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◎“Do you think this will move Dostoevsky?”◎
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Fyodor's hiding place.
When Fyodor received the call from Ivan, one of the "Rats in the House of the Dead," he had a vague idea that he might receive some news that he didn't want to hear.
After all, his mission for Ivan was to monitor the movements of the Armed Detective Agency. If the Armed Detective Agency discovered his plan to "profit from the chaos," it would be a bad situation.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the call connected, Ivan asked, "Um, Mr. Fyodor, didn't you have a girlfriend before?"
Fyodor: "...?"
Ivan: "Mr. Gogol told me about it before, and even sent me photos!"
"..."
This was the umpteenth time Fyodor had felt the urge to throw Gogol into Siberia to watch him fight polar bears since he met Gogol.
"So, what do you mean by suddenly bringing this up?" he asked.
Ivan immediately replied, "It's really not a big deal!"
"—That's right, I saw a girl who looked a lot like your online girlfriend... who went to meet Osamu Dazai of the Armed Detective Agency."
"And she brought a little child with her!"
Um?
Fyodor raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Continue to observe."
After giving Ivan this instruction, he hung up the phone and picked up the can of Coke that was on the table, shaking it gently.
Kawakami Wakana... went to see Dazai Osamu?
What is this cat up to now?
A few minutes later.
Ivan sent me a photo.
Fyodor glanced at it and felt a throbbing sensation between his brows.
The girl with braided pigtails is indeed Kawakami Wakana.
But why is she carrying Q?
"Stupid cat." Shaking his Coke, he couldn't help but mutter, "Does he really not know that stealing people from the Port Mafia will cause him so much trouble?"
…………
Bring Yumeno Kyusaku to the Armed Detective Agency.
This was the most direct solution that Kawakami Wakai could think of.
After all, the other party's identity as a superpowered individual and the "20% killing intent" are not things that can be easily ignored.
Fortunately, Yumeno Kyusaku is a very easy kid to coax. Tell him that you can treat him to a giant fruit ice cream called "Parfait", and you can easily take the kid to "Whirlpool Cafe".
Dazai Osamu and Oda Sakunosuke, who had been contacted beforehand, were already waiting downstairs.
When the boy first saw Dazai, a strange look appeared in his eyes, a mixture of excitement and resistance. Fortunately, Oda Sakunosuke, who was said to be very good with children, was also there. No one knows what he secretly said to the little boy, but Yumeno Kyusaku obediently agreed to go to the Armed Detective Agency with Dazai and the others.
After that, Kawakami Wakana didn't follow up on what happened. However, she learned from a message sent to her by Dazai Osamu that Yumeno Kyusaku was temporarily under the protection of the Armed Detective Agency and was living with Oda Sakunosuke.
After all, she wasn't a member of the Armed Detective Agency. What kind of mission did the Port Mafia send Yumeno Kyusaku on, and who this "Francis" was, frankly, none of that mattered to her.
Over the next few days, Kawakami Wakai's daily routine became—
Learn Russian.
Before picking up that Russian book, she confidently planned to "accidentally" bump into Fedya at the café after learning some basic Russian conversation, and then surprise him with her improved Russian that would no longer make her look foolish. But she only realized this after actually starting to learn—
The book that Fedia helped her choose was called "Russian, from beginner to expert".
Kawakami Wakai, however, preferred to title it "Russian Language, from Beginner to Giving Up".
To put it more dramatically, they really gave up as soon as they got started.
After all, just a rolled 'r' is already a hurdle that is difficult to overcome.
Kawakami tried countless times what she read in books and on Google, such as rinsing her mouth with mouthwash, holding a cotton swab in her mouth, or doing "tongue exercises," but none of them worked.
So, in a fit of anger—
I signed up for a trial lesson at a Russian language classroom.
The audition was on a weekend, and the location was only two subway stops away from her current residence, which Kawakami Wakai thought was fine.
After arriving at the classroom early with her books and dictionary, she found an empty seat and continued reading "Russian, from beginner to giving up".
“Lulu, lulu, lulu…” Ruoyi tried with difficulty to pronounce the trilled 'r' sound according to the mouth shape described in the book.
But her tongue seemed to have undergone plastic deformation and couldn't bounce back at all.
"What, trying to learn to click your tongue?" A shadow blocked her way.
When Ruoyi looked up, she saw a white-haired person with braided pigtails. One of the person's eyes was hidden by their hair, while the other was staring at her with a hint of mockery.
"Hula~ Lala~~~" White Hair suddenly started showing off his lung capacity, "Hula" for a long time before looking at her with a grin, as if waiting for praise.
"That's amazing." Kawakami Wakana read aloud in a monotone tone.
"You're Lucia, aren't you?"
"...!"
"Wow~ How did you know?!" The white-haired man immediately opened his mouth wide in exaggerated surprise.
Kawakami Ruoyi: "..."
ill.
That's all she could say.
Why do Lucias refuse to go to Japanese language classes but insist on learning their mother tongue in Japan?
"You're so cold." The white-haired guy was still chattering in my ear, "Hmm... Kawakami Wakai-chan, right?"
