Kudo Shinichi felt that something was wrong with Tsukiyama Asari today.
They had just gone camping together yesterday, but today he enthusiastically invited them to his home to play. As soon as the three of them sat down, all kinds of desserts and snacks filled the entire table, and even the two girls who always loved cakes were a little overwhelmed.
"Asari-san," Kudo Shinichi, who was carrying the hopes of the other two people, stood at the door of the kitchen and spoke carefully, "It's enough..."
Tsukiyama Asari poured the freshly baked cookies into the porcelain plate, "I won't make them after I finish making the strawberry mousse."
Hearing this, the detective boy breathed a sigh of relief, "Do you want me to help cut the strawberries?"
"Not now," the young man who was whipping the cream quickly smiled, his eyes gentler than before, "It's not time yet, I'll make the strawberry mousse after I finish the others."
"And...the others?"
"Yeah, there are three cakes and five kinds of cookies."
...
"I really can't eat anymore!"
Something is wrong, too wrong.
After persuading him to no avail, Kudo Shinichi returned to the living room with his head down. When he looked up, he saw Asuka Kiri carefully cutting cakes for several people and taking out snacks from the cabinet to stuff them into the hands of several people.
"Xiao...Xiao Kiri," Mao Lilan looked at the full table, cold sweat sliding down her forehead, "It's enough."
"Eat more."
The expressionless little boy said seriously, and then took out various dried fruits and potato chips from another wooden cabinet. Seeing that there was no room on the table, he simply left them on the sofa.
"What's wrong...today?" Even Suzuki Sonoko couldn't help asking. She came without breakfast in the morning, and now she feels so full that she can't even eat dinner.
After putting down the snacks, Asuka Mizuki suddenly said, "Sonoko, Ran, Shinichi."
"Huh?"
"Do you like Asari-nii?"
"Of course I do!" Suzuki Sonoko answered first, "We all like Asari-nii very much, right, Ran?"
"Yeah! Asari-nii is gentle and reliable, and he's especially nice to us, and he's also very handsome..."
Kudo Shinichi usually praises Holmes from beginning to end, but now his ears are red, and he nodded awkwardly to agree with Mouri Ran's words.
Hearing this, the boy's eyebrows softened, "Asari-nii likes everyone too!"
[What's wrong? This is...]
'Children and adults should admit their feelings frankly. If both of them are awkward, no matter how long they are together, there will be no good results! '
Tsukiyama Asari thought back to the cold and indifferent brown-haired girl, and the distant Majia Yuya Miu, and then looked at the children in the living room who said they liked her, and tears were about to fall.
[......]
What have you been through in the past three years, Asari.
Furuya Rei felt that something was wrong with Kasugawa Shugo today.
Yesterday, a few people arrested the murderer who caused the tragedy of Morobushi Kagemitsu's family, and the class flag full of cherry blossoms caught Morobushi Kagemitsu and Soto Moriichi. From that moment on, the stone that had been weighing on Morobushi Kagemitsu's heart finally fell, and when he raised his head, he had an expression that even his childhood friend had never seen before.
Last night, they climbed over the wall together to have a barbecue meal to celebrate. At that time, Kasugawa Shugo was fine, but today he suddenly felt very strange.
For example, now, he has already run the sixth lap on the playground.
Furuya Rei knows that he has the habit of morning exercises, but he has to save energy for the morning training, so he usually only runs three or four laps. Today he has already... Now it's the seventh lap.
How many laps does that guy have to run? !
After ten laps, Kasugawa Shugo held his knees and gasped for breath. The only sound in his head was the sound of his own heartbeat. His lungs seemed to explode. He controlled his breathing rhythm, and walked slowly outside the playground, holding on to the wall with a stop and a step.
"Shugo..."
Gently avoiding Furuya Rei's hand, he forced a smile as usual and walked towards the bathhouse next to the playground.
Something is wrong, too wrong.
The result of excessive exercise is that Kasugawa Shugo was beaten by the others in the morning training, but in view of the "excellent performance" of the six people last night, Onizuka Hachizo did not say anything, and it was obvious that he was going to teach them together in the office later.
Sure enough, after lunch, several people were called over.
Kasugawa Shugo was absent-minded throughout the whole process, and he still hasn't recovered a bit. Although it was only one night for the other five people, it was three years for him!
"You rushed in to save the criminal?"
