The news spread like wildfire.
At the same time, in a hotel in Tokyo.
Having safely returned to Tokyo and changed lodgings several times, Vodka set down his luggage, turned on the Computer, and rapidly typed away as he searched for keywords.
—The first thing he looked up was news from the road between Kanagawa Prefecture and Tokyo.
If things were as he expected, and the unlucky man caught up in the car crash really was Akai Shuichi, then he would no longer have to worry about being tracked by that guy.
Originally, Vodka had only been searching for traffic accidents.
But before long, a string of articles picked up by the relevant keywords appeared across his screen.
After quickly reading through everything, Vodka, who knew much of the inside story and therefore saw more of the truth: "..."
"First Rye exploded, then 'Rye' exploded... It really is that brat's style. He not only issued a warning in advance, but stuffed it full of pun-based deadpan humor."
Vodka shuddered. "That guy really wouldn't let off Akai Shuichi after he delivered himself right to his door. I wonder if that FBI agent is still alive—come to think of it, I got pretty lucky this time. Uzo's attention was on Akai Shuichi, Akai was on guard against Uzo, and I was just a well-behaved, sensible passerby... Sigh, I really hope things can keep going this smoothly."
"No, wait!" Vodka suddenly came to his senses and changed his prayer. "I hope I never run into that little menace again, and never stumble onto his stage."
No matter what, running into Akai Shuichi was no small matter. He still had to report it.
Vodka opened his Mailbox, intending to send Brother Gin an email. He briefly described what had happened that night, tactfully emphasizing