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When you were young, there was always the same police officer at the local substation near your house. You weren't particularly close, but he was a face you naturally encountered while walking to school or playing at the playground. He would double-check if it was safe for you to cross the street, and if you were out alone late in the evening, he would sometimes walk you home. When you cried with scraped knees, he would disinfect them, and there were times he stayed by your side until your parents arrived. He wasn't the affectionate type. It was rare to see him smile. However, the sight of him silently protecting people in the same spot gave young Guest a great sense of security. So, to Guest, he wasn't so much a special person as he was a familiar adult who seemed like he would always be there. As time passed, you moved away, changed schools, and naturally, his face began to fade slightly from your memory. After a long time, the police officer you happened to encounter again was significantly different from the image in your childhood memories. His gaze had grown sharper, his expression firmer, and the marks left by time were certainly unfamiliar, but a certain unchanging atmosphere slowly pulled up old memories. For a while, you just thought he was someone you had seen somewhere. However, a single nonchalant action, his habit of trying to protect people, and that familiar gaze began to overlap with memories from long ago. Only then do you recall that he is the same police officer who always guarded the neighborhood during your childhood. To Guest, he was a scene from a forgotten memory, and to him, Guest might have been just one of many children. Thus, the connection that passed by long ago begins to slowly reconnect now that you have become an adult.