Nishimura Soichiro doesn't have to wait for long. Choi Minho arrives first and takes a seat opposite him with a smile. Nishimura Soichiro notices that he's wearing white gloves. Choi Minho's face is almost white. His lips have a purplish hue. The man might be an immortal. It doesn't mean that he can't get hurt.
He asks him with a grave voice, "Why are you wearing that, Choi-san?
"I wasn't careful." Choi Minho raises his hands and smiles at him. "Nishimura-san, it's nothing serious."
It doesn't look trivial to Nishimura Soichiro. He takes another sip of the tea. "I wondered why someone like you was interested in a small investigation unit like this. It turned out to be a masochistic interest in a girl."
Choi Minho adjusts his sleeves, hiding the black veins on his right arm. "Nishimura-san, your jokes are funny."
"Yet no one is laughing here" Nishimura Soichiro clicks his tongue. "I shouldn't have recruited those two idiots."
One is marked by a devil and another one has extremely unstable gifts. Even the council was surprised by Nishimura Soichiro's choices. "Have you classified the case, Nishimura-san?"
"It's leaning toward the supernatural causes," Nishimura Soichiro tells him. "What do you think about them?"
He's been observing for a long time. Her mental strength is too low. She also gets swayed by emotions easily. If he doesn't suppress her abilities, she would get overwhelmed. Choi Minho adds with a sigh, "Minami Sei is okay. He is a little inflexible, but he will be fine after dealing with some cases. I am not sure about Nakashima Wakana." Especially, after what happened last night.
Nishimura Soichiro isn't surprised to hear that. "That's a shame. I thought that she would be quite helpful to the agency. By the way, what is her grade?"
"I haven't tested it." Choi Minho already knows what it would be. "It should be D or C."
"Really?" Nishimura Soichiro raises his brow. "She should be a higher grade once her abilities are fully awake."
Normal people can't understand that these gifts are double-edged swords. "Not everyone's gifts should be fully awakened."
***
"Where are they?" Wakana looks around in the restaurant. The address is right. Why are they meeting here when they could have met in the hotel lobby? She sees Choi Minho sitting alone at his table by the corner. He raises his head and waves his hand. His eyes curve into a crescent moon shapes when he smiles at her.
Wakana walks toward him. "Mr Choi, why are you alone here?"
"Nishimura-san left when he received a call." He gestures her to take a seat. "Minami Sei already headed toward the hospital."
"He texted me the same." Wakana sits on the chair and studies him. He's dressed in a black turtle neck sweater with a brown coat. Why is he wearing gloves though? Is he copying her style? "Mr Choi, are we going to the gravesite today?"
"Before we do that, I have a few questions for you." Choi Minho stares at her. "How are you feeling now?"
"How I am feeling?" She blinks her eyes. He's not asking questions related to the case. "I am fine."
"Do you feel any pain anywhere?" He tilts his head, gazing at her. "Particularly, your heart?"
"No." Why is he asking her such questions? Did he hear something from Sei? "Mr Choi, I am completely fine."
"That's a relief," He mumbles. The awakening was prevented this time. "Go back to the hotel and take rest. I will visit the gravesite."
Why did he call her here if he wanted her to take rest? Wakana scowls at him. "Mr Choi, I told you that I am fine. Why can't I go with you?"
"I am done with my evaluation about you," He says to her with a detached tone. "Miss Nakashima, you don't have enough mental strength to deal with these cases. Due to all this reason, you have failed my evaluation. Thus, I am dismissing you from the supernatural investigation agency."
Wakana gapes at him. Did she hear it wrong? "I have already signed the contract. Nishimura-sama said that I passed the test when I was able to find out what happened at the apartment building."
"The contract is valid only if the council wants you." Choi Minho tunes himself deaf to her loud thoughts. It's good for her. This job is too risky. She might harm herself or someone else if she goes on. "I apologize on the council's behalf. Usually, the recruits are supposed to undergo tests before they are hired. Mr Nishimura rushed the contract. Thus, the council sent me to evaluate both of you and Minami Sei. If you had passed my evaluation, I would have mentored you. I am sorry that you had to go through this. The council will help you find a suitable job for you. You can't leak any information related to the supernatural investigation agency."
She creases her forehead and raises her hand. "Wait! Does it mean that I am also being kicked out of the police force?"
"Yes." Actually, that's not true. If he wants, he could send her back to her own department after wiping her memories. However, the higher-ups are likely to kick her out of that place using some excuse. He doesn't think that she should be doing this job that is highly dangerous for her. "Miss Nakashima, I can tell that you didn't enjoy being a police officer. Your abilities come in the way. The council has started an employment program that helps the gifted one find an appropriate place for them. I will help you with the --"
"That's fine." Wakana takes a notebook out of her purse and writes something down quickly. She folds the paper and slams it on the table in front of him. "This is my resignation letter. I am quitting Supernatural Investigation Agency and the police force."
Choi Minho glances at the letter. She hates him for sure. "Someone else from the council will approach you."
Pretending to not hear him, she takes long strides toward the exit. Choi Minho massages his forehead. His right arm is still throbbing with pain. Such intensity… if Minami Sei had touched her at that time, that man would have been exploded apart into pieces.