The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

At that moment, Aya Ueto hurriedly looked around, and after confirming that no one else was paying attention to her, she looked at the unfamiliar woman with a wary and nervous expression.

Who is she?

Paparazzi?

fan?

It's still Yu Aragaki's...

At this moment, she couldn't help but be nervous.

Although she doesn't mind others misunderstanding her relationship with Aragaki Yu, as a celebrity, if paparazzi spread rumors that she's in a relationship, that would be...

Wait a moment……

So, it's a romance between a female celebrity and a high school detective.

It seems pretty good!

Hehehe...

Seeing the girl's expression change from wary to a silly grin, Rena Mizunashi was slightly taken aback. Then, as if she had guessed what the girl was thinking, she looked at Yuu Aragaki beside her with meaningful eyes.

It's as if it's saying—

See, I wasn't wrong!

Chapter 708 Aya Ueto vs. Rena Mizunashi

"Ms. Mizunashi, please stop teasing us." In response, Yuu Aragaki rolled his eyes at Rena Mizunashi. "If your audience knew that the host who appears so dignified and poised on television is actually so gossipy in private, I'm afraid quite a few people would be shocked."

Rena Mizunashi gracefully covered her lips and chuckled, her red manicured nails gleaming warmly in the izakaya's glow. "Mr. Aragaki, are you reminding me to be mindful of my public image? But I think it's more interesting to occasionally chat about some genuine gossip than those high-sounding news broadcasts."

News anchor?

Upon hearing the other party's identity, Aya Ueto couldn't help but look Rena Mizunashi up and down with curiosity.

Now that you think about it, it seems like I have indeed seen this woman somewhere before.

The next second, unable to contain her curiosity, Ueto spoke up, "Excuse me, miss, may I ask who you are...?"

At this moment, Rena Mizunashi finally stopped making a teasing expression on her face.

She straightened her posture, and facing Ueto Aya, a perfectly gentle smile appeared on her lips. The thin, high-heeled eyeliner at the corners of her eyes lifted slightly with her movement. "Ms. Ueto, it's a pleasure to meet you. I am Rena Mizunashi, the evening news anchor for Nichiuri TV."

“Rena Mizunashi…”

Just as Aya Ueto was muttering the name Rena Mizunashi.

Ai Haibara, standing to the side, shuddered the moment Rena Mizunashi became serious.

For some reason, a sudden chill instantly swept over her entire body.

This feeling……

It's them!!!

How can this be?

……

Ai Haibara's nails dug deeply into her palms, and cold sweat trickled down her spine.

As she trembled and hid behind Aragaki Yu, the hairs on her neck stood on end.

The suffocating sense of oppression was like a venomous snake flicking its tongue. She forced herself to half-close her eyes, trying to catch the abnormality around her, but as soon as the chill climbed up the back of her neck, the trembling feeling vanished in an instant, as if an invisible hand had grabbed her throat and suddenly disappeared.

……

Is it just my imagination...?

Fortunately, because Yuu Aragaki was blocking the view, he did not notice Ai Haibara's unusual behavior at that moment.

……

Rena Mizunashi, who was seated, suddenly chuckled softly, then lightly tapped the table with her fingertips, looking at Aya Ueto with a half-smile, and said, "However, I didn't expect that a popular actress like Ms. Ueto would be having dinner with a guy in a place like this. It's quite a surprise."

"I didn't expect Ms. Mizunashi to be here too!" In response to Rena Mizunashi's teasing, Aya Ueto's professional and sweet smile returned to her lips, her expression having returned to normal. "And she seems to know someone quite well."

"Oh, yes, of course we're very familiar with each other!"

Before he could finish speaking, Aragaki Yu felt a chill run down his spine—

Rena Mizunashi had somehow managed to prop her elbow on his shoulder, her silk sleeve slipping down to reveal half of her slender wrist, her fingertips gently hooking the second button of his shirt.

Upon seeing this, Aya Ueto's knuckles, which were gripping the chopsticks, suddenly turned white, and her originally gentle almond-shaped eyes flashed with a cold light.

"Humph!"

Ai Haibara, sitting on the other side of Yu Aragaki, couldn't help but let out a soft snort, her beautiful eyes glaring at Yu Aragaki like sharp blades.

For a moment, because of Rena Mizunashi's sudden close approach, Yuu Aragaki froze on the spot, not daring to move. Through the thin fabric of his clothes, he could clearly feel a faint, warm touch.

Of course, this is really nothing.

