After becoming a chaotic daughter

High temperature, midsummer, cicadas singing.

As the summer vacation drew to a close, Yokohama also ushered in the hottest period of the year. The scorching sun steamed everything on the ground, and the air seemed to expand and distort due to the scalding heat.

In the detective agency, the ceiling fans on the ceiling were turned on at full power, and the fan blades were spinning rapidly, but they couldn't dissipate much heat. All the members of the agency were like green plants on the windowsill, drooping their heads. Lie on their respective desks, not wanting to move.

Office chairs and sofas are all upholstered, and it is easy to accumulate heat after sitting for a long time, so Nanako moved out the small bench No. [-], which she had not used for a long time, and sat next to the chaotic desk, directly under the ceiling fan, He tried his best to shake the special round fan that came with the painting, trying to cool himself down.

Her hair can already be tied into a ponytail. I don’t know why. She has kept her hair for several years. Although she will trim it regularly again, Nanako’s hair, which was originally messy like weeds, has gradually become thinner and softer. It's softened, and even if it still becomes a mess when you sleep, it doesn't take much effort to comb it out.

The weather is so hot that even if you just sit down, you will sweat profusely after a while.Nanako tied her hair in a high ponytail at the back of her head, the length of which did not hang down to her shoulders, and the loose hair on both sides of her cheeks was pinned up with hairpins, which made her neck feel refreshed.

She flicked the fan, and the fan raised the airflow, making her hair tangled and blown up.

"Woo... ah-!"

Finally, Ranpo, who was sitting next to Nanako, couldn't stand the scorching heat anymore, and yelled at Kunikida.

"Kunikida! Detective orders you! Turn on the air conditioner!"

It was also hot enough to sweat on his forehead, but Kunikida firmly refused Ranpo's request: "Sorry, Mr. Ranpo, the electricity bill of the detective agency this month has exceeded 1.5 times the estimated electricity bill, we have to pay It’s time to cut down on electricity bills for the past few days.”

——Yes, in such a high temperature of 35°C, the detective agency did not turn on the air conditioner, not because the air conditioning system in the agency was broken, but because Kunikida discovered the electricity bill of the detective agency this month during a routine inspection It's already blown off the charts.

So early in the morning, he ordered the air conditioner in the agency to be turned off.

"Hey~~~" Dazai slumped on the desk like a puddle of mud, but his face still had an expression of three-point disgust and seven-point dissatisfaction, and he pointed at Kunikida, " Kunikida-kun~ A man who cares about every detail will be very unpopular with women!"

"Shut up!" Kunikida yelled like a roar and a moan like a stomachache, "It's because you bastard turns on the air conditioner I turned off every night after get off work, so the office This month's electricity bill will be overrun! Reflect on me, bastard!"

"But it will be cooler when you come in the morning." Dazai said without reflection, not forgetting to seek the approval of others, "Are you right, Oda Tsukuru!"

While contemplating a novel about the mundane world in the scorching summer, Oda held a pen, and after a brief consideration, he agreed.

"If you want to talk like this, it is true. When you come to work every morning this month, the club is cooler than last month."

"Shut up, too! Oda!" Kunikida felt that his stomach was going to hurt.

It's about the air conditioner, Ranpo reluctantly stood up, and proposed a "reasonable" solution: "If that's the case, then the electricity bill in the company will be deducted from Dazai's salary for this month—OK, let's decide like this Alright! So turn up the air conditioner, Kunikida!"

Dazai turned pale with shock: "Mr. Ranpo! Turning on the air conditioner at night is obviously your consent!"

"Don't bring the matter to me, it has nothing to do with me." Ranpo said confidently, "Sneak back to turn on the air conditioner after Kunikida left, you did all these things alone, Dazai!"

"But you're the one who took Kunikida away!"

"That's just asking Kunikida to lead me the way!"

The two people who were obviously in collusion suddenly turned against each other, accusing each other, Kunikida was busy switching back and forth between "pacifying Ranpo" and "yelling at Dazai", only feeling that one head and two were bigger, and even wavering and hesitating Do you want to hand over the remote control of the air conditioner?

