Akira Mado stared at the will Huiqi had left on his desk, wondering what he would say to his family.
Would he write the same things most ordinary people did-how to divide his assets, his final wishes, his concern for his family, and what they should do after his death?
At least, that was what Akira Mado had written... Even now, she had no idea what her father had written for her.
Driven by that curiosity, Akira Mado reached for Huiqi's will several times, but stopped herself at the last moment each time.
Seidou Takizawa returned home after a day's work. The moment he stepped through the door, the Akita Inu rushed over and licked his face.
His mother fussed over him from the side, too. Why was he home so late? How had work gone today? Was he happy? She had made his favorite food.
"I worked overtime today. Work went smoothly," Seidou Takizawa replied as he ate the delicious meal.
"How's work at the bureau?"
"Great. A Special Class Investigator has taken an interest in me. He always asks whether I'm settling in and things like that."
"Have you been causing your supervisor any trouble?"
"Of course not. I really admire him. How could I cause him trouble?"
Home felt so warm.
As he ate, Seidou Takizawa remembered what his supervisor, Houji Kousuke, had told him about the orders from above: the Anteiku Extermination Operation and the Owl Suppression Operation.
He had always done clerical work and had almost never faced a ghoul in direct combat. Yet this time, the enemy was the SSS-rate Owl.
Despite Houji Kousuke's reassurances, he was still uneasy, his expression grave.
After dinner, Seidou Takizawa stared at the farewell letter before him for a long time without putting pen to paper.
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