When he was about to finish his bench presses and move on to some triceps dips, he heard a recently familiar voice call out. It was the same Rune Knight who had stopped him and Akira that morning when they were carrying the blood bag and blunt weapons. “What is it now?” Haru asked, slightly annoyed. Hearing himself, he was rather shocked as to how much his tone has changed over the year. He had become quite sceptical and thorny. “Umm… Sorry to bother. But I saw that private detective sitting at the bar rather spooked. After what happened this morning-” before he could finish the sentence, however, Haru gave him a sharp look and he stopped.
He knew what he had done and how harsh he was. There was no need to remind him of that. He was working his ass off at the gym to forget about it. “I thought… maybe, if you talked to him…” the Knight began again. “Alright! Thanks,” Haru said, after sighing softly. Picking himself up, he went to take a quick shower before leaving to meet the detective. He neither wanted to go alone, nor did he want to ask Akira. Besides, what was he going to say to the detective? Quite a few things to decide in a very short shower.