Book 2 Need for Speed (9)

Book 2 Need for Speed (9)

Miss August?! What is wrong with me?! Im the worst!

Said Tony half crying as they were driving back.

I cant stand this. This work is definitely not for me. Getting hard?, Amazing tits?, Fucking hot?!, I almost feel like vomiting after speaking so disgustingly. I feel almost as if I had dived into a pool of filthy water. Shouldnt making love be all about the connection between two people? The heart-to-heart connection is the most important part! Well you may feel like vomiting all you want, but to be honest as a performance, it was pretty much flawless. Unfortunately for you.

Said Godunov from the drivers seat

Hey, Alex. Do you think that maybe we could switch next time? I think that would definitely be much better. Thats nonsense. Youre much better at coming up with good answers, and youve studied this stuff as well. I think the best role for a guy like me is just staying in the back and playing along. We talked about this when we were first paired up, right? Well, thats true, but

Within the current setting, Tony was playing the role of the negotiator, and Godunov was simply playing his partner. Ultimately, the impact would be much softer if it was Godunov who did all the talking and stood out, while Tony kept quiet in the shadows behind him.

Ah, I hate this. I ended up using up all of my mental strength and now I just want to eat something sweet. Want to go to the donut place or something? Alright alright. Your wish is my command.

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The night Tony met up with Gyarben from the gang, Matoba went back to his house in the warehouse district by himself.

Tilarna had told him that she would be staying over at Cecils tonight. Its not like it made much of a difference to him anyways. He simply said Oh okay, and didnt ask any further questions. He wondered if maybe it would be better to call Cecil and make sure she wasnt bothering her, but decided against it in the end. She probably wanted Tilarna to stay over as well, so all was well. He would just go home quietly without anything noteworthy happening.

The city buses werent running anymore, so he had a coworker give him a ride instead. The car stopped in front of his house, he got off and entered the first floor from the garage.

The house felt strangely spacious without the Mini Cooper S and Tilarna.

The room that Tilarna had been creating for herself inside the garage was still there just as she had left it. Materials and tools were still lying there, all over the place. But the quality of the work she was doing was actually pretty good. Even though as far as he remembered she was meant to be the daughter of some Farbanian noble family or something, this kind of craftsmanship was pretty unexpected.

As he got to the second floor, Kuroi came out to greet him like always. He patted her soft furry back, and she meowed while looking up at him. Her round, amber eyes were almost asking him wheres Tilarna?

She said she would be staying somewhere else tonight.

Kuroi started purring. She didnt seem particularly sad or lonely. It was more of an accepting purr. Well, that was fine. She wasnt a particularly smart creature to begin with.

Thats such a shame. She seemed to be quite fond of you, you know?

Some of her belongings were still lying there in the living room. He was thinking about how he would have to pack them all up and send them to her eventually.

Alright. In that case, that is all.

All of them gathered their cellphones or documents, stood up and left the meeting room while chatting with each other.

Matoba. Stay here.

Zimmer called out to him.

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Whats up? How is Exedilika doing?

Asked Zimmer after Tilarna had left along with the other detectives.

Tilarna, huh? Theres nothing wrong with her as far as I know. She usually sits down and listens to meetings like this quietly. Especially because she still has a lot of stuff to remember. But Im sure shell manage somehow. I see. Is there anything wrong? No. Its just that I had never worked with a Semanian before. My superiors are also somewhat uneasy about her, so I was just checking. I know, right? She never received any training as an officer, and she has absolutely no experience patrolling either. Well, thats true.

Zimmer had a sour look on his face.

Though in reality there were absolutely no legal issues with having Tilarna work as an officer despite never having formally studied for it. Since San Teresa City was a special and autonomous region, it had a police system specifically designed so officers from many different countries and regions would be able to be hired with ease. In fact, most of San Teresas officers aged over thirty used to work in other cities but were eventually transferred or hired there.

In this case, the meaning of Officers from other countries had a very specific meaning.

There were many Farbanian and Semani citizens mixed in with the population of San Teresa City. Ever since Mirage Gate first appeared, the governments of several countries from both Earth and Semani signed the Kariena Treaty, a basic treaty of mutual understanding and unification of a basic legal framework. Thanks to that a lot of different agreements were made between countries from both sides. Within that treaty, a specific clause mentioned how officers from the Semani world had to be treated with the same respect and position as officers from Earth.

Strictly speaking there was nothing similar to a Police force in most Semani countries, which were still mostly feudal societies. The closest figures were knight orders and the military. Tilarna was a Farbanian Valsch, a rank equivalent to Matobas sergeant. This was an extremely unfair assessment according to many Police Sergeants that had to work diligently for years to get to that same position, but that was still the current situation.

Thats also the reason Tilarna was suddenly transferred to Earth, despite still being completely clueless on many aspects of Earths society and culture. It was just a legal loophole in Matobas eyes, but that was precisely why it couldnt be helped.

If anything, the real problem was why the HQ superiors were still adamant on keeping a Semanian officer hired with no apparent reason. It was true that Tilarna had threatened them after the incident with the late boss Roth, but there was no way that was the only reason for it.

Even Zimmer, who was hired a little later after Roths incident, had been talking with his superiors about it and probably found it strange himself as well.

I know. It seems like theres a lot going on in her own country as well. And Im sure that there would be plenty of people who would love to see Tilarna fail, and plenty of people who would love to see her succeed. Even on our side. For instance, I heard that the head of the crime prevention department has been having dinner with the consul recently. And Im sure other people have their own particular circumstances as well. So its a time bomb? It is a time bomb. Which is exactly why I want you to look out for her. And to do it thoroughly. For fucks sake this is why I hate politicians Stop complaining. If anything, I think it will be something worth remembering in the future.

Matoba found that response relatively out of character coming from Zimmer. So far he had only seen him as a good for nothing old man, but now he almost felt respect for him. And Matoba could definitely see a common ground they could eventually share.