Chapter 47: Kurokawa Kaoru: You are as fragile as a red egg...
Chapter 47
Sawada Iemitsu, unfazed by his words, quickly calmed himself down. Kurokawa Kaoru's expression remained calm, his gaze fixed on Reborn. "Is it really okay for the other team's leader not to be here for such an important occasion?"
Kurokawa Kaoru was referring to Xanxus. As the leader of the Varians, Xanxus should have appeared, but just like Sawada Tsunayoshi's Mist Guardian, the battle for the Sunlight Attribute Ring had already begun, and yet he still hadn't appeared.
"I don't know whether to say he's confident, or... doesn't care enough about his family members."
"XANXUS, it's already here."
XANXUS has arrived? Kurokawa Kaoru frowned and lowered his head to meet Reborn's gaze.
"Before I came?"
"It means you're going to die, trash."
XANXUS? Kurokawa Kaoru reacted almost instantly. He frantically dodged the opponent's attack and stared at the man who had appeared behind him out of nowhere. His eyes narrowed and his breathing became rapid.
"You're standing behind someone and not saying anything. Are you trying to scare me?"
Regarding Kurokawa Kaoru's accusations, XANXUS expressed disdain: "Those who are scared by such things are the ones who should reflect on themselves the most."
XANXUS had no intention of joining Varian's men. He snorted coldly and inexplicably conjured up a chair and sat down on it.
"I can put aside what happened before for now. If you don't want to be ripped off by me, you'd better answer my questions honestly."
Kurokawa Kaoru's eyes rolled: "What do you want to ask?"
"So you really can't cook steak?"
“…”
"Is that what you wanted to ask?"
After a long silence, Kurokawa Kaoru spoke.
Seeing the man's confident expression, he opened his mouth, but it took him a while to find his voice: "There are so many Western restaurants in Japan. If you really want to eat, I can treat you to one sometime. Why bother with this?"
"That brat said he could get a satisfactory answer from you."
"So steak can be made?"
"Even if I can cook steak, I can't make it for you in this situation, right?"
Can't make it for him? XANXUS snorted coldly, and before Kurokawa Kaoru could react, he grabbed the other person's collar and carried him on his back like a sack.
Kurokawa Kaoru:?
Didn't you consider the feelings of the person involved when doing this?
"Kurokawa is Tsuna's friend, XANXUS."
Seeing Kurokawa Kaoru's embarrassment, Reborn's voice was calm, but he succeeded in stopping XANXUS: "Since he is Tsuna's friend, as a tutor, it is my obligation to watch over him and prevent him from getting hurt."
XANXUS sneered, "Since he's Sawada Tsunayoshi's friend, then let him protect him himself. Reborn, you're really overstepping your bounds."
Without giving the other party a chance to react, XANXUS raised his eyebrows and actually jumped down from the building carrying Kurokawa Kaoru. Even Reborn did not expect XANXUS to do such a thing. By the time he reacted, Kurokawa Kaoru had been taken away by the other party and disappeared from their sight.
"Hello!"
On the other side, Sperbi Squalo saw Xanxus was already halfway there, but before he could say anything, he saw Xanxus running away, which made him laugh. With a sour face, he walked up to Reborn, grabbed the other's collar, and lifted him up.
"Who is that brat? Why would the bastard leader take him away?"
"You should ask XANXUS about this."
Reborn was also puzzled by XANXUS's behavior. Recalling the conversation he had just had with Kurokawa Kaoru, his expression paused. After a long while, he said, "Maybe... it's because of the steak Kurokawa made?"
“…”
"ha?!--"
"Seriously, can you put me down now?"
Being carried upside down on someone's back, Kurokawa Kaoru protested before his brain became congested: "I didn't say I wouldn't do it, and I don't think I can outrun you. Even if you put me down, it shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"When was it your turn to speak? Rubbish."
Having said that, XANXUS still managed to get the man off his back. The moment his feet finally touched the ground, Kurokawa Kaoru breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at XANXUS with a hint of helplessness in his eyes: "By the way, I never understood last time. Who is that kid with the strange pattern on his face? I don't remember ever knowing such a person."
"That's what you need to worry about."
Using very "gentle" means, a western restaurant lent him its kitchen when it was about to close. Ignoring the manager's horrified look, XANXUS snorted coldly and sat down in the middle chair like a master.
"I've been hungry since noon, and if you're slow, I'll be mad."
Kurokawa Kaoru was so angry that he laughed: "What does it have to do with me that you didn't eat lunch?"
Besides, I've been hungry since noon, isn't it because XANXUS doesn't eat?
"What does this have to do with me?"
"If you say so, what does your hunger have to do with me?"
"Because I'm hungry."
“…”
This person is simply sick!
The store manager, overwhelmed by their aura, had huddled himself in a ball. Seeing the other man trembling like a sieve, Kurokawa Kaoru sighed, inwardly thankful that he had dressed as a girl before leaving. Otherwise, if word got out and his father knew he'd been mingling with the Varian leader, even threatening innocent passersby to make steak for XANXUS, he'd probably shoot him.
