"...Tachibana, what are you looking at?"
"Hmm?" Aoto turned his head to glance at Nishino behind him, "Nothing much, just looking out the window at the scenery to pass the time."
They had been staking out in this inn for almost an hour now, and Aoto was so bored he considered counting the patterns on the room's walls.
"Oh..." Nishino replied with an "Oh," then fell silent.
The room sank into a slightly awkward atmosphere.
Teaming up with other groups for missions was common practice at the Magistrate's Office.
But teaming up with the "North Guard Station's top detective" - this was Aoto's first experience.
Aoto and Nishino weren't very familiar with each other, and the little interaction they had was mostly unpleasant.
When Aoto was still "Blockhead Don," Nishino always treated him with a rather arrogant attitude, barely giving him a side glance or bothering to speak to him.
With Nishino's attitude, Aoto naturally didn't bother trying to endear himself.
