Jiang Xia: "..." School rarely seemed to come up in his daily life. This Fake Cat was probably reciting lines the Production Team had given it with a clear conscience.
But it wasn't a big problem. He could just pretend to be a normal student and take a stroll around. With a free reputation boost like this, presumably no principals or teachers would come out to chase him away.
After thinking it over, he said, "Then let's start over here."
Jiang Xia stepped out of frame, and before long, he returned carrying two cats. "My core business is finding lost pets. I usually have a group of reliable assistants helping me out, so we're very efficient. If you ever need anything like that, feel free to contact the Amuro Detective Agency."
At the mention of the Detective Agency, he couldn't help glancing at the Fake Cat with the round head beside him.
Fake Cat: "..."
It awkwardly turned its head to the side and pretended to greet a passing pedestrian, as though it hadn't noticed Jiang Xia looking at it.
Matsuda Jinpei floated onto the Fake Cat's shoulder, phased into the mascot head to take a look at its face, then drifted back out and stared at the cat in confusion. Why had his old classmate come here to be a mascot?
Kinoshita Yoko knew nothing of what the Ghosts were doing.
Hearing Jiang Xia introduce his Detective Agency, she smiled with pursed lips. This young Detective was still as dedicated as ever—fortunately, she'd anticipated it and had someone pin the agency's contact information in the public chat beforehand. Of course, that was only one of the pinned messages. The bolded message at the very top was still about Councilman Takada's upcoming commendation ceremony.
After the live broadcast began, its