"That..." Tanizaki raised his hand weakly and suggested, "Since we can't turn on the air conditioner in the club, how about we go to the shopping mall or the coffee shop downstairs to turn on the air conditioner?"

Yu Xie Ye raised his eyes and said lazily: "Since it's all like this, why not just find a place to escape the heat for a few days."

"That's a good idea!" Luanbu suddenly became interested again, "If you want to escape the summer heat, you should go to the beach!"

He hasn't taken Nanako to the beach yet!The closest thing is probably just to take Nanako to the pier of the port to fish, but fishing is too boring, you have to sit there for a long time, it is better to go to the beach by the sea for fun!

"But you might get sunburned if you go to the beach in this weather?" Naomi pointed out this important thing, "It's better to go to a place with a higher latitude, such as Hokkaido."

Dazai stroked his chin with a thoughtful expression on his face: "As the saying goes, the seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres are reversed. Since we are going to a place with a higher latitude—how about the South Pole? It must be very cool at the South Pole at this time!"

Is there still a time when Antarctica is not cool? Kunikida thought in his heart, it would be better if the cold wind from Antarctica could wake up Dazai's garbage-filled brain. alright.

"How could it be possible to go to the South Pole." He waved his hands with Xie Ye, with "This is not possible" written all over his face.

Before Kunikida felt relieved, she heard her say again: "Nanako is about to start school, and it's already the end of the month now. If I go to Antarctica, I won't be able to catch up with her school start."

Kunikida: ...Is this the point? !

"Nanako." Ranbu looked down at Nanako who was sitting next to him, "Where do you want to escape the heat?"

Nanako didn't understand what they were arguing about. Going to the beach, Hokkaido, and Antarctica - didn't any of these seem to cost more than turning on the air conditioner?

So she was silent for a while, raised her head, and gave a simple answer very honestly: "Retreat from the heat in an air-conditioned room."

When Ranpo heard her answer, he turned his head and looked at Kunikida calmly: "Kunikida—Nanako said she wants to go to the beach to escape the summer heat!"

Kunikida: "...Ranpo-san, my hearing has not shown signs of weakening yet."

Ranbu, who failed to fool him, let out an unhappy "tss".

Seeing that they were arguing endlessly, Nanako stood up, kicked her small bench back to the corner, and then called to Gogol who was sitting on the windowsill: "Guoguoli."

"?" Sitting on the window sill, Gogol was listening to the adults arguing with great interest, when he heard Nanako calling him, he looked down at her.

"I want to go to the coffee shop to turn on the air conditioner." Nanako said to him sternly while holding a round fan.

"Okay~!" Gogol responded and jumped off the window sill, "Do you want a cold drink?"

Nanako shook her head: "I ate popsicles at noon, so I stopped drinking."

She looked at the long cloak that Gogol was wearing. He was almost 1.7 meters tall, and wearing a cloak in the summer actually looked very strange, and he looked very stuffy.

"Aren't you hot?" Nanako asked.

"No—yes." Gogol answered her in a slightly drawn out tone, his tone was up and down, he shook his cloak, and his smiling face was pretending to be mysterious, "There is actually an air conditioner hidden inside the cloak."

Nanako felt that he was talking nonsense again, but reached out to touch the inside of his cape and noticed something.

[...It's really ice. 】

It's cool, like the fabric in an air-conditioned room, not hot at all.

Looking at Gogol's cloak, Nanako was lost in thought.

"What are you thinking?" Gogol asked her, his tone light and casual.

Nanako looked up at him and replied, "You look like a popsicle."

"?" Gogol tilted his head, his golden eyes revealed an incomprehensible look.

Nanako thought of the "mobile stall" selling popsicles she had seen when she was very young, a tricycle with several boxes of popsicles wrapped tightly in quilts.

Gogol pointed at himself and asked curiously, "Then you want to eat me?"

Nanako shook her head.

"Huh? Why! Could it be because I don't look good?" Gogol's eyes widened.

Nanako still shook her head: "...I ate popsicles today."

Eating too many popsicles will cause diarrhea. She only eats one popsicle a day.

And she doesn't eat people.

"Oh, that's fine." Gogol easily accepted this answer.

