Chapter 67: The Visiting Ikeda Erena

The explosive news of the Fuji TV Case had the entire Kanto Region obsessed, and the heat quickly spread to the Tohoku and Kansai regions. With complaint lines being flooded, Fuji TV reluctantly edited together a "Three-Hour Building Lockdown Live Broadcast SP," aired it during prime time, and reaped a 25% viewership rating, directly crushing the ratings of all other stations.

The executives of the other four major commercial television stations cursed Fuji TV's Kameyama for being an old ghost feeding on human blood, saying he had absolutely no shame, but in their hearts, they were actually incredibly envious, wishing their own stations could have a female anchor sacrifice herself for the station's future.

However, these matters had nothing to do with Uesugi Muneyuki. The Metropolitan Police Department informed him that he did not need to participate in the post-event press conference and generously gave him and Ikeda Erena three days of compensatory leave.

Uesugi Muneyuki finished his date at noon that day, and in the evening, he went on another date with that person from Hokkaido Musashino University to play Princess Connect intensely.

Because he was in a good mood, Uesugi Muneyuki was much more generous this time. Following their previous agreement, he specifically bought her two pairs of brand-new Haruta uniform leather shoes, and also bought her an SK-II skincare set. Because Princess Connect was quite hard on stockings, Uesugi Muneyuki also bought her several pairs of new Atsugi autumn/winter thick stockings, ranging from 50D to 120D.

After enjoying himself for the whole day, Uesugi Muneyuki felt much better; the discomfort triggered by the Death Soul Contract gradually dissipated.

Where there is life there is death, what is there for a brave man to regret?

After spending a day releasing his stress, Uesugi Muneyuki returned to his student apartment that evening and took one last look at the little nest he had lived in for over four years, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

At this moment, his phone rang again.

It was Ikeda Erena calling.

"Have you slept enough?" Ikeda Erena started off with great aggression. This woman didn't mention at all that she had been scrolling on her phone all night until dawn, then slept for most of the day, got up to exercise, did several sets of workouts, cleared her mind, and then wanted to find Uesugi Muneyuki again: "What about the rest day you promised you owed me?"

"Master Erena, I am moving tomorrow." Uesugi Muneyuki heard the hint of coquetry within the tall beauty's intensely aggressive tone and said softly: "The moving company is coming tomorrow, so perhaps..."

"Eh? You're moving? Moving to a new home? Where are you moving to? Do you need my help?" Ikeda Erena was indeed interested in Uesugi Muneyuki's new home, and she immediately pressed him for details.

"Uh, I don't think so. The moving company will handle the moving matters." Uesugi Muneyuki thought about it and felt that Ikeda Erena had indeed performed well in this Fuji TV Case, and he had also touched her here and there once; Erena only punched him once, which could already be considered an act of mercy beyond the law.

In fact, Uesugi Muneyuki really hated the bastard logic of "hitting is affection, scolding is love," and he was also extremely unimpressed by the "savage girlfriend" archetype. His logic was: if you hit me, then I'll hit you back. I don't care if you're a man or a woman. Since we're having a Samurai Duel, don't be a coward; let's just fight it out and stake our samurai honor on it.

But Ikeda's punch had indeed been a pull-back; it only hurt a little at the time and was fine quickly, while his own behavior was a total act of taking advantage. On this point, Uesugi Muneyuki felt they were even.

"Then, to celebrate the housewarming, and to fulfill our previous agreement, come see my new home tomorrow!" Uesugi Muneyuki waited a moment, and after quickly sensing the gravity and disappointment coming from the other end of the line, he immediately said: "Didn't we say last time that I would treat you to a great little Tempura shop?"

"Fine, then see you tomorrow morning." Ikeda Erena repeated: "By the way, where is your house?"

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Wednesday, the day after the Fuji TV Case ended, the second day of Uesugi Muneyuki's compensatory leave.

