Chapter 48 Oh no, someone came to my door

Chapter 48

Bailan Jesso?

Kurokawa Kaoru was stunned for a moment, and suddenly the figure of the white-haired boy who he had seen next to Irie Shoichi before appeared in front of him.

At the time, he simply felt the other party was somewhat suspicious, so he didn't tell them much. Furthermore, when Gong You came to see him, he didn't even exchange contact information with Irie Shoichi before leaving the two of them.

If XANXUS encountered Byakuran Jesuo, it meant he'd learned his name from Irie Shoichi. Out of curiosity, he'd privately researched his own information. Given the Kurokawa family's system defenses, it wouldn't be easy to learn his true identity, but it was enough to allow for some guesses.

only--

Why is Bailan Jesuo interested in me?

With this question in mind, seeing that everyone had finished eating the steak, Kurokawa Xun sighed and said with confidence, "I made the steak and I paid for the food. It shouldn't be too much to ask you to wash the dishes, right?"

What? Washing dishes?

As if hearing some utterly ridiculous joke, XANXUS frowned and pointed at himself: "You mean... to let me wash the dishes?"

"What else?"

"Trash, I think you really want to die."

"As a mafia member, I can't even wash dishes. I'm not afraid of being laughed at by other families if I tell them about it."

"joke."

XANXUS sneered: "Who would laugh at me for something like this?"

"No one can say for sure about this kind of thing."

He grabbed the dishcloth and threw it to the other person, not paying attention to the ferocious look on XANXUS's face. Kurokawa Kaoru raised the corners of his lips and said lightly, "For example... the Kurokawa family."

Xanxus, who had always been indifferent to matters outside of the Vongola and Varian clan, naturally had never heard of the Kurokawa family mentioned by Kurokawa Kaoru. Reason told Xanxus that speaking at this point would be a loss. Looking at Kurokawa Kaoru before him, he couldn't help but ask, "What is this Kurokawa family you're talking about?"

"At this point, do you still need someone to remind you?"

Kurokawa Kaoru chuckled, as if amused by someone else's words. Before Xanxus could snap, he answered: "You already knew my name, but you didn't immediately connect me to the Kurokawa family... Xanxus, do you think you can become the Tenth Generation of the Vongola with just this?"

“…”

"That doesn't sound very nice."

It was not until this moment that XANXUS finally confirmed one important thing: "Sure enough, I brought you here on purpose."

"It's just a steak. I don't have the idea that men can't cook. Since you really want to eat it, I'll cook it for you."

From the very beginning, Kurokawa Kaoru guessed that XANXUS would take him away. Although he didn't expect that they would eventually choose the western-style restaurant where he had a membership, the result was actually the same.

The Western restaurant XANXUS had brought him to was a haunt of Mrs. Kurokawa's. He and his mother had applied for a membership card for Kurokawa Kaoru, saying it gave him time to dine with friends. Unfortunately, Kurokawa Kaoru hadn't had many friends since childhood. He had a few new friends this year, but none of them had any interest in Western food, so they hadn't been around.

The store manager already knew his identity the moment he took out his membership card. The subsequent conversation and exaggerated body language were all in coordination with Kurokawa Kaoru's acting so as to prevent XANXUS from noticing anything wrong.

I had hoped to extract some useful information from him, but in the end, I couldn't get anything other than his name. Fortunately, with his name, I could look up his information in the database. Although the information was limited, it was enough for Kurokawa Kaoru.

Thinking about all this mess in his mind, Kurokawa Kaoru shook his head and turned to meet XANXUS's gaze: "The battle for the ring doesn't require everyone to be present. Since you didn't show up at the beginning, it means you also don't think it's necessary to show up for this kind of thing."

But XANXUS still came, not for the battle for the ring with the attribute of clearness, but for other things.

"At first I thought you wanted to kill Sawada Tsunayoshi while no one was paying attention, so that no one would compete with you for the position of Judaime."

"How do you know I don't think so?"

"Because of murderous intent."

Varian was, after all, a member of the Vongola assassination team, so it was natural for him to sense murderous intent from his opponents. However, from their first meeting, XANXUS had no murderous intent towards Sawada Tsunayoshi, his "rival" for the tenth generation throne. Instead, it felt more like a complex, unexplained emotion.

"From the very beginning, you never thought about doing anything to Sawada Tsunayoshi."

“…”

After a long silence, XANXUS laughed.

"That brat is right. I can indeed find a satisfactory answer from you."

"That little brat?"

Kurokawa Kaoru frowned: "You mean...Bai Lan Jie Suo? Besides this, what else did he tell you?"

"Varian doesn't do business at a loss."

