As Jiang Xia and Gin drove toward Tokyo.
In the distance, inside Dr. Araide's clinic.
Vermouth rested her cheek on one hand while lightly clicking the mouse with the other, browsing through various bits of news.
Every so often, she sat up, picked up the wineglass beside her, and leisurely took a sip.
Though Vermouth did not diligently gather news about "Jiang Xia" or "Uzo" every day like Vodka did, she occasionally checked The Forum, hoping to stumble across intelligence related to "Sherry" so she could rush over and kill that escaped little rat.
What she had not expected was that, the moment she logged onto The Forum today, she saw no interesting news. Instead, she saw Jiang Xia's name posted on the Bounty Board.
"?" After her initial surprise, Vermouth reacted just as Vodka had and could not help using her authority to check the poster's identity.
"...Utsumi Kazuhiko?"
The name sounded vaguely familiar.
Unlike Vodka, Vermouth knew rather more about Tokyo's doctors. After all, she was currently using the identity of "Dr. Araide," and Utsumi Kazuhiko was quite active among doctors.
Besides, Vermouth had also been considering finding a doctor for Uzo, so she paid extra attention to doctors in the Psychiatry Department.
Vermouth: "..." So why did a doctor suddenly want to kill Jiang Xia?
Though puzzled, she moved quickly.
Vermouth casually opened her Mailbox, intending to send Dr. Utsumi an Invitation Letter.
—If there was a problem, she would find someone and ask.
Then, once she was done asking, she could kill him. The bounty would naturally disappear.
Vermouth planned to look up Utsumi Kazuhiko's email address. After entering the relevant information, she pressed Enter.
She abruptly came face-to-face with a black-and-white obituary.
Vermouth: "...?"
Her slender fingers froze above the keyboard.
A moment later, Vermouth