Gin likes me?

"Hey, don't you need me to accompany you today?"

The food on the chopsticks fell on the table before it reached his mouth. Looking at the ruthless words suddenly said by Vermouth who was sitting opposite him, Saburo Uozuka stood there in a daze, his brain thinking rapidly.

They were clearly in love with each other before, and Kurosawa Hotaru's Uozuka Saburo also found a reason to ask for leave and stay in Magnesium for a few more days. Vermouth should not have any worries anymore.

"Don't let your imagination run wild."

Looking at Uozuka Saburo with amusement, who was frowning and obviously daydreaming, Vermouth stretched out her chopsticks to pick up the fried dumplings that Uozuka Saburo had dropped on the table, brought them to her mouth, and took a delicious bite.

"I didn't suddenly change my mind, or anything like that. It's just that I need to go to the organization's base today to report some information. My injury isn't that serious, so I don't want to delay it."

"Isn't it okay over the phone?"

"Some things are better said face to face."

"Can't I go with you?"

"I think Xiaoying helped you cover up for your visit to Magnesium this time. You can't go to the base in Magnesium openly."

Smiling and poking Uozuka Saburo's forehead, Vermouth looked at Uozuka Saburo who suddenly became willful, and her heart was full of happiness.

She really liked the feeling of taking care of others, whether she was being taken care of by Uozuka Saburo or she was the one taking care of Uozuka Saburo.

"Although most people in the organization know that we have a good relationship, this is not a reason for you to come to Magnesium to help me with the mission without the organization's knowledge."

"Okay then, I'll go out for a stroll today. By the way, do you want anything to eat tonight?"

After hearing what Vermouth said, Uozuka Saburo did not insist any further.

He knew that when it came to dealing with organizational issues, Vermouth definitely had more experience than he did, and it was always right to listen to her on many things.

"Don't worry about that. I have a lot of things to report, so I might not be back until very late today."

She stretched her body lazily, showing off her graceful curves in front of Saburo Uozuka. Noticing the change in the man's eyes, Vermouth curled the corners of her mouth with satisfaction.

"Don't be so sad. After I finish reporting the mission this time, I can really go to the room. Xiaoying said that she can buy you about a week's time. Have you decided where to go? Sister, I will accompany you~"

"Is that so? Then I really need to think about it carefully."

Seeing Vermouth's high spirits, Uozuka Saburo wisely didn't say anything that would ruin the atmosphere, such as "It's obvious that you want to play more."

However, this time I came to Magnesium to help Vermouth solve her problem. I was originally planning to leave and return to Neon, but something like this happened.

Moreover, because of his current relationship with Vermouth, Saburo Uozuka, who had already been arranged to take shape, had no way to contact Andrea Vitellius for a meeting or anything like that.

How should I spend my rare free time?

"Um, wait a minute?"

Suddenly thinking of something, Saburo Uozuka took out his mobile phone and saw an email from Suzuki Sonoko, who had been constantly telling him about how hard it was to participate in family activities and complaining about Kudo Shinichi and Xiaolan abandoning them to live together.

“This, it seems like I can go take a look.”

. . .

"Ah, Brother Kurosawa, we are here!"

Waving his hands with an enthusiasm that made Kudo Yusaku jealous, he saw Uozuka Saburo parked the car from a distance. Ignoring the strange looks from the people around him, Kudo Shinichi loudly called out Uozuka Saburo's most popular kana in Neon language.

"Oh, this is just a surprise visit, I hope I'm not disturbing you."

He laughed out loud and strode up to the Kudo family and Mouri Ran. Uozuka Saburo lowered his head slightly and greeted them generously.

"How could that be? We haven't seen Kurosawa-kun for a long time."

Kudo Yukiko was waving her hands carefree, behaving exactly like her son, and was very happy to see Uozuka Saburo coming.

"What are you talking about, Sister Yukiko? We just met in the base in Hawaii in the first half of the year."

It was funny to see that although they both had a 16-year-old child, Kudo Yukiko always acted lively and innocent. The familiar Uozuka Saburo didn't hesitate to make jokes with her.

