Rikuo frequently has to save Kazahaya: catching him when he faints, rescuing him when he almost drowns, helping him do a job he might otherwise have been too sick to do, etc. The “fangirl squee” moments are everywhere. Rikuo is the cool guy who enjoys pushing Kazahaya's buttons. Kazahaya constantly complains about Rikuo and hates being assigned to work with him. Kazahaya and Rikuo seem somewhat like an earlier incarnation of Watanuki and Domeki (characters in CLAMP's Xxxholic), only with more fanservice. Presumably, Saiga, Kakei's partner/lover/whatever, also has a special ability. Kakei can see the future, Kazahaya has visions of other people's memories, and Rikuo can break anything. The characters have special abilities that help them do these jobs. The third job requires that Kazahaya watch a black-and-white movie in order to determine what color jewel a woman is wearing in a certain scene. Then, he sends Kazahaya out alone to catch invisible fireflies. First, he asks Rikuo and Kazahaya to find a mysterious book. This volume covers three of Kakei's special jobs. Sometimes the jobs he asks them to do are fairly ordinary, but sometimes they have a supernatural component. Fast-forward a month, and Kazahaya and Rikuo are both working for Kakei. At the beginning of the volume, Rikuo finds an unconscious Kazahaya in the snow and takes him back to Kakei, his boss at the Green Drugstore. I found a used copy of this at my local entertainment store and bought it because series by CLAMP are always worth a try.
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