Chapter 58 Chapter 58 Meeting
"That concludes today's training."
It was not until Atobe on the sidelines made this announcement that all the starters breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the sidelines, wiping their sweat, drinking water, and packing their things.
As the national tournament approaches, the Hyotei Tennis Club's training becomes increasingly intense, as if they want to avoid repeating the mistakes of the previous Kanto Tournament. The regular players complained bitterly at first, but are now gradually getting used to the intensity of training.
It was already evening. After finishing training, everyone was busy packing up their things and going to the public bathroom to take a shower and change clothes before rushing home for dinner.
However, this rush usually doesn't include Atobe, because besides training, Atobe often has a lot of work to do with the tennis club and the student council, and he often returns home later than everyone else. Sometimes, Yuushi Oshitari is forced to stay and share some of the tennis club work.
But today, when Oshitari just entered the tennis club lounge, Atobe was coming out and leaving in a hurry.
Atobe had a private bathroom near the tennis club, so he didn't have to squeeze into the shared bathroom. That wasn't surprising, considering most of Hyotei's facilities were donated by this young master. What was odd was that today, Atobe was just coming out of the shared bathroom, and when he brushed past Oshitari, he was still damp with moisture.
This is interesting. When Yuushi Ozuki pushed the frame of his glasses, he thought about the time when the training just ended and Atobe turned around and left after saying that, as if he was in a hurry.
So what happened that made Atobe, who always valued private enjoyment, so rushed that he didn't even have time to walk a few more steps to the private bathroom?
Before Inuzaka could think it through, someone patted his shoulder hard and his partner's loud voice came from behind.
"Hey, Yushi, why are you standing there in a daze? You're blocking the road."
Inoue couldn't help but take a half step forward and said helplessly: "Yue Ren, you can be gentler."
"What's the matter with being gentle? Are you going to leave or not?"
Being pushed by his partner, Oshitari no longer had the mind to think about Atobe's abnormality.
It was not until he and his partner walked out of the school gate and were about to pass by the nearest coffee shop that he saw a luxury car - a car that was obviously Atobe's, parked on the side of the road.
Furthermore, two bodyguards in smart suits stood at the entrance of the cafe, blocking any customers who tried to enter and informing them, "Sorry, this shop is booked and closed today."
"Hey, that's not Atobe's... um."
Yueren noticed this scene a little later than him. Just as he was about to speak, Oshitari covered his mouth and dragged him to the side to hide in the bushes.
"Yushi, what are you doing?" As soon as Inuzaka let go, Taketo threw off the shackles.
"Shh! Keep your voice down, don't get caught." Oshitari warned him hastily, "You're in such a hurry today, are you here to meet someone?"
Yue Ren immediately fell silent. Who isn't curious, especially when it comes to gossip about Atobe? But he still lowered his voice and expressed his guess, "It should be a business matter, right? Didn't Atobe say he took over part of the family business to practice?"
So what's so strange about this? Isn't this natural?
Oshitari shook his head. "I bet it's definitely not. If it's a business matter, there's no way Atobe would meet near the school. It's too informal. It's most likely his personal matter." As if to strengthen his persuasiveness, "If you don't believe me, we can make a bet."
"What's the bet?"
"Just treat them to a meal. It doesn't have to be expensive. Just treat them to something they like."
"Okay." Yue Ren thought about it and realized that he liked French fries and his partner liked sago, and they were not very expensive, so he agreed immediately.
"How long do we have to wait?" Yue Ren looked down at his watch. "It's only one minute to six, and my mother is waiting for me to go back for dinner." We can't just wait here endlessly, right?
"It shouldn't take long," Oshitari said uncertainly, "Seeing how hurried Atobe was earlier, the agreed time should be quite early..." At this point, he suddenly saw someone approaching and immediately said, "Something's going on!"
"Where, where?" Yue Ren heard this and turned his head to look. As the figure got closer, the other person's appearance became clearer and clearer. He couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Isn't this the girl from last time? Could she be the one that Atobe was dating?"
"Well..." Oshitari pushed his glasses and said uncertainly. Although he also felt that the atmosphere between Atobe and Saionji Tamon was weird, mainly because Atobe's attitude was rather strange, but if the two had already started dating, with Atobe's personality, he would have announced it to the world long ago and there was no way he would hide it.
While he was hesitating, Saionji Tamon had already walked to the door of the cafe. She said something to the two bodyguards at the door. Unlike previous customers who were asked to leave, the two bodyguards made way, opened the door, and let her in.
Oshina and Gakuto looked at each other, and the person Atobe was waiting for was indeed her!
Oshitari thought more deeply. If the two of them had not been dating before, could it be that Atobe was planning to confess his feelings today?
This is big news!
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It was six minutes to six when Keigo Atobe stepped into the cafe.
He had someone booked the cafe this morning and put up a sign saying it was temporarily closed. It was not taken down until he entered just now, and bodyguards were now preventing unauthorized people from entering.
Atobe found a booth in the back, covered by potted plants, and sat down, waiting for the person he was meeting to arrive.
