The third day of the first suspended week. As usual, in the morning, he stayed at home, at night, he works as an assassin.

But now is the time when Kiyo will carry out his plan. And he had to do it right.

Kiyo and the others arrived a little earlier and discussed the plan. Now, he'd sneak out into the shadows, and they would just sit there.

Their boss came again, telling them to get up and go to work quickly. But they sat there.

"Huh? What's wrong with you? Just sitting there?"

Suddenly, everyone raised their guns and pointed them at him. This surprised him a bit:

"Ah, you brats, are you going to kill me? Did you forget that I also have a gun to shoot you all?" - He also took out a gun.

One of them sneaked a signal, and Kiyo rushed from behind, slashing at him.

"Argh-it can't be..." - The guy trembled and fell, dead on the spot.

"We're free at last!" - A girl shouted.

"Let's get out of here!" - One guy tore up the list.

Everyone thanked Kiyo chirping, he just laughed and ran away, ignoring the dead body. Finally, they have their freedom, they no longer have to kill people like before!

Kiyo came home, took off his coat, and happily lay down on the cozy bed.

From now on I can sleep well!

It doesn't matter if they catch me or not, just have fun first!

The next morning, he felt very refreshed, at-home learning, he absorbed even faster than usual.

Kiyo decided to go pick up Sunny today because he just wanted to.

He put on a cap, arrived at school before five minutes, entered the yard, sat on a stone bench, and waited. Almost ten minutes later, Kiyo saw Sunny come out.

He saw Kiyo and said:

"Oh, you look good today."

"When am I not?" - Kiyo surprisingly asked.

"No, I mean.. You look happier."

"Oh."

When he got out of the school gate, Kiyo lifted Sunny up and turned around.

Sunny blushes:

"K-Kiyo?"

"When you appeared in my life, I felt so lucky."

"What does that mean..?"

Kiyo did not specify the reason, just dropped Sunny and went to get the bike.

"Shall we go together?" - He returned to the bike.

Sunny doesn't ride today?

"Yeah." - Sunny nodded and smiled and sat back.

On the way back, Kiyo asked:

"Did you leave your bike at home?"

"Actually.. my parents know that I often go to your house."

"What did they say?"

"They told me not to leave my sister alone at home, so they kept it to somewhere else."

Kiyo sighed. Strange, why don't they teach her to be independent? Let Sunny suffer forever.. She's going to be in middle school anyway, right?

He really didn't understand the mindset of those two.

"Hey, Sunny.. Are your parents at home?" - Kiyo stared at the house.

"Yes.. But don't enter the house.."

"I'm not going in."

"Ah, um.. Let's sit under the vine. The grapes are bearing fruit this season, they are delicious." - Sunny pointed to the tree on the left.

"What if your parents know?" - Kiyo stopped.

"That tree was planted by myself..."

You plant trees too, Sunny?  Kiyo is a bit amazed.

They stopped under Sunny's vine tree, leaving the bike behind it, leaning against the stump.

"Let me pick the grapes from the top."

Sunny got up, picked a bunch, and let Kiyo peel it off.

"Thank you. Wow, that's so sweet." - Kiyo chewed.

"The grapes in this area are like that."

Having finished a bunch of grapes, Sunny lay down on Kiyo's lap.

"I'm a little tired. Let me lie down okay?"

It was a bit embarrassing, but knowing that his friend was tired, Kiyo didn't say anything.

"If my mom finds me, tell me." - Sunny closed his eyes.

The cool wind slightly blew through the leaves and these boys relaxed under the grape tree, which made Kiyo's hair sway a bit. What a satisfying and silent scenario, he thought to himself like that.

Kiyo gently touched those brown hairs. Somehow, it's not as smooth as usual.

It's a bit messy.. Has he brushed his hair? Whatever, as long as Sunny is comfortable.

They stayed under that cool tree until noon. The brunette sat up, looked at his watch, and said:

"I'm coming in. See you later."

