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["Internship certificate?"

"It seems that I need to use it when I'm in the second year of high school. It's best to get it during this summer vacation."

"How about it, do you have a favorite choice? If not, as a senior, I can recommend it for you."

"Forget it, Sasaki, do you want Atobe to go with you as a teddy bear?"

"...It's so annoying! Don't speak ill of me in front of the cute school girl!"

In Sugisawa No. [-] High School in Sendai City, in the Supernatural Research Institute, Sasaki slapped the table and stood up, probably because of too much embarrassment, she was so angry that her ears turned red.

"Doll bear?" Knotabagi Yuhito blinked his eyes in confusion, and after a few seconds, he showed a look of sudden realization again, "Ah! Is it the one who passed by and gave out balloons?"

The young man's expression was pure curiosity, Sasaki couldn't say anything to refute, so he crouched in the corner with his head in his hands.

"For an internship... the place where I work should be able to issue a certificate?" Erika, who hadn't interrupted the conversation, comforted Sasaki for a while, and she stopped the work of sorting out the research agency's adventure log, holding her hand. Chin pondered for a while, then turned to look at the perplexed cherry-haired boy, "Does Tiger Zhang-kun need it?"

"Huh? Can you?"

Knotabagi Yuhito was surprised for a while, and then showed a healthy smile with the corners of his lips drawn.

"That was really helpful."

After hearing this conversation, Sasaki cheered up instantly, she let go of her hand covering her face, and moved to Erika's side in shock: "Wait! The detective agency you mentioned last time, Atobe, is actually true." ?"

"... Why do seniors think it's fake?"

Sasaki rubbed the back of his head and laughed dryly, "Because feeding snacks sounds more like something you do with your boyfriend."

Embarrassed this time, it was Erika, her blond hair hanging down to cover her red earlobes.

"Yes, is it?"

As if trying to cover up her ulterior motives, Erika's eyes drifted, and she lowered her head without confidence.

Anyway, just deny it.

Thinking of this, Erika silently cheered herself up in her heart, she hesitated for a moment, then suddenly raised her head.

However, before she could say a word, she heard the surprised voice of Knotabagi Yuhito.

"Here it is! The expression of the girl in love that Iguchi-senpai told me about last time!...Hey, are you in love, Atobe?"

……

In the empty club activity room, the air was dead silent for a moment, and then there was a messy sound of pinging, bang, bang, bang.

"Knotweed! What have you done, Knotweed!"

"It's done! She's done!"

"C-Cheer up a little bit! Atobe——!"

Erika Atobe's crush on Edogawa Ranpo is almost known in the detective agency. To be more precise, the reason why she submitted her resume to the detective agency is because of Edogawa Ranpo. body.

As for the reason-

"I see." Nakajima Atsushi nodded half-understanding, "Because I saw Mr. Ranpo who found the murderer at a glance at the crime scene, Ms. Atobe, who is a fan of mystery novels, fell in love with him." Do you agree?"

The blond girl at that time was taken aback by Atsushi Nakajima's logic. She struggled for a long time before swallowing a sip of tea, and almost spit it out of her nose.

"It's admiration, admiration!"

Erika, whose face was flushed from coughing, glanced around and confirmed that the person in the center of the topic was not present, and then corrected solemnly.

Tanizaki Naomi smiled subtly, patted her on the shoulder comfortingly, and added, "It's just like the relationship between me and my elder brother."

Junichiro Tanizaki, who was hiding under the table, felt a chill down his back.

"By the way, Miss Atobe, if you want to find Mr. Ranpo, he should be in the president's office now." Atsushi Nakajima smiled gently, "The president just said that your internship certificate has been issued."

Erika was taken aback when she heard the words, but under Atsushi Nakajima's suspicious eyes, the girl's delicate brows did not show joy, but a little panic.

"Strawberry Daifuku."

"I forgot to buy the strawberry Daifuku that Ranpo-san asked for."

The girl holding her head in pain trembled even her voice.

No, how can you lose face in front of idols!

