Chapter 102: If Police Academy Daily Life
[one]
Good Friends World.
After passing the Police Academy entrance exam, 22-year-old Matsuda Jinpei asked with a complicated expression, "Are you sure you want to become a police officer?"
22-year-old Hagiwara Kenji also said, "Yeah, shouldn't you reconsider? Sora'aki-chan probably isn't that interested in being a police officer, even though his older brother is..."
"It's alright." Morofushi Sora'aki said. "I have the capacity to make mistakes."
"And I'm only a police officer in this world; in my own world, I plan to become an editor."
"Tsk, superpowers." Matsuda Jinpei touched his neck. "You can decide for yourself."
"The main reason is that I don't want to be separated from you guys." Morofushi Sora'aki said seriously. "We've been through junior high, high school, and university together, and I don't want to be separated from you guys just because we have different professions."
"Because work will be very busy, then I won't have time."
Matsuda Jinpei: "..."
Matsuda Jinpei: "Are you a child who lacks autonomy?"
Hagiwara Kenji exclaimed dramatically, "Ah, Jinpei-chan is blushing!"
Matsuda Jinpei: "I didn't!"
However, Matsuda Jinpei was naturally happy that his two friends had chosen the same profession as him.
After all, neither of the other two had a compelling reason to choose the police profession; they only chose it because of him.
[two]
It wasn't surprising to run into Morofushi Hiromitsu and Furuya Rei at the Police Academy, since they had mentioned it a long time ago.
Furuya Rei was looking for the doctor from his childhood, while Morofushi Hiromitsu became a police officer partly to be with him, but more so because of his sense of justice.
However, he also went through a very difficult period of thinking about this, after all...
"Hiro, are you really sure? You might get a gender change in the future, you know?" Matsuda Jinpei said with ill intent.
To this day, Morofushi Sora'aki has never explained why his brother came to this world and had to undergo gender reassignment because different worlds cannot coexist. This has led Morofushi Hiromitsu to believe that he will undergo gender reassignment surgery in the future due to his involvement with the yakuza.
Morofushi Hiromitsu: "...No, I will refuse."
He cleared his mind: "I don't think I'll ever come to the point where I need to make that kind of choice."
Morofushi Sora'aki raised his hand and said, "If you are interested in gender reassignment, you can contact me. I can help you with gender reassignment painlessly."
Morofushi Hiromitsu: "..."
Others: "Pfft!"
[three]
After joining the Police Academy, Morofushi Sora'aki realized he had forgotten something: there was actually another person in his brother's class.
He and Date Wataru didn't really have much opportunity to spend time together, so they weren't very familiar with each other. Morofushi Sora'aki's impression of him was nothing more than that of his older brother's squad leader, and Date Wataru's impression of him was probably just that of his younger brother from the same class.
However, in the Good Friends World, this was indeed their first meeting. He's not a difficult person to get along with; he has a great personality and is indeed very much like a "squad leader".
Even if the other four people knew each other beforehand, it wouldn't prevent Date Wataru from naturally integrating into the group.
Date Wataru exclaimed in surprise, "Eh? You guys knew each other before? That's amazing! Good friends all chose the same profession!"
"Speaking of which, I've wanted to ask you this before: Morofushi... are you brothers?"
When he mentioned the name of the Morofushi, both Morofushi present raised their heads, one with a smile on his face and the other expressionless.
With two similar cat eyes and the same surname, anyone would be certain that they are related by blood.
However, Morofushi Hiromitsu denied it: "Haha, it's just a coincidence~"
"Could this be considered a kind of fate?"
"Because it's difficult to distinguish people by surname, the squad leader can just call us by our given names." said Morofushi Hiromitsu with a smile.
Date Wataru didn't press the matter. Whether they were brothers or not, if they weren't, then it didn't matter. But if they were and he denied it, then there was obviously something going on. It would be too impolite for him to ask.
The squad leader with the buzz cut laughed heartily, "Alright, then Hiromitsu and Sora'aki—that's what I'll call you from now on! In exchange, you can just call me by my name if you want!"
Morofushi Hiromitsu smiled and said, "Okay, squad leader."
Morofushi Sora'aki: "Squad Leader."
Date Wataru: "...?"
You still say you're not brothers?
[four]
This year's Police Academy class has six troublemakers, one more than in any other world.
Whether Instructor Onizuka had a headache or not is unknown, but life at the Police Academy has certainly become more colorful.
When everyone learned that Date Wataru had a girlfriend, they all showed surprise except for Morofushi Sora'aki, because he already knew about it.
At this moment, he directly said, "Yes, in the future you will marry your girlfriend and have a pair of mixed-race twins."
Date Wataru: "...Huh? Ah? How did you know my girlfriend is mixed race?"
The others who knew the truth widened their eyes and offered their congratulations: "Twins? Congratulations, squad leader!"
"That must be really tough. Squad leader, you need to take good care of your girlfriend!"
"Have you chosen a name yet? What do you look like? Are you blonde? Or do you have black hair like the squad leader?"
"You must let us see it next time!"
Date Wataru: "???"
Date Wataru: "...Thank you?"
Date Wataru was completely bewildered. He hadn't even met his girlfriend's parents yet, so why were they already congratulating him on having a baby?
