"...I don't know him. Why are you suddenly asking?"
Her heart rose to her throat. Rena Mizunashi knew this was the ultimate test of her abilities.
She couldn't reveal the slightest flaw in front of Kumeru. She had to control every expression, every word...
The confusion and smile on her face looked completely natural and genuine.
"I think I've heard that name before. Isn't he some detective's friend from outside? What's wrong? Is he your new target or something? Why ask me?"
"You don't know him..." Tangze drew out the words. "Good. It's better that way."
After saying that, he seemed to lose interest. He casually removed his hand from the back of her makeup chair, straightened up, and returned to the gentle mask Akechi Goro always wore.
"But I think you should get to know him. Or at the very least, keep an eye on him." Tangze shrugged, as though it were merely an offhand remark. "A kind reminder from a colleague."
So that one day, when she suddenly saw her younger brother walking down the street shoulder to shoulder with him like they were the best of buddies, she wouldn't be so startled that her whole persona fell apart on the spot.
"All right, if there's nothing else, the program outside still needs you to wrap things up. Good luck, star host."
That was clearly a dismissal.
Amid his seemingly gentle teasing, Rena Mizunashi hesitantly stood up and walked out with her back rigidly straight.
Clearly, Tangze's vague words had put considerable psychological pressure on her. Rena Mizunashi would probably be jumpy for the next few days.
"What are you doing?" Once Rena Mizunashi had fully left, Tooru Amuro finally couldn't hold back and coughed twice. "Scaring her like that will only make her less willing to open