Seeing the small box, Kobayashi Itsuki bent down, picked it up, and opened it, revealing a bead that was emitting a faint, spectral glow.
Playing with the bead in his hand, Kobayashi Itsuki immediately recognized this item as the Magical Jewel containing the power of Majin Jack from the original work.
Tamaoh Nakamure also saw the object in Kobayashi Itsuki's hand. Her breath hitched, and she said nervously.
"I am willing to accept the punishment of the law, and I am willing to compensate both of you. However, this bead is the last relic left by my relative, and I would like..."
Kobayashi Itsuki scoffed. Even at this point, the old woman still wanted to get her hands on the bead.
"You don't have the right to speak now. You don't actually think I would have any sympathy for you, do you?"
"You certainly weren't acting like this when you ordered them to eliminate us..."
With that, under Kobayashi Itsuki's instruction, Higashimatsuyama Yone called the police.
Taking advantage of the time, Kobayashi Itsuki carefully interrogated Tamaoh Nakamure.
Mainly, he was a little unclear why their Tamoyami clan was so heavily targeting Higashimatsuyama Yone.
Simply catching a thief obviously wasn't the whole reason.
However, as the interrogation continued, the two of them finally understood why.
It was primarily because of the receipt inside the handbag.
In the original work, the bead in Kobayashi Itsuki's hand was pawned off by the grandfather of the Tamayura clan clan's The Three Tranny Brothers when he was young.
As a result, due to various reasons, it ended up overseas.
And this receipt was a crucial clue, representing the first step in the bead's flow from within the country to abroad.
With this clue, they only needed to continuously investigate all the buyers, and they would eventually be able to find it.
So that's why they had to retrieve the receipt, even if it meant breaking into the police station.
And Higashimatsuyama Yone, who had previously delayed their search for the treasure and continued to investigate and obstruct them, naturally became a thorn in their side.
Once the reason was clear, everything made sense.
For the Tamayomi clan, finding the beads, releasing Demon Jack, and ruling the world was the most important thing!
For this goal, nothing else mattered.
Let alone eliminating a mere Policewoman.
Speaking of which, if it weren't for him, a butterfly from another world, flapping its wings and changing everything...
These things probably wouldn't have happened at all.
Because without him, Higashimatsuyama Yone wouldn't have been able to catch anyone, let alone affect crucial matters.
It's estimated that, just like in the original story, after a series of events, it would turn out to be a false alarm.
After waiting for a while, it wasn't long before a large number of police officers arrived.
An officer reporting a case, a suspect with a gun... just these facts were enough to warrant serious attention.
With the arrival of many police officers, the entire club was quickly brought under control.
Tamaoh Nakamure and the others were all arrested, handcuffed, and taken to police cars.
Hecson's body was placed in a body bag, and the handgun was preserved as evidence.
As for Higashimatsuyama Yone and Kobayashi Itsuki, they were properly protected and sent to the hospital for treatment.
Although neither of them had many injuries.
Only Higashimatsuyama Yone was slightly injured when she was captured.
After a simple treatment, the two returned to the police station to give their statements.
Before the police arrived, Higashimatsuyama Yone had already helped Kobayashi Itsuki properly organize his testimony.
He was kidnapped because of a grudge from a previous incident.
Finally, after his life was threatened, he fought back... In any case, according to Higashimatsuyama Yone's statement, it was definitely self-defense.
As for other matters, she would handle them.
Kobayashi Itsuki was naturally at ease with this; Higashimatsu wouldn't harm him.
After completing the statement process, it was already morning when they left the police station.
The two, who hadn't slept all night, walked out of the police station into the morning sun, feeling the cool morning breeze. They looked at each other and couldn't help but smile.
"I really didn't expect it; the experiences of this day were truly exciting."
Kobayashi Itsuki stretched, saying with emotion.
Although he used the Elixir of Iron yesterday, there were no side effects.
However, perhaps because the activity was a bit too intense, Kobayashi Itsuki, who hadn't slept all night, felt sore all over after the medicine wore off.
It was like training in the gym all day and waking up the next morning, exceptionally refreshing yet sore.
"Yes, but to have escaped with our lives, I really have to thank Itsuki. Otherwise, I can't even imagine what state I'd be in right now."
Higashimatsuyama Yone still felt a bit fearful recalling last night's encounter.
"So how are you going to repay your savior?"
Kobayashi Itsuki raised his chin at her, smiling as he spoke.
"Treat you to breakfast?"
"At a time like this, shouldn't it be to become my servant, or offer yourself to me?"
"Then let's go to my house for breakfast?"
Faced with Higashimatsuyama Yone's invitation, Kobayashi Itsuki, as a dignified man, certainly wouldn't refuse.
It is rude not to reciprocate a favor.
Last time, Higashimatsuyama Yone went to his house, so it's only reasonable for him to go to her house today, right?
However, before that, Kobayashi Itsuki still had to ask for leave from the Kindergarten.
He hadn't slept all night yesterday and was still in Tokyo, so he definitely couldn't rush back to work.
Calling Takakura Bunta, the Principal was quite easy to talk to, especially after hearing about Kobayashi Itsuki's dangerous encounter yesterday. He immediately asked if Kobayashi Itsuki was injured and said he could rest for a longer period if he felt unwell.
He even wanted to arrange for the Kindergarten teachers to visit, but Kobayashi Itsuki quickly declined.
He was going to Higashimatsuyama Yone's house later, so why would anyone visit?
"Alright, let's go."
The two hailed a taxi and went to the subway station.
After riding for a while, they returned from Tokyo to Kasukabe City.
Led by Higashimatsuyama Yone, Kobayashi Itsuki arrived at her home.
Higashimatsuyama Yone's home wasn't large, similar to Matsuzaka Ume's, also a one-bedroom, one-living room layout, just right for one person.
It was clean and tidy, with no excessive decorations, very simple, and carried a hint of efficiency.
Back home, Higashimatsuyama Yone washed her hands and opened the refrigerator.
"There aren't many ingredients at home, Itsuki, do you like udon noodles?"
"I can eat anything, I'm not picky."
Kobayashi Itsuki leaned on the sofa, looking at Higashimatsuyama Yone's slender figure as she turned her back to him, bending over to pick ingredients from the refrigerator, and said casually.
"Then I'll make udon noodles for you. It's my specialty."
Higashimatsuyama Yone said, holding two bags of udon noodles, a confident smile on her face.
"I'm absolutely starving right now, full of anticipation."
"Then just wait and see, I definitely won't disappoint you!"