After Aibar arrived at the school in the middle of spring, he didn't spend much time there before summer vacation began.
Once all the students had left for the summer break, Aibar took money from his own pocket and contributed some of it toward the school's renovations.
During the third month of summer vacation, Aibar worked in his natural greenhouse.
In other words, Aibar was an extremely wealthy young man—wealthy enough to be considered one of the richest people in Kazakhstan, or even in the world.
He was a businessman who ran several businesses of his own.
He was also an inventor.
In short, Aibar had plenty of businesses and responsibilities.
He had more work than he could handle.
But Aibar didn't forget about taking a vacation either.
He secretly traveled abroad.
He used Azamat's name as his father on his documents.
Although Aibar would turn fifteen on October 11, his foreign passport stated that he was twenty-two years old.
He traveled abroad to explore different places, conduct research, gain knowledge, and experience the world.
In other words, he loved traveling.
He was curious about the world and eager to see and learn new things.
Aibar's favorite country was Japan.
By this point, Aibar had already traveled to Japan several times.
As usual, he spent the final month of his summer vacation in Japan, traveling there alone.
He spent roughly a month there, taking the opportunity to properly rest and relax.
However, time passed quickly.
There was now only about a week left until September 1st, when the summer vacation would end.
Aibar had already bought a ticket for the following day.
But today...
He was about to encounter something unexpected.
Aibar entered a store to buy the things he needed.
However, inside the store, he encountered a Japanese girl who was approximately 160–170 cm tall.
She was wearing somewhat dirty clothes, but she was still a cute Japanese girl.
The girl asked the cashier for some ready-made food.
The moment the cashier handed the food to her, the girl realized that she didn't have enough money and ran away.
Aibar didn't stop her.
The cashier became angry and was about to chase after the girl.
Aibar calmly and emotionlessly said:
"I'll pay for it myself."
Aibar bought the things he needed and also picked up a drink in a plastic bottle.
He paid for both his own items and the girl's food, then left the store.
Meanwhile, the girl was in a dead end, crouched in a corner and hurriedly eating her food.
She suddenly choked on it.
Aibar slowly approached her.
With an emotionless expression, he spoke to her in Japanese:
"Here... I bought this for you."
He offered her the drink.
The girl looked at him suspiciously, then slowly took the drink from his hand and drank it.
She nodded to express her gratitude.
In a gentle voice, the girl said:
"You're kind."
Aibar calmly replied:
"Thank you...
"And don't worry. Take your time and keep eating.
"He's not coming after you.
"I paid for it."
The girl stared at Aibar in amazement, frozen in place.
Aibar calmly said:
"There's nothing surprising about it.
"Someone else would have done the same in my place."
The girl spoke quietly, slightly embarrassed.
"Thank you."
Aibar calmly asked:
"Do you have parents?
"Or somewhere you can go?"
The girl answered:
"No."
Aibar replied:
"Then, from now on, I'll be your older brother.
"What's your name?"
The girl stared at him in surprise.
In a gentle voice, she replied:
"My name is... Ayaka.
"Ayaka Takahashi.
"You're my brother...?
"How does that work?"
Aibar calmly and emotionlessly replied:
"Don't misunderstand.
"I'm offering this with good intentions.
"My father... no, my teacher, will prepare the necessary documents for you by tomorrow.
"It might cause some difficulties, of course."
Ayaka shyly nodded in agreement.
Aibar said:
"Let's go..."
He started walking, and Ayaka followed behind him.
Aibar and Ayaka arrived at the apartment Aibar was renting.
They went inside.
Aibar said:
"Make yourself at home."
He laid out a futon and prepared a place for Ayaka to sleep.
Aibar said:
"Tomorrow, we're flying to Kazakhstan.
"The documents will be ready by morning."
They turned off the lights and lay down in their respective sleeping places.
After a moment of silence, Ayaka spoke calmly:
"Aren't you afraid?"
Aibar calmly replied:
"Why should I be afraid?"
Ayaka asked:
"What if I deceive you and rob you?
"In a world where you can't trust anyone, you're letting me into your own home."
Aibar thought about it for a moment, remaining quietly in bed.
Then he calmly said:
"If you were planning to rob me...
"Someone who intended to rob me wouldn't warn me about it like this.
"Secondly... I can read people's minds just by looking at their expressions.
"And you have a lot of secrets...
"But I won't interfere with them."
Silence filled the room.
Aibar calmly said:
"Good night."
And he fell asleep.
Morning came.
All the documents were ready.
Aibar boarded the plane together with Ayaka.
Once the plane took off...
Grrrr...
Ayaka's stomach growled from hunger.
Aibar opened his bag, took out his food, and gave all of it to Ayaka.
Ayaka ate some of it.
Then she offered some to Aibar as well.
"You..."
She held the food out to him with her own hand.
Aibar glanced at her, then looked away.
He calmly said:
"I'm not hungry."
In reality, he was extremely hungry too.
And so, the two of them eventually arrived in Kazakhstan.
Meanwhile, while Azamat was working on the documents that night, he noticed that something was wrong.
In reality, Ayaka might have been a member of the Organization.
Her true age was eighteen.
Ayaka's purpose was to determine whether even a small amount of kindness still remained in the world before the Organization destroyed it.
She wanted to find at least one small reason to spare the world.
Her plan was to test the cashier first.
She wanted to see whether the cashier would give food for free to someone who genuinely needed it.
That was what she had been testing.
However, Ayaka noticed that the cashier was going to chase after her.
At the same time, she noticed Aibar stopping the cashier.
Afterward, she decided to test Aibar as well.
She deliberately went to a nearby dead end and sat there eating the food.
Aibar had noticed this too.
He realized that Ayaka hadn't actually run very far away.
Instead, she had stopped somewhere nearby.
However, Aibar said nothing.
And so, the two of them sat in a taxi, each silently thinking about their own thoughts and intentions as they made their way home.
Aibar and Ayaka lived together peacefully until the start of the school year.
During that time, Ayaka grew attached to Aibar.
She also discovered that Aibar was actually fourteen years old.
School began.
Aibar's outfit consisted of black trousers, a black turtleneck, black dress shoes, and a black coat.
He wasn't wearing the coat. Instead, he simply draped it over his shoulders, letting it hang down his back.
As Aibar was getting ready to leave for school, Ayaka gave a slight smile and spoke in a playful, slightly spoiled voice:
"Can I come too...? Please,Aibar..."
Aibar calmly and emotionlessly replied:
"Fine... let's go."
When the two of them arrived at school, Ayaka's eyes widened.
She froze in place.