Achoo!
"Who's talking about the great Saiko behind her back?!"
In her room, Saiko Yonebayashi had woken up and was still battling away in her game, determined to max out her character's level.
The lobby of CCG Headquarters.
Huiqi had just reached the main entrance when he ran into Juuzou Suzuya. Several members followed behind him, but Hanbei Arawa was the only one Huiqi recognized.
"Hey, Special Class Investigator Huiqi, fancy seeing you here. Not too busy lately, are you?"
"Same as usual. How have you been? I brought you some snacks." With that, Huiqi pulled some chocolate out of his pocket.
"Ooh, the good stuff! Thanks, Special Class Investigator!"
Juuzou Suzuya eagerly took the chocolate, even reaching into Huiqi's pocket to rummage around.
"Stop digging. That's all I've got. I'll bring you more next time if you want some," Huiqi said helplessly.
"Mm-hmm!"
Behind him, the members of Suzuya Squad stared in disbelief. They had never expected their mentor to be so close to a Special Class Investigator.
Even Hanbei Arawa broke out in a light sweat. What Huiqi had said before was still vivid in his mind.
"You're awfully happy. Got too much time on your hands?"
"No... I'm investigating the ghoul Nutcracker... um... now we need to share information with the Quinque Squad and catch the ghouls together."
"Oh? Let me see."
Huiqi took the files and read them with interest.
"Playing the long game to catch a bigger fish... your real target is this Big Madam, right? With this much detail, you must have it pretty much in the bag."
"Probably. Hehe."
"Well then, I won't keep you. Bye."
With that, Huiqi turned and left.
"Rank 1 Investigator Suzuya... isn't this a little inappropriate?" one member of Suzuya Squad muttered.
"There's nothing wrong with it. He's