Thinking of this, Erika cheered up her spirits, she took a step forward, held Atsushi Nakajima's hand with both hands, her eyes were fiery and sincere, "Please, Mr. Nakajima, please help me wait ten minutes... "

"It's so slow, Erika, Ranpo-sama is starving to death."

With a creak, the thin wooden door of the detective agency was pushed open, and a young man in a brown cloak stood listlessly at the door, complaining in a drawn-out voice.

Erika and Atsushi Nakajima just froze.

The young detective tilted his head, squinted his eyes, and his eyes moved lightly from Erika's hand that was holding the other party.

"What, it was agreed that there will be Daifuku to eat today." Edogawa pursed his lips in Luanbu, pretending to be angry and put his hands on his hips, "It's not a good habit to keep your word, Erika."

"……Yes."

"I couldn't even resist eating the president's Chunbing, and I've been looking forward to it for a whole day!"

"terribly sorry!"

Erika lowered her head, bowed at a standard ninety degrees, and almost made a hole in the ground in shame.

"However, while I'm in a good mood, I'll give you a chance to redeem yourself by inviting me to dinner!"

A detective leaned over, snorted, and raised his chin arrogantly like a cat.

Erika raised her head in surprise, her eyes were not focused, but the other party grabbed her wrist first.Ranpo dominated the next action, he dragged Erika to the door, and at the end he didn't forget to speak ill of her in front of Atsushi Nakajima.

"If you don't hurry up, the big tiger will follow. He eats so much that Eri can't afford the food."

"Yes!"

The gently blowing wind slammed the half-open door shut.

Atsushi Nakajima reacted to the pupil quake: "Is the big tiger talking about me?"

Tanizaki Naomi couldn't help laughing: "It seems that Mr. Ranpo's object of dislike has shifted from Erika to you."

Atsushi Nakajima accurately grasped the key point of the other party's words, his eyes widened in shock, and his expression was disbelief: "Mr. Ranpo used to hate Miss Atobe?"

Tanizaki Naomi stopped laughing, she wiped away the tears seeping from the corners of her eyes, her breath was still a little disordered: "Don't you know? That's when Erika joined the company."

The girl who was caught up in memories paused for a moment, "Speaking of which, I have to thank Mr. Dazai for his prank."

"Entry assessment?"

[-], Spring.

In front of the collapsed ruins, the trembling blond girl raised her head hesitantly, her azure blue eyes were covered with mist, as if she would cry immediately if she was frightened again.

The cube in her arms was still counting down to the last minute, Erika was crying even in her voice.

"So what Mr. Dazai said about me being blown up to the point where I won't even have my head left is a lie?"

Kunikida paused, calmly pushed his eyes on the bridge of his nose, turned his face and called out "Dazai" in a low voice.

"I just made the incident look a little more real." The black-haired young man with his hands in his pockets said indifferently. Hear it and run away."

"Sorry, Atobe. Anyway, you can put that thing down."

Kunikida sighed, and he stepped forward, the little braids of his hair swaying from behind.

"...what if it explodes?"

"It won't explode."

Osamu Dazai, who heard the conversation between the two, snorted twice, resting his chin with one hand, "No, it will explode."

Erika and Kunikida froze in place at the same time, the former's eyes were full of horror, while the latter gritted his teeth with a dark face, asking loudly what good thing Dazai Osamu did.

"Don't be so anxious, Kunikida-kun, you'll know the answer soon."

The countdown on the cube finally reached zero.

With the scream of the girl, the black cube exploded into fireworks.

Potato chips and popcorn fell from the sky, drenching Erika all over.The panic in the girl's clear irises had completely disappeared. She blinked in confusion, and raised her hand to pick a pink popcorn from the top of her head.

If she remembers correctly, it seems to be...

"there is none left!"

As far as I could see, the belated detective wearing a beret opened his eyes wide in shock.

Edogawa Ranpo was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. He grinned his teeth in anger, and even his green pupils were trembling.

"Master Ranpo's collection is gone!"

The two at the scene disappeared at some point, leaving Erika standing alone in the popcorn rain.

... not good.

