CH 8

Her voice was suspiciously different from the crisp and sweet voices of ordinary women. Despite the voice on the other end being young and female, it made even the bravest of men shudder.

This must be Tianmu Yongji.

Of course, Ruri knew who Tianmu Yongji was. She even met her before.

“Ah, you must be from that family of witches! You’re so cute – let’s get along well in the future!”

At that time, Ruri was only seven years old, but that sinister smile only made her feel numb.

Her voice was like an alien living inside the skin of a human, Ruri will never forget her voice even after a hundred years.

But why is Yongji’s voice coming from the phone? Could it be…

“I’m listening in to Yamamoto reporting to his real boss. Let’s discuss after we listen.”

Seeing Ruri’s doubtful gaze, Ryuto immediately clarified the situation.

Using a wiretap to eavesdrop on Yamamoto’s conversation – this was the first method that Ryuto could think of.

If he were to tell Ruri that she was in danger with no proof, there is no way that she would believe it.

But if she were to hear the conversation herself, she would have no choice but to accept the truth.

“Lord Yongji, there is indeed something to report. That kid seems to be getting restless.”

“How so?”

“He is aware of our group, the Tianmu, and asked for me to arrange a few thugs to pretend to be from our group to attack Miss Koujiro, so that he could be the hero and save the damsel-in-distress.”

“What an unpretentious, stupid plan. It suits him.”

After listening to Yamamoto’s report, Yongji couldn’t help but cackle.

“Lord Yongji, what should I do next?”

“Inform Sakata, find someone to kill him.”

“Of course.”

Beep. Their conversation didn’t take long, and it was dead silent in the warehouse.

After listening in to their conversation, Ruri’s face changed.

How is this possible? There is no way Tianmu Yongji is the mastermind of this kidnapping?

From the start, Ruri was never afraid of this incident.

Especially since the one who kidnapped her was Kiryu Ryuto.

As long as Ruri could delay and buy some time, then she would be saved regardless.

However, if Yongji was behind this, then she is in real danger.

Tianmu Yongji is the biggest enemy of their family, and it can even be said that their ancestors were enemies for dozens of generations.

Over hundreds of years, the Koujiro family toiled away to try and eliminate the Tianmu.

After all, their divine lineage made them less and less human.

As soon as she was born, she knew she was destined to face a terrifying, old enemy.

“Miss Ruri, do you understand the situation at hand?”

Ryuto carefully undid the tape behind her hands while asking.

“Understand what?”

“I was forced to do this, to keep you safe. To keep both of us safe.”

He helped Ruri up from the stool, trying his best to calm his face.

Of course, with how little Charm he had, his face looked ridiculous and scary.

Although his face was a little funny, Ruri knew that he was not lying.

Because Yongji had clearly stated that someone is being sent over to kill them.

He could deceive her, but Yongji would never deceive people.

She may be more sinister than a viper, but she will never tell lies.

She doesn’t have the need to lie, anyways.

Ruri stood up, staring Ryuto down.

There was still a trace of doubt in her eyes.

Kiryu Ryuto is acting too smart.

“Do you actually know that there are spies in your group?”

“Yeah, Sakata has been secretly communicating with Tianmu Yongji, intending to annex my family’s property.”

He said it in a tone implying he knew everything, despite him knowing next to nothing.

“Sakata… one of the three advisors in your group, am I correct?”

“Correct. With my father in prison, if I die, then the entire group would fall into Yongji’s hands.”

In fact, he couldn’t help but suspect that his ‘father’s’ imprisonment was plotted by Sakata and Yongji too.

In other words, Ryuto and Sakata were fighting over each other.

‘He’s much smarter than he looks,’ Ruri thought.

Before this, she thought all he would ever be is a stinky bastard down the streets.

But now, he isn’t actually that simple.

Seems that he is able to make clear judgments on himself, even being able to see through Tianmu Yongji’s conspiracy.

This alone was enough for Ruri to put her trust in him.

“We need to leave.”

Ruri glanced at the rusty door of the warehouse.

“No – there is only one entrance to this warehouse. Yamamoto must be watching the entrance secretly. As long as we take a step out of this warehouse, we will be shot.”

Ryuto remembers that Yamamoto possesses a gun.

If the two of them ran out, there is a high chance both of them would be shot immediately.

‘But if we continue to wait, we have to deal with three people instead of one.’

“I have something, see if you can come up with something,” Ryuto said.

Ryuto told Ruri everything he knew, and handed the Electric Shocker over to her.