Date Wataru felt ostracized.
[five]
As everyone knows, when you go on a social gathering, if you bring along Hagiwara Kenji, it's like pulling potatoes – one person leads another.
In this situation, girls' eyes will inevitably fall on these handsome guys.
This time was no exception. A female Police Academy student asked, "What are your thoughts on love, Sora'aki-kun...?"
Morofushi Sora'aki took a sip of his drink and replied naturally, "I have a girlfriend."
Everyone: "?!"
Date Wataru also exclaimed in surprise, "I've never heard you mention this before!"
Morofushi Sora'aki: "Her name is Nozaki Umeko, and I've known her for five years."
Date Wataru: "Has it really taken this long?"
However, the others who knew the truth couldn't help but laugh: "Ahem... um, ah, so it's Umeko? Well, she has indeed been with you for a long time... it's only right that you two are together now."
Date Wataru was somewhat puzzled by the reactions of the others.
And, once again, he felt ostracized.
[six]
On this day, Hagiwara Kenji accidentally attracted a difficult romantic interest. After thinking about it for a long time, he made a serious decision: "I want to find someone to pretend to be my girlfriend in order to reject her."
"Just pick any female classmate? They should all be happy to." Matsuda Jinpei said casually.
Hagiwara Kenji: "It's different! If we're just pretending, we'll inevitably do some intimate things. What if that classmate takes it seriously? Wouldn't that be even more troublesome?"
Matsuda Jinpei: "So what do you want?"
Hagiwara Kenji glanced at his friends, then focused his attention on Morofushi Sora'aki, who was engrossed in eating cake.
Noticing the silence around him, Morofushi Sora'aki looked left and right, and after confirming that Hagiwara was looking at him, he suddenly realized and said, "Need help?"
"Do you need Umeko, or Jinko, Hiroko, Reiko... Kenmi is also fine, if you don't mind being mistaken for an orthopedic doctor." Morofushi Sora'aki thought seriously.
He thought for a moment, then glanced at Date Wataru and said, "Kouko is fine too."
Date Wataru: "?"
Seeing the reactions of the others who stared at him for a while and then couldn't help but stare, Date Wataru was certain that this group of people were ostracizing him!
"After all, the world-famous painting is called 'The Squad Leader's Date'." Morofushi Sora'aki licked the cream off his spoon. "If you really want to know the answer..."
Date Wataru's intuition told him that there was an abyss ahead, so he decisively refused: "No, it's not necessary."
Meanwhile, the other members of the same group, who were enjoying the spectacle, all showed expressions of regret.
Date Wataru felt a chill run down his spine, thankful that his curiosity wasn't that strong.
[seven]
However, secrets always come to light. One unexpected day, Date Wataru bumped into Hagiwara Kenji holding hands with a girl in a shopping mall.
Date Wataru raised an eyebrow, not thinking too much about it. After all, Hagiwara Kenji was indeed very popular, so it wasn't surprising that he had a girlfriend.
Unexpectedly, a little while later, he saw Hagiwara Kenji again, still with a girl by his side. But, if he remembered correctly… he had straight hair just now, right? Why is it curly now? Was he seeing things?
Date Wataru was puzzled, and then ten minutes later, he bumped into Hagiwara Kenji again and noticed that the woman next to Hagiwara had suddenly become blonde!
"Is he a scumbag?" a voice rang out leisurely.
"No, no, Hagiwara isn't that kind of person... Hmm?" Date Wataru turned around in confusion and saw a pair of cat eyes that were both familiar and unfamiliar. Those eyes belonged to a long-haired girl in a white dress: "Um, you are...?"
"Hello, I'm Nozaki Umeko." She patted non-existent dust off her clothes. "My brother has mentioned you before. I'm here to catch you cheating."
Date Wataru: "Caught in the act...?"
"Because second-year graduate students are like cats who steal fish, juggling five relationships at once." she said seriously.
Date Wataru was full of question marks, then suddenly remembered why the name sounded familiar: "Wait? Isn't Umeko, Sora'aki's girlfriend?"
Nozaki Umeko remained expressionless: "That's right, Morofushi Sora'aki and I are a couple."
Date Wataru was filled with questions and even more confused.
"Wait, Sora-... cough, Umeko-chan, don't add these scenarios to your life out of nowhere, okay?" Hagiwara Kenji said helplessly from the side, "How long are you going to keep playing the 'cheating cat' trope? Besides, I'm not having affairs with five people at the same time!"
Morofushi Sora'aki took out the script in his hand: "It's a new script written by Nozaki. Unaware that twins were separated in childhood, they ended up swapping lives after their first meeting as adults..."
Hagiwara Kenji immediately became interested: "Oh~ Is this Nozaki-sensei's new work? Can I take a look!"
Date Wataru: "..."
Looking at the blonde, dark-skinned mixed-race woman whose eyes were vacant, Date Wataru asked in confusion, "I don't remember Furuya mentioning that he has a sister?"
Furuya Rei (female): "..."
Holding the script, Morofushi Sora'aki said, "If the squad leader wants a younger sister, I can give her to you."
Date Wataru: "Huh?"
Date Wataru took a deep breath: "So, is there anyone who can explain this to me?"