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Chapter 78. Gecko and Mado Investigator Are Dead, In Makima's Office
🕑 Added 2025-05-30 10:58:04 +0000 UTCFollowing Pochita outside, Hayashi came to the yard to take a look.
As soon as he opened the door to the yard.
He turned his head and saw three new sprouts on the grass.
All three seeds planted in a row had sprouted overnight, looking a bit like flower buds - bare but extremely emerald green, vivid and dripping with color, like jade, extremely beautiful.
Hayashi approached, knelt on one knee, and looked carefully.
This should be the germination stage.
No, it had already entered the seedling stage.
On the main stems of the sunflowers, several small green leaves had already grown at different angles and intervals. These green leaves were only thumb-sized.
When they grew larger for a while.
The next stage would be when the heads grew out - the flower buds.
Finally, when the flower buds matured and grew larger.
That would be the mature stage, with sunflower seeds to eat.
"Good, good, grow up quickly."
Hayashi reached out to touch the new seedlings.
The moment he made contact, he felt the consciousness and emotions the seedlings released toward him.
Very weak, just newly born.
The consciousness contained dependence and joy.
The general meaning was that they knew they needed to grow up quickly, and they were happy and liked him as their master.
"So this is what monsters are like." Hayashi found it very interesting: "Monsters and spirits are probably the same thing. Anyway, they all have magic power and consciousness. I just don't know to what extent you can grow."
He touched the first one.
Then he also touched the second and third ones.
He found that each consciousness was different.
The original flavor sunflower seed one had a mild and friendly temperament, just expressing affection.
The caramel one was very sweet and happy, and extremely dependent on him - meaning if it could move now, its leaves would definitely stick to him.
The salty one was a bit aloof. When Hayashi touched it, it just indicated it understood - you are my master, that's all.
"Interesting."
Hayashi smiled, then called up to Tohru.
"Tohru, today use magic power mixed in water to water the seeds. They've sprouted."
"Okay~!"
Tohru poked her head out from the second-floor window.
Hayashi added: "Call them down to eat. The steamed dumplings are almost ready. I'll go make the dipping sauce."
"Got it~"
Entering the kitchen.
Hayashi mixed a whole bowl of dipping sauce.
Soy sauce, dark soy sauce, minced garlic, vinegar, etc. - paired with steamed dumplings, anything tastes good when dipped.
It's like hot pot without dipping sauce loses its soul.
In the kitchen.
Hayashi made the dipping sauce while waiting for the steamed dumplings to cook through.
In the restaurant.
After Tohru came downstairs, she filled the watering can with water, infused it with magic power, then went to water the flowers.
Splash splash~
The magic-infused water from the watering can poured onto the sunflowers, and they swayed comfortably, absorbing it fully.
"They're growing so fast." Tohru looked at the sunflowers: "I'm giving you magic power, grow up quickly, then produce sunflower seeds for us to eat."
She watered the three sunflowers in turn.
Kanna watched from the side, very curious.
"Can they only grow if watered?"
Tohru shook her head: "It's because the water has magical nutrients, just like us - we eat and sleep to grow up."
"Oh~" Kanna understood.
"Then let me water them from now on, Tohru."
"Sure, then these sunflowers will be your responsibility from now on. Just water them once every morning."
"Mm!"
As the watering continued under the bright sunshine.
A small rainbow actually appeared above the seedlings.
"Wow~" Kanna looked with starry eyes: "So beautiful!"
Tohru was also amazed: "That's not my magic. Could it be the sunflowers'?"
"Is it magic?"
"I don't know."
"Then let's ask Hayashi."
"Mm."
Just then the steamed dumplings were ready, and Hayashi came out carrying them.
He had just set them down.
When he saw Tohru and Kanna running back after finishing watering.
Kanna pulled at Hayashi's hem, pointing to the yard and saying:
"The sunflowers can do magic. They made a small seven-colored magic."
"Seven-colored magic?" Hayashi was stunned.
Tohru also nodded confirmingly: "Yes, very small. We discovered it while watering."
"Uh..." Then Hayashi pretty much guessed it.
Looking at the sun outside.
Hayashi went out to look - the rainbow had just disappeared.
"This isn't called magic, this is physics."
"Physics?"
Hearing this word.
Both Tohru and Kanna had expressions like they'd never been contaminated by materialist knowledge.
"Just know that it's a physical phenomenon."
Hayashi pointed to the sun, then to the water to explain:
"It's light being scattered by water, refracting light that happens to become a rainbow."
"In places with sufficient sunlight, you can form this change by spraying water."
"Oh~" Kanna looked curious: "Can we do it now too?"
"Sure." Hayashi nodded: "You can try spraying water into the sky with a watering can. Master the technique and rainbows appear easily."
Kanna immediately nodded: "Then let's try quickly, Tohru."
"Mm!"
And so.
Tohru and Kanna went to get water again and played with rainbows in the yard.
