Chapter 71 We have such a beautiful woman in black...
Chapter 71
"Are you serious?"
About a day ago, when they heard Kurokawa Kaoru say that he wanted to go and take a look at this Verde, Hattori Heiji and Edogawa Conan were both shocked.
"Doesn't it say so? You can only get 500,000 yen a day if you survive, and you don't need the money anyway."
"Where are you thinking of going?"
It was obvious what these two people were imagining. Glancing at them helplessly, Kurokawa Kaoru sighed and answered truthfully, "It's my mother. The health supplements she's been taking lately are made by Verde. I wanted to confirm it with my own eyes just in case there's any problem."
It turned out to be about Mrs. Kurokawa. Hattori Heiji looked dazed and couldn't help but sigh, "When I heard from Ayou that you ran away from home, I thought your relationship with your family was bad."
Choking at Hattori Heiji's imaginative thoughts, Kurokawa Kaoru raised an eyebrow and changed the subject, bringing up Hattori Heiji: "Kudo's question is a bit troublesome. Hattori, you should be alright, right? I need you to accompany me to this port."
"I'll accompany you?"
Hattori Heiji was a bit surprised. "If there really was something fishy going on with this health supplement company called Verde, wouldn't they be wary of a high school student applying for a job like a detective? It would be really bad if they alerted the company."
Kurokawa Kaoru had already guessed what Hattori Heiji was worried about: "I know a friend who can solve this problem. You just need to follow me, and I'll take care of the rest."
Kurokawa Kaoru spoke so confidently that Heiji couldn't even think of how to refuse. He simply decided to accompany him to the harbor, confirming everything was alright before dragging him away. He looked at the smile on his face, ignoring the inner nagging of him to leave, and nodded.
"Since you've said that, I'll go with you."
Why leave? I must have been desperate to agree to accompany him to this port.
Because Kurokawa Kaoru said that he had a friend who could solve his identity problem, Hattori Heiji was originally a person related to the mafia. At that time, he was curious about what kind of person this friend was that Kurokawa Kaoru took the initiative to mention.
As a result, as soon as I saw the other person, I saw the makeup box in his hand.
Hattori Heiji:?
What is going on?
Even though Hattori Heiji's reaction was quick, it wasn't as fast as Kurokawa Kaoru's. Before he could even recover from the fact that his friend was Kaito Kid, a short dress was thrown towards him. As if oblivious to Hattori Heiji's refusal, Kurokawa Kaoru's lips curled upwards, his smile wider than ever.
"Please, Hattori."
“…”
Once you've promised someone something, there's no going back. By the time Hattori Heiji realized what was happening, he'd already put on his miniskirt and was sitting in front of a mirror, letting Kaito Kid, who claimed his real name was "Doi Takeki," adjust his wig.
"But I still don't quite understand."
Compared to Hattori Heiji, Kuroba Kaito, who had no such aversion to women's clothing, blinked and asked curiously, "Aren't you here to apply for a health product tester? In that case, why don't you go by yourself, Kurokawa?"
"For a job like this, with such high pay, not to mention the life-threatening nature of the job advertisement, anyone who would actively apply for it would either be a desperate individual who has lost all regard for life and death, or have ulterior motives. Of course, a third possibility cannot be ruled out."
"A high school girl seeking excitement."
As soon as Kurokawa Kaoru opened his mouth, Hattori Heiji guessed what he was thinking. Seeing the smile on his face, Hattori Heiji sighed and said resignedly, "If it's just one person, it's a bit unrealistic, but with three people, it's different."
"I see."
Kuroba Kaito nodded. "At least when there are three of us, because there are other companions around, if one of us makes a suggestion, the other two will quickly agree, and it's easy for them to do something irrational."
"That's right."
On the way here, Kurokawa Kaoru had already called the number listed on the job ad from a public phone. When the other party heard that there were three of them, they were visibly excited. Their appointment was for 5:10, and with only two minutes left, Kurokawa Kaoru took a deep breath and tried to cheer himself up.
“…”
"Kurokawa?"
A familiar voice sounded from behind him.
Without giving him time to react, as if to confirm that he was not wrong, the other party took two steps forward and walked straight in front of Kurokawa Kaoru.
"I said I wasn't mistaken. These high heels are indeed Kurokawa's."
Kurokawa Kaoru: ...
Did the high heels betray me?
"Why are you here?"
"It's all because of Reborn."
Speaking of this, Sawada Tsunayoshi was also a little helpless: "Some time ago, Rambo's Bazooka broke down. I originally thought I could ask Johnil to fix it, but Reborn said he knew an excellent researcher, so we came together."
Bazookas from ten years later? Kurokawa Kaoru's expression shifted slightly.
If I had known earlier, I would have asked Sawada to bring the bazooka to me. Even if I am afraid that I cannot figure out something with super powers like this, it would be good to take it apart and have a look.
Thinking of this, Kurokawa Kaoru lowered his eyes, with some regret in his words.
"So is this bazooka fixed?"
“That’s the problem.”
