cat blues

Usually, the people in the detective agency basically rely on the bento prepared by Yuji Maomao for their lunch, but occasionally, they also choose to solve their lunch problem in the coffee shop.

Although the whirlpool coffee shop is called a coffee shop, in fact, as long as it is not too strange, the manager can make it as long as you say it.Because of this, this coffee shop is not only a favorite of the members of the detective agency, but also one of the most popular shops in the neighborhood.

However, today is a bit different. When the people from the detective agency came down from the office, it was the peak meal time in the coffee shop. Not to mention those poor social animals who left in a hurry after eating, just those who were still willing to stay after eating. People who sip coffee slowly, many of them have a special snack that usually does not appear in this coffee shop-wagashi.

Although it’s just wagashi such as Daifuku, Raw Yatsuhashi, and Sanshi Maruko, which are simple in style and easy to make, but compared to Japanese wagashi, the store manager who is better at making western pastry has never appeared on the menu in the past. thing.

"Wow, Mr. Yukichi went to help in the back kitchen." Edogawa cheered wildly, ran to an empty seat and sat down, "Obasan, I want the dango set meal made by Mr. Yukichi!"

Fukuzawa Yukichi, who originally wanted to stop Ranpo from eating such sweets instead of dinner, suddenly thought that it was Yukichi Maomao who was cooking in the back kitchen. In his heart, he didn't need to look through the menu, and directly asked for a set meal of saury, and ordered an set meal of eel for Yosano Akiko who was beside him.

"Please ask Yukichi-san to make me a lava curry omelet rice." Oda Sakunosuke also ordered an order. The curry made by the coffee shop manager is actually quite good, but there are still some shortcomings in the spicy taste, and let It is too difficult for Maomao to make such exciting food, so he always adds chili powder and chili sauce to the curry in his own bowl at home. Now Yuji Maomao borrows from the back kitchen of the coffee shop. Of course, you can't ask too much.

"Okay, but President Fukuzawa, your cat is so powerful that even my Danna was taken aback." The proprietress approached them with a smile and whispered praise, then turned and left Hand over the menu to the back kitchen.

"Hey..." Edogawa Ranbo grinningly stretched out his hand to support his chin, looking forward to his dango set meal.

After the entire group had eaten lunch, only Ranpo Edogawa, who didn't get the real sweets set, was a little unhappy. The dango set that was delivered actually included such horrible things as spinach dango. What is wrong with Mr. Yukichi? Thought?

But no matter how unhappy he was, Edogawa Ranpo still rushed to Chinatown with Fukuzawa Yukichi as soon as he finished eating.

Chinatown is not too far from the Armed Detective Agency. Even if you don’t take a car, you only need to walk for [-] minutes. Along the way, Edogawa Ranpo is still complaining about the vegetable dumplings that he ate by mistake at lunch. It's actually not bad, but it's very shocking. I thought I was eating something sweet and delicious, but who knew that I would eat vegetables after one bite, which scared the famous detective to death.

Fukuzawa Yukichi was not angry, and just listened to him complaining all the way. When they arrived at China Street, the two of them followed the news they had inquired about before and walked to the inside of the bustling long street.

"It's right in front, the name is also very strange, it's called Earl D's Pet Shop." Ranpo took Fukuzawa Yukichi to a corner of a narrow alley, and when he was about to walk over, he saw a group of people walking from there. walked out.

The person at the head was wearing a gold-colored safari suit and a rabbit mask on his face. Most of the people behind him were also dressed similarly. There were only a few who were not dressed like this, but they were also dressed in suits and leather shoes. .

"Then, let's take our leave. I wish Earl D a prosperous business." The person who walked at the end said this to the people inside. It was obviously a congratulatory word, but it made people feel a sense of meaning. , but if you want to talk about yin and yang, it's not enough.

In short, it gives people a very strange feeling.

The response from the other side was also very subtle. A slightly feminine male voice said, "I accept your good words."

"The rabbit from Shiin." Fukuzawa Yukichi grabbed Edogawa Ranpo who was beside him when he noticed someone coming out from the other side, and subconsciously jumped onto the air conditioner outside the narrow alley in a few steps.

Standing on a high place, the two of them clearly saw the picture of the people inside getting into the car and leaving after coming out of the corner. They looked at each other, and Edogawa Ranpo immediately said, "I think we can take the Mr. Yuji is here."

"Okay..." Ranpo made a judgment, and Fukuzawa Yukichi chose to trust it as a matter of course. He brought the boy back to the ground, arranged him to sit in a nearby snack shop, and walked straight to the detective agency .

The fact that the clan of the King of Gold will be mobilized shows that the pet store is definitely not an ordinary place, and the fact that the rabbits choose to send blessings instead of a direct thunder strike shows that this store is actually a place approved by the King of Gold.

If that's the case, bring Yuji Maomao directly, which can save the time of going back and forth.Moreover, bringing the big cat over can also prevent the other party from having unnecessary distrust of themselves and others.

