21st Century Necromancer

In UDI's office, there was no autopsy task today, which was quite rare, and Misumi Mikoto had also put on a light makeup, which was unusual for her. She was not dressed in her usual UDI uniform but wore a beige-grey long skirt.

Even Misumi Mikoto's hairstyle today was intentionally done with playful curls.

"Mikoto, are you going on a date with a guy today?" Seeing Misumi Mikoto's drastically different look, and remembering that the last time she dressed up was to meet her boyfriend's parents, Tokairin Yuko moved her chair closer with a mix of curiosity and teasing and asked.

Upon hearing Tokairin Yuko's question, Mikoto's face instantly flew with a hint of crimson, making her smile shyly, yet she pushed Tokairin Yuko away and tried to deny it, "No, I just made dinner plans with Professor Chen Yu for this evening."

"That's not a date with a man? Isn't Professor Chen Yu a man?" Tokairin Yuko immediately widened her eyes, her surprise quickly giving way to intense curiosity. She leaned closer to Misumi Mikoto and pressed her for details, "Doesn't Professor Chen Yu have a girlfriend? Mikoto, you actually managed to make dinner plans with him... could it be that you are thinking of..."

"I'm not, stop talking nonsense!" Misumi Mikoto quickly denied, it didn't matter to herself what Tokairin Yuko said, but if such things reached Jounouchi Hiromi's ears and affected Chen Yu and her relationship, that was not something Misumi Mikoto wanted to see.

Faced with Misumi Mikoto's strong denial, Tokairin Yuko displayed a skeptical look. Observing the blush that had not yet faded from her face, Tokairin Yuko moved her chair again, getting closer to Misumi Mikoto, and asked her softly, "Mikoto, you couldn't have really fallen for Professor Chen Yu, could you?

He is indeed a very decent man, but he already has a girlfriend, and getting involved as the other woman... Although I previously encouraged you to steal Professor Chen Yu away, are you really going to do this?"

At this point, perhaps fearing Misumi Mikoto would misunderstand, Tokairin Yuko quickly added, "I'm not saying it's wrong of you to do this, Mikoto. I just think you should consider it more carefully. Being the other woman is not a good reputation to have, you know. Plus, Professor Chen Yu and his girlfriend are colleagues, so wouldn't this kind of thing affect him as well?"

"I already told you it's not like that! Are you ever going to stop, Tokairin? I invited Professor Chen Yu to dinner tonight just to thank him for what happened last time." Misumi Mikoto looked at Tokairin Yuko, who seemed genuinely concerned for her, with a mixture of annoyance and amusement.

Even though she was touched by Tokairin Yuko's concern, she was somewhat embarrassed by her baseless suspicions, so she explained, "Stop making wild guesses, Tokairin. My relationship with Professor Chen Yu is not what you think it is. Besides, Doctor Jounouchi will be joining us this evening, so it's just my way of showing my gratitude, nothing like what you are suggesting."

"But then why did you get all dressed up like this today?" Although Tokairin Yuko now believed Misumi Mikoto's words, she was still suspicious of her motivations in dressing up so fancily.

However, Misumi Mikoto gave Tokairin Yuko an incredulous look and shook her head helplessly, responding, "Today is my birthday! And since there's no autopsy task, what's wrong with putting on makeup and dressing up nicely for once?"

"Nothing! Absolutely nothing!" Tokairin Yuko quickly shook her head, her attitude resolute, yet deep down she was still somewhat worried about Misumi Mikoto.

Even though her profession often left her in a state that seemed like she couldn't get married, always clamoring to attend social events to find a good man to marry her off, she had never planned to be the other woman, nor did she want to see Misumi Mikoto engage in such a thing.

Watching Misumi Mikoto becoming increasingly annoyed, she found it hard to keep persuading her.

However, she couldn't help but worry about Misumi Mikoto.

Luckily, today she didn't have to work overtime, which Tokairin Yūko silently celebrated. She had planned to visit her usual gym to see if she could meet some nice men.

But since Misumi Mikoto was having this issue, Tokairin Yūko felt she couldn't just ignore it. It seemed she had to sacrifice her own free time and supervise Misumi Mikoto after work to prevent her from making a mistake!

Having made up her mind, although Tokairin Yūko pretended not to pay further attention to the matter and started getting back to her own work, she was actually still focusing on Misumi Mikoto, observing her every move, with her resolve to stop her from making a mistake growing stronger.

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Finally, when it was time to leave work, Tokairin Yūko, seeing Misumi Mikoto starting to pack up her things, hurriedly finished her own tasks. While packing up, she asked Misumi Mikoto casually, "Meiqin, where are you planning to take Professor Chen Yu for dinner tonight?"
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"It's the place we visited last time in Shinjuku, Tokairin, you've been there too, I remember their potato salad is really good." Misumi Mikoto didn't notice Tokairin Yūko's ulterior motive and told her directly about the restaurant she'd already booked, "There's still some time before we get our monthly pay, I can't afford a luxurious place, so it has to be this kind of small street-side restaurant!"

"That place isn't exactly a small street-side restaurant, right? Their food is quite good," Tokairin Yūko probed for the information she needed and made some small talk with Misumi Mikoto before saying, "After hearing you talk about it, I don't feel like going home to cook tonight. I've got some time today, so I'll eat out! I'm going to head off first!"

Having said that, Tokairin Yūko dashed toward the changing room, seemingly eager to get off work.

Watching Tokairin Yūko leave, Misumi Mikoto tilted her head in puzzlement, "Tokairin has been acting weird today, hasn't she?"

But Misumi Mikoto didn't delve further into it; Tokairin Yūko often had such absent-minded moments, and most of the time when she acted this way, it was when she had met a new handsome guy, so Misumi Mikoto didn't find it strange.

After packing her things and saying goodbye to Director Kamikura, who hadn't left yet, Misumi Mikoto then took her bag and left the office.

While walking out, she took out her phone and started messaging Chen Yu to confirm the time.

Misumi Mikoto didn't realize that Tokairin Yūko was sneakily following her from behind.