Hello! Bet you thought you heard the last of me! Muahahahaha! Okay, just kidding. TBH, for the longest time, I feared that I wasn't going to be able to produce a second chapter in constant fear that I would ruin the story. So after being chewed out for being too shy, reading you guys' wonderful reviews, rewatching Neuro, and eating too much, I made this. I hope you guys like it, please review if you do. It'll let me know if you guys liked it or no... if not I shall not continue.

I no own Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro...if I did there be some romance in it.


"N-neuro!" The louse gasped in surprise, I took her by the shoulders and pushed her back a bit to scan the look on her face.

Her cheeks were dusted red, but her face was a maelstrom of those 'emotions' I did not understand. It frustrated me that the one human I utilized to translate these 'emotions' is the one I was analyzing. Not that I couldn't identify these feelings, but with humans it's never just one, they express these in an array of mixed and incoherent ways. It was quite a bothersome situation indeed, asking her to identify her own feelings from experience would lead to probably over using her tiny worm brain or flat out refusal to elaborate. It was something I would needed to figure out personally.

This one doesn't seem to take flattery too well, perhaps if I offered some food? No, she made it clear what she thought of demon world food.

"Well? Aren't you going to say something? Or did your worm brain not catch what was just said?" I asked, she just looked at me with a hazy look in her face, then something else that didn't sit well with me, she looked…uncomfortable.

"W-what the hell?! You can't say something like that so randomly!" The dog barked, his face red.

"Dogs should stay silent." I threatened, eyes glowing. The dog just sighed and walked out.

"Ah! Godai-san!" She yelled after him, as if he was abandoning her. "Ano…I-I read about something in the news, the one about the dark angel. It seems like a big deal…" She looked up at me, no doubt catching my displeased face. "W-we should get to work now, yes?" she said wondering off to her desk, speaking about more irrelevant topics trying and failing to change the subject.

"So that's how it is." I said, grinning, the feeling was naturally reciprocated. Though I was not surprised, I was demon of high standing, indeed it would be a benefit to the worm to have me around. "I'm not sensing any mysteries of import." An utter lie on my account, I've been bothered by this mystery since it developed.

"O-Oh r-right! Then I'll go pass out flyers!" She attempted to run by me when I caught her by her tiny worm head.

"Well. Aren't you going to say something? Or did your worm brain not catch what was just said?" I repeated in a more serious tone, the annoyance was prominent on my face, I was well aware, I just couldn't believe that after all I have taught her, she still was empty headed.

She blinked those big liver-colored eyes at me then started giggling, trying to cover her mouth with her hand. Laughter was not a reaction I was expecting.

"Care to share what you find so amusing?" I flamed.

"I get it now. This is that joke, right?! You've been talking to Godai-san, haven't you? You two are funny!" She squealed as if she reached an epiphany.

"So the dog has said this to you as well, correct?" I inquired, trying not to crush the stapler that I decided to vent anger on.

"Mh-hm, just a week ago! Then he said he was kidding." She explained. "But…we work together so I know you guys are making fun of me, but don't use this joke on anyone else, those words are sacred, okay?" She explained as if she were an 'expert' correcting someone.

"Nonsense, if it was sacred, I wouldn't be able to say it without that petty shock occurring. It's only harmful to lower demons." I scoffed throwing the ruined stapler in the garbage bin

"No! It's a powerful word. It is the words that make others know that you want to spend the rest of your life with them." There was a sparkle in her eye as she went to the supply drawer and mindlessly placed a new stapler on my desk. She explained 'love' like when she describes food or holidays.

From what I observe this was a naïve view of this, these words are said all the time. Love plays a reoccurring role in murder, if those words mean what the louse says, there should be more suicides after murders. I turned to the computer to press play on the small window so that the news would play.

"The popular idol Kurai Towa was brought in for questioning for the alarming amount of suicides of his fans. Not to mention causing the stop of his tour. Sorry ladies_"

"Do you know this Kurai Towa?" I asked the louse who was decided to idle around with Akane.

"Um…not until yesterday when he was arrested, I've only ever heard some of his songs, all the girls are in love with him." She looked like she was thinking hard. The louse must really have the memory of a goldfish for her to looked so challenged.

"With you as an exception?" I raised a brow. She is awfully taken with this word called 'love'.

"Yeah, I guess…I don't believe in idol love, it's unhealthy." She shrugged, it was painfully obvious that there was some past issues with these 'idol' characters, but I decided to leave it be.

When extended an offer to keep a wet faced worm out of my sight, I take it. Its not as if I care enough to ask her directly, human pain are like their diary books, they either hide them away, or put them in plain sight inviting you to read it. Either way, I am clever enough to find it on my own. So hide it if you must louse, I will learn of it soon enough. So I just left the conversation in a witty quip:

"So is the never ending pit you call a stomach."

"You're the one to talk!" She growled.

"Oh? What was that? I thought I heard something?" I said in mock obliviousness.

"I-I'll go pass out flyers." The worm wiggled her way out into the hallway when I heard a crash and the rustle of falling papers, and a suspected voice.

