Tokyo: Let the wicked women pay the price!

Before Fujino could put away his notebook,

Saki grabbed his tie.

"Fujino-san, you should be relieved to see the patient go home smiling!"

Fujino nodded subconsciously.

"It's time to settle the score!"

Saki wrinkled her nose fiercely: "I've been working overtime with you for so long! And I haven't even received overtime pay."

"snort!"

Seeing Saki's annoyed expression, Fujino felt a little more relaxed.

Even the fear of heights felt when looking out the window lessened somewhat.

Come to think of it, it's true that I made her stay up so late to work overtime with me.

Hospitals don't pay overtime to dispatched workers.

Even though he's my tenant, he has no obligation to stay up this late.

"I'll treat you to a late-night snack at an izakaya later."

"Really?!"

"But you can't drink alcohol yet."

"Anyone who says such mood-ruining things in a Ferris wheel deserves to swallow a thousand needles."

Saki rolled her eyes at Fujino and leaned on his shoulder.

Fujino shifted his shoulder slightly, but didn't actually pull away.

Strangely enough, it seems that it's easy to fall into silence inside a Ferris wheel.

The Ferris wheel is turning.

The spotlights outside the window were also rotating.

Saki leaned quietly on Fujino's shoulder.

She didn't know how long it had been since she had been able to peacefully enjoy a quiet moment.

Ever since she was kicked out of the villa, she has either been working or on her way to work.

At this time... about two weeks ago, she should have just finished working at the coffee shop and was about to go to the convenience store for her night shift.

She turned her head to look at the person who made her feel at peace again.

Kazuhiko Fujino.

Thank you so much.

sigh.

It would be even better if you weren't asleep right now.

She gently tidied Fujino's hair.

These past two days, she has been working alongside Fujino and has witnessed firsthand the intensity of his workload.

Unlike surgeons, psychiatrists are primarily mentally exhausted.

Analyze the patient's condition, analyze the patient's interpersonal relationships...

Could this workaholic, who's exhausted like an iron man, possibly fall asleep at the heights he fears most?

She moved closer to Fujino's face again, examining it closely.

As Fujino slept, his resolute expression softened, as if he had let his guard down.

She poked Fujino's cheek and murmured coquettishly.

"Does nobody really tell you what to say to the girl you're with when the Ferris wheel is about to reach its highest point?"

"He's probably a lifelong single, isn't he? Kazuhiko Fujino."

Moonlight streamed through the window and fell on Fujino's face, making his complexion appear even more radiant and fair.

Saki gently bit her lip.

She's asleep, so she should be fine.

She turned her body around, facing Fujino sideways.

She gently pecked him on the cheek.

Then, she quickly buried her head in Fujino's shoulder, but secretly looked at Fujino with her eyes.

It looks just like a little mouse stealing oil.

Seeing that Fujino was still asleep, his body rising and falling with his breathing.

Saki finally breathed a sigh of relief, but there was a hint of regret in her eyes.

She leaned against Fujino again, no longer as flustered as before.

Saki gently kissed his cheek.

She smiled and hugged his arm tightly, nestling against his neck.

I wish time could just stop here.

I can't remember when I started to gradually become dependent on him.

I'd be even happier if you could just look at me.

......

When Fujino stepped back onto solid ground, he still felt dizzy.

Just now, because of his fear of heights, he felt dizzy after glancing at Kitano Megumi twice.

As the Ferris wheel rises higher, the feeling of weightlessness becomes more pronounced.

I don't know when it started, but he seemed to have lost consciousness.

"Hey, Saki, let's go."

He scratched his head. That was really dangerous.

Why do some people always like to do such dangerous things?

Especially Saki, who was holding her arm.

He didn't quite understand; he still felt a little uneasy about the feeling of his feet dangling in the air.

"Going out for a late-night snack. I need a beer to calm my nerves."

Fujino felt that, for some reason, from the very beginning... emmmm, let's start after we got off the Ferris wheel.

Saki became much quieter.

She simply held his arm and followed closely beside him.

The gazes that occasionally fell on him seemed different from usual.

In short, it just feels weird.