The end of September in Tokyo was crisp and clear. At seven in the morning, Uesugi Muneyuki was still fast asleep in his room. The morning light outside the window shone into the room through the gaps in the curtains, the morning glow outside was magnificent, and the man inside the room was sprawled out on the bed.

Last night, Senior Mai and Police Inspector Minami had both sent messages to Uesugi Muneyuki.

Senior Mai had taken the initiative to ask her little junior Uesugi if Fuji TV had asked him to customize a program. She had asked around and heard that the shop opened by Grandpa and Grandma Konno was still there.

Senior Mai, are you for real?

Facing the invitation from his goddess senior, Uesugi Muneyuki naturally had no reason to refuse, but both parties were very busy with work, so for the time being, they had only reached a verbal agreement. When they would find the time and when Fuji TV would formally issue an invitation remained to be seen.

If talking to Shirakawa Mai was just a few words, then the message sent by Watanabe Minami, the Face of the Metropolitan Police Department, was much longer.

She told Uesugi Muneyuki that the Metropolitan Police Department had reached a formal cooperation agreement with Tokyo Medical and Dental University. Starting today, Uesugi Muneyuki would officially work part-time at the Metropolitan Police Department, serving as a Field Consultant for the Criminal Investigation Department's Forensics Division, with a salary of 150,000 yen per month.

"From now on, I will be responsible for liaising with you regarding Metropolitan Police Department matters, Uesugi-kun. Please treat me well." Watanabe Minami was concise and to the point.

"This doesn't seem to have asked for my opinion, does it? Miss Watanabe?" Uesugi Muneyuki then called to confirm that Tokyo Medical and Dental University had already sold him out.

"Hehe, Uesugi-kun, whether it's a doctor or a police officer, essentially both are Public Servants, both serving the citizens. Why distinguish so clearly?" Watanabe Minami's reply was like a little devil: "I believe that with Uesugi-kun's ability, coming to the Metropolitan Police Department will surely allow you to better serve the country."

"I haven't agreed yet." Uesugi Muneyuki sent a bull emoji.

"If you don't agree, you can only choose to resign!" Watanabe Minami sent a mischievous smile emoji: "Or, Uesugi Hanshi? Where is my snack box from Echigoya?"

"Is this how you all do things at the Metropolitan Police Department?" Even though it was a threat, Uesugi Muneyuki didn't feel any aversion to the way this young lady from the Metropolitan Police Department spoke: "Miss Watanabe, you really are wicked."

"Uesugi-kun cannot yet experience the disadvantages of not cooperating with our Metropolitan Police Department, but I guarantee that you will immediately feel the benefits of cooperating with us." Watanabe Minami always left half of her words unsaid: "Don't you want to come and experience it?"

The two chatted for a while before realizing that they had probably met when they were children.

Uesugi Muneyuki's mother, Uesugi Tomoko, and Watanabe Minami's mother, Watanabe Michiko, were Riichi Mahjong partners, and they probably knew each other back when their mothers were still called Saionji Tomoko and Mori Michiko. Both noblewomen were from Noble families, and Minami's mother held an even higher status.

When they were young children, Uesugi Muneyuki and Watanabe Minami might have met, but neither had any memory of it.

However, once they started talking about this topic, the conversation flowed, and they chatted intermittently about many things until late at night.

As a result, at seven in the morning, Uesugi Muneyuki was woken up by a loud knocking on the door.

Someone had come to kill!

Woken by the knocking, Uesugi Muneyuki got out of bed reluctantly, opened his bleary, sleepy eyes, and fumbled to open the door.

Yes, Ikeda Erena had arrived, arriving at seven in the morning!

Originally, Uesugi Muneyuki and Erena had planned to meet somewhere outside, but Erena suggested that since he was moving, she hadn't seen where he lived yet. After much persuasion, Uesugi Muneyuki finally agreed to tell her his current address.

As a result, she arrived at seven in the morning!

Uesugi Muneyuki cursed inwardly. With his head drooping, he barely opened his eyes to look at the tall beauty standing quietly at the doorway and muttered softly: "So early, Master Erena, why are you here so early? I'm still sleeping."