Ishigaki Jun…from the Tokyo police….I listened into the steps, no Sasazuka, as expected. He must've retired…

"Where's Sasazuka-san?" I heard the louse ask, her and the older man are 'close', too close, but she can benefit from having an experienced detective around… benefit? So would she 'love' Sasazuka as well? I'll have to dispose of him.

"Oh, he stayed in the car." I opened the window and wafted the air, yes, the smell of menthol cigarettes. The gang members in the alley smoke a repulsive amount of marijuana, the two having a different smell but an equal amount of nauseating, even more so than the usual human industrial smell.

I left the office walking quietly down the wall, to meet said detective, the smell of something else piqued my interest and I decisively derailed my plans to dispose of him.

"Hello Neuro-san." He said expectantly, he still stares at me like I'm a threat, he would be correct.

"Hello Sasazuka-san." We stared at each other for a while and he started coughing, yes, looks like I won't have to dispose of him, it seems his body will do it for me. "I see you grown a new organ while I was gone." Pointing to his left lung.

"Yeah." He drew again from the cigarette. "No point in stopping now." He looked irritated but didn't say anything. "You hear of this Kurai Towa?" He asked.

"Yes, just recently. Tell me what you know." I commanded.

"At least 8 girls so far and he has had personal contact with all of them, 3 of them where on fanservice based dates with his other band members, 2 of them an personal picture, 1 backstage pass winner, 1 had saved from an incoming car, and 1 had pointed him out eating at a restaurant, all of the victims have been reported seeing him continuously." He reported after a long coughing fit.

"Cause of death?" I quizzed.

"Exhaustion." He answered curtly, obviously seeing no use in not complying with my demands.

"Body exhaustion or mental exhaustion, the two are very different, it affects the taste." I sighed.

"Body exhaustion with some mental distress, all of them during their last days spoke of nothing but the idol. Young girls these days…"

"How old?" I asked.

"All in high school."

"Is Yako in danger?" A lingering question from the very mention of this case.

"I don't think so. She doesn't like him, does she?" He put his cigarette out and raised a brow, as if to doubt it, which he should.

"Of course not." I felt my face scrunch up.

"Then she should be alright." He smirked at my expression, I leaned over putting my hands seale of the open window and squeezed, I heard the tip of the window glass break as I dented in the metal of the door…he would not be rolling up this window.

"That's destruction of federal property." He glared, I met him with glowing eyes and continued my interrogation.

"What's so peculiar about this case?"

"These." Sasazuka handed him a file of copied goodbye letters all about the same, 'I know my end is coming and I don't want for Towa to be blamed for this, for I chose this for myself, it was my decision, this will prove my everlasting love.' As one had put poetically.

I scoffed a bit, this 'love' emotion is a driving force for humans almost as much as hate it's almost amusing.

"When will he be released?" I asked finally.

"We detained him last night, no evidence…so we couldn't hold him, he went back to his apartment already. The addresss is in the file Ishigaki is giving Yako, oh, and he has a public concert at one of the parks for a…cancer fundraiser." He grumbled.

"I'll make sure to donate then." I chuckled darkly while making my way up the wall and back into the office. "Louse, the file." I held my hand out.

"Yes!" she handed me the file and looked into it, this person is about a few years older than Yako, black shoulder length hair and blue eyes.

"Louse, what are your preference in men? Physically."

"I think light eyes are pretty, and not too muscly or skinny." The human had him in that department, as a demon from hell, and a high ranking demon, I always have people challenging me, therefore my defined physique, though slim, I am as she would describe 'muscly'. This 'idol' was what she had described. I shall have to keep a leash on the louse while on this investigation.

"N-neuro! Why did you put a leash on me?!" The louse struggled against the least as we got out the car.

"Because you're tiny worm brain will get distracted by good looks just like you do food."

"I won't!" She yelled. "I told you…I hate idols." Her face turned dark.

I quickly yanked her along forgiving for now that she had dare to raise her voice at me.

"Let's go sensei~!"

"You there! No press allowed!" A very muscular man stopped us before we could reach the backstage door.

"We're_"

"Hello! I am Nougami Neuro and this is my sensei detective Katsuragi Yako." I introduced and gave him our card, which we had made a few weeks ago. They have proven to be very convenient for on the go snacks and made us look official, it's so silly how such little information and paper can give you more status than just announcing your name and title yourself.

"I don't care who you are Mr. Kurai will not be seeing anyone before his performance!" He screeched, I was tempted to throw him half way across the city but I stopped when the 'idol' himself emerged from the blocked door.

His facial expression screamed annoyed and bored, but that all changed in a split second when he spotted a certain flea that was staring at the stage decorations.

"Oh my god! Are you that piggish detective?!" He came over, his eyes lit up and held both her hands shaking them. The louse began retreating, until she ran into my chest, then she took shelter behind me.

"No! No! Sensei, you wanted to talk to him remember?" I was with pride that she came to me for shelter but this man is not a viable threat, I will have no cowards in my presence.

