Chapter 26 Crisis
Chapter 26
When Miyaji returned from outside, he saw Miyayu lying on the tatami with a look of despair on his face. Unsure of what words to use to describe the scene, he twitched his lips and said, "Are you still alive, Miyayu?"
"You're finally back..."
Almost the moment he opened his mouth, Gong You jumped up from the tatami. His movements were so fast that before Gong Zhi could even react, he was hugged by the thigh.
"Please, Aji! I'm the only one suffering. You can't allow me to do anything!"
Miyaji:?
What a mess?
"Ayou insisted on making a bet with Kurokawa, and the stakes were tonight's dinner."
Greeting Miyaji with a smile, Hattori Heiji stretched and continued, "The result is what you saw. He wants you to help him pay for the dinner."
So that's why?
Miyaji raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Kurokawa Kaoru who was not far away: "What did you bet on?"
In reality, Kurokawa Kaoru hadn't made any bets; Miya Yuu was simply bored and insisted on having someone demonstrate how to hack into the Dorobigaar Park's surveillance system. Kurokawa Kaoru was, after all, a decent citizen in this life (?), so it was obvious he wouldn't agree to such an unreasonable request.
However, Gong You refused to give in and grabbed Kurokawa Kaoru's wrist to argue with him. In the end, no one knew what he was thinking, but he said in a fit of rage that he wanted to make a bet with the other party.
"He said if you can come back before five o'clock, I will perform in front of him, and if you come back after five o'clock, he will treat us to dinner."
"I initially said please invite yourself, but who knew so many more people would show up."
"Why are there so many extra ones?"
Kurokawa Kaoru disagreed. "Hattori came all the way from Osaka to see you. He's a guest of the Miya family, so as the host, you should treat him to a meal. As for Gong... as for this kid, are you embarrassed to let a first-grade student treat you?"
Isn't that Kudo Shinichi? How come he's a first-grade student? Don't assume he didn't hear anything just because he didn't say anything!
That being said, with Miyaji around, Miya Yuu ultimately swallowed his words. A poison that could turn a high school student into an elementary school student, if such a thing were to get out, it would probably cause a commotion. Both Kudo Shinichi and Edogawa Conan had a good impression of him, and even if Miyaji was his brother, he couldn't just casually reveal someone's secret.
Thinking of this, Gong You gritted his teeth and said unwillingly: "Even if you are right, asking for foreign aid is too foul."
"You didn't say we couldn't ask for outside help, did you?"
To be honest, Kurokawa Kaoru simply asked Kakuna Rintaro to delay Miyaji's return so he could lend him his homework, along with 30 unflattering photos of Miya Yu. If it were just homework, it would be fine, but the temptation of 30 unflattering photos is too great, so great that even a second of hesitation would be disrespectful to the photos.
Despite Kakuna Rintaro's efforts, Miyaji, who always came home early, was ultimately unable to get back before five o'clock.
"Next time you make a bet with someone, make sure you think everything through carefully, otherwise you will never be able to win the bet in your life."
"It's obviously you who cheated!"
Knowing she had no chance of winning against Kurokawa Kaoru the moment she opened her mouth, Gong You turned around angrily, her gaze fixed on Gong Zhi: "It's just as you can see. You probably don't want to see me spend all the pocket money my father gave me, right?"
"This happened because Ayou insisted on making a bet with Kurokawa, right?"
Determined to teach Gong You a lesson, and of course not ruling out the possibility that Gong Zhi himself was gloating, sensing the resentment coming from him, Gong Zhi raised the corners of his lips and spoke amid Gong You's howling, "Dinner, do you mind if I join you?"
Kurokawa Kaoru laughed: "Of course I don't mind."
Life at the Miya family was far better than Kurokawa Kaoru had imagined. The Miya couple were both kind and gentle people. It was unclear how such a pair of people could have given birth to two brothers, Miya Yu and Miya Osamu, who were considered polar opposites. Aside from the frequent fights between Miya Yu and Miya Osamu, he was very happy at the Miya family.
After discovering that Kurokawa Kaoru was riding in the Miya family's car to school every day, Inarizaki's classmates did ask the Miya brothers about it. After all, they had promised to keep Kurokawa Kaoru a secret, so neither Miya Yu nor Miya Osamu mentioned anything about Kurokawa Kaoru's cross-dressing or running away from home. They simply said that he was staying at the Miya family for a while and would return home soon.
Finding that they couldn't get anything out of them, those people gave up tactfully.
Another day passed, and it was Kurokawa Kaoru's turn to be on duty.
After cleaning the classroom floor and writing the names of the students who would be on duty tomorrow on the blackboard, Kurokawa Kaoru stretched, picked up his schoolbag, and slowly walked towards the school gate.
