Bsd meets beast Bsd

Chapter 13 - (Chapter 1 part 6 in novel)

It took around four straight weeks for Akutagawa to collect every stamp.

"Damn that long?" Naomi asked.

The first to comply was Tanizaki. He didn't require anything in return. Afterhearing about the card, he immediately stamped it right in front of Ranpo.

"That is not even surprising." Yosano said and all ADA members agreed.

"If I were in your position..." Tanizaki grinned as he spoke. "If Naomiwere ever kidnapped, I probably wouldn't be able to wait until I got all thestamps. I bet I'd try to beat it out of Ranpo if he knew where she was, so Ireally respect you, Akutagawa. That's why I don't need anything else inreturn."

"That is true. I'll do it." Tanizaki grinning.

"Aww Nii-san!" Naomi said hugging Tanizaki tight while Ranpo moved slightly away from the young detective. 

Akutagawa calmly watched as Tanizaki bashfully stamped the card. Hethen glanced down at it before looking back up at Tanizaki. 

"Thank you," he said. 

"Can I offer you some advice, though?" Tanizaki's eyes were completelyserious as he handed Akutagawa the card. "When you do find your sister...don't hold back if the man in black tries to get in your way. Forget aboutyour duties as a detective and what's socially acceptable. And if you end upkilling him, remember that it's not your fault. No justice or morals are moreimportant than your sister."

"I have seen Tanizaki-san doing that one time." Atsushi said "It was scary."

"Hey, now," Kunikida interjected with a frown, but he didn't sayanything else after that. 

After accepting the card, Akutagawa replied,"Understood. If I manage to safely rescue my sister, you will be the firstperson I notify, Tanizaki."The next person to stamp the card was the youngest detective in theagency: Kenji Miyazawa.

"Oh look it's me!!" Kenji shouted excited.

"I don't mind stamping the card right now, but...," Kenji began in hischeerful, boyish voice. "Ranpo said to come up with some sort ofrequirement first...and there is a small task I need help with... Ms. Maedamentioned she has some simple farm work she wants done. Do you thinkyou could help me? And you don't need to worry if it's your first timebecause I can teach you! It's all really simple. Anyone can do it!" 

The task was rice planting.

"You have my sympathies." Everyone in the ADA except Kenji told Beast Akutagawa.

Akutagawa's expression as he stared at vast fields of rice paddies wouldbecome the stuff of legend at the detective agency. It would be the first andlast time Akutagawa, who was typically expressionless, appeared utterlylost.

"Its not that bad." Kenji said pouting. As Kiyoka offered him a rich ball as comfort. Wheverev she got that from? No one knows. 

"Now let's get started!" Kenji cheerfully suggested.

 He was in hisworkwear and long boots. "Don't worry! If we wake up early and workuntil the agency opens...we should be done by next week or the week afterthat!" 

It wasn't a mere one or two rice paddies. In the valley surrounded bymountains were beautiful paddy fields as far as the eye could see.Are two weeks even enough?Akutagawa's lips mouthed those words, but he did not speak—orperhaps couldn't.

 "Hey, uh...? Are you sure you want to help?" Kenji apologeticallyasked. "I know you're probably in a hurry, so...do you want to dosomething else instead?"