Boss, do you have a card?

The previous night rain has quietly stopped, and the air has been washed fresh and cool.

The street was quiet and the breeze was blowing gently. The long shadows of the two were stretched parallel and moved forward slowly.

Under the reflection of the street lamps, the water puddles formed a shimmering and crystal-clear slope. When the moon-white heels were stepped on, the splashed water stains condensed into scattered pieces of ice just before they touched the hem of the skirt, and then fell to the ground with a crisp and pleasant sound.

Oda Sakunosuke didn't drive, he left the car near Lupin's bar.

Having a car but walking doesn’t seem to fit the etiquette of sending a girl home in the middle of the night, but it’s a poor excuse in itself. It’s fake to send someone home, but it’s true to want to talk. Oda Sakunosuke doesn’t think he can fool Dazai And Shelley, simply forgo further cover-ups.

Arranging the words in his mind, Oda Sakunosuke took a deep breath, but he called "Miss Shelley" before being interrupted by the other party.

"Mr. Oda, I heard Dazai call my name so many times just now, don't you think it sounds better when it's pronounced alone?" Shelley tilted her head, her calm eyes seemed to be waiting for the moment when he spoke.

There was no coercion in the tone, but a little girlish pampering, coupled with facial expressions, it seemed that she was complaining about his alienation.

No matter how you look at it, it is difficult for Oda Sakunosuke to equate the "dangerous level super-S criminal" and Shelley.

First impressions can be really hard sometimes.

Oda Sakunosuke thought helplessly.

Under the request of Shelley's persistent eyes, he had no choice but to call her again without honorifics: "Shelley."

The other party quickly and smoothly connected: "Sakunosuke~"

The change of title was too natural to make people feel any opposition.

However, Oda Sakunosuke himself is not a character who would be entangled in calling him close or not, so the dialogue between the two continued without hindrance.

It was still Shelley who spoke first: "Sakaguchi-kun is fine now."

Facing Oda Sakunosuke who showed a surprised expression, she smiled softly: "Why this expression, don't you want to ask me this?"

"...This is indeed one of the reasons."

Oda Sakunosuke replied.

He quickly accepted that the rhythm of the conversation was taken away again.

...I'm not good at these things, so let's be more straightforward.

Thinking about it, Oda Sakunosuke stopped beating around the bush, and said bluntly: "After so many days, you should have obtained the information you want from Ango, so can you let him back?"

Shelley raised his eyebrows, and asked in an ambiguous manner on purpose: "Are you relying on my preferential treatment to you to raise conditions?"

This statement made Oda Sakunosuke stunned for several seconds, but it was not a shy and embarrassing reaction. He thought for a while, looked at her and said seriously: "There is nothing wrong with saying this, because I think we should be regarded as friends."

This time it was Shelley's turn to be stunned.

Oda Sakunosuke continued: "Shelley, although I don't know what you want "The Book of Seals" to do, but I don't think you are the kind of person who has a bad personality and loves to do bad things. Those living members of the Supernatural Secret Service are proof .”

The smile on Shelley's lips changed into a smirk: "What can they prove? My personal interest? Don't forget that you have a death contract with me."

"Then it must be activated to be useful." Oda Sakunosuke retorted, "My supernatural ability can foresee the danger in the next few seconds, but this mark has never caused my supernatural ability to respond, and neither have you."

Shelley's eyes became complicated, and the pause time was much longer than before, and when he spoke again, his tone was full of helplessness.

"Important life-saving means to say so directly... Are you an idiot?"

This was Han's response with a compromise and a little reprimand, and she even stopped using the words that she often talked about.

Oda Sakunosuke was rather calm: "I thought you already knew."

Shelley: "..."

[Shelley] did know that with Fyodor, an intelligence businessman, as her "partner", she had learned early on the different abilities of all the people with different abilities in the Armed Detective Agency, including their advantages and disadvantages.

Not to mention the White House Jiuyue who has a system, she knows all the abilities of all Yokohama people with abilities like the back of their hands.

But these are not the point.

God!The story line of Oda Sakunosuke is really too difficult!

She regretted dragging Oda Sakunosuke into the main storyline... Wasn't she the one who made this trouble! !

In September, the White House felt a dull ache in his conscience,

However, due to the current situation, she could only continue acting with her aching conscience in her hands.

Oda Sakunosuke's confident reply made Shelley's eyebrows tremble subconsciously, as if she was annoyed, she provoked a little angrily, "You trust me so much, do other members of the Armed Detective Agency know?"

