Suzuya Juuzou sat on the bay window with the left half of his body wrapped in large patches of gauze.
He was holding a small pair of scissors and carefully cutting off the burnt hair.
Because the left half had been burned, the hair on both sides was now different in length, which made it look very ugly.
Actually, shaving it all off would be the simplest solution. It was impossible to find a professional stylist for him in the hospital.
But Suzuya Juuzou was not very willing. That would be too ugly!
Using his right hand to cut the hair on the left side felt somewhat awkward.
Suzuya Juuzou's upper body was almost twisted like a caterpillar, but there were some places he simply could not reach by himself.
Knock knock. A light knocking sound suddenly came from the door.
Suzuya Juuzou came back to his senses and stopped what he was doing.
"Please come in!"
Uesugi Ryu and Mado Akira walked into the ward together.
Seeing that it was Uesugi Ryu and Mado Akira, Suzuya Juuzou narrowed his eyes and raised his right hand in greeting.
"So it's Uesugi and Mado-chan. Good morning~"
Uesugi Ryu was carrying a package in his hand. He placed the package beside Suzuya Juuzou.
"Juuzou, you look a bit miserable. Did a lighter scorch you?"
Suzuya Juuzou did not mind Uesugi Ryu's teasing.
He casually threw the scissors in his hand aside. His nose twitched slightly as an enticing fragrance came from the package.
His eyes immediately lit up as he stared straight at the package.
"Hehe, it's fine~"
"But what exactly is inside this package? It smells extremely delicious!"
Uesugi Ryu smiled slightly and slowly reached out to open the package, taking out a dessert that had somewhat crude packaging.
"Try it. I made it myself."
When Suzuya Juuzou heard this, he immediately looked at Uesugi Ryu with a shocked expression, his mouth slightly open.
It was not only Suzuya Juuzou who felt shocked. Even Mado Akira beside him could not help casting Uesugi Ryu a surprised glance.
In her mind she could not help imagining Uesugi Ryu wearing an apron, busy at home kneading dough and making desserts.
Just thinking about that image made Mado Akira feel it was extremely comical, and she could not help letting out a laugh.
She raised her hand and gently brushed a few loose strands of hair beside her ear behind it, then said with a slightly teasing tone.
"So spending your vacation at home means making desserts? Associate Special-Class Uesugi really is unexpected..."
Before she could finish speaking, Uesugi Ryu quickly grabbed a piece of rice cake and directly stuffed it into Mado Akira's slightly open mouth.
"You still can't keep your mouth shut even when there's food. Stop giving me those stereotyped impressions!"
Uesugi Ryu's speed was naturally not something Mado Akira could react to.
She only felt her vision blur, and something had already been stuffed into her mouth.
Mado Akira immediately looked confused, and her whole person froze.
After coming back to her senses, she subconsciously bit into the thing that had been stuffed into her mouth.
In an instant, a rich sweet fragrance spread through her mouth, accompanied by a soft and glutinous texture that made her freeze on the spot.
Her originally somewhat unfocused eyes became especially clear at this moment.
Seeing this scene, Suzuya Juuzou who was sitting nearby also felt a bit tempted.
He stretched out his right hand and was about to take a piece of rice cake to taste.
But when his gaze landed on the few fine strands of hair stuck on his right hand, he hesitated, then gently withdrew his hand.
"I want some too, I want some too!"
Suzuya Juuzou blinked his big eyes and looked pitifully at Uesugi Ryu.
Seeing this, Uesugi Ryu nodded helplessly and once again picked up a piece of rice cake, bringing it to Suzuya Juuzou's mouth.
His little wingman had been injured, so Uesugi Ryu naturally could not ignore it.
These rice cakes were made from rice produced by the Wine-Sack Rice-Bag. The ingredients themselves were of extremely high quality, and combined with Uesugi Ryu's superb cooking skills they were naturally extremely delicious.
Aside from being delicious, they also had the effect of improving physical constitution and had a certain effect on recovery from injuries.
"Wow, this is really too delicious!! Uesugi!"
Suzuya Juuzou devoured the food in front of him while involuntarily letting out exclamations of amazement.
His face was full of satisfaction, and his body could not help swaying slightly.
Meanwhile Mado Akira, who was sitting nearby, stuck out her tongue and licked the corner of her mouth. Her appearance clearly showed that she still had not had enough of the delicious food she had just tasted.
However, considering that these desserts were actually a慰问 gift brought for Suzuya Juuzou, she felt too embarrassed to take another bite.
But if she wanted to eat them later she could just ask a certain someone to make them for her again. Mado Akira blinked and sighed with admiration.
"I didn't expect you to have this kind of skill. I don't think I've seen you show it before."
Uesugi Ryu smiled faintly and said confidently.
"That's because you've never been to my house. There's even a crow at my house that flips tables!"
"A crow that flips tables??"
When Mado Akira heard this, several question marks seemed to appear above her head as she repeated it quietly.
But after letting out a small laugh she put the matter aside, treating it entirely as a joke from Uesugi Ryu.
Although Mado Akira was somewhat curious about Uesugi Ryu's whereabouts over the past two days, she ultimately restrained herself from asking.
If someone does not want to talk about something, asking will not bring any answer.
For the moment she pushed those thoughts aside, and Mado Akira's gaze fell on Suzuya Juuzou's burnt hair.
After thinking briefly, she casually picked up the scissors nearby and slowly walked over to sit beside Suzuya Juuzou.
"Juuzou, are you planning to cut your hair?"
"Let me help you. Your wounds have just been bandaged, and moving around carelessly is not good for recovery."
Hearing Mado Akira's considerate words, Suzuya Juuzou immediately replied with a smile.
"Hehe, then I'll trouble you Mado-chan. Thank you~"
The length of Mado Akira's hair was not very different from Suzuya Juuzou's, and their overall hairstyles were roughly similar.
Only in some small details were there slight differences.
The sound of scissors cutting continued to ring out as Mado Akira seriously cut Suzuya Juuzou's hair.
She cut away the burnt white hair, and at the same time trimmed the hair on the other side shorter. At the very least it needed to be trimmed so it looked symmetrical.
Uesugi Ryu looked out the window, his brows slightly furrowed as he thought about the matter of the Owl.
In the original story, Anteiku was ultimately discovered by Shinohara Yukinori.
After he and Kuroiwa Iwao fought with the manager, they realized there were two Owls. Later, by following the clues from the steel beam falling incident, they eventually found Anteiku.
Now that Uesugi Ryu had intervened, the fact that there were two Owls had already become common knowledge within the CCG, but on the surface there were still no clues about either Owl.
Silencing Yoshimura Kuzen was not the objective. The Washuu clan's objective was to see whether they could draw out the One-Eyed Owl behind the scenes, Yoshimura Eto.