During the meal,
Nagato's resentful gaze kept drifting between the two women. Isn't this my house? Why do I feel like an outsider? He ate sulkily.
"Mother, I'll take Mei Terumi to finish this mission. I'll, uh, come see you again this afternoon," Nagato said, setting down his bowl and chopsticks. He simply couldn't stay any longer.
"Yes, yes. Nagato, make sure you protect Mei! The mission must be dangerous, right? Nothing can happen to her," Fusō said, looking at Mei Terumi with concern.
"Don't worry, Auntie. I can protect myself. I'm pretty strong!" Mei Terumi said cheerfully.
"?" A question mark slowly appeared over Nagato's head.
Wasn't I the one going on the mission? Wasn't I the one heading into danger? What did that have to do with Mei Terumi, the client? Mother, shouldn't you be telling your son to take care of himself?
Nagato truly felt that this family had nothing to do with him anymore. He hurriedly led Mei Terumi out of his house.
Following the location Sasori had sent to his phone, Nagato arrived outside a zoo...
"Four-Tails Zoo?" A question mark slowly appeared on Nagato's face.
"Huh? Four-Tails Zoo?! I know it! I know it! It's really famous online!" Mei Terumi said excitedly.
"...Let's go in and have a look," Nagato said, standing bewildered outside the gates of the Four-Tails Zoo.
When they reached the entrance, a little monkey wearing a red hat marked "Four-Tails Zoo" stood at the ticket checkpoint and held out his hand to them.
"Wow, a little monkey! Can you do that club shuffle?" Mei Terumi asked excitedly when she saw him.
The little monkey stared blankly at Mei Terumi and shook his head.
"He's asking for our tickets. I remember coming here once as a kid," Nagato said after a