Chapter 97 Ogasawara, whose concern leads to confusion

Despite promising not to care about that jerk anymore, Ogasawara Kaori, who was supposed to be in the garage to relieve her motion sickness, got out of the car after less than three minutes.

"My Lord."

She scanned the crowd and quickly found her target.

"Huh? Ogasawara, aren't you feeling dizzy anymore?"

Hondo Isao turned his head, a hint of joy on his face.

Kaori Ogasawara nodded shyly: "I'm sorry to have worried you."

Hondo Isao gave a warm smile and pushed up his glasses: "It's good that you're alright. If Ogasawara is upset because of me, I'll feel very troubled."

Kaori Ogasawara was almost suffocated by the cheesy pickup line, but she still managed a forced smile and said, "Could you explain the situation to me? I don't know much about racing."

Hondo Isao immediately perked up upon hearing this. He had a good impression of this girl who had refused his LV gift from the very beginning, and began to talk at length.

So, after Hondo Isao's detailed explanation, Ogasawara roughly understood the situation, and the sweet smile on her face gradually became a little stiff.

"Are you saying that you've invited professional players who participate in international competitions?"

"Yes, this match is basically a foregone conclusion, Ogasawara can rest assured."

Hondo Isao was full of confidence and unhurried.

"What's the reward if we win?"

Ogasawara's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Hondo Isao glanced around, then slowly leaned close to the other person's ear and whispered, "This event is not just for entertainment; it's also a transaction between our two families, and it even involves the expansion of our businesses."

"Industry, is that boy's background as impressive as Hondo-kun's?"

Ogasawara caught the key information, but his eyes revealed doubt.

Could it be that the information I received before was wrong?

Or did Sei-kun deliberately have his identity concealed?!

"Him, ah..."

Hondo Isao, however, revealed a contemptuous smile.

For some reason, for a moment, Ogasawara really wanted to slap him.

But she was soon frightened by her own thoughts, not understanding why.

Immediately afterwards, she heard Hondo Isao say, "I can't go into details about this, but I'm not familiar with that man. If I had to say, it would be a matter between me and that Miss Busujima."

"Miss Busujima, could it be that..."

Kaori Ogasawara seemed to have heard about it as well, and her expression gradually became exaggerated.

"Yes, it's the Busujima family from Gunma Prefecture."

Hondo Isao nodded nonchalantly.

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Ogasawara Kaori gasped in surprise, covering her mouth as she looked at Hondo Isao with even brighter eyes: "Wow, that's amazing! To be able to connect with someone from this family, then Hondo-kun must be..."

"To get involved?" Hondo Isao sneered, as if he had heard a joke.

He puffed out his chest slightly and stood up straight, saying, "To be precise, it should be the Poison Island family that wants to get on my good side."

Today's bet is tantamount to handing him a cake; the key is whether he's willing to take a bite.

Even though the man in front of her seemed incredibly unfathomable, for some reason, Kaori Ogasawara felt uncomfortable listening to everything he said.

The image of a certain person even kept flashing through my mind.

Both were high-quality partners, but she could always sense a subtle sense of superiority from the man in front of her. In the past, Ogasawara Kaori wouldn't have cared; she was content as long as she got what she wanted.

But now, I can't help but want to compare myself to some annoying guy.

Although that guy had lied to him, his manner of speaking and the feeling of being with him far surpassed that of any other man he had ever met, including this Hondo Isao in front of him.

That desire to be treated equally grew stronger with the appearance of a certain person.

"If he loses, what kind of punishment will the man receive?"

Thinking of this, Kaori Ogasawara couldn't help but voice the question that had been buried in her heart.

Upon hearing this, a hint of wariness flashed involuntarily in Hondo Isao's eyes.

No man likes the woman beside him to be overly concerned about other men, especially a man who is completely superior to him in a certain field.

"Ogasawara seems to really like this person?"

Hondo Isao received educational resources different from those of ordinary people from a young age, which gave him a keen sense of things.

If before they were just asking about the reward, there was no hidden meaning, but now they are directly talking about the punishment that someone may receive, and the clues are becoming more obvious.

Of course, Hondo Isao wasn't foolish enough to blurt out his true thoughts. Instead, he looked in the direction of Busujima Saeko and said, "I won't punish him, but based on my understanding of Busujima-san, I'm afraid Se-san might really be in trouble."

Ogasawara Kaori's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. After all, this was someone she had once harbored feelings for and wanted to develop a long-term relationship with. The thought of the rumors surrounding him immediately turned her expression sour.

Hondo Isao, who witnessed this scene, clenched his fists in surprise. Then, recalling the strange behavior of a certain person after getting off the bus, he suddenly understood something.

This is definitely not the first time these two have met.

Or rather, they had an extraordinary relationship!

The more he thought about it, the more a shadow fell over Hondo Isao's eyes.

How can a woman I haven't even touched be given to someone else!

While Ogasawara Kaori was still in a daze, Hondo Isao quietly leaned close to his companion and whispered a few words in her ear. The latter seemed to have heard something, and her expression became somewhat unnatural, but she eventually nodded.

At this moment, Kaori Ogasawara was unaware that her concern had led her astray, inadvertently exposing herself and even causing trouble for someone.

...

At this point, the Rx-7 and Evo3, driven by Junichi Sei and Ryuichi Kijima respectively, had already entered the third regular bend, with the latter leading the race all the way.

"They're here!"

"Wait, the Rx-7 wasn't shaken off directly; it's keeping a tight grip."

"Isn't the driver in the Evo3 a professional? Or is the driver in the RX-7 really that difficult to deal with?"

Just then, the people in the two convoys who had been waiting and observing on the corresponding roads became alert. However, as the two vehicles in the target area got closer and closer, everyone showed surprised expressions.

The RX-7, which I expected to be quickly outpaced, actually stayed right on the back of the Evo3, maintaining a distance of less than five meters.

As everyone was surprised, the two cars entered the curve one after the other. In particular, when Junichi Sei's RX-7 entered the curve, people outside the guardrail couldn't help but scream.

"Get out of the way!"

The RX-7, which was lagging behind, braked as it entered the corner and its tail swept directly towards the guardrail. Just when everyone thought the car was about to crash into the guardrail, the RX-7's rear end barely grazed the guardrail by less than 5 centimeters and completed a drift.

Out of fear of guardrails, people often keep a considerable distance when turning, at least 20 centimeters or more.

The fact that the other party was at such a distance meant that even a slight deviation would have resulted in a fatal accident, immediately eliciting gasps of astonishment from the group.

"Is this guy crazy?"

"Hey, look! He practically drifted right through the straight after exiting the corner! I'm going crazy!"

"No wonder he was able to keep up with the Evo3, which is known for its cornering speed. This terrible guy just skipped the cornering shifting process."

As the audience members were getting increasingly agitated, Ryuichi Iruma, in the driver's seat of the Evo3, also dropped his nonchalant demeanor and his expression gradually became serious.

We've actually run into an expert!

But just as he was preparing to go all out, the convoy commander's voice came through his built-in earpiece, and his expression turned strange: "Give him some fun?"