Morobushi Kagemitsu met the instructor's gaze and answered with pursed lips, "Yes."
"Very good," he did not hesitate to praise these students who annoyed him but were also proud of him, "No matter what kind of criminal it is, only the law can punish them."
"Yeah!" ?
All five of them turned to look at their companions in the corner. Kasugawa Shugo's eyes seemed to be rounder because of his expression. He nodded vigorously in agreement, looking very excited, with wet eyes.
Because of the light, Furuya Rei found that the other person's eyes were more lively than usual, a bit like a young deer.
This is a society ruled by law, this is the glory of the law!
After three years of a life of crime in which he killed to stop killing, Kasugawa Shugo's eyes welled up with tears when he heard these words. Even the police badge on the wall of his office made his nose ache.
He had never been so determined to be a policeman.
... So dazzling.
Onizuka Yazo silently looked away. The most difficult one to deal with among the six people was this kid. He was very good at pretending to be good and clever, and his hardware was also up to par. His eyes were round and big, and his refreshing appearance made it easy for elders and tough policemen to feel close to him.
Now that he was stared at by the other party with such eyes, he felt more and more guilty when he yelled at him, and finally raised his hand and gave him a slap from the instructor.
"It hurts--"
"Don't think you can get away with it! I've stopped buying your tricks!" Onizuka Hachizo announced loudly, "Since you're so energetic every day, I'll leave the bathhouse to you."
He continued cleaning until graduation.
"Hmmmm!"
Rubbing his swollen forehead, Kasugawa Shugo raised his head after hearing this, and his eyes began to sparkle again.
Look at this punishment method, compared to the garbage organization that will take you to the confinement room and beat you up if you make a mistake, it is simply heaven!
It's worthy of being a police academy!
...I'm going blind!
This brat's moves will be upgraded. Onizuka Yazo closed his eyes and gritted his teeth to avoid the opponent's "honey ray", pointing his finger at the door, "Why don't you go!"
"Hmmmm!"
"Stop humming——" Brat!
On the way to the bathhouse, Furuya Rei winked at Morobushi Kagemitsu.
"What's wrong, Shuugo?" The friend with blue cat eyes took a few steps forward and put his arm on his shoulder. Kasugawa Shuugo paused and replied with a smile, "Nothing, but Jingguang..."
"Huh?"
"It feels like you have really changed," he gestured with his hands, vaguely not knowing how to describe it for a long time, "It's just... I feel that your whole mental state is different, a brand new feeling."
"Really?" Morofushi Jingguang looked at him with a smile, and was not deflected by the topic, "What's wrong with you today?"
"Nothing, I just had a nightmare last night," he said seriously, looking up at the blue sky above the police academy, "It's great to meet you guys."
Knowing a bunch of police reservists who are full of justice is much better than knowing a bunch of cold-blooded violent killers for three years. Woohoo, Gin, you are a guy who speaks a lot of idiotic words and can only threaten people, come out and get beaten!
Isn't it too quiet?
Kasugawa Shugo stopped walking. It seemed that in his ears, except for the breathing of Morobushi Kagemitsu, there was only the sound of the wind.
The climate and feeling are completely different from Boston. He stretched out his hand to the sky, accurately caught a yellow leaf carried away by the wind, and threw the leaf into the wind casually.
"Hey, I say," Date Ko's voice came from behind, "let's go traveling together after graduation?"
"Hey, don't we have to start working after graduation?" He said in surprise, "Will we be too late to travel?"
"Then let's go somewhere closer," Matsuda Jinpei came over, "Anyway, I support this plan--"
"Of course the guys who have received invitations from the ** Processing Class don't have graduation anxiety," Kasugawa Shugo pretended to be dissatisfied, "No, it's the guys--"
"Huh?" Hagiwara Kenji let out a short laugh and winked at him. "Is Shugo, who has been invited by the Second Investigation Section several times, anxious because of us?"
The man who rejected all the invitations from the Second Investigation Section shrugged. "Yes, very anxious - how are you going to compensate me?"
"Let me think, how about treating Shugo to a conveyor belt sushi?"
"Then I will definitely eat you bankrupt."
"Really?"
"Hey, hey - you two, come and think about where to go after graduation," Jinpei Matsuda said speechlessly as he looked at the two good friends who were huddled together head to head.
