Chapter 30: Recasting the Detective's Former Glory
Takehara Minami High School.
Morning meeting in Class F classroom of the first year.
"Hey, Dongye, just now the squad leader asked us to learn from you."
In the back row, Yuuto Aida stretched out his hand to poke Higashinohara, but his tone was no longer the same as the previous teasing and winking, but he was staring rather eagerly at Higashinohara who turned his head blankly with a tired look on his face.
If we talk about the brothers in the class, Yuuto Aida is recognized by everyone as the man who will follow in the footsteps of Higashinohara - becoming the next generation of "three-war veteran" of Class F for the first year.
Higashinohara's consciousness returned from the crime manual, and the words of Yuuto Aida gradually came to his ears clearly. He couldn't help but froze for a moment and said with a smile, "What can you learn from me?"
"You're still pretending." Yuuto Aida lowered his voice and said, "Higashiya, tell the truth...Besides running...do you have any secret training methods? Tell me, tell me."
At this time, the morning meeting has ended, but Yuuto Aida has a naturally loud voice. Even if he lowers his voice, it attracts the attention of the classmates sitting around him.
Only Hikaru Saaki, the leader of the golden retriever trio sitting in the last row near the door, sneered. He was about to say something, but when he turned around, he found that his two followers had raised their ears attentively, and he kicked him in anger.
He kicked him up.
Here, Higashinohara could only say helplessly after hearing this, "In addition to the seven-kilometer run, I now also do 70 squats, sit-ups and push-ups every day."
Yoshida Aida and some of the classmates sitting next to him waited patiently. After waiting for a long time and nothing more happened, they suddenly asked in shock, "That's it?"
Yuuto Aida opened his mouth, but there was something he wanted to say but couldn't.
He has the physical ability of Talent Sequence 101 [Strengthening the Physical Body]. He started doing these basic exercises two years ago, but two years later he is still in the first grade.
Oh yes!
There is still one level left.
Is this thing really useful?
He was afraid that after asking this question, Higashinohara would stare at him with a complicated expression and say "We are different", which would be really embarrassing.
However, the other students sitting next to me have never done this kind of exercise. Although it sounds a bit unbelievable at this moment, there are real "successful cases" around them, and they all have thoughtful looks on their faces.
Is this a "strength-oriented classroom"?
Higashinohara smiled inwardly when he saw this.
He clearly remembered that before he played against Hikaru Saaki last week, he was a little transparent in the back row in the classroom. Even his friend Aida Yuuto was stunned when he said he was running on the playground that morning.
But since he defeated Sagi Hikaru, and the practical class teacher Nakazaki Ken also said that Higashinohara is now estimated to be at the second level and second level, he seems to have suddenly gained the "right to speak" in the class, as if everything he says is taken seriously.
Listen, keep it in mind and think about it secretly.
This feeling is actually quite good.
However, Higashinohara didn't have any idea of becoming the opinion leader of Class F for the first year, so he thought about it and let it pass.
It is estimated that when those people find out that his training method is not "universal", they may have a different attitude. Sure enough, one can never live in the evaluation of others.
...
Afternoon, practical class.
Although Higashinohara kept his hand during the battle, the experienced practical class teacher Ken Nakazaki also discovered from Higashinohara's battle that he seemed to have improved again.
Ken Nakazaki couldn't help but smile and nodded to Higashinohara, and praised Higashinohara's progress on the spot. He was very optimistic about this "three-war veteran" from Class F this year's spring exam next year.
There is actually progress again?
Did this guy take any tonic pills?
In an instant, others were shocked and determined to implement the "Higashiye Exercise Method" from today on. They even secretly determined to increase the training intensity to maybe achieve better results.
Of course, there are also people who get an advantage, and secretly laugh at Higashinohara for being so stupid - after all, he is a country boy from Hokkaido. He has the knack of doing this kind of exercise without hiding it and doing it in secret, which has added so many competitors to himself.
....
After the practical class, Higashinohara left the school without any club activities.
In the afternoon at the training hall, he tried the Kodachi, and it really felt like he could use his fingers with his arms, as if he had been immersed in this art for many years. It seemed that the improvement in the character image profile of the Guilty Manual really had a real effect.
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On the way to the tram stop, Higashinohara considered whether to go to a specialized cold weapon store or buy a set of Kodachi online for future training and self-defense.
But the thought of the high cost makes me feel a little sad.
The reward given to him by the Metropolitan Police Department last week has been distributed this morning, which is 400,000 yen. Finally, it did not last for seven working days.
Then, adding in the 50,000 yen earned last night and the monthly balance of daily necessities sent from his hometown in Hokkaido, Higashinohara's total assets now add up to just over 500,000 yen, which is almost enough for a Kodachi sword made of fine steel.
The problem is that his dual-sword style only has one sword.
It's the end of the month, and although next month's rent has been halved, it still has to be paid. Plus daily expenses, if I really make impulse purchases, I'm afraid I'll have to eat instant noodles and soup next month.
Alas, I still have to find some part-time work...
correct!
Higashinohara suddenly thought that his current strength was almost at level 2 and 3. He heard that people with abilities would receive certain preferential treatment when they find suitable jobs.
