Chapter 208 Intel
Dinner was held in an incredibly peaceful atmosphere. The interior of the seemingly luxurious villa kept refreshing the young girl’s understanding. Not only was the space inside astonishingly large, but the decoration and furnishings also exuded a strong sense of luxury, not to mention the several maids with extraordinary气质 who were diligently preparing the meal.
Perhaps to entertain guests, the dishes served were also incredibly high-class. Whether they were famous or not, such exquisite food, complete with presentation, aroma, and taste, was truly the first time Kazumi, a poor young girl, had ever experienced.
Compared to this, the bento boxes made with high-end ingredients that Inugami brought her in the past seemed much inferior. It was no wonder that guy usually preferred the uninteresting onigiri he made himself.
There were no incidents at the dinner table. Perhaps it was because large families generally had stricter upbringing, and in such a formal occasion, even Shun Muto, who seemed incredibly unserious, didn’t cause any more trouble. He sat obediently to the side, dealing with the food. Sitting so upright, he did indeed seem to possess some of the aura of a powerful hero.
Too bad he had a mouth.
After eating and drinking their fill, Kazumi, being sensible, walked outside with Sato Shinichi. If a hero like Shun Muto sought them out, there must be more important matters to discuss.
“What’s wrong? Is it about the matter in Kitto?”
After seeing the young boy and girl leave the room, Hamano Tsukasa leaned back against the chair, picked up the teacup beside him, and took a sip. With a flick of his right hand, a small yellow box was tossed in front of Shun Muto.
“Oh oh oh!! It’s specially made for Yuto!! Long live senpai!!”
The cigarette case, engraved with colorful patterns, instantly caught Shun Muto’s attention. He cheered exaggeratedly and, with a hand speed that only showed a blur, took out a cigarette and lit it.
“…Don’t call me senpai anymore, not now…”
The old man’s wrinkled forehead twitched twice. If you said he had no emotional intelligence, he knew not to call himself sempai in front of Kazumi instead of by his name. If you said he had emotional intelligence, why did it sound so annoying now, being called sempai this and sempai that? It made him sound like he was several rounds older.
“Hoo— Hmm? Okay!”
Shun Muto, who was smoking a cloud beside him, heard Hamano Tsukasa’s words and turned around dazedly to respond. However, the smoke exhaled from his nostrils and his smug expression made people even angrier.
“Ahhh, no hitting! No hitting! It’s about Kitto, it’s about Kitto. Ryuji seems to need support, the other side sent a tricky guy over.”
After so many years of interaction, Shun Muto immediately understood the other party’s intentions and quickly protected the cigarette case in his hand. He knew this was his most important purpose every time he came here! He couldn’t let that old rascal Hamano Tsukasa ruin it again.
“Tricky? They sent an executive too, can’t Ryuji handle it alone?”
Shun Muto’s answer made Hamano Tsukasa frown. Normally, even when dealing with an executive-level enemy, Ryuji wouldn’t need to seek help from the Association.
“There are some annoying small fries helping. Most importantly, Ryuji and that enemy have some compatibility issues. He’s a swift ability user who uses shadows. Although the opponent can’t do anything to her, it’s difficult for Ryuji to stop what they’re doing, so they called me to help.”
Shrugging helplessly, Shun Muto provided an answer, but then he thought of something, and his usually serious eyebrows became mischievous.
“I heard Ryuji was so angry that he smashed several buildings over there. Is your retirement fund enough to be deducted, Hamano?”
“…….”
That insufferable tone made Hamano Tsukasa choke and unable to breathe. He picked up his teacup and took another gulp, his gaze flickering with electric arcs, looking at Shun Muto.
“Let’s talk about the important stuff!”
“Surrender, surrender! The main reason I came to find you is that if I go to Kitto, Nagoya will have no high-level experts, and it might cause some trouble.”
To protect his precious special cigarettes, Shun Muto decisively chose to back down. He raised his hands above his head and stated the real purpose of his visit to Hamano Tsukasa.
“But I can’t get away from here either… Ouch, you want me to go find him?”
Hamano Tsukasa’s clouded eyes flickered twice, and he quickly figured out that the purpose of Shun Muto’s visit was not for him to go to Nagoya.
“Yeah, how can a busy person like you get away? But I really can’t do anything about that stubborn old man. He said he wanted to watch his granddaughter at home, and then he almost burned my clothes off!”
Shun Muto indignantly pulled off his clothes and showed a scorched mark to Hamano Tsukasa for examination.
“…….”
“You did something excessive again, didn’t you…”
Hamano Tsukasa rubbed his forehead with a slight headache. Although he was a fire user, at their level, they were almost never swayed by their emotions due to their abilities.
His old friend’s personality was much better than his own, and for Shun Muto to provoke him to act, it could only be said that his ability to court disaster was still so strong.
“No, no, I just accidentally broke the stone lions at their doorstep. I offered to pay for one, but he refused. If I hadn’t run fast, this piece of clothing would be gone.”
“Alright, alright, stop talking. I’ll contact him. If it’s not a big deal, there’s no need for us old bones to step in…”
Listening to Shun Muto’s description, Hamano Tsukasa’s head started to ache. How could he have accidentally broken the stone lions that guarded their doorstep? Coupled with Shun Muto’s annoying personality, it was already considered that his old friend had a good temper for not being half-killed.
“Thanks, Hamano.”
Receiving Hamano Tsukasa’s affirmative reply, Shun Muto nodded seriously and thanked him.
In a sense, this matter was also a personal request from him. Because even if he left Nagoya, there were other Association heroes maintaining safety. However, as high-ranking heroes, they knew that the activities of [Shadow] had become frequent again recently.
As a native of Nagoya, Shun Muto did not want anything to happen to his hometown. But his duty as a hero forced him to rush to Kitto to support Ryuji, so he had to go to Hamano Tsukasa.
Seeing the rare serious expression on the other’s face, Hamano Tsukasa nodded. No matter how unreliable this person was usually, he would immediately become serious when it came to such matters.
“But Hamano, is that kid Shinichi following in your old footsteps? I think the girl from the Shinomiyai family is quite good too. Why not choose both? Otherwise, you’ll be a lonely old bachelor like me, how sad is that!”
“…….”
“Zzzzz—” “Ahhh, my special cigarettes!!!”
(PS: Asking for votes in the new month, Yugan will do anything QAQ)
