Chapter 23. I don't know what title to give it, so I'll just leave it like this...
When Byakuran received the text message from Mori Ōgai, she was lying bored on a yoga mat playing on her phone, with a bag of opened marshmallows on her stomach.
He suddenly wanted to do yoga a while ago, so he took Irie Shoichi to a sports equipment store and spent several hours browsing around. After finally finding a yoga mat he liked, he never did yoga once after buying it. Instead, he abandoned his soft bed and spent all his time lying on the yoga mat.
Shoichi Irie had long given up on correcting Byakuran's various bad habits, mainly because he valued his life and didn't want to cause further hair loss.
"Lord Byakuran, Miss Yuni wishes to see you and is waiting outside." Irie Shoichi deliberately ignored the various toys and snacks beside Byakuran and said in a businesslike tone, "Should I let her in?"
Uni Giglionero—currently the nominal second-in-command of the Millefiore family, but everyone knows that this girl is nothing more than a puppet with the title of second-in-command in name only; her existence is merely to appease some of the core members of the Giglionero family.
"Oh? So she's finally willing to have a proper talk with me?" Bai Lan smiled, but then put on a troubled expression. "But I don't want to see her right now, so what should I do?"
Shoichi Irie felt a dull ache in his stomach, but his duty as a subordinate compelled him to remind her, "The Dark Curse has been quite restless lately."
Bai Lan's takeover of the Giglionello family was still too recent, which caused a considerable number of people to have strong opinions against him. In addition, Yuni was young, so there were always people trying to cause trouble under the guise of acting in Yuni's best interests.
"They are Yuni's men."
Bai Lan's meaning was quite clear: if the Dark Curse dared to cause trouble, he would hold Yuni accountable.
Don't you care a lot about your leader? Don't you treat her like family? Then consider her more when you take action.
"I understand, Lady Byakuran."
Although he sympathized with Yuni's plight, he was struggling to make ends meet himself, so how could he offer her any help?
Seeing that Irie Shoichi came out alone, Yuni understood Byakuran's attitude.
She wasn't surprised, but the man behind her looked clearly displeased.
“It seems Mr. Bai Lan is unavailable today,” Yuni said.
Irie Shoichi looked at the little girl with apologetic eyes and said softly, "Yes."
“In that case, let’s go back,” Yuni said to Gamma beside her.
“But…” γ still frowned.
Bai Lan's actions were truly outrageous; she completely disregarded their leader.
Knowing what kind of personality his subordinate had, Yuni was afraid that Byakuran would have something on him, so she tugged at Gamma's sleeve and whispered, "Gamma, come for a walk with me."
"...Yes, BOSS."
Regardless of the circumstances, in front of outsiders, γ could not do anything that would damage the dignity of its leader, so it could only obediently follow Yuni away.
Watching the two of them leave, Irie Shoichi couldn't help but sigh.
As Byakuran's confidant, Irie Shoichi knew all too well about the affairs between the Gesso family and the Giglionero family. Although he sympathized with Yuni, Irie Shoichi also knew that Yuni was, after all, the nominal second-in-command of the Millefiore family, with a loyal group of subordinates led by Gamma, while he was merely a tool that Byakuran kept by his side for fun.
Recalling the things that happened to Byakuran in the parallel world, Irie Shoichi really hoped that divine soldiers would descend from the sky and kill this white-haired fox.
Perhaps, besides the Vongola, he could try contacting Jingyuan?
Kagemoto, who was on Shoichi Irie's mind, poured a glass of juice for Chuuya Nakahara. Chuuya, who was sitting obediently on the sofa, took the glass with both hands and subconsciously said, "Thank you."
"Why are you so reserved? You weren't like this before." Jing Yuan smiled and sat down opposite him.
After saying those words, Chuuya Nakahara realized what he had done and froze completely.
Wasn't he here to assassinate Jing Yuan? Why is he accepting the juice Jing Yuan offers him like a guest? And isn't Jing Yuan's attitude towards him far too gentle? He came here with the intention of killing him!
Seeing the child's bewildered expression, Jingyuan couldn't help but take out his phone and snap a picture of Nakahara Chuuya's face.
The clicking sound of the camera brought Chuuya Nakahara back to his senses: "What are you doing?"
"Nothing, I just thought you looked really cute just now~" Kyungwon sent his photo to Gin and then said, "Did you come here alone?"
“No,” Chuuya Nakahara said, “there is one more person.”
Everyone in Yokohama knew that he and Dazai Osamu were inseparable, so Chuuya Nakahara had no intention of lying.
"Your division of labor is quite clear."
One rushed forward to attack head-on, while the other hid in the shadows to observe quietly.
My phone vibrated; it was a message from GIN.
[How did Nakahara Chuuya end up with you, due to the gravity of the port mafia?]
Someone offered a high price for my head.
Upon seeing this line of text, GIN's eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Ever since Jingyuan clashed with the Avengers Prison for Rokudo Mukuro, his head has been listed for a high price on the dark web. At first, some reckless individuals would take the job, but after Jingyuan wrecked the entire Avengers Prison, no one dared to do it anymore. It's unclear what Mori Ougai was thinking; this is clearly a matter for the Italian Mafia, why does a Yokohama native like him have to get involved?
“It’s probably because of Byakuran’s twisted sense of humor,” Rokudo Mukuro said.
Gin gave the pineapple brat a disapproving look: "Don't always appear behind me so quietly."
I hate illusionists the most!
“I thought my actions were obvious enough.” Rokudo Mukuro winked at him.
Drifting down from mid-air, Rokudo Mukuro looked up and asked, "When did Jingyuan come to Japan?"
GIN naturally knew that the kid actually wanted to know why Jingyuan hadn't told him he was coming to Japan, so he said, "Ask him yourself."
He didn't want to be caught in the middle of those two people.
Gin didn't want to talk about it, so Rokudo Mukuro didn't press the matter further.
Through this period of contact, Rokudo Mukuro understood what kind of person Gin was; unless he was willing, no one could get him to talk.
So Rokudo Mukuro took out his phone and sent a message to Jingyuan.
Why didn't you tell me you came to Japan?
Jingyuan replied quickly.
Because I wanted to surprise you.
Rokudo Mukuro sneered.
What surprise? The surprise of him being assassinated by the port Mafia as soon as he arrived in Japan?
Just as Rokudo Mukuro was considering whether to go to Yokohama in a few days, Kagemoto sent him another message.
I'll come see you the day after tomorrow.
His original plan for retaliation was instantly forgotten. With a slight smile, Rokudo Mukuro replied with a reserved "Okay" and went to find Joshima Inu and Chrome.
Upon hearing that Jingyuan was coming the day after tomorrow, the children cheered with joy, and Chrome even began to think about what gifts to prepare.
You really know how to soothe a child.
Looking at the message GIN sent, Kyungwon smiled and couldn't resist teasing GIN.
[Ilyosha, you're not jealous, are you?]
【boring. 】
Yes, Gin is angry. But before Kyungwon could coax him, he received another message.
Remember to be wary of Osamu Dazai.
【good. 】
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