Chapter 131: Arc 3, - 41: To My Detective Part II
’Am I vulnerable around her? I, don’t know. If I have something to confess or something I’m dealing with, I, try to deal with it myself... I should reach out more.
But if I had to, would I not go to Hotaru instead of her? Wait, that’s not the problem; it’s not who I would go to help first. I need to overthink less and focus on the question. Have I been vulnerable around her...?’
"What kind of question is that? Detective, did you forget the first day I died? When I came to this world?" Jotou raised a brow.
"What?" Fumeko’s eyes widened, "I’d never forget that day; you, pretty much changed my entire life."
"And you did mine. I trusted you out the gate to help me with the Velatos Case and that’s how I got here. I may have questioned you a bit, but by the end of it, I chose to adventure with you.
Could you imagine if I never accepted your help? If I never told you who I was? I told you of my old world, I told you I was an introvert who was afraid to buy food because I had to talk to the cashier," Jotou smiled.
"Huh... you did tell me those things," Fumeko’s arms fell, her shoulders slumped, "You do act vulnerable around me."
"I don’t mind showing my true self to my friends. If I want to talk to others I put on an act even. Maybe there were times I hid away my true emotions.
But if I did, it was never because I didn’t trust you. It’s because I want to be someone who shows little to no weakness; someone to look up to and not worry about."
"Well you fail at that."
"Constantly," Jotou smirked. The two chuckled softly.
’And maybe I should be more open to asking help like that day. I can’t change everything alone.’ "You have no idea how glad I am we met that day detective."