Volume 2 S1chapter 5 (2/2)

wasn’t the case

Doctor Kitsuregawa’s latest work, Matsuri shi+iwa—“Campfires”,

huh Dear ahat’s more, he’s

not acting through any agency, but co me directly

“I’ve

been instructed to guide you Of course, I’ll wait for you to be done

with your next job or whatever…”

Oh,

no need to wait

“……”

I

didn’t reallyyou

down” Don’t give me that look I meant that you don’t have to wait

forit,

just like you predicted; so, let’s get going right now

“W-what?

Is that alright? Being so irresponsible with your work…”

I

don’t need a spiky-haired youngster teaching me how to do my job

It’s fine; that’s my style Didn’t you know? My job completion rate

is super low

“…This

is the first ti Doctor

Kitsuregawa’s name”

I’m

not excited, I’ reluctant It’s just, I would

like to meet and talk with at least once How to put it; in this flow

of events, it wouldn’t be right to not meet him But only if we

dispense with any nasty stuff right away—though I can’t deny I’m

looking forward to it, since everything I know about him is from

rumors

“……”

Well,

if the job is to serve as his guinea pig, then I’ll have to beg off

Soht, but

I’d rather not havelike that

“That’s

not what this is about Please, hear the rest from the doctor… I

can’t explain it very well I’awa’s

intentions are”

I

doubt anyone is sure of that

Footnotes:

(1)

Kyouichirou Shadou, also known as the Mad Demon, was the leader of

the research facility that served as the setting of Psychological,

the third Zaregoto book

(2) The “psycho-gun” is a cybernetic

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