Don't compete with fairy tale vests

"Will I see anything from him?

"Kurikawa Soryu maintained his superficial calm, but he was already frantically calling the old man Roaming Mountain in his heart. He had heard of the name of Edogawa Ranpo, and he had seen him reasoning from the perspective of a vest. quite understanding.

"Don't worry, the most you can find out is that Luca has a personal relationship with you, please trust our ability."

The system's voice responded quickly, comforting its host: "It's fine to behave normally."

"That's good." Kurikawa Soryu said in his heart.

He was about to greet Edogawa Ranpo, but Atsushi Nakajima took a step ahead.

The white-haired boy seemed a little curious about what the detective said just now, and asked stupidly, "What do you know?"

"Of course it is—" Edogawa Ranpo was very satisfied with someone's initiative to ask, the young man pushed his glasses, deliberately put off his words, protracted the end of the sound but didn't say anything, "Well, let's forget it, interesting things to choose It doesn’t make sense when you understand it.”

"Eh?" Atsushi Nakajima scratched the back of his head in doubt, but he followed into the room in a daze thinking about the interview.

"President, a newcomer is here for an interview."

Members of the armed detective agency dressed as detectives led them into the door and announced loudly inside, making Atsushi Nakajima's complexion almost the same color as his hair because of his nervousness.

It was a coincidence that Kurikawa Soryu and Nakajima Atsushi came here at the time when the president of the Armed Detective Agency, Fukuzawa Yukichi, was here.It's just that Atsushi Nakajima is suffering, and before the boy has any time to recover, he will be forced to face the silver-haired man who looks very stern.

"Do you want to apply for an intern?"

Fukuzawa Yukichi glanced at Atsushi Nakajima's resume and asked in a deep voice.

Soryu Kurikawa spent several hours helping Atsushi Nakajima to make this resume look as perfect as possible. However, he focused on describing the strange abilities of the white-haired boy and sorted it out. Atsushi Nakajima had a miserable childhood, hoping to be successfully admitted by the Armed Detective Agency.

"The supernatural power is the 'beast under the moon'?"

Moving his gaze down to the end of the first page, Fukuzawa Yukichi raised his hand to turn over a page, and saw the description of the boy's supernatural powers on the second page, the silver-haired swordsman's brows were immediately frowned, and his expression became solemn .

"Can't you control this dangerous ability?"

Looking at the cautious young man in front of him again, Fukuzawa Yukichi still had a hard time connecting him with the extremely dangerous supernatural ability described in his resume, but if it was true, he definitely couldn't Let Atsushi Nakajima continue to be unguided.

"Yes."

Atsushi Nakajima remembered that Kurikawa Soryu had told him that the members of the Armed Detective Agency were trustworthy people and that they should tell the truth as much as possible, so even though it was a little hard to tell about his own abilities, he still told the truth to the president of the Armed Detective Agency .

"Then let's do this first, we will inform you of the result within about three days, please wait patiently." Fukuzawa Yukichi pondered for a moment, and said as kindly as possible.

It's just that there is still no big emotional fluctuation on his face. The swordsman's emotions have always been very restrained and will not be shown outside. Atsushi Nakajima can't tell whether the silver-haired man in front of him is satisfied with him, so he is even more uneasy.

In order to appease the little tiger's anxiety, Soryu Kurikawa did not greet Fukuzawa Yukichi, and asked you to start the interview first. At this time, the swordsman was busy with Atsushi Nakajima, and then started to talk to this junior in earnest. dialogue.

"Welcome, Kurikawa-kun."

The freshly brewed tea was carefully placed on the coffee table by Kunikida Doppo. As Fukuzawa Yukichi said, he was about to pour tea for the young Kurifa youth in front of him. Getting along makes him feel more at ease.

Unlike himself and Mori Ogai, Kurikawa Soryu is not a disciple Natsume Soseki placed high hopes on maintaining order in Yokohama, but just a purer literary guidance, which made Fukuzawa Yukichi less scruples when talking with Kurifa youth Consider multiple interests, but you will be much more free.

"Don't bother me so much, I'll do it myself." Seeing that his senior brother was about to pour tea for him, Kurikawa Soryu hurriedly stopped him, and after some pushback, he obtained the right to pour tea by himself with a firm attitude.

Atsushi Nakajima was taken to quarrel with young people from the Armed Detective Agency. Although the white-haired boy is not very extroverted, he blended in very well with the will-o'-the-wisps, except for the dream that the brave man took care of the little tiger Nokusaku is a little dissatisfied, everything is harmonious.

"May I take the liberty to ask what is the relationship between Nakajima-kun and Kurikawa-kun?"

Kurikawa Soryu didn't expect that his always serious senior brother would also have a heart of gossip, but seeing that serious attitude, he knew that he was thinking about it. For Fukuzawa Yukichi, this was probably just a routine question from the person in charge.

So he told the story of himself and Atsushi Nakajima in detail.

"Atsu-kun is a good boy, but his supernatural ability is indeed a big problem, so I had no choice but to think of Fukuzawa-kun's supernatural ability." After all, he was asking for help, so Kurikawa Soryu was a little embarrassed when he said this.