Ikeda Erena stood gracefully at the door. Hearing Uesugi Muneyuki's words made her pretty face flush. The two had originally agreed that arriving before nine in the morning would be fine, but she had woken up at five. The moment she thought about being able to go to Uesugi Muneyuki's home, Erena couldn't sleep anymore. After doing two extra sets of strength training and squats, she rushed over in a hurry.

But such secret thoughts obviously couldn't be let Uesugi Muneyuki discover. Erena's mouth twitched slightly, suppressing the upward curve, and she said feignedly: "What, not welcome?"

"Welcome, welcome, of course you're welcome." Uesugi Muneyuki rubbed his messy hair. While he said he was welcoming her, the expression on his face and his tone didn't seem very welcoming. He reluctantly stepped aside, signaling that Erena could come in.

The tall beauty was in a good mood after receiving permission. She had long wanted to see Uesugi Muneyuki's living environment. Without saying much, she flashed past Uesugi Muneyuki's defensive line, the scent of sunflowers on her body drifting by as she prepared to enter.

As a result, the man actually turned around and collapsed toward the sofa. Erena felt shy and annoyed, and quickly grabbed his wrist: "Uesugi! Do you intend to just let me sit here alone while you sleep soundly?"

Hearing this, Uesugi Muneyuki could only force himself to stay alert and turn his head: "No, but at least let me wash my face and wake up... hmm?"

After the man saw Erena's outfit clearly, he instantly woke up.

Ikeda Erena stood gracefully in front of the man. Her beautiful face carried an air of arrogance. Her stern expression lacked the gentleness of ordinary women, appearing instead somewhat resolute. Her bright, piercing eyes shone with a cold light, though the moment she looked at Uesugi Muneyuki, the seriousness in her eyes melted away significantly, and she deliberately straightened her back.

Today, the tall beauty was wearing a light brown mocha-cigar-pine-scented British brown shirt jacket paired with a plaid skirt. The form-fitting clothes clung tightly to her graceful body. Her long, beautiful legs were wrapped in 40D ultra-thin black matte stockings, her legs round and even, stretched straight, and she stepped on a pair of gray low-cut high-heeled shoes, setting off her explosive body curves to the fullest.

Her heroic, ear-length short hair clung to her ears, her hands were crossed over her full chest, and her standing posture was straight and proud, full of presence. It was a pity that, except for the sexy black-stockinged legs in the lower half exposed to the air, the other wonderful parts of her body were hidden under her clothes; only vaguely through the shirt could one feel the fullness of her breasts, the perkiness of her buttocks, the slenderness of her waist, and so on.

She wasn't wearing her usual suit trousers and leather shoes, and she had even specifically worn a pair of pearl earrings.

Uesugi Muneyuki wasn't sleepy anymore: "Come, come, sit for a while, the moving company won't arrive until nine."

Seeing the man was alert, in a blind spot where Uesugi Muneyuki couldn't see, the shyness and annoyance on Erena's face immediately turned into triumph.

After making a slight sacrifice to change into the stockings he liked, Erena continued to invade his private territory, and the fact that Uesugi Muneyuki was caught off guard and completely unprepared was exactly what she loved to see most.

She just loved seeing Uesugi Muneyuki, who was always full of schemes, calmly analyzing, and whose words were law in front of others, look unprepared and bleary-eyed in front of her.

Gently taking off her newly bought shoes, she revealed her petite ankles wrapped in pantyhose; her heels pressed against the surface of the matte pantyhose, revealing a thin layer of flesh tone. Ikeda Erena stepped into the man's territory nimbly and full of anticipation. With a hint of curiosity, she subconsciously looked around after entering the door.

Aside from her father's room, she had rarely entered the room of another male outside of a work context; a sense of bewildered unfamiliarity appeared on the tall beauty's face.

