30+ V-rated content (three-in-one)

◎"A hint of cherry blossom scent"◎

30

Fyodor thought he must be going crazy.

Otherwise, why would he be sitting in an internet cafe watching an animated film that is completely out of character for his age?

Meanwhile, the girl next to him was laughing so hard she was doubled over, staring at the computer screen, and also grabbing a handful of popcorn she had bought and stuffing it into her mouth, while also taking a big gulp of cola.

"Fyodor, aren't you going to eat?" As another episode of the cartoon came to an end, Ruoyi, her mouth full of popcorn, spoke somewhat unclearly. She also grabbed a handful and tried to shove it into Fyodor's hand.

"Caramel flavor, delicious."

“I’m not hungry,” Fyodor said calmly.

The girl nodded, seemingly oblivious to whether she had heard him, swallowed the popcorn in her mouth, and said:

"By the way, doesn't Fedia like this animated film? It's quite funny..."

“Funny?” Fyodor scoffed. “Isn’t it pretty much the same thing every episode? The main characters endlessly engage in dangerous acts to retaliate against each other, violence for violence, nothing more.”

At this moment, in the new episode, Tom the cat is crushed into a pulp by the tree that Jerry knocked down.

“If I were this cat,” Fyodor stared expressionlessly at Tom, who stubbornly stood up and continued catching mice, “I would have learned my lesson long ago.”

"After all, some behaviors in reality can't be ignored immediately."

“Speaking of which,” Kawakami Wakai nodded thoughtfully, “indeed, some educators have criticized this cartoon for focusing only on humor and forgetting to tell children the consequences of dangerous behavior.”

As she spoke, she was looking at the top of Fyodor's head.

[Favorability: 61%. 】

[Murderous intent: 70%]

The last time I saw Fei Jia, his killing intent wasn't this high.

really……

Fedia is probably Francis's "mastermind"—Jerry.

"Do you know about 'insensitivity to pain'?" Fyodor suddenly asked at that moment.

Kawakami Wakai:?

She paused the cartoon playing on TV and said with a hint of anger, "Fei Jia, I'm a medical student, of course I know what that is. As the name suggests, the patient is born without the ability to feel pain."

Fyodor nodded: "The fatal thing about this disease is that pain is a signal that tells people that something cannot be done, or that their body is crying out for help."

Kawakami Wakana couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine.

Was Fedia reminding her?

If she doesn't remember the pain after a short while, he wouldn't mind letting her experience it.

“But—” Ruoyi interrupted him, “If you don’t do it because it hurts, sometimes the situation will be worse.”

She listed them on her fingers: "Injections, IV drips, blood draws, surgery..."

Like reciting a menu, Kawakami Wakana listed almost every painful examination and treatment in the hospital.

Fyodor: "..."

I know you're a medical student.

Can you please stop showing off your knowledge?

“So,” Ruoyi chuckled, “it doesn’t matter to me if it hurts a little sometimes.”

"..."

With those words, Fyodor's gaze turned cold as he stared intently at the girl who was still trying to recite the menu.

she……

What exactly are you trying to say?

“Neko,” he unconsciously called out the nickname he used for Ruoyi when they first met online, “what exactly do you want to say?”

"Hmm?" Because of the string of "dishes" she had just recited, the girl seemed a little thirsty. She picked up the cola and took another swig before looking at Fyodor with curiosity. "I was just stating a fact."

But actually, Kawakami Wakai was extremely nervous.

Because she clearly noticed that Fyodor's murderous intent had increased by 1%.

She instinctively shrank back, but forced herself to look Fyodor directly in the eye.

You must stay calm at this time!

She swallowed hard, staring at Jerry the mouse on the temporarily frozen screen. "You know the truth, right?"

"—For example, the fact that this mouse is named Jerry is a fact."

“Speaking of which,” Ruoyi said, trying to appear calm, “is there perhaps a mouse named Jerry in real life?”

The words had barely left his mouth—

Fyodor's favorability and murderous intent immediately increased by 1%.