"Wow~! There really is one!"
"So pretty~"
The two played happily.
Pochita accompanied them, occasionally jumping up trying to bite the rainbow.
The smallest rainbow Hayashi had ever seen appeared at a faucet - particularly small but most magical, close enough to touch with your hand.
After Tohru and Kanna played with rainbows for a while.
Just as Hayashi was about to say it was time to eat.
A black car drove into the alley.
After stopping in the yard, Makima got out.
Seeing everyone playing happily.
Makima smiled: "Am I in time?"
"Perfect timing." Hayashi called everyone: "Time to eat. We can play more after eating."
Everyone returned to the house.
Kanna put the watering can away properly.
Kamishiro Rize had already come downstairs and was waiting.
Hayashi opened the steamer.
As steam floated up, the aroma of meat dumplings swept through the entire restaurant.
"Smells so good~" Tohru took a deep breath.
"Eat quickly." Hayashi brought out the dipping sauce, pouring a small bowl for each person: "You can dip the dumplings before eating. How much you dip depends on your taste."
"Okay."
Everyone sat down. Following Hayashi putting the first dumpling whole in his mouth.
Kanna and Tohru were fastest, immediately swallowing one each.
"Mmm mmm mmm~~~"
Because it was so delicious, both made satisfied humming sounds.
Kamishiro Rize and Makima also began eating.
The result was about the same situation.
After eating one, Kamishiro Rize closed her eyes in enjoyment: "Consistently delicious as always..."
After eating, Makima gently bit her lower lip without comment.
But that was also a comment.
At one table, 1 human, 2 dragons, 1 ghoul, and 1 devil were ravenously devouring steamed dumplings.
Everyone ate happily.
Just then.
Footsteps came from the entrance.
Hayashi looked up.
It was Kirishima Touka bringing Fueguchi Hinami over.
At the entrance, even though the door was open, they knocked.
"Knock knock~"
Hayashi nodded: "Please come in."
After Kirishima Touka brought Fueguchi Hinami inside.
Fueguchi Hinami's eyes lit up looking at the steamed dumplings, but this was other people's food and she hadn't ordered, so she was too embarrassed to step forward.
Naturally Hayashi wouldn't be short on food.
He beckoned to Hinami.
"Hinami, Touka, come eat. Sit next to Kanna."
Hearing this, Hinami immediately bowed gratefully to Hayashi: "Thank you, manager big brother!"
"Mm~" Hayashi waved: "It's nothing."
Kirishima Touka also thanked him.
After sitting down and eating one, although very satisfied, she seemed to have something to say, fidgeting restlessly not knowing how to speak.
And with unfamiliar outsiders beside her, she didn't know if she could speak.
Hayashi noticed and said directly:
"Is there something? Just say it directly. Everyone here is familiar."
Makima heard this and gave Hayashi a gentle smile.
Kamishiro Rize brushed back her long hair.
Only then did Kirishima Touka nod and speak:
"Gecko has been killed by the CCG. Our people first wore down Gecko's stamina, then lured him near patrolling CCG before withdrawing."
"Finally, Gecko was killed by two CCG investigators, one First Class and one Senior Investigator."
"However, that Senior Investigator was killed in return by Gecko."
"Soon after, the plan will proceed normally - the plan between Aogiri Tree and the CCG."
"The revenge for Fueguchi Ryouko and Hinami has also been completed."
First Class was lower rank.
Senior Investigator was upper rank.
It was strange that the Senior Investigator died instead of the First Class.
Wasn't the weaker one supposed to die more easily?
"Who was the Senior Investigator that died?" Hayashi asked. "Do you have information?"
Kirishima Touka nodded: "Mado Kureo, an experienced investigator, but Gecko was very brutal. In his dying counterattack, he took him down."
Now Hayashi knew who it was.
"That perverted investigator. Two perverts met each other."
Kamishiro Rize was a bit curious: "Hayashi-kun, you know these investigators?"
"A little, not much." Hayashi ate a steamed dumpling: "Didn't I say before that ghouls and demons aren't necessarily all bad people, and humans aren't necessarily all good people? That dead investigator was one of them."
Everyone understood then.
As for Aogiri Tree's plan, it had been mentioned before.
Using Gecko's death as justification, Aogiri Tree would officially declare war on the CCG and take special action.
Originally they were worried the CCG wouldn't make any moves.
Now with a Senior Investigator dead.
The CCG would definitely respond and seek revenge.
This "cycle of revenge" would escalate things, which was exactly what Aogiri Tree, or rather Takatsuki Sen, wanted.
It was all planned.
But the real good news was that the revenge for Fueguchi Ryouko and Fueguchi Hinami had been completed.
The future threat, Mado Kureo, had also conveniently died.
A Senior Investigator killed in retaliation by an S-rank brutal ghoul.
This was basically reasonable.
If you're not satisfied, then practice more.
