Chapter 183: The Battle of Sakata Bridge!

The fountain inside Asuka-yama Park is splashing noisily.

Erena is kneeling in the *dogeza* position before Minami, begging with sobs.

The words Miss Minami said just moments ago keep flashing back before her eyes.

"The Special Mission Unit is going to be disbanded, and it's all because of you." "I agreed to transfer to avoid a conflict of interest, so to avoid a conflict of interest, you must transfer too." "You really are a person who only thinks about yourself." "With what kind of resolve did you say that?" "You're nothing but a Non-Career Track female Police Sergeant who graduated from a correspondence high school."

Erena is crushed.

In truth, Erena is well aware that she lacks the academic background, lacks the connections, and isn't particularly skilled at solving cases; what she can rely on is, first, a very strong sense of justice, second, sufficiently outstanding martial arts, and third, a body that Uesugi Muneyuki is very satisfied with.

But these things are not irreplaceable; in the few months she has worked at the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters, she has already begun to realize this.

Fortunately, it was Uesugi Muneyuki who specifically requested her; fortunately, she can feel Uesugi Muneyuki's infatuation with her.

If Uesugi Muneyuki were present right now and said, "I have never felt happy being partners with the Ikeda team," then Erena's Dao heart would truly be shattered.

At this moment, this situation is already enough for Miss Minami; she doesn't actually want to drive Erena to Hokkaido—even if she wanted to, Uesugi Muneyuki would not agree.

"How about this, Ikeda." Facing the kneeling Ikeda, the condition Miss Minami proposes is:

"One, everyone at headquarters already knows that Muneyuki-kun and I are officially dating, so Ikeda, could you please keep a little distance from Muneyuki-kun when there are outsiders present at the Metropolitan Police Department?"

Ikeda nods silently.

"Two, I am Muneyuki-kun's official girlfriend now, so it is only natural for me to be intimate with him; we are different. When I interact with him at headquarters, you must learn to endure it, understand?"

Erena lowers her head and softly answers yes.

"Three, I have already received the approval of his father and Muneyuki-kun's grandfather. In the future, I will be Muneyuki-kun's only girlfriend and his legal wife. You must accept this point; anyway, you didn't intend to date Muneyuki-kun, did you?"

Erena is depressed to the extreme and remains silent.

"If you agree to the three points above, then I don't mind you maintaining your current relationship with Muneyuki-kun. After all, Muneyuki-kun works very hard and needs a woman. Although you are just a Non-Career Track officer from a correspondence high school, you are healthy, have a clean background, and aren't a bad person." Miss Minami says with a smile: "So, I don't object to the affair between you and Muneyuki-kun; even after we are married, I can share Muneyuki-kun with you a little!"

"Ah, really?" Ikeda Erena suddenly lifts her head, her eyes flashing with an expression of disbelief.

This was the thing she had been worrying about most!

She has been having relations with Uesugi Muneyuki for several months now; her current state is like a dam with the floodgates opened, and she simply cannot close the valve. She cannot return to the days without Uesugi Muneyuki, and given Erena's pride, she could never accept another man. She has grown accustomed to his scent, accustomed to his body temperature, and also his intensity.

Now that she can receive such a promise from Minami's own mouth, Erena feels her heart bloom with joy in an instant.

"Of course, I am busy with work, and he also has to go to the scene for forensics often; it's impossible to be by Muneyuki-kun's side every day. He uses you, and I am at ease~" Miss Minami pulls Erena up from the ground and says very seriously: "Ikeda, you are a good girl. Are you willing to support Muneyuki-kun together with me?"

"I... I..." Erena suddenly feels that Department Manager Watanabe doesn't seem so bad after all.

She is willing to let her off the hook, and she even agrees to let her continue maintaining her relationship with Uesugi Muneyuki; for Ikeda, who was already in despair, this is simply an unexpected joy!

"It seems you are willing." Miss Minami naturally understands Ikeda's choice, and she suddenly changes her expression again: "However, you go to Sakata Bridge far too frequently. How about this, I will list a schedule for you; unless I specifically permit it, you can go home with Muneyuki-kun at most once a week!"

"And, I need you to do one thing here so I can be sure you won't cause any trouble."

"Eh?!"

Having no choice but to agree to Miss Minami's conditions, Ikeda Erena is forced to write a "confession." In this document, Erena is forced to admit that when Uesugi Muneyuki was still studying at the Medical and Dental University, she "used her position to coerce Uesugi Muneyuki into having relations with her."

Once this confession is exposed, not only will Ikeda be unable to continue in the police force, but she will very likely have to go to prison.

Minami certainly won't make this "confession" public; it is merely a countermeasure to prevent Erena from breaking her word.

Just like that, Erena is thoroughly manipulated by Miss Minami.

Both sides officially reach an agreement and sign the unequal "Treaty of Asuka-yama."

Erena, having signed the confession, is feeling depressed, looking at the triumphant Miss Minami with eyes full of resentment, when unexpectedly, Miss Minami immediately gives her a very warm hug: "Great! Ikeda, we will be spending a long time together in the future. I am so happy to be able to support Muneyuki-kun with you. Let's be sisters for life, shall we?"

"Sisters for life?" Erena finds that she simply cannot wrap her head around this.

"For life!" Miss Minami immediately becomes very enthusiastic again, pulling Erena along: "Let's go, to celebrate the establishment of our unbreakable 'Metropolitan Police Department United Front,' I'll treat you to something delicious for lunch? There is a very good Spanish restaurant near here!"

