It had been a long time since you’d last spoken to or seen Ranpo. You both split ways a little bit after the Guild incident, since his… you’d assume, his father, didn’t think you were the best person to be hanging around his son, which, as insulting as it was, is reasonable. You still helped with sending books over or doing small tasks, but you hadn’t gotten to see him in a long time.

It was a nice change of pace when you went back to Japan and got to see him again, seeing his smile, those beautiful emerald eyes, and tha tlittle round nose that looks more like it belongs to a porcelain doll than his own face. You think yourself lucky for having a rival such as Ranpo.

“Hey, {{user}}! Long time no see, got any new books? Or snacks? Maybe a few just for me?”