Speaking of which, since the enemies of Fueguchi Ryouko and Fueguchi Hinami were already dead, and future threats were eliminated.
Hayashi looked curiously at Touka and Hinami and asked:
"So what are Fueguchi Ryouko and Hinami's future plans?"
Kirishima Touka pondered for a while.
Still, she spoke up: "Aunt Ryouko will probably join our Anteiku, learn to make coffee or other skills. Opening a shop would also work."
Hearing this, Hayashi understood.
With that man dead, no matter what, there would be a large compensation payment.
And the Fueguchi family was well-off - the money the doctor left behind was probably all given to Fueguchi Ryouko.
So they just wanted to pursue a peaceful, normal life.
Learning some skills or opening a shop would be fine.
Fueguchi Hinami nodded and raised her hand: "Mom is preparing for me to review and go to school. I'm about to start tutoring."
Hearing about school.
Kanna immediately perked up, her yo-yo tail standing upright behind her.
She looked at Hinami: "Do you like going to school?"
Hinami nodded: "Everyone goes to school when they reach this age."
Humans are socialized - school has become subconscious.
Even ghouls, living in this kind of society, would want to go to school as long as their family was normal.
But Kanna was a dragon, so she didn't understand.
Only seeing so many people going to school.
Made her more and more curious.
Hayashi looked around: "Let's take Kanna to see a school sometime, see how they attend school."
"!" Hearing this, Kanna's eyes lit up and she immediately nodded: "Mm!"
After everyone finished talking.
The steamed dumplings were almost finished too.
Kamishiro Rize rested for a while, then prepared to leave.
"I'm going to the new house to pay the money. I'll leave first."
Hayashi waved: "Bye bye."
Since there weren't many dishes to wash from the steamed dumplings.
Tohru asked: "Hayashi-san, are we going shopping today?"
Shopping...
Hayashi looked at Makima.
Then shook his head and explained: "Today's not convenient. I promised Makima I'd visit her workplace and new home to cook something."
"But Tohru, do you want to try shopping by yourself? Buy what you want to buy."
Go by herself?
Tohru hadn't experienced or tried that yet.
Hearing this, Tohru nodded: "Okay, then I'll take Kanna with me."
"Sure." Hayashi told Tohru where he kept money at home.
Actually it was just under the bar counter, casually locked up.
It guards against gentlemen but not villains - if villains came, they'd be directly eliminated.
So Tohru got the money.
She directly took Kanna out grocery shopping.
Kirishima Touka also left with Fueguchi Hinami.
In the entire restaurant.
Now only Hayashi and Makima remained.
The weather was too hot.
Makima was now only wearing suit pants and a white shirt, looking very capable, exuding an OL aura.
But her temperament and body were very mature.
So the feeling she gave was like... a cold workplace succubus!
"Hayashi-kun." Makima saw that everyone had left: "Want to visit my workplace first?"
Hayashi decisively nodded: "Let's go."
The restaurant closed.
Hayashi instructed Pochita at the door.
"Watch the house well, watch the seeds well. We'll be back in the afternoon."
"Waf~!" (Roger!)
Pochita directly lay down on the footrest of the lounge chair on the grass, sleeping while watching.
Hayashi prepared to get in the car.
But Makima had already opened the driver's door and sat inside.
Then she opened the passenger door for Hayashi from inside.
So he could only be a passenger.
Fastening his seatbelt.
Makima drove to her workplace.
A building with a classical exterior.
Makima parked in the parking lot.
As soon as Hayashi got out, he saw Public Safety Devil Hunter personnel coming and going.
"This way."
Makima led Hayashi toward another passage.
After going upstairs, they saw a few personnel moving around inside.
"These are the real devil hunters." Makima walked beside Hayashi, leading the way: "Some have contracts with devils, others have powerful personal strength."
Hayashi nodded.
After walking for less than two minutes.
Makima pushed open a classical wooden door and entered.
Hayashi followed.
Inside were carpets, bookshelves, a large wooden desk - full of European style.
Makima pointed to the chair in the very center and innermost part: "This is where I work."
After saying this, she sat down to show herself.
Hayashi looked around. He was indeed very curious.
These were scenes that only existed in his imagination, but now they were real.
He touched the bookshelf, found a book to flip through, and asked:
"Is work busy? When you interface with the cabinet, what attitude do those high officials have?"
Seeing Hayashi looking at books.
Makima stood up, took the book over, and placed it on the desk.
Then she pulled Hayashi, pressed him to sit in the chair, before continuing to explain.
"I just need to make decisions. The humans in the cabinet are all greedy people who desire longevity and power."
"People are actually quite..." Hayashi hadn't finished speaking.
Makima looked down at Hayashi from above, somewhat displeased.
"Are you still planning to say so much nonsense?"
As soon as she finished speaking, her body gradually lowered.
"I uh..."
Are devils this direct?
