A faint smile curled at the corner of Fujino's mouth. "So, do you think I'm just putting on a fierce act, or that I'd really do it?"
Vermouth still wore a smile. "I wouldn't dare presume to guess."
"You've gotten bold enough to reach the heavens." Fujino felt that this old auntie's nerve had grown a little too big; she was getting careless.
Then, deciding to give her a warning, he continued, "If the day ever comes when I decide to deal with you, I won't tell you beforehand."
As he spoke, he glanced at Vermouth. "After all, anyone who makes me take action usually dies in a single blow."
"Then, to avoid the fate of fading away in death, I'll just have to work desperately hard..." Vermouth remarked teasingly.
Fujino's words had made her sense the seriousness behind them.
Rather, she had known from the very beginning that he meant it.
It was just that...
She liked teasing people and dancing wildly in a minefield.
It was quite thrilling.
Still, considering that she could not die yet, Vermouth changed the subject. "Speaking of this case, had you noticed something long ago, or did you only just..."
"Both." Fujino explained calmly, "I had already read through the information you gave me before, and I understood the details fairly well. I'd been thinking about the case these past two days. Today's progress came from the map."
"After all, you hadn't given me a map before."
Vermouth: "..."
Who could have imagined that the key clue to the case would be related to a map?
Was that something a normal person could think of?
Vermouth felt speechless inside. When it came to detective work, she felt she still knew absolutely nothing.
She still felt better suited for hands-on operations.
Things that required