74. Various opinions...
Before long...the car Katsuko-nee drives arrived at the front of the station in the private railway.
It’s approximately three stations away from the station where Nei-san raged.
Since the stations is in the residential area...the front isn’t that lively...
Margo-san’s van is parked in the parking lot at the convenience store in front of the station.
Katsuko-nee’s car joins in...that said, she stopped the car on a slightly remote position on purpose.
7:30 P.M....
Nei-san who’s in the passenger seat of the van beckons .
「...Then, I’m going」
「See you later...Take care」
Katsuko-nee told .
Katsuko-nee gets out of the minivan and runs towards the white van with short steps.
Nei-san is wearing the sa patch of Nagisa-san’s shop as mine.
Margo-san’s wearing a brownish uniform.
「Then...I’ll go shopping in the convenience store」
Saying that, Nei-san opens the door and gets out of the passenger seat.
She’s smiling towards
A person with a good style looks good in whatever they wear...
Though we’re wearing the sa clothes, I can clearly trace her shape and ass well.
Nei-san entered the shop.
「...Yoshida-kun, get in」
Being told by Margo-san, I sat in the passenger seat.
The door closed and Margo-san handed a piece of paper.
「It’s in the computer but...here’s the map. Can you morize it?」
On top of the paper is a map showing the distance to a certain shop.
It’s a map of the station in the private railway in the suburbs.
The shop is a 15 minute walk from the station...
「I’ve never been there but I get the gist of it」
It’s a bit far from here...It’s 15 stations by train.
「Is that so?...That’s great. Nagisa-san will be eting with the Yakuza in that shop at 9:00」
「...Okay」
「Nagisa-san will enter the shop at 8:30 You’re going to get in the train, then enter the shop at 8:40」
...Err
...What does that an?
「The Yakuza want to know whether she called for support or not, I think that they will be checking all of the cars entering the road. We’re the sa way, but they don’t have any way to check for people who took the train and walked from the station」
...I-I see
「When you enter, there might be soone from the Yakuza who would go check your status. Contrarily, if there’s a spy in the shop already, that guy can take action regardless. Anyway, they want to control the number of people」
...They plan to let , an irregular enter to confuse the Yakuza side.
「But...won’t the Yakuza arrive before 8:40? Should I go earlier?」
「...No way」
Margo-san laughs.
「They’re people in that type of industry so they like to assu importance. They themselves would be a little late. That’s how it is」
「...Then, that’s fine」
「Well...A subordinate would co earlier and asks for the status. They want to know the lay of the land.」
「Got it」
「The person in the shop is soone Minaho knows so don’t worry. There are hidden caras put in the shop already」
As expected...Margo-san’s skilled.
「Then...When I arrive at the shop, what should I do?」
「You don’t need to do anything. You can let Nagisa-san do the talking」
「...Eh?」
「Oh right. If the Yakuza attacks, I want you to protect Nagisa-san. Get in between the Yakuza and Nagisa-san all the ti. Prevent Nagisa-san from being caught by the Yakuza」
「Okay, got it」
Nagisa-san will be in the back-most seat close to the wall, so you should sit by her side when she talks. Oh right, Yoshida-kun...do you have your 『Beat up Stick』?」
I knocked the sleeve of my patch.
「Yes. I have it here」
「Leave that in the car」
Margo-san said with a smile
「Eh...Why?」
Won’t it be troubleso for if I don’t have a weapon?
「The opponent is a Yakuza. They’re skilled at fighting. If you bring so poor weapons, you’re going to think 『If ever sothing, I can use this to protect myself, I can use this to attack』 Then a chance would show up」
...chance
「The Yakuza might have so quite strong awareness...They might discover if you have weapons. It’s fine to just think of protecting Nagisa-san with your own body...」
...Yup.
Certainly, it is as Margo-san said.
If I take out a poor weapon, I might be distracted...
I’m not as strong as Margo-san...
「Got it...I’ll protect Nagisa-san with my life!」
I answered honestly.
「With that said...do you have your wallet, Yoshida-kun?」
Ah...wallet, it’s in my school uniform.