His lips moved, as if he were about to speak—

"Manager, there's a thief!" A female shop assistant suddenly shouted from outside.

Kawakami Wakai: Huh?

This is an internet cafe, not a jewelry store or luxury goods store, so why would there be thieves here?

She instinctively wanted to go out and see what was happening, and then she saw a boy suddenly pull open the door and run in.

Fyodor: "..."

Kawakami Ruoyi: "..."

The two people and the boy locked eyes.

"You didn't lock the door?" Fyodor asked expressionlessly.

"...I forgot."

As she said this, Kawakami Wakana's eyes fell on the comic book in the boy's hand.

Limited edition comic of "Cyborg".

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the private room, and a female employee's voice came through: "Have you seen anyone suspicious?"

“No,” Fyodor said calmly.

Then I saw—

He suddenly raised his hand and placed one finger on Ruoyi's chin.

"What's wrong? Were you disturbed? Are you unhappy?"

"Or is it that you think I went too far just because it was a kiss?"

"..."

"Go on, you can continue," the female shop assistant said awkwardly, as her footsteps faded into the distance.

However, Kawakami Wakana felt as if her whole body was burning up.

"Fei, Fei Jia, you..."

“Don’t overthink it,” Fyodor interrupted her. “It’s just acting. If we don’t do this, she might ask to come in and see.”

"..."

"But you," he turned to look at the boy, "you didn't steal the comic book for no reason, did you?"

…………

After daybreak.

At Dr. Blackjack's clinic.

Kawakami Wakana discovered that Fei Jia was sometimes frighteningly intelligent.

What she saw was merely the superficial fact that a teenager had stolen a rare comic book, but what Fyodor saw was—

The boy's younger sister has a serious brain tumor: due to its location, even the best neurosurgeons in the country cannot perform surgery. His sister's favorite anime is "Cybernetic," so he wanted to steal rare, out-of-print manga from secondhand websites like Coal Burner, which were already being sold for hundreds of thousands of yen.

Then--

The boy and his family were then taken to Dr. Blackjack.

"One hundred million yen," the doctor, whose face bore obvious scars, said calmly.

Kawakami Wakai:!

no?

Although she didn't know much about the cost of the surgery, 100 million yen was indeed a bit excessive, wasn't it?

The siblings' mother was taken aback by these words, but still spoke up: "I will find a way, I just beg you to save my daughter—"

“I’ll pay,” Fyodor interrupted his mother.

Kawakami Wakai:? ? ?

No, as expected of Fedia...

They really are rich and powerful!

but……

Since meeting Fedia in real life, it seemed like she had experienced his gentleness for the first time.

Even his resentment at Francis's exploitation of his feelings for his family seemed to fade at this moment.

A few minutes later.

The little girl has already begun a series of examinations for hospital admission, so Ruoyi has some free time.

Seeing Pinocchio, who lived with Dr. Blackjack, swaying as he brought over barley tea, she took it and, under the pretext of chatting with Pinocchio, pulled the little girl into the women's restroom.

“Pinoko-chan…” Looking at the little girl who was tilting her head and staring at her, Ruoyi asked directly, “Feijia, Fyodor… how long have you known him?”

“Fyodorsan?” Pinocchio blinked. “He first visited the doctor around the end of last year, I think.”

"It seems he and the doctor have known each other for a long time. The doctor said that he couldn't go to a regular hospital for treatment for some reason, so he treated the doctor as his family doctor."

At this point, the little girl frowned.

"However, actually, Pino is a little afraid of him..."

"Afraid? Why?" Kawakami Wakana asked instinctively.

“Because—” Pinoko’s tone carried a hint of fear, “that gentleman… never smiled, like an emotionless shell—”

Is it just an empty shell without emotions?

Kawakami Wakana repeated Pinoko's words in her mind.

"That's not how it is!" she said instinctively.

"Indeed, it seems that you can rarely see any expression on Fedia's face, and his tone of voice is always indifferent."

