Late night eatery in Yokohama

-Napolitan pasta ([-])-

The little girl was finally coaxed by Oda Sakunosuke's skillful soothing technique.The man who reversed the identities of the host and the guest wiped her crying face with a wet towel, then patted the furry head without changing his face, trying to push her into the back kitchen...

Cage Island Midori, who was hiccupping, looked bewildered: "...?"

Yes, you still have to do it when you cry and cry.

Oda Sakunosuke, who deliberately rejected his beloved curry fried rice and came to the "Midnight Cafeteria" for supper, very realistically (straight man) patted Ryoshima Midori on the shoulder to reassure her that she doesn't have to think about it anymore, and then the little girl was stunned After a second of reaction, he was about to cry and wipe his tears again, but the man bent down and said softly, "Remember to put more spice, please." He said seriously.

Oh, is it so.

...suddenly lost the desire to cry.Cage Island Green was almost so dispirited that he wanted to bite someone.This big pig's trotter!No, it should be that men are big pigs! !

It may be that this scene inexplicably hit a certain detective's joke. In short, Edogawa Ranpo couldn't help but began to laugh again, his brows and eyes were crooked, and he showed a hypocritical look that was very painful. He thought to himself Seeing that the other party is worthy of being a "former killer... um..." who supported five orphans with a meager salary

—now a low-level member of the Port Mafia.

Funny, downright funny.It was so interesting that he couldn't help but want to see what kind of surprise this man would bring him again...

Here, Odasaku finally calmed down after seeing Ryoshima Midori enter the kitchen with a broken heart. He stared at the opened curtain for a while and thought for a while, then turned his gaze to sit back when he didn't know when. Mr. Detective in situ.

For a moment, all the thoughts in my mind kept rolling and intermingling, and the words I wanted to say came to my lips, but nothing poured out for a long time.

Above the head, hundreds of millions of small golden dust floating in the air are flowing down with a large warm orange halo, coating the man's eyes that are as clear as lake water under the blue sky. A ray of rippling rays of light...

It has to be said that the man named "Oda Sakunosuke" possesses an unruly temperament that ordinary people cannot possess, but it is also because of such disorder that it is difficult to understand why the other party has become a heinous man after giving up his career as a killer. Mafia - even if he is just an ordinary low-level personnel now.

"Ah, you are the one..."Want the glass beads in the wave soda"?" After a long while, Oda Sakunosuke suddenly asked.His expression seemed a little surprised and complicated, but his eyes were still sharp, "...you really like drinking soda." He sighed.

Ranpo Edogawa, who was playing with a wave soda bottle, almost slipped his hand after hearing this, "... ah." It was exposed.Thinking this way, the young man seemed calmer than the person who asked this question.

So it should or should not...?Thinking of this, Oda Sakunosuke couldn't help but tighten his grip on the towel.

True, he had been a killer with a good gun, but that was only a long time ago.Since he was 14 years old after reading Natsume Soseki's book "Light and Darkness" whose ending was torn off, he made up his mind to become a novelist and vowed not to kill anyone again, but...

"Oda-kun, it is rumored that you have never killed anyone with the gun that is not in your arms. Why is that?"

At that time, the office shrouded in darkness was as dull as a cold prison where everything was firmly imprisoned. In front of this man who was known for his reason, the current mafia leader of the port, Mori Ogai, had a smile on his face. With a chilling smile, he asked him in an extremely relaxed tone.Oda Sakunosuke heard the words and turned sideways, without any fluctuation on his face.

Yes, but if it's just a purely personal interest...

"Then I don't want to answer."

At that moment, he heard the calmness and indifference in his tone.

"I don't write anymore."

"That's the only way to keep the novel perfect..."

In memory, the respected Natsume-sensei said so.Natsume Soseki once personally told him that since he wanted to know the contents of the last few pages of the second volume so much, it was better for him to write the follow-up part.

However, the only condition is that from now on, this person named "Oda Sakunosuke" can no longer kill people... because:

"Writing a novel is writing a person, and a person who takes another's life cannot write a life"

Edogawa Ranpo did not interrupt the other party who was caught in the memory, as if reading the contradiction in Oda Sakunosuke's heart. He held up a crystal clear glass bead and looked it carefully in front of his eyes for a while, then smiled and said:

"Well, why don't you just let me help you speculate. It's a rare opportunity. After all, I rarely do such boring things."

The man froze for a moment, and all his thoughts returned in an instant. He stared deeply at Ranbu for a while, and asked, "Detective? What do you want to speculate about me?"

