Time flashed by, and before long, night had fallen.
Inside the brightly lit K3 Hotel.
Guests filed in one after another, preparing to attend the opening ceremony and celebrate and witness the completion of the hotel.
Vodka was mingling among them as well.
"My partner for this mission should be here soon, right?" Vodka checked his watch and casually wandered over to their agreed meeting spot. "Sigh, if I have to compare them, no partner can measure up to Brother Gin. I just hope this one isn't too far off..."
"Fortunately, I've already found out the target's identity. I can leave everything afterward to that partner. Once we catch Ed McCann, maybe I'll even have time to ask Miss Yoko for an autograph—I remember the K3 Restaurant opening ceremony was on her schedule."
At the thought, Vodka could no longer sit still. He eagerly poked his head out, mentally rehearsing the wonderful scene of getting an autograph as he peered around the pillar toward the entrance.
The next instant, a familiar face appeared before him.
Vodka met the gaze of the person peeking out from the other side of the pillar. "..."
Calvados frowned, his expression full of disdain. "You're my partner this time?"
Vodka: "..." What the hell are you doing here?! And what are you looking down on? I haven't even had the chance to look down on you yet!!
In an instant, shock, guilt, terror... all kinds of emotions churned through Vodka's mind, nearly bringing his thoughts to a halt.
"Good. Calvados isn't someone who's good at acting. He only looks a little disgusted with me right now, not like he wants to kill me. That means he doesn't know I tattled to Brother Gin about him last night."
That conclusion was the first thing to surface