Vermouth did not continue the topic.
Considering Uzo's current need to "maintain a good detective image," she did not reach out again either.
In the end, just as Jiang Xia had said, the two of them really did head side by side toward the bar Vermouth had mentioned earlier, like an ordinary client and detective.
On the way, Jiang Xia casually asked, "What new product did they launch?"
Although bars prohibited anyone under twenty from entering, Jiang Xia had actually sampled quite a few signature drinks from various bars.
—After all, he now had an adult Persona that looked like a normal person. Every so often, he could openly enter a bar, pack up anything he liked, and even pay extra for deluxe packaging to ensure it reached his real body in its original state.
...Unfortunately, drinking bought alcohol at home always felt like something was missing. It lacked the atmosphere.
And if he went directly to a bar... with Matsuda Jinpei's puppet, he could indeed freely blend into all kinds of adult venues.
Those places meant for entertainment were genuinely quite nice. But bars...
The puppet had little sense of taste. Even if he went, all he could do was hold a colorful glass and lonely absorb the atmosphere as if he were drinking water. And without the most important thing—the alcohol—the atmosphere naturally could not quite hit the mark.
As for sneaking in with his real body... some bars did check IDs rather laxly.
But the fact that an ordinary minor could slip inside did not mean a famous High School Detective could do the same.
—Many bars were not all that strict to begin with. But once the staff took a close look and realized the visitor was a High School Detective, they would worry that it