Is there anyone who really wants to be a partner of justice?

"…Mai, the important thing is not whether what Decade said is true, but whether you believe what he said is true. Mai, of course I can use divination to test you. I can even tell you directly without divination that what Decade said is false to reassure you.

However, if I can test the truth this time, what if I am not here next time? Zhenyi, what you need is not the right or wrong in reality, but the firm understanding of things in your heart. If your heart is firm enough, even if what Decade said is true, it cannot affect your kind heart.

So, Zhenyi, I still say the same thing, believe in what you believe, and stick to it..."

It must be said that Takano was really worried about Mai, this innocent little girl. After his earnest advice, Mai finally came out of the blow, nodded and said, "I understand, Miss Takano... Thank you for telling me this... Next time I meet Decade, I won't be confused anymore..."

You better not...

Takano prayed helplessly in her heart. Mai's innocent and self-righteous character doomed her growth path to be full of confusion and setbacks. On the one hand, she admired Mai's innocence very much and felt that it was a precious quality in today's world. She hoped that Mai could continue to move forward consistently.

On the other hand... this real world cannot accommodate such innocent kindness...

Takano originally wanted to divine the truth of what Decade said... However, now, Takano felt that it might not be necessary.

In fact, in her opinion, Decade's existence is not necessarily a bad thing for Mai. Facing her own dark side, Takano can't think of a better opportunity for Mai to grow.

If what Decade said is false, then Takano hopes that guy can act it out for real. If what he said is true... please make it even worse.

"Okay, Mai, get up, don't forget, we still have a friend who needs us to save..."

"Ah... yes, Kadoya Shikun!"

……

"Ah...ah...my head hurts...tsk. Damn it, that guy called Kaiqi is really unsportsmanlike! He attacked a knight who had used up all his cards! If he dares, don't attack me. Let's fight again, a one-on-one duel!"

Shinichi, who woke up from his "fainting", pounded the ground and shouted angrily, rebuking Kaiqi for his unsportsmanlike behavior. The two women were relieved to see that Shinichi was still alive and well.

Takano smiled bitterly and said to Mai: "I know you are very angry, Kadoya Shikun, but don't be angry yet. The chance of fighting again should be gone. Kaiqi...has been killed by someone else."

Zhenyi was stunned for a moment, his stunned and puzzled expression was so lifelike that there was no flaw: "Ah? Dead? Who killed him!?"

The two women talked to each other and explained to Shinichi in detail what happened after he was attacked.

Finally, Mai asked Shinichi curiously: "Um... Kadokuni Shikun, when you were fighting Kaiqi, did you see Decade? Did he talk to you?"

"Me? Uh... well, that unethical Kaiqi took advantage of my lack of cards and teamed up with his contracted beast to fight two against one. I didn't last long before they knocked me out... As for that decade, I wasn't involved in the whole process...

Oh, no, I remember now. Some of it was right. Before I passed out and was unconscious, I saw a knight who looked exactly like your Dragon Knight, Mai, standing up and stopping Kaiqi.

The light was too dim at the time, and I didn't notice the change in color on his body. I thought it was you, Zhenyi, and asked if it was you. Then the knight turned around and nodded at me. "

After hearing Shinichi's narration, the two women looked at each other, each with different thoughts in their minds.

Finally, Gao Ye sighed and said, "Well... let's just leave it at that for now... at least, the knight named Decade, although cruel, doesn't seem to have any hostility towards us..."

"Well...but I...don't like him very much." Longqi muttered in a low voice.

"So... the bishop still hasn't come, King Snake doesn't want to share information, and Abyss Knight has also run away... After all the effort, the investigation is still at a standstill... However, by some strange coincidence, Kai Knight, the troublesome opponent, has been eliminated."

Shinichi held his head helplessly and sighed, which made Takano look a little ugly. She said: "Kaiqi's exit may not be a good thing... Do you remember my divination? I thought that fate had changed, but now it seems that Kaiqi, as the former user of Da Ya, still cannot escape the fate of being the third to exit..."

