Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 70, A New Beginning

Uesugi Sosetsu has always been a frequent visitor to this restaurant. He would come here to eat every once in a while. Naturally, he also recommended this restaurant to Ikeda Erena.

A couple who have been making tempura for fifty years can be said to be real tempura immortals.

Nowadays, when Chinese people mention "XX immortal", they often use it in a derogatory sense, which is actually understandable, but we need to understand why there are so many "XX immortals" in Japan.

It was only after growing up in Japan that Uesugi Sosetsu began to understand the reason.

Japan is actually a country with a very strong feudal culture.

In addition to being reflected in the institutional official positions and regional systems, the strong feudal system is also reflected in various industries. This is very complicated to explain and I will not go into detail here. In short, after a long period of development, various industries in Japan have been divided into very, very fine industries in the repeated "feudal states and founding of nations", and then each terminal has formed a family that has been passed down from generation to generation.

Once a family settles on making one thing, it will be difficult for them to get involved in other industries. Those who make mung bean cakes will not make chestnut cakes, and those who make grilled sausages will not make grilled gluten. Everyone will only strive for excellence in their own fixed industry and fixed creations, and work hard to study whether sausages taste better when they are rotated 48 times or 49 times on the sausage grilling machine.

This is the origin of XX immortal. There is no need to over-deify him, but there is no need to over-belittle him either. He is just a small self-employed individual or handicraftsman who has been working in a certain industry from generation to generation, and has been striving for excellence from generation to generation (IQ tax and money-making is another matter).

Of course, this kind of XX immortal culture was gradually hit by industrialization after the Meiji Restoration, and finally fell out of fashion and withdrew from the mainstream. However, after the economy improved and people began to have higher spiritual needs, the title of XX immortal became popular again.

This is just like in the early years of society when there were only handicrafts and everyone pursued exquisite industrial products. After industrial assembly line technology became popular among the masses, society began to pursue handmade fine products. When people were malnourished, everyone pursued meat and seafood. When life became more affluent, people began to pursue pure natural, pollution-free, green vegetarian products. Sometimes many people just want to spend more money to make themselves look different.

"How is today's menu, sir?"

After eating a meal of tempura, Ikeda Erena kept saying that it was delicious. But when Uesugi Soyuki asked her what exactly made it delicious, Erena, who had a limited vocabulary, couldn't explain it clearly. She could only angrily pick up the shrimp heads from Uesugi Soyuki's bowl with chopsticks and bite them into pieces viciously.

"Yeah, very fresh and delicious." Uesugi Munen looked at the tall beauty helplessly and responded proactively: "The squid is fried just right."

"Hey, sir, you know about tempura. If you fry this kind of squid for even 3 seconds longer, it will start to get hard!" The old man was very satisfied after hearing this and showed off his understanding of tempura. Then the old woman handed over the bill with both hands.

This meal cost 25000 yen.

Uesugi Sosetsu paid the bill, and the tempura lunch in the rain came to an end.

It was a wonderful meal in every sense of the word!

After coming out of the store, Ikeda Erina stepped on her newly bought high heels, with a smile on her lips, her face flushed and little stars twinkling in her beautiful light brown eyes. She suppressed her shyness and took the initiative to say to Uesugi Sosetsu: "Thank you, Uesugi-kun, I am very satisfied with this meal, and this is not a polite remark."

Such a scene had never appeared in her imagination, the rain, the delicious food, and his company. Erina felt that the last time she was bullied by him seemed to have paid off.

And this man still owed her three days off: "But it seems that there is something wrong with your calculation! It's raining."

"Yes, it's raining." Uesugi Sosetsu raised his head. The previously sunny sky was now occupied by dark clouds.

The rain in Tokyo is annoying, especially for office workers. Rain often means trouble, more commuting time, wet clothes and depression during busy work.

But the rain in Tokyo is romantic. Whenever this steel forest is bathed in rain, it always brings a breath of life to the cold society and the machines that run mechanically. Especially when two people have nothing to do, they can relax, listen to the rain, eat some delicious food, talk about life, and slow down themselves. This is the silent and subtle effect that the rain brings to them.

"I have a place I want to go." Ikeda Erina said slowly, "Would you like to go with me?"

She wanted to share all her secrets with him.

"Of course." Uesugi Sosetsu naturally agreed.

The two took a taxi to Toshima Ward, in front of a huge building.

But when Uesugi Sosetsu looked up and looked at the sign on the building, the man was stunned.