Gogol was as foolish as ever, and Nanako was used to it. She grabbed Gogol's cloak, and together with him, they bypassed the adults who were still arguing about where to escape the summer heat, and went out to the coffee shop to enjoy the air conditioner.

*******

The summer resort was finally settled on Karuizawa.

This is a famous summer resort in Japan. It is located on the foothills among the mountains in western Japan. The climate in the valley is still cool even in the scorching summer. Many rich people have bought summer villas here.

The president received an invitation from a regular customer, a rich man who lent his villa in Karuizawa to the detective agency for vacation.There are still ten days before Nanako starts school, so I can come here for a week.

The Japanese-style villas stand quietly among the mountains and forests. The birdsong is crisp and clear, and the mountain breeze passes through the forests, making it cool and pleasant. From time to time, squirrels or small forest animals can be seen running through the bushes.

Nanako only brought a change of clothes and some daily necessities. When she arrived at the villa, she quickly packed her things.She lived in the same room as Xie Ye, and Xie Ye was still packing his luggage.

He casually put the handbag containing the "medical tools" in the corner of the room. Yosano saw Nanako squatting in the corner holding a water glass in a daze, looking like she had nothing to do, so he said to her: "I have to clean up for a while. , if you are bored, go out and play first. Just hang around here, don't go far."

The signal in the mountains is not very good. If you want to browse the school’s forum, the interface refreshes very slowly. Although you don’t really want to go out, there seems to be nothing to do in the room. Nanako nodded her head and said, After leaving the room, I put on my shoes at the entrance.

She opened the door and saw the president standing outside. The president seemed to be planning to go out for a walk. He heard the sound of the door opening behind him. Looking back, he saw Nanako coming out.

"Do you want to go for a walk in the mountains?" He asked Nanako calmly. The forest was very quiet, which made people feel relaxed unconsciously.

Nanako trotted over and followed the president.She was only as tall as the president's chest, and she looked like a real grandpa with his granddaughter.Habitually slowing down, the president strolled and led her towards the woods.

There are trails opened up in the forest before, and there are not many rough sections. Nanako followed the president and walked with him into the depths of the forest. Gradually, the sound of rushing water could be faintly heard in the distance.

The deeper you went, the louder the sound of the water flow became, and finally it gradually turned into a muffled rumble like thunder in a summer afternoon.

The path in the depths of the forest seemed to have been untouched for a long time. The road surface was covered by sprawling weeds, and the trees on both sides grew randomly and disorderly, making the path gradually difficult to walk on.

The president raised his hand to block a bunch of hanging branches and leaves. Nanako lowered her head and carefully slipped through his sleeves, like a path at the end. After she stood up and raised her head, she suddenly saw the light.

A wide waterfall appeared in front of Nanako's eyes, the splashing water rolled into white waves, poured down, and when it fell into the pool, the water splashes exploded, making a booming sound.Without the shade of the trees, the glare of the sun shone on the water, and the colorful rainbow light was refracted in the droplets.

A figure stood on a rock protruding below the waterfall, and was waving something that looked like a stick in his hand. His vigorous drinking was drowned out by the loud noise of the waterfall.

The figure was against the bright sunlight, Nanako squinted her eyes, but she still couldn't see clearly, and when she got closer, she felt that the figure with her back facing her seemed familiar.

Noticing her movements, the president asked, "Is it someone you know?"

Nanako didn't answer. The sound of the waterfall was too loud, and she probably couldn't hear it from the other side. She looked around, and finally picked up a stone from the ground and threw it over.

The stone landed not far behind the figure. Sensing the movement, the figure standing on the edge of the rock stopped swinging the branches, turned around, and saw Nanako standing on the flat ground a few meters away.

The figure——Echizen Ryoma's face showed a look of surprise, as if he didn't expect to meet Nanako here.

He lowered his hand holding the branch, raised his leg, and planned to walk towards Nanako.

But the moment he raised his leg and turned around——

The waterfall splashed, and the air was filled with moist water mist. The protruding rocks on the shore were jagged, and became a little wet because of the water.

His feet slipped.

The whole person instantly fell into the turbulent water below.