For Fang Zheng, whenever he planned to stay somewhere for a long time, he would usually buy a house. On one hand, it was a Chinese habit; on the other, having a place of his own was always more comfortable than staying in a hotel. His avatars naturally shared the same habit. After looking around, Shizuku found Kyoto to be quite a good place for recuperation, so she began considering buying a house there.
As for buying the house... naturally, she handed it over to Kagari no Kiri-e.
This infuriated Kagari no Kiri-e, but what could she do? The moment she tried to protest, Shizuku only needed to glance at her, crook a finger, and extend a tentacle. The next second, Kagari no Kiri-e would be on her knees.
Although Kagari no Kiri-e had a Western-style mansion of her own, Shizuku had no interest in it, and there was nothing she could do about that.
As for Shizuku, she returned to her usual line of work.
And this assignment was rather interesting to her as well.
"Looking for a doll?"
Hearing this, Shizuku looked with interest at the middle-aged man in a suit before her. Judging by his clothes, he ought to have been a successful man. Yet now, his face was haggard, his eyes dull, and his brow tightly furrowed. According to Hara Masako, this man had once had a happy family, but not long ago, his daughter had mysteriously disappeared during a school summer training camp. The police had searched for her at the time, but found nothing.
Yet his purpose in hiring Shizuku was not to find his daughter, but... to find a doll.
"Yes."
Faced with Shizuku's curious gaze, the man nodded slightly.
"The day after my daughter disappeared, I went to the school to look