A Little Miracle

Phew… Well, that’s that. I believe you. I don’t think you’d have any reason to lie to us, after all.

But I want to tell you that the person I acknowledge as the Ward 3 mayor is you, Renga.

…!

When I give orders, I don’t give them to the real “Renga.” I give them to you, the Renga standing in front of me.

So I want you to promise me something no matter what happens.

W-What is it?

Don’t just vanish if the real “Renga” comes back. Talk to us first. Get in touch and ask for advice.

If you don’t, I might just depose you. Got it?

I-Is that a threat?!

…Okay. I won’t just disappear. You guys have helped me out so much.

Good.

You’re the Renga that we all know and support, so you should be relying on us.

Kafka…

Oh, and all of this is an order from your president. ♪

Exactly. Your situation is complicated, but we’ll always stay the same. The other Renga won’t be returning immediately, so nothing has to change.

Yukikaze… Th-Thank you.

And, uh… Ten.

Yeah?

I’m sorry. I know we became friends, but I’m not really Nishizono Renga, so…

(He’s worried about that? God, who cares?)

(This guy’s a real piece of work.)

I mean, it’s fine. You’re the person I’m friends with, Renga-san.

Maybe if I ever met the real “Renga,” I’d be friends with him too. That’d be a nice bonus.

…!

Y-Yeah! I think you’d be good friends with him!

Um… Even when I go back to the streets, I’ll never forget how kindly you treated me. Th-Thank you.

Ahaha…

(Ugh, gimme a break…)

I’m sorry that I brought up something so dark. But I’m gonna keep working hard on our first tour as the Ward 3 mayor and Morning Team leader!

(Y-Yeah… This whole thing was really surprising, but it’s not like Renga-kun’s gonna disappear. We need to keep moving forward.)

Okay, then everything’s settled.

It’s pretty late, so let’s all head to bed. Renga, I won’t let you slack off just because you won the game show. Keep working hard!

*sigh*

(That idiot. I didn’t expect him to expose everything himself.)

Good eveniiiing. Your favorite spy’s here.

*sigh* What is it now? Get lost.

C’mon, don’t be like that. I just wanted to talk.

Renga-san’s like a totally different person now. Well, I guess he literally is a completely different person.

So I assume that Kiba is the original Nishizono Renga?

Tch…

Hired grunts like you have no business meddling around. Do you have a death wish?

Damn, so mean. It’s just some info to keep the family going.

But y’know…

You have to give it to him. Sure, he’s an idiot, but he did all of that work for someone else, not for himself.

……

I didn’t wanna believe him when he said that he’d give everything back to the real Renga, but his eyes looked serious about it.

Guys like us can always tell when people are lying, and I’ll be the first one to tell you that he wasn’t. Sucks for us.

What do you mean by that?

Well, y’know… Maybe there isn’t really a point in targeting him if this is how things are gonna go.

Have you grown attached? I didn’t expect that from you.

Huh? Haha, I was just kidding.

We both thought that we had him in our trap, but it backfired on us. And the only reason why it did was because the guy was just too genuine, I guess.

That kinda stuff doesn’t really happen in this line of work. It’s like a little miracle.

Hmph. We’ve already sent all of your payments to Ninokuruwa. I have nothing to do with you anymore. Stop getting involved.

Yeah, guess so. Well, I’m always here for my customers if they need me. Lemme know if you need my assistance.

Good night, Mr. Normal Ward 4 Mayor. Mr. Normal Ward 1 Mayor is gonna head on out.

……

……

…Shit.

There’s no need for that, Sojun. Dismiss them.

Making a move right now isn’t a good idea. Kiba… No…

Renga has us beat.

Dispose of all of the info. Got that?

“When the real Renga comes back, I want you two to get along”…

Renga, you’re an imbecile. Kiba has you completely fooled.

(I’ll never get along with the likes of him… But someone else had that same wish a long time ago.)

*sigh…*

(So long ago that I can’t even remember…someone whose very existence was in danger wished for the same thing.)

He wished for this fate to come to an end…