"I put a lot of thought into teaching you how to skydive and making sure that Yusaku-nii wouldn't get jealous."

"No need to worry about that unromantic guy. It's obvious that you, Kurosawa-kun, taught him very well."

"Hey, I'm still here."

He smiled bitterly and shook his head. With such a lively wife, Kudo Yusaku had no choice.

Going against the grain is absolutely not an option, and besides, Kudo Yusaku is used to accommodating his wife in such daily matters.

"This is my first time meeting Kurosawa-kun in Magnesium Country. I was disappointed when Shinichi didn't invite you to come along."

"Even if you say something nice like that, I won't tell you the processes of the missions I've done and let you use them as material for your novel. Brother Yusaku, I've already said that those missions were signed with confidentiality agreements. Industry principles cannot tell others."

He looked at Kudo Yusaku with strange eyes. This man, who should be gentle, mature and handsome in Uozuka Saburo's opinion, turned out to be extremely troublesome after they got to know each other.

Maybe because he writes mystery novels, Kudo Yusaku is extremely curious about the things around him. Ever since he met Uozuka Saburo, he learned from somewhere that the Hawaii base also has a "hire" service for top members, and Uozuka Saburo has set a completion rate of 100% satisfaction for customers in this service.

According to the casual conversations among the people in the base, during the hired missions, Saburo Uozuka experienced, but was not limited to, protecting people from assassins' pursuit, helping to transport supplies from the battlefields of the third world, cooperating with the local government to eliminate rebel forces, etc. These actions would be shocking to ordinary people, and even the unusual people working in the security industry or the military would be shocked after hearing about them.

With such a 'superman' by his side, how could Kudo Yusaku suppress his curiosity?

You have to know that the things that Uozuka Saburo experienced are probably things that ordinary people will never experience in their lifetime.

"That's really a shame."

He smiled and shook his head. Although he did feel regretful, Kudo Yusaku could not force Uozuka Saburo.

Of course, he doesn't have that ability.

Looking at the sturdy Uozuka Saburo in front of him, Kudo Yusaku pushed his glasses and sighed in his heart for the umpteenth time.

"Kurosawa-kun's body is truly terrifying."

"Brother Kurosawa, I'm so happy to see you in Magnesium Country."

After seeing the two elders had almost finished greeting Saburo Uozuka, Xiaolan, who had been standing obediently beside them, happily came over and looked up at Saburo Uozuka.

"Well, my work has come to an end for now, so I'm taking a break today. I just happened to be wondering if you guys are still playing in Magnesium, so I contacted you."

He smiled and reached out to touch Xiaolan's head. A look of thought flashed in Uozuka Saburo's lowered eyes for a moment.

The person who grabbed Vermouth on the stairs in the alley before was Xiaolan.

While chatting with Vermouth these two days, Uozuka Saburo also hinted at what happened to Vermouth on the previous day.

He didn't know if it was his misunderstanding, but Saburo Uozuka always felt that Vermouth seemed to have a great interest in both Mouri Ran and Kudo Shinichi.

And, respond with considerable favor.

"Is it because two people saved her? No, it can't be that simple."

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Saburo Uozuka smiled and asked about everyone's schedule for the day, and received a positive answer from Yukiko Kudo.

"Originally, we were planning to go to the beach, but since Kurosawa-kun is here, we have to go somewhere more fun!~"

"You are not..."

"Let's go, let's go, Kurosawa-kun, you have to drive and keep up with us~"

"Ah, then I'm going to take Kurosawa-sama's car. I have a lot to say to Kurosawa-sama."

"Then go ahead and take Xiaolan with you. Don't even think about running away by yourself."

"Eh."

. . .

"So, this is what you called the fun part, Sister Yukiko."

Looking at the building in front of him with subtle eyes, Saburo Uozuka, who spoke English very well, could of course understand what was written on the big sign at the top of the building.

"As I recall, Sister Yukiko, you didn't seem to like shooting that much."

"Ala, that's not right. I also like the heroic look of girls holding guns!~"

Seeing Kudo Yukiko obviously performing, Uozuka Saburo and Kudo Yusaku looked at each other and both sighed.

