Fūya Rei raised his hand and pressed the mirror, then tilted his head expressionlessly.

In the center of the light golden hair, a palm-sized translucent blue triangular crown moves with the deviation of the head. No matter how its owner moves, it always stays in that position and is extremely firm.

As for this little crown that is very magical girl style, Rei Furuya can't remember when it first appeared.

It was as if one day when I suddenly came to my senses, it was right there in my head.

At first, Rei Furuya tried to verify it with scientific theories, but no one except him could see the little crown. After various methods failed, he went to see a psychologist.

As expected, Furuya Rei's mental state was healthy, with doctors at most describing him as wary and paranoid. This was a trait of his profession, so let's just say it was within normal limits.

The little crown did not interfere with daily life, and people around him would not look in the mirror all the time. Just when Furuya Rei decided to ignore it for the time being, a vague concept about the little crown emerged in his mind.

It is the crown of the soul, and proof of a contract concluded with a certain existence using one's own soul as a bargaining chip.

However, what the content of the contract was, or whether the existence was a god or a devil, Furuya Zero had no idea.

Coincidentally, at that time, an email from his boss was sent to his mobile phone, which was about bringing in a new person.

On the first day of the newcomer's arrival, Rei Furuya, who had never understood the function of the small crown before, suddenly learned its use.

It's hard not to suspect that Soul Crown has something to do with the newcomer.

But the newcomer is suspected to be involved with the boss, and Rei Furuya is not sure whether the boss knows about the "hallucination" he saw.

Even when facing the Boss, he would have things he wanted to hide.

Rei Furuya was very cautious about this matter. The most others heard was that Bourbon seemed to be hallucinating. Only Hiro knew that his "hallucination" was a... small blue crown.

Just in case, Rei Furuya adopted his usual attitude when interacting with the newcomer.

The boss didn't react much, and neither did the newcomer, who, like everyone else, couldn't see the little crown either.

Putting aside the fact that there are supernatural powers in this world, Fūya Rei admits that he is not someone who would casually sign a contract with an unknown existence, so the origin of this Crown of Souls is worth pondering.

Unfortunately, there are too few clues, which causes all speculations to be stuck at the very beginning.

Thinking of the interesting puppy doll and candy candy jar in Hasegawa Yu's bedroom, Furuya Rei, who had even studied several comics for the sake of the crown, fell into confusion.

It can't really be some magical girl thing.

...But the puppy doll really looks like the magical creatures and pets around the magical girl protagonist, the kind that specializes in teaching people how to transform.

The fact that the "protagonist" is an energetic idiot makes it even more similar!

After a busy day, Hasegawa, Magical Mermaid, Genki Baka, and Yu successfully returned to the safe house.

"I'm back, Mr. Ikki~"

Hasegawa Yu, with a small blue crown on his head that only he could see, greeted the puppy doll, then squatted down to look at the konpeito candy jar on the bedside table.

After studying it for a moment, he nodded with satisfaction, "Very good, everyone is still shining today!"

[……] Ararat doesn’t understand why the mermaid treats konpeito as a human.

It's understandable that he's talking to the puppy doll that was actually alive in previous rounds.

Hasegawa Yu has his own opinion on this. Every wounded human heart will form konpeito after being healed. In his eyes, these konpeito are like sparkling gems.

There are so many beautiful gems here, and each one represents a person. In other words, he has helped many shining human beings.

Even though he didn't remember it, it didn't stop Hasegawa Yu from being happy about it. As long as he worked hard, the gray gems could be restored to colorful ones!

Let’s get down to business.

After Ararat and the other mermaids finished washing up, changed into pajamas, put on face masks, and comfortably settled into bed, they spoke, "Regarding the assassins that the Di Ai Group might send."

Holding the Garfield doll in his arms, Hasegawa Yu pricked up his ears and said, "You say."

【According to the conversation heard at Nagoya Port, the assassin or mercenary that the Tei Ai Group wants to hire is a man named Akai Shuichi.】

Ararat shared the information he had found online. [He had used the name Moroboshi Dai when accepting some commissions. He was skilled in sniping, and his close combat abilities were also not to be underestimated.]

I couldn't find any information about his appearance online. Be careful when you go out recently. Avoid open areas, as you might be targeted.

Compared to someone, Ararat's care is much more real. [When encountering suspicious strangers, be sure to be vigilant.]

Don't get kidnapped easily!

"Okay, I'll remember that."

Hasegawa Yuu responded seriously, then clapped his hands. "Ararat has become really amazing, able to find so much information at once!"

[Nothing.] Ararat said calmly: [Something of this magnitude is not worth mentioning.]

It would be impressive if you could send Shuichi Akai's photo to a young man's phone.

It’s a pity that I couldn’t find out what tasks this person has taken recently on the Internet, otherwise I would definitely be able to find his whereabouts by following the clues.

Hasegawa Yu blinked, feeling that this sentence sounded familiar, wondering where he had heard it before.

It seems that Senior Fūya also said something similar.

Thinking of his senior, Hasegawa Yu moved his body, "Ararat, can I tell this information to Furuya-senpai?"

I refuse.

Without thinking, Ararat emphasized certain words. "I think Bourbon has some clues. He's a professional intelligence officer."