“But—” she thought for a moment, “but the cello he plays is full of emotion.”

A cello...? Pinoko was somewhat puzzled.

What is that?

“Cello, look, this is it.” Ruoyi half-squatted down and pulled up a video of Fei Jia playing the cello that she had saved from when they were dating online, which she showed to Pinoko.

But they didn't notice at all—

A person stood behind the door, staring at them.

"It's so beautiful—" When the song ended, Pinoko couldn't help but take out her little handkerchief and wipe her teary eyes. "Pinoko... I don't know why I suddenly feel like crying."

"So please stop saying that Fei Jia is an emotionless shell, okay?" Ruoyi said with a smile, in a tone as if coaxing a child. "Actually, he knows what joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are, and he also feels lonely when he's alone..."

"..."

Fyodor didn't listen to what they were saying anymore. Instead, he silently turned around and returned to his seat. He merely responded with a curt reply to the little girl's parents' words of gratitude, then picked up his phone and leaned back on the sofa, as if to pass the time.

He discovered that he had received a letter on his phone.

It's from Sigma.

【Fyodor-san, I've obtained what you're looking for and will be returning to Yokohama soon.】

Fyodor replied:

【knew. 】

Send me a few pages from her diary; I want to learn how to imitate Scotty's handwriting.

31

Seeing that Pinocchio was very interested in Fyodor's cello, Kawakami Wakana seemed to have found common ground with the little girl and played several cello performances that she had recorded for her. She also found a few cello pieces on a certain tube.

Seeing that little Pinoko's eyes weren't as captivated as before as they were when listening to the cello music online, she immediately said with great interest:

"So, Pinocchio-chan, don't you also think that although it sounds good, it lacks a bit of soul compared to Feja?"

“Yes!” Pinocchio nodded.

"Pinoko seems to have changed his opinion of Fyodorsan!"

“But speaking of which,” she suddenly looked at Ruoyi with ill intent, lowering her voice, “Ruoyi-san, do you have feelings for Fyodor-san—”

“Pinoco.” Blackjack’s voice interrupted the little girl’s gossip.

"Doctor!" Pinocchio immediately skipped over, "Has the surgical plan been decided?"

"Yes. The surgery can be performed in a week."

"Yay!"

When Blackjack and Pinocchio returned to the living room, Wakana Kawakami realized that the sofa was empty. She glanced at her phone and saw a message from Fyodor.

I have to go now.

"..."

There was no point in her staying any longer, and just as Ruoyi was about to take her leave, she suddenly heard Blackjack say to Pinocchio:

"You clean the storage room at home, and I'll go to the bank to return the money that Fedorsan just transferred to him."

"We only need to keep 100,000 for the surgery fee."

Huh?

Ruoyi's words of farewell remained unspoken.

“arumancyo.” The little girl Pinocchio seemed not to find this strange at all, speaking in words that Ruoyi did not understand, and waved goodbye to Dr. Blackjack.

Only when the door closed did Ruoyi ask:

"Pinoko-chan, Dr. Blackjack...does this happen often?"

“?” Pino turned around, his innocent eyes filled with confusion.

“Uh…” Kawakami Wakana explained, “It’s just… does he often return the surgery fees to patients?”

Hearing her question, Pino blinked, belatedly realizing something, and immediately jumped up and down in anger:

"The doctor is not a heartless doctor who charges exorbitant surgery fees!"

"His demand for high fees is merely a test to gauge which side the scales of life and money tip in the minds of patients and their families! Sometimes he will even waive the surgery fee!"

Seeing the little girl's sullen expression, Kawakami Wakana could only keep apologizing to her. But at the same time, she also felt that perhaps she was still too short-sighted.

They actually thought they could judge a person based solely on the statement "the surgery cost 100 million yen".

That……

Shouldn't she also consider Feda's perspective more dialectically?

Kawakami Wakana hadn't yet figured out how to think dialectically about Fyodor. But Pinocchio kept chattering away:

"Moreover, sometimes having money doesn't guarantee a cure."

