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Chapter 10 - Hotel Kumasutra

Hey Shumaiiii~

I know your people are onto me, so meet me in room 52 at Hotel Kumasutra, so I can see you one last time! And maybe I'll tell you the whereabouts of all the stuff I stole that your little friends are getting so worked up over~

Kokichi

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What am I doing?

The anxiety I had on our first meetup had returned again. "So I can see you one last time"

What did he mean by that? Is he going to give himself up to the police? I hope not...

Hotel Kumasutra was big a few years back, but the owners went bankrupt. In the years since, the abandoned hotel had fallen into ruin, with people breaking in with friends and partners for a fun day out, and also drug dealers and prostitutes dealing with clients.

Heart racing, I walked towards room 52, before gently opening the door.

The room looked surprisingly normal compared to the rest of the hotel, with the bed made and all the various trash cleaned up from the floor. Kokichi was sitting on the bed, swinging his legs. When I walked in, his head perked up, turning towards me.

At that moment it occurred to me that this could be a trap for him to kidnap or kill me... After all, I know a lot about him, I even have his contact details. I'm glad I brought some equipment with me...

I shut the door behind me and stood in front of it nervously, staring at Kokichi. He saw my expression and smirked. 'Awh, is my little Shumai nervous? Well, don't worry, aren't you the one that's trapping me here? That's very like you, Mister Detective.'

'I...' I started to speak, but couldn't find the words.

'By the way, I changed my mind. I'm not going to tell you where I hid any of the stuff, and nothing you can do will make me! Torture won't work either, y'know!'

'I-I'm not gonna torture you!' I said without thinking, 'What exactly do you think a detective does?'

'Oh, you're planning on tying and roughing up my body, aren't you?' Kokichi looked at me seriously, 'That's why you wanted to meet me in a place with a bed?'

My face turned red at his remark. 'N-No! Y-You've got it all wrong! And weren't you the one who asked me to meet you here?'

Kokichi ignored my last sentence. 'Eh? But isn't that what happens to a phantom thief when they're caught? But y'know, if you're into some crazy kinks, even I won't be able to keep up!'

'L-Like I said, you've got it wrong!' I shouted, attempting to hide my blushing. I sighed, trying to calm down, 'I'm not gonna do anything to you. From here on out, you're the cops' problem. If you're trying to rile me up to give yourself a chance to escape... No dice, Kokichi.'

Kokichi sighed, standing up. 'Awh, figured it out already? Geez, I was gonna let you do anything you want to me, because... I love you, Shuichi.'

It looked like he was going to say something else, but changed his mind. Instead, he just stared me in the eyes, radiating a seriousness that made me think that maybe... maybe he wasn't lying...

After a few seconds of silence, Kokichi spoke up, walking towards me. 'Fine, if you're not gonna do anything, then I will.'

As he walked towards me, I instinctively stepped away. 'Ah, hey!'

'No need to be scared... What did you think I was going to do to you?'

'I'm... simply being cautious... We aren't exactly friends, Kokichi...'