Oda Sakunosuke: "I have mentioned my thoughts to Mr. Ranpo."

Shelley: "And then?"

Oda Sakunosuke: "Mr. Ranpo asked me to help him collect evidence."

Shelley: "So?"

Oda Sakunosuke: "I'm collecting now."

Shelley: "..."

"And Dazai didn't stop me from being alone with you just now, which means that he thinks you are not in danger, at least not at present." Oda Sakunosuke added and concluded, "Dazai's decision is always right."

Shelley again: "..."

September at the White House: My conscience hurts even more.

After a long silence, the blue-haired snow girl sighed.

"Really...you are really..."

The voice was too low, Oda Sakunosuke couldn't hear clearly: "What?"

"I said, no way." Shelley calmly adjusted her expression to the right point, "Unfortunately, even if you try to please me in this way, I will not let Sakaguchi-kun go, after all There are not many hostages who can contain multiple camps at the same time, let alone my sister, I don't want to deal with other troublesome guys."

Oda Sakunosuke: "I didn't deliberately please you, what I said is true."

Shelley: "...Is this sentence important?"

Oda Sakunosuke: "...Sorry?"

He seemed to really take this conversation seriously, and after apologizing, he explained in a remedial way: "Actually, I am often told that I don't know how to read the atmosphere. If you think what I said is not good, you can tell me directly."

Shelley and Oda Sakunosuke looked at each other for a few seconds, and then smiled as if giving up: "Forget it, you are cute like this."

Oda Sakunosuke: "..."

It's the first time in my life to be praised as cute by a woman.

Oda Sakunosuke's inability to answer the words amused Shelley, she tilted her lower body, and her long hair hung from her shoulder, looking graceful and generous.

"Okay, I admit that you succeeded in currying favor with me, so take this opportunity, why don't you hurry up and ask something else? If you don't ask me, I'll leave."

Although the flow of the conversation is different from what I imagined... But in general, the goal of friendly dialogue has been achieved.

Oda Sakunosuke no longer wasted time: "I want to know if the other "Sealed Book" is with you now?"

"That's right." Shelley readily admitted, "Is this the reasoning of that...well, you detective?"

"Yes, Mr. Ranpo said that he wanted to confirm this. At present, only the "Book of Seals" can connect the passage between the two worlds, but it is impossible for the curator to give it to you, so Mr. Ranpo speculates that you have Got another "Book"." Oda Sakunosuke didn't hide anything, and immediately asked, "Can I use it without a contract with it?"

"Did you know that the "Book of Seals" has a will of its own?"

"Fu told us before."

"Fu... is that frizzy goblin, that's right, as that woman's little follower, I'm sure I'll talk to you about things like this."

Shelley snorted, and then continued to explain slowly, "The "Book of Seals" cannot be completely controlled by anyone, except the first curator, but the "Book" at that time had not yet reached the level it is now. It is said that today it is the most self-conscious time, and even the current curator has only obtained part of its use and management rights after the contract."

"So, it has its purpose, and I have mine. Isn't it common to help each other without conflicting interests?"

This is seeking skin from a tiger.

Oda Sakunosuke really wanted to say that, but in the end he chose to swallow it back because it was unnecessary.He knew that Shelley must understand the possible consequences of doing so, but she still did it, which means that in her heart, the goal she wants to achieve must be more important than the world.

"What do you want to use it for?" Oda Sakunosuke couldn't help asking.

Shelley smiled secretly: "I can't tell you this now."

Oda Sakunosuke fell silent.

Shelley's attitude was friendly, as if coaxing: "But it's not like there's no chance at all, let's do it - I promise I won't act in the next three days, but you need to find a way to surprise me within these three days, if If you succeed, you can appoint me to do one thing, you can let me tell my secret, you can also let me let Sakaguchi-kun go, or something else, what do you think?"

Oda Sakunosuke was stunned.

"If you don't answer, it will be regarded as your acceptance."

With her hands behind her back, Shelley took two steps forward, probably thinking of something, then turned back again, looking straight into Oda Sakunosuke's eyes with her nimble eyes.

"By the way, I will send you another exclusive news~"

"The sealing medium in "Book of Sealing", that is, those mediocre cards in your eyes, it has its own magic power and has entities. As long as the method is correct, it can also be used in the hands of ordinary people."

"A card corresponds to a target."

"Before I came here, there was another unlucky ghost who was tricked by the "Book of Seals"—from what Fei Jia said, she was already dead."