heart was really shocked. I never dreamed that you would have your own code name on the second day. At that time, I thought someone wanted to take me away, which made me sleepless all night."

"Don't talk about big brother or not. Just call me Bing." I laughed.

"Haha. Bing. Nice name. Is it based on the frost wine?"

"Ah. After all, I don't even know my own name. Isn't Bing a good name?"

"Yeah. That's true. Then, Master Bing, from today on, Jingliu is yours. You have to treat her well~" Jingliu's cheeks turned red as she spoke. She smiled and blinked at me.

"Uh. Sister Jingliu, please don't be like this..." I smiled awkwardly. Cold sweat poured down my face. I had already let Shiho misunderstand me once. If that little girl heard this again, I would definitely freeze her to death.

"Hehe. Hahahaha. I just like to see you like this." Jingliu smiled and pinched my cheek. Then he whispered. "But as a reward for you fulfilling the agreement between us..." Jingliu squatted down again. Her pretty face came towards me. She kissed me lightly on the cheek. Then she smiled sweetly and winked at me. "Don't worry. Your girlfriend has left. She won't see it."

"Huh?" I was instantly shocked. "My...girlfriend..."

"Tsk... Don't think you can fool me. You and that brown-haired little girl must have a close relationship, right?"

"Huh? How did you know?"

"Women's intuition~"

"Um... Sister Jingliu." I wiped the place where Jingliu had just kissed.

"how?"

"You had steak for breakfast, right?" I changed the subject.

"Huh? How did you know?" I successfully changed Jingliu's topic.

"Because my face is all oily..."

"You... are so cold!!!" Jingliu raised her eyebrows, her face turned red, and she raised the bag in her hand and hit me.

(End of this chapter)