This is to treat Fujimura-kun, it’s for a good cause, so it’s not reckless spending—Minamoto Tamako convinced herself as such.
But while swiping her card, she couldn’t help but daydream... If only this money could be spent freely, she passes by a newly opened "Xia Town Western Dessert" shop on her way to work, and the display of gourmet desserts in the window looks so delicious that she can’t help wiping her mouth each time.
On the way home, Minamoto Tamako passed by another dessert shop, the glass door emitted a refreshing cool air, almost seducing her into entering and spending!
To divert her attention, Minamoto Tamako turned her head and brought up the Redemption Voucher issue with Fushimi Roku: "You lied again and falsely accused me, at least give me a green Redemption Voucher this time!"
Fushimi Roku was already used to it, he stubbornly refused to admit it, retorting: "I didn’t do anything wrong, instead it’s you, suspecting me of lying without reason, you should compensate me with a stamp."
Minamoto Tamako snorted coldly, she was already accustomed to Fushimi Roku’s antics, and was well aware of what Redemption Vouchers were all about... She was already tired of this child’s play!
After all, she is the Nakagawa Detective, a future famous detective and police chief, how could she be like kindergarten kids asking teachers for little red flowers every day?
Hmph, childish games end here!
—because she is just about to collect them all!!
Minamoto Tamako kept a straight face, feeling a bit smug inside, she walked as she said, "Suppose, I mean hypothetically, suppose Doctor Miyazaki’s next experiment proves you’re lying, wouldn’t you owe me a green Redemption Voucher?"
"At most a white one... of course, I’m not lying, so Doctor Miyazaki couldn’t possibly prove my lies." Fushimi Roku replied as he walked.
"At least two white ones!" Minamoto Tamako bargained, her mental target price was two white Redemption Vouchers because she was just two white Redemption Vouchers away from exchanging for a Red Redemption Voucher!
She deliberately asked for green earlier, just to give Fujimura-kun some room to haggle.
Minamoto Tamako had already wised up, knowing that Fushimi Roku would use various means to forcibly collect Redemption Vouchers. Lately, this guy frequently acted like "I’m dying" to evade handing out the vouchers that should have been given; or said ’I’m dying, how could you still treat me this way,’ thereby confiscating the Redemption Vouchers from her hand.
So, she absolutely mustn’t let Fujimura-kun realize the impending overflow of her small Redemption Voucher vault!
Arrogant Fujimura-kun predictably failed to realize the crisis slowly approaching, he continued haggling indifferently, saying that two white Redemption Vouchers were too much; Minamoto Tamako deliberately brought up strange props from her dream, claiming that Fujimura-kun irritated her eyes in the dream, thus two white Redemption Vouchers were reasonable.
Fushimi Roku added, "But I didn’t lie, only you dreamt of these things yourself, can’t blame me, so I won’t issue Redemption Vouchers."
Minamoto Tamako didn’t argue, she had already decided to seize the last period of Fushimi Roku’s life, leaving a deep imprint on him, so that even if Fushimi Roku reincarnated, he wouldn’t forget her!
To achieve this, she needs a Red Redemption Voucher!
And Fushimi Roku had his own scheme too, if he hadn’t remembered wrongly, his stamps were about to reach one month’s worth—the fact is if Minamoto Tamako hadn’t nitpicked and deducted his check-in records daily, he would’ve long completed a month’s worth of stamps.
Now, although they’re nominally a couple, there’s no real substance between them—the reason they became a couple was thanks to Kujo Yua’s pushing.
The confession was rather hasty, and a bit playful, quite different from what he imagined.
Fushimi Roku had already thought it through, once he collected a month’s worth of stamps, he’d take Minamoto Tamako to a fancy restaurant for dinner.
By then, both dressed in suits and gowns, enjoying a candlelit dinner with accompaniment from violin and piano players, creating an intimate atmosphere, with a bit of wine as a catalyst...
Can’t let Minamoto Tamako drink too much, he plans to dilute the red wine about 1:50 proportion by then.
In any case, after eating and drinking their fill, they’d walk home at night, under dim lights, the two face each other in the living room, he’d casually bring up: ’Hey, remember the reward you promised me’... Minamoto Tamako would blush shyly and nod, her eyes containing anticipation, she’d ask back: ’What reward do you want?’
Heh, undoubtedly, next comes savoring the time!
Even if Kujo Yua throws him into Tokyo Bay afterward, so what?
Could he not swim back to shore?
Fushimi Roku feels everything is going according to his plan, initially he decided to play true, making Kujo Yua aware of the cost of threatening him... although there were slight hiccups halfway, now it’s finally getting on track!
As long as things are settled with Minamoto Tamako, given Kujo Family’s upbringing, they wouldn’t leave their daughter a widow, right?
Both were imagining their future as they walked home.
Minamoto Tamako had just unlocked the door when she heard the whirring sound of the fan, and Mayu ran into the entrance way, guilt-ridden as she lowered her head to change shoes, loudly saying, "Thanks for the treat! Thank you, Sakurako-chan! Tamako-sis, I’m heading home now, goodbye!"
"Wait, why haven’t you left yet—"
Before Minamoto Tamako finished speaking, Mayu had already put on her shoes, she quickly passed between the two, with her small backpack, jogging out of the entryway: "I’m going home now!"