Thirty minutes later.
On a street in Beika Town, a black Santana drove along the left side of the road.
Wearing a Bluetooth earpiece as she drove, Takina Inoue looked serious, though a little awkward, as she asked:
"Confirm the exact address on the letter again."
She seemed to have little experience interacting with men, so she had barely spoken to Luo Shu along the way.
"17, Beika Town 3-chome. According to Kurumi, it's a European-style villa. The owner recently took his family to Europe on business, so it's currently unoccupied."
"The woman working at the jewelry store seems to have some connection to the man who owns it, so she had an item delivered here."
As Luo Shu spoke, a woman named Kurumi grumbled through his earpiece.
"Hey, rookie, you really ought to enroll in driving school. Not knowing how to drive is pretty inconvenient in our line of work."
"Thanks for the reminder. I'll sign up when we get back." Luo Shu tapped his earpiece and replied with a smile.
As soon as he finished, Kurumi's lazy voice sounded through the earpiece again:
"Oh? You're surprisingly willing to take advice. Want me to sign you up for our internal course? If you're quick, you can get your license in seven days."
"Incidentally, once you pass, you'll be the first one among us besides the chief to have a license."
"...The first? Then sign me up."
After answering Kurumi, Luo Shu turned to look at Takina Inoue and found her deftly turning the steering wheel as they entered Beika Town's third district.
"Driving without a license?" Luo Shu asked in an odd tone.
"Work habit. I don't want to leave traffic records." Takina Inoue's face was tense, and she seemed a little guilty.
"Oh, right. I get it."
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