"Kurokawa."
Thanks to Miya Yuu and Miya Osamu, Kurokawa Kaoru, who originally had few friends in the class, now occasionally greets them. Seeing the man with a schoolbag on his back and chalk marks on his hands, the boy who had called him at the beginning scratched his head and said, "Are you going back to the Miya family now?"
"Um."
Kurokawa Kaoru nodded.
As the class monitor, and due to his numerous rebirths, Kurokawa Kaoru always had an aura about him, which was the main reason why few people dared to chat with him. The boy who was talking had just recently asked Kurokawa Kaoru to help him with his duty and discovered how easy he was to talk to. Noticing Kurokawa Kaoru's gaze on him, the boy scratched his head awkwardly, racking his brains before coming up with a follow-up sentence.
"Just now I saw Gong You leaving with a boy who looked a lot like you, and I thought you had gone back."
Looks like him? Kurokawa Kaoru's expression froze, then his eyes widened as he realized what was happening.
"What time? Where?"
"I don't remember the exact time... maybe ten minutes ago?"
If it was ten minutes, he definitely wouldn't be in school now. Shaking his head to calm himself, Kurokawa Kaoru took a deep breath and turned to look at the other person: "Do you remember which direction they went? Besides that, do you remember anything else?"
"Other things..."
"Answer me."
"Kurokawa?"
Startled by the man's aura, the boy looked at him in surprise, with a hint of curiosity on his face: "What happened?"
"……nothing."
Being reminded that he wasn't talking to his family members, Kurokawa Kaoru closed his eyes. When he looked up again, his expression had returned to gentleness. "I'm just curious, who is that person that makes you feel a bit similar to me?"
"Thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem very similar."
After all, Kurokawa Kaoru is a frequent visitor to the gossip section of the Inarizaki Forum. His facial features are very delicate, and his androgynous temperament has earned him many admirers. However, because he always stays alone, and has that aura of authority without anger, people dare not approach him easily, let alone confess their love.
Looking at each other so closely, the boy noticed that Kurokawa Kaoru's eyelashes were unusually long. His eyes widened when his gaze met hers, and after a long moment, he lowered his head in embarrassment.
"But, maybe it's because that person, like you, also likes to wear gloves before tying his shoelaces?"
Because of this incident, the students in the class had been curious about it for a long time. Taking this opportunity, they mentally encouraged themselves. The boy raised his voice and asked, "Speaking of which, I've always wanted to ask you, why did Kurokawa wear gloves... Kurokawa?"
The boy who had just been in front of him was now nowhere to be found. Staring blankly at the empty space before him, the boy was silent for a moment before finally sighing with regret.
"Let's wait until next time."
“…”
Kurokawa Kaoru, who the boys were thinking about, had already gotten into a taxi and was heading towards the city center.
The reason Kurokawa Kaoru hadn't gone home for so long was entirely because his parents were truly tolerant of him. Furthermore, he hadn't removed the transmitter his family had installed on his phone, so if anything happened, they could always contact him.
Neither Mr. Kurokawa nor his family were the type to attack innocent people. The Gong family were kind people, and they treated me, who was staying at the Gong family, with the utmost care. For this reason alone, no one would attack them.
To a certain extent, it can also be regarded as a protection for the Gong family.
He was careless, Kurokawa Kaoru thought to himself.
Because he thought that the family members would not make a move against the Gong family, he thought that there was nothing to be concerned about. It was also because he had lived a comfortable life during this period that made Kurokawa Kaoru forget the person he needed to be most "watchful" about - the only mistress of the Kurokawa family, who was also his mother.
Wearing gloves before tying shoelaces is a family motto of the Kurokawa family. This is to avoid leaving any marks on shoes, including fingerprints. And according to Kurokawa Kaoru, the Kurokawa family is the only mafia family in Tokyo that does this.
His mother would be curious about Miya Yu, perhaps finding out he'd shared a room with someone at the Beikacho Hotel. Besides that, his acting itch was returning, and he didn't know what she'd say to Miya Yu. Ignoring the flicker of unease, Kurokawa Kaoru took a deep breath, his expression growing serious.
At the same time, Miyaji took a shower in the volleyball team's bathroom and was about to go home with wet hair, but he met a strange man he had never seen before at the door of Inarizaki.
The man was exceptionally strong, dressed in black from head to toe, with a black hat on his head. Seeing Miyaji frowning at him, the man snorted coldly, the words clearly heard by Miyaji: "Long time no see, little brat named Miyaji."
"You wouldn't mind walking with me, would you?"
TBC.
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