"Hai... Pastry miss had biscuits but they were quite old... Why is Shizuzu-san always smiling..." she said with confusion in her voice.
"Just my memory..." Tetsuo replied. After a while his look becomes more serious "Can I ask you a question, Harutsuki-san?"
"Harumi thinks..." the girl replied, seeming to be concerned about something else at the moment "Harutsuki was wondering if Commander-san was making fun of Harumi..."
"No, of course not. You just remind me one person I know.." he quickly replied and helplesly smiled again. After a pause he asked "I was wondering, do you remember your parents?"
A sorry expression appeared on the kid's face. "Haruri doesn't know... One day, Harukiki was looking for treasures though... And she saw big secret folder. There was everything about Harutsuki in it but Master came and took the big folder..."
"So you don't remember them at all?" he asked, sharing a sorry expression.
"Sometimes Harukiki thinks she does but when she thinks very much about it, it goes further away..." a girl paused for a couple of momends and then thoughtfully added "Harumi thinks otosan and okasan are in the land of biscuits now..."
"And... how did it happen that you were separated?"
"Big secret file said baaad men did bad things to otosan and okasan... Harukiki was sent to big orphanage house."
For a couple of seconds he silently was looking at her with compassion. Then he replied while lowering his head "Sou ka.."
