Chapter 194: [Exclusive Guard]


    Angu Ogu arrived at the police station where I was undergoing questioning.


    Everything seemed fine until…


    <<Hey, why are you crying?>>


    <<You fool, Iroha! Idiot! Uwaaaah!>>


    Angu Ogu clung to my chest, wailing loudly.


    Her face was a mess, wet with tears and a runny nose.


    <<How much do you think I worried!? I was waiting at home, and then suddenly, I got a call from the police… I was horrified! And no matter how many times I called, I couldn''t reach you!>>


    <<Oh, sorry. My phone broke.>>


    <<I imagined the worst! What if something happened to Iroha? I was… uwaaaah!>>


    <<Oh,e on. There, there.>>


    Tofort a crying child (at least in appearance), patting the head seemed to be the best approach.


    At this point, it wouldn''t be wise to discuss physical contact.


    <<Uwaaaah! I''m so relieved you''re safe! But you''re hurt! I let Iroha go alone!>>


    I chuckled.


    Was she angry, worried, or relieved?


    <<Your emotions are running a bit too high, don''t you think?>>


    <<Whose fault do you think that is?>>


    As we exchanged these words, female customers or perhaps her friends appeared.


    Had they also undergone questioning?


    <<Oh, let me introduce you, Angu Ogu. She''s the one who saved me from the robber.>>


    <<Oh, really! Thank you for saving Iroha… huh?>>


    Angu Ogu''s movements stopped there.


    The female customers also looked uneasy.


    <<Is something wrong?>>


    For some reason, Angu Ogu''s expression turned stern.


    Then she asked, <<Why are you here?>>.


    <<Huh? Are they friends of Angu Ogu?>>


    <<Iroha, don''t you realize?>>


    <<Huh?>>


    I involuntarily stared nkly.


    Angu Ogu sighed.


    <<No, it was my mistake to ask. You''re only interested in VTubers. But Iroha, you should know these people.>>


    <<…?>>


    I stared at the faces of the female customers, but I had no idea.


    Where could I have met them?


    <<Even though she''s in disguise… she''s members of my Secret Service.>>


    <<Huh!? Really!?>>


    <<Well, it might be more urate to say the ones I thought were members.>>


    I hadn''t noticed at all.


    But now that she mentioned it, there seemed to be a faint recognition.


    <<Oh, wow. So she happened to be at the scene and helped me. I was lucky.>>


    <<It''s not that simple!>>


    Angu Ogu red at the female customers—or rather, the members of the Secret Service.


    She seemed angry with them.


    <<She was supposed to be part of my guard, but in reality, she was supposed to guard—no, ‘monitor'' you.>>


    <<…I see.>>


    I recalled Angu Ogu''s mother''s face.


    She seemed like the type who would casually do something like that.


    <<Secret Service work isn''t just about guarding the First Family. We also engage in investigations, such as cracking down on counterfeit currency, which was the reason for our establishment.>>


    <<No, our mission is solely to protect Iroha-san. I apologize for not conveying this information earlier, but it''s also our job to safeguard high-ranking foreign visitors to the U.S.>>


    <<In name only, I suppose. If it really was an escort, shouldn''t you confirm it? Unless you''re the next president, you should have the right to choose whether to ept or refuse personal protection!>>


    Ah, so that''s why they were upset.


    Indeed, if my mother had been investigating my friends without permission, I might not feel great about it either.


    However, Ipletely understand in my case. I was quite suspicious, to be honest.


    And although Angu Ogu wouldn''t know, I had been under suspicion from the start. So…


    <<Iroha, you can''t forgive this, right!? You can''t let your rights be vited like this!?>>


    <<Huh? I don''t mind at all. Do as you please.>>


    <<See! Isn''t Iroha angry… or not!? Huh!? Are you really okay with this!?>>


    I unintentionally ended up responding like aedy duo.


    Is it normal to be concerned about this?


    <<Yeah, I really don''t mind at all.>>


    <<But, you know! There''s privacy and stuff! You don''t know what they''ve seen so far!?>>


    <<Hmm. I''d be mad if they interrupted my streaming, but other than that? Oh, but there was one thing that annoyed me, too.>>


    <<See! I knew it!>>


    Angu Ogu urged me on, pushing my back.


    I vented my dissatisfaction.


    <<Why didn''t you tell me sooner? If you had, then when I went to see the live performancest time, I could have asked for a guardian role!>>


    <<Is that what you''re mad about!?>>


    Because, if there had been a guardian role at the event I attended with Angu Ogu''s invitation…


    I wouldn''t have missed the pre-show announcement because someone next to me struck up a conversation!


    If she had been my escort, she must have been discreetly following me even back then.


    I had thought she couldn''t stray far from Angu Ogu''s surroundings.


    <<By the way, can I request transportation when I want to move alone in the future?>>


    <<Um…>>


    Unconsciously, I directed my gaze toward the Secret Service woman who had been pretending to be a female customer.


    However, she had a somewhat troubled smile.


    <<I''m sorry. I made a significant mistake in this incident, so…>>