Wasn't that basically the same as having no restrictions? What a laid-back system.
There was actually another check-in mission.
That caught Yan slightly off guard.
But it had no effect on him. On the contrary, he could obtain some useful things, which was not bad. Funahara Yuki suddenly smiled, her expression carrying a trace of surprise as well as a hint of playful sweetness.
"...Say... aren't you going to comfort or encourage me? Aren't you a detective? You'll be unpopular if you're this cold..."
"Sorry, I was thinking about something," Yan said seriously.
"Come on, say something. You... when you're silent, you're kind of scary..." Funahara Yuki had completely lost her panic, as though she had suddenly come to terms with everything. Her whole body had even relaxed.
Hunting and Prey
The current atmosphere was more like casual conversation after a meal than the helpless desperation of fleeing for their lives.
"...I was thinking that they planned this hunt after taking everything into account—using you as bait to lure out Akane Tsunemori, then having me search in her place."
"...Those bastards are toying with you, right? And I was just... damn it... just dragged into this, wasn't I!?"
"That is true. Once you lured me to the abandoned building, your mission should have been over. But why did those people make you get on the subway too?"
"Wasn't that... to make it harder for you to escape? Because... even now, I'm holding you back. If I weren't here, you could escape more easily on your own, right?" Yuki laughed self-mockingly, as though sulking.
"...Fine. Whatever. This is awful. I never thought my life would be treated like a toy..."
"This fox hunt isn't a one-sided game. The enemy has also shown us a glimmer of victory."
The pulse transmitter had