When you fall in love too fast but it's turn out to be wonderful

chapter 3

Shuichi immediately takes action as soon as the game begins, he doesn't have a clue what to do next, but then a figure in white waved at him at the end of the corridor. Despite worrying about Kokichi being alone in a room full of Alphas, Shuichi needs to leave because he has some investigating. Harukawa Maki is a strong Alpha with outstanding talent; Kokichi will be safe.

Shuichi's long legs run to the twin-tailed girl, someone Shuichi knows, a member of DICE.

"You're-"

"There’s not much time. Our leader said the fourth room on the left would have what Saihara-kun is looking for. DICE believes in you, Saihara-kun."

She clasps her hands together; Shuichi nods and rushes upstairs. Shuichi guesses Kokichi told Asari to help him with the case, where are other DICE members, Shuichi does not have a clue, but they're surely here.

So DICE is also here; that means, Kokichi seriously wants to take over Mizuchi's casinos.
The fourth room on the left is locked. Shuichi doesn't know how to pick a lock like Kokichi, so he decides to open it forcefully. Shuichi kicks the door with one foot, and miraculously it actually opens. He didn't expect to be able to do it on his own. Maybe it was due to stress, or perhaps because Harukawa and Momota's exercises had an effect on him.

Inside the room is filled with cameras to observe all casino areas. There is one TV that catches Shuichi's attention; the site looks like a basement. Shuichi starts looking for history videos, but they are deleted. There is only one recent video record this evening; he's glad it doesn't need a password to see. It's an exchange between two men, one dressed in a fancy suit, the other an employee of Mizuchi.

Their conversation is so ordinary, like a business trace, nothing strange happens. Shuichi has to rewind several times to see all the details. And then Shuichi finally catches something unusual when the man in a fancy(?) suit was reaching out to give money, his sleeve was lifted to reveal a small tattoo on his wrist. Shuichi zooms out the video; thank god his uncle took him to work several times. Shuichi learns most of his skills from there, including technology.

It's a familiar tattoo that Shuichi had seen in his uncle's recent case! This is a human trafficking organization his uncle has been tracking down for a while. Shuichi still needs more proof because Michizu can refute it; casino customers are diverse. Just because a person from a human trafficker comes here doesn't mean Mizuchi controls the organization. So Shuichi needs more proof.

Quickly converting the footage to CD, Shuichi's next target is Mizuchi's office. And the difficulty is that Shuichi doesn't know where it is. Shuichi instantly finds Asari. Fortunately, she's still standing in the same place—she’s kind of like a character from video games who always helps MC with information for their journey.

"What's up?"

"I need to know where Mizuchi's room is."

"Fifth floor, third room. And hurry up Shuichi, Leader is on the second round now."

"First round, win or lose?"

Asari bites her lip. "Lose. Leader is trying to buy you more time. Here, this device will help you."

Shuichi sucks in a cold breath, takes the device Asari gives him. If Kokichi loses the second game, they will be dead. Shuichi shakes his head; he trusts Kokichi; his Omega is a stubborn guy who doesn't understand the word defeat. Shuichi needs to focus on his investigation.

Mizuchi's office has been locked by some high-tech, picture security. But with the device, Shuichi easily breaks the door. He studies the tool then something clicks in his mind; this is one of Iruma’s inventions that Kokichi asks of her. But it isn't the time to be amazed at that. Shuichi is searching through Mizuchi's office, looking for all sorts of clues, but nothing is out of the ordinary. Shuichi sweats; anxiety hits him like a wave; if he can't find proof, then Kokichi will…
Shuichi shakes his head, not wanting to think about it further. He has to concentrate; there must be something here. Shuichi closes his eyes in the quiet room to think about his next move when he feels a gentle breeze on the side of his face.