"Oh, I'm sorry. You probably don't know who I am. I am Kurai Towa, nice to meet you Katsuragi-chan."

"H-hi." She said sheepishly. "Um…how do you know my name?"

"You're famous!" he cheered, we both looked to him in disbelief, she was as famous as an actress in a one time commercial. Not much people recall her until they witness her piggish behavior while eating.

"U-um thanks." She sounded a bit jaded, this was new coming from the louse, who jumped anything 'famous' like the foolish high school girl she is.

"Oh please don't feel uncomfortable or anything, really, I'm just a regular guy." The look in his eyes were dripping with sexual desire, at the time I just wanted to rip them out and give them to the Louse for her birthday, but before I could, the louse surprised me.

"N-neuro, I-I can't do this. Y-you...you can punish me later." She dropped her shoulders.

"No, problem sensei! Leave it to me!" I smiled wide, making sure to bear my teeth. "Sensei please wait for me in the front row area, kay?" I pushed her along into the crowd before grabbing her head with my hand and squeezing. "I will thoroughly punish you for disappointing me, get ready."

She sighed heavily but accepted it nonetheless. Again an unpredicted reaction, this change in behavior is becoming a 'pain in the ass' as servant number two would put it.

"So, what do you want? I have to get on stage in a bit." His voice turning icy in very well placed distrust.

I merely smiled before questioning him.

There was many things strange with this person, and it wasn't his tight fitting clothes. It was his smell...a smell that put out a red flag as soon as it reached me, a very not human smell. From it I drew the conclusion that he was a demon, and a low level demon at that.

For him to have the gall to look at me directly and send very indirect insults to spurn me, it made me joyous at the challenge not only did he try to woo my servant, but he was in the way of my meal. The second smile was for one reason and one alone. My new goal has arisen. When this all is done... I will personally ruin him.

He took the demonic aura I was giving off in stride, in fact he seemed to get more smug after his low senses finally received it. I look forward to solving this case, even though it is just a 6, I will for the sake of tearing this lowly imp off his human made pedestal.

I abruptly left while he was answering one of my questions to review what little information the fool had. He did not have a motive of any sort that I could decipher, and it doesn't help that I am not familiar with 'idol life'. I have not the slightest clue what a 'fanservice based date' is or why humans would spend ridiculous amount of time and energy just to take pictures of him or hear him sing. They treated him like a god, and no doubt under that fake persona he did think himself a god, yet he had the gall to act like a normal human in front of the louse. Perhaps his motives were demonic in nature, though knowing he is a demon, I have not observed him enough to know what kind of demon he is, whatever the case there is no demon who feeds off of suicides...it is a waste of blood, emotion, and meat.

I spared a glance for a quick clue, but from what I saw it told me something I already knew, he was indifferent, arrogant, and prideful, the practical behavior of someone with high status. No...high human status, I corrected myself.

On the topic of humans, I started to ponder if this infatuation was of human girls or just of the Louse? Why else would he put on heirs like that for her? Maybe it is the louse's publicity? He did not want to be found out to be just a practical snob. Whichever the reason, that personality shift and the fact that he knew the louses name 'rubbed me the wrong way' as humans would express it, yet the mystery was about a 6 on the scale to 10, it had potential to develop into something delicious.

It was then that the idiot idol came out and was singing, his singing not too bad, but his dancing was suggestive, and it didn't help that he kept stealing glances at the louse, who was mesmerized by the lights and set changing rather than the man himself. Which I found satisfying, all his dirty looks and attempts to capture her attention was futile, but all the same my urge to gouge those eyes out were increasing by the minute. Finally the last song ended, something about a stupid human girl falling in love with a dark angel, and the angel expressing how much he lusts for her, but does not want to soil her innocence. It was a load of overly fantasized romance story in the form of a pop song. I personally was with the Louse who was more concerned with gazing at the special effects. When he sang the last line of his song and pointed directly to the louse.

I snapped and all the light bulbs in the building shattered, my patience was great but he had pushed me too far.

There was several terrified screams and gasping. Sensing danger, I reached out for the louse, she was there, having grabbed that tiny worm head enough times, I could tell that it was indeed hers.

So what was the trouble? My eyes darted to the nearest light source.

Several cell phone lights were pointed to the upper stage of the stage, and there hung a girl wearing all white obviously still alive and choking, the fall not having broken her neck, but what was rare was she wasn't struggling, she just stayed still as she could waiting for death to grip her. But before it did, someone had cut her down and the idiot idol was holding her looking as if concerned but even in the darkness I could see him sigh heavily and roll his eyes as if attending to the girl was a chore. I was going to ask the louse if she saw anything before I shattered all the light source in this facility, when I smelled something new in the air that made my hair stand up in sheer ecstasy, yes, this mystery just turned from a 6 to a 9.


Not necessarily romantic on this one, just introducing the case that will make them question their relationship, if ya know what I mean. Review...please? And thank you for all your kind reviews on the first chapter~ I read them all at least twice.