In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the shift at the police box.
Around eight or nine in the evening, the izakaya was at its dining peak. The inner hall was filled with diners, and low wooden fences separated the dining areas. Six patrol officers sat around a long table, heads together as they ordered; Director Moriki sat at the head, inviting Watanabe Shun and Kazama Tatsuya to sit down... As for Fushimi Roku and Minamoto Tamako, they sat side by side on the inside near the wooden fence, whispering to each other.
Until the welcome dinner started, everyone had already arrived and taken their seats, but Minamoto Tamako was still arguing with Fushimi Roku about the "Egg Sauce" issue.
She was very angry, not only because Fushimi Roku was perfunctory and even refused to call her Tamako-chan, but also because "Egg Sauce" was her nickname in elementary school.
