The path to the truth: Male Reader X Naoto

Back to reality

I arrived back in my room, and decided to head downstairs for a bit. Looks like Dojima's back.

"Did you and Nanako make the flowers on the family altar? Oh yeah, it was Mother's Day, thanks." He said

I stood there in silence for a few minutes.

"I don't consider myself an old man yet, but when it comes to high schoolers I don't know what to talk about. Are you that bored? Well then have a seat." He said

I sat down with him at the table.

"So, what have you been doing after school?" He asked

"Working and hanging out with friends." I said

"Oh Really? You're pretty responsible for your age. Whoops, this is turning into an interrogation. But it's not as if we have much in common, except for the murders." He said

"Tell me about yourself then." I said to him.

"About me? You're interested in the strangest things. It's just what it seems. I'm a simple country detective living with my daughter. There's nothing about that to interest a High School Kid. But you know, it really is good to have you around the house. I didn't think Nanako would be so happy, hell I'm already tired of hearing "Big Bro" this and "Big Bro" that. You're more like a very young brother to me than a son." He said

"That's stretching it." I said

"What!? You're saying you can see the years on my face! What a punk! Treating a regular guy like an old man!" Dojima laughed. "I think it's been a while since I've laughed this much."

Dojima and I were able to have an open conversation, well, it's a start.

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"Alright, I have to finish processing some data from work. Don't hit the sack too late, ya hear?" He said. "'Night."

I said goodnight and headed to bed.

Author's Note: The rest of the days are literally just exams.

May 12

After school

"It's finally over." Yosuke said. "What a load off! I bet every student feels like this after exams are over."

"Hey quiet down! So what did you write for number 7? The one about what "that" referred to in the sentence?" Chie asked

"Um, I put "her sorrowful expression"." Yukiko said

"Oh crap! I got it wrong! I put "the rice cakes on top of the table"!" Chie said

"Rice cakes? Wait, then was that what the story was about?" Yukiko asked

"Alright, I'm giving up on composition. I'm gonna bet it all on geography. What did you choose for the tallest mountain in the solar system?" Chie asked

"Olympus Mons." Yu said

"Ack! I got it wrong!" Chie said

"Oh I put that one too!" Yukiko said

"Whoah you too!? Then it's probably the right answer. Boy I can't wait for our grades to be posted out in the hall where everyone can see em, geez." Yosuke said

"Hey did you hear? A TV station's filming here in town!"

"They're probably just doing more stuff on that hanging corpse case."

"No it's not that. You know that highway nearby? They're gonna cover those biker gangs that hang around there. A friend of mine goes to the biker meetings sometimes, I heard it from him."