The Detective Is Already Dead, Vol. 3 by nigozyu & Umibouzu

Author:nigozyu & Umibouzu [nigozyu & Umibouzu]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Yen Press

Produce an idol: A simple, pain-in-the-butt job

The next day…

Saikawa and I left SIESTA’s residence in the morning by car. It was Yui Saikawa’s private car, and her private chauffeur was behind the wheel.

“Still, we’re leaving really early. The program’s not till this evening, right?” I asked. Saikawa was sitting in the back seat next to me, gazing at her phone.

Today, she was scheduled to perform in a live music program. We’d gone into hiding to protect Saikawa from the media, but they hadn’t been able to cancel that live broadcast. Now I was going with her.

“I have a lot I need to do beforehand. After all, I am a super idol.” Saikawa put her phone away, then gave a big, feline yawn.

“You look really tired. Didn’t get much sleep yesterday?”

“No. After you and I spoke, we girls talked far into the night.” Saikawa let her head fall onto my shoulder and closed her eyes. Man, this idol’s public and private faces are so different… Actually, I can’t believe how much she relaxes around me.

“By the way, what were you girls talking about?”

“Mm, how much you suck, mostly.”

“I shouldn’t have asked.” Well, if they’d bonded with each other by tearing me down, that was fine… Maybe?

“They couldn’t come with us today, though?” Saikawa sat up. I wasn’t sure whether she was uneasy about having me be her only escort, or whether she was just curious.

“Yeah. We have Bat to worry about too.”

With Seed’s help, Bat had broken out of jail. We didn’t know what he wanted, but there was a decent possibility that he’d go after Siesta’s will on Seed’s orders—and after Natsunagi, who was succeeding her as ace detective. Based on that assumption, I’d decided to keep Natsunagi in the safest place possible and have Charlie guard her.

“Um, Mr. Bat, wasn’t it? Isn’t SIESTA dealing with him now?”

“Yeah, she should be, but…” As a matter of fact, I’d gotten a text from SIESTA early that morning. I read it to Saikawa.

“ ‘Leave this to me. Kimihiko, you just watch over Yui Saikawa’s decision.’ End quote.”

I didn’t really understand what she was trying to say.

Not “protect” her—“watch over” her.

Did it mean she didn’t expect anything from me in a fight? I mean, yeah, I hadn’t been able to do much over those three years, just watch over Siesta from the shadows, but…

“I see. SIESTA knows you very well, doesn’t she?” Somewhere in there, Saikawa had gotten out her phone and was gazing at it again. “Watch over me. That’s perfect for a concert-lurker-wannabe-boyfriend-geek like you, Kimizuka.”

“Saikawa, you think I’ll forgive you no matter what you say to me, don’t you?”

“Yes, I do.”

Oh. She does? She doesn’t even sound sorry.

“After all, no matter what happens, I believe you’ll always be on my side.”

“You definitely put your foot in your mouth; don’t try to flip it around and act like that was a positive exchange.”

“Hey, it looks like we’re just about there.” She forcibly derailed the conversation. That’s a move I use a lot too, though, so I couldn’t really call her on it.

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