XANXUS is an Italian, and naturally he will not stay in Japan after the battle for the ring is over. Given his personality, he probably won't care about these rumors. But Kurokawa Kaoru is different.
She hadn't considered how terrifying it would be to have such a cute face and a beautiful twelve-piece kimono on, yet her voice was that of a boy. She had made up her mind that once XANXUS finished eating his steak, she would find a way to escape. With that in mind, Kurokawa Kaoru let out a long sigh and resignedly looked at the store manager, who was debating whether to call the police.
"Where's the butter?"
"Don't kill me! I wouldn't dare... Butter?"
Thinking that the other party had discovered his intention to call the police, he wanted to silence him. Seeing Kurokawa Kaoru walking towards him, the store manager closed his eyes in despair. When he realized what he had heard, he looked at the other party in confusion: "Are you asking about butter?"
"In addition, there is crushed black pepper, and sea salt would be even better."
“…I’ll get it right away.”
In less than two minutes, he had found everything Kurokawa Kaoru needed. Seeing him in front of the cold storage, pondering which cut of beef to choose for the steak, the store manager, who didn't know where he got the courage from, took a deep breath and walked over to Kurokawa Kaoru's side. "One of our guests who had a reservation didn't show up today. There's a piece of prime short rib at the bottom of the cold storage."
How can a guy like that be worthy of eating such delicious food?
This is what Kurokawa Kaoru's expression means.
After all, the store manager had said it, and XANXUS presumably heard it, too. Glancing dimly at the man waiting in the dining area, and seeing the manager before him, clearly frightened yet still trying to calm himself, Kurokawa Kaoru's expression shifted slightly. He pulled a membership card from his pocket and handed it to the man. "If I'm not mistaken, there should still be a balance on it."
"It turns out he's a customer who has a membership card."
The store manager was no longer afraid. He took the membership card from Kurokawa Kaoru and found that the member number was even in the top ten. His eyes widened immediately: "So... you are bringing a friend to borrow the store's kitchen?"
When the word "friend" was mentioned, the store manager paused suspiciously, and his expression looked a little "ferocious".
"I guess so."
Kurokawa Kaoru never bothered to explain himself to these passersby who had nothing to do with him. Besides, it was better to let people think he was just using the kitchen to entertain friends than to report him to the police later. Thinking this way, Kurokawa Kaoru lowered his eyes, cut a piece of butter, and placed it in the center of the steak pan.
The flames came into contact with the bottom of the pot, causing the temperature in the pot to gradually rise. Smelling the unique aroma of melted butter, Kurokawa Kaoru's expression was calm. He picked up the steak and placed it in the pot.
“Sizzle——”
Almost immediately, the aroma of beef filled the entire room.
so--
Kurokawa Kaoru narrowed his eyes.
Who told XANXUS that he could cook steak?
No one knew that he could cook except his parents, so Kurokawa Kaoru suspected that someone might have made up an excuse to get rid of XANXUS, saying that they knew someone who could cook steak, or that they had said something that caused XANXUS to misunderstand.
In fact, it didn't bother him that people knew he could cook.
What really concerned Kurokawa Kaoru was the "little devil with strange patterns painted on his face" mentioned by XANXUS. He'd thought about it carefully during the trip and confirmed that he had never seen this person before. However, from XANXUS's description, it seemed that he knew him well enough.
Someone who doesn't know me, but who understands me...
Could it be related to my own rebirth?
Kurokawa Kaoru's expression changed slightly.
At that time, XANXUS also came over. He smelled the smell of grilled beef. His fingers moved and he grabbed Kurokawa Kaoru's collar from behind: "Not ready yet? Trash."
"You're a really impatient person."
Kurokawa Kaoru rolled his eyes and without any intention of plating the dish, he just picked up the ugliest plate from the cabinet and put the steak on it.
"Let's leave now that we're done eating. The battle for the Sunlight Attribute Ring should be almost over."
"If those rubbish can't even do something like this, they don't deserve to live in this world."
Not thinking there was anything wrong with what he said, XANXUS snorted coldly, and in the blink of an eye, he divided the steak into equal parts, then picked up the fork and put one of the pieces into his mouth.
“…”
"I never thought that steak made from garbage would be more appetizing than I thought."
"Should I feel honored?"
"Do you think I can't tell you're mocking me when you say that?"
After arriving in Japan, XANXUS ate something that he liked for the first time. His brows relaxed, and his aura softened considerably. As if on a whim, he raised his head, his gaze settling on Kurokawa Kaoru.
Kurokawa Kaoru's brows furrowed: "What do you want to tell me?"
"About the brat I mentioned earlier."
If there were no steak in front of him, XANXUS would tell the truth to Kurokawa Kaoru. Varian never did a "business" that would lose money, and leader XANXUS was even more so, so he would not say anything to the other party before confirming Kurokawa Kaoru's value.
After finishing the remaining steak in a few bites, feeling the perfect texture of the medium-rare beef, XANXUS sneered, and the content of his words was clearly heard by Kurokawa Kaoru.
"At that time...I asked the other person's name."
"Bylan Jesso."
"Are you satisfied with the information I gave you?"
TBC.
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