i have a date with leader jae

The fourth floor of the Armed Detective Agency.

Two experienced investigators stood quietly in front of the door of the old-fashioned elevator and waited.

"Oda, for the sake of my free work these days, I will give you 10 minutes at most." The braided young man with flaxen hair conscientiously looked at the notebook with the big characters "ideal" printed in his hand, under the flat-frame glasses His sharp pupils are not shaken by foreign objects.

At this moment, the elevator came to the fourth floor with a ding, and the two entered one after another.

The red-haired young man who was close to the button pressed the button for the first floor, then stood there and stared directly at the slowly closing elevator door.

"Thank you so much." He sincerely expressed his thanks.

These two men are Oda Sakunosuke and Kunikida Doppo.

Shimoba's words that day were obviously taken seriously by Odasaku, and the next day he asked Kunikida to perform the task of being a matchmaker.

At first Kunikida broke a pen in shock when he first heard about it. When Odasaku saw this scene, he couldn't help thinking that he was about to fail, but he finally showed signs of letting go.

After all, everyone in the detective agency knows that Kunikida Doppo is a person who sticks to ideals. In his philosophy, a man who wants to be successful must plan the process reasonably and follow the steps in the plan accurately to the minute.

He is willing to spare some time in his schedule for this, and Odasaku thinks that this colleague has already made a big compromise.

—I have to buy him a drink afterwards.

Oda made a thought secretly.

The space in the old-fashioned elevator is relatively cramped, and the scratched stainless steel plate reflects the blurred reflections of the two.Oda Saku was not a multilingual person, so the atmosphere inside became a little quieter.

So Kunikida's upright posture began to reveal a little uneasiness.

"Cough, Oda... What kind of person is your friend?"

Sensing the weightlessness of the elevator slowly descending, Kunikida checked his appearance in the mirror as if trying to distract himself.

Odasaku couldn't help but look at the tall reflection of his colleague beside him in front of the elevator, and gradually imagined the appearance of Shimoba in his mind.

A few seconds later, his expression became extremely solemn: "Very beautiful."

Kunikida's back seemed to suddenly become stiffer.

When they came to the first floor of the whole mixed building, before they approached the gate, they heard the lively sound coming from the cafe through the glass.

"Miss Shuangye! The coffee you make tastes so mellow! There is no miscellaneous taste at all, and it smells like a smooth aroma of hazelnut malt, it's amazing——"

"Where, it's just an advantage that is not worth mentioning, because I have carefully studied the brewing method of coffee. Compared with this, the key is that the coffee beans purchased by the store manager are of high quality, so that the brewing effect can be so pure .”

"Miss Shuangye, Miss Shuangye! The latte pattern on this cup of cappuccino is so beautiful! Have you ever learned to draw before? Teach me too~"

The two who got off the elevator pushed open the porch, and through the melodious ringing of a string of wind chimes, they saw a newcomer coming to the bar of the cafe from a distance.

She was wearing a uniform specially provided by the store. In order not to delay her work, she rolled up the sleeves of the solid-color kimono with two white loops.The skin texture of each exposed part of the wrist is as white as moonlight. While flickering, they are gracefully raising their hands to hold the lid of the coffee pot and silently pouring the liquid into the filter bag.

Surrounded by a group of young girls, including the clerk of the detective agency upstairs, the frequent customers of the neighbors, and the former waiter in the cafe, she handles all kinds of women with ease. , as if surrounded by a group of beautiful flowers.

The elderly store manager stood next door wiping the coffee cup with a towel, watching this pleasing scene very kindly.

Hearing that the straight black girl in sailor uniform made such a request, Shimoba turned her head and politely raised the corners of her lips, and answered patiently.

"Actually, it's not considered to have studied art. It's just a skill that I just lived in Italy for a while and practiced to pass the boring time... If you don't mind, I can teach you to try some simple tricks after get off work."

"Ah, I want it too, I want it too!"

"Miss Shuangye can't favor others!"

The scene seemed to become chaotic for a while, everyone wanted to get closer to her, frost leaves were surrounded in the center, and the gentle fragrance of powder or perfume lingered in the nose.

A certain orange-haired young man sitting in a green-patterned leather booth saw that his younger sister had joined the ranks of vying for favor, and he never gave alms to himself behind him. was robbed..."

Just when he was writing 'Sister, please take a look at me' all over his face, the two seniors who came to his side found him, Kunikida frowned, and immediately called his name: "Tanizaki? You How come here?"

Unexpectedly hearing this familiar voice, Tanizaki Junichiro stood up from his seat in fright, just as trembling as a newcomer bumping into his boss who came to inspect: "Hey, yes, it's Mr. Kunikida and Mr. Oda? !"

"Don't be nervous, we're also going downstairs to have a drink."

Odasaku comforted him kindly, Tanizaki then relaxed his body, half hid behind Odasaku as if he had found a backbone in his heart, and explained in a low voice: "It's Naomi and Miss Haruno who heard that 'Uzumaki' hired someone A very powerful lady came to work part-time, and she wanted to come down to talk to her... Then Naomi brought me along..."