"I'm sorry, the business hours for lunch are over, right?" Fukuzawa Yukichi went straight back to the whirlpool coffee shop breathlessly. There was no one in the coffee shop now. He walked over to confirm this with the store manager After that, he took out the cover-up suit stored in the coffee shop again, "Manager, I'll take Yukichi to a nearby pet store."

"Okay..." The store manager hurriedly opened the door leading to the back kitchen, "Mr. Yukichi, President Fukuzawa is here to pick you up."

Not only cooking, but also making a lot of dorayaki Yukichi cats and cats came over curiously, and saw Fukuzawa Yukichi walking over with a full set of disguise equipment.

"Let's go, the pet shop in Chinatown seems to have something." The silver-haired man took off the big apron on the cat, wrapped the scarf around the big cat, put a wig on it and put on a mask.

While tearing off the plastic wrap on both paws, Yukichi Maomao signaled to Fukuzawa Yukichi that he could also bring the dorayaki he had prepared.

"After all, this is made of materials in the store, so it's not appropriate to bring it together?" Fukuzawa Yukichi said with some surprise.

"It's okay, it's good to bring it to the veterinarian over there to eat." The proprietress at the side packed all these dorayaki for them without any worries, and even put two more pieces of whirlpool in the lunch box The spring new cherry blossom cake, and then handed it over and said with a smile, "Because of the relationship between Yujimao, we sold a lot of things at noon. This is nothing at all."

"Thank you..." Fukuzawa Yukichi had no choice but to bow and salute, and after putting on the gloves for Mao Mao, he took Big Mao away from the whirlpool and walked towards Chinatown.

After one person, one cat and Ranpo reunited, they went to the previous place together.

Around the corner is a descending staircase that ends in an ornate Chinese-style gate with an "Open" sign on it.

Fukuzawa Yukichi stepped forward and gently opened the door, the sound of the wind chimes rang, and a wonderful sweet fragrance came out from the door, the fragrance was faintly visible, with a strange style.

"Welcome to Earl D's pet shop. I am Earl D, the store manager. You can call me D." In a room filled with gorgeous cages of various colors, a handsome man with short ear-length hair dressed in an exquisite cheongsam The young man bowed his hands to Fukuzawa Yukichi. His appearance was extremely beautiful, he was indistinguishable from male and female, and even his voice was very feminine, "What kind of pet do you want to buy, guest?"

"Sorry, I'm not here to buy pets." Before Fukuzawa Yukichi finished speaking, Edogawa Ranpo took away the right to speak, "We just brought the president's cat and wanted to come to the store manager to do it. Of course, Mr. D, it would be even better if you can recommend us one or two reliable pet hospitals."

As soon as he heard that he was not here for business, the man who claimed to be Earl D immediately showed some disgust, but he quickly returned to his original business smile, "Then, may I ask what you said..."

His voice stopped the moment the last Yuji Maomao walked in. Earl D's strange eyes widened suddenly, as if he had seen some incredible rare beast, and walked quickly to Yuji Maomao. Next to the cat, he gently raised his hand to hold Yuji's big cat's paw, "What an incredible thing this is. It's a great honor for this His Highness to come to our store with honor. Your Highness, please come with me." .”

"Please sit down, Your Highness."

"Your Highness, please use milk tea!"

"Your Highness, please use some snacks!"

The man who called himself D seemed to be a different person, crazily courting Yuji Maomao, completely forgetting about the two people beside him.

Yuji Maomao was at a loss and was dragged by the other party to sit on the soft sofa beside him. Looking at the cat milk tea and cat milk cakes brought up in front of him one after another, he quickly lifted the lunch box in his hand and put it on the table. Earl D pushed.

"Hey, is this for me, Your Highness?" Earl D instantly showed surprise, and his hands trembling slightly when he opened the box.

"Mr. Fukuzawa, I suddenly feel that the two of us are superfluous." Ranbu couldn't help but said to the people around him.

"Cough..." Fukuzawa Yukichi coughed, "Let's wait for a while."

On the other side, after Earl D opened the bento box, he exclaimed, "What, it's dorayaki and cherry blossom cake! This, this is Uzumaki's spring limited edition!"

"Meow?" Yuji Maomao made a questioning sound while removing the things on his head in a strange way.

"Of course I know, after all, I am a serious dessert lover." Earl D said with a look of intoxication, "Before I moved to Yokohama's Chinatown, I had already investigated all the dessert shops around here. But it is very famous, and before I had time to go there to taste it myself, you delivered the dim sum, which really makes me feel very honored."

The big cat nodded at him, obviously did not make any sound, but Earl D seemed to have heard it, "What? Your Highness actually made this dorayaki yourself?"

Earl D immediately forgot the cherry blossom cake that he was thinking about just now, raised his hand and grabbed a dorayaki, put it to his mouth and took a bite, and then showed a happy expression, so happy that flowers began to float behind his back, "Your Highness, you actually have such exquisite craftsmanship, I am deeply moved!"

After eating the dorayaki in his hand, Earl D stood up and walked to Yuji Maomao, knelt down on one knee and looked at the big black cat with a serious face, "This beautiful, intelligent and ingenious Highness, may I ask you?" Would you like to stay with me?"