In the memories of Mizuo and Yuki, Watanabe Gengo was supposed to be arrogant, fierce, and powerful. Therefore, now, facing Watanabe Gengo walking with a cane, Mizuo suddenly forgot the fear she should have had and became curious instead.

"Um, mister, what happened to your leg?" Mizuo, who was originally hiding behind Yuki, leaned forward curiously and asked.

"Oh? My leg?" After placing the menu on the table, Watanabe Gengo took a few steps back and leaned against the wall, freeing his hand from the cane before answering. "I accidentally broke it while fighting with someone in prison."

He said it very casually, as if it was just a minor injury, like being scratched by a branch. Combined with his always arrogant tone of voice, it turned this broken leg from an injury into a glorious badge of honor.

Yuki and Mizuo couldn't help but imagine what kind of blow Watanabe Gengo's opponent suffered and whether they were still alive. But since there was a prison brawl and Watanabe Gengo was now able to stand here, working in an ordinary café outside the prison, it at least indicated that Watanabe Gengo was not the aggressor. Otherwise, how could he have been released so quickly?

Yuki thought that this tangent would end here because their purpose for coming here was to investigate the previous case, and there wasn't much time left. However...

"Why did you fight with them?" Mizuo, whose curiosity had become stronger, had completely forgotten why she came here and was now eager to know more about the prison brawl that Watanabe Gengo mentioned.

"Because those old guys with seniority tried to bully me, the newcomer. They wanted me to please them," Watanabe Gengo replied. "I mocked them a few times, and that's when the fight broke out."

"They? How many people did you fight alone?" Mizuo asked.

"I don't remember. I twisted a lot of arms and beat up several heads. There were probably ten or so people," Watanabe Gengo answered.

"Ten plus people?! That's amazing! But how did you break your leg?"

"Oh, this leg. I think I was trying to kick someone, but before I could kick him, he passed out from fear. As a result, I kicked the iron railing of the prison instead. The railing broke, and a few bones in my lower leg also broke."

Watanabe Gengo laughed heartily as he spoke, seemingly finding the fact that his leg was broken in such a way to be "interesting and fun".

"I see. By the way, what does **** mean?" Mizuo, who was now fully immersed in curiosity mode, couldn't help but keep asking questions, her eyes flashing with curiosity and thirst for knowledge.

Just when the situation was about to become critical, Yuki promptly intervened and stopped the conversation from heading towards unhealthy and unpleasant topics.

"Cough, cough!" Yuki jumped directly from her chair (because the chairs in the café were very high, it was difficult for the short-legged little girl to stand up directly from a chair, or it would be like standing on the chair...). So when Yuki landed on the ground, she noticed something quite upsetting.

She was originally sitting on a relatively high chair (because the chair itself was high), but when she landed on the ground and stood up, she realized that Watanabe Gengo was much taller than her. Looking up at him, she couldn't muster any trace of her own dignity.

As a result, the situation became Yuki wanting to stand in front of Mizuo, but her head only reached Mizuo's knees (Mizuo was sitting on a high chair), so she could only helplessly look up at Watanabe Gengo, who in turn looked down at the two little girls with his usual arrogant expression.

"Little sister, is your throat uncomfortable? If it's uncomfortable, don't drink coffee. We have milk in the shop," Watanabe Gengo said very seriously.