31. Where are you at? I want to see you.

….In Shibuya at the main office. What about work?

Got the day off. Stay there, I'll come get you.

Okay, then. It's off Do-Gen Zaka. Second floor above a café. But are you sure you want to come all this way?

Don't worry about it. I'll be there soon.

He flips his phone shut after checking the address one last time and spots the bland logo painted on the glass door, reading, SPR: Shibuya Psychic Research. It's not often he comes to the Shibuya District. Compared to the Ikebukuro Branch, the main SPR office is virtually empty, except for the sparse, black furniture, an unoccupied yet astonishingly untidy desk, and a few full bookshelves lining the walls. It's a stark contrast with the office Mai keeps, which has more than a few plants and paintings decorating the place. She says it's because she likes a more welcoming atmosphere for clients, and he thinks that's probably why Ikebukuro SPR has a busier workload.

Mai and some really tall dude step out of an office, murmuring something about a case in Fukuoka, then Mai's face splits into a grin when she sees him. "That was fast! Give me a moment, I'm just finishing up here." The tall guy raises an eyebrow, turns to Mai in askance but doesn't say a word. "Oh, this is Heiwajima Shizuo. Shizuo, Lin, one of my co-workers."

Lin doesn't say anything at first, but then Shizuo notices Mai giving him a significant look. His lone brown eye frowns at her, then, "Oh, he's the-right, of course." He turns to him, bowing his head. "I apologize for that. Mai has so many friends in Ikebukuro now, it's hard to keep track of them all. It's nice to meet you."

"Yeah, same." Shizuo answers, a little bewildered. "So you've worked with Taniyama before?"

"For quite a while." Lin corrects, sounding amused. "I've known her since she was just a secretary."

Mai sends him a reproachful look, irritated but not angry, then locks her eyes back on her computer, "I just have to move a few files around and sign off. Shouldn't take too long, then we can go. Secretary...that's just rude."

"Take your time." He smiles as he watches her work, then he notices the door to the CEO's office is cracked open and someone is watching him. However, he only glimpses dark clothes and a shock of black hair before the door shuts completely.

What's that asshole's problem?

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Author's Notes: See what Mai did there?

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