Hearing what Tanizaki said, they refocused their attention on that 'existence' who is extremely popular no matter the topic or reality.It just so happened that Shuang Ye also inadvertently noticed the arrival of the two of them in the gap between the crowd, so she turned her head and said to the store manager and customers that she would be excused, then pushed aside the flowers that were reluctant to part with her, and walked out from behind the counter.

"Azuo, are you here?"

Without the cover of the counter, Shimoba's maid outfit in kimono was completely exposed in front of her eyes.She tied her smooth black hair into a small bun and fixed it with flower hairpins. The slim black long kimono looked quite elegant and gentle here, making the original cold temperament appear as soft as water.

Seeing her approaching the two of them, Kunikida involuntarily gave her a scrutinizing look.

Just like what Oda said, regardless of appearance or figure, they are all outstanding and beautiful.

But—an upright man should never succumb to superficial beauty!

Recognizing that this is the person who suggested (?) a blind date with him, Kunikida hastily forced himself to be calm and began to recite as many as 58 of his ideal women's rules.

"Is the work still suitable?"

After being guided to take a seat, Odasaku who had recommended this part-time job to Shimoba a few days ago took the initiative to ask.

"Of course, the store manager and the proprietress are very nice, and the colleagues and guests are also very enthusiastic, so don't worry."

Shuangye gave a brief explanation, and immediately looked at the young man with glasses who straightened his back, but didn't say anything for a while, but slowly placed the menu on the table so that they could see clearly: "What do you want to order?"

Both of them are regular customers in the cafe, and they know what's on the menu. After barely looking at it, Odasaku made a choice according to the old rules: "One curry, spicy."

On the other hand, Kunikida handed back the menu cautiously: "Just give me a cup of coffee, please."

"Thank you." Shimoba nodded and took it and thanked him. Hearing Odasaku's order here, she quickly wrote down the text on the notepad, while casually pointing out something: "Didn't you be at home last night?" Did you just make curry for you?"

"...Sorry, it's just that after a long time, I feel a strange thirst in my throat. I think I must eat some curry to supplement it."

Odasaku honestly admitted his mistake.Shuang Ye couldn't help but a fleeting chuckle appeared on her lips when she heard the words. After glancing at the other party, she neatly tore off the paper in the notepad and put it under the number plate on the table: "Wait a minute."

It wasn't until Shimoba left here and went to the backstage that Kunikida withdrew his eyes from staring at her back after realizing it, and fell on the elegantly written paper, his voice came out of his throat with difficulty: "Hey, Oda, just now" "What's going on?"

"Huh?" Odasaku replied blankly: "I think it's a pity that I don't order curry here, so..."

"That's not what I said!"

Kunikida, who hastily interrupted his natural speech, raised his volume frantically, and jumped out of his mouth one after another: "What's the matter with 'last night', 'at home', 'I made it for you' ? Are you living together?"

At this time, curious colleagues gathered around, and Naomi Tanizaki, who was sitting behind the two of them with her elder brother, grabbed the back of the sofa and leaned her upper body closer to ask: "Mr. Oda, did you know Miss Shimoba?"

Straightforward as Oda Saku, he admitted everything he thought, and didn't understand why they were so surprised: "Yes, she has been working abroad before, and just returned to China a few days ago, and we are now living together temporarily for various reasons. "

This heavy news immediately stunned the audience.

"...You guys, are you related to distant relatives?" Kunikida trembled slightly as he pushed his glasses.

"Not a kinship."

Oda Saku corrected it blandly: "It's an ordinary friendship that was pursued but rejected."

With a click, someone's long-awaited young boy's heart seemed to be shattered.

——This is not ordinary at all! !

Oda Saku, who was completely unaware, didn't notice the atmosphere of the scene, after thinking about it, he decided to say something more to Kunikida who promised to come to meet today: "You don't mind, I will never interfere with Shimoba's voluntary request. "

But he didn't know that saying that made people feel even more miserable...

"Oda, you..."

Kunikida seemed to have figured something out on his own, suddenly took off his glasses, lowered his head and pinched the bridge of his nose, "You don't have to compromise so much for me..."

After a long time, half touched and half annoyed, he raised his hand and patted his colleague on the shoulder, in exchange for Odasaku's empty eyes.

Just the honest Oda: "?"

When Shimoba came back again with the tray, the bustling crowd became much quieter. She glanced at Odasaku who was out of state, and at the opposite Kunikida who was silent, and felt that there was something between them. what's going on.

"what happened?"

Just when she placed the coffee and curry on the tray in front of the two of them, Kunikida suddenly stood up from his seat like a branch pressed to a critical point before releasing it, and looked towards her quite solemnly. bowed.

"I'm sorry Miss Shuangye, although you have basically satisfied the 47 items in my ideal woman handbook, but a gentleman does not win the favor of a friend-it is impossible for us, please give up!"

Shuang Ye slowly knocked a full stop on her forehead: "."

Although I don't know what happened, but she was rejected as soon as she came up?