"Fortunately, she didn't see Ai..."
With their hands clasped together, Yoruichi Toyama noticed that Akemi's palms were damp with sweat.
"Yes, thank goodness..."
Yoruichi Toyama felt that she had never been so fortunate.
It should be manageable if it's just Akemi alone...
"I'll call Amuro!"
The moment he moved his hand, Mingmei grabbed it tightly.
"No! If I leave, she'll become suspicious."
"It might even implicate Mr. Amuro."
Yoruichi Toyama's hand froze in mid-air.
The fact that "Aizawa Akane" is actually Vermouth is probably known only to Tooru Amuro.
Also, there's Gao Yuan, who is "already dead".
So, who was tipping off Akemi, who was visited by "Aizawa Akane" once, and then disappeared so quickly?
"Didn't you just say..." Yoruichi Toyama tried to explain, "that you were going to England!"
“She’ll check the flight and passenger lists,” Akemi said without hesitation. “Don’t underestimate the abilities of the Distillery Witch.”
"A witch?..." Yoruichi Toyama repeated, lost in thought. "Yes, a witch..."
As the sun gradually set, the light streaming into the coffee shop dimmed.
No one turned on the lights.
A dark figure approached the foot of the distant mountain at night and meowed as it tugged at the hem of his trousers.
[Host, I'm sorry, I don't know who she is either...]
"Never mind, it's not your fault." Yoruichi Toyama picked up Taro and petted him a couple of times before putting him on the sofa next to her.
"You haven't seen her either, have you?"
Even if you've seen it, what's the use?
Can you stop Vermouth from seeing Akemi?
Those targeted by the "witch" can never escape...
The two didn't say anything more until they took the cat home.
...
The night was so quiet that one had to lower their voice to speak.
"Yoruichi, I have to go."
This was the first thing Mingmei said tonight.
During that time, the two of them made dinner in an orderly manner, and after eating, they cleaned up the table and kitchen, and even took turns going to the bathroom to wash up.
Everything was as usual, except there was no conversation.
The very first words that broke the silence were so painful.
"She's just waiting for me to go back and confess..."
"I shouldn't have been alive in the first place..."
"If I stay any longer, I'll drag you down with me..."
Every sentence was incoherent and nonsensical.
But it was clearly the result of careful consideration.
Yoruichi Toyama retorted without hesitation, "Nonsense!"
"Think about Ai."
"She thought you were dead when she took that medicine."
"Would she have done that if she knew you were still alive?"
He stared directly into Akemi's eyes, and his overly bright gaze caused Akemi to gradually lower her head.
But after only a pause, she smiled and looked at him again.
That smile was tinged with sadness, yet also with affection.
“You!” she said. “You always know what to say that I will listen to.”
"But you never know what to say to make me happy."
"Do I only have my sister in my heart?"
"ah!……"
This time, Yoruichi Toyama avoided eye contact.
But he only paused for a moment before adjusting his expression.
They embraced when their eyes met.
The faint scent of shower gel and shampoo brushed against Yoruichi Toyama's ear along with Akemi's hair.
He turned his head and leaned in to gently kiss a strand of hair.
"Mingmei, don't give up, live well."
"It took me a lot of effort to save you."
“I know…” Mingmei nodded on his shoulder.
But the next moment, everything went black before her eyes, and she slumped softly into his arms.
Yoruichi Toyama changed his position, picked her up horizontally, and was about to walk back to the bedroom, but then he changed his mind and put her back on the sofa, letting her lie on her back.
Taro, who had been pretending to be asleep in the corner, suddenly jumped up.
[Host, what are you doing?]
Even though the cat didn't meow, Yoruichi Toyama still held up a finger in front of her lips.
"Don't wake her up."
"Kotaro-kun, do you remember how we first rescued Akemi-chan?"
Taro tilted his head and thought for a moment, then let out a loud meow and clung to Yoruichi Toyama's arm.
[No, host, this time it definitely won't work!]
[Absinthe... what if she has a gun? You don't have a bulletproof vest!]
[And then there's Miss Mingmei, she knows you're going to your death in her place...]
“She just promised me that she would live well,” Yoruichi Toyama said confidently. “Kotaro-kun, you can prove it.”
Of course I am... No, no! How could you...?
"Stop messing around." Yoruichi patted the cat and pointed to the sleeping Akemi. It took a lot of effort to persuade him to sit down in front of the sofa and watch over her.
He then took out his spare sleeping pills and, using the same trick, forced them down Mingmei's throat.
"Alright, Kotaro-kun, listen to me."
Finally, he squatted down next to the sofa, looking at the cat at eye level, and also at Akemi's face, which had calmed down as she fell asleep.
"First of all, Vermouth, she doesn't want to kill Akemi for the time being."
"Otherwise, the coffee shop would probably be burned down by the time I get back."
"The reason is simple: Mingmei doesn't know any of the winery's high-level secrets."
"Moreover, coincidentally, the members of these distilleries that I 'suspect' know—Gin and Vermouth—may have all been heard about from Akemi."
"Nothing was exposed."
"I guess that's why Vermouth still wants to play with me."
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