After hearing Takano's concerns, Mai couldn't help but ask, "Ah? Doesn't that mean that Miss Takano... will be the next knight to leave?!"

"Not necessarily. After all, this is just my association... I hope it's just my sensitivity..."

Shinichi rubbed his head and said, "I think it's just pure sensitivity. I think it's easy to prevent Miss Takano from becoming the next knight to die."

"Hmm? Kadoya Shikun, what can you do?"

Shinichi pointed at Mai and suggested, "Mai, isn't your hope to summon Decade? Well, you can try to say in your mind now: Please, another me! Let him randomly select another unlucky knight and make him leave the stage. Wouldn't this so-called fate be broken?"

Mai immediately protested angrily: "What a stupid idea! Kadokuni Shikun, I don't want to hurt anyone at all!"

"Oh?" Shinichi was immediately interested when he heard this, and teased with a smile: "Mai-chan, you said you didn't admit it, but now you're exposed, right? You still choose to regard Decade as a part of yourself."

Mai's expression suddenly changed, she realized that she had let something slip... Pah! What do you mean by letting something slip? Decade is a part of me, I won't admit it!

"I just slipped up! What I meant to say was... I won't allow Decade to hurt others!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah~"

Seeing Shinichi's teasing expression, Mai was anxious and angry. She looked to Takano for help, but Takano stared at her with sharp eyes like Usagi-chan in the comedy comic Hiyori, as if her words just now had completely exposed her inner thoughts...

Although, it seems that this can be completely unnecessary...

But! But...

amount……

Uh...Ahhh!

Even though her slow brain was spinning like crazy, Mai was unable to do anything but comfort herself.

Mai, who was furious, could only yell, "Oh Rone Decade!!!"

Chapter 100: The Knight Who Grants Wishes

"Ah, so the clue is still broken."

After spending the whole day searching for clues but being inexplicably dragged into a battle, Shinichi and the other two returned to the coffee shop where Youxia was. As they had not made any substantial progress, the three were not in high spirits.

Especially Mai, after what happened with Ryuga before, she was not in good shape.

Seeing the three people's lost looks, Quan Youxia came forward curiously and asked, "Hey, what's wrong? You all look like wilted eggplants. Is there no progress in the investigation?"

Gao Ye waved his hand and responded: "It can't be said that there is no progress. At least we already know which direction we should work towards. At present, all the clues we need to know are in the hands of Wangshe, but... Wangshe is obviously not a person who is willing to cooperate with others. It is still a troublesome thing to get information from him."

As he spoke, Takano told Youxia in detail what had happened to the three of them that day.

"Oh!? Is it so exciting?" Youxia said in surprise with her eyes shining and covering her mouth.

Mai on the side asked, "Hey, Youxia, do you want to join the investigation later? More people means more strength. If one more person joins, there will be a greater chance of stopping the knight war."

"As for me... ah, forget it. I'm not good at fighting. Even if I join you, I probably won't be able to help much." Youxia sighed and rejected the invitation.

Shinichi asked curiously after hearing this: "You don't want to join the battle? Didn't you also participate in the Knight War for your own wish? I remember that it was... to meet someone you wanted to meet? If you don't want to fight, does that mean you gave up your wish?"

In response to Shinichi's question, Youxia grinned, made a V sign to Shinichi and replied happily: "No, how can I give up on a wish? I just got lucky and my wish came true~"

"Eh!?" x3

The three of them suddenly burst into screams of surprise.

Mai was full of curiosity, the gossip fire in her heart was burning, and she asked: "So... Youxia, you have met the person you have been looking for?"

"Hmmmm~"

Shinichi also came up and asked, "Did you talk to Him?"

"Wow~hmm!"

Gao Ye took out his tarot cards and said, "Would you like to share your names? I can tell you your future direction."

