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◎This is an illness, it needs treatment (Mini-drama, Fei Jia in drag!)◎

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Naomi Tanizaki had never met Fyodor in person, but everyone in the Armed Detective Agency knew his distinctive "white hat." Realizing something, she subconsciously took a few steps back, but her shoes stomped on fallen leaves, making a crisp "crunch" sound. Fyodor's deep, dark eyes turned towards her as she heard the sound.

However, his gaze ultimately fell on Kawakami Wakana.

The bag slipped from his hand at that moment, revealing a blue Lolita dress that looked like a blueberry cake.

Kawakami Ruoyi: "..."

Tanizaki Naomi: "..."

Naomi Tanizaki almost blurted out, "You're a pervert!" but Fyodor simply walked forward calmly, as if the clothes he was holding weren't inappropriate for his gender.

Then, the bag was accurately placed into Ruoyi's hands.

"A return gift of rosin."

"And that day was also your birthday."

One sentence instantly choked Naomi Tanizaki's words, "It's perverted for boys to wear skirts."

Since joining the Armed Detective Agency, Kawakami Wakana has discovered that her "favorability rating" no longer automatically appears above the heads of people she knows, but can be viewed whenever she wants. Dazai Osamu says this is due to the influence of the agency's president, Fukuzawa's, supernatural ability, "Beyond Humanity."

She decisively chose to check.

[Favorability 85%. 】

[Murderous intent: 90%]

Kawakami Wakai:?

When did this favorability rating increase so much?

But Fyodor acted as if nothing had happened, saying, "So, the birthday present and the gift for joining the detective agency are complete."

"By the way, even if you had a third solution to the Heinz dilemma last time, life doesn't always offer a third option. Take the trolley problem, for example."

"The only thing you can do is change the direction of the trolley and choose to reduce the number of dead from five to one."

"..."

Even with a scarf and a coat on, Kawakami Wakana still felt a chill down her spine.

But what she didn't know was that what should have been even more terrifying was whether Fyodor knew she had joined the detective agency, or what he called the "trolley problem."

She wanted to ask him what he meant, but suddenly a pair of hands appeared in the air, grabbed Fyodor by the collar, and carried him away.

"..." It's Gogol...!

Only after Fyodor disappeared into the air did Naomi Tanizaki's tense heart finally relax. Taking a deep breath, she clutched her heart and said:

"Is that the 'Demon Man'? He really exudes a strong sense of oppression..."

"However, if we disregard the possibility that the 'Demon Man' is actually a pervert, he doesn't seem to treat you badly at all."

"Only he knows what he thinks of me," Ruoyi said softly, gazing at the bag in her hand.

She unconsciously thought of the class reunion after graduating from high school.

As if foreshadowing their imminent departure from the ivory tower, the boys and girls, nearing adulthood, shed their school uniforms and donned their own beautiful clothes. The boys began paying attention to their hairstyles, and the girls started wearing makeup for the first time. But the most surprising change was that of a girl in the class whose appearance was completely unremarkable.

She switched from glasses to contact lenses, let down her long hair which had always been tied in a low bun, and put on a Lolita dress, giving her a surprisingly charming "growing up" look.

After sending the group photo from the class reunion to Fyodor, Ruoyi also specifically mentioned that girl.

Fyodor, whom she then called "the Lucia," replied: "You can try it too."

"I'll pass." Looking at the message from the Lucia, Ruoyi said with a wry smile, "I've never worn a skirt in my life except for my school uniform; it's too awkward."

So, Fei Jia still remembered that time and saw that her feeling of "awkwardness in wearing a skirt" was just sour grapes from a girl who had never dressed herself up and didn't know how to dress up?

She suddenly realized that ever since she recognized Fedia's true nature with the help of her supernatural abilities, she had been subconsciously splitting him into two people.

One is a gloomy, immature, yet gentle "Lucian" during their online romance; the other is a cunning "demon" who seems to treat the entire world as his pawn.

All her psychological changes toward Fedia were simply a matter of choosing one of the two.