Erika tried to run away, but before she could take a few steps, she was caught by the angry and frustrated Luanbu. He poked her forehead and pinched her cheek.

"I'll be angry if you don't return it properly, Miss Stalker."

Sensing the stiff body of his opponent, Ranpo Edogawa cocked his tail in satisfaction.

"That's right! Ranpo-sama discovered it a long time ago! After the case in Tokyo last time, you followed me all the way!"

Having said that, the famous detective looked at the inedible snacks on the ground with some grief.

"Damn it, I didn't expect your purpose to be my private collection."

Erika: ...

Ranpo Edogawa gets angry easily, but he is also very easy to coax.

After Erika offered snacks for a month, a famous detective mercifully forgave her for her "evil deeds," including stalking.

Although the child is a little angry, in fact, the willful famous detective is the core figure of the detective agency.Recently, there have been many cases in Yokohama, and the investigators of the detective agency are severely understaffed. Fukuzawa Yukichi is worried about going out on missions alone, so the first thing he gives to Erika is to prevent the other party from getting lost.

Erika is very grateful for this.

She wished she could stick by Edogawa's side when he was performing tasks in disorder. It would be best if she could record the whole process of solving the case with a camera, so that she could go back and play it repeatedly at 0.5 times speed as a reasoning exercise.

But in that case, the other party will probably regard her as a pervert, so she should use her eyes to record Edogawa Ranpo's heroic appearance when solving puzzles.

Having made up her mind, Erika stared intently with her eyes wide open. The goal is to blink once a minute. In this way, she won't miss any...

"Isn't this the Atobe?"

Inside the raised cordon, people from the Metropolitan Police Department in uniform recognized Erika.

"The Department of Traces?"

"Ah, that famous detective in Tokyo before, I heard that he can see through a conspiracy at a glance. As long as he sees a dead body, he can even identify a suspect he has never seen before."

Hearing this comment, Erika took a step back guiltily, her gaze drifted back and forth, trying not to meet the expectant police officers.

"Huh? Are you a detective too?"

Edogawa Ranpo obviously still remembered that Erika asked him to use super-reasoning to help her find her lost pet yesterday. He was confused for a moment, and quickly ruled out all the impossibilities, and came to a conclusion.

"So that's it, are you a supernatural power user?"

Erika's ability is called [Mockingbird], a small songbird that often appears on British postmarks. It has red feathers on its chest and is known as the "Bird of God".

It is precisely because of this that when Erika uses her abilities, she can hear some voices that others cannot hear.

In simple words, she can see the undead and talk to the dead.

"This is a gift from God to you."

"You take a gift like this to help others."

When my grandmother was alive, she always patted her hand over and over again.

The wind chimes under the veranda jingle, and the wind blows in the distance, blowing a golden wheat wave.

In Erika's memory, the creases on her grandmother's face would be stretched out with a smile, her five fingers had rough calluses, and when she was braiding her hair, she rubbed the back of her neck a little itchy.

"But, promise me, will you keep it a secret from your mother for the time being?"

At that time, Erika still couldn't understand what her grandmother meant, her almond eyes were full of doubts, but she still nodded in a daze.

Since then, her grandmother has often taken her to funerals.

People in black mourning clothes covered their eyes and wept silently, while the people lying in the coffin looked peaceful and gentle.

"I love you."

"I love you."

"I love you."

These are the words that all those who have passed away pray for Erika to convey.

"At this time next year, it will be the day when the crops will be harvested. Remember not to wake up too early or too late. When the first wind chimes sound, you can wake up."

When those surviving people heard such words from Erika's mouth, they just opened their eyes in disbelief. They were clearly conveying warm advice, but they cried louder in front of Erika.

The undead smiled softly behind her, and the person they cared about hugged her body tightly.

Erika still didn't understand why she hugged her and cried when she was only seeing them for the first time.

"It doesn't matter if you are familiar or not, Erika."

Grandmother took her by the hand and walked through the quiet alleys in the countryside.

"They're just grabbing at straws."

This sentence is too difficult for a six-year-old child to understand. Erika couldn't figure it out, so she simply didn't think about it. She repeated this kind of life until her grandmother passed away.

