The izakaya store is decorated with Japanese ornaments and serves Japanese food.

However, with the changing times, it is also necessary to add Western food to change the style. At the same time, there are many izakaya that offer fresh fish and shellfish in order to emphasize the provision of fresh fish and shellfish, and there are many izakaya houses that make small fish ponds and cook food in front of customers.

This izakaya is a seafood-oriented izakaya that serves all kinds of seafood, and there is an open-air pool near the kitchen where lobster, salmon, and other creatures are cultivated in sections.

Hiiragi and Nagi sit on the left side of the table, Shinohara and Shizo sit on the right side of the table, and the person who treats you is, of course, Shinohara.

There is a hole in the center of the square table, and a gas stove is placed underneath, and a pot of freshly cooked seafood dishes wafts out of it.

Around the table, there are plenty of fish and vegetables, as well as some shellfish, which can be eaten raw or brushed in a soup pot.

The reason why he appeared here was because Shinohara, hoping to communicate with Hiiragi, and after sending other investigators, he came to this kind of place.

There was a sauce dish in front of him, and there was wasabi near the soup pot, so Hiiragi didn't really want to eat it.

"I don't like to eat this kind of thing, is there any other food, donuts or anything like that?"

"Don't make any noise, there's only seafood and wine here, but you can't drink."

"Anyway, I don't like the smell of alcohol, I don't know why I came to this place."

Sitting on his knees, Shizao was dissatisfied with the status quo, and Xiao Nagi picked up a piece of fish with sauce and placed it in Shizao's bowl, which made him frown.

"Let's eat something first. Because then there will be dessert. There are also some very sweet fruits. ”

"Really? You obviously haven't been to this store. ”

Shi Zao tilted his head. I don't believe Xiao Nagi's words.

Hiiragi didn't know why Xiao Nagi wanted to get closer to Shi Zao, but this guy's approach was always unexpected, and it would be tiring to care about it all.

Ignoring Nagi's words, 'I can smell the scent of fruit', Hiiragi also set his eyes on Shinohara.

He placed the box containing Kuinke next to his seat, picked up a glass of wine, and motioned to Hiiragi.

"You can't drink too much for work next, do you want it? Mr. Nangong. ”

"No, it doesn't matter if it's cigarettes or alcohol. I don't really like it personally, but I'm really interested in the food in front of me. ”

Hiiragi also picked up his chopsticks and looked at the bubbling soup pot with boiling water, and found a piece of fish that had already been cooked.

I dipped some of the sauce and glanced at the mustard, then retracted my gaze and blew it into my mouth.

Shinohara, who didn't ask anything, waited unhurriedly, and his approach was quite rational.

Because if the average mew investigator sees an ordinary person like Hiiragi and an SS-class mew tie, he will be very surprised, so try to figure out the reason.

Hiiragi, who fought at that time, also had several witnesses. Therefore, the possibility that Hiiragi is also a species can be completely ruled out.

Shinohara took a sip of the wine in his hand and pursed his lips.

"Then you can almost tell me the truth. Mr. Nangong, how did you do it? Fight with the S-class, no, the SS-class mew. ”

Lowering the wine glass, Shinohara, glanced at Hiiragi as well, staring at his every move

"I've been observing since just now, but I haven't noticed anything special about you. This sentence is a little ugly to say, but even if it is a special forces and a ranger, it will be solved in an instant when it encounters such an existence, not to mention an ordinary person like you, Mr. Nangong. ”

"Well, that's true, it's not a creature that ordinary people can fight against, it takes a lot of investigators like you to solve it, right?"

"This is it...... That's something I'm quite concerned about. ”

Shinohara's gaze became serious, and he hadn't moved his chopsticks until now.

"You didn't panic at all when you faced the mew seed, and you also fought with it, and so did the young lady named Baili Xiaonagi next to you, you seem to be used to such things."

"What if we already knew? Not all of us haven't been exposed to 'anomalies', Mr. Shinohara, we are indeed ordinary people, but there is a gap between us and ordinary people. ”

“…… Is it? What happened to you...... So that's my last question, how do you fight it. ”

"Mr. Shinohara-san thinks what a real battle is."

Kindness? Hearing Hiiragi's question, Shinohara's suddenly felt unclear.

What is a real battle, this sentence is a bit like a provocation, after all, Shinohara has witnessed many battles, and he has also witnessed the sacrifice of many teammates.

Only those who have experienced truly terrifying battles can reach this position and become a special investigator.

"It's rude, let me put it another way, what kind of sport does Mr. Shinohara-san think tennis is?"

"Tennis? What exactly are you trying to say? ”

The origin and development of tennis can be summed up in four sentences: it was bred in France, born in England, began to be popularized and formed in the United States, and is now popular all over the world, known as the second largest ball game in the world. Tennis is not an easy sport, but what is the most important thing about it? ”

Hiiragi also grabbed Nagi's hand with her hand, telling her not to sneak a large amount of wasabi into her bowl without permission, and then said

"The most important, the most basic, the easiest way to win is to know all the actions of the opponent and fight back according to your own ideas when you receive the ball, and that's how you win. Therefore, the way to fight that mew is very simple, the same as playing tennis. ”

"Is that what it means to see through the attack, dodge and then counterattack?"

Shinohara treats Hiiragi as a monster

"That's definitely not something humans can do, and I wouldn't be able to fight on his par without Kuink's help."

"I've already said what I should have said, and that meow isn't actually really SS-class...... Because he couldn't use his weapons perfectly. ”

"It's called Katsuko, I hope you don't tell anyone about what happened today."

Shinohara, who drank the wine from his glass, took out a business card from his bosom.

"I'll pay for the money, I'm almost time to go, call me in two days if you can."

"What do you mean?"

While pulling Shizo, who was reluctant to leave because he was chatting with Xiao Nagi, Shinohara picked up the box that had just been placed next to his seat

"Because I've been busy lately, I can't handle these things well, but you're definitely not what you call an 'ordinary person', to put it simply, I want to make an exception."

"Specifically?"

"Let you join here, in a special way."

That's too much to ask!

Hiiragi also fell off the fish in his hand.

Ah, I fell into the wasabi that Xiao Nagi secretly put in.

"It's really bothering."

This sentence refers to two things...... (To be continued......)