"A few years ago, a very wealthy man from abroad sought out a doctor to treat his daughter. The doctor said he could afford the 300 million yen surgery fee. But what was the child's illness called, uh... a severe case of shikensensaisyu?"

“Neurofibroma (shikeisenisyu)?” Kawakami Wakana understood.

Pinocchio was silent for a moment: "Emmm... that's probably the name? Anyway, tumors keep growing on my body, and they can't be completely removed anymore."

This is indeed the case with neurofibromatosis; in severe cases, the tumor cannot be completely removed surgically, and it may even worsen. Kawakami Wakai could only express her regret: "And then what?"

Pinocchio replied, "The doctor advised that the rich man not to torture the child anymore, but he didn't listen and had no choice but to have the surgery."

"—Of course, don't underestimate the doctor! That child did live more than a year longer than the local hospital had predicted after the surgery!"

At this point, she suddenly remembered something.

"Oh, right, before the surgery, the girl had Pinocchio and the others film a video. The doctor originally wanted the rich man to take it, but he didn't, so it's here. Do you want to go see it?"

"..."

Kawakami Wakana actually felt it wasn't right to do this, but seeing the little girl stumbling towards the broom, she offered to help her clean. After putting on masks, the two went to the storage room together. Pinoko immediately noticed a row of videotapes on the cabinet: "These are them!"

Ruoyi glanced over as well—

Unlike most videotapes which contain surgical videos and medical instructional videos, this one only has a few simple English words written on it.

Scotty F.

Scotty...?

“Pinoko Sauce…” she asked tentatively, “Is the rich man you mentioned named Francis?”

“F…” Pino thought for a moment, “I think that’s the name.”

So Scottie also sought treatment from Dr. Blackjack?

“Pinoko-chan,” Ruoyi said quickly, as if she had just remembered something, “could you talk to Dr. Blackjack about it?”

"—Perhaps it's time to return this videotape to Scotty's dad."

…………

After explaining everything to Pinoko, Kawakami Wakana left Dr. Blackjack's residence and clinic. She only received Fyodor's message as she boarded the tram.

[Feijia: Are you home yet?]

"On the train," Ruoyi replied casually.

It wasn't rush hour on the tram, and the carriage was practically empty. Leaning back in her seat, Kawakami Wakana put on her headphones and started listening to music.

The melodious tune of Lucia's old song drifted into my ears.

After following Gogol's advice, she no longer focused entirely on learning Russian, but instead started with Russian songs. In addition, knowing Fedya's secret, Kawakami Wakana's playlist gradually filled with old Russian songs and folk tunes, as well as classic works by composers like Tchaikovsky.

As she listened, she hummed along softly. When the song ended, Ruoyi realized that she had unknowingly been able to sing "Moscow Nights" in Russian, a song that Fedya had played for her before.

Kawakami Wakai:!

This discovery thrilled her. The first thing she did upon returning home was record it on her phone and send the unedited, unfiltered, and untuned version to Fyodor.

The message was accepted quickly, but the other party did not reply.

Kawakami Ruoyi: "..."

"Fedia, how is my Russian pronunciation?" she asked tentatively.

This time they did reply.

[It smells like cherry blossoms.]

Kawakami Wakai:?

What does cherry blossom flavor taste like?

A minute later, she belatedly realized what was happening—

The meaning of "Feyya" here refers to the Russian songs she sings...

Do you have an accent?

“I’m not Russian, so what if I have an accent!” she said angrily, holding her phone.

But he didn't say those words out loud.

Thinking about how she had misunderstood Dr. Blackjack, Kawakami Wakana suddenly didn't want to be angry with Fyodor anymore. She simply typed out a line of pseudonyms—

sorry.

Fyodor, who received the message: ?

sorry?

What are you sorry for?

He sent a question mark back, but the other party did not reply.

Fyodor hadn't originally planned to chat with the kitten, so since it wasn't replying, he put the phone back and continued to meticulously imitate Scotty's handwriting in the photos taken by Sigma with his pencil.

