Can Bourbon Lose to Vodka?

The dark-skinned boy I bought out of my family's brothel cheated on me.

It had only been three short weeks since I paid off his debts, and there he was, wearing the clothes I'd bought him, sporting the hairstyle my family's butler had given him, and dining with a blonde woman who was exactly my type at an upscale restaurant.

Even worse, right before my eyes, he swiped his card to pay, and a credit card notification popped up on my phone.

He took another woman out to dinner and had the nerve to spend my money!

...Rumi's fists clenched.

I was just about to give him a taste of his own medicine when I ran into someone from MI5, a man I'd gotten along with back when I was in Britain.

Hah, men.

Come on, let's hurt each other!

Vodka, the MI5 undercover agent, suddenly grabbed by the collar: H-help!

·

To complete his organization's mission, Bourbon successfully won over Kuzuha Kuroba, the major shareholder of the Kifuu Foundation, and moved into her home with his bags that very day.

The moment he walked in, he saw a huge memorial portrait of Rye.

He pretended nothing had happened and shifted his gaze to the side. There was his childhood friend, very much alive, despite supposedly having died four years ago.

The butler, who had Scotland's face, seemed to have lost his memory, and had the robotic air of a human-shaped appliance, said, "Sir, you're the first man the young lady has ever brought home."

Bourbon: ...

Bourbon: What kind of stitched-together monstrosity is that name?

Bourbon: And I'm not the first. Look at all the photos of her with men on that wall... Why is Vodka in there too?

·

One day three weeks later, after meeting with Vermouth, Bourbon happened to witness Kuzuha Kuroba walking off with her arm around Vodka, the two of them laughing happily together.

The butler, looking delighted: "The young lady hasn't smiled like that in a long time."

Bourbon, who sees her smiling happily every day: ...Get a grip.

[Notes]

· The pairing will probably be Bourbon, but it might change as the story develops... Probably not Gagaga, though?

· The timeline is the first year of Detective Conan. The Police Academy Group are all alive.

· There are supernatural powers in this setting, but the heroine can't use them, and they'll hardly feature in the story.

· The characters belong to the original author. Any out-of-character behavior and bugs are mine.

· The blurb was first posted on July 19, 2023, and the latter half was updated on July 21, 2025.

Theme: Overcoming hardship helps you become a better version of yourself.