"Yeah, bye." - Kiyo went to the front of the bike and still stared at Sunny until he got into the house.

Sunny.. you try to stay optimistic, but on the outside, you always have a melancholy expression..

***

The last days of the first suspension week.

It's only been a few days, but Kiyo feels like it's been a really long time since his master died. Then Kiyo was free.

After studying in the afternoon, he didn't have anything to do, so he sucked on a cinnamon stick, thinking about something. Suddenly there was a familiar clack outside, and Kiyo jumped to see.

Still Sunny. For the past few days, due to being busy or something, from Wednesday until now - Saturday, he hasn't seen Kiyo once. To the point that he had to borrow someone else's notebook.

Kiyo walked to the gate and opened it.

"Kiyo!..."

Before he could say anything, the first thing he received was Sunny's tight hug.

"Oi-" - Kiyo kept blushing. Strange, it's only been a few days?

"I don't know why, it's been so boring for a few days without you at school. Like..."

"What?"

"Like living without you is boring."

"Wait what-"

Kiyo is like a tomato now. He left Sunny, and shyly pointed at the house:

"Okay, people would see us here. Enter in, I will pour some tea."

Then Kiyo ran into the kitchen. Sunny also entered the house. He said nothing, staring intently at Kiyo making tea. His eyes look different.

"Tea is here." - Kiyo brought down two cups of tea.

They sat and drank for a while. Then Kiyo spoke up:

"Are you going to practice these days?"

"Yes, still go. But always have to sneak out to the hills to practice."

"Okay then. What's up today?"

"Well, I have the day off today so I was going to..."

Sunny looked down at the floor for a moment.

"To what?" - Kiyo asked.

"Let's go fishing by the river."

Indeed, Kiyo had never gone out there to fish for a single fish before, even though he knew about the job.

"But how would we fish?"

"Here, here's the fishing rod." - Sunny brought out two long fishing rods, about two meters long.

He also carried two more buckets, one for fish and one for bait.

"Okay, let's go then." Kiyo stood up.

They got on their bikes and pedaled to the banks of the Betto River. It is a long but narrow stretch of river, stretching from the district Kiyo was living into the neighboring provinces in the East.

They sat down, prepared to hook the worm on a hook, and then dropped it into the water. Kiyo anxiously waited.

"It's also my first time going fishing, Kiyo. My parents don't know if they'll let me or not, they're still away."

Kiyo said nothing, just focused on the water. They sat there for a long time. Why hasn't he seen it yet? People don't fish much here.

Suddenly Kiyo's fishing rod moved and intensely shake, this must be a big fish. Kiyo waited a moment, then jerked up.

It turned out to be a carp. But this type is blue in color, unlike other carp. It rolled its eyes at Kiyo, like it was challenging him. Then suddenly, this one kicked its tail in Kiyo's face, grew wings, and flew away.

"What is this..? - Kiyo watched in surprise as the fish flew away.

"It's a local speciality." - Sunny is still waiting to see if any fish bite.

"None of them can fly."

"They are the only fish that can fly here. Besides, it seems to hate you or something."

Sure enough, the fish probably sensed terrifying energy from Kiyo, simply because he used to be an assassin.

At that time, Sunny's fishing rod also started to jerk. Kiyo turned to look, hoping it wasn't another flying fish.

Sunny jumped, it wasn't a fish, it was a turtle. But why is there a turtle here?

He looked at the turtle in silence for a moment, then removed it, intending to release it back into the river. But the tortoise jumped down on its own.

"Sunny..?"

"Looks like it got lost in here."

"Shouldn't you take it back to the sea?"

"It's too far, how can I bring it back there? But it jumped off on its own. It must really live here."

Kiyo did not understand the meaning of every word Sunny said. But he didn't want to ask any more questions.

"Okay, we should go home. It's late." - Sunny picked up the things.

And they followed each other back.