Chapter 121: Yokohama’s Occasion Yokohama’s specialty is indeed——……
"Ranpo said the detective agency is now officially open for business."
"Ah, you seem to be quite familiar with him." - You can often get errands from Edogawa Ranpo.
Nakahara Chuuya responded briefly, looking at the player's hand curiously: "What are you doing..."
Fushimi Kyoji raised his hand: "I brought this as a souvenir."
"...I've never seen anyone visit someone with sweets."
Nakahara Chuuya didn't take his hands out of his trouser pockets. He had a strange expression on his face, as if thinking about something. "Never mind. Maybe this will be more popular than tea or amulets."
After all, that's her personality...
It's rare that the player and Chuuya Nakahara think in the same sync.
As expected, Edogawa Ranpo received them warmly, holding a few snacks in his arms, and led them into the courtyard.
In addition to Fukuzawa Yukichi, whom he had met once, there was another person present.
The player slowly raised his head.
So, so high...
"That's the client," Edogawa Ranpo said, introducing the client to the players as he tossed a snack into his mouth. "It's a request unrelated to solving the case, so the president brought him back."
A young man dressed like a student, with short black hair and an inexplicably serious air, introduced himself solemnly: "My name is Umetaro Nozaki, a part-time manga artist. I've come to Yokohama to break through my current bottleneck in subject matter and gather material for a manga I'm still developing."
He took out the manuscript from the bag beside the low table to prove his identity.
The silver-haired man, his hands tucked beneath his kimono, took it and asked calmly, "So, does the commission require the Armed Detective Agency to protect your safety during this period?"
"……"silence.
Fukuzawa Yukichi paused and asked the above question again.
Nozaki Umetaro uttered an "Ah!" before realizing, "So the situation in Yokohama has actually reached the point where we need to hire protection."
silence.
Now it was Fukuzawa Yukichi's turn to remain silent.
Player: Ah, I feel like an adult who is not good at speaking.
"President, he doesn't know anything about Yokohama. He came to Yokohama just to collect materials for his comics." Edogawa Ranpo raised his hand and answered first.
Nozaki Umetaro nodded, his face still expressionless and calm: "Indeed."
Are there any special filming locations in Yokohama?
Players have such doubts.
"It's not necessarily a tourist attraction, and Nozaki isn't very good at drawing scenes." Edogawa Ranpo interrupted the player's recollection and denied it with narrowed eyes.
Nozaki Umetaro's eyes widened slightly: "How did you know this?"
"I didn't bring any tools like a ruler with me when I was collecting materials," Edogawa Ranpo lazily gestured at his open shoulder bag. "Hmm... maybe I have an assistant who specializes in background drawing."
After a brief moment of surprise, Nozaki Umetaro readily accepted Edogawa Ranpo's reasoning ability and earnestly asked, "I believe your company will be able to complete my commission."
"Yeah~ Of course." Edogawa Ranpo said in the way he should.
"So, what is Mr. Nozaki's request?"
The player looked over curiously, only to see Edogawa Ranpo pointing his finger at her the next second.
"Eh?"
"This commission requires your assistance to complete successfully!" He held up his black-framed glasses with one hand, looking through everything and saying, "As expected, Yokohama's most famous specialty is only!"
"—Port Mafia."
Umetaro Nozaki confirmed: "I wanted to make the protagonist a gangster, but my personal understanding of the mafia is limited to movies, and I couldn't create a convincing image of the mafia that readers would believe."
"The president and I are going to handle a case." The black-haired, blue-eyed young detective turned his head and asked her, "I can leave it to you, Fushimi."
Hearing Edogawa Ranpo ask this, the player seemed to see the prompt that the [Armed Detective Agency]'s favorability increased by +1.
The player was about to agree immediately and leave with Nozaki Umetaro to find Hirotsu Liulang, but suddenly noticed Nakahara Chuuya standing beside him out of the corner of his eye and blinked: "Would Chuuya mind?"
After all, the Sheep and the Port Mafia are in a hostile relationship.
Zhongyuan Zhongye said, "Huh?" in confusion, "I hate the Port Mafia because of my conflicting views. As for you knowing the Port Mafia..."
"There's no point in talking about this now," he said nonchalantly.
Yay!