「I left it when I got off Katsuko-nee’s car.」
「It’s fine. You shouldn’t bring it...If you were caught by the Yakuza, they will discover your personal information if you have it. Leave your phone here too」
I took out my phone. And handed it to Margo-san
「You don’t have anything else? What about your Student ID」
「It’s all in my car. His pocket is empty」
「Okay...」
Margo-san handed a cheap digital wristwatch and a brown envelope to
「There’s 3,000 yen in that envelope, use that for transportation」
「I don’t need that much...I think that a ticket costs only 400 yen」
Margo-san leaked out a sigh
「It’s unnatural if you don’t have money except for transportation isn’t it? I’m going to say this again but, assu the worst case that you’re caught by the Yakuza. Think about a false na」
「...False na?」
「Sothing that you can answer imdiately if asked by the Yakuza. Also, use a common na so that you won’t make a mistake when you were asked again after a while」
「...Okay」
「You can use a na of a friend or soone you know...as long as it’s not easy to forget」
...Speaking of which
Yukino used gumi as her false na as before...
「In my case, It’s Mary Smith 20 years old. Arican. Belonged to a lifeguard association in Los Angeles and usually works as a watchn on the beach. I was sent to Japan by the association and am now an instructor at rescue activity」
...Amazing
With Margo-san’s physique, she certainly looks like a beach watchn in Arica.
「This is a profile of my acquaintance. That’s why I won’t make a mistake」
「...Won’t they be able to get it from the net」
「Do you know how many Mary Smiths live in Los Angeles? By the way, Smith is one of the most common family nas in the US」
I-I see
「You can think while you’re in the train. Try to choose an ordinary na as much as possible」
「Okay」
「Then...We’re about to begin our operation. Anyway, Minaho and I are on the vicinity There’s no need to worry」
「...Got it」
「Try to be accurate in the tis...Yoshida-kun, when you make contact with Nagisa-san, you no longer have any other contacts. I thought of handing over a prepaid phone but...having that is just unnatural」
「...Right」
I put on the cheap wristwatch
Looking at the ti in the van...Yup, it’s accurate.
「Then, I’m going...!」
「...Take care」
I opened the door...
Then Nei-san ran in...
「Okay...Yo-chan, have so ice cream!」
Nei-san offered a mint chocolate ice bar to my lip.
I opened my mouth and took a bite...Nei-san then gulped it down.
「...Why ice cream?」
「Well you see...it’s becauce I love you, Yo-chan1...Just kidding!」
Nei-san laughs.
「Yo-chaaan~!」
She embraced .
Nei-san’s rich chest wraps my face softly...
「Seriously...Nei’s being spoiled by Yoshida-kun when Misuzu-chan or gumi-chan’s not here」
Margo-san laughs.
「Aren’t I the Onee-san...There’s no way I can just take Yo-chan from my little sisters!」
Saying that, Nei-san embraces and spins
「That’s dangerous Nei...You’re going to sar your ice cream on Yoshida-kun’s sleeve!」
「Ah...Sorry!」
Nei-san released .
Looking at my sleeve...there’s surely so ice cream sticking on it.
Nei-san licked it with her red tongue...
「Yo-chan...take care」
「Nei-san too」
「I’ll be fine...Maru-chan’s with !」
「Then...I’m going」
「Hey...Yo-chan」
Nei-san spoke
「Let’s go sowhere with just the two of us...」
「...Okay」
「That’s a promise」
Nei-san and I coiled our pinkie fingers.
「...Hot springs would be good」
Nei-san said with a blushing face.
「Eh...we’re going to stay overnight?」
「You don’t want to be with ?」
「No...I want to go if it’s with Nei-san」
「Ufufufufu...I’m happy that you’re honest!」
Nei-san removed her pinkie finger...
「...Later then」
「Okay...Nei-san」
I went to the station with light steps...
◇ ◇ ◇
I bought a ticket and entered the station.
Doing sothing so common feels sowhat strange.
I’m going to an abnormal situation for a while.
...Having sex with ridiculous frequency
...Dream like girls
...『Kuromori』
...Yukino
...And right now, I’m going to fight Yakuza
It’s sowhat absurd.
It’s entirely different from one week ago
The train ca imdiately.
The seats have beco empty but I stood in front of the door.
I gaze at the night town outside the train...
Streetlights...lights from the building...stores...is that a convenience store shining brightly...
My face reflects on the windowpane...
Ah, I’m still a bit bruised.
...I’m having a scary face.
「...Yoshida-kun?」
I was suddenly called out
When I turned around...It was a face I saw before
It’s a guy from our class...he’s wearing a white T-shirt and plain jeans
...If I recall
「It’s , Tanaka」
Oh right...Tanaka
「What are you doing with such clothes? Part ti?」
I’m wearing a batch with the sa na as Nagisa-san’s shop
「...Sothing like that」
I can answer only that way
There’s now way I can answer「I’m going to fight the Yakuza」
「Hee...you’re doing a lot of things, Yoshida」
「...Well, yeah」
「What kind of work is it?」
「N...It’s a flower shop?」
Why am I making a question...?!
