My Boss, A Clear And Perfect Beauty Who's An Elite Police Bureaucrat, Turns Out To Be My Sweet And Doting Childhood Friend Who Loves Me Dearly At Home. - Chapter 48

Chapter 4: Coexistence after Solving the Case?

I Don’t Want to Be a Nuisance

In the end, I ended up staying at Maho’s place again on Saturday night. It’s practically like we’re living together at this point.

That day, we spent the entire time leisurely at home together, which was surprisingly more comfortable than I thought. There was a little trouble when Maho fell asleep on the sofa after her bath, and when I tried to carry her to bed, she almost misunderstood and accused me of trying to attack her…

But overall, being with Maho was fun and an irreplaceable time.

Shinichi was increasingly leaning towards the idea of living with Maho.

(But…)

Even though we’ve completely made up, there are still two issues remaining.

I’m concerned whether Maho bringing her subordinate Shinichi into her room and living together would affect her chances of promotion.

Then, there’s the past incident involving Rikako that Shinichi hasn’t emotionally settled yet. Maho would probably say she doesn’t care anymore, but the original cause of their fallout was that very issue.

If that’s the case, I can’t wholeheartedly accept living with Maho without resolving that problem.

Naturally, on Sunday night, Shinichi returned to the dorm. The next morning, he went to the police station as usual. Fortunately, there was no on-call duty, and there were no calls from the station, so he could rest unusually well.

There are no days off for detectives, as everyone in the police knows.

“Good morning, Senpai♪”

When I sat down at my desk, Kana rushed over and made me tea.

Unlike the past, juniors don’t prepare tea for their seniors in modern police stations.

It would be sexist to make women do that kind of work just because they’re women. So, when Kana makes tea for Shinichi, it’s out of her kindness.

“Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

Kana’s cheeks turned a bit red as she chuckled.

“Saturday was fun, wasn’t it?”

“Yeah, it was…”

Shinichi looked around nervously. If it became known that he had a date with Kana in Asakusa, he would be the envy of every man in the station.

Though it’s too late, as they’ve already made plans for a weekend date… With Kana’s personality, I have a feeling she would spread it around grandly.

However, Kana brought her lips close to Shinichi’s ear.

“Don’t worry. I won’t spread around that we went out together.”

“Eh…?”

“I don’t want to be a nuisance to you, Senpai.”

“It’s not a nuisance at all.”

“Wouldn’t the other men get jealous?”

It seems that Kana understands that she’s popular and that being close with Shinichi makes others envious.

It’s natural for an 18-year-old beauty to be popular in the workplace.

“So, I’ll keep our date a secret. For now.”

Kana grinned mischievously. Even just having a close conversation like this could make them the subject of jealousy, but I appreciate Kana’s consideration.

She’s such a diligent girl, Shinichi thought, as she joked, “I’m honest and a good girl, aren’t I?” making him chuckle.

Yes. Exactly.

Kana is honest and a good girl.

Maybe Kana likes Shinichi. And then, Maho’s face naturally came to mind, and Shinichi felt disturbed.

(Why am I thinking about Maho now…?)

Kana looked up at Shinichi, who had fallen silent.

“Senpai?”

“Ah, sorry. Let’s do our best today too, Azusa-san.”

“Yes!”

Kana’s face lit up. I don’t want to do anything that would cloud her expression, Shinichi thought.

I’ve promised to have a date with Kana on the weekend, and I don’t intend to break that promise.

Just then, an announcement suddenly came over the station’s intercom.

“From the Metropolitan Police to all stations. An armored vehicle carrying cash has been hijacked, and the suspect is currently fleeing towards the eastern part of the city.”