#23 - Chapter 23 A Family of Four Meets

"Shanks, it's been so long, did you miss your big brother?"

Jin An smiled and playfully tweaked Shanks' little nose, then placed Shanks on his neck.

"H-How could I... You... I didn't miss you."

Shanks' face was flushed red as he turned his head to the side, but his heart was filled with joy, which was written all over his face.

"Oh, is that so? Big brother is so heartbroken." Jin An saw all of Shanks' expressions and pretended to be sad.

Hearing Jin An's tone drop, Shanks panicked a little: "I... I missed you a little..."

Ginny and Kuma looked at the two jokers, finding it both funny and exasperating. One was a tsundere brother-complex, and the other was a brother-complex who loved to prank. They really were a perfect match.

"Thank you for taking care of Shanks during this time."

Jin An was a little embarrassed. He originally thought he was only going out for an afternoon, but he didn't expect it to drag on until now.

Ginny's small face turned serious, and she said in a flat tone: "How could we dare not do what Colonel Jin An ordered..."

"Just please comfort the child properly in the future, and don't let him worry about you anymore."

Hearing Ginny's tone was a little off, Kuma hurriedly explained: "She didn't mean that... Don't be angry at Ginny..."

Jin An slapped Kuma on the head and laughed loudly: "Kuma, Ginny will definitely keep you on a tight leash in the future."

"As for my strength, you can rest assured. If I can't beat them, I can always run away."

They had lived together for so many years, and they were more like family than family.

Ginny's words just now were teasing him, her friend, for being so busy with work that he didn't care about his family's feelings.

The little girl clearly had a lot to say in her heart, but she was just a little shy.

Shanks tilted his head, his face full of a gossipy expression: "Big Brother Kuma, are you being confused by concern?"

He understood both Ginny's and Jin An's words. Big Brother Kuma and Big Sister Ginny seemed to be up to something.

Ginny blushed: "What are you talking about? I'm not going to talk to you anymore if you keep talking..."

In the past few years of living together, she and Kuma had long regarded Jin An as their older brother, and the feelings between them went without saying.

With Jin An and Shanks' banter, the unease in her heart also faded away. She and Kuma were just as worried about Jin An's safety, but they were too embarrassed to say it in front of the children.

"Huh?" Kuma was a little confused. He was familiar with all the words in those sentences, but when they were put together, he couldn't quite understand them.

"Let's go, let's go home together. I'll make a big meal for you tonight," Jin An said heroically.

"......"

"Colonel Jin An, where should I go?"

Following behind Jin An, Fire Fist couldn't bear to disturb Colonel Jin An's family's happy moment, but if he didn't speak up, he would have nowhere to go.

"Oh, Fire Fist, I almost forgot about you." Jin An slapped his head, and Shanks on his shoulder shook along with him, "Did you see the tallest building on the island?"

Fire Fist nodded honestly: "I saw it."

Before disembarking, he had carefully observed the island where he would be working and living. The tallest building was so grand, how could he not have seen it?

"Since you saw it, just go there to report. I've already made arrangements with Kuzan."

After saying that, he waved to Fire Fist and walked towards his residence with Kuma and the others.

"Have I been abandoned...?" Fire Fist muttered to himself.

The warship that sent them to the Sorbet Kingdom had already returned, leaving him alone standing in the sea breeze, bewildered.

"......"

"Excuse me, are you Fire Fist?"

A somewhat excited voice was so pleasant to hear in the sea breeze.

"That's right, I am."

Fire Fist looked at the soldier walking towards him, and the excitement in his heart was beyond words. There were actually people here who knew him. He wasn't a lonely traveler.

That person took a step forward excitedly and tightly grasped Fire Fist's hand, as if he had found a brother who had been separated for many years.

"Hearing about you is not as good as meeting you. I am Kuzan, welcome to the Sorbet Kingdom Branch."

"Colonel Jin An should have told you about my situation, right?"

Fire Fist was a little unaccustomed to Kuzan's enthusiasm and nodded subconsciously.

Kuzan looked at Fire Fist in front of him and thought, finally, a savior had arrived. He had been working overtime for a month straight and was about to die from overwork.

He trusted the abilities of the person recommended by the Colonel. Going to the branch would definitely allow him to start working directly and share his burden.

Fire Fist felt a little overwhelmed and silently withdrew his hand, wiping it inconspicuously behind his back.

Had he encountered a pervert? His sexual orientation was very normal.

However, this person was the one designated by the Colonel, and he seemed unable to refuse. The more Fire Fist thought about it, the more he felt that his future was bleak.

Was there only one way to submit to the other party?

Fire Fist was a little conflicted, but in the end, he still chose to put his hand back...

Mom, I'm no longer pure......

Kuzan noticed Fire Fist's movements and thought that he had met a kindred spirit who understood his intentions, and quickly pulled his hand and ran. He finally had a helper!!!

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"Ginny, let me tell you, that Kuma guy is a little slow-witted and a bit stubborn... You have to be direct with some things, otherwise that guy... (even dogs would shake their heads)"

On the way back, Jin An said earnestly. He could see Ginny's thoughts, but he also knew Kuma's personality.

"Jin An, what are you talking about..." Ginny's small face was flushed, but she still chose to play dumb.

"Sigh......"

That Kuma guy had always been afraid that his identity would affect others, so he didn't dare to express his inner thoughts, and he didn't dare to get too close to them, which formed his taciturn personality.

Jin An said that he was really worried, but they still didn't seem to dare to express their inner feelings.

"Let nature take its course..."

"What what..." Shanks, who was running around happily, seemed to have triggered a keyword and ran to Jin An's side in a puff of smoke.

"Little kids go play." Jin An directly gave him a head pat, sending Shanks to the side.

Shanks' expression turned serious, and he protested loudly: "I'm not a kid anymore!"

"Alright, alright, I know, I'll give you BC calcium milk to drink when we get home, go play now." Jin An nodded perfunctorily.

He really couldn't figure out what this little brat meant by pretending to be an adult so much.

Shanks, who ran out, suddenly realized and gritted his teeth: "Isn't that still treating me like a kid..."

"One day, I'll let you know... how powerful I am... Humph ╭(╯^╰)╮"

"But BC calcium milk is really delicious..."

Ginny curled her lips to the side, 'And you're lecturing us? You can't even guess Shanks' thoughts.'

What Shanks was thinking was just that, after becoming an adult, he could provide help to Jin An.

Ginny looked at Jin An's back. His not-so-strong body provided them with a full sense of security, allowing them to grow up carefree.

"Sometimes, you can rely on us more, you idiot big brother..."

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