Fujino studied her carefully. Her eyes were narrowed, and though she put on a composed front, a trace of worry showed through her expression.
She looked like a cat worried about being replaced after a new cat arrived in the house—pitiful and aggrieved, rather endearing.
Fujino sighed helplessly, reached out, and rubbed her head twice. "Officer Sato is a responsible police officer, and she's good at handling cases. It's just that because of some things in the past, she hasn't been doing too well mentally lately..."
Fujino briefly told Ooka Momiji about Sato Miwako's story. "So now, she's dealing with something like post-traumatic stress."
After hearing Fujino's account, Momiji could not help murmuring, "Officer Sato is far too pitiful. First her father, then the junior officer she'd only just started to have feelings for... No wonder she ended up like this."
"Exactly, isn't it?"
Fujino sounded somewhat helpless. "Those cases just happened to come up, and I happened to know a little psychology, so I decided to help."
Ooka Momiji smiled knowingly. "Yes. It really wouldn't be good for her to keep wallowing in that shadow."
"All right, Momiji. Go have fun with Sister Akemi and the others. I still need to investigate the case with Akiyoshi Mibuko..."
Ooka Momiji suddenly asked, "So you're planning to start with Yashiro Hidetoshi's personal connections and learn about some of his usual habits?"
"Momiji, you're pretty sharp."
"Of course I am!"
Momiji raised her chin slightly and folded her arms across her chest, making the enormous pair beneath them stand out even more as she looked smug.
My brain is super smart, okay!
Sure enough, I definitely hadn't made a mistake buying the Detective Primer together with Love Brain Battle!
Along the edge of the Aphrodite's deck stood a row of wooden