A former high school classmate had become a forensic pathologist he needed to work with regularly. At first, Kudo was surprised. Later, he realized that no matter when, this classmate always addressed him so distantly as Mr. Kudo.
It wasn't until Kudo looked through their chat history from the past five years that he finally learned why.
"Merry Christmas"
"Same to you."
"Happy birthday"
"Same to you."
"Wishing you a smooth new year."
"Wishing you a smooth new year."
"..."
Kudo really hadn't expected them to exchange such dull, emotionless greetings for five years without either of them noticing!
He suddenly thought he understood why Fujiwara insisted on calling him Mr. Kudo.
Fujiwara Rin considered hers and Shinichi Kudo's story a perfectly conventional adult romance: the most ordinary kind of physical attraction, an utterly clichéd unrequited love, and a reunion on the street years later.
Theme: Love boldly