Sawada Tsunayoshi frowned. "From the beginning, I can't find Reborn. I don't know anyone here. All the change my mother gave me when I came here is with Reborn. I can't even take the Shinkansen back."
Kurokawa Kaoru was silent for a moment: "...This is indeed something that Lord Reborn is capable of doing."
"Isn't that excessive?"
"Hearing you put it that way, it does seem a little excessive."
Thinking he had found someone to talk to, Sawada Tsunayoshi relaxed completely and started talking more.
"The news said that you could always hear children crying here, and my classmates said it might be haunted. But when Reborn arrived, he couldn't find anyone who wasn't watching."
He's already a superpower contestant, how could he still be afraid of ghosts? Kurokawa Kaoru thought to himself.
While I was talking to him, the time on my phone had already jumped to 5:15. The person I'd spoken to earlier didn't seem to be feigning urgency, but now, at the appointed time, he still hadn't shown up.
Could it be that——
As if he thought of something important, Kurokawa Kaoru's expression changed slightly and his gaze fell on Sawada Tsunayoshi.
"Do you know the name of the researcher Reborn came to see?"
The researcher's name? Sawada Tsunayoshi thought for a moment, then hesitantly said, "It seems to be an English name. If I remember correctly, it's something like v..."
"Verde."
“That seems to be the name!”
Sawada Tsunayoshi was stunned for a moment, then he looked at Kurokawa Kaoru with some curiosity: "How do you know this name? Does Kurokawa also know this researcher?"
Kurokawa Kaoru shook his head, his expression complicated: "No, of course I don't know him."
"He came here because his family has been cooperating with Weldi's company recently."
"Reborn?" "Mr. Reborn."
"Ciaos."
Unlike the last time they met, Reborn was wearing a white casual suit. As if sensing Kurokawa Kaoru's gaze, Reborn took two steps forward and hopped on Kurokawa Kaoru's shoulder. "I never thought we'd meet again after just two days."
We already know why he came to the port. Is this "I didn't expect" a joke to him?
Since Reborn is here, it means that there should be no big problem with the identity of Emperor Wilder.
Speaking of Verde...Verde?
It was the first time he knew that there was someone in this world who hated trouble more than he did. Kurokawa Kaoru felt a little amused and looked down at the... baby in front of him?
"Are you Mr. Welty?"
"You know me."
The infant, named Wilder, looked a centimeter shorter than Reborn. Clad in a white coat, if you ignored his somewhat ridiculous height, he certainly looked like a researcher. Straightening the corners of his clothes, which had wrinkled from being dragged out by Reborn, Wilder raised his eyebrows and looked at Reborn with a hint of disdain.
"You made me miss the job as a health product tester."
"Are you referring to those health supplements that turn people into babies after taking them, but they're not real babies. Instead, they reduce their IQ to the level of a newborn, and they won't survive more than a week due to various side effects?"
Seeing the man snort and turn away, Reborn laughed and continued, "It became like this, although it was out of helplessness, but wanting to turn everyone into babies... Emperor Will, you are really going backwards as you grow older."
"This is a great experiment. I just gave them the possibility to be babies again."
Not caring that Reborn had exposed his lie, Willdi frowned as if he had thought of something important and turned to look at Kurokawa Kaoru: "Are you the health product tester who applied for the position this afternoon?"
A boy dressed as a girl?
Kurokawa Kaoru nodded and said, "I saw the job ad for Verde on the job board a while ago. My family takes your company's health supplements, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to come and take a look."
Family? Wilde blinked, remembering what Reborn had said before...his family was collaborating with his company recently?
He recognized the other person's identity almost immediately.
"You are Kurokawa Kaoru."
After all, they are partners, and Verde has done some research on the Kurokawa family. The cooperation between Verde and the Kurokawa family was only officially confirmed in the past two days. Knowing about the cooperation, and being a high school student, there is no other candidate except Kurokawa Kaoru.
It was already bad enough that he was captured by Reborn and asked the kid from the Povino family to repair the rocket launcher ten years later. It turned out that the job application was also fake. Under the double mental blow, Willdi became listless.
Not caring about what happened to Emperor Wilde, Reborn let out a snort of laughter, and turned to look at Kurokawa Kaoru, not knowing what he was thinking about.
Kurokawa Kaoru:?
"Mr. Reborn is looking at me like that. Is there something wrong?"
"There was nothing wrong."
"Then..."
“But now it has.”
“…”
"The gathering of the allied families is being held in Japan this year. After all, he is the tenth generation of the Vongola family. It is reasonable for Tsuna to attend, and I will naturally follow."
Originally, Reborn wanted to ask Biyangqi for help. As for Sawada Tsunayoshi, he could bring Chrom Skull, one of the Mist Guardians, to participate.
But now—
Reborn changed his mind.
"It will take some time for Emperor Will to repair the rocket launcher. It will be too late to look for a female companion after he finishes repairing it."
As expected, seeing the "horror" on Kurokawa Kaoru's face, Reborn's lips curled up, and the content of his words was clearly heard by the other party.
"As Tsuna's friend, you wouldn't want to see him being ridiculed by his allied families for not having a female companion, right?"
TBC.
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