The phone lying to the side was still playing "Moscow Nights," the song Ruoyi had just sung.

…………

Using the contact information she left when she sent Francis her copy of "The Original Sin of Gabriel," Wakana Kawakami easily obtained Scotty's videotape.

Her plan was to have Lucy deliver the videotape to Francis while she worked at the Whirlpool Cafe over the weekend, as a "surprise." But when she went to the cafe with the videotape on Saturday, she learned that Lucy had taken the day off.

Is something the matter?

However, the store manager said that Lucy did not explain why she took the day off, only saying that she had some personal matters to attend to. Kawakami Wakana had no choice but to finish her work first. It wasn't until she was off work that she started rummaging through her bag for the videotape, thinking about whether she should just hand it over to Francis in person.

Can--

After rummaging through her bag, Kawakami Wakana realized that the Scotty videotape was not there.

She tried hard to recall what happened when she left the house, but she found that no matter how she thought about it, she remembered carefully putting the videotape into her bag and taking it with her.

Is this what you're looking for?

Kawakami Wakana was already anxious because she might have lost something important to Francis. The sudden male voice startled her even more, and she threw her bag at him.

"This is the women's changing room, you pervert!"

"But there's nothing shameful about your current attire," Gogol said, his voice slightly aggrieved as he was suddenly hit by a schoolbag.

Kawakami Wakai then noticed—

The videotape with the English words "Scottie F" on it was in Gogol's possession.

"Give it back to me!" She couldn't help but get angry, and disregarding Gogol's still 100% murderous intent, she reached out to snatch it.

However, Gogol suddenly appeared behind him, lifting his cloak.

"I quite like your surprised expression," he said with a smile.

"—As a thank you gift, I'll tell you a secret."

"There's some information circulating among information brokers right now. Francis's daughter got sick because she was affected by a supernatural power."

"And on the last page of her diary, she wrote—'I hope my father can find that person with superpowers and stop him from making others suffer.'"

"...?!"

32

With a loud "boom," Kawakami Wakana felt as if her brain was about to explode.

According to Pinocchio, Scottie clearly died from a malignant tumor caused by neurofibromatosis, so why are these rumors circulating now?

This is related to Fedya...

Does it matter?

There were too many uncertainties, but she had a vague premonition that once she watched this videotape, she might be able to know Scotty's true feelings—

She needs to steal the videotape!

Kawakami Wakana knew that with her abilities and a height of just over 160 cm, she probably wouldn't be able to outmaneuver Gogol, who was at least half a head taller than her. This meant that openly taking it from her wouldn't be very advantageous, so she could only try to take it covertly.

So she could only feign composure and ask, "What does Francis think?"

Gogol didn't answer, but just squinted at her with a hint of mockery.

Why don't you take a guess?

"..."

“Hint—” Completely ignoring Ruoyi’s already extremely ugly expression, Gogol happily made a 360-degree turn, then did a few somersaults as if he were performing acrobatics, “Scottie’s diary circulating among the information brokers says that the superpowered person who made her sick is now in Yokohama.”

"..."

"—Huh?" He paused for a moment. "How do you know that Francis's idea is that even if Scotty doesn't come back, it doesn't matter, but we must kill that ability user, even if it means killing a thousand innocent people?"

"..." Haven't you already given the answer?

but--

There's a flaw!

Looking at Gogol, who was still chattering away, Kawakami Wakana paused for a moment, then suddenly rushed forward, jumping up to grab the videotape, her fingernails almost digging into her palms.

At first, Gogol held on tightly, but after noticing her movements, he paused for a moment and then let go.

Caught off guard, Ruoyi fell to the ground with the videotape in her hand.

"You actually dare to try and ambush a magician?" Gogol stared at her with a somewhat amused expression.

Kawakami Ruoyi: "..."

"You let go yourself!" she said, disgruntled. "It hurts!"

“Pрошупрощения (Excuse me),” Gogol said with a grin in Russian, then with a flick of his cloak, he disappeared.