But what is your counterpart job?
Run fast to deliver food?
He did know that some first- and second-level low-level ability users entered vocational and technical schools after graduation. For example, those in the water summoning department might enter the fire protection major, and those in the fire control department would choose to learn to be chefs...
Higashinohara thought about these miscellaneous things all the time.
The tram arrived at the station, and after getting off, he was on his way back to his apartment when he suddenly inadvertently spotted a man wrapped tightly in a coat on the street in front of him, sneakily sticking something to a telephone pole on the side of the road.
The first reaction in his mind was...
Paying a lot of money for a child?
etc!
Why does that person look so familiar?
Higashinohara suddenly came to his senses - isn't this the unscrupulous uncle Satoru Aragaki who runs the detective agency? Could it be that business is not good and he is posting small advertisements?
Higashinohara waited for Aragaki Satoru to leave after looking for the next telephone pole, and then followed him to take a look.
The telephone pole had obviously been shoveled several times and was beyond recognition. The brand-new small advertisement at the top showed the profile of a figure wearing a deerstalker hat and a coffee-colored windbreaker with a pipe in his mouth. He looked like a classic detective.
, there is also narration below:
【Are you worried about collecting evidence?】
[Aragaki Detective Agency is here to serve you wholeheartedly!]
【You can hire a top-notch detective for only 300,000 yen!】
[We are always waiting for your call 284-132344]
Higashinohara looked a little speechless.
Doesn't this guy usually stay in his apartment, feel complacent intermittently, and continue to eat and wait to die? Why is he still in the mood to do this today?
...
Ah sneeze!
In the cold wind of late autumn, Aragaki Satoru sneezed and rubbed his red nose.
asshole!
What is happening to people nowadays?
Isn’t it true that a detective agency without a reputation is not trustworthy?
Just at noon today, Aragaki Satoru received a rare order for a criminal case. He was so excited that he almost jumped up from the overburdened boss's chair and kicked the TV over.
Not easy!
It's been almost half a year. In addition to investigating extramarital affairs, the detective office is helping the old lady find some cats and dogs, which are all trivial matters.
A big order finally came today.
Could he not be excited about this?
Rebuilding the former glory of Aragaki Detective Agency...
Oh, there is no glory like the past.
Forget it.
In the afternoon, Aragaki Satoru specially found a famous detective's outfit from the closet. When he got to the elevator downstairs of his employer's house, he found a colleague.
The two of them knocked on the door together, and after entering, the other person sat on the sofa, smiling and saying nothing.
After the two of them finished their self-statements, the employer only took five seconds to think about it and regretfully told Aragaki Satoru:
Their choice was another detective agency.
The reason is that the other party is more famous, has appeared on New Tokyo TV, and has more experience in solving criminal cases. As for the Aragaki Detective Agency... let's not mention it.
Aragaki Satoru could only return with hatred.
On the way, he was furious and felt a burst of contempt for his employer.
Does detective agency depend on its reputation for solving crimes?
Do you think I can’t afford to be on TV?
That's an insult to "detective"!
So in the afternoon...
He went to a nearby convenience store to copy a bunch of small advertisements, and walked alone into the cold wind of late autumn...
...
Higashinohara stood in front of the telephone pole and was speechless for a while.
He felt that Aragaki Satoru's efforts were probably in vain, and he would probably be kicked out by people from the nearby street committee tomorrow at most, and they might even come to fine him.
Besides, would anyone really believe such an unreliable roadside advertisement?
He wouldn't believe it anyway.
Higashinohara followed Aragaki Satoru back all the way. He was afraid of being caught as a hunk, so he didn't let Aragaki Satoru in front of him find out - this unscrupulous uncle liked to use other people's free labor.
But when he was about to reach the downstairs of the apartment, Aragaki Satoru suddenly stopped, took out his cell phone with a thick small advertisement under his arm, smoked and answered a call.
No way?!
Higashinohara was stunned when he saw this.
After a while, Aragaki Satoru hung up the phone, put out his cigarette butts, and walked back quickly. When he passed by the trash can on the roadside, he threw all the small advertisements into it.
Higashinohara was surprised and quickly followed.
When I passed through a few streets and saw an apartment building.
From a distance, Higashinohara saw a short figure wearing a black down jacket, a short skirt and black stockings standing in front of the building with his back to him, looking around.
From time to time, I look down at my phone.
The next second, when the other party turned around, Higashinohara was slightly startled.
is her?
Shikame Ryoka is on leave from school today.
Did something happen to her?
Higashinohara was having some doubts in his heart.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a police car came quickly from across the street. It suddenly stopped at the door of the apartment building and opened its door.
Two girls jumped out of the driver's seat.
The tall girl in the front, wearing a navy blue windbreaker uniform, Higashinohara recognized her immediately. She was Mai Aragaki, the daughter of Satoru Aragaki.
Tomorrow is Wano Country’s Labor Thanksgiving Day, and I’ll probably be forced to go back to the apartment again tonight.
But wait... The girl in the back wearing a black hoodie... has short silver-white hair and two furry pointed ears on top of her head, looking around curiously.