The figure in black mourning turned into her.

The mother was sitting on a chair beside her, looking sad. Surrounded by everyone, she sobbed and said that she would sell the old house in the country and move to the city.

"why?"

Erika stared at the beautiful woman suspiciously.

"In that case, grandma would have no place to live."

"Grandma is still alive, I can hear her voice, if we move to the city, no one will talk to grandma."

- She's crazy.

At least that's what my mother said.

At that time, they had never heard of the existence of supernatural beings in the remote countryside, so Erika was sent to the mental hospital as a matter of course, and there was nothing in the white room.

She struggled at first, spit out the medicine hidden under her tongue secretly, bit the arms of the group of people in white coats, and dangled her feet in the air.

When Erika was put on the electric shock bed, her mother was crying behind the railing three meters away, covering her face.

She is in love with her.

Just seems to be doing it the wrong way.

Erika grew up day by day, but her resistance became weaker day by day.

Nothing has changed in the white room, and the only people visiting her are those same people.

Until later, Erika couldn't tell whether she had spent three months or just one day, repeating the remaining [-] days.

On her seventh birthday, Erika gave up her resistance.

She insisted that she could no longer hear strange voices. On the day her mother came to pick her up, she hugged her tightly and wept with joy, as if hugging a lost and recovered treasure.

But Erika couldn't be happy.

She saw the ghost of her grandmother behind her mother.

"Shall I never speak to you again?"

she asked quietly.

Grandma, just like before, bent down and touched her head tenderly.

But this time, she didn't feel as warm as before.

"You are a good boy. You will make many new friends. In a big city like Tokyo, there must be many people who have received God's gift like you."

—and what about you?

——If I leave, no one will talk to you.

—You will be alone.

"I love you."

Like all the dead souls begged her to pass on those words, the grandmother also said these words to her.

But this time, Erika suddenly felt unprecedented sadness.

"My love for you is like the sun, it sinks today and will rise tomorrow."

Her whole body was trembling, and it took Eri a lot of effort not to cry in front of her mother.

It was an unprecedented cold, even if she put on a sweater and lit the hearth, the cold could not be dispelled.

Seven-year-old Erika foresaw the future of her own death.

When she turns into a corpse, will her soul also wander in this desolate field?

No, maybe it's worse than that, her soul will wander in the bustling city made of steel and concrete, passers-by will pass through her body, and no one will hear her prayers.

So lonely.

Erika held her mother's hand and looked out the window of the bus.

Anyway, there is no empathy between people.

"I just used it once by accident." Erika, who was seen through by Edogawa Ranpo, said, she wrinkled her nose, with a bit of complaint in her tone, "I don't know how it spread."

Edogawa Ranpo was a little curious.

"what about now?"

"what?"

"It's in the dessert street now. If Erika could talk to the undead, she would be able to ask where the best senbei in Yokohama is, right?"

Erika looked at Edogawa Ranpo's gradually brightening face, and burst out laughing: "That's not how supernatural powers are used, Mr. Ranpo."

"Hey——" the young detective dragged out the end in frustration, "But last time I used super reasoning to help you find the lost puppy."

Erika thought about the Taiyaki that was about to be offered to the other party for a year, and for a moment didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

"Mr. Ranpo really wants to know?"

After a moment of silence, she asked.

Edogawa Ranpo immediately raised his drooping head.

For a moment, he saw the despair that seemed to overflow from the other party's bright eyes.

Is it an illusion?

No, how could Lord Ranpo get it wrong!

But why?

The famous detective who didn't get the answer immediately frowned rarely, and he flattened his mouth, "No, anyway, I can get the answer to this kind of thing right away."

He looked like a kitten that had been grabbed by the back of the neck. His four feet were thumping in the air. After finding that he couldn't resist, he simply raised his little head arrogantly.

Erika clapped in unison, "As expected of Mr. Ranpo, the No.1 detective in the world!"

The two were quiet for a while.

Edogawa Ranpo suddenly jumped up in anger: "Are you laughing at me!"

Erika: "Huh?"

