You Will Only Be Mine-Chapter 362: Ledge
"Do you have any idea what you are saying Kawazuki?" Renner asked me and I scoffed. "Making the entire VEO your enemy will also put everyone close to you on a hit list. You are aware of that, right? That is what we do to abandoners."
"The only person close to me I care about was apparently about to be held here for a trial. I’m sorry, calling this a trial would be too much. This was a damn execution you were about to decide so yes, I know what I am saying and am being serious here. So, if anyone doubts these words, you know where to find me. This meeting ends here," I said and logged out of the meeting.
I looked at James but he was still in the meeting. Yeah, higher-ups have more stuff to discuss too. I’ll leave that to him.
I walked out of my chair and made my way out of the room. Leaning against the wall in front of me I let out a big sigh. That was quite the stunt I ended up performing there. It’s not like I care. If anyone wants to touch Kazuki, I will cut them down before they can even get within the radius.
"Even if I say that, the idiot jumped right into the mouth of death himself," I said rubbing my forehead. No matter how much he shows, he is still a scared little kid inside. I wouldn’t blame him for it but it is about time he realizes that his actions have much bigger consequences than he thinks they do. He is no longer just any other teenager after all…
"Why did your kid have to be such a pain in the ass Masumi? Could you not have given birth to someone with more sense of self-preservation?" I talked to myself and ran my fingers against the pen in my hand. "I did promise I will protect him but at least give me a little break here. The kid is a magnet for danger."
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Not only the vampires but even the VEO had eyes on Kazuki’s life. Before they wanted to take him away to confinement and run experiments on him but of course there was no way I would have let that happen. This "execution" is just an excuse, they are still trying to get him as a test subject. That’s all he is in their eyes right now. Those bastards.
Ruining my life wasn’t enough for them so now they even go after my family. I swear the only thing stopping me from cutting down every single one of them is Kazuki. I know even if he saw me like that, he would find an excuse to hold down his true feelings and accept me no matter what. Stupid Masumi, putting all your worst parts in your kids.
Kids…
From the report, it also looked like someone who went by the name Shiba Yuna joined the rescue team. A vampire…named Shiba Yuna…
I grit my teeth and slammed my hand against the wall next to me. What is so special about these kids that everyone has someone to do with them? I don’t even know the whole thing about Yuna so this is becoming more annoying as the story unfolds. I wanted to ask Kazuki about it but right now is not the right time for it. He needs time to recover from everything that has happened. I need to keep a closer eye on him. I cannot trust any one of the VEO hunters after the meeting that just took place.
My train of thought was suddenly interrupted by the sound of the automatic door opening. I looked up to see James standing right before me staring at the wall.
"That will be taken out of your paycheck," he said pointing at the place where I hit the wall which was now replaced by a big and deep dent.
"Do what you want, as if it would make any difference," I said in an annoying tone and straightened my posture. "So, did it work?"
"By work if you mean, did every single one of the board members vote against the execution of Kazuki because they are terrified of you? Yes, it did work. A little too barbaric for me but I guess that got the job done," he said letting out a sigh.
"You told me to do it that way. Now don’t complain. This is the best way of persuasion anyway. All the other stuff takes too much time," I said crossing my arm. "Diplomatic persuasion, discussion, coming down to the common conclusion, blackmail, nothing that is to my liking."
"Well, it had to be done anyway. I doubted that they would have listened to me. The only reason we are one of the big four regions is because of the recent high vampiric activities and the you," he explained. Okay I know I am a big deal but now he is just saying too much. "They are just kids. I couldn’t allow that."
He always his a soft spot for children.
"How is she nowadays?" I asked James and saw his face immediately soften. "I heard she had a recital some days ago."
"She did and her performance was amazing," he said with a hint of softness in his voice. Talking about his daughter always brings out the father in him.
"I hope you rewarded her for this," I said and he let out a chuckle.
"Who do you think I am?" he said. "Of course I rewarded her. She wanted to go to this fast-food place and have lunch there so we did."
"Sometimes I wonder who the boss is in your two’s relationship," I said and he let out another chuckle.
"Her of course. The other day I was forced to be a model and got put makeup on my face- "
He stopped mid-sentence and looked at me with a stern look on his face. "You are not allowed to tell this to anyone. This is a direct order."
"Yes, yes, the oh-so-great James is just a makeup model for his daughter. People around would love that information. That way they can be more relaxed around you. Especially the newbies."
He let out a sigh and genuinely pondered over it a little. That is true though. Given his appearance and the serious look on his face, though respected James is also feared a little by so many people here which was a big issue for him. That got even worse when he was chosen as the head of this branch of VEO.
"You know if you don’t want. You can always stop being the leader," I suggested knowing his answer all too well.
"You out of all people know that I cannot do that. This branch needs me to be its head so that is what I must do. Plus, maybe a desk job isn’t that bad," he said but I knew that what he was saying was a lie.
I leaned back and aimed a kick to his face which he immediately blocked. "What are you- "
"If you don’t want your daughter to see your face disfigured then dodge," I said jumping and rotating my body aiming my other leg at him again which he leaned back and dodged by mere millimetres. "Good to see you still got it."
He took a step back and fixed his tie. His eyes then looked at me with a cocky look. That is the James I remember. "I train every single day. Just because I have a desk job doesn’t mean I will just be a sitting duck."
"Great to see you are still that way," I said and started walking towards the elevator. "I will be leaving now. If you have any other work, don’t bother calling me. I will not pick up."
With that, I entered the elevator and pressed the button for the top floor.
There is so much more work that needs to be done. I have to go get myself some rest in actual comfortable rests in some good beds and also see the place where I have to ask Kazuki and Ai to move. I know asking just one would be impossible and seeing how they are, they are just one entity. I don’t know if I am annoyed or just jealous of that fact.
The place they were currently living in means a lot to them but staying there would be far from safe. Plus, the new places are way closer to where I live so it would be convenient keeping an eye on both of them. Having me in their proximity will also make sure no VEO hunters are sent after them. I don’t think I will go as far as planting a camera at their place. What they do inside is none of my business and I have no interest in seeing tha either.
The elevator door opened and I stepped out only to find Iwaguchi still standing there with a big smile on his face. This idiot never listens, does he?
"I thought I told you to head on without me," I said looking at him unamused.
"Yes but you never said that I cannot wait for you," he said and started walking. "Anyways now that you are here, I was thinking we eat something first. I’m so hungry."
"No."
"Oh, come on!"
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