Wasn’t I taught by Margo-san a while ago?
I should be able to lie about my false profile smoothly...!
「Hee...You’re working sowhere unconventional」
Still...Tanaka seems to be convinced for the ti being
「I’m about to go ho to my relative’s house for the mont」
「...IS that so?」
I’m not interested in Tanaka though
「...Yoshida, you’ve changed」
「...Eh?」
「You look suspiciously timid at the entrance ceremony...you were beaten up by Endou the other day after all. Did he break anything?」
「...Nah」
「No, everyone’s saying the sa. Yoshida has changed after his trouble with Endou. Is that it...Have you given up on Shirasaka?」
...Yukino?
Why is Yukino being ntioned?
「Aren’t you always staring at Shirasaka absentmindedly all the ti? Well, Shirasaka’s a beauty so I can understand your feelings. It was just too open though」
...Is that so?
So I was looking at her
...That much
「That must be why Endou beat you up... Endou began going out with Shirasaka around last week after all」
...Everyone knows
「Those with foul mouths say that so parts in Yoshida’s head got broken when you were hit by Endou」
Un. That’s how it looks like. Really.
「But you see...Shirasaka’s not a great of a woman since she went out with soone like Endou. She looks good but she’s ill natured. She’s that type」
「...I wonder」
「That’s true. She was number one on the popularity among n at the start of the school but...her reputation dropped recently. It was finished specially when she had gone out with Endou」
「...Hee」
「The one rising in popularity recently is the chairwoman...Yamamine-san」
...gumi?
「That girl’s kind to everyone. She’s not two faced. Also, she would be bright if you polish her...I can tell」
Err...I’ve seen the results of her polishing though
「She actually has a good style...her face is good too. Her hairstyle is lacking though. If soone teached her the way of fashion, she would change dramatically. Yamamine-chan is...!」
Yup...She really changed dramatically.
She’s seriously a good woman.
She beca an amazing beauty...yes
「Shirasaka started being disliked by the girls from our class, but...Yamamine-chan’s has always been liked by the girls. I’ve never heard them say anything bad about Yamamine-chan」
gumi...is really a good girl after all
Sohow...hearing such a talk makes happy.
It feels like my own family is being praised...
「Well anyway...you better not get involved with Endou any further He’s just a midboss you know」
「...Midboss?」
「He’s always acting so arrogant and self important. But, he doesn’t actually have the strength, that’s why everyone calls him 『midboss』from behind since middle school」
「Is that so?」
「I’m from the sa middle school as Endou. He’s always saying 『My father’s a president and my uncle’s a councilor. My house has the power』 Then making absurd demands on the school side... But he had a fight with a son of a prefectural council mber...」
「...What happened?」
「He went to apologize with his father while holding a box of cake. Since then, he definitely bows respectfully to the son of the prefectural council mber. He’s an idiot...seriously」
So that’s why he’s a 『midboss』
He doesn’t have the ability to beco a 『Big boss』...
Yukino is the woman who’s going out with him.
...The train arrived at the station.
「Ah, I’m getting off here...by, Yoshida. Do you best at your work!」
「...Thanks」
Tanaka left the train laughingly
He’s not bad.
But...He’s looking properly
A person from our class.
No...I didn’t know anything...
About Yukino.
About Endou.
Even about gumi...
◇ ◇ ◇
I arrived at the target station.
I walked in the night road following the map...
It was an area where big factories gathered near the sea.
It’s golden week so all factories are closed.
There’s no people around.
With the help of the streetlights and the vending machines...I face the target shop.
I arrived at the shop safely.
The shop was an old bar.
It’s called a coffee shop during the dayti so should I call it bar at night?...
It looks like they usually deal with the people from the factories.
There’s a poster with『Large noon serving – 700 yen』written on it after all
It’s originally a fashionable looking shop though...
The na of the shop written on a blue neon sign...
『Stardust』
In the parking lot at the side of the shop is Nagisa-san’s Benz that was taken from the mansion.
...Nagisa-san’s already here.
When I looked at the clock...It’s 8:36
Margo-san told ...「Enter the shop at 8:40」wasn’t it?
...What should I do?
...Hm?
Nagisa-san from inside the shop has noticed .
She’s waving her hand smilingly saying 「Here here」
I made a gesture saying 「No no, I won’t enter right now」
Nagisa-san made a 「Why?」gesture
I pointed at my watch and showed 「It’s not ti yet」
Nagisa-san made a gesture saying 「Oh, I see」
I returned a gesture saying 「Please wait for a mont」
Nagisa-san signed 「Roger, roger」...
Haa, I sighed.