The angry orange cat clenched its fists.

"Don't laugh at me!"

he yelled.

"I will definitely solve the riddle on Erika!"

From that day on, the objects of observation between the two were inexplicably switched.

Ranpo always holds a bag of potato chips, and bites while following behind Erika.

Erika is currently a freshman in high school and has many good friends.

Luanbu pointed with his fingers.

One named Knotaba Yuhito, one named Iguchi, and one named Sasaki.

Except for the first one with an athletic mind developed like a supernatural being, there is nothing special about the others.

Good looking, good grades, very popular in school, probably not the type to be bullied.

What is missing?

Edogawa Ranpo pondered for a while, then suddenly remembered that Dazai had said that Erika was currently living alone.

"The kid named Atobe?" The apartment manager looked at him suspiciously, "Why are you asking this? Are you that kid's boyfriend?"

Edogawa hesitated for a moment as he chewed the potato chips indiscriminately, as if he was assessing the feasibility of the answer, so he neither denied nor admitted it.

But the manager of the apartment seemed to be sure of the answer, and let go of his guard.

"Dead." He hung the keys at his waist on the wall, and said with emotion, "Two years ago, the child's mother died in a car accident. The police said it was an accident, but the child has always been very sure. It was homicide, and a portrait of the suspect was submitted.”

The smile on Edogawa Ranpo's lips disappeared.

He heard the other party continue talking indifferently.

"But in the end, there was no evidence. The child watched the suspect be released from the police station in the heavy rain."

"How pitiful."

Thirty minutes had passed since Erika realized that she had lost her random steps.

The phone was turned off, and I couldn't get any clues from other members.

Edogawa Ranpo may be a genius in reasoning, but life is as simple as a blank sheet of paper.

Erika has no doubts that if you give him a lollipop, he will run away with the stranger.

...Although it will probably be able to retreat in the end.

The girl who hesitated for a long time sighed, and used the supernatural power for the first time.

"Wearing a beret, the brown kind, with no pattern."

"The hair is black, and the eyes are a beautiful green, like emeralds, which will sparkle in the sun."

"But usually they squint their eyes."

Under the guidance of the good spirits wandering around in the city, Erika found Edogawa Ranpo in No. 40 minutes.

According to the undead beside her, Edogawa Ranpo has been standing in the same place, and when he gets tired from standing, he squats down and curls up into a ball, aggrieved, which makes people have the urge to poke.

As soon as Luanbu saw her, he cheered up. He straightened up suddenly, but he forgot that his feet were numb, and almost fell flat.

Erihua catches him quickly.

She sighed: "Actually, if Mr. Ranpo borrowed a mobile phone to call me, it would be faster."

"Well, I don't want it. Anyway, Erika will definitely come back to me—this is the result of super reasoning."

"But, there will be no next time, little assistant."

The young detective didn't know what he thought of, he squinted his eyes like a proud cat in the sun, looking very happy.

Erika showed a flattered expression, she lifted the ability, and the crying and joyful voices in her ears disappeared.

After staying with Ranpo for a long time, he will be cured by being cute, and he can't even get angry at all.

"Can I walk back?"

Helpless and funny, she reached out her hand to Edogawa Ranpo.

But Luanbu tilted his head and stared at her palm for a long time, the upward curve of his lips gradually disappeared with the passage of time.

"Mr. Ranpo?" She called out suspiciously.

"I'm very smart, Erika." Edogawa Ranpo suddenly opened his eyes and looked at her, just as she described, the young man's almost clear green irises reflected a gentle light in the sun, "Look For the sake of giving me so many snacks, I can help you."

Erika doesn't know why.

But the detective in front of him raised his eyelashes, and his eyes moved from her palm to her face.

Edogawa stared at her in disorder, as if staring into her heart by staring at her.

"Even if I can't hear the soul speak, I can still draw conclusions through reasoning."

The whistle of the car, the sound of the traffic light of the tram in the distance, it seems that the pause button has been pressed at this moment.

Erika seemed to be seven years old again in an instant.

