Kirigiri Novel Book 2

Chapter 1- Part 2 Daily Life

"Are all great detectives like this...?"

I stared in bewilderment at the seven-colored flower falling towards the sea of neon lights. Even Kirigiri's hand holding the fork stiffened.

The waiter closed the window to keep out the strong wind.

"...Oh well, let's continue to enjoy dinner slowly. No matter how anxious we are, the proper show will have to wait until the day after tomorrow."

"Yes." Kirigiri ate the fish elegantly. "And this might be our last Christmas."

"Again, you say that like it doesn't concern you." "Of course, it's not that easy to kill me."

"That's for sure! If you die that easily, then I'm in a big trouble. There will be many Christmases for us in the future."

If it comes to that– I will protect you. I did not say these words out loud.

I don't want her to feel like I'm mixing up my sister who died in the kidnapping case with her...

Moreover, I don't have the confidence to say the truth that I'm still trapped by my sister's ghost. Perhaps in the depths of my soul, there is still a sense that I can be redeemed.

That voice asking for help— it was always the voice of my little sister.

I will save you next time. Definitely—

"Let's do our best too in the upcoming 'Black Challenge'. Right, Kirigiri-chan?"

"In order to improve my rank, there is no other way."

Kirigiri said with a childlike face and a grown-up tone. For us, this is the second 'Black Challenge'.

What kind of event will it be... "Here is your bill."

The waiter suddenly leaned over and handed me a thick memo- like thing. I opened it and it said the cost of tonight's dinner.

¥62248

"Eh... Ehhh? Didn't Nanamura-san... cover our bill?"

The waiter shook his head with a smile that brooked no argument. "U-uhhhh."

I quickly glanced at my wallet.

There are only two thousand-yen banknotes inside...

"What should we do." I whispered, bit my tongue and turned to Kirigiri. "That sly detective screwed us! That guy is rich, but very stingy, for sure!"

"Don't panic, onēsama."

Kirigiri pulled her card out from her wallet and handed it to the waiter.

"Payment for the entire bill." "Thank you."

The waiter withdrew inside.

"K-Kirigiri-chan... so cool..."

After dinner was over, we walked out of the building. The patch of neon that was under our feet just now has surrounded us without realizing. I walked side by side on the cold street with Kirigiri, and it felt like we stumbled upon a paradise in the depths of the ocean.

Christmas Eve is passing by every second.

On the brightly lit walkways, the magical lights is shining on the passing pedestrians.

"Goodbye, I will go this way."

Kirigiri pointed to one side of the forked road and said.

She left a small cloud of white mist in the cold night air, turned and walked forward alone.

"Wait, let me take you home, it's getting late..."

"There's no need for that." Kirigiri turned around and said with her three-strand braid on her shoulder. "Not mentioning other foreign countries, at least in this country there's nothing that can threaten me when walking at night."