65 Going to T city is not a good idea

"yuhara kun." rie waves the laptop in front of his eyes. "just look once."

yuhara kozue covers his ears. "no!"

"you didn't cover your eyes." she smirks. "you can read it, right? look at the prize money."

"n.o." yuhara kozue closes his eyes. "i won't take you to t city."

"come on!" she stands in front of him. "yuhara, we are leaving the country next month. this is a national e-sport championship. i got an invitation in the mail. i heard that professional players will come. if i win, i will be famous in the country."

yuhara kozue doesn't know much about her past, but he knows that there is someone who harmed her badly that night in t city. they even faked her death to hide her from that person. going back to the city might trigger something. if she remembers, she might become worse than before. umezaki rie must never know about takeuchi rie.

"there are e-sports in e country too. you can play there as much as you want." yuhara kozue tells her with big eyes, "i heard that they are quite good. you will meet a lot of new people."

she places the laptop on the bed and sits beside him. "why can't i choose the way i want to live? i don't want to study at this age. i don't want to live in a strange country. i want to live in h island. the food is most delicious here. i like the sound of the ocean."

"umezaki san, you like computers. you can study computers deeply at the university. after you get your degree, you can find a good job and live the way you want to live. going to t city is not a good idea," yuhara explains to her with a kind tone.

going to t city is definitely not a good idea. kamiyama kiyohira is there. they still haven't found the person who tried to kill her two years ago. redhead ren might be there too.

***

i look at the clock. 1:13 am. i can't sleep.

'going to t city is not a good idea.'

why did yuhara say that? he is distressed too. is there something in t city that i shouldn't know about?

my father told me that there was nothing in the past. our previous house burned to the ground and took all the memories away. even family photos are gone in that fire. 26 years of my life disappeared in that fire. i never felt that it was okay. i didn't say anything because i thought the memories might come back on its own or my father would tell me.

they are hiding something, isn't? i get it that i was seriously injured in that fire. i couldn't walk for months. i am completely healed though. but, both of them shy away when i ask anything about the past. yuhara can't lie for his life. my father is good at lying, but i notice guilt in his eyes some times.

i have a feeling that my father will never let me find out about my past if i leave with him next week to e country.

my past is in t city. i need to know what they are hiding.

i pack my stuff in the bag. i have left a letter for my father. i have a good plan to find out about my past. if i become famous, people who know me will come to find me on their own. then, i can ask them directly. i will take part in that tournament first. it's the fastest way.

my father will be angry, but he is also understanding. i want to know about my past. how can one live without 26 years of life? i have had enough patience with this professor and his student.

i climb out of the window. i take a taxi to the airport. it's only one and a half hour journey to t city.

***

yuhara kozue can't sleep at all. he has a bad feeling. for some reasons, he can't trust that expression that she showed before kicking him out of her room. did he say something wrong? he replays the conversation. why did she look at him like that?

'going to t city is not a good idea.'

oh! he made a mistake.

he jumps out of the bed and runs to her room. the light is on. he knocks the door, but nobody answers him.

"umezaki san, i am coming in." he pushes the door and finds an empty room. he finds the letter addressed to her father.

"argh!" he grabs his hair. "why did i say that? she is so smart. she can easily read between the lines. what should i do?"

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professor umezaki will kill him, but he needs to tell him asap.

he dashes to professor umezaki's room. "professor, rie ran away from home."

umezaki yushiro opens the door. "what did you say?"

he looks at him with fear. "i made a grave mistake."

there is no time to scold or beat up his student. umezaki yushiro drives to the airport in his night pajamas. he hopes that his daughter didn't leave the airport yet. it's not good for her to find out this way. he has been selfish. he should have revealed it to her slowly. if the pandora box is broken suddenly, what she will become?

it's already late when they arrive. rie is already on the plane to t city.