Sitting in the bus, she watched the golden wheat fields go away little by little. The figure of her grandmother completely disappeared from her field of vision. She lost love and being loved, and truly turned from a person into a ghost.

Edogawa Ranpo lightly held her hand.

"After all, I'm the No.1 detective in the world."

Probably from that moment on, Erika's admiration for Edogawa Ranpo gradually turned into the admiration Nakajima Atsushi said.

She changed her strategy from simple feeding, and began to care about the other party's health.

Edogawa Ranpo has been troubled by this for a long time.

"If you eat one more piece, you'll get cavities."

"It won't."

"There is a scientific basis."

The sphere nestled on the sofa covered its ears like a fool.

"Also, Mr. Ranpo should also go out to exercise more. If this continues, he will gain weight, just like that little orange cat you disliked a few days ago."

Edogawa Ranpo's eyes widened in disbelief.

"You're comparing me to that bastard who snatched my biscuit!"

"Huh? But cats are cute."

"I'm cute too."

Erika was so cute that she almost fainted on the spot.

"And more! Dazai doesn't like sports either, Erika can't just target me!"

Osamu Dazai, whose name was called, poked his head out from the beanbag sofa under the desk.

"No, I try extreme sports every day, Mr. Ranpo."

He retorted with reason.

"Bungee jumping, diving, oxygen consumption can be high, no matter how you say, you won't get fat."

Edogawa Ranpo fell into a rare silence.

He looked at Osamu Dazai, who had taken it for granted, and Erika, who hadn't given up on letting him go for a run, and ran to Fukuzawa Yukichi's office to file a complaint.

Erika started to use the power again.

She helps the wandering undead find their way home, and conveys the last wishes of the deceased just like she did when she was a child.

She trusted the boyish famous detective with all her heart, so she never felt lonely again.

"Knotweed Yuren?"

In the crowded street, Erika raised her voice in shock when she heard the familiar name from the mouth of the black-haired ghost.

Pedestrians passing by cast doubtful glances at her.

After realizing something was wrong, Erika shifted her position.

"Wait, is that the pink-haired, unexpectedly developed Knotweed Jun?"

The black-haired undead nodded.

"Are you a friend of Mr. Huzhang?" He frowned and asked suspiciously.

"Probably, but since he transferred to another school, he hasn't been in touch any more."

Erika replied honestly, she was immersed in the memories for a short time, and then suddenly came back to her senses.

"Name, what's your name?"

The black-haired undead hesitated for a moment.

Complicated, sad, and remorse flashed across his face for a moment, but in the end, it turned into a gentle smile.

"Yoshino Junpei."

"If you can, please tell Mr. Huzhang for me, I'm sorry."

"It would be great if I woke up earlier, I really want to become a magician as powerful as Mr. Huzhang."

Erika didn't know what a conjurer was. When she first heard the name "Tokyo Metropolitan Conjuration College", she thought she learned magic like Hogwarts in the movie.

But since you have promised others, you must fulfill your promise well.

"A girl is looking for you, Knotweed."

"What, what, a girl came to find the knotweed!"

"PLANB! PLANB OPERATION!"

"Mr. Wutiao is not here, Panda, you are the one who plays the role of Teacher Wutiao!"

"shy."

In the end, Yuzu Yuhito moved over step by step with countless pendants on his body. He didn't mind the fights of his companions at all, but showed a surprised expression when he saw Erika.

"Oh! It's Atobe, long time no see!"

Nagasaki Yamei repeated "Atobe?" in doubt.

Knotabazu Yuhito laughed heartily: "I was a member of the same club when I was in high school."

Nagasaki Yaqiangwei jumped off him, she glanced suspiciously at Yujin Yuzu: "Is it just a classmate?"

"Of course, Atobe already has someone he likes."

The girl with brown hair gave a "tsk", saying it was really boring, waved her hand and left without looking back.

It seems to be a very lively school.

Erika thought.

"Yoshino Junpei."

She read the name of the undead.

Knotabagi Yuhito's smile suddenly froze at the corner of his lips.

Erika stared into his eyes and repeated Yoshino Junpei's words word for word.