I looked up at the night sky.
There’s clouds up above.
It might rain tomorrow. 2
I saw the orange moon from the rift of the clouds...
Ah...Nagisa-san’s looking this way
But...there’s still two minutes.
Should I do exercise on the anwhile?
It would be bad if I can’t move my body at important tis.
I started doing radio exercise.
I don’t know other exercise anyway.
Nagisa-san from inside the shop points at and laughs out loud.
That’s cruel...I’m just doing exercise.
Okay...It’s ti
I entered the shop
「Yoshida-kun...Gufufufufu...why?」
Nagisa-san’s still laughing...
「Well...I have to warm up so I can move if needed」
「Even so, doing a radio exercise in front of the shop...Ahahahaha, so funny!」
Nagisa-san holds my hand...
「Thank you...I loosened up thanks to that」
Saying that, she smiled towards
「Anyway...take a seat」
Nagisa-san’s sitting in the back seat just as Margo-san said.
I sit by her side.
If anyone ever shot a pistol from the doorway, I can set my body in-between to defend Nagisa-san...
I thought that’s a necessity during this situation...
「...Want to drink sothing?」
Nagisa-san asked .
...But
「Sorry...It’s my first ti in such a place」
I don’t get what’s written on the nu.
『Manhattan』or 『Blue Hawaii』...
『Sidecar』, is that really a na of a drink?
「Nagisa-san, what are you drinking?」
「?...This is 『Moscow Mule』」
Yup, I can’t imagine the taste from the na...
「Yoshida-kun’s not allowed to drink alcohol yet...Master, bring 『Moscow Mule』to this boy and remove the vodka please」
「...Got it」
The 50 year old master began to make sothing after saying that
He’s mixing two liquids...W-What?
「Here’s your 『Moscow Mule』without vodka」
A glass was put before
「Drink it」
Being urged by Nagisa-san who’s laughing fufufu...I took the glass to my mouth.
「...How is it?」
It doesn’t have the taste of alcohol.
...How should I say it?
「It’s a bit sour, it feels like ginger ale...」
Answering that, the old-man master laughed.
「Clever...『Moscow Mule』without vodka is just li juice mixed with ginger ale」
...haa
「It’s called 『Saratoga cooler』 This is also a non-alcohol cocktail」
Nagisa-san laughs satisfied...
「Let’s co to this bar again when we’re out of this situation. Should we go when Yoshida-kun’s of age, when you can drink alcohol? I’ll teach you all about delicious liquors...!」
「...Okay」
「There’s a fantastic bar in the grand hotel at the port. We’re going to drink there...then reserve a room for the night. I want to watch the beautiful night with you」
Nagisa-san’s making such a talk...
「Sorry about that...this isn’t a romantic shop」
The master interrupts
「I’m sorry for using this shop for a troubleso thing」
When Nagisa-san said that to the master
「I don’t mind...we’re a shop that suits it after all. Please use it without hesitation!」
Then he laughed.
When I looked around the shop...
There’s no other custor other than us.
「There doesn’t seem to be a scout does it? Even though Yoshida-kun made such a performance in front of the shop, there’s no one who ca...」
Nagisa-san laughingly said.
「Is there no need for us to worry then?...」
「...We’re still not sure」
I gripped Nagisa-san’s hand
「...Right. We must not stop being vigilant」
Just like that...Nagisa-san and I waited for the arrival of the Yakuza.
...8:50 No one’s coming.
...8:55 There’s no change.
...Even at 9:00. The Yakuza didn’t co at the promised ti.
「Margo-san said that the Yakuza would be a bit late...」
「Right. But, that Yakuza person is just for bluff so they won’t make us wait that long」
From outside the window...there’s a car coming over.
...09:02:12
「...Look」
The Yakuza from the flower market this morning had stopped his yellow green Porsche.
Yup...There’s a graffiti on the door.
It’s Nei-san’s prank
Certainly, that looks bad.
Or rather...the yellow green Porsche looks like a tree frog.
The door opened and the Yakuza ca out.
One, two, three, four, five...
「...That’s surprising」
Nagisa-san muttered
「Three people were able to sit in the rear seat of such a small Porsche...!」
The Yakuza in the purple who we t this morning is in the middle.
Uwaa...He’s still wearing sunglasses even at night.
The other four look like hoodlum followers.
They’re all looking flashy...
「...They ca」
The door of the shop opened...and the Yakuza entered...!
1. Can’t make the English version of the joke so I’ll just explain it, Ice cream is read as Aisu, and she said aisheteru in this line. ↩
2. Oh yes, this rain will be so dramatic ↩
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