Hagiwara likes to do the same moves he would do to flirt with girls to his friends from time to time. Others either ignore him or beat him up, but Shugo will flirt back with him without any pressure.
Eh - it looks weird anyway, and I have goosebumps.
"How about... going camping?"
Kasugawa Shugo suggested. He has always longed for camping, and even the tragic experience of Asuka Kiri and the others did not make him give up this activity.
Whether you go to an amusement park or somewhere else, it is bustling, but when you camp, whether it is by the river or in the forest, it is quiet. The most important thing is that because the environment is very monotonous, everyone will get together to kill time, chatting or playing cards together, which is the most comfortable time to spend together!
"It seems good, how about staying in the mountains at night?" Morobushi Kagemitsu thought
for a while, "Let's cook together or something." Furuya Rei nodded, "Hiro's cooking is very delicious!"
"Then let's go camping," Date Kou made the final decision.
"Oh oh oh oh oh oh! Our meals are all dependent on you, Kagemitsu!"
Kasugawa Shugo had heard that Morobushi Kagemitsu's cooking was delicious. After all, when they had a meal together, Furuya Rei would definitely get the other party's reply of "I can make this too", and finally he had the opportunity to taste it.
He quickly slipped away from Kenji Hagiwara and slapped Morobushi Kagemitsu on the back several times, "Kagemitsu! Kagemitsu!"
"If you slap me again, I'll die here," the other person was slapped so hard that he kept bending down, his mouth twitching, "You don't have to be so hard."
"Hehe——"
The graduation ceremony was coming soon.
University graduates only need to study in the police academy for six months. The six of them only entered here in April, and they didn't expect that it would be time to leave so soon.
Kasugawa Shugo changed into a uniform and dragged Morobushi Kagemitsu, who had packed up first except for himself, to wander around the campus. They stopped to take pictures at every place that was of commemorative value to them.
"Here, here, this is where Jinpei lost his teeth after being knocked out by Zero! SSR! What a pity that I didn't take a picture of the curly-haired monster with missing teeth back then—"
Hearing the snapping sound coming from the side, Morobushi Kagemitsu glanced behind him vaguely and said with a smile, "Be careful that Jinpei comes to beat you up."
"Don't worry—he's sure..."
"What am I sure of? Huh?" The familiar voice exploded in his ears. Because it was very close, the breathing sound almost hit Kasugawa Shugo's face. Under the dual stimulation of body and mind, he jumped far away, and his already fluffy chestnut curly hair looked even more explosive.
When he recovered, he immediately reacted.
"Morobushi Kagemitsu! You've seen him a long time ago, right!" Damn! It's completely a white-cut black.
The person who was named laughed and said, "You said those words yourself."
Although he was the most gentle among the few people, he would also add fuel to the fire at this time. After all, he was a bad friend.
Matsuda Jinpei clenched his fist, "Curly-haired monster? Is there anything else besides this, huh?"
"No more, no more," Kasugawa Shugo was followed by Morobushi Kagemitsu. After knowing that he could not escape at all, he quickly launched the "honey ray" at the curly-haired monster.
Being stared at by those honey-colored eyes full of flattery and grievance, the opponent choked for a rare time and cracked his knuckles to increase the intimidation.
"Oh yeah, there should be no one else except the gorilla," Morobushi Kagemitsu added at the right time.
"Gorilla?"
Morobushi Kagemitsu activated the [Backstab] skill.
Kasugawa Shugo's [Honey Ray] failed.
Danger -
his hair became even more explosive, and he finally chose to jump over the flower bed next to him and quickly escape. His back was dutifully recorded by the camera as he fled.
"This is what an SSR is," Morobushi Kagemitsu smiled, "I originally wanted him to help take pictures, but now I can only rely on Jinpei."
"Huh? What pictures?" Matsuda Jinpei, who was just trying to scare the other party and was going to get serious, did not chase after him because he was afraid of dirtying the other party's uniform, which was very important to him today.
"I need to send my brother's graduation photo."
"Give it to me--" Jinpei Matsuda looked at the other party's smooth chin and raised the corner of his mouth.
But before sending it out, I have to make a small change for you.
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Tsukiyama Asari: Wuwuwuwuwu, it's been three years since we last met, stick with me!
The childhood sweethearts/police academy group that I just met the day before: They are so enthusiastic that it's a bit weird...