This completely leaves Erena at a loss.

Is Department Manager Watanabe a good person or a bad person after all?

I don't understand at all!

However, the Spanish food at this restaurant is indeed very delicious!

……………………

Just as the "Treaty of Asuka-yama" is being signed, on the other side, in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, Room 1802 on the 18th floor of the Sakata Bridge Tower.

The Housekeeper Ashūshū is doing chores at home; she carefully steams Uesugi Muneyuki's shirt and then hangs it on the balcony.

Today is her day off. Asuka originally wanted to stay home and accompany Mr. Uesugi all day, but Uesugi Muneyuki has to handle the follow-up matters of the Todai Case today, and he has to write the report himself, so he is working overtime at the Metropolitan Police Department.

Mr. Uesugi is not at home, but I, the Housekeeper Ashūshū, must also handle the matters at home well!

As mentioned before, housewives in the sixties and seventies might have indeed been very busy, but after the eighties and nineties, the popularization of various electrical appliances has greatly reduced the work intensity of housewives; in fact, a full day of housework does not require that much time at all.

The Kansai Johnny's Office was able to create such brilliant achievements precisely because it accurately planned for the leisure time and money of housewives.

Knowing that Uesugi Muneyuki would not be coming home today, Saito Asuka watched the entire press conference in the morning. She specifically wore an oversized white shirt—that's right, this is Uesugi Muneyuki's shirt—then changed into a white headscarf and apron, along with a pair of 40D semi-transparent white silk stockings, and sat on the sofa playing the PS4.

The white shirt paired with the black housekeeper's skirt, with a simple coat worn over it; the girl's slender, thin legs are covered only by a simple pair of white silk stockings, yet they display a unique allure, like sweet milk ice cream, pure and flawless.

Her beautiful, soft black hair, like a waterfall, makes one want to reach out and play with it from just a glance; her young, delicate face, even when expressionless, exudes an indescribable cuteness, and the joy or frustration she shows from time to time when clearing a level or dying only adds a touch of playfulness.

This kind of strange attire, while not appearing particularly stunning, adds a layer of both youthful and slightly mischievous flavor to the beautiful girl.

Asuka will secretly wear his clothes when Uesugi Muneyuki is not at home, smelling the scent he left behind on them.

This makes the girl feel very satisfied; this is the peaceful life the sisters once desperately longed for, and she is enjoying it. Whenever she thinks this way, she always feels a little bit of guilt, fantasizing about how it would be if her sister could move in together, but she also feels a little bit of pride. Legend says that genes determine who a person will fall in love with, so it is only reasonable that I, as the younger sister, would be chosen by Mr. Uesugi!

The girl's heart has already been filled by Mr. Uesugi; she feels that being able to wait for Mr. Uesugi to come home every day is her true happiness.

But unfortunately, the girl has only been playing the PS4 for a little while when a sudden doorbell sound breaks this tranquility.

"Ding-dong~"

"Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~"

The doorbell rang?

Saito Asuka gets up from the sofa, looking toward the door in a daze.

Who is it?

Uesugi has a key, so it couldn't be him; could it be a delivery person or building management?

"Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~"

The doorbell continued to ring, ringing until the girl felt flustered and panicked.

Who is it?

She didn't know.

In any case, it definitely wasn't Uesugi, as he has a key.

It also couldn't be that tall, fat, big-breasted freak; she doesn't have a key and would only come home together with Uesugi.

Since that is the case, then who is ringing the doorbell outside?

Dragging her stiff feet, Saito Asuka walked cautiously to the entryway and took a secret peek through the peephole.

This one look made the girl tremble all over!

It wasn't building management, nor was it a delivery person, but a middle-aged man around fifty years old, dressed in a black kimono! He wore his hair in a slicked-back style, held a crocodile-skin bag in his hand, and had a mustache on his lips with a grave look in his eyes; behind him followed a middle-aged noblewoman in a blue Western-style dress, whose appearance was beautiful, dignified, and cold, bearing a three or four-part resemblance to Uesugi.

Who are these people?

The girl didn't even have the courage to ask; she was already trembling all over from fear.

She didn't know these two people!

"Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~"

The simple doorbell seemed all the more chilling.

Goosebumps broke out all over Saito Asuka's body; the girl retreated again and again in fright, instinctively wanting to reach for the landline to call Uesugi.

First, first I'll just pretend I'm not home.

Asuka swallowed her saliva and retreated slowly, trembling.

However, the people at the door seemed to sense that there was someone inside; they stopped ringing the doorbell, and instead, the sound of a key being inserted into the door lock came directly through.

Subsequently, the sound of the door lock turning made Saito Asuka completely panic; the girl let out a scream, rushed into her room, locked the door, wrapped herself up in the quilt on the bed, and shivered.

Help, help me!

Oh no, the landline is in the living room!

The girl trembled endlessly inside the quilt; as the sound of the front door opening reached her, Asuka's heart was filled with despair and panic.

After the front door opened, all movement outside the small room suddenly ceased; for a full five minutes, there was no sound at all at the door of the small room that Asuka occupied alone.

The girl wrapped herself tightly into a ball with the quilt, trembling all over from fear, her body feeling hot one moment and cold the next, and her stomach began to cramp; just as she was thinking about how to call for help from Uesugi, "Knock, knock, knock~," three sounds, her small room door was knocked upon.

A deep, resonant baritone voice spoke through the door without any emotion.

"Come out!"

"Now, come out here immediately!"

(End of this chapter)