(Thud)
Back in Osaka, he had not thought much of it, but now that he had left that environment and suddenly relaxed, Calvados could truly feel just how grueling those days had been.
"Tokyo really is better." An Organization Cadre stretched lazily, preparing to return to his room for a good sleep. Looking at the peaceful streets, he could not help sighing. "I've finally left that hellhole Osaka."
Elsewhere.
Vermouth sipped her coffee as she browsed the news on her screen, recalling Calvados's account of his recent experiences.
Before long, she was wide awake—not because of the coffee.
"I can't keep deceiving myself. I need to face reality—Calvados has definitely caught Uzo's attention."
Vermouth clicked her tongue, regretting that she had not ended the call sooner. "So did Uzo merely notice this sniper, or does he already know about my plan to capture Sherry?"
"Calm down. There's no reason for it to be the latter. I only told Calvados that I needed his help with something. I never mentioned Sherry. But..."
But the person on the other end was a criminal genius. Vermouth turned her coffee cup in her hand, remembering Uzo's uncanny murders, and could not put her mind at ease.
After some thought, she opened her Mailbox and wrote a message to Vodka.
—Gin's assistant seemed to have recently developed a tendency to switch careers and become an intelligence operative. Not in the broad sense, of course, but one specializing solely in Jiang Xia and Uzo.
That narrow skill set seemed rather useless, but at certain times, it came in handy. Vermouth quickly sent him a message:
[Keep an eye on recent cases in Tokyo, especially anything involving Guns and Calvados.]
After a pause, she added: [You were Calvados's partner this time, right? What exactly happened along