Chapter 74

Morofushi Kagemitsu was reading at Usaku Saiki's house when he suddenly heard the door open.

He subconsciously reached for the fruit knife in the fruit plate, gripped it in his hand, and quietly retreated to a blind spot in the entryway like a cheetah.

"I'm home!"

Hearing that familiar voice, Morofushi Kagemitsu finally relaxed and stepped out from around the corner: "Welcome back... Why are you here so early this time?"

It's Wednesday!

On weekdays, if you want to see Usakata Saiki, you have to ask him three or four times, and he might not even show up. This time, however, he just appeared out of nowhere without any problem. Morofushi Kagemitsu didn't even realize it at first.

Usoppai sprawled on the sofa and said lazily, "I'll be pretty free for a while... Let me take a nap first, I'll talk to you later."

Morofushi Kagemitsu: "...?"

He walked over to Usakata Saiki and, judging from his breathing, realized that the guy seemed to be asleep.

She fell asleep instantly?!

Didn't you say you had a lot of free time? How come you're so tired?

Morofushi Kagemitsu habitually analyzed the situation, but unfortunately, there wasn't enough information, so he could only wait until Usuiyo Saiki woke up before making any decisions.

He found the air conditioning blanket, covered Usakata Saiki who was sleeping on the sofa, and then sat down on a sofa chair to continue reading.

He said he would continue reading, but Morofushi Kagemitsu couldn't concentrate anymore, and his eyes couldn't help but drift towards the person on the sofa.

To be honest, although he had known Usaku Saiki for so long, this guy was always talking non-stop, making him feel like the days were dragging on forever. But when he counted the time, Usaku Saiki always came and went in a hurry. Even though this was his home, he rarely stayed overnight. On the contrary, Morofushi Kagemitsu stayed there more often.

Usaku Saiki can only be quiet when he's eating, but because he's so engrossed in watching TV dramas and often asks him questions, Morofushi Kagemitsu is always on edge and can't really relax.

As he was now, Bo Yezhai was sitting quietly on the sofa opposite him. He didn't have to worry about that person suddenly asking some nerve-wracking question, nor did he have to worry about the other person making some unreasonable request. This was the first time.

Usoppei must have been really tired. He lay sprawled on a cushion, his face slightly turned to the side. His silver-white hair, which should have fallen with gravity, was held in place by a hair clip, revealing half of his handsome face and slightly furrowed brows.

Morofushi Kagemitsu's scrutinizing gaze swept over the man from head to toe, and he made two discoveries.

First, this guy has grown a little taller since the first time we met.

He had seen Bo Ye Zaiji wear these pants before. They weren't the right size, and Bo Ye Zaiji insisted on wearing them even though he rolled up the cuffs three times in front of him. This time, he only rolled them up twice... Although he didn't quite understand why Bo Ye Zaiji didn't exchange them for a proper size, he guessed it was just another case of his incomprehensible aesthetic sense.

Second, this guy's vigilance is ridiculously low.

Previously, Bo Yezaki would go to sleep in the bedroom when he wanted to sleep, so he hadn't noticed. But this time, he fell asleep instantly in the living room. When he went to cover him with the blanket, there was no reaction. Now, he had been watching him for a long time and even released a little killing intent, but Bo Yezaki didn't even change his breathing.

...Wasn't he coming back from the Middle East?! With such poor vigilance, isn't he afraid of having a bomb dropped on his head one day?!

How tired must one be to lose all vigilance when it comes to matters of life and death?

Bo Yezaki returned at noon and slept until evening before finally waking up. With her eyes still closed, she tried to turn over: "Ouch... Ouch! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."

"No wonder it hurts if you sleep like that all afternoon." Morofushi Kagemitsu came over and helped Usaku Saiki up. "Next time, you should go back to bed."

"I'm so sleepy..."

On his alternate account, Han Chuan Shen Liu, he had added a lot of points to his stamina, so he could stay up for several nights without feeling tired. He was truly a chosen working man.

But the original body is still very fragile! As soon as he switched back to the original body's data, the pain and exhaustion from being jostled around in the car for 24 hours surged up. He felt that he was already very impressive for not sleeping by the door.

Usakabe Saiki carefully sat up, then rubbed his shoulders and neck. Feeling even more tired than before he went to bed, he turned around and knelt on the sofa with his back to Morofushi Kagemitsu: "Give me a massage."

Morofushi Kagemitsu, who was being ordered around: "..."

He silently reached out and pinched the back of Usoppō Saiki's neck.

"Ouch!" Bo Yezaki screamed, "Don't use so much force! Are you trying to murder your partner?!"

"A little more force will make it more effective." Having roughly figured out Usui Saiki's bottom line, Morofushi Kagemitsu casually gripped the back of his neck and wouldn't let go. "Why are you so tired? What were you doing? Was it a mission from the organization?"

"Why would I work so hard for the organization... I just stayed up too late playing around." Usoya Saiki said, "By the way, speaking of the organization, I saw in your report that you seem to have been given a code name, it's Scotch Whisky, right? Then from now on we'll call you Scotch."

Scotland responded faintly, slowly kneading the back of Usakata Saiki's neck with her hand.

"Yes, the codename members are all equal, so we can't order me around like we used a superior-subordinate relationship anymore. Isn't that a shame?"

"How could that be! We're friends, right? Didn't you say that friends can just ask each other for favors?"

Usakabe Saiki reached behind her and patted Scotland's hand: "Hey, stop massaging here, it hurts. Could you massage my shoulder instead...please~"

Scotland raised an eyebrow in surprise.

This was the first time he had ever heard Bo Yezaki use honorifics...

