[Keep it, this is a birthday gift from the president!]

Hano Eiji, who was walking on the street, suddenly stopped and took his hands out of his pockets.

In his right hand, there is a belt part that looks like it was carved from stone. In his left hand, there are three coins that he has never seen before, red, yellow, and green, each with different characters carved on it.

Animal portraits.

"As expected, I still care a lot..."

Looking at these two things, Hino Eiji couldn't help but sigh.

What about a birthday gift...

"——In fact, today is not my birthday at all! Moreover, my name is not Ozzy, so why did the birthday gift for Ozzy fall into my hands?"

Thinking of the scene when these two things were placed in a gift box by Kogami Mitsuo and handed over to him by Shintaro Goto alone after the ceremony, Hino Eiji couldn't help but sigh helplessly again.

Really, where can anyone give gifts like this? They didn’t even give them a chance to refuse, and they said something like, “The president said that he has already given away the things. If you don’t want them, just throw them away.”

Isn’t it forcing others to make things difficult?

Putting these two things away again, Hino Eiji looked up at the night sky and sighed for the third time.

"How will that man govern this country?"

…

…

Time returns to the present.

Outside the Hongshang Foundation headquarters building.

Tokiwa Shogo retracted his gaze from looking up at the signboard, and walked in calmly from the door.

【dress up(decoration)!please!】

Before entering, he used the magic of 'decoration' and changed into a very decent suit.

"Hello, sir, may I help you?"

With his increasingly outstanding appearance accentuated by his clothes, Shogo Tokiwa successfully attracted the attention of a receptionist.

Having said that, the receptionist is actually the only one who can see Tokiwa Shogo now, and now even this receptionist has disappeared from the sight of others.

In the final analysis, it was because this receptionist was slacking off in the blind spot of surveillance that Tokiwa Shougo chose her to receive him.

Thinking like this, Tokiwa Shougo smiled and said, "I hope to meet President Kogami. Can you lead the way for me?"

"Yes, happy to serve you."

The receptionist easily accepted Tokiwa Shogo's direct and rude words and expressed her agreement, although... she couldn't disagree.

Tokiwa Shougo could have directly ordered the receptionist to lead him to see Kogami Mitsuo, but that would have lost a bit of a sense of ceremony.

Following the receptionist, watching the other person's back walking straight ahead, Tokiwa Shogo seriously suspected that he was infected by Woz. Otherwise, how could he pursue such an unreal sense of interactive ritual? Well, that must be the case

That’s right!

Also,

The more he uses the power of magic, the more convenient and powerful Tokiwa Shougo feels.

Especially when used by ordinary people.

The easily hypnotized, weak-willed, lazy receptionist in front of us is a perfect example.

Every time this happens, Tokiwa Shogo can't help but feel lucky that the previous alien wizard was Uncle Hayase. It's great.

…

…

About ten minutes later.

In the hall.

Seeing the receptionist who was "getting up from the corner (returning from the roof)" and getting into working mode energetically, her colleagues were a little surprised and asked: "Huh? Is this the sun coming out in the west?"

In response to this, the female receptionist who came in through the back door replied: "I always feel that I am suddenly full of energy."

And at this time,

In the president's office.

Facing Tokiwa Shogo, a sudden visitor, Kogami Mitsuo's face showed an excited smile with only a little surprise.

"Finally!! We meet again! The King of Time!"

Kogami Mitsuo, who stood up and pointed his right hand at Tokiwa Shogo, still emphasized the accent on some fonts and said loudly with a smile.

【happy birthday(Happy birthday)——!!!】

In the office, a happy birthday song sung by a rich male voice instantly sounded.

Shintaro Goto, who stopped to destroy the cake made by Mitsuo Kogami, saw this and couldn't help but glance at his boss.

Erika Satonaka was seen gently putting the remote control that had just pressed the start button back on the table.

Then, in the midst of such a cheerful happy birthday song, Tokiwa Shogo received three pairs of focused gazes.

'Yeah, yeah, yeah, this is really...a big welcome.'

Tokiwa Shougo looked at the "birthday celebration" scene in front of him, which was not surprising but overjoyed. His eyes widened slightly, and then he stepped forward with a calm smile.

It's like, 'meet again', that's it.

It seems that his planned plan to go to '2010' later to instigate rebellion was successful.

Thinking like this, it was impossible to tell that Tokiwa Shogo, who had not yet gone to find the '2010 Kogami Mitsuo', showed a warm and hearty sincere smile, and walked towards Kogami Mitsuo who had already stood up and extended his hand.

Faced with someone who has left an "unguessable" impression in someone's mind, how can you make him even more unpredictable when needed? The answer is simple. You just need to make yourself look as if you can guess at the moment of need.

As long as you can see through it, the rest can be left to the other party's brain to supplement.

That's what Tokiwa Shogo did at this time.

The sincere smile on his face was unpretentious, as if he was really reunited with a long-lost friend, and he was very happy.

However, what came out of his mouth were words with a prolonged tone.

"It's really... long time no see."

"Yes, eight years have passed."

The two of them held each other's right hands. Kogami Mitsuo looked at the smile on Tokiwa Shogo's face and continued.

"If some time passes, I will probably have to loyally assist my ancestor. After all, I have already assisted him on the true throne of this country."

Hearing this, the smile on Tokiwa Shougo's face became more sincere, and he just shook hands with Kogami Mitsuo's right palm with a little more force.

"That future will never come! Because, didn't I say it? The day after you put him on the throne of this country will be our reunion day... isn't it?"

Then, Kogami Mitsuo's eyes with contracted pupils suddenly reflected the scene of Shogo Tokiwa shaking hands with his left hand with a regretful look on his face, and then resumed his current right-hand handshake in the next second.

'The one just now is another choice...don't you choose to continue to believe in the scene on this young king's timeline?'

A drop of cold sweat quietly appeared on his forehead. Kogami Mitsuo's smile became more sincere and got straight to the point.

"——I have handed over the Oz driver to him!"
Chapter completed!