But if Fedor's vulnerability during her two fevers made her see the shadow of the "Lucian" she saw online in "The Devil," then at this moment, the two different "Fedja" seemed to truly overlap...

“Let’s walk around a bit more and then head back,” Ruoyi said, turning to Tanizaki Naomi. “Whatever his idea is, we’ll just deal with it as it comes.”

On the other side.

After Gogol used his supernatural ability to pull Fyodor over, he seemed to have a sudden inspiration and started using his ability to "teleport" repeatedly, experiencing a free roller coaster ride. Even while watching Fyodor retching against the wall, he cheerfully picked up his phone and played a popular online song.

"Fei Jia, doesn't this background music sound like you right now?"

"..."

His phone was kicked away.

"You'd better give me the money to buy a new phone!" Gogol pretended to be distressed as he picked up the phone before asking, "But speaking of which, your little kitty is really good at seizing opportunities. She managed to gain the trust of the Armed Detective Agency even though she knows your relationship with them very well."

"What, do you want me to blow up the detective agency for you and snatch the cat back?"

“There’s no need.” Fyodor’s expression finally improved a bit, and he took a sip of the mineral water that Sigma anxiously handed him.

"A cat can't be kept in a cage if it's wild."

"It's better to let nature take its course."

…………

A few days later.

As soon as Kawakami Wakana arrived at the Armed Detective Agency, she found herself being stared at by all the members.

Especially the ladies.

"Is this Lolita?" Haruno, an clerk at the detective agency, pushed up his glasses and asked.

“I’ve always thought that either braids or a ponytail are hairstyles that suit any age, and it would look great if Wakana-san wore her hair down. I’m sure she does!” Yosano Akiko said, looking at Wakana’s hairstyle.

Naomi Tanizaki agreed with the opinions of the first two, and did not mention that the dress worn by Wakana Kawakami was a gift from the "demon".

Today, Kawakami Wakana deliberately let her hair down, only braiding a small section of it and tying it at the back of her head, which definitely made her look more mature than her previous hairstyle.

Then, the two ladies turned their attention to Izumi Kyoka, the only woman in the group who had not yet expressed her opinion, and pushed Mizuki forward.

"Wakai-san, please help Kyoka pick out some clothes for Christmas too!"

"..."

"Ahem." Kunikida Doppo finally cleared his throat, and the detective agency quieted down.

"I'm here to announce today's work!" Upon hearing Kunikida Doppo's voice, Dazai Osamu, who had been lounging on the sofa with headphones on, immediately jumped up and ran over.

He read out the names of most of the Armed Detective Agency members one by one, but he didn't mention himself, Nakajima Atsushi, or Kawakami Wakai.

"Stay in the office and finish up any unfinished tasks."

"And what about you?" Kunikida Doppo asked irritably.

"Don't be so hypocritical, Kunikida-kun," Dazai Osamu said shamelessly. "I didn't mention Atsushi-kun or Wakana-chan's names either."

"Our mission, of course, is to go to Dr. Blackjack's clinic and have a textbook-perfect illness."

"...??"

Kawakami Wakana couldn't help but point to herself: "Me too?"

“Of course,” Dazai Osamu said. “We need someone who understands medicine, who can help Atsushi act more convincingly, but not so well that Dr. Blackjack would suspect he’s faking it.”

"..." Is this a compliment or a criticism?

More than an hour later, Kawakami Wakai arrived at Black Jack's clinic with Dazai Osamu and Nakajima Atsushi.

It was Pinocchio who opened the door. She seemed to have completely recovered from the psychological trauma of being kidnapped by Chuuya Nakahara last time, and she skipped around saying that the doctor was in the study and asked everyone to wait a while.

Even after sitting on the soft sofa, Atsushi Nakajima's hands were still trembling.

"Dazai-san... is this really okay?"

“Of course!” Dazai Osamu said confidently. “Didn’t we specifically choose an illness that requires multiple contacts with Dr. Blackjack, where a routine physical examination wouldn’t reveal too much, but it also wouldn’t be too mild?”