In reality, even if Kawakami Wakana discovered an opportunity, as long as he didn't want to hand over the videotape, her strength wouldn't be greater than his. Not to mention he possessed spatial abilities. But Gogol didn't want to do that.

His greatest dream was to kill his best friend, Fyodor, and gain true freedom.

But now he has discovered something even more interesting—

If we had witnessed Fyodor kill Kawakami Wakana before killing him, wouldn't we have seen an even more exciting scene: how Dostoevsky kills his own soul?

To achieve this goal, perhaps this videotape must be shown to Kawakami Wakana.

It's kind of funny, really.

Tuosijun was always adept at manipulating human emotions. Yet he himself was being manipulated by emotions, like a caged bird unable to gain freedom.

Thinking this, he skipped and hopped to his freedom and waved a videotape in his hand.

"Dostoevsky, I got it!" — Scotty's inner thoughts.

Fyodor nodded without saying much, took the videotape that Gogol threw in his hand, and went to a nearby internet cafe to play it on a computer.

The screen flickered, and then an image began to appear.

All I saw was—

In the pineapple house deep in the sea, the yellow sponge, like a husky that has been unleashed, runs around wildly with a jellyfish-catching net in hand.

“I’m ready, I’m ready…(1)”

Fyodor: "...?"

Why SpongeBob SquarePants?

Could it be...

Did Kawakami Wakana, that cunning cat, already foresee that he would send someone to take away the videotape that could prove Scotty's intentions and absolutely could not be seen by Francis?

That's why he brought the counterfeit goods and deliberately let Gogol steal them.

"Interesting." He chuckled. "Looks like cats also prepare substitute bait."

"But between the two of us, who is Tom and who is Jerry?"

…………

In the locker room.

Kawakami Wakana was stunned for a moment before realizing that the "crisis" had been resolved.

However, she found herself increasingly unable to understand what Gogol was doing.

They said they came to steal the videotape, but they returned it to her so easily.

However, if his purpose was merely to remind her of the rumor that "Scottie died because of superpowers," then his actions seemed somewhat superfluous.

Kawakami Wakana really couldn't understand it.

"Strange guy..." she muttered to herself. After changing her clothes and putting the videotape in the back of her backpack, Kawakami Wakana stepped out of the women's changing room.

To prevent any unforeseen complications, she should hurry up and practice with Francis.

Unexpectedly, just as she stepped out of the changing room, the door to the coffee shop opened, and Dazai Osamu, with his hands in the pockets of his trench coat, smiled and greeted her.

"Hello, Wakai-chan!"

"..."

Kawakami Wakana didn't have time to argue with Dazai Osamu right now. "I'm off work," she said, and started to walk out of the coffee shop.

However, her wrist was suddenly grabbed by Dazai Osamu.

"Isn't it a bit too early to contact the group's leader now?"

Kawakami Ruoyi: "...?"

Wait a moment!

How did Dazai-san know that she was going to contact Francis?

“No need to pretend.” Dazai Osamu smiled. “Actually, that day, I saw you go with the ‘demon’ to find that unlicensed doctor.”

doctor?

Blackjack?

“Doesn’t that Dr. Blackjack have a little girl at home?” Dazai Osamu continued. “Although that child is somewhat special, she should indeed be an 18-year-old adult, but mentally she is still closer to a preschool child. So, I easily found out from her with a piece of candy that you had something.”

"..."

"You were following me?" Ruoyi abruptly pulled her hand back and questioned her.

And his behavior was utterly despicable! He actually tried to trick an 18-year-old legal girl with candy...

Wait a minute! Eighteen years old?

Is Pinocchio's claim that "I am already eighteen years old" actually true?

Kawakami Wakana quickly realized that her focus should not be on Pinocchio's age.

So she glared angrily at Dazai Osamu, expressing her displeasure at being followed through her expression.

However, the person she was facing was Osamu Dazai.

Of course, I wouldn't feel ashamed for following a girl.

