Angu Ogu arrived at the police station where I was undergoing questioning.


Everything seemed fine until…


<<Hey, why are you crying?>>


<<You fool, Iroha! Idiot! Uwaaaah!>>


Angu Ogu clung to my chest, wailing loudly.


Her face was a mess, wet with tears and a runny nose.


<<How much do you think I worried!? I was waiting at home, and then suddenly, I got a call from the police… I was horrified! And no matter how many times I called, I couldn't reach you!>>


<<Oh, sorry. My phone broke.>>


<<I imagined the worst! What if something happened to Iroha? I was… uwaaaah!>>


<<Oh, come on. There, there.>>


To comfort a crying child (at least in appearance), patting the head seemed to be the best approach.


At this point, it wouldn't be wise to discuss physical contact.


<<Uwaaaah! I'm so relieved you're safe! But you're hurt! I let Iroha go alone!>>


I chuckled.


Was she angry, worried, or relieved?


<<Your emotions are running a bit too high, don't you think?>>


<<Whose fault do you think that is?>>


As we exchanged these words, female customers or perhaps her friends appeared.


Had they also undergone questioning?


<<Oh, let me introduce you, Angu Ogu. She's the one who saved me from the robber.>>


<<Oh, really! Thank you for saving Iroha… huh?>>


Angu Ogu's movements stopped there.


The female customers also looked uneasy.


<<Is something wrong?>>


For some reason, Angu Ogu's expression turned stern.


Then she asked, <<Why are you here?>>.


<<Huh? Are they friends of Angu Ogu?>>


<<Iroha, don't you realize?>>


<<Huh?>>


I involuntarily stared blankly.


Angu Ogu sighed.


<<No, it was my mistake to ask. You're only interested in VTubers. But Iroha, you should know these people.>>


<<…?>>


I stared at the faces of the female customers, but I had no idea.


Where could I have met them?


<<Even though she's in disguise… she's members of my Secret Service.>>


<<Huh!? Really!?>>


<<Well, it might be more accurate to say the ones I thought were members.>>


I hadn't noticed at all.


But now that she mentioned it, there seemed to be a faint recognition.


<<Oh, wow. So she happened to be at the scene and helped me. I was lucky.>>


<<It's not that simple!>>


Angu Ogu glared at the female customers—or rather, the members of the Secret Service.


She seemed angry with them.


<<She was supposed to be part of my guard, but in reality, she was supposed to guard—no, ‘monitor' you.>>


<<…I see.>>


I recalled Angu Ogu's mother's face.


She seemed like the type who would casually do something like that.


<<Secret Service work isn't just about guarding the First Family. We also engage in investigations, such as cracking down on counterfeit currency, which was the reason for our establishment.>>


<<No, our mission is solely to protect Iroha-san. I apologize for not conveying this information earlier, but it's also our job to safeguard high-ranking foreign visitors to the U.S.>>


<<In name only, I suppose. If it really was an escort, shouldn't you confirm it? Unless you're the next president, you should have the right to choose whether to accept or refuse personal protection!>>


Ah, so that's why they were upset.


Indeed, if my mother had been investigating my friends without permission, I might not feel great about it either.


However, I completely understand in my case. I was quite suspicious, to be honest.


And although Angu Ogu wouldn't know, I had been under suspicion from the start. So…


<<Iroha, you can't forgive this, right!? You can't let your rights be violated like this!?>>


<<Huh? I don't mind at all. Do as you please.>>


<<See! Isn't Iroha angry… or not!? Huh!? Are you really okay with this!?>>


I unintentionally ended up responding like a comedy duo.


Is it normal to be concerned about this?


<<Yeah, I really don't mind at all.>>


<<But, you know! There's privacy and stuff! You don't know what they've seen so far!?>>


<<Hmm. I'd be mad if they interrupted my streaming, but other than that? Oh, but there was one thing that annoyed me, too.>>


<<See! I knew it!>>


Angu Ogu urged me on, pushing my back.


I vented my dissatisfaction.


<<Why didn't you tell me sooner? If you had, then when I went to see the live performance last time, I could have asked for a guardian role!>>


<<Is that what you're mad about!?>>


Because, if there had been a guardian role at the event I attended with Angu Ogu's invitation…


I wouldn't have missed the pre-show announcement because someone next to me struck up a conversation!


If she had been my escort, she must have been discreetly following me even back then.


I had thought she couldn't stray far from Angu Ogu's surroundings.


<<By the way, can I request transportation when I want to move alone in the future?>>


<<Um…>>


Unconsciously, I directed my gaze toward the Secret Service woman who had been pretending to be a female customer.


However, she had a somewhat troubled smile.


<<I'm sorry. I made a significant mistake in this incident, so…>>



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