Chapter 208 Sunshine in Memories
Chapter 209 Sunshine in Memories
I remember that time when I was blocked by IceWine at the door. I came back from the library to get some materials and just walked to the door, I saw IceWine with a face full of flesh. Before I could dodge him, he grabbed me by the collar and pressed me against the wall. Seeing the ferocious look between his eyebrows about to burst out, I subconsciously closed my eyes. But before his fist landed on me, a childish voice of the same age as mine rang in my ears.

"Hey! You! Let her go!"

Hearing the sound, I opened my eyes and looked towards the source of the sound. I saw a little boy in hospital gown, about my age, looking angrily at IceWine who was pressing me against the wall. In an instant, my hope of being rescued fell to the bottom again. Oh, what can a child of my age do? Leave quickly, so you can still escape. I thought to myself. Despair made me close my eyes again. But...

"I told you to let him go!" The childish voice rang in my ears again. Why? Why didn't he give up? He was only the same age as me, why did he want to kill himself like this? IceWine was a formal member, he had a gun, what could a child do? I opened my eyes again, wanting to warn him to leave quickly, but when I opened my eyes, the little boy who was just there had disappeared, and at a closer distance, at the height of IceWine's arm, I saw him, and saw him punch IceWine hard in the face. In that second, it seemed as if time was infinitely stretched. In that second, I clearly saw his appearance. Although he was childish, he had an expression that was definitely not childish. In that second, I saw clearly the anger and domineering emotions in his black eyes. In that second, the hair on his forehead fluttered slightly, making his somewhat thin face look even colder. And the punch he threw, his thin-looking arm, could burst out with unimaginable power. With just this one punch, the 17- or 18-year-old IceWine was knocked flying. And the hand he was holding on to me loosened instantly.

"Are you okay?" the boy asked me. I could see deep concern in his eyes.

"Yeah." Although I was in pain, I still responded to him. But before he could say anything, IceWine had recovered and walked towards him. I wanted to tell him to be careful, but before I could say anything, a strong pressure swept over me, making it almost impossible for me to breathe. I turned my head and saw Gin standing next to me with a blank expression, looking at us as if we were dead.

Seeing Gin here, IceWine restrained himself and returned to his room in dejection. Gin didn't say much, just said coldly, "Let's go, No. 7," and left.

"Are you okay?" After Gin left, the little boy whom Gin called No. 7 asked me while helping me up.

"Yeah." After Gin left, the pressure suddenly decreased and I could breathe a sigh of relief.

"Haha, I'm glad you're okay." The boy smiled at me. "Let me introduce myself. I'm new here, my temporary name is No. 7. Please give me your guidance." The boy in front of me seemed to have lost his violent aura just now. He introduced himself with a smile on his face.

"Shirley. That's my code name." I didn't dare to say much to him who helped me, because he was Gin's child. He would be Gin's direct subordinate in the future, just like IceWine. So I didn't plan to have too much communication with him. I just gave him my code name out of politeness and gratitude.

"..." The boy didn't say anything. He just looked at me and smiled. He seemed to be distracted. But when he stared at me like this, I felt my cheeks getting hot for some reason.

"I'm going to go back now. Thank you for your help." I said first to get rid of the embarrassment. Then I opened the door and went back to my room. I went back to the room, made my bed and lay down. My thoughts flew to what had just happened. The pain in my body seemed to disappear. I recalled the moment when the boy attacked me. An inexplicable emotion flowed into my heart. Perhaps I didn't even know that a small crack had quietly appeared on the shadow barrier that enveloped me.

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

"Shiho, what are you doing?" I don't know how long it took, but my sister came back from outside. Seeing me lying on the bed, my sister asked me. And I told her what happened just now.

"A new kid?" Sister Mingmei pondered for a moment. "I heard that the organization suddenly recruited a group of new kids. The three gold medalists each found a few talented kids. That No. 7... was he brought back by Gin?"

"I don't know." I shook my head. "I just saw him following behind Gin."

"Well, at this time, they should be having lunch." The sister thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll go to the cafeteria and take a look. If I see him, I'll thank him. But if he's like the other kids Gin brought back, Shiho, I think it's better for us to stay away from him."

"...I understand." Although I said so, I didn't compare No. 7 with the rookies brought back by the gold medalists in the past, because the rookies brought back in the past would only put on an indifferent face no matter what happened, but No. 7 was different, because on his face, I saw the sincere smile he had when he faced me. It seemed that it could remind me of what happiness is.

"Then, Shiho, wait here for a while. I'll go to the cafeteria and bring you some food." Seeing that I agreed with her, my sister patted my head and turned to leave. But as soon as I went out, I saw her standing there. Did I meet IceWine again? I hurriedly got out of bed and ran to the door, but I heard my sister's faint question.

"Excuse me, are you number 7?"