He grabbed the plate and placed it in the sink. After quickly washing it, he felt someone's gaze coming from behind him. XANXUS raised the corner of his lips and turned to look at the other person: "If you want to know anything else from me, you must give me a satisfactory reward."

Xanxus' tone clearly suggested he'd guessed Kurokawa Kaoru wouldn't make any more "deals" with him. Calculating the time, the battle for the Harmony attribute ring was already over. Unconcerned with the final outcome, he looked at the young man before him, his expression shifting slightly as he suddenly grabbed a chair and threw it at him.

The sound of breaking air made Kurokawa Kaoru react. He raised his hand to catch the chair thrown by XANXUS. His brows frowned and just as he was about to speak, he heard the other party's laughter.

"Next time you want to know something from me, remember to come in your own form."

Glancing at the intricate yet delicate twelve-piece kimono on Kurokawa Kaoru with a half-smile, XANXUS raised his eyebrows, his eyes clearly reflecting Kurokawa Kaoru's figure: "Whether it was last time or this time, from my point of view, you dressed as a woman... are really too ugly."

"Varied……"

"Let's save the extra words for next time."

Without giving Kurokawa Kaoru a chance to speak, XANXUS sneered, looking at the ferocious expression on Kurokawa Kaoru's face, and stretched out his hand to wipe his neck. "If you wear women's clothes next time, then wash your neck and wait for death."

“…”

"Is this really the young master's friend?"

"I'm not in the mood for jokes right now."

Taking a glass of ice water from the store manager...who was actually the director of the Kurokawa family's intelligence department, feeling the refreshing feeling of the ice water sliding down his throat, Kurokawa Kaoru frowned and ran into the kitchen to bring out another steak with better quality.

This is also the excellent short rib that the store manager mentioned at the beginning.

"He couldn't even tell the difference between sirloin and short ribs. That's why I said, that guy doesn't deserve to eat such good food."

"Maybe it has something to do with the fact that Italians usually eat sirloin steak."

"I'm not saying this to ask you to explain for that bastard, Uncle X."

"I'm so sorry, Master."

"never mind."

Biting the beef in his mouth with the force as if he were chewing a corpse, thinking about what XANXUS had talked about with him about Byakuran Jesso, Kurokawa Kaoru closed his eyes and couldn't help but sigh.

"Don't tell father about my contact with Varian's people."

"Madam..."

"If my mother saw the store's surveillance footage, I could ask her to ask me. If she didn't, there's no need to tell her."

The "Uncle X" mentioned by Kurokawa Kaoru was rescued by Mrs. Kurokawa in the slums in his early years. After Mrs. Kurokawa married Mr. Kurokawa, although he was considered to have joined the Kurokawa family, when the orders of others conflicted with those of Mrs. Kurokawa, he would unconditionally choose the latter.

However, for such trivial matters as this, it would be difficult to tell the other party if they didn't ask. After all, it was his own young master who rarely asked him for help. After thinking about it, Uncle X agreed decisively.

"If Sir knew that you and the Varian leader could get along so harmoniously, he would probably put the issue of the succession on the agenda."

It was no secret in the Kurokawa family that Kaoru Kurokawa had rejected the heir. Uncle X was curious about the reason, which made Mr. Kurokawa look embarrassed when he mentioned the scene at that time. But when he saw Kaoru Kurokawa's current state, he immediately understood the reason for his headache.

However, Uncle X did not tell Kurokawa Kaoru that although Kurokawa Kaoru had refused the identity of heir, everyone in the Kurokawa family believed that he would one day take over the position from Mr. Kurokawa. It was only a matter of time.

Especially those in the technical department, if the next leader is not Kurokawa Kaoru, given their personalities, they will probably just go on strike. You can imagine how troublesome that will be.

After all, he had watched Kurokawa Kaoru grow up, so Uncle X knew how well-suited his young master was to that position, and he also understood Kurokawa Kaoru better than anyone else in the family. A few years ago, he had been learning management skills behind Mr. Kurokawa's back. But then, not long after, the day before Mr. Kurokawa decided to hold a meeting to tell everyone in the mafia that he was handing the family over to Kurokawa Kaoru, their young master refused to become the heir. It was obvious that he had his own reasons.

Like the rest of the Kurokawa family, Uncle X believed that one day, Kurokawa Kaoru would take over the position from Mr. Kurokawa. After seeing the man finish his steak and take his plate to the sink to wash it, Uncle X smiled and shook his head before saying, "Varian and the young master weren't friends just now. So, this new guest probably isn't either, right?"

New guests?

Kurokawa Kaoru was stunned for a moment and turned to look towards the gate.

“…”

“…Gong You?”

TBC.