It shouldn't be a big problem.

I guess it's because I just fell asleep and was a little panicked.

"You don't need to worry too much about me, I'm fine."

Saki looked puzzled as she listened to Fujino's nonsensical words.

She pointed to herself.

"I?"

Are you worried about me?

People can actually laugh when they're speechless.

Let's eat!

"Idiot Fujino."

Fujino found a familiar izakaya near his home.

Deep in a narrow alley, they passed through a narrow passage.

Red lanterns and a noren (traditional curtain) hung at the entrance of the shop, and a plaque hung on the low wooden door.

【Food】

Fujino walked in front of Saki and lifted the curtain.

The shop is dimly lit with soft yellow light, and there are some old calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls.

However, the two or three small tables were all empty, with hardly any customers.

Next to the open kitchen is a row of bar tables, which can barely seat three to five people.

"Fujino-san, you're here again."

The boss greeted him warmly: "Hey, you even brought your girlfriend this time?"

Fujino waved his hand and sat down at the bar.

He enjoys watching his chef grill yakitori while he drinks.

Especially when you take a sip of beer and feel the malty aroma burst in your mouth, watching the foam rise from the chicken fat and smelling the enticing aroma...

He always felt it was a kind of audiovisual enjoyment.

I'm really tired today.

Or perhaps I've just been too tired lately.

He really needs to relax.

As he said, "If you wind a clockwork too tightly, it's very likely to break."

After ordering his favorite dishes, Fujino handed the menu to Saki.

And he didn't forget to give a word of advice.

"You're not 20 yet, you can't drink alcohol."

Fujino shrugged helplessly. In Tokyo, children under 20 are not allowed to drink alcohol, and it is even forbidden to sell alcohol to them.

Saki pouted, "You've really gotten addicted to being my dad!"

She drew circles and selected several kinds of roasted birds.

As she handed the menu to Fujino, she secretly turned her head, a sly smile flashing across her face.

It then quickly disappeared.

She seemed to know how to get Fujino's attention.

Fujino held his glass and sipped Asahi beer.

"Saki, last time you asked me to be your father—"

"He's impersonating Dad."

"Okay! When pretending to be Dad."

Fujino rubbed his face, took a big gulp of ice-cold beer, and shivered.

"They said they'd treat your friend's illness, but then nothing happened."

Saki looked somewhat dejected.

Fujino, today... this could be considered a date!

Why do we still need to talk about work?

She picked up a skewer of chicken leg meat and took a big bite, as if she were biting Fujino himself.

"That's my childhood friend, Sammi Mutsu... chew chew chew... my former bandmate... chew chew chew..."

She was shaking the bamboo skewer, her mouth was bulging, and her voice was sticky and musky.

"Another friend said that she has some amnesia and her personality has changed drastically."

"Anyway, it's not a simple matter. It feels like just a description; you don't really know what's wrong with her."

Fujino nodded.

These symptoms sound complicated. Let's wait for Saki to schedule a time to bring Ms. Senmi to the hospital for a check-up.

His gaze toward Saki grew increasingly strange.

"Hmm? Why are you staring at me, Fujino-san?"

"Because you're good-looking."

"Hahaha, are you drunk? You're kind of cute."

Fujino was certainly not drunk, and he wasn't looking at Saki.

It's just that there's a panel blocking my view.

[Wakaba Saki: Fujino, you idiot! Are you addicted to being my dad?! I wish I could be your dad forever! Later, when he leaves his seat, I'm going to sneak a good drink of your beer! Don't think I'll listen to you so easily. Hmph~]

[Worldline 1: Pretend nothing happened, since you know nothing about it anyway. Wait until Saki is drunk, then take pictures of her embarrassing state and humiliate her severely. (Reward: Item 'Saki's Worn Stockings')]

[Worldline 2: How can a child drink alcohol? If he's not properly disciplined, it's so dangerous for him to get drunk with shady characters when he's out! (Reward: Slightly improved physical fitness)]

[Worldline 3: Drink up, drink up, hehehehehe. Once you're drunk, I can...hehehehe. (Reward: A pregnancy ultrasound report)]