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"Not just"

The morning light came in dimly through the cracks in the curtains.

With the help of the dim light, Chiriko could distinguish the message on his right arm, and was stunned for a moment.

The memorandum used to forget the detective, written in a place where she can see it at a glance, is undoubtedly the top priority and must be dealt with urgently.

Squeezed to the front, the three smaller characters were added later by her.

The handwriting on the back is obviously random steps.

"This time, you will definitely not sit idly by me, will you?"

This time, it means there is the last time.

Not just this time, it was her answer.

There seemed to be stars spinning dizzily in her head, and Chiriko had to sort out the status quo slowly.

A part of the memory is inexplicably missing.She only remembers the newcomer's visit and interview, and she has no impression of the previous text and follow-up of this message, let alone the lack of records of cause and effect on her left arm-"The president and you fell into the river at the same time, and the president will immediately rescue you The president is the most professional and powerful, I can't compare to him", Chiriko captured a feeling of grievance.

Zhilizi shifted her eyes slightly, and looked directly at the chaotic steps who came crookedly and hugged her with the quilt.

Luanbu opened his eyes slightly, making a slight purring sound, like a kitten acting like a spoiled child.

"Well, Chiriko."

This is not the western-style layout of the office she is familiar with, but the dormitory for the members of the detective agency.

Chiriko smelled the familiar scent of shampoo and body wash on Ranpo, as well as the faint sweet smell on the tatami and bedding.I don't know if it's because he didn't clean up the fallen snack crumbs and spilled drinks, or in other words, Luanbu is a bottle of sweet human-shaped essence, which has stained his permanent place with this smell.Just like some creatures, they are born to leave a mark on the territory, declaring that this is exclusive to him, and strangers should not move.

The situation is manageable, safe and nothing to worry about.

Chiriko breathed a sigh of relief after making a judgment.

"...It's hot, walking in disorder."

"Because I gave you all the quilt. If you share it with me, I won't be so hot."

Saying that, Luanbu pulled the corner of the quilt and stuffed himself in.

"...It's getting hotter this way."

"Well."

Luanbu responded, but didn't move.

His head rested quietly on her neck and shoulders.

In addition to the slightly hot cheeks and forehead, the randomly raised forehead hair, there are also soft and fine fluff.The heat was transmitted from an intimate close distance, it was too hot, but it made people feel reassured - he would not do anything more out of bounds.

"If you feel hot now, it will be winter until my birthday - then you won't dislike my heat, but you will think that I am very useful! It is lighter than a kotatsu that is not easy to move, and you can hold it at any time Ordinary people wouldn't go out holding a kotatsu, right? Even Miyazawa-kun, a supernatural being with infinite power, wouldn't do that. Moreover, the kotatsu is a combination of wood and a heater, and the texture is hard, but I'm soft Huh-"

Ranbu squinted his eyes and counted proudly.

The heat from his words fell on his neck, itching, and he couldn't help softening him.

However, the content made Zhilizi couldn't help bending his eyebrows and laughing.

"He's the most powerful detective in the world! Kotatsu can't speak, he can't see through any truth that is not difficult, he just has a silly fever, and he can't compare with me who is reliable and cute. Chiriko, right, right Well, I am a unique and irreplaceable source of heat!" Ranpo emphasized in a tone of your honor.

"Ah. But..."

The speed of the central processing unit was a few beats slower than usual, Chiriko slowly defined, and said: "I don't need the heating appliances used in winter now. Neither the kotatsu nor you can use it now."

"It's the time when I can use the kotatsu - I can take out the kotatsu until my birthday, it will be soon! Although it is still so long from now to October 21st, it actually passes very quickly However, on my birthday, obviously everyone wants to celebrate and give me presents, but Chiriko, you will receive a "Kotatsu", the world's most powerful famous detective Ranpo card - then I want to change it A great birthday present that surpasses "me"!Well, I'm looking forward to it from now on, Chiriko, you have to think carefully and prepare carefully from now on! "

The rhythm of the conversation is completely controlled by Luanbu, and Zhilizi tries to absorb and organize information as much as possible.

After a breath, the chaotic steps continued:

"Ah! Zhilizi, you can think about it later, after I have solved all the problems you have piled up. The questions are about to come out of your head now, and you can't think about it wholeheartedly. Prepare my gift."

Zhilizi nodded, and asked in a low voice: "After the firm recruited, what happened, why are you here...why is my memory broken?

"Huh, unexpectedly—"

Luanbu pouted.

"The firm was not retaliated against, and you didn't lose your memory due to head trauma. Please don't imagine bad situations. Think about it. I won't let these things happen! You just accidentally drank Dazai The "Meng Po Soup" is just. "

"Mengpo soup... Has Dazai developed a dish that can make people forget their troubles? If this kind of dish can be mass-produced, with no after-effects, or mild symptoms, it may sound like... isn't it a very promising treatment for certain diseases? Dazai may be famous in history because he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine—" Chiriko couldn't help but let out thoughts while judging her own state, and was cut off by Ranpo involuntarily.

"It's not a dish to forget your troubles, you forgot all my exchanges, hmph!"

Luanbu didn't let go, and hugged her even tighter, blowing hot air towards her.

