Chapter 18: A War With No Men

Chapter 18: A War With No Men

Saturday, April 22 [9:40 AM]

I headed to Shibuya Station Square with Kishimoto whom I met on the subway in the morning.

It was the place where Hachiko statue, which Tj had arranged with Sakamoto, was located.

Wow! Its Hachiko! I was sad that I couldnt see this yesterday!

Kishimoto, who clearly said she was here to follow her, spoke loudly in a cheerful voice.

At first glance, the eyes of the passers-by were on her, who looked like a foreigner who came to tour.

Her current outfit looked quite hot considering that it was spring.

A stylishly dressed with a beige trench coat, bright blond hair flowing through the white floppy sun, leopard-patterned sunglasses, and a mask.

It was definitely a clich in tailoring clothes, but why did it look good on her?

In fact, except for the mask here, it was so sophisticated that it would not be strange to see it in any fashion magazine.

Is this why you call the face the completion of fashion?

When I looked at her outfit as a former model, Kishimoto tilted her head and said,

But will Ryu-chan be okay with just that? If I were her, I would recognize Ryu-chan from afar.

Its not like you, who is small, so this is enough for me.

I answered like that, pressing the hoodie on my head a little deeper.

In any case, I couldnt avoid a suspicious look by wearing something different from my usual size.

So, I was going to minimize the disguise and make it physically.

We came out a little earlier than we heard from Tj and sat under the shade of a tree, we found a familiar face walking from afar while we were chatting while sharing a box of doughnuts and coffee as a breakfast substitute.

Hide!

Kishimoto, bowed her head in a hurry, and I hide behind a tree because of my large size.

Fortunately, Tj did not recognize our existence, so she crossed the crowd and headed toward Hachiko.

Mom, what is he doing?

Oh, my! Im sorry! Im sorry! My child didnt mean to!

When the child pointed at me hiding behind the tree, the lady apologized with a frightened expression and ran away with the child.

I wonder if they saw it, but the passers-bys pace had accelerated.

.

I didnt do anything in particular, but I felt hurt.

***

Following Tj, who left slightly earlier than the original appointment, Sakamoto also ran in a hurry from the subway station.

When I checked the time on my smartphone, it was 9:55 a.m.

Fortunately, the main character was not such a tactless person that he came out on time.

Im sorry! Tj! Have you been waiting long?!

No, Ive just arrived, too. Dont worry.

Finally, the first meeting.

Yesterday, Tj already came with makeup as a try, but maybe because it was the first time to see her in plain clothes, Sakamoto, who was out of breath and barely raising his head, was mesmerized by Tjs unrecognizable beauty.

pretty.

Are you ready?

Of course. Blood sea.

The first and second-in-command of the organization, which formed a relationship between brothers by sharing drinks together, hurriedly moved along with Tj Karen, who entered the cafe.

***

Saturday, April 22 [10:15 AM]

We followed Tj and Sakamoto, who went into the cafe to decide todays date schedule with a cup of tea, and we sat in a corner that was as inconspicuous as possible.

When I peeped at Sakamoto, who was quite normally talking to Tj, who seemed shy today unlike her easy-going self, the waitress of the cafe asked me in a very careful voice.

Excuse me, sir? What would you like to order?

Then Kishimoto, who was staring at the menu, raised her hand and said,

Ill have a special jumbo strawberry parfait!

Wait, can you eat it all by yourself?

We didnt know when the two of them would leave the cafe, but she ordered too much.

Then Kishimoto tilted her head and asked, wondering.

Ryu-chan, cant you finish a parfait at a cafe?

As she asked so proudly, I had nothing to say.

Id like a tapioca milk tea, please.

Yes, one special jumbo strawberry parfait, and one tapioca milk tea.

The waitress returned after receiving our order.

I thought I could take a breather then, so I was sneaking a peek at the two people sitting by the window, and suddenly two middle-aged men came into the cafe.

They looked around and beckoned when they saw the waitress heading toward the counter after she had just received our order.

Miss, give me the best shot here.

I want an iced Americano.

What is it? Did they play soccer around here?

The two, who obviously gave a foreign feeling, went into a corner and sat down.

At first, I thought it was over, but one after another, ugly-looking men came into the store in pairs.

What is it? What is happening?

As I looked at the counter with a startled look on my face, Kishimoto, who was searching for something on her smartphone, said as if she was amazed by the ringing of the bell.

There are a lot of customers here, right?

Huh? Oh, yes.

My guts were talking.

Those guys were related to Tj Karen.

It was because one of the three people who came in last had red hair like blood.

Wow! There are dolphins in the Sunshine City Aquarium! Ill make sure to watch it if we go today!

I thought it was going to be tough and felt sorry for Tjs date.

Im going on a small hiatus, Im going to be attending a funereal and I dont want to work on translating while Im there (its in another state), Ill be back in a few weeks if things dont come up.

Thank you readers so far for enjoying the story as much as I am, and Ill come back to working on this novel once Im back from the funereal.

-Grimrustic