Tokyo: Rabbit Officer and Her Evil Partner

Fushimi Roku was just saying that casually.

He had no intention of going at all. The current diagnosis results were quite good, and he was very satisfied. If anyone ever questioned his personality and mental state, he could shove his diagnosis of being a sunny and cheerful young man in their face.

If that psychologist really was competent and diagnosed him with some mental illness, wouldn't that be trouble? You can't just check everything, right? Who knows what they might find.

Fushimi Roku had a sense of this.

But he didn't really want to go home either, mainly because he didn't want to face Minamoto Tamako. He hadn't figured out how to leverage what happened last night and needed time to think about how to take the moral high ground—whether it was him being tied up play or Minamoto Tamako being SP, neither was easy to explain.

So he decided to stay at the Kazama family for the time being to avoid the spotlight.

Fushimi Roku casually sat on the sofa, pretending to be serious, and inquired about the consultation process from Kazama Tatsuya.

Kazama Tatsuya was more than willing to tell him. He thought Fushimi Roku really wanted to change his ways and provided a detailed introduction to Doctor Arima's consultation fees, mentioning that Doctor Arima used to be the chairman of the Japan Psychological Association but resigned from the position due to study delays and is still researching on the front lines to this day...

Fushimi Roku kept nodding, feigning interest, acting as though he was listening, when in fact his mind was wandering, reminiscing about the feel of the Yuzi Beast last night.

Kazama Tatsuya, sitting opposite him, kept promoting the wonders of hypnosis:

"I know you have doubts about hypnosis, but hypnosis is not pseudoscience. Using technologies like EEG, you can observe that in a hypnotic state, certain areas of the brain show increased or decreased activity, indicating that hypnosis is not merely psychological suggestion or imagination but involves changes in brain physiology..."

"Red bean paste?" Fushimi Roku nodded.

"Of course! Research also finds that hypnosis affects a person's perception, memory, emotion, etc., and these influences can be measured and verified through scientific methods. Hypnosis has widespread applications in medicine and psychology. In clinical treatment, hypnosis can be used to alleviate pain, reduce anxiety and stress, help with quitting smoking, weight management, etc.,"

"Deadly okay." Fushimi Roku nodded.

"Hypnosis has been recognized by many professional organizations and institutions. For example, professional organizations like the APA in the United States have related research branches and professionals engaging in research and applications in the field of hypnosis. Additionally, there is a series of professional training and certification systems that regulate the training and practice of hypnotists..."

"I see~" Fushimi Roku nodded.

He heard footsteps outside the door, and it seemed there was a sound of a door opening nearby, but he didn't pay any attention.

Kazama Tatsuya sensed something was off: "Were you not listening at all?"

"Hmm?" Fushimi Roku snapped back to reality, crossing his legs and said, "I was listening, keep going."

"Then repeat what I just said?" Kazama Tatsuya deadly asked.

Fushimi Roku waved the business card in his hand, indicating not to mind the details, then awkwardly changed the subject, asking what Watanabe Shun was busy with and why he hadn't been seen during the holidays.

"He's still sleeping." Kazama Tatsuya casually pointed to the bedroom: "Don't change the subject..."

Fushimi Roku intentionally widened his eyes, feigning shock: "Why is he sleeping here? Could it be that you two..."

Kazama Tatsuya knew he was intentionally changing the subject but had to make things clear—in recent times, he was drinking with Watanabe Shun, his PTSD flared up, causing him to fall to the ground in pain and tremors, leading Watanabe Shun to discover his mental issues.

You could imagine how shocked Watanabe Shun was at that time.

He had always thought the boss was a tough guy, impervious to swords or poison, could even fight a brawler like Practitioner Hui Sikong, and would still nonchalantly say 'nothing happened' after the fact...but who would've thought a tough guy could have vulnerable moments.

This was the moment for the loyal and courageous Watanabe Yoshi to step in. Despite Kazama Tatsuya describing it as 'overstepping', and insisting he 'was planning to go for a follow-up visit anyway,' in truth, it was Watanabe Shun who dragged him forcibly to the psychiatric department—tearing his trench coat in the process.

Director Shintani was at a loss with Kazama Tatsuya's strong attitude and could only recommend Arima Toshio's business card again. It was through Arima Toshio's treatment that Kazama Tatsuya showed some improvement.

During the treatment, Watanabe Shun moved into the Kazama household, watching over Kazama Tatsuya closely, fearing the boss might have dark thoughts of leaping from a building or slitting his wrists.

Luckily the Kazama family had spacious accommodations, originally three bedrooms and a living room, with a couple's bedroom plus a daughter's bedroom, now just housing two burly men, it was nothing if not roomy.

To improve the boss's mental state, Watanabe Shun tried every possible way to amuse him. Last night they had a little drink, a bit of grilled bird, chatted, bragged, and watched TV, waking up only in the mid-morning, living quite a pleasant little life.

After explaining the ins and outs, Kazama Tatsuya circled back to the psychologist topic, incidentally asking about Fushimi Roku and Minamoto Tamako's progress.

Fushimi Roku continued to avoid discussing it, Kazama Tatsuya lost patience, earnestly saying: "You just don't want to take responsibility now, avoiding intimate relationships, it's clearly an avoidant attachment psychological state..."

"You changed careers to be a psychologist?" Fushimi Roku interrupted.

"It's what Doctor Arima told me," Kazama Tatsuya paused: "I told him about your situation..."

"Whoa, whoa!" Fushimi Roku pointed his business card at his nose: "Did you just casually reveal our privacy to others?"