…
Nakahara Chuuya said he didn't care, but he couldn't let him be exposed in public with this recognizable face that might be recognized as the "King of Sheep".
Fushimi Kyoji's eyes unconsciously moved to the dress in the glass window on the roadside: "..."
"Impossible!" Nakahara Chuuya instantly realized what the player was thinking and refused firmly, "Don't even think about it!"
"Oh...Oo" player.
"I'll have to try other methods."
Fushimi Kyoki used his hand to brush Nakahara Chuuya's hair and tuck it in front of him.
Players take a look.
Aside from messing up my hair, nothing has changed...
"How about it?"
In response to the question from the person involved, the player looked away and raised his thumb: "Good, perfect!"
"How can it be perfect?" Nakahara Chuuya said angrily, his eyes hidden by his hair.
"If you don't mind," Nozaki Umetaro raised his hand, "you can let me give it a try."
He bent down, his expression serious, and quickly untied the hair that had become messy under the players' hands. He then carefully braided it into several strands and pinned the ends to the sides of his ears with hairpins. In just a few minutes, the slightly longer hair was braided simply and naturally.
Nakahara Chuuya looked at his reflection in the glass, his hairstyle changed, and was silent for a moment:
"——How is this different from wearing a skirt? You still look like a girl!"
"Mr. Nozaki has very skillful hands." The player praised.
Nozaki Umetaro withdrew his gaze from Nakahara Chuuya and nodded calmly, "In order to draw the heroine's different hairstyles, I bought wigs specifically to practice, and there are often times when I need to create them myself."
"Eh... Speaking of which," the player's curiosity was piqued after hearing him say, "What kind of manga is Nozaki-san's? Which magazine publishes it?"
"Sunday? Magazine? Or Jump?"
Nozaki Umetaro shook his head, took out a color-covered comic book from his bag, and opened it to the middle: "This is my work, currently serialized in the girls' comic section of the monthly magazine."
The comic suddenly appeared in front of the player, and he tilted his head back to gradually see the content.
Popular manga artist Yumeno Sakiko's update: Mamiko reveals her true feelings and bravely declares her love!
Nakahara Chuuya's incredulous eyes passed over the other person's height, tall and muscular figure, and resolute appearance, which required him to look up to her. "Girl...Man?"
The players and Chuuya Nakahara were shocked in different ways.
'Sakiko Yumeno'
Fushimi Kyoki rested his chin on his hand: I feel like this pen name is familiar...
"Mr. Hirotsu!" Even when he introduced Umetaro Nozaki to the Black Lizard, he was thinking about this, "This is the manga artist Yumeno Sakiko. He wants to get up close and personal with the mafia to gather material for his next manga!"
Hirotsu Liulang took off his gloves and briefly shook hands with Nozaki Umetaro. He glanced at Nakahara Chuuya, who lowered his head. "Is this also your friend?"
Chuuya Nakahara showed a desperate spirit and followed the players in calling out "Mr. Hirotsu" in a shrill voice.
Hirotsu Liulang looked away after the player nodded and turned to talk to Nozaki Umetaro: "Feel free to do what you want, but don't approach the Black Lizard rashly while it's on a mission."
"Thank you so much." Umetaro Nozaki said sincerely with his eyes looking a little dull.
"...You're welcome." Guangjin Liulang's beard twitched for no apparent reason. "I had the pleasure of reading your masterpiece sometime ago by chance."
Girls' Manga·Sour School Romance·Manga Artist· Nozaki Umetaro said dryly: "Ah, ah, my pleasure."
Looking at Umetaro Nozaki and Yanagirami Hirotsu having a happy conversation over there, the player focuses his attention on Chuuya Nakahara.
Worried that his voice would reveal his gender, Nakahara Chuuya has been trying to avoid speaking and hide his true identity.
"I thought Chuuya would feel uncomfortable saying that."
"Of course I'm embarrassed." He responded to the player's irritating and relaxed attitude in a tone that implied a bit of shame and annoyance.
He kicked the pebbles at his feet aimlessly with the toe of his shoe.
"but,"
Those eyes that were always open and clear like sapphires flickered and looked away hesitantly, and he heard him make a low "tsk" sound again.
His eyes fell on his wrist where his sleeve had been lowered, and the blue bracelet he always wore was hidden underneath.
"...I can't possibly cause you any trouble."
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