"Wakai-chan, before Dr. Blackjack arrives, let's tell Atsushi about the symptoms of Parkinson's disease one last time."

He smiled and tugged at Kawakami Wakai.

But they found the latter was constantly sipping milk tea. The milk tea they bought on the way here was already empty.

"Wakai-chan..." Dazai Osamu said helplessly, "Don't you need to go to the bathroom after drinking so much?"

Then I saw Chuan Ruoyi put the milk tea down—

I actually ran into the toilet.

"..."

As she wiped her hands and walked out of the bathroom, Kawakami Wakana sighed helplessly.

What bad luck...

I was completely bewildered and coaxed by Dazai.

"Sorry..." Sitting back down on the sofa, she smiled and nodded at the person next to her, "I accidentally drank too much milk tea just now—"

"...了".

She paused for a moment when she looked at Ryunosuke Akutagawa in front of her.

"Ah, Ruoyi-san." Pinoko happened to walk by with a cup of tea.

"This is also a new patient of the doctor."

At the same time, Black Jack walked out of the clinic, accompanied by Atsushi Nakajima and Osamu Dazai, who had "accompanied him to the doctor." Ryunosuke Akutagawa's pupils dilated for a moment when he saw Osamu Dazai, but upon noticing Atsushi Nakajima beside him, they quickly returned to their original coldness.

"Human-tiger?"

"..."

The air suddenly became quiet.

Instead, Dazai Osamu stood in front of Nakajima Atsushi and said, "What a coincidence, Akutagawa."

"As you know, Dunjun's Parkinson's disease is already very serious. He has been to several hospitals but they can't find anything wrong with his condition, and the medication is not working. So he had no choice but to come to Dr. Black Jack."

Atsushi Nakajima had recently been learning from Osamu Dazai how the hands of Parkinson's patients tremble. He glanced at Ryunosuke Akutagawa, and his hand instinctively began to tremble.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa: "...?"

[Author's Note]

Would Akutagawa believe it? (not really)

Yesterday's chapter, everyone wanted to see part 2. Oh no, to be precise, it was about the cross-dressing Fei Jia, so I wrote a short paragraph.

Small Theater

If the clothes were bought for himself and Naomi and Wakana weren't noticed, it would be like...

Upon seeing the white hat, Naomi Tanizaki immediately covered her mouth, too frightened to utter a sound, while Wakana Kawakami also took a few steps back.

Fortunately, Fyodor didn't seem to notice them. He lifted them up from the air and disappeared.

Naomi Tanizaki immediately exclaimed, "This is breaking news! We have to tell my brothers! So the Demon has this kind of hobby!"

"..."

“Maybe he has female subordinates?” Kawakami Wakana said.

Although she herself couldn't be sure of this possibility.

After all, Fyodor didn't seem like the kind of person who would pamper his subordinates to the point of buying them clothes.

Unexpectedly, that very evening, Ruoyi was drying her hair after taking a shower when she suddenly heard a loud bang from inside the house. She turned around and saw—

"...??" Why did I see Fyodor being thrown into his house by Gogol using his supernatural abilities?!

and--

And she's wearing women's clothing!!!

The scene is too beautiful for me to look at.jpg

“Don’t misunderstand,” Fyodor said calmly. “In German, the word for skirt is masculine (in Japanese, it means male), which means that skirts were originally worn by men.” As he spoke, he showed Ruoyi a picture of a Scottish male soldier in a tartan kilt.

Kawakami Wakai:?

But you're not Scottish.

Furthermore, even if the skirt was originally worn by men, the current narrative is—

Girls are called cute when they wear skirts and cool when they wear pants, but boys are called perverts when they wear skirts.

However, she still noticed that Fyodor looked more awkward than before.

Could it be that, even though he's trying to hide it, he's still shy?

Meanwhile, Gogol sneered.

As expected of the clown, he used "Will Ruoyi join the detective agency?" as a bet on Truth or Dare, and actually won! He successfully saw Dostoevsky's women's clothing, but he still had to go and buy it himself!

only……

Did he really not realize he was going to lose?