"...Could it be that you are very afraid of pain?" Scotland guessed.

Usoba Saiki leaned back on the sofa, enjoying a free massage: "Can't I? Tell me, who isn't afraid of pain? It's not shameful to admit it, only those who stubbornly refuse to admit it—Ouch! Be gentle, please..."

When he cries out in pain, he switches to honorifics again, so this guy actually knows how to use honorifics, he just doesn't want to.

Scotland seemed lost in thought.

If you're afraid of pain, the interrogation process would be quite easy. I don't think Usakata Saiki would be willing to suffer for the organization...

Ah, I've gotten carried away. This guy doesn't actually know much, but maybe he'll be able to learn more in-depth information once he stops being so mentally unstable... After all, it's easier to gain the trust of the second generation of the organization than those of us who come from humble backgrounds.

Scotland massaged Usui Saiki for a while, and Usui Saiki finally recovered. She stood up and shook her neck from side to side: "I felt like I had a cramp just now. I really can't sleep like this anymore. Next time I fall asleep on the sofa, wake me up..."

“I’m afraid I can’t wake you,” Scotland said with a smile. “You’re sleeping too soundly. Didn’t you come back from the Middle East? Wouldn’t it be too dangerous to be like this in the Middle East?”

"It's because I came back from the Middle East." Usakabe Saiki started rambling on and on. "It was too chaotic there. Once I accidentally fell off the train and hit my head, which left me with some aftereffects. I tend to fall into a deep sleep when I'm asleep."

Scotland:"…………"

The aftereffects probably aren't just this... Could it be that your strange thought process also stems from this?!

He felt he might have found the root cause of Usakabe Saiki's illness.

Bo Yezaki glanced at the time: "Wow, it's already this late, we should have dinner... Let's go out to eat, and call some vodka along, it'll be a good time to celebrate you having a codename!"

Do you know where vodka is?

Usoppei glanced at the "All-in-One Navigation": "I don't know, but he's definitely in Tokyo. That's what my gut feeling tells me. I'll give him a call and ask."

With that, Bo Ye Saiki dialed the number for vodka.

The first time I called, Vodka didn't answer.

Scotland felt like he'd seen this plot before...

After thinking for a moment, Bo Ye Saiki asked Scotland to call Vodka.

Scotland complied.

Vodka usually answers calls from Scotland quite quickly, and even if he can't answer, he'll hang up as a hint. But this time, it was as if he was having some kind of internal struggle, and it took him a long time to finally get through.

The suspicious messages from the vodka-filled system notifications on Bo Yezaki's side are enough to prove this point.

The call connected, but Vodka remained silent.

As Scotland hesitated whether to speak, he heard Vodka across from him ask cautiously, "Potnis?"

Scotland: "...It's me."

Vodka, still traumatized by the ghostly phone call, finally breathed a sigh of relief: "He's not with you? Well, it's only Wednesday. He hasn't come back yet. I thought he couldn't get through to me when he called, so I asked you to..."

Bo Yezaki spoke softly, "Are you deliberately ignoring my calls?"

With a snap, the phone was hung up.

Usoppei was utterly shocked, his eyes widening as he looked at Scotland: "He hung up as soon as he heard my voice! What does this guy mean?!"

Scotland was also shocked. Vodka has become quite audacious! Aren't they afraid that Usuoka Saiki will make things difficult for them?

He pondered Vodka's thoughts for a moment: "Did he accidentally hang up? He shouldn't have hung up on you."

Sure enough, the call came back a few seconds later, still to a Scottish mobile phone.

After the call connected, Vodka's tough-on-the-outside-but-cowardly voice came through: "My signal is intermittent. Actually, I wanted to answer Potts' call, but it didn't go through... Look, the signal just dropped again, and it automatically disconnected..."

Scotland: "...Um, Potts wants to see you."

"Okay, give him the phone." Vodka knew he was doomed. "What is it?"

Bo Yezaki snorted: "Good thing."

Vodka's mood immediately turned somewhat heavy: "What good news?"

"I'm treating you to dinner!" said Bo Yezaki. "Didn't my partner get promoted to a codename officer? I wasn't around when he got his codename, so I came back early this week to celebrate. You're my friend too, so let's have dinner together!"

Vodka repeatedly confirmed, "Just a meal? Nothing else?"

"Yes, what do you want? I can..."

“No, you can’t,” Vodka said immediately. “Thank you for thinking of me, but I’m not here right now…”

“You’re in Tokyo, right?” Saiki Usaba said. “I think I saw you on the street just now, and I greeted you but you acted like you didn’t see me.”

Vodka: "???"

He tried hard to recall where he had been today, and where he might have gone, but he couldn't think of anything. He could only try to get past this hurdle for now: "Okay, I was indeed in Tokyo, but..."

"Then let's meet at that barbecue restaurant near your current location."

Usoppei said cheerfully, "I have so much to tell my friends!"

Scotland:"……"

Vodka: "..."

—Can we have more friends like this? We can't be the only ones who suffer!

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I made it! It was posted at 29 minutes and 57 seconds! I didn't exceed the time limit today! The next time I see it is when I'm correcting typos.

There will be an extra chapter tonight!

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Bo Ye is very afraid of pain, and her ability to stay up all night is about the same as that of an average college student. The main problem is the discomfort from a whole day of bumpy travel. However, Han Chuan isn't afraid of pain; he has improved his tolerance.

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Congratulations to Jingguang on getting a codename! From now on, we'll call him Scotland in the organization!

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Thin leaf, its fate held by the scruff of its neck.

Scotland seemed thoughtful: It seems the interrogation will go much more smoothly...

Vodka was scared by ghost calls several times, but he learned his lesson.