"Don't forget how hastily the case of Officer Ichijō's death was closed thirteen years ago."
Yoshida took out his lighter and lit a cigarette, "A family of three, two adults dead and a child missing, and they weren't just ordinary people, they were all elite police officers, one of them was famous in Tokyo, but the case was still closed hastily, hastily decided to be a revenge by a convict."
He said, "Ichijō Mirai is excellent."
"I'm not talking about ability, I'm talking about..."
After a few moments of silence, Yoshida said the description of Ichijō Mirai, "The sun."
"If you want to protect such a brilliant child, being too obvious will make the rats realize what's going on."
He walked out, leaving only one sentence behind, "Some people will definitely not be satisfied with the result this time. I heard some rumors that someone may start to disguise themselves as a criminal in a few days."
"I can't contact him, you find a chance to whisper it to him so he can prepare."
The sound of footsteps moved away from nearer to farther, not only Yoshida's but Onidzuka Hachizo's as well, and their low conversations faded into the distance.
System alert: ['Personal Mystery Box' has been used, this use is over.]
It repeats: [You have obtained an unknown clue.]
Unlike the beginning clue, the ending clue has a follow-up: [As the two instructors talk, you remember your mother after a long time, what kind of person was she?]
Ichijō Mirai's eyes went black, and the greenery on the outskirts of the police academy building faded into a first-person perspective similar to the last CG triggered, and the owner of the perspective was being held in the arms of a young woman, with only her black hair and a portion of her police uniform in the shot.
The young officer's soft voice rings out, "It's scary, isn't it?"
"I'm so sorry that our Mirai is only three years old and he's met such a horrible corpse," She feigned anger, "and actually brought you directly to the crime scene, mom will teach dad a lesson when she gets home, okay?"
The camera shook, but there was no sound, representing the owner of the vision just rubbed the young officer's shoulder and said nothing.
The young officer was also silent for a few breaths, and then spoke again, her voice a little bit indistinctly muffled and apprehensive, "Mirai, you just saw the body, and you think it's horrible, don't you?"
Her voice took on a smile, a somewhat forced smile, "That murderer uncle is really too bad, actually pushed someone down the stairs, so so high up, we cleaned up the victim for a long time before we cleaned up the victim, children really shouldn't be looking at these things."
"...You think it's scary, don't you?"
"Do you think it's scary?"
"Mirai?"
The camera shifted again, and the owner of the vision still didn't say anything, but just rubbed the young officer's shoulder once more.
"I'm sorry, mom got too excited," Yhe young officer said hastily, taking a few more deep breaths to calm his tone, "You haven't said a word today, you promised me you'd say at least ten words a day, right?"
"I'll tell you what, let's make a deal, you answer my questions and you only have to say one word today, how about that?"
"This is a little secret between you and mom, mom won't tell dad or sister doctor, okay?"
"Come on, answer mom. Are you scared? Mom's a little scared, so I think Mirai must be a little scared too, right?"
The camera didn't shake, and in addition to the young officer's voice, a second voice finally resounded, "You're not scared."
It was the voice of a small child, sounding about three or four years old, calm, and very similar to Ichijō Mirai's voice.
He said slowly and clearly, "I'm not afraid."
The camera still doesn't shake, but the young woman's black hair and police uniform did, as she trembles.
The child's voice sounded again, "I'm not going to push you down the stairs."
He said rather seriously, "I haven't killed anyone, you have, I'm a kid, you're an adult, I can't beat you."
"Even if I killed you, I wouldn't have pushed you down the stairs, I would have used a gun, just like now."
A hand appeared on the camera, the hand of a small child, holding a police gun, and since it was being held by the young officer, the owner of the vision could only make an effort to raise his hand and touch her back again with the handle of the gun.
Then, releasing his hand and letting the gun fall, he said earnestly: "But I won't kill you."
Because, "You're my mother."
Because, "You worked hard to carry me for ten months, taking care of me, meeting my physical and spiritual needs."
Because, "You died, and the convict who tracked you..."
The young officer interrupted, "I'm sorry."
Her voice was low, her speech broken, a bit of a jumble of words, "I'm sorry, I thought, I thought I was lucky enough to be okay to want to have children, to be married and not have children would have drawn suspicion, I couldn't hide so quietly without being married."
"I thought I could have a baby, the medical report was fine, I checked so many times and found no problem."
"I-"
"I had a sneaking suspicion when you wouldn't talk, and I had a sneaking suspicion when I took you to the doctor's, and I...I'm sorry...mom's sorry, Mirai...I'm really, really sorry."
As an adult, Ichijō Mirai was able to easily understand what the plot NPC was sorry for, but the owner of the vision clearly didn't, and thought for a moment before slowly saying, "Are you going to kill me."
"Okay, now?" he warned. "Don't be too obvious."
The young officer shook her head, "Of course not."
She takes a deep breath, "Starting today, we're not going to play with the sister doctor every week, okay?"
The owner of the vision corrected, "It's a doctor's appointment."
"From now on, Mommy's going to teach you," the young officer said to herself, "to be a,"
She paused, obviously unsure of what profession to choose, and after a moment said, "To be someone I don't loathe fear of, to be white or gray, to be a police officer, a detective, even a scientist, a fireman."
"Anyway, don't be a crow."
"Before the crows come looking for you, mom will definitely teach you."
With these words uttered in a thoroughly calming, declarative tone, Ichijō Mirai's vision once again went black for a moment, and the scene on the outskirts of the police academy building slowly resurfaced.
System Alert: [You remember a decision that no one remembers, your knowledge of 'Motherland' has risen.]
['Motherland is Calling' base deterrence increased, mental stability increased, acuity increased, physical dexterity increased, firearms proficiency decreased slightly.]
Morofushi Hiromitsu wiped the blackboard with a rag.
He's been wiping for ten minutes, but he's still wiping as if he could wipe for another ten minutes.
He waited until the voices from the office just across the wall had faded away and the footsteps of the two instructors were far away before he slowly lowered his hand.
He stared at the bottom of the blackboard for a moment, let out a breath, and lifted his hand again to wipe the glass.
Then he stopped again, "...Kujō-san?"