　Almost a week later, on a Monday.

　When I was heading to the parking lot after 20:00, I was startled because I noticed a figure in front of my car.

　What is it......?

　As I fearfully approach, the figure suddenly bows to me.

"Good evening" It was a woman's voice. "Um, are you Kenta Nagasaka-san, right?"

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　Her name was Chiaki Takaoka. She was three years younger than me. She was the person I rescued at Iiozen a week ago.

　Her business card said that she was the head of the R&D division of a certain electric power infrastructure company. I am also an infrastructure engineer, but the field is different from her's. I am specialized in computer networking.

　How did she know my name? She said she ordered an inquiry agency to research my private information from the license plate number of my car. Unbelievable!

　Anyway, I told her to stop that kind of thing, but she wouldn't listen, insisting that she had to let me return the favor. In the meantime, my stomach was growling and she heard it and said, "Please let me buy you dinner!"

　Then I thought about it.

　This could be a case of stalking. The more I ignore this kind of person, the more heated the situation. Besides, she may have obtained my personal information from the inquiry agency, but I don't know anything about her. I should get some information directly from her. Know your enemy and know yourself.

　So I decided to have dinner with her.

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