Bungou Stray Dogs | Dingo

Three

Chapter 3

It had been a month since Futaba was healed. Since then, she and Sakunosuke had been training their physical ability. In one of the training ground, the tension was thick as an elder man watching them spar. There were bruises in both Sakunosuke and Futaba's body, though they did not seem to mind. As the tension became thicker, the elder man stopped them before they kill each other.

Hirotsu Ryūrō stood between them with both of his hands clasped behind his back. "That's enough for today. Oda-kun, the boss has been waiting for you. Dingo-san, your jobs are already on your desk."

"Ha'i." Sakunosuke nodded and they began to walk out the room.

"You can ask me anything you want, Dingo-san." Hirotsu hummed after noticing the frown the girl had.

"I have two questions actually." She said while sipping the dark velvet Frappuccino Hirotsu bought for her earlier. "The first one, why does the boss send you to babysit me instead of other people? And the second one is why hasn't he let me out yet? I mean, if he wants me to make Port Mafia profit already, then he should've sent me out by now."

"You're the brain type, not the muscles type." Sakunosuke said, cutting Hirotsu. "Even I can tell that much."

The frown on Futaba's face got deeper. "Then why bother training me at all?"

"Because, Dingo-san," this time Hirotsu answered, "if someone about to kill you, you can at least defend yourself. You are a valuable asset for Port Mafia after all."

"Is that why they send you of all people to babysit me?" She snorted. "Because you're one of those people who don't want to kill me?"

"You can put it that way, yes."

"Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why don't you want to kill me? I'm a Dazai."

"Why would I want to kill you?" Hirotsu asked back calmly. "What would I gain from killing you?"

"I don't know, ask those people who want to kill me." Futaba grumbled.

"Don't worry, Futaba." Sakunosuke stopped right in front of Futaba's office. He turned towards the girl and messed up her hair. "Hirotsu-san and I will always be there for you no matter what."

Futaba looked at Hirotsu who nodded in agreement and smiled. "Alright then, I believe you two."

"Now go in there and do your job." Sakunosuke pushed the girl into her office, making both the girl and Hirotsu chuckled.

"See you later, guys."

"Yeah sure." Sakunosuke mumbled as Futaba closed the door behind her. He noticed how Hirotsu was looking at him, and asked. "What now?"

"Nothing." The elder man hummed while continuing his walk.

"Huh?"

"I just hope the day we feared would never come."

"I hope so too." Sakunosuke looked past the window on the 12th floor. "I just want Futaba to be safe."

"Me too."