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"I knew it was going to be braised sauce noodles again. Luckily, I bought some beef."
As Fujiwara stepped into the house, a familiar aroma greeted him. Kazuya paid him no mind, continuing to stir the soup with a long spoon.
The house wasn't very large, with two bedrooms.
One of them had been converted into a studio by Kazuya, filled with various materials and equipment. Aki placed a stack of medical books she had prepared earlier on the shelf below; they were borrowed from Fujiwara's home.
She stared at the pile of books, lost in thought, when suddenly a "beep—beep—" sound echoed through the room, signaling something.
Kazuya hurried into the studio, nodding slightly at Aki as he passed by. He pulled out a chair and sat down in front of a row of black square devices. Red wires were intertwined with a few yellow ones, plugged into various ports.
Kazuya put on his headphones and began jotting down notes from the notebook below.
Fujiwara also entered the room, finding a chair to sit beside Kazuya, his brow furrowed as he stared at the table.
This scene reminded Aki of her first visit here during the summer before their senior year in high school.
At that time, Fujiwara had said he wanted to introduce her to his most special friend.
The room felt dark; that was Aki's first impression two years ago.
Miki Kazuya was dressed in a black suit, as if he had just returned home from an outing. He didn't take off his coat but simply changed into white plush slippers.
Aki was startled to find him leaning on the sofa; she had almost forgotten that this was supposed to be Fujiwara's friend's house, and an inexplicable sense of foreboding rose within her.
Later, Fujiwara told her that Kazuya's father had opened a Detective Agency.
A few months ago, Kazuya's father was attacked by enemies and stabbed multiple times. Although he was rushed to the hospital in time, it was already too late for him. However, the murderer was caught shortly after.
The wall was covered with various colored notes; red represented targets, yellow indicated people who could be used to achieve those targets, and the remaining colors each had their own significance.
Aki watched as Kazuya took out a black marker and wrote something on a yellow note. Leaning in closer, she saw the name "Haruna," which he had placed beneath the target.
This time, the target was someone named Naoki Okamoto, whose name Aki had seen in the newspaper before; he seemed to be a relative of some Tycoon President.
Kazuya generally wouldn't tell Aki and the others where these targets came from or what their investigation goals were.
He would simply assign them tasks, and afterward, some money would come in.
No one ever voiced any objections to this arrangement. Although Fujiwara often complained about Kazuya's cold demeanor, he still trusted him wholeheartedly.
Beneath the colorful notes were several boxes of business cards, all forged by Kazuya. They covered a wide range of professions, such as bank employees or television staff, with names that were all randomly chosen for convenience in investigations.
However, Kazuya seemed to prefer using Fujiwara's name; he often introduced himself as Takashi Fujishiro when out in public.
Fujiwara didn't mind much; in fact, he found it quite amusing that his name was used for various identities.
For instance, this time, Kazuya used the name Takashi Fujishiro while conducting research at Nichido Planning.
Aki was very curious about Kazuya's brown notebook, which was styled in a way that was popular when she was in elementary school. It was clear that it had been used for many years.
It must have recorded many things about Miki Kazuya, and thinking of this made Aki unable to contain her curiosity.
However, Kazuya always carried it with him, so she had no way of knowing what was written inside.
One day, Kazuya left it at home for the first time.
When she opened the notebook to the front page, she saw Kazuya's father's name written in Kazuya's handwriting.
Below the name was a drawing of a Swiss Army knife. The ink had started to fade, indicating it had been drawn a long time ago. Aki was particularly interested in this drawing.
It would make sense if the name was written out of nostalgia for his father, but the drawing appeared alongside the name and even seemed to have been created earlier; it must hold great significance.
What could it represent?
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