He even said with immense pride, "I'm protecting you. After all, getting involved with the 'Demon' isn't something you can easily escape."

"..."

“Besides,” Dazai Osamu gestured toward Wakana’s bag, “are you so sure that Fyodor isn’t up to any tricks when he’s taking what he wants?”

"What if there's something inside that Francis can't see? Do you really think you, or any of the other ability users in Yokohama, will survive?"

"..."

This was the first time Kawakami Wakai had stepped into the Armed Detective Agency's office since she learned of its existence.

After all, Gogol's behavior was far too abnormal. Dazai's words made her unsure whether the videotape had truly been returned intact. Having the detective agency examine it was the best course of action.

The Armed Detective Agency is just upstairs, only a few steps away. As he pushed open the door, Dazai Osamu said excitedly:

"Speaking of which, there are so many cute young ladies working at the Whirlpool Cafe, but Wakana-chan is the first one to have the honor of being a guest at the Detective Agency."

"--If you could also commit suicide with me, that would be even better."

“I refuse,” Ruoyi said expressionlessly.

Dazai Osamu was not discouraged by her rejection and remained cheerful.

"I know, I know. If Ruoyi is going to die for her cause, then she'll die for Dostoevsky, right?"

Kawakami Ruoyi: "..."

Feel sorry.

That's not what she meant.

Just as Dazai Osamu was about to say something more, with a "whoosh," the pen cap flew over with lightning speed. Dazai dodged and crashed into the door with a "thud."

"Dazai—" Kunikida Doppo roared, "Atsushi said you went to the coffee shop downstairs again? Don't you know what time it is? It's one thing at other times, but when it comes to the survival of Yokohama, how can you be so leisurely!"

"—And also, did you try to renege on your debt again and then put it in my name?"

Osamu Dazai: "..."

Kawakami Ruoyi: "..."

It's no wonder that Kunikida Doppo thought that way.

After all, that's how the shepherd boy got eaten by the wolf.

The shepherd boy, or rather, the shepherd Osamu Dazai, immediately looked aggrieved: "Kunikida-kun, you've wronged me this time."

He pulled Kawakami Wakai forward: "Wakai-chan has something very important to show us."

Kunikida Doppo: Hmm?

A few minutes later.

All members of the Armed Detective Agency, even those who were away for work, were called back. Everyone gathered in front of the computer in the president's office, making the area feel somewhat crowded.

But nobody cared about that.

The detective's president, Fukuzawa, carefully put the videotape into the computer, clicked on the "My Computer" icon, and a new video appeared.

Fukuzawa immediately clicked play.

A sudden silence fell over the surroundings; even Dazai Osamu, who was usually the most talkative, fell silent. It was as if you could hear everyone's heartbeat.

In this atmosphere, Kawakami Wakana swallowed hard, her eyes glued to the screen as the video began to play, unconsciously clenching the hem of her clothes.

This is……

The background of the video is clearly a ward at Blackjack Clinic, where a little girl who looks about eight or nine years old is sitting on the edge of the bed, giving a smile to the camera.

The girl wore a pink knitted cap, and not a single hair could be seen from the brim, clearly indicating that she had lost all her hair. Even so, her blue eyes remained gentle and calm, like a lake, showing no trace of the emotion called "despair."

Could this be Scottie-chan?

[Author's Note]

(1) SpongeBob SquarePants classic lines

Chapter 1 of the VIP version: Please give me a red envelope!

what to do

I think the fruit I wrote is like a joke, help!

Small Theater

Three-fifths of the people who are used to living in Japan are like...

Big loaf of bread? Too hard.

Salad? To feed the rabbits?

Sandwiches? Don't try to fob me off with white food if you don't want to cook.

But seeing sushi tempura sukiyaki—

Mmm, delicious!

Kawakami Ruoyi: "..."

Are you really Russians?

Finally, let me mention the update time qwq

Updates at midnight on July 3rd and 4th.

Updated at 11 PM on July 5th.

The update will resume at 9 PM.