Maybe it's more complete than his.

"Okay~"

The information was obtained by Ararat. He disagreed with Hasegawa Yu and would not casually tell others about the results. "It's okay as long as the senior is prepared."

Seeing that the mermaid wasn't angry about being kept in the dark, but also worried that if she told him too much, the mermaid would show some strange behavior in front of Bourbon, Ararat could only hint:

Don't trust the sweet talk of intelligence agents.

"Sweet talk? Who?" Hasegawa Yu was confused. "No one said sweet words to me."

[……] Ararat sighed secretly, [It's time, good boy, it's time to go to bed.]

"Ararat's voice clearly sounds like a child too."

Hasegawa Yu snorted softly, but he was very obedient and tucked himself into the bed. "Good night, Ararat, good night, Mr. Ikko."

Looking at the orange-haired young man who fell asleep in the blink of an eye while holding the Garfield doll, Ararat whispered, "Good night."

Everything was calm in the next few days, and Hasegawa Yu lived a busy and regular life.

During the day, I'd ask Shibata-kun to study in the library together, but he'd only stay for half an hour to an hour, constantly saying things that disrupted my study progress. So, Hasegawa Yuu was left to figure things out on his own, but with limited success.

He's really not good at this!

During the hour and a half before and after lunch, he participated in the search of the police scene of the first class based on the location provided by Ararat - as a trainee detective.

This was quite effective, and Hasegawa Yu successfully reduced the collapse value of several police officers to below 85%.

Although he didn't know exactly where the police officers were "touched".

But most of them are related to cases, especially when solving a murder case and finding the real murderer, the collapse value fluctuates the most.

In the afternoon, Hasegawa Yu would go to work at Oda Musical Instruments Store. This was the time he gave himself to rest.

It is true that the resurrection mission is important, but he cannot focus only on it. It will be too much for him to do so in the long run. A combination of work and rest is the best!

Hasegawa Yu can play all the mainstream popular instruments on the market. While playing his favorite songs, he helps the boss to attract customers and makes money with his hobby. Perfect!

There are more and more customers every day, which seems to violate the low-key principle of intelligence personnel. The guilty Hasegawa Yu sincerely hopes that this will not be discovered by Senior Furuya.

Towards evening, Hasegawa Yu will visit Furiya Rei, who was recovering at home after his office was bombed and injured.

It’s just that Ararat said that this residence of Senior Furuya is not where he really lives, but Hasegawa Yu didn’t care.

He knew that bad guys not only had many identities but also many places to live.

Besides, his seniors would occasionally help him with his studies, and they didn’t mind even if his grades were average.

However, like Shibata-kun, the senior likes to talk about irrelevant things from time to time, and Hasegawa Yu's attention is always distracted unconsciously, which makes him a little distressed.

Other than that, everything was perfect!

[But you see, the Investigative Division 1 detectives with bad attitudes have their Honkai values lowered, while the ones with good attitudes have shown no signs of change. The one with no Honkai value at all is probably still a pure black side.]

Ararat seizes every opportunity to give hints, [What does this mean?]

"The police officers are really nice people!" Hasegawa Yu replied immediately.

Noticing Ararat's silence, the orange-haired young man chuckled, "Ararat, it seems your memory is not as good as mine~"

"I said that at the beginning of this week."

At night, Hasegawa Yu stayed at home for safety reasons and reviewed what he had learned during the day. He put down his notes and said, "From what I can feel, those broken red characters are like gray gems."

When you get close to gems, your hands will get dust on them, and there are many emotions in the "dust", and Hasegawa Yu cannot perceive them all in detail.

Anyway...I don't like him.

Fortunately, there was no disgust, perhaps just indifference or something like that? Hasegawa Yu guessed.

"I've seen worse negativity, so this from the seniors is totally fine for now."

When Hasegawa Yu first came to the human world, he could do nothing but sing, his dancing was a mess, and he couldn't recognize all the instruments.

As public figures, celebrities' every move will be magnified infinitely, and black fans will seize on any detail to criticize them.

There are even insulting fans and illegitimate fans among the fans, who are capable of saying and doing anything.

Not to mention that Hasegawa Yu debuted through a talent show, where there were many people who danced better than him and played more musical instruments than him.

The audience's eyes are sharp, and his initial voting ranking repeatedly hovered in the upper middle.

But in the end, Hasegawa Yu won the debut position with a huge margin of victory, with a gap of tens of millions of votes between him and the second place.

The fan who criticized him the most turned into a persistent fan who followed him to the front line. Ten years after his debut, she is still there.

"It doesn't matter if no one likes me, as long as I like myself."

The orange-haired young man, who was already a versatile singer and dancer, arched his eyebrows, and his orange-gold eyes seemed to be filled with thousands of stars. "You have to like yourself first, then you can let others like you too~"

The code in the electronic world fluctuated for a moment, and Ararat or Noah's Ark was simply helpless against the optimistic mermaid.

The resurrection mission is one thing, but the mermaid being deceived by those two smooth-talking guys is another!

Noah's Ark sighed.

Please be careful with sweet words and don't be fooled by anyone.

Including me.

[Because in this world, you are the only red side. ]