"Let's go in!"
Ryuuji took Touka Kirishima's hand and followed her into the shop. Once inside, due to the late hour, Ryuuji engaged the shop's internal lock.
Kousen Yoshimura had already returned to the counter and was in the process of brewing coffee.
Ryuuji immediately pulled Touka Kirishima to the counter and had her sit on a bar stool.
Afterward, Ryuuji went to the counter and said to Kousen Yoshimura, "Manager, let me handle this! You go sit down! I know you have things you want to say to Touka-chan, and you must be very worried about Touka-chan and me! This time, it was our fault. It's mainly my fault; if I had been able to dissuave Touka-chan, this wouldn't have happened!"
As Ryuuji spoke, he began washing his hands by the sink. Seeing that Ryuuji was considerate of him, Kousen Yoshimura stopped what he was doing and decided to let Ryuuji handle things. Kousen Yoshimura then went and sat down next to Touka Kirishima.
"Ryuuji, you don't need to rush to take all the blame. If Touka-chan hadn't wanted to go, you wouldn't have gone along with her recklessness. I know you did this because you didn't want to disappoint Touka-chan. As Touka-chan's future husband, I understand that sometimes you have to stand with Touka-chan," Kousen Yoshimura said leisurely to Ryuuji at this moment.
From Kousen Yoshimura's words this time, it seemed he was quite certain that Ryuuji and Touka Kirishima would end up together.
This time, Ryuuji fell silent, and Touka Kirishima also fell silent.
Then, Kousen Yoshimura looked at Touka Kirishima and said, "Touka-chan, I hope there won't be a next time. What you did wasn't just risking your own life, but also Ryuuji's life! Can you guarantee it?"
"I can guarantee it! Manager!" Touka Kirishima replied.
After this failed assassination attempt, Touka Kirishima understood that there would definitely be no second chance. Even if they chose to attempt a second assassination, it would be unlikely to succeed with just Ryuuji and Touka Kirishima, especially with Satou Kaede's interference.
Having received Touka Kirishima's assurance, Kousen Yoshimura had no intention of continuing to scold her. Instead, he said, "Then tell me about what happened at the time."
Afterward, Ryuuji and Touka Kirishima recounted the events to Kousen Yoshimura.
After Ryuuji brewed coffee for Kousen Yoshimura and Touka Kirishima, he took out the drawing made by Mr. Fueguchi from Touka Kirishima's backpack and showed it to Kousen Yoshimura.
When Kousen Yoshimura saw the drawing of Mado, he couldn't help but look at it a few more times. However, Kousen Yoshimura didn't actually recognize Mado and had no indelible impression of him. After all, Kousen Yoshimura was of such an advanced age, and he had encountered countless {Ghoul} investigators, so it was impossible for him to remember each one clearly.
Mado was likely a {Ghoul} investigator Kousen Yoshimura had seen before, which was why Kousen Yoshimura found Mado somewhat familiar.
Therefore, Kousen Yoshimura put the drawing into his pocket and said to Ryuuji and Touka Kirishima, "Let's leave things as they are for now! You two should get some rest early! I'll head upstairs now!"
After speaking, Kousen Yoshimura got up and went upstairs.
After the manager left, Ryuuji began cleaning the counter. Touka Kirishima did not leave but quietly kept him company.
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