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…We’ve got to solve one problem at a time.
There are three problems we have.
The problem of Yua chan’s father.
The problem of the boss who was asked by that detective.
And Akino san’s problem…
There is still time to resolve the detective’s case, and there is still a lot that is unknown about Akino san’s problem.
In that case…the only one left is Yua chan’s father…starting
from that scum.
Thanks to the fact that the scum was causing problems in the first place, and thanks to the various actions of those detectives (though never with the best of intentions), he hasn’t become a problem so far, but there’s no telling what that crazy guy will do.
So if we can solve this problem, there will be no more threats from the detectives…in some cases, Imay be able to get them to cooperate with Akino san’s case.
Besides, what are they planning to do by bringing Yua chan back home now?
I know that. It’s like the old days again…
I can’t allow that to happen.
But I can’t kill anyone.
If I do that, that detective will definitely come to get me.
Or maybe the detective’s way of doing things is that I told the boss about it and then encouraged him to take action.
I have no one left with whom I can cooperate.
I can’t cause Aira any more trouble, and the boss…I can’t rely on him anymore.
I couldn’t ask for something like that, especially since I was already trying to betray him.
I have to solve this problem alone.
“…It’ll be fine…right?” And then, looking worried…and a little frightened, Yua chan looked into my face.
I must have looked terrible.
“Eh? Y-yeah..!
It’ll be fine, you see? Have you decided where you want to go on vacation?”
“…This time…it’ll be fine if you take it easy at home…”
“….I see.
Let’s go to a cat cafe again next time.”
“….Yes !”
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I left the house pretending to go to work, and just as I was getting into my car, a voice called out to me.
“Hey~!”
There was Soichi, as usual, with his good-natured smile.
“…..What are you doing?”
“Well~, I was a bit bored so I was waiting around thinking I’d prank you…but you looked really serious so I wondered what was up !”
“……Well, a lot has happened.”
“What’s wrong～? Tell me～” he said in his easy-to-understand fake Kansai dialect, and I couldn’t help but laugh.
I then put Soichi in the car and talked to him about the problems I was having as we drove along.
“….Oh, man…that’s…pretty bad, isn’t it?
I mean, what’s the secret the boss is hiding?”
“…I don’t know anything at all so far.
I’ve been doing my own research, but it doesn’t look like he’s doing anything other than working with loan sharks…”
“Hmm. That detective is pretty bad, isn’t he? He’s good at taking advantage of people’s weaknesses… It’s like if you eat the poison, you might as well eat the plate too.”
“No, it’s more like, you can control poison with poison, right?”
“Wow, that’s smart lol.” he says, applauding and encouraging me.
I still can’t believe that this guy is going to look so smart 10 years from now.
What could have happened to make him turn out like that…?
“…If I was smart, I wouldn’t work as a loan shark.”
“And with Akino san’s case…. It’s tough. Sounds troublesome.”
“……Well yeah.”
“So, now you’re gonna raid Yua chan’s father’s house…. Okay, I’ll help you !”
“…Sure. If you’d like, just wait in the car.”
“You idiot, aren’t you supposed to rely on your best friend at a time like this? Leave it to me !”
“I’m just worried.”
And so we arrived at that guy’s house.
Soichi is shocked to find the house in the same shabby condition as before.
“…how did someone like this manage to borrow money from a loan shark…”
It’s true, if you put it that way.
Did he have any connections to borrow a million dollars?
Well..tThere’s no point in thinking about it.
I press the intercom.
“…”
Normally, he would have come to me yelling and screaming….
I thought so, and just as I was about to press the intercom again, the door opened.
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Then I saw a knife in the guy’s hand.
The moment he swung it, I quickly guarded it with my left arm.
A sharp sensation runs down my left arm, and it cuts at a reasonable depth.
“Eek…!” he shouted, I pushed away Soichi who was nearby, preventing him from laying a hand on him.
“You’re looking more energetic than usual…scum.” I yelled.
This kind of thing isn’t entirely unheard of.
Since this kind of behavior is typical of people who are unable to repay their loans, even about once a month, when they are using loan sharks, I had enough leeway to protect myself with my non-dominant arm in an instant.
“….Give me back….my daughter…” he cries out as he staggers towards me, giving off a foul smell.
“….You’ve been treating her like a toy.,
and now you’re acting like a father? What a trash.”
“…Shut up…..you don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“I don’t know. And I don’t want to know.”
Saying this, I stood up and took out a knife from my breast pocket.
I carry one of these for self-defense. I also have a mini stun gun, and there’s no way I’m going to fall behind a scrawny old man like that.
But it would be a hassle to have him make a scene outside the house….
“Soichi ! Get the car ready for now !” I throw him the car keys.
“Oh…! Wait for me !”
As expected, he has traveled the world.
He seems to be able to calmly assess the situation in a situation where a normal person’s legs would have stopped moving.
Now…what should I do?
First of all, I turn my back and run away once as he approaches me, wielding a knife with single-minded devotion.
As you can see, he has no physical strength or endurance, so it was easy to keep my distance.
Talking to him wasn’t going to get us anywhere anyway, so giving a lecture wouldn’t have any effect.
Then, I would hold him back the moment he reached the bottom of his physical strength.
Then, after a few minutes, he reached the limit of his physical strength, and he was breathing heavily with his hands on his knees.
Of course, there is a possibility that he is acting, so I approached him with caution…he was mumbling something in a small voice.
“…..m…me.”
“… Ah?”
“..wanted to…me…”
“What did you say?”
“The detective…said…that…he…wanted…to…ask…me for help…so…I…”
At that moment, the anger inside me peaked.
It was because of the fact that that detective had been playing up to this piece of garbage, and he had ignored what this garbage had done and said he would help him.
It’s not exactly a slideshow, but all sorts of things run through my head.
[I’ve equipped her with a lot of stuff, so she can be used as a toy ! And she can do a lot around the house ! …I want to talk to you..I don’t want you to go anywhere…which do you think is cuter…the cat or me? …I’m happy now…]
I let go of the knife I was holding, approached him, and hit him with all my might with my bare hands.
Die…I thought.
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