Matsuda's Childhood Friend, Who Died in the Line of Duty, Is Back

After his death, Hagiwara learned that all his peers would die in the line of duty one by one within ten years, so he signed a contract with the System. System: Congratulations, Mr. Hagiwara! Your contract has been signed. You can now create an identity for yourself. Hagiwara: Wait, don’t I just come back to life??? Bourbon and Scotch had spent three years finally earning code names in the Organization. They thought it was strange enough that the two of them had met there, until they ran into their supposedly dead peer during an Organization mission: ...Hagiwara?!!! Hagiwara gave them a friendly wink. “Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Chivas.” Through his scope, Scotch noticed the expression on his amnesiac friend’s face and asked warily, “Is there something wrong with that cop, Chivas?” Hagiwara gazed at his childhood friend with eager, puppy-dog eyes. “Scotch-chan, I think I’ve fallen in love at first sight with that handsome cop with the curly hair.” Scotch: ??? That’s so you, Hagi! Even after being brainwashed, does he still react to Matsuda?, from a moved Bourbon and Scotch This novel will be available for purchase on December 1, with three chapters released that day. Please show it your support! An upcoming HagiMatsu story set in an alternate timeline: “After Losing His Memory, Hagiwara Fell in Love with Matsuda at First Sight” Chivas’s memories began seven years ago. The handsome man with black hair and violet eyes woke up in a hospital bed and learned from a man in a white coat that he had suffered severe injuries during a mission and lost his memory. Relying on his own abilities, he quickly earned a code name and began a smooth and inspiring career in the Organization, until a mission brought him face-to-face with a certain curly-haired cop... He gazed at the other man in a daze, taking in his fluffy hair, handsome face, and blue-green eyes... I feel like I’ve seen this gorgeous guy before! Feeling his heart pounding, Chivas had an epiphany: I must have fallen in love with him at first sight. That face is totally my type! But his good fortune didn’t last. Chivas was stunned to discover: I’m the stand-in for myself?! Officer Matsuda: What do I do? My childhood friend came back from the dead, lost his memory, fell in love with me at first sight, and thinks he’s a stand-in for someone else. Help! Waiting for answers online! Bourbon and Scotch, who realized Matsuda had caught the eye of an Organization member: These childhood friends seem to be playing some very new kind of game... Matsuda, don’t you dare go soft on him! A simultaneous release about the Police Academy group: “The Five Conan-ology Guys Who Were Reborn Together.” Here’s the blurb: Hagiwara: Was Jinpei this enthusiastic when we first met? Matsuda: Hagi’s still as friendly as ever! Furuya: This time, I’ll make sure to protect Hiro! Morofushi: Zero’s always been so responsible! Class Representative Date: Would it be too early to go meet Natalie now? This feels kind of criminal... Once again, the class representative without a childhood friend is left feeling out of place. Little Hagiwara, after discovering he had been reborn, happily ran off to hug his childhood friend and received a hug and a friendship-punch to the face in return. Little Furuya and little Morofushi, who had also discovered they had been reborn, held hands and stared at each other, struggling to remember: Can I talk at this age? Little Date, who had also discovered he had been reborn, sat cross-legged on the tatami, sighing with emotion. He decided to go meet Natalie earlier this time, but... He looked down at his little legs and sighed wistfully, only for his dad to ruffle his hair. Theme: Hard work always pays off.