Time ticked away step by step. Tamazawa Shuxin hid in the shadows. "He should be here by now, Akai Shuichi." The scenario of the mantis stalking the cicada was already underway. Looking down from a high vantage point toward the blind spot beneath Calvados, he checked to see if there was an oriole secretly spying from the shadows in return.
In the distance, the roaring sound of a speeding car gradually drew closer. Tamazawa Shuxin shifted his gaze to Calvados ahead and slowly raised his gun, aiming the muzzle at his head. Meanwhile, Akai Shuichi, hidden in the dark, also locked his eyes on the two converging cars.
Jodie Starling and Vermouth stepped out of the cars at the same time. "Dr. Araide—no, it should be Vermouth," Jodie Starling said, laying out her deduction as if victory were already in her grasp. "I have a few questions. What do 'Coolguy' and 'Angel' mean?"
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