I am in Mihua, and the ladies all like me

According to Reiko Akiba, this can also be considered absolute pitch.

By analogy, those experienced chefs who can judge the freshness of food ingredients and how they were processed with just one bite have what is called absolute taste.

And the absolute vision possessed by those otakus who can recognize Gundam models at a glance.

Well, when you think about it this way, absolute pitch doesn’t seem to be that great.

After taking a sip of the beef brisket and mushroom soup cooked by Reiko Akiba, Serabel smacked her lips secretly and changed the subject.

"Does Miss Qiu Ting usually live alone?"

"Oh, yes."

Reiko Akiba did not avoid the topic, but admitted it generously.

"Although I often have to participate in performances for work, since most of the concerts are held in Tokyo, I bought the house here directly. I live alone. My parents live in their ancestral home in their hometown. They say that they are used to staying in old houses when they are old and don't want to live in a big city."

She paused here, as if she remembered something. Her beautiful face, which was always as resolute as a queen and never easily shaken, revealed a look of slight loss, and she murmured subconsciously.

"It shouldn't be like this..."

"What shouldn't be like this?"

Serabelle asked, pretending to be curious.

"Nothing." Akita Reiko shook her head and lowered her eyes. "I just remembered my former fiancé. He was two years older than me. We were already talking about marriage at the time, but he ended up drinking with his friends and accidentally drove off a cliff when he was drunk and died."

"At first I hated his friends and thought they had deliberately killed him, but after so long I have come to my senses and let it go. Of course those people who drank were also responsible, but in the end it was he who drove illegally even though he knew he was drunk, which led to the final result."

The so-called "drinking buddies" here naturally refer to the four people who died in the three "flute cases" reported in the previous news.

Serabelle had already watched this episode in advance at the Metropolitan Police Department yesterday.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

As if she didn't want to dwell on the tragedy of the past, Reiko Akiba smiled again, and then did something that Serabelle had not expected.

She actually took the initiative to pick up a piece of beef brisket for Serabelle.

"Eat quickly. Food gets cold very quickly in this weather. If you don't eat now, it will get cold."

"Oh……"

All in all, the lunch time passed by pleasantly.

After lunch, I washed the dishes and then changed the dressing.

Thanks to yesterday's initial experience, Reiko Akiba's movements were obviously much more skillful today.

"Okay, that's no problem."

She tied the same bow as yesterday, and Reiko Akiba's tone was a little cheerful.

Serabelle put on her clothes, stood up from the bed, and was about to say goodbye and leave.

However, this time, Akiba Reiko interrupted him as if she had predicted the future.

"Wait a moment……"

"Ok?"

At the questioning look from the young man, Akiba Reiko began to stammer, as if she had just spoken but hadn't thought of her lines yet.

"Can you..."

"Can it be anything?"

"No... Um, Sera-kun, do you have any other plans for the afternoon?"

"Not really."

Serabelle told the truth.

"That's it."

Reiko Akiba breathed a sigh of relief.

"In fact, I would like to trouble you to add a temporary commission... Well, of course, I will pay the commission fee."

Chapter 385 Sleeping Service

The perspective switches, and the sound of water dripping can be heard in the misty bathroom.

It was Reiko Akiba taking a shower.

She raised her face and stood in the water curtain pouring down on her head. Her long black curly hair, which was completely wet, stuck to her body, outlining her golden ratio curves that were in her youth and looked like they were carefully carved by a master craftsman.

Reiko Akita didn't move.

She had been in this position in the bathroom for nearly ten minutes.

"Ah……"

Reiko Akita exhaled slowly, squinted her beautiful brown-red eyes towards the dense water droplets falling from above her head, and then opened them a little, revealing a rare flash of confusion and bewilderment.

Just a quarter of an hour ago, she had just changed the medicine for Serabelle and did something stupid that was unprecedented in her history.

It was so stupid that Reiko Akiba spent ten minutes trying to figure out why she did that.

It was just a momentary impulse, and the words "stay" came out without thinking.

What’s even worse is that Serabelle agreed and was now sitting by the bed in the master bedroom outside the bathroom door, waiting for him.

Even Reiko Akiba herself couldn't explain what her exact mental state was at the time.

That was an experience I had never had in my life for more than twenty years.

It seemed that as long as Serabelle was by their side, even the most meaningless and meaningless thing of repeating each other's names over and over again would become interesting.

And if Serabelle was not there, she would return to her previous life, mechanically repeating the same things day after day for more than ten years.

It’s not too good, nor too bad. There’s no painful past that I would rather die than recall, but there are also no precious memories that are worth remembering for a lifetime.

Just simply - live.

As a result, now that Serabelle stayed, she was at a loss as to what to do.

“…Really? What on earth am I doing…”

Time skipped forward, and Serabelle, who was sitting at the head of the bed in the bedroom, finally waited for the bathroom door to open after thirty minutes.

Like the lid of a boiler being opened, as the bathroom door was pushed open a crack, white steaming mist suddenly filled out, bringing some moisture to the slightly dry bedroom in winter.

