Prologue

“Aoi has been shooting me glances as of late,” the handsome young man murmured with a sigh. His melancholic expression was straight out of a literary novel.

The office was rather lively whenever conversations got going, but otherwise, it was quiet as everyone did their own thing. That was the case at the moment, with the only sound being the tapping of a keyboard. The whispers of the wistful young man—Kiyotaka Yagashira—were therefore clearly audible. Thus, a response was necessary.

“Glances?” The detective agency’s chief, Katsuya Komatsu, stopped his work and looked up.

Kiyotaka had his hands folded in front of his chin and a distant look in his eyes. His expression was completely serious. When he was like this, his clean features made him appear