Secret Police Agent

Substitutes

That afternoon when it rained. Claire and Claude find Hana in a Gogo bar. Like Claude promised me this afternoon.

In the same place as Claire and Hana meeting at that time. Vip desk.

"Don't be in a hurry, just sit down. Hana's coming in a few minutes" Claude pulled up the chair for Claire to sit on.

Claire this afternoon was wearing a black and white jacket with a subordinate skirt that was a blend of brown and black. He tells Claude to meet Hana because he does not believe that Claude is Hana's cousin.

A few minutes later. No rain has passed. Leave the cold. Hana arrives at the 2nd floor of the VIP table where Claire and Claude are.

"I'm sorry I'm late, have you been waiting a long time?" Hana closed the umbrella.

Claire could see if some of Hana's hair was wet. He immediately approached Hana and stroked Hana's wet mane in the rain.

"It shouldn't have come here if it can't"

"I just don't feel good about making you wait"

"Please sit down, Hana" Claude stood pulling a chair from under the table, this time to Hana.

"Sorry Hana, I invited you to meet today because... Claire can't believe that you're my cousin's brother" Claude lowered his voice at the end of the sentence.

Claire hit the table surface. Not too loud. But managed to make two friends who were whispering surprised.

"Hana, is Claude really your cousin?" ask Claire firmly.

"Ah, uh, of course. Why don't you trust her, Claire?"

"I can't trust a person like her" Claire pointed at Claude's face with her index finger.

"Why?"

"Jeez Hana. I'm just worried about you. This morning at noon she said you were her sugar baby"

"Hahaha~" Hana and Claude laughed at Claire's words.

"Why are you laughing?"

"A Claire can be stupid. Our age is not far away. Logically whichever way I might be her sugar baby. Hahaha~"

"Oh, yeah. My mind is fucked. Not using logic"

"No problem Claire. At least now you trust him, don't you?"

"Little"

"Oh yeah, by the way, how did you get to know each other? do you have a special relationship?" Hannah asked more casually. Put both backs of his hands under his chin.

Claire glanced at Claude at a glance. Claude also took a quick glance at Claire. Both are confused as to what to answer. Hana doesn't know anything about the secret organization they work for.

"Ehm, we're just coworkers" Claire said, not as sure as usual.

"Oh yeah? do you have a specific relationship?"

"What do you mean?"

"As lover as possible"

Claire and Claude stood together. Then he said, "Nothing!" along with putting both palms on the table.

"Hahaha~. You guys are so funny"

"What's so funny?" Claude put on his sulking face.

"But why? you guys seem like close friends. Claire, you have to try to like your opposite sex. Just because your past hurt doesn't mean that to this day you have to close the door of your heart" Hana advised in a meaningful tone.

"I just want to focus on my career first, Hana" replied Claire gently.

"alright. Claude, Claire this is a stubborn man. Behave coldly. But trust me, he wasn't like this. The change in his attitude was because he lost something he considered valuable"

Claude slightly widened his eyes. She thought Claire was a cold girl from birth. But apparently not. Hana said it herself in front of Claire as well. Claire wasn't like this. Then what's it like?

"I don't know how far you are. But I hope your relationship is good" Hana gave a special smile.

"What if we all spend all our time here until nightfall?" haggard Claude excited.

"I don't have a problem. But you have to practice me" Hana said with a laugh.

"Claire, do you want to go home first?" Claude asked to make sure. It's her job to pick Claire up.

"No. I'm just here with you guys"

They ordered their favorite food and drinks. Spend time until nightfall. Have fun like a friend.

...****************...

Early in the morning Claire went to the supermarkaet then met a red unraveling figure of a friend. It was Selby.

"Selby, yesterday where didn't you go back?" Claire immediately asked a question.

"Ah, uh, anu, I'm lost Claire"

"Missed? how can it be"

"Haran the pretender did not know that the streets of the area. So we're lost"

"We finally managed to find the highway. That was also in the afternoon. Then Haran and I decided to eat together at a restaurant"

"Oh..."

"Claire, you're not mad, are you?"

"Well, it doesn't matter. Good thing you found the highway. If it's not possible tonight I'll call the search team"

"Hahaha~"

Claire and Selby shop together in the supermarket. They shared a moment of eating with each of them. Claire goes to the bar with her partner and best friend. Selby goes to a restaurant with Haran, his new friend while being an agent of the organization.

"You're really not sad anymore about Senno?" Claire asked to make sure.

"I'm happy if she's happy Claire. Like you said in the hospital"

"Goodoo. Hope you get a change"

"Later?"

"Yes, the figure of someone who will accompany you like Senno"

"I think I found it"

"Oh yeah? have you got a new partner?"

"I think the person you're referring to is Haran. He sent me messages many times. He seems to be worried about me. A few days after the war, Haran always accompanied me everywhere"

Claire smiled. Something is missing and we give it away and it will be replaced with a new one. It could be better than before.

"I wonder if Haran can replace Senno" Claire said.

"You mean?"

"Well, tell me about him in your eyes, Selby"

"Of course" Selby said with a light nod of the head.

Selby is invited by Claire to dinner at her house and spend the night there. It's actually Claire's first step to interrogating Selby. And Claire's house is the perfect location for the selection.

That night after dinner, Claire starts asking about Haran in Selby's eyes.

"Hey Selby"

"Hm?"

"Now tell me what you think Haran is"

"He has a lot of sympathy. Easily compassionate. Well-natured. The latter may like to share"

"Is that okay?"

"Yes. You asked me, right? what do you think?"

"You sure you asked me?"

"Of course"

"That's a shitty guy. She was indeed easy to pity, but the smile she showed every single time was really upsetting me! Until I felt like slapping him in the face" at the end, Claire expressed her annoyance by hitting her right fist into her left palm several times.

"Hahaha, is that really so? I can tell Haran"

The laughter of the two stopped after a ringing tone rang from under the blanket. Selby's Mobile. Call from Haran.

"Why did he call?" Claire whispers.

"don't know. I lift up first. Take it easy to turn on the speakers"

"Hello" said Selby first.

"Selby, thank goodness. Are you all right?"

"Whatchu mean? of course I'm fine"

"Ah, I went to your house. But you're not home. I think something happened to you. But thank goodness everything's fine"

"Why did he come to your house? claire whispered.

"Not knowing"

"Huh? what's?" Haran was on the phone.

"Eh, not not. It's nothing"

"Who are you talking to?"

"Of course with you"

"Oh okay. I hung up"

The phone connection was cut off by one side. From Haran's side. Selby's conversation with Haran was also heard by Claire as a whole.