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Chapter 32: Return Pt. 3

Kunikida definitely knows that you're coming back already. My text message to him should've been obvious enough for someone like him to read it, and he must've told you about it. He wouldn't hide a single detail of his day from you. His emotions are a different matter though.

On the other hand, I got you these truffles and candy hearts. I hope you enjoyed them! I went to a good candy shop for the truffles, so they should taste great. Sorry that I couldn't do more though.

You better be thankful for these. I took some of Kunikida's money for them. He'll probably blame it on Dazai, but if he ever figures out I'm the one who committed the crime, I'll be in a lot of trouble. I don't want to even imagine the possibility of him telling Fukuzawa.

All in all, thank you for coming back. It felt unsettling with you not here. I'm glad you're home again.

Much love, Ranpo Edogawa

You set the note down, trying to suppress a giggle. Typical Ranpo, you thought. Though something else you noticed was that the note seemed more sincere and thoughtful than Ranpo would usually act like. It was as if he spent a long time trying to figure out what words to say and make sure he didn't mess up. All together, the note was sweet in your opinion.

Just then, you felt your phone ring in your pocket. Taking it out, you realized the familiar contact info and raised it to your ear. "Chuuya? Where are you? I've been trying to find you all day..."

"Sorry that I didn't say anything sooner," Chuuya immediately exclaimed, "but I have something I need to ask you. It's really important to me. Can we meet up at your cafe in thirty minutes?" It sounded like he was running due to the breathiness of his voice.

"Of course, I'll see you then." You replied and hung up on him. To tell the truth, you were incredibly confused and wondering what "important thing" he would ever want to ask you. After all, you still hadn't thanked him for everything he had done. Maybe he needed something in return for helping you? Perhaps that was it...

Despite your confusion, you followed his instructions and made your way to the cafe, arriving a little bit earlier than the time he gave you.

The moment you opened the doors to the cafe, you didn't expect Ishiko to run up to you and yell, "(Y/N)! You idiot! Where were you? We thought you were dead! That bandaged asshole and short hat man you have crushes on were planning your funeral! We even had two people help out a bit with your job since I couldn't work two shifts a day. We were looking for a whole new employee, dammit!"

"I got to say, I expected a warmer welcome home," you laughed. Emotions got the better of you, and a smile appeared on your face. You were just so happy that everything was going back to normal again. But suddenly, one of Ishiko's words struck you. "Wait... two people? Who were they?"

"I'm not sure, they said they knew you through work. One of them had long black hair and a pretty face. She was actually really kind. Her brother wanted to help too, but he scared all of the customers away. Apparently he was too forceful. We had to stop him from continuing immediately. The other one who wanted to work here was a mean blond guy. Well... he seemed mean at first until he started serving customers. He's actually really kind. He's the perfect malewife for you if you ask me," Ishiko admitted. Like always, she spoke in the oddest of ways. Her extensive teenage vocabulary never ran short of odd nouns that made no sense to some adults.

"Malewife? Are you talking about Kunikida?" You had no idea who the other two people could be though. Although your mind immediately went to Akutagawa from her descriptions, you guessed he probably didn't have a sister and he wouldn't have wanted to help your workplace anyways.