No. 7? Why is he at my door? Has he never left? No, that's not right. He should have left because my sister didn't see him when she came just now. He is back again. But why? Is he here to see me? Eh!? Why do I think so? For a moment, my thoughts were suddenly confused. After thinking for a while, I walked to the door to listen to the conversation between my sister and him.

"You want it again? Does that mean Shirley was seriously injured in the past?" When I arrived at the door, I heard the conversation between No. 7 and his sister. They were actually talking about my injury again.

"Um, if it's convenient, can you let me see Shirley?" No. 7 quickly asked his sister.

"Yeah, of course." My sister knew I was at the door, so she spoke directly. "Shiho, come out." After hearing what my sister said, I walked out of the door step by step.

"Can I see your hand?" No. 7 asked me. Although I was a little hesitant, I still reached out my hand when I saw my sister nodded. The moment my hand was held by him, I suddenly felt the warmth of that hand that was almost the same size as mine.

"Hiss..." Just as I was thinking about it, a pain made me gasp. It was No. 7 who accidentally touched a bruise on my arm.

"Oh, sorry, did I hurt you?" Seeing my expression, No. 7 hurriedly apologized. "No, it's okay." I said softly.

"Sister Mingmei, can I call you that?" After an inspection, No. 7 said to Mingmei with a slightly frown.

"Hmm? Yes, of course." My sister nodded.

"Hehe, then, please take Shirley back to the room first. I'll come to see you later. I need to deal with some small troubles first." No. 7 laughed. Is he going back? I don't know, but my sister seemed to hear something, so she hurriedly pulled me and closed the door of the room.

"Sister, what is he going to do?" I asked subconsciously.

"I wonder if what he's going to do is the same as what I thought. If it is the same..." My sister stopped talking halfway through, and just stared at the door with a worried look on her face. But a few minutes later, there were several chaotic noises outside my door, and I could clearly hear that it was IceWine's angry voice. And soon, the sound of a bullet hitting the door of my room pierced my ears, followed by a scream. Only then did I realize what the meaning of No. 7 appearing at my door was. It was the rule of the organization. He challenged IceWine! At that moment, I opened my door quickly without even thinking about it, and my sister next to me didn't even have time to stop me.

Swish…

The door opened, and my heartbeat accelerated sharply. No. 7, don't die! This was the only thought in my mind at the moment. When the door opened, the little figure appeared in front of me again. At this time, he had his back to me, holding a pistol in his hand. IceWine was lying on the ground, groaning continuously.

"You owe Shirley this arm." With his back to me, No. 7's voice was very cold. There was no emotion in his voice, just like the killers in those organizations. But those words inadvertently widened the cracks in the dark barrier that enveloped me.

Seemingly unaware of my presence, No. 7 stepped on IceWine's other arm again and broke it. "Here's the interest for breaking Shirley's arm."

"Number 7..." As I listened to his words, an inexplicable urge to cry suddenly surged in my heart.

Bang bang bang bang!

No. 7 fired six shots in a row. His speed of shooting was very fast. After six shots, IceW was still alive. "These six shots are to compensate for the bruises on Shirley's body." No. 7 raised a terrifying aura comparable to Gin. His face was also a little hideous, but compared to the hideousness, that evil smile seemed to have a magical power, and I didn't feel disgusted. That terrifying aura didn't make me feel uncomfortable at all. And what he said also began to expand the cracks in the dark barrier in my heart.

"This shot is for Shirley, and also for myself. I want your code name!"

boom! ! ! !

The gunshot rang out again, and the last bullet pierced IceWine's forehead. At the same time, it also pierced the dark shadow barrier that had existed in my heart for a long time.

"Hello. Number 7!" Just as I was stunned, a burly man walked up to Number 7. I knew this man. He was Gin's subordinate, codenamed Vodka. He came to Number 7, looked at the body on the ground, and then briefly said a few words to Number 7. Then he started to make a phone call. And when he looked at Number 7's expression, he also became serious.

"Shiho." The elder sister came out and was also shocked when she saw the scene in front of her.

As if noticing our presence, No. 7 dropped the gun in his hand and walked towards us.

"Number 7, you really..." said my sister in disbelief.

"Ah." No. 7's face was filled with a sunny smile. "Sister Mingmei, let me introduce myself again. My code name is IceWine, and I'm seven years old. I don't have a name because I lost my memory. But you can call me Ice from now on. Sister Mingmei, Shiho. Please give me your guidance."

In an instant, facing the boy who called himself Ice, I found that the barrier that had been around me was completely broken.

"I'm Miyano Shiho, codename is Sherry." I took out a bandaid from my pocket and put it on his injured face. "Bing, please give me your advice." At this moment, I could feel that through the darkness outside, a faint sunlight was quietly shining into my heart. Although there was only a ray of sunlight, the shining and warm feeling made me intoxicated and dazed.

This comes from his sunshine.

(End of this chapter)