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by cailin_K

by cailin_K

"My, someone sure feels motivated," Dazai said with a smile. "If Kunikida-kun is this
enthusiastic about it, I feel as if we're already done. Let's go straight to the meeting. So, who
here has an idea?"

Returning to his seat, Dazai looked at everyone in turn. Everyone in the conference room
looked back at him. Because the meeting had begun so abruptly, no one knew how they were
supposed to look. Even among the veteran members of the Detective Agency, who were
perfectly capable of killing an enemy ability user while humming a tune, there was something
that they were not particularly good at.

That is 'reading the situation.'

With investigators gathered together who each possessed vastly different abilities and
personalities, such a feat as comprehending everyone's thoughts would be a major search on par
with hunting for treasure in unexplored regions of South America.

Nevertheless, the silence was quickly broken.

"Oh, Tanizaki-kun, you've got an expression that clearly says 'pick me!"' Dazai, who
had become impatient, took a stab at piquing Tanizaki's interest.

"Eh? M-me?" Tanizaki said, pointing at himself in confusion.

"From what I can see, you've got the light of a good idea overflowing from your face!
Come on, tell us all about your treasured trump card-a proposal that'll make everyone give you
a standing ovation! We're prepared to be impressed!"

"Please don't raise the bar that unreasonably high!" Tanizaki cried out in a panic. "And
anyway, I don't think there's any need for such an unconventional exam. Why don't we choose
one of moderate difficulty among the requests that are coming in now? I heard that that's what
happened with Dazai-san's."

"Ooh, good idea. Thank you, Tanizaki-kun," Dazai said, writing the words 'Acceptance
By Resolving A Request' in black on the white board. "Is anyone opposed?"

"You already know, Dazai," Kunikida said. "If he was just some average rookie, this
would be fine. But this one is designated by the military police as a dangerous beast with orders