Things have come to this point, how could Uozuka Saburo not know what is going on.

I have been tricked by Kudo Yukiko.

Of course, it might be an exaggeration to say that it was calculating. It should be that this overly lively sister wanted to ask me for help with something, but was too embarrassed to ask for it the first time they met.

According to Saburo Uozuka's understanding of Yukiko Kudo, the person who provoked her should be in this shooting club now.

That’s right, the place where Yukiko Kudo drove everyone was a very famous shooting club in the local area.

For others, being able to shoot a few rounds here is a relaxing thing, but for Uozuka Saburo...

Sorry, it's more fun to shoot targets in the organization's base than to come here.

Kudo Shinichi, who obviously noticed something, twitched his mouth, but he had no way to deal with his willful mother.

Among the five people present, perhaps only Mao Lilan naively thought that Kudo Yukiko really wanted to lead everyone to shoot.

And the iconic plot arrived much faster than Uozuka Saburo had imagined.

Almost as soon as Kudo Yukiko took out her membership card and entered the shooting base, a brown-haired woman who looked about the same age as Kudo Yukiko came to the door.

After some mutual sarcasm with a smile on their faces, Kudo Yukiko pulled Uozuka Saburo over, clasped her hands together pitifully, and made her request to Uozuka Saburo who was not surprised.

"Hey, obviously you should just tell me about this kind of thing, Sister Yukiko."

Looking at Kudo Yukiko who had caused this situation with a mixture of laughter and tears, Uozuka Saburo didn't feel anything at all.

Uozuka Saburo was also somewhat unhappy with the woman's attitude. And when she found her so-called backer, a man with a bald head and exaggerated muscular body, the way the man looked at Kudo Yukiko and Mouri Ran made the other three men present frown.

"What a foolish man! He actually wanted to compete with Brother Kurosawa in shooting. Maybe his brain has disappeared along with his hair."

"Yukiko, is this the reason why you rarely come here after you got your membership card? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"I'm too lazy to talk about such annoying things. If I hadn't seen Kurosawa-kun today, I would have forgotten about it."

With a sinister look at the woman who was still feeling smug not far away, Kudo Yukiko looked expectantly at Uozuka Saburo who had taken off his coat and started to flex his wrists.

"Kurosawa-kun, I'm leaving it to you."

"Leave it to me with confidence."

With his mouth wide open, revealing his teeth, under everyone's expectant gaze, Uozuka Saburo strode to the shooting position to the left of the man who was already prepared.

"30-meter target, 5 bullets, how about that?"

"Okay, you go ahead and start."

"Ha, I'm welcome then."

. . .

"50-meter target, automatic rifle, 20 rounds of ammunition!"

"Okay, you go first."

"Hmph, just watch."

. . .

"200-meter target! Bolt-action rifle! 7 rounds!"

"bring it on."

"Come on, come on!"

. . .

Looking at the score of his target appearing on the monitor beside him, Saburo Uozuka shook his head with some dissatisfaction.

The last shot was fired a bit casually and only hit the nine rings. If Kurosawa Hotaru knew about this result of 200 shots without a scope, he would have to practice more.

"Brother Kurosawa is so awesome!"

"Needless to say, Brother Kurosawa is the strongest!"

Kudo Shinichi and Mao Lilan, who had been enjoying watching the show on the sidelines, ran over as soon as Uozuka Saburo put down his rifle. One of them held a towel and the other held purified water, and they looked at Uozuka Saburo with admiration.

Three competitions, three complete wins.

The bald man and the woman opposite looked as ugly as if they had eaten durian peel.

Yusaku Kudo was still able to maintain his reserve, just pursing his lips and watching the excitement silently, but the cheerful Yukiko Kudo had no longer concealed her smug laughter.

It was this laughter that made the bald and brown-haired men, who were already embarrassed and wanted to die, propose a new competition in anger.

"In addition to shooting, you can also try free fighting here!"

Then, while Yusaku Kudo, Yukiko Kudo, and Shinichi Kudo looked at the bald man as if he were a dead person, Saburo Uozuka smiled and said that he was not very good at free fighting, and agreed to the bald man's proposal.