The person who came out was Reiko Akiba, who had taken a twenty-minute shower, spent ten minutes blow-drying her hair, and changed into her pajamas for a nap.

She turned her gaze in the direction she remembered, and when her eyes fell on the young man beside the bed, Reiko Akita quickly looked away.

"Sorry to keep you waiting……"

The first words this talented singer said as she walked out of the bathroom felt like something was not right.

What do you mean by "sorry to have kept you waiting"? It's as if they are going to do something next.

"It doesn't matter. I don't have any other plans this afternoon anyway."

Serabelle picked up her cell phone, which was on the bedside table, and put it on silent mode.

"I just need to sit here like this from now on, right?"

"……Um."

Maybe it was because she was a little hot from taking a shower, but when Reiko Akiba's previous request was reminded, her usually fair cheeks looked slightly rosy.

But she still nodded slightly, walked to the bed in her slippers, got on the bed, lay down and covered herself with the quilt.

Hiding herself tightly below the neck in the quilt, Reiko Akiba remained lying on her back and turned her head to look at the young man who was sitting quietly at the head of the bed on her left, her tone sounding a little embarrassed.

"I'm sorry to give you such a strange request. Normally, this kind of thing should be handled by the Metropolitan Police Department."

"Fortunately."

Serabelle didn't care.

"Anyway, detectives don't have to solve crimes. They are freelancers after all. As long as there is a commission that they are sure they can do and the remuneration is reasonable, they will take it."

"From what you said, it seems like you have done any other work?"

Reiko Akita raised her eyebrows as if with interest.

"Pretty much," Serabelle recalled. "Actually, solving murders is only a small part of the problem. Most of the time, it's about some strange civil disputes, like helping to investigate adultery... or even finding cats."

"Compared to that, Ms. Qiu Ting, your bodyguard commission is quite normal."

bodyguard?

Reiko Akita was slightly stunned for a moment.

Then Serabelle continued, "After all, you have just experienced such things for two consecutive days. It is normal to feel insecure. Moreover, people are least prepared when they are asleep, especially since the other party's three previous assassination attempts have failed. Tomorrow is the day when the concert will officially begin. Miss Qiu Ting, your physical functions are still intact and you fully meet the necessary conditions for performing in the concert. Who knows if the other party will be desperate and ignore their hidden identity and use force directly."

Uh……

Reiko Akita opened her mouth blankly.

It is true that Serabelle's analysis is quite reasonable and well-founded, and in theory it can almost be considered a perfect psychological analysis.

However, she really didn't think so.

But I just can't say this.

Reiko Akiba pursed her lips slightly and adopted a half-joking tone.

"Speaking of which, Miss Sera, your sister, I remember she said that you were in love with the older generation. Is that true?"

"……what?"

The sudden change of topic gave Serabel's brain a buffer of 0.1 second, and she touched her chin uncertainly.

"I think should not be."

"Really~ No?"

Noticing the change in the boy's tone, Reiko Akiba adopted a queenly tone with a hint of sarcasm.

"But the day before yesterday when we were hit by a truck, we had plenty of time to hide in the yard of the neighboring family, but you dragged me forward and ran for four or five families before we were about to be hit by the truck. Tell me the truth, was it to show off?"

"Ah... that actually has nothing to do with being cool."

Serabelle hesitated.

"But as for the real reason, Miss Qiu Ting, you probably don't want to know, but I can't make up a perfect excuse on the spot, so don't dwell on it."

"Huh? Why?"

Reiko Akiba, who had originally just said it casually, became interested when she heard this.

"It's okay, just tell the truth, I promise I won't be angry."

"If you really want to know..."

Serabelle shook her head helplessly.

"The truth is, according to my judgment, the outer wall of the residential yard over there could not withstand a full-speed truck crashing into it. Even if you hide in someone's yard, as long as the truck adjusts its direction, it will still cause considerable damage and cause injuries. And because of the previous incident of drugging the thermos cup, I believe that the truck is coming for you, so I have to lead it away."

"Then couldn't you just leave me outside and ignore me?" Akita Reiko was puzzled.

"It still doesn't work. The general direction of the inside and outside of the wall is the same. That area is all single-family buildings. The area of ​​the front yard is far less than that of the villa area. It can even be said to be very small."

Serabelle continued to shake her head.

"Besides, my sister was also present at the time. I couldn't possibly gamble on such odds. So to some extent, I used you, Miss Qiu Ting, to divert the truck. In exchange, I threw you out when it was about to be hit. This way, even if I couldn't dodge, I could at least guarantee your safety."

"..."

With just a few words, the faint smile on Akiba Reiko's face disappeared completely.

She stared at Serabelle blankly for a long time, her eyes flickering several times, and finally she uttered this sentence stiffly.

"I've never seen someone like you who takes his life so lightly."

Chapter 386: Akiba Reiko Wants to Be Filled

As if she was angry, Reiko Akiba never spoke again after saying the last sentence.