But Fukuzawa Yukichi didn't care. He had sharp eyes, and he could see at a glance that Atsushi Nakajima had a good nature. At this time, he saw that the boy's resume was also very clean, and he had a heart for talents.

What's more, even the more troublesome Yumeno Kusaku and the detective agency have successfully acquired it. Although Natsume Soseki is behind the scenes to help, it is not difficult to accept a person with supernatural powers that has not been noticed by the authorities.

"Your ability is not bad."

Atsushi Nakajima was a little restless under the stare of the boy with strange black and white hair, but now he heard that the detective who liked to talk just now spoke to him, and he was relieved from this suffocating situation. Freed from the atmosphere, it's like hearing the sounds of nature.

He immediately turned to the direction of the detective as if he was saved, but he didn't know that he had just left the dragon pool and was about to enter the tiger's den.

"Hmm... you will become a tiger." Edogawa Ranpo narrowed his eyes, suddenly his hands were itchy.

"Yes, yes, but we have to wait for the moon, the moon." Nakajima Atsushi was defeated by Edogawa Ranpo's overly expectant eyes, his voice trembling a little.

It was like a humble kitten being targeted by Twolegs, and even changed the tone of the "meow" used to show weakness.

"That's it, okay——" the detective said weakly, and collapsed back on the sofa, and was ridiculed by Yumeno Hisaku as a severe cat addiction attack.

But it's not surprising, since Grau Graman came, cats and cats may become the most sought-after new drugs /// in the armed detective agency, and even the president bowed down for them from the very beginning.

"However, you seem to be very talented. I haven't had much fun recently. If you are willing to help bring the potato chips and wave soda on the table, Ranpo-sama will reluctantly admit that you have the potential to join the detective agency. "

Lying down on the sofa with a relaxed body, Edogawa Ranpo relied on his guardian to reminisce about the old days with others, and had no time to care about him, pointing Jiang Shan on the sofa without guilt.

Atsushi Nakajima is also a solid kid, but before he even joined the club, he was tricked by his ill-intentioned seniors with his intelligence.

In the president's office, the two finished talking about Atsushi Nakajima, and chatting became the fastest way to improve their relationship.

Mainly Kurikawa Soryu was talking, and Fukuzawa Yukichi was an excellent listener, so he just got involved or raised some questions.

"Congratulations to Kurikawa-kun for being shortlisted for the award. I heard about it from Natsume-sensei before." The silver-haired man took a sip of his tea and chatted about it with a relaxed expression. Although he didn't know much about it, he was recognized by Natsume-sensei. , must be superior, "It's really a great achievement."

"It's nothing more than writing about small things, it's not worth mentioning at all. For me, if I can be a long-term star Haoyue like that gentleman, it is my lifelong pursuit."

Kurikawa Soryu waved his hands, looking through the glass into the distance, with a look of nostalgia and admiration. The classic fairy tales that enlightened his fantasy world when he was a child seem to be still vivid in his memory.

"Which gentleman is that?" Fukuzawa Yukichi felt that the young man with chestnut hair probably wasn't talking about Natsume Soseki, so he was also a little curious.

"He is a fairy tale writer who I have admired since I was a child. I was keen to write letters to him when I was a child. Although he was not in Japan, sometimes it may take a long time to wait, but in the end I will always receive a reply that is taken very seriously. The title of my new book is also a tribute to him."

"I see." Kurikawa Soryu's extremely serious reply made Fukuzawa Yukichi thoughtful, and nodded in agreement.

I drank a few cups of tea with Fukuzawa Yukichi, chatted casually, and exchanged daily life. Time passed in a blink of an eye.

After leaving the Armed Detective Agency, Soryu Kurikawa first sent Atsushi Nakajima back to the orphanage. He originally wanted to keep the boy for one night, but there were still a few vacant rooms at home anyway.

It's just that Atsushi Nakajima seems to be particularly concerned about the dean's instructions, and he can't reverse this almost conditioned reflex for a while.

But at least he didn't let the white-haired boy rely on his two legs like when he came here, but insisted on calling a car for the boy, and prepared sufficient expenses in advance.

Yokohama has not been peaceful due to incidents such as the arrival of Orin and mimic, and this turmoil has also affected the business of the bar.

This was probably the first time that Lupin's Bar was closed. Soryu Kurikawa packed up his things and walked towards the apartment left by his parents.

When he arrived downstairs, he attracted his attention to the mailbox on the wall, and there was a letter stuffed in the mailbox of the representative of his house.

This is really a bit strange. If the editorial department had contacted him, he would have come to the door a long time ago, and the water and electricity credit card had been paid in time. His work has not been officially released, and there will be no letters from readers. Then who would it be?

Could it be that the messenger made a mistake?Kurikawa Soryu thought.

But this guess was denied when he picked up the envelope.

The dark purple envelope was made of kraft paper, with two snakes, one black and one white, holding each other's tails. In the middle of the ring formed by the two snakes, his name and specific address were impressively written.

The letter was clearly addressed to him.

Kurikawa Soryu turned the envelope to the back, and this side was much simpler, with only two letters that seemed to represent names—"A·H".