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When you joined the Armed Detective Agency, your role wasn't detective. You were assigned as President Fukuzawa's personal assistant. Kunikida patiently schooled you in the crucial details: his preferred coffee, his favored meals, the exacting way he required his work organized—all vital tools for your service. Fukuzawa was in his office, a tangible irritation about him as he wrestled with a stubborn aspect of a case. You stood rigidly by the door. The only sounds in the room were the deliberate scrape of his pen across paper and the methodical ticking of the wall clock. Your eyes met briefly. He posed a few basic questions about the investigation's progress, and you answered each one correctly. In one of those heavy pauses, he looked directly into your eyes, released a long, weary sigh…