Chapter 15: The atmosphere at the winery is so gloomy that it can instantly make the atmosphere cold...
"Want a drink?"
Toru Amuro held the wine glass in one hand, and the amber-red wine in the glass swayed. His eyes flickered as he looked at the player in the dim environment.
"It's produced in Kentucky and I think it's a wine that's popular with women."
Just like eating in the game, players can taste the taste of alcohol and drinks without feeling full.
Once an overdose is taken, a [Continuous Stun] debuff will be automatically applied.
The player wasn't sure if the game could even perfectly simulate the state of being drunk, but since it was her first meeting with her three teammates, she didn't want to do anything that would damage her image.
Fushimi Kyoji put his hands together and placed them on the side of his face. "To prevent Mr. Amuro from being arrested for providing alcohol to a minor under the age of twenty, please forgive me for having to refuse."
A look of surprise appeared on Amuro Toru's face: "It's hard to tell from the outside."
What?
Officer Hagiwara clearly said that the player looks very young!
"Sorry, there may be some misunderstanding. I'm just a little surprised. Surprisingly, you are a very well-behaved type." He had an apologetic smile on his face that would hardly make anyone angry. When he mentioned "well-behaved", he smiled very lightly.
In a different context, one might detect sarcasm in this short laugh. "Following the rules" in an organization cannot be considered a recognition of someone.
Toru Amuro looked sincere, his eyes flickering as he stared intently at the players.
"Be careful of men who are good at using sweet words to deceive women."
Without any sign or foreshadowing, Vermouth's meaningful voice rang out in the player's ears.
Eh?
Meeting at one of the organization's bases, the four people who formed a temporary team walked out of the bar one after another.
The address of the safe house has been sent to everyone's mobile phone.
"Want to have a race?" Amuro Toru twirled the car key around on his index finger a few times before it was held in his hand again. A rare youthful spirit flickered across his features as he turned to the three people behind him. "Whoever reaches the safe house first wins."
Unfortunately, his proposal did not receive a warm response.
The only player who seemed interested in trying this didn't even have a driver's license.
"I'm so lucky that I didn't encounter any police asking us to stop and check on the way." Amuro Toru said with a smile.
Scotland, who didn't want to join in the childish game, raised his eyes and looked deeply at Amuro Toru. When he looked away, a trace of worry disappeared in his eyes in an instant.
"Inspection? That won't happen."
Although players didn't get a ride with Vodka and the others, they won't experience unlicensed racing in a game that's no different from real life in terms of realism.
Fushimi Kyoki: "I came here by Shinkansen."
"...What?" The perfect smile on Amuro Toru's face seemed to freeze.
The player nodded heavily: "Yeah!"
"Excuse me." A cold male voice suddenly appeared. Scotland moved sideways through the gap between Fushimi Kyoki and Amuro Toru, interrupting the two people who were talking. The aura around him seemed to be quenched by ice chips. When he was swept by those phoenix eyes that seemed depressed because of their expressions, he suddenly felt uncomfortable.
Fushimi Kyoji took a step back and stared at Scotland's straight back. If he hadn't reacted in time, they might have collided with each other.
Uh-huh...
I always feel that this is the type of player that players are least good at dealing with.
Even from a distance, Shuichi Akai could clearly see what happened not long ago not far away.
Scotsman, the gloomy man who was generally considered difficult to approach in the organization, left the three of them behind without a word of greeting and walked away alone.
Bourbon just mouthed "whoa" and didn't take the incident seriously at all.
Only the girl stood there at a loss, not knowing how to react to the unfamiliar situation. She looked particularly embarrassed, with the fingertips of both hands unconsciously curled towards her palms.
According to the character he has always played in the organization, Shuichi Akai should also learn from Scotland's approach at this time, or perhaps be even more indifferent to fit the character he deliberately shows.
Of course, he did so.
He only stopped when his pseudonym was called.
From his high vantage point, he could easily see the face that was looking up at him, even the light from the street lamp reflected by the iris was clear.
She seemed to recover quickly.
The phone screen was almost raised to his face, and the two hands holding the phone shifted to the side, revealing slightly widened light blue eyes: "I forgot to exchange contact information last time."
Shuichi Akai's eyes shifted slightly, and his gaze fell on the screen that was unfolding before him without any defense.
Then he tapped his finger and left his number on it.
The player had specifically asked Gin, but ever since he was given to Vermouth, the message Fushimi Kyoji sent to Gin would most likely not be replied to.
Vodka did reply quite frequently, but the time intervals between calls were quite long, so it was reasonable to infer that they were on frequent missions.
Eh...
If you say so.
During the gin training, I could see gin and vodka all day long, and there was really no time to complete the task.
But players who didn't get Zhu Xingdai's contact information still felt very sorry.
There was zero contact at first sight, what a pity!
Shuichi Akai did not make any comments on the player's emotions that were directly reflected on his face, but only denied it in his heart.
No.
If you had any contact with him at that time, you would probably not have received a reply.
Before obtaining the code name, getting a name for the wine was his highest priority. Shuichi Akai always focused on Gin and did not pay too much attention to interpersonal relationships that were not helpful.
"...It's Gin-senpai's fault after all!" The girl put away her phone contentedly and said in a complaining tone.
Anyone could hear the indifference in her tone.
Although she is not known to be a vicious person, her cold-blooded and ruthless style of doing things alone is enough to scare most people, but she has never shown the fear she should have.
Akai Shuichi's heart moved slightly.
If she is someone Gin protects/trusts...
...Building a good relationship with the other party may not necessarily be completely useless.
He thought.
The expression on Shuichi Akai's face did not change. His thoughts had changed several times, but his sharp eyes remained the same, even a little colder than before. He did not reveal any of his emotions in his micro-expressions.
"Follow me." After giving a brief instruction to make sure the other party heard it clearly, Shuichi Akai took the lead and walked towards the parking lot in front.
This is what it means to be willing to let players take a ride.
No need to take the Shinkansen again, which was so boring that players opened and closed the game panel again because it restored reality in unnecessary places.
Great! Good man!
Fushimi Kyoji blinked and chased after Akai Shuichi in front of him.
“…”
Behind them, Toru Amuro's inquiring eyes followed the two people's backs until they walked away.
Had Lei and her... met before?
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