You Xiaqiao smiled and shook her head, "Forget about that~ I am very satisfied that we can meet each other. As for the future relationship, I think it would be too boring if I knew the result in advance~"

Shinichi wanted to continue gossiping, so he asked, "What's his name? Is he a boy or a girl?"

"Da-me-yo~ Kadokuni-kun, you can't just reveal a girl's secret so easily~"

Shinichi could only shake his head helplessly when he saw this: "Alas, I'm just satisfying my curiosity. Youxia-chan is too polite. But, now, Youxia, there's no need for you to continue the knight battle, right?"

"It's really not necessary... However, as long as I have this card box, I must fulfill the contract between me and my contracted beast. Now I just need to beat up Mirror Beast to feed my contracted beast. So, Mai-chan, you guys have to work hard. I'm really not good at fighting with others, but I don't want to die in the knight war."

"Oh! It seems that now there is one more reason to stop the knight war!" Mai agreed to Youxia's request with full enthusiasm.

Youxia was immediately delighted, and said to the three people, "Well! The three of you must work hard! I can't help you much, but seeing that you are so tired, I will treat you today and give each of you a cup of coffee to refresh yourself~"

As he spoke, Youxia once again recommended the coffee shop's new flavored latte.

Shinichi said it looked good, but I was still the same: "Well, thank you, please give me a strong mocha."

Youxia admonished Shinichi with an unhappy look on her face: "Ugh... Kadokuni Shikun, you order mocha every day. If you drink too much of this high-sugar, high-calorie coffee, you will gain weight."

Shinichi responded without any worries, “Woo~ I don’t mind gaining weight, I’m not the type of person who likes the skinny aesthetic, I think having a voluptuous body is a sign of a healthy body.

Hey, Youxia, your body shape is pretty good. Hiss... can you lift your shirt up a bit? I don't mean anything else, I just want to see if your belly is full and healthy."

"Huh!? How can you ask a girl like that!? As expected, Kadoya Shikun, you are actually a pervert, right?" Tomohisa made an angry expression, picked up a feather duster and started hitting Shinichi on the head.

"Huh? Kadokuni Shi-kun, you actually like voluptuous girls?" Mai, who was standing beside him, looked up at him in surprise and couldn't help asking, "When I first met you, you looked so thin. I thought you were one of those skinny young people who advocate losing weight..."

"If I say that I was too thin before because I ate poorly and was malnourished, would you believe it?" Shinichi grabbed Youxia's feather duster, chuckled, and asked back.

In response, Mai shook her head in disbelief and said, "I don't believe it. Kadoya Shikun, you are so rich, how could you not eat well..."

"Ha~ Then if I say that I just happened to be a poor loser who inherited a relative's estate a while ago and couldn't even eat well before the inheritance, would you believe it?"

"Oh, is that so? That's great. Kadoya Shikun's luck must be due to the good deeds of Shinichi-kun!" After hearing Shinichi's narration, Mai's face showed an expression of envy and a hint of pity. She envied Shinichi for being able to inherit a large sum of inheritance, and she felt pity for Shinichi's difficult life before that.

Mai even showed an expression of being happy and touched. Shinichi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He could feel pity and be happy for her. He could only say that this girl was indeed a little virgin and angel who was consistent from the inside out...

Takano on the side chuckled and said to Mai, "Mai, you really do believe whatever you hear. Kadoya Shi-kun is obviously teasing you..."

Mai was immediately shocked and asked in disbelief, "Ah!? Are you kidding me? How could that be possible?"

Well... one more thing, my brain is a little bit stupid.

Youxia pulled out the feather duster held in Shinichi's hand and said with a pout, "It's also because you're slow to react, Mai-chan. Once you get to know this guy, you can tell he has a lot of bad taste! He especially likes to play all kinds of jokes on his friends to amuse himself... He actually looked at my belly! Pervert!"