The real reason why Aragaki Yuu didn't dare to glance around was because the jealous Yuki-onna was currently squatting on his head, gritting her teeth and pulling his hair, her eyes gleaming with malice.

It was as if she was about to rip out his hair in anger at the slightest disagreement.

"I think Ms. Mizunashi should be careful to keep her distance. After all, if a cool news anchor accidentally gets involved in some scandalous news, it would really ruin her image."

Upon hearing this, Rena Mizunashi laughed even harder.

She could easily detect the strong hint of jealousy in Aya Ueto's words.

Hehe, something interesting has indeed happened.

Perhaps because of her long experience as a host, driven by professional habits, her red lips curved into a dangerous arc, and her slender fingers still rested on Aragaki Yu's shoulder, gently caressing it. "Ms. Ueto is actually so concerned about my image, I am truly honored. However, I feel that people seem to prefer headlines about pure and innocent actresses having secret rendezvous late at night to me."

Ueto Aya's expression changed slightly at Mizunashi Rena's sudden provocation, and she subconsciously reached out and pressed down on Mizunashi Rena's hand that was moving around on Aragaki Yu's arm.

In that instant, Rena Mizunashi's eyes narrowed, and she met Aya Ueto's gaze.

The air around them suddenly seemed to freeze. For various reasons, their hands remained on Shinju's shoulders, neither of them showing any intention of letting go first.

Yuu Aragaki tried to subtly move away, only to find herself trapped between two women, unable to move, while Ai Haibara's burning gaze from behind made her feel like she was being pricked by needles.

……

After a full sixty seconds of silence, Rena Mizunashi suddenly tilted her head back and let out a silvery laugh, her wine-red manicured nails covering her eyes, "Pfft—"

Her hair brushed against Aragaki Yu's stiff shoulder, carrying a citrus scent.

"I'm not kidding anymore."

She suddenly stopped laughing, wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes with her fingertips, her eyelashes still glistening with tiny sparkles of light. "I said from the beginning that I'm not a gossip reporter who stakes out celebrities."

Before the last word had even faded, she had already straightened her back, all traces of her previous flippant expression vanished, and the professional aura unique to news anchors instantly returned, the collar of her shirt under her black suit jacket as neatly trimmed as if cut with a knife.

Of course, as she moved away from Yuu Aragaki, Rena Mizunashi didn't forget to secretly glance at Yuu Aragaki's expression.

The reason she did this was certainly not because she was really there to make a joke.

Instead, he wanted to take advantage of this chance encounter to test the high school detective in front of him.

As for why...

It was because there was something that had always bothered him.

After Aragaki Yuu and the Mori detective solved the "harassing customer" incident for her, she was surprised to find a piece of chewing gum with a listening device stuck to the bottom of her shoe by chance.

This discovery made her look quite unpleasant.

As a CIA agent planted in the Black Organization, Rena Mizunashi was required by the organization to disguise herself as a journalist and secretly work at the Nichiuri TV station. In an instant, she thought of countless possibilities.

Whether it's someone starting to doubt her organization's identity, the organization starting to doubt her loyalty, or someone else wanting to investigate her, it's all a very bad thing.

Therefore, many of the people she met that day were included in her list of suspects.

……

On the other side, Rena Mizunashi's expression was completely different from before, which even made Aya Ueto a little confused for a moment.

Chapter 709 Paper Dance

"That woman is dangerous." Half an hour later, at Professor Agasa's house, Ai Haibara, who had been frowning the whole way, finally couldn't help but remind Yuuichi Aragaki, who was about to turn around and leave, before entering the gate.

"Hmm?" Yuu Aragaki, who thought Ai Haibara's organization radar had successfully locked onto Rena Mizunashi, glanced at her with some surprise. "Who are you talking about? Aya-san? Or... Rena Mizunashi-san?"

"..."

Ai Haibara glanced at Yuu Aragaki, opened her mouth but didn't know how to explain.

After parting ways with Aya Ueto and Rena Mizunashi at the izakaya, Ai Haibara pondered the whole way.

If that fleeting sense of unease in the izakaya wasn't just her imagination, then the most suspicious people in the entire izakaya at that moment were undoubtedly Aya Ueto and Rena Mizunashi, who were standing right next to her.

Although she later tried to test the two of them but found no problems, she couldn't afford not to be cautious in such matters.

More importantly, the two of them had a very suspicious attitude towards Aragaki Yu, as if they were eager to throw themselves at him.

really...

What is it about this guy that attracts so much attention from the opposite sex?!