What the hell? RNG?!
After taking a closer look, Uesugi Sosetsu breathed a sigh of relief.

I was mistaken, it turned out to be RiNG, I was shocked.

"here it is?"

"Come with me." Ikeda Erena's high heels clicked. It was obvious that she seldom wore high heels, which made her walk unstable. But the tall beauty firmly pulled Uesugi Sosetsu's hand and said, "Let's see which bands are performing today."

"Band? Performance?" Uesugi Sosetsu wondered if Erina would actually like to play in a band?

The two came to the sign and took a look.

The first band performing today is "MYOG!!!" There is an introduction to the band below.

Number one: R ANA, the absolute core of the new band, the top guitarist with outstanding manual skills and the youngest guitarist in the team.

Position 2: Topanon, a temporary helper who is said to have just returned from abroad. He is the rhythm engine of the team, but his level needs to be improved.

Position three: tomorin, the former lyricist of the band, who later performed on stage himself, and rope-twisting sister, the backbone of the team. Although she had no idea what weird things she was saying when reciting, she was able to unite the band.

Position 4: RikkAx, a loyal former teammate, the team’s biggest rhythm point, and the school’s number one drummer.

Position five: BigmomSOyorin, a former teammate. He was betrayed by his teammates, disillusioned, and his former band disbanded. Later, he was unwilling to give in, so he knelt down, rebuilt the team, and reached the top again with a ruthless iron hand.

"This introduction..." Uesugi Sosetsu wondered what Erina usually liked: "Is forming a band such a heavy thing?"

"Just follow me." Erina bought two tickets, brought Uesugi Sosetsu into the venue, and came to a corner.

The scale of this live performance was relatively small and the corner was relatively secluded, so Uesugi Sosetsu did not say anything and just followed her silently.

The two stood in a corner, and Ikeda Erina took the initiative to say: "I discovered this place by accident. Don't be fooled by the small environment here. The fans are very enthusiastic and noisy. You will know it later."

As Uesugi Sosetsu looked at her seriously introducing herself, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but soften.

He probably understood why Erina came.

Sure enough, as the performance began, dozens of people came in one after another, the sound of guitars and the surrounding speakers overwhelmed all senses, the band began to play, and the lead singer began to sing.

The sound was so loud that Uesugi Sosetsu couldn't hear clearly what the lead singer was singing, but a long-lost sense of joy began to rise.

Roaring together, jumping together, shouting together, in the resonance of emotions and the catharsis of senses, Ikeda Erena finally put down her usual mask of arrogance and indifference and released her true nature.

Yes, she has overseas blood flowing in her veins, and her personality has a sunny and lively side. He can feel the emotional resonance of Erina. In this kind of society, she has been suppressed for too long.

It's true that her personality is not very likable and it's not easy for her to get along with others, but is it her fault that she is constantly sexually harassed and her job is threatened?
If Erena Ikeda chose to become a professional judo player, she would definitely be an excellent national player.

Uesugi Sosetsu still doesn't understand why Ikeda Erena chose to give up the martial arts she had already practiced to a very high level and instead chose to go to Kyoto to be a policewoman.

He was sure he would find out soon enough.

He didn't like this noisy environment, so he didn't yell. Instead, he watched her release her emotions quietly, occasionally making eye contact with her and clapping appropriately to show his approval.

Ikeda Erena was very happy to receive positive feedback from Uesugi Sosetsu.

But she soon realized the price she had to pay for it. In the midst of the noisy and chaotic band live, Uesugi Sosetsu naturally reached out his hand and gently pressed on Ikeda Erena's knee.

Ikeda Erena's body trembled and she turned her head to take a look.

But soon, as if in tacit agreement, she turned her attention back to the stage.

Uesugi Sosetsu's big hand pressed on Ikeda Erina's knees wrapped in black stockings, and slowly slid down her calves, feeling the extremely delicate, full, flexible and light body temperature coming from his fingertips.

Ikeda Erena's legs are not as small as Watanabe Minami's, nor as delicate and perfect as senior Mai's. They are like works of art.

But the well-developed leg muscles feel reassuring to the touch.

Just sliding gently along the surface of the stockings feels like touching a piece of black jade, warm and firm.

Erina almost never wears nail polish. During training, her toenails are neatly trimmed without any special features.

However, she applied it today, and it was a little uneven.

Uesugi Sosetsu was a little disappointed that the pair of stockings had reinforced toes, otherwise it would have looked better.

But that style is actually not suitable for wearing outside the house, he has tried it on other people.

