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He must be carried away.
Don’t say anything negative!
What happened?
…Who?
Excuse me. My name is Ekoda.
Ekoda-san is a detective.
What? How did you know that!?
I think anyone can guess that.
Hey, a detective looks for a pet sometimes?
Well, I had a case of a missing cat, Ram-chan, before.
Seriously?
Yes.
Did you find the cat?
Of course, I did. After a 7 week-search, I found her under a bridge in the town.
Great!
7 weeks?
Incidentally, Ram-chan was dead when I found her.
Not great!
He’s useless.
He is a useless detective.
Can I request you for a search?
Hey, wait! We need to ask him about his price first…
Cynthia and money…which is more important do you think?
Yes! I’m sorry!
First of all, this is all because you said something silly like, “Close your eyes. Something great will happen.”
Everyone is watching us.
How far from here to the waterfall?
About 10 kilometers. It’s near by.
For dogs, it takes 45 minutes to run 10 kilometers. Dogs have the homing instinct, so we should wait for a little while. It’s also dangerous for people to search at night.
Dangerous…
That’s right! I heard that dogs come back home from kilometers away. Like Lassie Come-home.
He had never been to the place and we drove there… I’m worried if he gets lost on the way.
Just like a great detective. I am relieved now.
That sounds pretty bad.
I agree. He looked pretty weak.
Ah, he will be eaten by stray dogs. Absolutely.
Stop saying negative things!
Hey, Kazuki…
Kumiko-san. Why don’t you come inside and relax? I’ll make a pot of tea.
But…
You will catch a cold.
Yes, ma’am.
Hey, you know…
You went to the waterfall, right?
Yes. That was a beautiful place. Very quiet…
I’m sorry if I add to your worries, but…
It’s very possible that he will meet stray dogs.
This guys always interrupts.
He gets lonely easily.
Stray dogs?
I heard that some stray dogs have been seen around this area. In this morning, a staff of the public health center came to patrol.
Stray dogs may bite others?
Yes, I suppose.
Whaat!?
He can’t guarantee that.
He probably has no client.
Zero.
Not all stray dogs are dangerous.
Additionally, a dog in suspect of rabies has been seen in this area.
Ekoda-san!
Rabies!?
This is still a rumor.
However, the health center uses a gun to hunt the dogs…
Stop!
Oh, Yes…
He gets it.
It’s dangerous to walk in the mountains at night. We should look around only near area.
Yes…Cynthia….
You calmed down a little?
Yes…thank you.
Hey, do you have any jerky?
Hey, do you have a snack?
Thanks. You guys are very sweet.
Oh well…
Is Cynthia your dog?
Kazuki lived with him at his place and I moved in later.
Then, he is like your family.
Yes…Cynthia mediates between us whenever we fight.
He had a tough life.
We lost a good man.
He is not dead yet.
Dogs understand everything.
Pardon?
They don’t talk but understand people’s feelings. But, we don’t know anything.
Oh, she said something good.
Dogs know everything.
Don’t you think so?
You are right. For people, words often interrupts emotions to be understood.
“You can’t be a gentlemen if you don’t love dogs.”
Pardon?
This is a English quote.
I wonder what it means.
Hum…Perhaps it means that if you don’t love dogs that don’t talk, then you can’t love women and children that talk a lot.
I’m ashamed to heat that.
In that sense, I chose a right person.
That’s wonderful.
The waterfall of the wizard was the place where we had our first date.
Really?
Kotaro-san was asked by Kazuki-kun earlier… “Is there any good place to have a talk?” I guess he had something important to talk about.
He did … I hope I can trust him like Cynthia.
Achoo! It’s cold.
Oh, you could hear it.
Huh? What?
Nothing. Let’s go back to the room.
How about supper?
Ah…Well…
Shall I bring supper to your room?
Thanks. Then, let’s go.
May I help you, Ekoda-san?
Can I have my supper?
Oh, No. I forgot about it.
What!
There are supper only for two.
I haven’t eaten anything since this morning.
You can have ours…
But, there is no food for us because I forgot going shopping.
What!? I’m hungry, too.
What a trouble… the grocery store is closed. We only have breads.
You can share my food.
Shiro, stop looking at us with your pitiful eyes.
Can I use the kitchen, Madam?
Yes.
Actually, I bought some chicken meat, organic vegetables and eggs on the way to here. This town has a lot of Eco food.
Oh, then you can make something…
No worries. I’m doing such a thing.
A cooking chef license?
And I have this.
A vegetable sommelier?
I’m good at cooking especially Mediterranean Banana pasta and deep-fried shrimp with strawberry jam sauce.
What is he?
You will get sick.
Where are you, Kazuki?
Where is your house?
I don’t know.
What’s your name?
I’m Cynthia.