Shinichi said he felt wronged: "Wow... I just openly admitted my preferences, how come I'm considered a pervert~"

"Hmph! Mocha, don't think I'll treat you, you have to pay for it yourself!" After directly depriving Shinichi of the right to free coffee, he smiled and asked Takano, "Hey, Takano-chan, you haven't ordered yet, do you want to try the wine latte?"

Gao Ye politely waved his hand and said, "No, I'm lactose intolerant. I don't even drink milky coffee. Give me a cup of black coffee, thank you."

"Oh... what a pity... where's Mai-chan~"

"Um... I'm still the same..."

"Stare~"

"Forehead……"

"Stare~"

"Okay, I'll have a latte..."

"Okay! Thank you all for your orders. Please wait a moment. Thank you~"

After saying that, Youxia swung her body and nimbly turned behind the stage like a lark and started brewing coffee.

Mai looked at Youxia's excited look and muttered, "It seems that Youxia has been very happy these days. In the past, Youxia has always been like a very quiet senior, teaching me various ways to make coffee. In recent days, she has been so cheerful that I feel like she has become a different person."

Gao Ye smiled and said, "Maybe it's because she met the person she has always pursued. Generally speaking, we call this situation a girl's love."

"Cough cough!" Mai was choked by Takano's rather aggressive words.

Shinichi waved his hand and said, "Youxia didn't tell us about that person. We don't even know if he is old or young, male or female. So we should not assume that they are lovers. Maybe... they are parents that we have never met."

"Kadokuni Shikun, don't you think your guess is a little far-fetched? Your parents have never met each other..."

"Well~ I just said it casually. Anyway, this is Youxia's private matter. She doesn't want to talk about it. Outsiders like us don't need to care too much. I think it's better for us to talk about business first."

Shinichi held up three fingers and analyzed to the three people: "Don't forget, although the Bishop's line has temporarily fallen into difficulties because of King Snake, there are three people visiting the Bishop in the mental hospital."

As he said this, Shinichi retracted the roots of his three fingers: "The police have confirmed that it was a forged identity that Wangshe Moshi Lijian picked up from him. Lawyer Yuanqi also fought with us. It can be basically confirmed that this guy is mostly doing things for money and has little connection with the Samsara Society.

Then, there is only one clue left... the bishop's daughter, Kojima Masaka."

Chapter 101: The Man in the Mirror

"Then, there is only one clue left, Kojima Masaka. In the next few days, we may be able to start from this line and look for clues from Kojima Masaka. Mai, as a reporter, you should have no problem finding people, right?"

Facing Shinichi's question, Mai patted her chest and assured: "Don't worry, Kadoya Shikun, this is my specialty. Tomorrow I will go to the police station to check under the pretext of reporting."

Takano nodded and made arrangements: "Then, when the time comes, we will divide the work. Mai will be responsible for checking the files at the police station, and Kadokuni Shikun and I will go to visit. When the time comes, if Mai has any results, she will call us."

The three of them talked about tomorrow's affairs, and just when they were chatting, Youxia brought them each a cup of coffee. It was a classic coffee shop, with seats by the window, the scenery of a small bridge and flowing water outside the window, and classic hits from the last century playing on the record player.

In this cozy atmosphere, the three of them drank a sip of steaming hot coffee and felt the rich and mellow taste of the coffee. Wow~ This feeling is really wonderful~

The three of them just enjoyed this soothing warmth after being exhausted physically and mentally for the whole day...

“Burp! Hehe~ Kadoya Shi…kun… Burp! Ms. Takano…we, we unite! For…burp! For that…decade, let’s form…form a double-sided cheese sandwich!”

"..."

Shinichi and Takano looked at Mai who was drunk and sitting on the sofa, and couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Youxia who was standing beside them with an innocent look.

"Uh... well, I only put a tiny bit of vodka in the latte... just one or two spoons... I didn't expect that Mai would get drunk like this..."

Looking at Mai lying on the sofa with a drunken and silly smile, Shinichi sighed softly, flicked her head, and muttered: "Well, I'll take this girl back home. I live with her anyway."