I want to be a magician, I want to be the partner of Knotweed-kun, I want to have picnics with everyone in spring, and eat hot pot in winter.

The hearty expression was gradually removed from the face of the boy in front of him, until finally, there was no emotion in those sunny eyes.

"Do you want to hug me, Mr. Hu Zhang?"

Erika's sudden question made Hirohito Katsuobu come back to his senses. He was obviously taken aback, and his expression quickly returned to normal, "Why?"

"Because every time I tell someone that, they hug me and cry."

Knotabagi Yuhito was confused for a moment, and then broke into a brighter smile.

"It's okay, I'm fine."

The expression on Yoshino Junpei's face is somewhat similar.

Knotweed Yuhito was clearly standing in the sun, but he seemed to be curled up in the endless darkness.

Weeping sadly, like a child abandoned by the world.

"If you want to talk to Yoshino-kun, I can build a bridge for you."

"Huh? Atobe, are you a conjurer? That sounds really powerful."

Erika smiled proudly.

"No, I'm a mockingbird sent by God."

"It exists to heal everyone's sorrow."

"Mr. Dazai committed suicide again."

"This time it's a poisonous mushroom."

"Kunikida-kun was so angry that he dragged him directly to Yosano-san."

"However, I told Ms. Yosano that if she cuts Mr. Dazai, she will really die."

"The above is my work report."

After quietly listening to Erika's report, Edogawa pouted in dissatisfaction, stretched his waist, and complained, "It's so boring."

"can you?"

Erika looked at her report and thought about it in doubt.

"I think it's very interesting, especially Mr. Dazai, who tries different suicide methods every day."

360 days a year, every day seems to be a brand new day.

Erika thought so, and smiled contentedly.

After a moment of silence, the detective suddenly spoke.

"Does Erika like Dazai very much?"

"Yes."

Replying without thinking, Edogawa Ranpo turned his head angrily.

He actually said that Dazai was better than him in front of a famous detective!It's decided to break up with Erika for 5 minutes!

Even if she tempts him with taiyaki this time, he won't compromise!

Edogawa Ranpo made up his mind, but in the next second, he heard the other party's smiling voice.

"But I like Mr. Ranpo better."

"It's different from liking for Mr. Dazai, it's a liking between boyfriend and girlfriend."

Edogawa Ranpo's eyes literally opened for a brief moment.

The girl in front of her smiled softly, as if she had fallen into some extraordinary happiness.

It's warm, and it seems that it will be very comfortable to hug and sleep.

"So, does Ranpo-san like me?"

Edogawa Ranpo heard her question.

For the first time in his life, he felt helpless when things were out of control.

"Can't hear can't hear."

The detective who didn't want to answer curled up into a ball again on the sofa.

After a while, Mimi quietly raised her head again.

"But I want to eat red bean pancakes at night. Erika promised me yesterday. I can't go back on my word just because of what happened today."

Is this adorable creature real?

Erika curled up her lips.

"Of course."

The shop that sells red bean cakes that Ranpo likes is not far from the detective agency, only two streets away, but because it is a century-old shop, the location is a bit remote, deserted, and you don't see many people.

Erika tore off the scarf from the hanger at the door, wrapped it loosely around her neck, and buried half of her face in the scarf.

As night fell, there was a lively scene on both sides of the street.The Christmas tree hung with colorful lights stood tall, and the whole street was covered with fine snow. Erika raised her head, looked at the dark sky with soft white floating, and suddenly realized that today was Christmas.

Then on the way back, why don't you bring some other gifts to Mr. Ranpo?

The girl who thought this way laughed, and her laughter escaped from the gap in the scarf.

very happy.

If she had to sum up her current life in one word, it would be very happy.

Although Mr. Ranpo didn't respond to her liking, it didn't matter to Erika.

As long as I can always be by Mr. Ranpo's side, it will be fine.

Mr. Ranpo is very cute, unexpectedly handsome when reasoning, when he is too lazy to walk, he will hang the whole body on her body, acting like a soft cat.

Grandmother and mother would be happy for her if they knew.

The girl immersed in happiness suddenly stopped