Combined with the previous incident of "Middles", although Shuichi Akai left the organization and didn't know many things, he also vaguely guessed some things.

I'm afraid the explosion that killed Middles was related to Pramya?

But even so, as for Middles' death, Shuichi Akai was not at the scene at the time, so he has always been skeptical about it.

Especially after knowing that the man who planned the two murders also knew how to disguise himself.

but……

Shuichi Akai picked up the cup and took a sip of coffee. His dark green eyes glanced at Judy unintentionally and saw a hint of annoyance between her brows. It was obvious that someone kept suspecting her friend and there was no evidence at all, so she felt a little restless.

Seeing this, a thoughtful look flashed in Akai Shuichi's eyes.

When Judy was about to go back, he called her.

"I send you."

As he spoke, he picked up the coat that was draped over the back of the chair.

"Huh?"

Judy paused and turned to look at him in surprise, not understanding what he was doing today.

Shuichi Akai didn't explain, but just waved the car keys in his hand at her.

"Let's go."

He said this in a calm tone, and at the same time, he walked towards the door, leaving Judy no right to refuse.

As he spoke, he walked past her and headed out the door. Before Judy could react, he had already caught up with her.

By the time she reacted, the person was already sitting in the passenger seat and was about to fasten his seat belt.

Judy's fingertips paused, and for some reason, she recalled what Solana had said.

"Judy is such a nice person, but he broke up with you. He must be blind..."

In an instant, Judy's mind cleared up.

But she didn't get in the car just to get back together...

And Akai Shuichi probably didn't have any other intentions...

Hmm... probably not?

Given his personality, he should be worried about Solana, but he also felt that there was no need to conflict with her over a guess, so he planned to use the excuse of sending her home to go and see Solana in person.

Thinking of this, Judy coughed lightly, fastened her seat belt, and sat up straight.

"I don't know if Solana is back now."

She no longer looked at Shuichi Akai, but instead stared straight ahead, with a worried expression on her face.

"She said yesterday that she was going to a friend's house to play, and if it was too late, she wouldn't be back. I don't know if she would be home if we go back now..."

Shuichi Akai was starting the car. He glanced at her when he heard that, then quickly looked away.

"Why not ask in advance? If she's staying at a classmate's house, we can go pick her up from there."

"Too."

Judy thought for a moment and took out her phone from her pocket:

"I'll ask her, and by the way, ask her what she wants to eat in the morning."

"Ring, ring, ring—"

"Ring, ring, ring—"

The phone rang for a long time and no one answered, and just when Judy was getting worried.

"Click—"

"Hello, who is this?"

A hazy and slightly hoarse voice came from the other side of the microphone, and Akai Shuichi vaguely sensed a sense of familiarity.

But he didn't know whether it was because of the distortion caused by the mobile phone microphone, or because she and the person he was thinking of were not the same person, in any case, the voice sounded somewhat different to Shuichi Akai from the voice in his memory.

Judy, who was sitting next to him, was also slightly startled.

I always feel that Solana's voice is slightly different from usual.

But then Judy felt relieved.

After all, you just woke up, so the sound will be a little different from when you were awake. That's normal, right?

Thinking of this, she chuckled and said jokingly:

"No way, did some girl answer the phone without even looking at my name, or did she not even have my number saved? If it's the second case, I'm going to be very upset."

"...Huh? ...Judy?"

Solana's reaction was a little slow, and it was obvious that she was not fully awake yet.

But even so, she recognized Judy the moment she heard her voice.

Seeing this, Judy curled the corners of her lips and said with a smile:

"Congratulations, you got the answer right. How about giving you a breakfast of your choice as a reward?"

"Then I'll have a meat floss sandwich."

"Okay, or is it from the convenience store nearby?"

Judy felt a little helpless. She didn't know how delicious the meat floss sandwich in that store was that she could never get tired of it.

But Judy didn't care too much. After confirming what breakfast she wanted to eat, she asked her whether she was at home or at a classmate's house.

After knowing that she was at home, Judy said a few more words casually and hung up the phone.

"Just go to my house."

Judy said, turning her head.

But in fact, she didn't need to say it. Akai Shuichi had already stepped on the accelerator as soon as "Sorana" finished speaking.

Soon, the two arrived at the apartment where Judy lived.

Because he went to buy a sandwich on the way, he was delayed for a little while. When Shuichi Akai drove Judy to the downstairs of the apartment building, 'Solana' was already waiting at the door of the apartment building, with her head down, kicking the pebbles under her feet one by one.

"Solana?"

Judy was a little surprised. She didn't expect Solana to come downstairs to greet her.

After hearing her voice, Solana immediately raised her head with a smile.

"Judy~"

She tilted her head and smiled cutely:

"I figured I'd just wait at home anyway, so I might as well come down and go home with you."

As she spoke, she naturally put her arm around Judy's arm.

But those eyes lightly glanced at Akai Shuichi who was walking behind her, and then seemed to inadvertently ignore his existence, and said to Judy coquettishly:

"I can't help it. Whenever I think about how busy Judy is at work and how I can't help at all, and how Judy has to protect me, I feel so sad. I just want to see Judy as soon as possible."

“Ahem…”

Judy's eyes were a little wandering, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

After all, the reason why 'Solana' was so clingy must be because she liked her, so it was impossible for her to show any serious expression to her because of this.

but……

She secretly glanced at Shuichi Akai who was standing diagonally behind her, and still felt a little embarrassed.