Uesugi Sosetsu played with the black jade in his hand.

There was no way Ikeda Erena could not have failed to feel this action, even though there were singing and roaring all around her.

Her ears gradually turned red, her eyes gradually became unfocused, and her expression became blurred.

Her breathing became a little disordered and she began to forget where she was singing.

Even so, she showed no signs of resistance. She neither opened her mouth to stop him nor kicked away Uesugi Sosetsu's hand. She even adjusted her sitting position to make it easier for Uesugi Sosetsu.

She was very touched today.

She was so greedy and made such excessive demands. Even though Uesugi Sosetsu had already brought her into his new home and was planning to confess his love to her, she was still so greedy. She wanted everything. She was too greedy. She couldn't live without him but wanted to reject him.

She was very happy with the tempura feast in the rain.

So, I have to make him happy too.

This man's preferences are simple, aren't they?
After all, this is all I can give him.

Uesugi Sosetsu stopped without any further action, and Ikeda Erena's tense body also relaxed a little.

After the two songs ended, Ikeda Erena put her pair of black silk feet back into her high heels, turned her head to look at Uesugi Sosetsu beside her, her eyes twinkling like the bright stars in the night sky.

We are even again.

By the time they came out of RiNG, it was already afternoon. There was a strange silence between Ikeda Erena and Uesugi Sosetsu.

"There's still some time left, it's time to train, Uesugi-kun." Ikeda Erena suddenly said, her face a little red, her expression a little angry: "You haven't forgotten the martial arts I taught you, right?"

"I... will try my best." Uesugi Sosetsu felt under great pressure as he looked at the mother Tyrannosaurus.

"Well, I have almost finished teaching you karate techniques. Starting today, I think I can teach you some judo techniques." Ikeda Erina chuckled with ill intent.

"Ah? What I mean is, about learning karate and judo first..." Uesugi Sosetsu felt that Ikeda Erina had bad intentions.

"I am the master. I am the one who decides which one you learn." Ikeda Erina raised her chin slightly, holding the strap of her bag with both hands, with a smile on her beautiful and profound face: "It has been happily decided. Today I will teach you the basics of judo!"

"Then why didn't you teach karate together before?" Uesugi Sosetsu thought he couldn't escape this hurdle.

"Is it boring?" the tall beauty suddenly asked a little embarrassedly.

Uesugi Sosetsu shook his head and said gently, "What's boring?"

Ikeda Erina said angrily, "Isn't it boring to accompany me to watch a band performance?"

"I can see that you don't seem to be interested in these."

Uesugi Sosetsu smiled and nodded, then shook his head: "I promised you, it's up to you to arrange it."

"Besides, how can you be bored when you're with Master Erina?"

After hearing the implication of Uesugi Sosetsu's words, Ikeda Erena's face became even redder.

I have his guidance at work and his companionship in life. The combination of these two different identities brings me double the happiness!

This is what she wants! She doesn't want to return to her family, she doesn't want to be transferred to office work, she just wants to watch him perform autopsies and reasoning during work, and travel around Tokyo together on her days off!
However, just as Ikeda Erena was daydreaming, Uesugi Sosetsu's phone suddenly rang.

The man motioned for a moment and took out his cell phone. The name on it made Ikeda Erena's eyes narrow.

Watanabe, Minami?! The face of the Metropolitan Police Department?

"Hello, um, this is Uesugi Sosetsu, Ms. Watanabe, I think I'm on my day off."

"Um... OK, I understand. Um, that's fine. I also think it's necessary to know."

"Yes, I'm moving to a new house these days, so it doesn't matter at the university... Dean Ukai has already expelled me... Just kidding, the pathology department did expel me."

"I also want to see the Criminal Division's Scientific Investigation Institute and Forensic Science Division...Okay, then I'll trouble Ms. Watanabe to introduce them to me."

After hanging up the phone, Uesugi Sosetsu smiled and said, "Inspector Watanabe of the Metropolitan Police Department invited me to visit the department the day after tomorrow. Yeah, it looks like I have to change my environment. It's a brand new beginning."

"Go to the Metropolitan Police Department? Why?" Ikeda Erena suddenly realized what might have happened to Uesugi Sosetsu.

Her heart was pounding and her body tensed unconsciously.

She became nervous again.

But she was helpless.

You thought today was just another ordinary day, but years later you discovered that it was actually the best day of your life.

Such a day will never come again.

　There will be another update later in the evening, please forgive me

　　
　
(End of this chapter)