Back Alley Mission: The Search

Are you looking for something?

When someone calls out to me from behind in the back alley, I get startled.
I thought I was being careful about my surroundings, but when did they sneak up on me?

They are well-dressed, but their shoes are a bit worn out...
That's a job that requires a lot of legwork.
Is this guy also looking for 'Nan no hanashi desu ka'?

W-w-what...
what kind of mustard is it?
...oops, that was close!
I almost let it slip.
It was a split-second reaction, but I think I managed to camouflage it.
That phrase is an important code; I can't just go around saying it carelessly.
They looked blank for a moment, then burst out laughing.

No, excuse me.
I was actually looking for a good place to have a drink myself.

The guy, who introduced himself as Miyashita, seems to have just finished up some sales work.
Hmph.
I don't need to introduce myself. And I don't want to go for a drink either.
I brushed him off like a small-timer, saying, "I don't know any good places."
Is that so? Well then...
Miyashita walked away.
I made sure Miyashita was out of sight.

Back to the search.
That person started writing again in this city.

I was so happy, so happy, that I read and read and read.
Then, I started writing too.
It's crazy for an amateur like me, who only reads, to write something.
But I want to write so badly!!
I want to write more!!
That's why I want to get my hands on the 'driving force for writing' that became that person's source.
Before I knew it, I had wandered back into this back alley.
I have to find it before someone else takes it.I want to get my hands on "Nan no hanashi desu ka
".

Hey, that was dangerous.
Eek!!!
Who is it this time!!
Seriously, stop calling out to me from behind.
Standing there was the big brother I trust.
I was with him when I got my hands on 'Nan no hanashi desu ka' last time too.
Big brother, when did you get here!?
I've been following you because you've been acting strange lately.
Huh? Big brother, were you following me?

D-dummy! More importantly, be careful.
What do you mean?
It seems someone called 'Mikke' has been sniffing around the back alleys lately.
Mikke? What's that?
It's an abbreviation for the 'Find and Erase Division.'
They seem to be investigating those who are infected with the 'Nan no hanashi desu ka' related stuff.
Heh, what a dangerous bunch.
You better be careful too.
So there are people who need 'Nan no hanashi desu ka,' and people who want to eliminate it...
It seems the addictive nature of it is being seen as a problem lately.
...
Today was a bust, but let's go home. No point in staying here long.
But big brother, who created 'Nan no hanashi desu ka' anyway?

Meanwhile, Miyashita had met up with his senior, Enomoto.
He lied earlier about being in 'sales,' but his job is to police the darkness of the note city.
It's a job to ensure note remains a sustainable city for creation.

Enomoto-san, the guy from earlier is a clean slate, or rather, an amateur.
I see. Well, let's let him swim for a while. But don't slack off on the surveillance.
Do you think he'll come back?
Yeah, keep an eye on his secret accounts too.
Those with high creative drive and 'Nan no hanashi desu ka' are strongly attracted to each other.

The two belong to the 'Find and Erase Division' and thoroughly investigate strange cases that are reported.
And to make contact with the strange people somewhere in this city (note),
they go deeper and deeper into the back alleys today to
createsearch.

The End

Today's article is a
self-indulgentanswer to Minomushi Makikura's long-form novel.I invited 'Mikke' into my back alley.
I wrote this as a thank you for introducing the story of the
centipedethe other day, but I'm sorry for the sloppy work.

The first episode is above, but
if you want to read them all together, go to this magazine.
You can read them all at once below. It's highly addictive.

The centipede story is stored here below.

If you want to get your hands on 'Nan no hanashi desu ka' quickly, go to the link below.
This is just a small part, but it reminds me of the characters in Makikura-san's novel.

And I felt like the section chief said not to do it on weekends, but...
#WhoCares
It's Friday, after all ( ´艸｀)

Minomushi Makikura-san,
thank you very much.
Section chief, please take a look after you're done catching bugs~.