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13 | Back To Work

"Komaeda? I'm not sure you should be going back to work already," Hinata said as he saw the pale man looking around in the lab.

"I'll be fine," he said. A scarf was wrapped around his neck and he was wearing a big, fluffy winter jacket, but he was still shivering. "There's a killer on the loose, and it is my job to document you guys catching him,"

"Come on, go home. You're still sick and you generally have a weak immune system. I'll drive you home, okay?"

"What? No. I'm staying here,"

"Komaeda-"

"I said no. I feel fine and I can make my own decision. I appreciate your concern, but there's no need to worry about trash like me. Now, are there any updates? Anything new I need to be aware of?"

"There's witnesses. They sat Shinguuji entering the basement lab, but nothing more than that. No one saw him leave. The cameras were turned off approximately an hour before the murder,"

"He did it! We just need conclusive evidence, I'm sure he did it though!" Komaeda said excitedly, writing what Hinata told him down.

"The problem is he's officially a nobody. He's not signed in to any banks, doctors, hospitals, jobs, universities, nothing. He's nobody,"

"Ah... I think I might know why. He's just like Kamukura-kun,"

"Don't tell me he was made in a lab too. Ugh, this makes everything more complicated. How are we supposed to send him to jail??"

"I don't know. You're the policeman, I'm just a reporter,"

"How can we proof he killed them, Komaeda? Do you have any ideas?"

"He needs a motive, first of all. And then something he left at the scene of the crime. Fingerprints or hair or something,"

"Obviously. Does he have a motive?"

"We should ask Kamukura-kun that. He knew him best,"

"Knew?"

"They're no longer in contact,"

"I see. Then ask him. He won't answer me honestly,"

"He would if you stopped picking fights with him. But fine, I'll ask Kamukura-kun,"

Hinata crossed his arms. "If he stopped being weird to you I'd stop picking fights with him,"

"Hinata-kun, you're not my boyfriend anymore. Be jealous, that's fine, but keep it to yourself, please,"

"Right, I know. ...sorry. Where is Kamukura today anyway?"

"In my apartment,"

"So you're going to go home all by yourself?"

Komaeda nodded. "Yes, why?"

"I'm just... a bit worried, I guess. You're sick and Shinguuji knows you suspect him of being a murderer. I don't want him to find and hurt you,"

"I'll be fine, but thank you for your concern,"

"I can just drive you home,"

"No way! I bought a 24-hour train ticket and I will not have those 2000¥ go to waste. I'm using the train,"

"I can give you the money back,"

Komaeda shook his head. "No, thank you. I work for my money, I don't need your paycheck or your pity,"

"Come on, it's just basic human decency. Anyone would want to bring you home safe, especially when you're not healthy,"

"If you really want to, you can bring me to the train station later,"

"I'll do that for sure,"