Huiqi then got up and headed to the training room.
A short while later, he pushed open the training room door. Akira Mado was doing physical conditioning inside.
"Didn't I tell you to call me when you were finished?" Seeing Akira Mado still training, Huiqi asked without thinking.
"I wanted to ask where the practical training is. Physical conditioning alone isn't much use, is it?"
"Practical training? After you've trained for a while, you'll spar with me, then go on missions."
Huiqi looked down at Akira Mado and explained calmly.
"Huh? Did I hear that right? Spar with you?!" Akira Mado's expression changed as she trained, and she stumbled over her words.
"Yes, that's the practical training you wanted. Make sure you're ready," Huiqi said teasingly.
Somewhere in another ward, Juuzou Suzuya walked along in high spirits, carrying a gift box in his arms. He could hardly wait to see a certain someone.
At that moment, Juuzou Suzuya's guardian, Yukinori Shinohara, was attending a routine meeting and hadn't noticed that Juuzou Suzuya had sneaked out.
"Ward 20... where is Ward 20...?"
Muttering to himself, he reached out to hail a taxi and told the driver that his destination was Ward 20.
Meanwhile, Huiqi was still drinking coffee in his office, leisurely making a few plans.
An hour later... it was 2:40 p.m.
Juuzou Suzuya's terrible sense of direction kicked in. He wandered around in a daze for ages without finding Huiqi's office, only to get stopped by the receptionist instead.
The receptionist stared at the suspiciously prowling Juuzou Suzuya, who was holding something enormous in his arms. "What are you here for?"
"I'm here to see Special Class Investigator Huiqi. Could you tell me how to get to his office?" Juuzou Suzuya put on a smile.
"Please show your