705 THE CHILDISH ADULT
Yagi Seiryo was tired.
As a classic workaholic, he was always tired. He did not sleep enough, and his als were not regular enough. His primary source of strength ca from coffee and the knowledge that a lot of people depended on him, especially his niece.
Therefore, even though he was always tired, he could always power through the darkest nights.
However, the tiredness this morning was a little overwhelming.
He felt like he had lived ten years in less than a day. Since the ti Emi ca to his house to teach Misaki to bake and beat up his bodyguard, he felt like he was no longer in control of his life. It was like everything was spiralling.
He was more than tired. He was at the end of his rope. The declaration from Shi that he was quitting was the straw that broke the cal’s back. He sat motionless in his chair after Shi spoke, and he did not respond.
The silence dragged on as Shi read through the reports from the different factions with speed and ease. He had taken up helping Yagi with these reports because Yagi would be caught up in his businesses and lack ti to deal with nial yakuza tasks.
Shi was bored as a bodyguard and found the reports to be an amusing distraction, unlike Yagi. He wondered how Yagi would have handled his position in the earlier days because he would have had to listen to each report in person.
The long silence and the lack of movent dragged on for too long that Shi realised sothing was wrong. When he looked up, he found Yagi had closed his eyes. Moreover, his skin had turned a strange pale shade with a layer of sweat on top.
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Shi cursed inwardly before standing up. He walked around the desk and checked Yagi’s pulse and breathing. His heart rate was fast, and his breathing was a bit short. The man opened his eyes, but he was disoriented.
Shi called the bodyguard on duty and told him to get a car ready before helping Yagi out of the house. While he could still stand and walk, Yagi was clearly in bad condition. As soon as they were in the vehicle, Shi ordered the driver to head straight to the hospital.
A few monts later, Shi thought of sothing. He lifted the sleeve of the shirt provided by the hotel and checked the bite wound from the zombie. As he suspected, the wound was infected. The area was inflad and discoloured.
Shi called the number he had rejected earlier.
“So, you do know how to use your phone,” Inei responded with lazy annoyance.
However, he was not as angry as Shi expected. Shi did not know that the very good whiskey had relaxed Inei a lot and that the hot bath he was soaking in was improving his mood by the second. Otherwise, he would not have been so civil.
Everyone knew Inei was a petty man who held grudges.
“You said those zombies were not contagious. Are you sure?” Shi asked.
“I told you those were not zombies,” Inei responded lazily and leaned deeper into the hot water.
“Are you drunk?” Shi asked.
“What if I am?” Inei snorted. “If I were sober, I would find you and deal with you right now for stealing from .”
Shi was frustrated with the answer, but he now understood why Inei was not as prickly as he expected, based on his personality. At another ti, he might tease Inei a little about the watch, but the current situation was quite urgent.
And only Inei had the answers.
“Focus.” Shi took on the hard tone of a disciplinarian.
“I don’t want to.” Inei lifted his legs and splashed the water with childish glee.
“Inei!” Shi growled in anger.
The tone made Inei sober up a little and sit up properly in the bathtub.
“Are you listening now?” Shi asked.
“Yes,” Inei replied obediently.
“What were those things?” He asked.
“Technically, they are people. Real living people.” Inei lowered his voice, seeming a little sad and vulnerable. “But don’t tell anyone else, especially my sister. It will make her feel bad.”
Shi’s face softened a little. “Why are they like that?”
“It is part of an experint that went wrong. The people who went under the experint were injected with a drug that made them like that. They have endless power and energy as long as they feed on anything digestible.” Inei said almost sleepily.
“Yagi has an infection around the bite wound. Are you sure the condition is not contagious?” Shi asked.
Inei blew a raspberry at hearing the information. “Serves him right for tricking my sister.”
“Inei!” Shi hardened his tone again.
“The drug is a chemical, so of course, it is not contagious,” Inei answered with a pout in his voice. “But I would guess if those creatures have stayed in those tanks for a while, their mouths are a cornucopia of bacterial colonies.”
Shi felt a sense of relief. If it was common bacteria, Yagi could get treatnt without raising flags. Shi did not doubt that soone in law enforcent was always watching Yagi, hoping to find an opportunity to step on him.
With this simple bite, Shi could convince anyone that Yagi was bitten while helping the less fortunate or sothing. It was not going to be a problem.
But before that…
“Get out of the bath,” Shi instructed Inei. He was a little worried about this childish adult being sleepy and tired while drinking in the bathtub. The probability of drowning was minimal, but the danger was still present.
“Eh! How did you know I was in the tub?” Inei asked in shock.
“You splash around like a child,” Shi said flatly. “Now, get out and go to bed.”
“I was planning to do a shower-bath-shower,” Inei replied, but the woosh of water indicated he was stepping out of the tub.
“You can shower after waking up. Let the bath products sink into your skin.” Shi said.
“Oh, alright. That makes sense. I want to be as fresh as a flower.” Inei laughed to himself as he pulled a towel from the rack.
“Go directly to sleep. No more drinking.” Shi ordered.
Inei made a noise of agreent, and Shi was satisfied with his obedient attitude, so he ended the call.
“We have arrived at the hospital.” The driver spoke up with a strange look to Shi.
Shi did not notice the gaze and only helped the disoriented Yagi out of the vehicle. It looked like his work as a bodyguard was not yet done. This cousin of his was more troubleso than his parents said he was.
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