Shika to Chou: Ojosama, Natsukanai Goei ni Deau (Kodansha Taiga) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] The hidden identity of Choko Saotome, the daughter of a wealthy family, is that of a second-rate intelligence agent directly under the government. Five years ago, her father took his own life, and ever since, she has been working under Shinonome her father s former right-hand man while struggling with a deep sense of loneliness. One day, she is forced to accept a young Public Security Police officer named Kano as her driver. Kano, who lost his family in an air raid and is now completely alone in the world, harbors resentment toward Choko the daughter of a military officer but finds himself tasked with both a secret mission to investigate the Saotome family and the protection of the young lady. These two lonely souls, who feel they are completely incompatible, are forced into a reluctant partnership to achieve their respective goals !?

資産家令嬢・早乙女蝶子の裏の顔は、政府直属の半人前諜報員。 5年前に父が自死し、以来さびしさを抱えたまま、父の腹心の部下だった東雲の下で働いている。 ある日彼女は、公安警察の青年・鹿野を運転手にと押しつけられる。 空襲で家族をなくし、天涯孤独の鹿野は、軍人の娘である蝶子の境遇に怨みを抱いていたが、 早乙女家を探る密命とお嬢の護衛を同時に果たすことになる。 互いに相性最悪と感じる孤独なふたりが、互いの目的のため、嫌々協力関係に──!?