However, the childish young detective immediately complained, "It's not a detective, it's a detective! Anyway, soon my reputation will spread throughout Yokohama, not only, it should be the whole of Japan!" After finishing speaking, he seemed to have something to add Say: "I am the best famous detective in the world - Edogawa Ranpo, how about it?"

...not so good.Oda Sakunosuke leaned on the bar table and lowered his head slightly, trying to hide his absent-mindedness.But these actions caused the young detective to mistakenly think that the other party was looking down on his ability.

So annoyed, Ranbu took out his glasses from his pocket and put them on, and slowly raised the corners of his mouth, "Anyway, as long as you have seen my ability, you will put away that dismissive attitude. If you doubt If so, I will let you see it! I want to see it today—" Suddenly, he stopped suddenly in the middle of his words.

"..."

A full 4 minutes passed, and the room was so quiet that it seemed that time had stood still.

After a long time, the detective, who was bluffing at first, opened his eyes silently, his pupils like a piece of translucent and flawless green emerald were filled with whistling haze.

At the same time, Mao stooped and sneaked out of the back kitchen. Cage Island Green, who was shrinking into a fluffy ball and hiding in a blind spot where the two of them couldn't see, also stopped breathing suddenly.The tightly suspended little heart was itchy and uncomfortable as if being scratched by a kitten's paw.

Hey, so Mr. Ranpo, you should finish your sentence first!So angry!

She suddenly felt that she was more nervous and impatient than ever before.Ever since Mr. Oda Sakunosuke entered the door, she noticed that the other party was not in the right mood. She subconsciously clenched her lips. She understood that she should not do this logically, because it is disgraceful, and because sneaking around is not something children should learn Quality, because there are many, many she can't remember.

But why?Why on earth would you want to try your best to do this?

...Probably because she really likes this gentleman who has a good personality and a good temper with her (spicy curry udon noodles). Full marks to her.So, no matter what, she wants to figure out what is so bad that Mr. Eater, who has always been kind and gentle, shows such negative and neglectful emotions...

Since the big trotters are deliberately hiding this from her, a minor, how can she be ashamed not to do something to give back to them?

Thinking of this, she tilted her head to adjust her posture because her feet were numb, and met the round amber in the eyes of the three-flowered cat behind her... Three-flowered cat?Eh? !

The green tree on Cage Island slowly crawled: "..."

Natsume Soseki was also numb: "..."

What is it/she doing here?One person and one cat have a good understanding.

So udon when is it...?Her mind was churning as if a pot had exploded. She stared dumbfounded at her own cat that came out of nowhere, and she was instantly stunned in place, at a loss for what to do.

In the end, what broke the silence was the soft "meow" of the Sanhua cat. Natsume Soseki nimbly jumped between the two with a strange atmosphere, sat down in an extremely well-behaved squatting posture, and licked his paws gracefully.

Luanbu on the side was still staring at the man in front of him to release his air-conditioning.

Presumably because of this blank?One of the answers seemed to be beyond Oda Sakunosuke's expectations. He stared blankly at the young man with a bad face and then at the cat that jumped out of nowhere. After a long time, he found his own voice, "You... ...." After a pause, he rubbed his hair helplessly, looked at him inexplicably and became hostile to him and said:

"The appearance of this little monster is quite similar to that kid at home, Xingsuke."

The little girl who also patted her skirt and stood up glanced at the young man who almost wrote "I have a little secret but I won't tell it" all over her face immediately raised her hand——

"Well, so Mr. Oda Sakunosuke already has a child?" She looked expectantly at the man full of emotions with a small animal expression of "I really want to see you", before the other party said you Why are you here? She smiled softly again:

"I can make a few boxes of octopus balls and take them there!"

Oda Sakunosuke was silent.

"No!" Unexpectedly, the young man who was still taciturn just now reacted very violently. The memory predicted in his brain made Edogawa Ranpo stumble for a moment, but it was only for a moment, and he soon regained consciousness. The young Mr. Detective With a panicked expression, he grabbed the dumb hair on the top of Cage Island Green's head and said viciously:

"I don't agree, I don't allow it! You just stay in the store and don't go anywhere!"

Cage Island Midori, who was grabbed by the body, was stunned: "...????"

"Quickly agree, or believe it or not I will pull out your stupid hair?" Luanbu continued to add fuel to the fire.

Wow, what kind of domineering presidential speech is this?Cage Island Green stomped her feet in dissatisfaction, and wanted to pluck her hair?Promise you a ball, believe it or not, she cried for you on the spot? !

The author has something to say: Luanbu: where to go, go cook, I'm hungry!

The green girl who has awakened the strange attribute of "Leave in case of accident? Cry" made a vexatious but super cute voice, no.

In the next chapter, eat noodles and start a two-day tour of the Oda family.