Zhi Lizi tilted her body, avoiding the hot and hotter breath, not sure: "I should have prepared a special memorandum to write down the important exchange... right? Is it this, Ranpo, what do you want to exchange? "Chiriko looked at the message on the left.Her instinctive first reaction should be the same as before forgetting.

"—Please change to another one, Ranpo. Not just this time. I won't leave you alone."

Ranbu gradually puffed up his cheeks and remained silent.

"...Sorry, I didn't give you the answer you wanted. In short...it can't be that you want this."

Chiriko held up the message on her right hand that was difficult to decipher, and changed the subject, "Fukuzawa-san and I fell into the river at the same time, Fukuzawa-san will come to rescue me immediately. Fukuzawa-san is the most professional and powerful, you can't compare to him ……Why?"

"I said a lot yesterday, and you have forgotten all of it now. There are not many places that can be recorded and are conspicuous. This is the happiest smile after you hear it."

why.

I couldn't understand why she was so happy when she heard this sentence.

Zhilizi couldn't figure it out, didn't understand.

"Ranbu. Why do you talk about this, the topic of Fukuzawa-san and I falling into the water at the same time? No matter how I think about it... this is a very unreasonable assumption. Even if my head is damaged, it is not unreasonable enough for you to do it A willful and illogical multiple-choice question. Among Fukuzawa-san and me who fell into the water at the same time, you can only save one. The most reasonable and safe reality is undoubtedly that Fukuzawa-san can save himself easily first, and then effortlessly It helped me, who was not good at swimming, to get out of my predicament."

"Ah, I don't understand why there are such unreasonable questions. When your two most important people fall into the water at the same time, who will you save first-how could the president fall into the water! Zhilizi, you too Not the type who will fall into the water for no reason. Since they fell into the water at the same time and wait for me to choose who to save first, it means that the distance between you is quite close. The preparation is to take a warm bath together!"

Random steps decisively.

Except for the last sentence, he thought exactly as she did.

Her doubt is not why there is such an unreasonable question.

Rather, why would you talk about such an unreasonable question.

Chiriko closed her eyes.

She got it.

"Although this is the case, if you really think about the president and you falling into the water at the same time, I don't understand why this happened. Just thinking about it makes me super angry... In my words, I will definitely not let you fall into the water." The crisis of going down. This is a very stupid and boring love test, isn't it? So, I really don't understand why everyone likes to waste time on meaningless questions."

In a dimly lit environment, she closed her eyes, and her hearing became more sensitive and clear.

The clear and crisp chirping of birds outside the window, the early-rising martial arts training next door to try to control the movement, the rustling of tatami and bedding, the pounding heartbeat, and the chaotic steps close by, solemnly repeating what she had forgotten memory.

"It wasn't you who mentioned it, it was me. I want to exchange it. After Chiriko you denied the one just now, let me change it. I will change it as you wish. It is me now, it was the same before, in short It's what I've always wanted."

"you."

"I want you! Chiriko."

"Wanting is liking. I like you, it is true and pure liking. Judging whether you like it or not is the simplest thing. As everyone knows, I like marble soda, and members of the club are used to using my favorite marble soda Buy me and disrupt my work plan. However, I only want to drink when I am thirsty, and I don’t want to drink when I am full, and I even feel disgusted. I like to eat thick snacks, especially when I am hungry, I like to eat , No matter how much you eat, you won’t get tired of eating. But once your stomach is bloated, you need to take Xiaoshi tablets to help digestion, otherwise your stomach will hurt and you will feel uncomfortable.

"I like marble soda and thick snacks. I only want them when I'm thirsty and hungry. And no matter what time I want, I want you to be with me. The time I want is far longer After drinking marble soda and thick snacks, there is no time when I don’t want it, so I like it more than I like marble soda and thick snacks. It’s as simple as that—"

"I want, I like, I want to go further. I searched, the ideal boyfriend standard for women, the qualities necessary to be a lover, the skills and methods of falling in love, the physical contact at each stage... In short, there are many, many, and the search engine types the first After that, it will automatically associate keywords, and then just click on them one by one. There are always times in the detective agency, because there are no events and it will be particularly boring. I read the first hundred pages of all search pages, and the conclusion is that there is no A little reference. In the love skills and methods, I have seen the summary of the ten love tests that have been repeated many times, and the so-called standard answers to the tests. It is there that the most important two people fall into the water and will be rescued first. Who is such an unreasonable question, really."

"Although I know that you don't use the search results as your standard, I have compared them and found that they all meet—all of them! In the standards of ordinary people, I am the most reliable choice! For example, There are ten criteria for a woman to find a lover: "First, he remembers every little thing about you", my memory is superb, and I can remember the little things ten or 20 years ago clearly; "Second, he is honest with you" , I never lie, and I will let the whole world be honest with you; "Three, he will make you happy", I am doing things that make people happy every day, and everyone will bloom from the bottom of their hearts when they see a famous detective appearing on the stage Laugh, no, the perpetrator will cry bitterly at my existence; "Four, he likes to be by your side" - I like to be with you, and I also like you to be with me! ..."

Ranbu gave full play to his non-stop talking skills, like a tireless cicada, but he didn't think he was noisy.

Finally, Ranpo finished what she had forgotten.

After a pause, he asked in a low voice.

"So, it's super easy to judge whether you like it or not. Then—Chiriko, do you like me, do you want me?"

"You want me?"