He narrowed his eyes slightly: "Do you know how much trouble you would have gotten yourself into if it weren't for Mr. Dostoevsky, or rather, Mr. Fyodor, helping you sort things out?"
Kawakami Wakai:?
Upon hearing the name "Fyodor," she could no longer ignore him.
"Gogol...?" Ruoyi asked tentatively.
"Shocking!" Gogol's tone became increasingly exaggerated. "How did you know my name was Gogol?"
"..." That's because, of course, the only person she knew who met both the conditions of "being a Lucia" and "knowing Fedia" was Gogol.
The moment his identity was recorded, a label appeared above his head.
[The "Clown" of the Five Signs of Decay, with supernatural powers.]
But what shocked Ruoyi the most was what happened next—
[Favorability 0%. 】
[Killing intent 100%]
"...??"
Is it really okay?
With that murderous intent, it wouldn't be surprising if Gogol grabbed her with a sack, dragged her into some alley, and killed her with a single blow when she went out!
"So—" Ruoyi subconsciously shrank back, "You just said that if it weren't for Fei Jia, I would have gotten myself into a lot of trouble. What happened?"
Kawakami Wakana actually guessed that it might be related to Yumeno Kyusaku, but she still subconsciously wanted to confirm it.
"Guess!" But Gogol didn't seem inclined to answer her at all.
"..."
“How boring. Don’t you like riddles?” Gogol sighed, his eyes filled with disappointment. “Since Miss Ruoyi doesn’t want to guess, then I’ll do it—”
"Let me guess, you didn't come here for Fyodor, did you?"
"...!"
The girl's secrets were suddenly revealed by Gogol, startling Kawakami Wakana, who abruptly slammed shut the Russian book. Thinking of Gogol's 100% murderous intent, she instinctively said:
"You're not here to declare war on me, are you? Tell me I'm not good enough for Feja?"
In an instant, the label of "villainous female supporting character" from a romance novel was inexplicably attached to Gogol.
Gogol: ? ? ?
“He is indeed my close friend.” He chuckled, “but I don’t have the same feelings for Tuosijun.”
"—Otherwise, I might have secretly come here and killed you, or deleted him from my friends list."
"...?" Kawakami Wakai was puzzled.
So where does that 100% killing intent come from?
“However—” Gogol stared at Ruoyi with a hint of amusement in his golden eyes, “Do you really think Dostoevsky is the type of guy who would be moved to tears and fall head over heels in love with you just by speaking a few perfect Russian phrases in front of him?”
"..."
Kawakami Wakana fell silent instantly.
She couldn't help but imagine that scene—
very good.
I can't even think of a solution.
“See?” Gogol shrugged. “Learning some Russian to better understand him is a good starting point. But it’s not enough to win him over. If you really want to win him over, you can only slowly find common ground.”
“For example—” Gogol lowered his voice, “how about learning a few Russian songs?”
Kawakami Wakai:!
This Gogol isn't some villainous female supporting character, oh no, I mean villainous male supporting character, he's practically a divine wingman!
After all, she had heard Feda play the cello several times.
Although his persona was entirely fake when they started dating online, his love for music was the only thing that was real!
So it's better to learn a few Russian songs.
“Gogol-kun,” Kawakami Wakai immediately said excitedly, “could you teach me a Russian song with a simple melody and lyrics?”
…………
When Fyodor received Ivan's report, he found that everything was exactly as he had expected.
He secretly informed the Port Mafia that Q was with the Armed Detective Agency. Sure enough, they went directly to the agency to demand his return.
So Fyodor waved his hand and casually leaked the news to the "group".
The last time he did this, the "group" could be said to have perfectly succeeded in taking advantage of the situation. However, Fyodor knew very well that he couldn't always do as their leader Francis wished.
As expected, this time it turned out that the detective agency and the mafia, who were originally fighting over Yumeno Kyusaku, fought off the "group".
The "combination" has lost much of its vitality; it only needs a little more effort to reignite it after some time.
There was only one thing Fyodor didn't understand about himself.
Why was he in such a hurry to reveal the news when he learned that Q had been taken to the detective agency by Kawakami Wakai?
It's like... they're afraid the Mafia will find out about Kawakami Wakai before they find out Yumeno Kyusaku's current location.
This must be because it's a good opportunity to carry out my plan... Fyodor told himself.
To be honest, he felt a little conflicted when he suddenly received a message from Kawakami Wakai at this time.
But I still clicked in quietly to see what this cat was up to this time.
Then Fyodor was silenced.
Why……
She can sing a song that's practically nationally famous in Lucia... a famous dirty song??
[Author's Note]
Um………
Sing for Fyodor
How could Gogol possibly teach normal songs? lol
Today's Mini-Theater
It is well known that Japanese people enjoy taking baths.
Europeans and Americans like to take showers.
This also happened after Fyodor and Wakana Kawakami started living together.
One day, Kawakami Wakana came up with an idea to take a bath with Fedia.
So she enthusiastically promoted the benefits of taking a bath, and seeing that Fyodor seemed to have taken it in, she said somewhat awkwardly: But if Feda also takes a bath, won't the water bill increase?
Fyodor silently took out a stack of cash; "I'll pay the water bill."
"...?"
Fine, you're rich, so you can do whatever you want.
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