It was not until this morning in the restaurant that Atobe learned about the meeting from the butler Yamaoki.
Although the blood on his clothes at the Matsudaira family banquet that night, coupled with the fact that he had called in a private doctor for a checkup after returning home, had frightened Yamaoki, he felt somewhat relieved until the results came back. However, because of this, he could no longer hide what happened at the banquet from Yamaoki.
At that time, Yamachi said that for the safety of the young master, no matter what, he had to hire a new bodyguard with special abilities to protect the young master's safety, even if his villa was attacked or a wanted criminal was encountered at a banquet.
Atobe Keigo was well aware of the old man's stubborn nature, so he just nodded casually and said he would let him arrange it.
But Atobe had not expected that Yamaoki's arrangements would be so efficient. In just one day, he had obtained four task appointment letters from four forces that were said to be quite reputable, including both civil organizations and official agencies. The only thing he, the protected person, had to do was to take the time out at six o'clock this afternoon to meet with those people formally. If there were no problems, they would discuss the future work arrangements briefly, and then he would not have to worry about it anymore.
Keigo Atobe took a sip of his black coffee and looked up at the wall clock. It was only one minute to six o'clock. According to the Japanese concept of time, being on time means being late. However, none of the four people he had an appointment with had arrived yet.
Atobe put down his cup, his brows furrowed slightly. He couldn't be so unlucky as to encounter four unpunctual people at the same time, could he? If the other party was such a person, he would need to reconsider the commission.
Just then, the wind chimes at the door rang and someone came in.
Atobe straightened his expression and put on a businesslike face, ready to greet the man. But when he looked up, he couldn't help but show a look of surprise: "Why are you here?"
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"How can it not be me?" Saionji Gyoon sat down opposite Atobe.
Immediately, a man in a black suit came over with a catalog and asked her what she wanted to order. Yuyin casually ordered cappuccino and mango mousse, and then met Atobe face to face again.
Atobe Keigo finally understood and said firmly, "So you're here on behalf of your senior brother. One of the organizations that Yamaoki entrusted the project to is the Toba family."
"That's right." Yuyin nodded.
She had assumed that Atobe had already known about the commission, the Yuba family. After all, she had introduced him to her brother when they had met by chance before. However, throughout the day, Atobe had been acting as usual with her, not mentioning anything about the commission. Yuyin couldn't help but suspect that Atobe might not have heard of the afternoon's appointment. So, Yuyin, who had originally planned to find an opportunity to clarify things with Atobe early, hesitated and kept putting it off.
Seeing that the person coming was Tamane, Atobe was secretly happy and couldn't help but regret not asking Yamaoki about these things in detail in the morning. Yamaoki was also not aware of the relationship between Tamane and the Deba family.
Originally, Yamaoki arranged the meetings with the four commissions together in order to save time for the young master, and Atobe did not refuse because he wanted to solve the matter at once. He would first take a look at the people sent by the other party. If they were not to his liking, he would just part ways with them.
Seeing Yuyin at this moment, Atobe changed his mind and made up his mind. He would find an excuse to push the other three people away later, leaving only Yuyin.
But until 6:05, the bodyguards had brought the food and drinks ordered by Yuyin and then left again. The other three groups of people still had not arrived, and there was no sign of anyone.
"No more waiting." It seemed that there was no need to make excuses. Instead, he was stood up by the other party. Atobe made up his mind to notify Yamachi now and ask him to withdraw the other three companies.
However, he didn't notice that during this period, Yuyin kept looking at him as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
When Saionji Gion saw Atobe take out his phone and prepare to contact someone, she couldn't help but hold his wrist and interrupted him, "Wait, Keigo."
"Don't worry, Yuyin. The commission I gave to the Chang family remains unchanged. I'll handle other matters..."
"Well, Keigo, what I want to say," Yuyin hesitated for a moment before finally speaking directly, "Actually, today I'm not only representing the Ba family, but also representing Scepter4, the Spellcaster Association, and the Special Ability Division to carry out the commission."
"What did you say?"
Upon hearing this, Atobe looked shocked and a little confused, and accidentally hung up the phone call to Yamaoki.
"Give me a moment. You said you represent three, no, four, families. In other words..."
"Ahem, that's right," Yuyin cleared her throat, a hint of helplessness showing on her face. "Originally, your family commissioned four organizations, and they were supposed to each send one person to protect you. But due to various complicated reasons, the person they selected from within the organization to carry out the mission was me. In other words... your family originally paid for four bodyguards, but unfortunately, all four of them are me."
Atobe didn't know how to start for a moment. Although he already knew the identity of the demon exorcist Tamane, and knew that she knew something about cursed spirits, he never expected that she was also a member of three other organizations. And the four capable new bodyguards that Yamaoki had solemnly selected for him were all Tamane?
When he realized that Yuyin was working four jobs at the same time, Atobe Keigo, the son of a wealthy family, couldn't help but reveal a mixture of confusion and shock: "Yayin, are you... short of money?"
Now, Tobe has made up his mind that not only will he not let Yamaoki withdraw from the commission, but he will also increase the task money, double it, no, triple it!
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