Uesugi Muneyuki's apartment was not very large, and its decoration and furnishings displayed a sharp, cold color palette. There were none of the various small decorations found in a woman's apartment, and since he was preparing to move, a large amount of things had already been packed up; only the messy bed still seemed to have a bit of human presence.

The air was filled with his scent. The heart-refreshing pine fragrance made Erena's two black-silk-clad legs feel a bit weak. Her sharp, light-brown eyes shifted away in a fluster until Uesugi Muneyuki came out from the washroom: "Is everything packed?"

Uesugi Muneyuki washed his face to wake himself up: "Sorry, the place is a mess."

"It's fine. You should have told me sooner; otherwise, I could have come earlier to help you tidy up." Ikeda Erena sat down on the sofa cautiously; she was curious about everything in Uesugi Muneyuki's home.

"Huh? Master Erena, is this the clumsy excuse you usually use to trick other innocent boys into letting you enter their rooms like this?" Uesugi Muneyuki tilted his head, looking curious.

The smile at the corner of the tall beauty's mouth vanished, and veins bulged on Erena's forehead: "Do you know, Uesugi? If anyone else said that to me, their joints would have already been dismantled by me."

"Aren't we Partners? I wouldn't dare say that to anyone else." Uesugi Muneyuki also sat down on the sofa, yawned, and then secretly shifted his gaze downward.

His eyes lowered through the glass table to look at Erena's legs. The hem of her British-style plaid skirt covered just a little above her knees. Her calves, wrapped in black matte pantyhose, were slender, straight, healthy, and supple. Her two black-silk-clad legs were pressed tightly together, and a pair of beautiful silk-clad feet were tucked into slippers. The reinforced toe section of the matte pantyhose only allowed a hazy glimpse of the tall beauty's jade feet, which were painted with bright red nail polish today—healthy and magnificent.

"You guy!" Seeing Uesugi Muneyuki's gaze shift downward, Ikeda Erena shyly and angrily retracted her feet: "Fine, I promised you I'd wear pantyhose for you to see. What about the Tempura someone promised?"

"???" Question marks appeared over Uesugi Muneyuki's head. He tilted his head, looking confused: "When did I beg you?"

"???"

Facing Uesugi Muneyuki's playful gaze, Ikeda Erena suddenly recalled that he seemed to have never begged her at all!

Ah!

Oh no, it was because she had received his praise several times while wearing pantyhose that she had over-imagined things and taken her own thoughts for reality!

A crimson fire rose up along Erena's neck. She stood up abruptly, shyly and angrily reaching out to block his line of sight, and pouted: "Then I'll take them off right now!"

Take them off, she must take them off! She had always hated wearing pantyhose!

Just as Erena was rushing toward the bathroom in a hurry, Uesugi Muneyuki said slowly: "You look really good wearing them like this. Next time, I want to see gray ones, is that okay?"

As the words fell, Ikeda Erena's footsteps seemed even more flustered. At a loss, she ducked into the washroom and only came out after a few minutes.

The pantyhose had not been changed.

The tall beauty liked this kind of frankness from Uesugi Muneyuki.

She began to look forward to today's activities: "Where exactly is your new home?"

"Still in Bunkyo Ward, at Sakata Bridge in Bunkyo Ward. It's about a half-hour walk from here; let's take a car." Uesugi Muneyuki leaned back on the sofa: "I don't know how to arrange the new place yet. Master Erena, could you help me deliberate on it?"

"Whew~ That goes without saying!"

Composing her mood, Erena took out a gift from her bag to celebrate Uesugi Muneyuki's move—a pack of towels.

Uesugi Muneyuki also opened the window, and the two of them waited together for the moving company to arrive.

The autumn wind brushed slightly against the curtains, and the bright light of the morning glow spilled onto the apartment floor. Erena turned her head to look, and Uesugi Muneyuki's cold, stern back was reflected in her eyes.

It really is a good day for moving~

How did it reach 2000 monthly votes, how is it time for an extra chapter? Can I declare that historical documents have no legal effect?

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