RBCT Chapter 27. Birds Flying in the Blue Sky
Chapter 27. Birds Flying in the Blue Sky
Xun didn't know how long she had been running.
He stopped when the surrounding street scene became unfamiliar and he felt like he was suffocating. He put his hands on his knees and began to breathe heavily.
"No...they didn't catch up, did they..."
His heart stopped beating the moment he was discovered. Fortunately, there weren't many security guards at the scene, and only those two noticed him.
He has excellent physical strength; he can easily win a bronze medal in the 1000-meter race, and outrunning two teenage idols is more than enough for him.
After calming down, Xun unbuttoned the buttons on her shirt and dialed the number back while pulling at her collar.
The call was answered quickly.
"Brother! Where did you go! I want to go home!"
"You go back first, I'll be home in a bit."
"Honestly, they just disappeared without a word."
"Alright, I'm hanging up now. Don't forget to make dinner for your older brother."
After hanging up the phone, Xun put away her phone and turned around to go back.
As a result, they almost bumped into the person who appeared behind them the next second.
"Seriously, you're so..."
Kaoru was about to question the guy who was blocking his way when he looked at the girl in front of him wearing a mask, whom he had met not long ago... and was completely stunned.
How come... how come I keep running into this weirdo everywhere I go!
"Hey, we meet again."
Aozora Asuka completely ignored the fact that she had almost been knocked over, stared at Kaoru's face, and then said in a very certain tone, "You were following me after all, weren't you?"
"I should be the one saying that!"
Who would want to follow such a strange guy...?
"Did I find out about you too early? I should have let you follow me to a secluded place... then pretend to find you. Wouldn't that have been more fun?"
The other party was clearly convinced that "you were indeed following me."
Realizing she couldn't change her mind, Kaoru felt somewhat helpless and began to look around, trying to figure out how to get back.
It's not very far from here...
It's a good opportunity to run back, and it also helps me get some exercise.
However, after taking only a few steps forward, he discovered that the guy behind him had secretly followed him. Helpless, he quickened his pace, but the other person still kept up very closely.
Even after he had crossed several blocks and thought he had successfully shaken her off, he soon spotted her petite figure behind a tree not far away.
Soon, Xun, who hadn't even had dinner yet, was too exhausted to run anymore and was panting heavily.
Isn't this guy an idol?! How come he has such great stamina?
He didn't want to keep running, so he went behind a tree, stretched out his right hand, and grabbed the girl who was trying to escape.
The other person waved their hands and struggled a few times, then, realizing they couldn't break free, looked at him with a pitiful expression.
"Don't look at me like that pitiful thing. Listen to me, what you need to do now isn't follow me, but find a lawyer and take those two guys who stole your work to court, understand?"
"Lawyer... what's that... Asuka doesn't know..."
Hearing his reprimand, Aozora Asuka remained unconvinced, raising her face—whose age was impossible to discern—to meet his gaze.
Upon seeing that face, Xun abandoned his intention to scold her, after all, he didn't want others to misunderstand that he was bullying a child.
"How old are you exactly? Even a lawyer doesn't know."
Xun had some doubts about whether the guy in front of her, who was only a little below her chest, was even an adult.
"Asuka is 18 now, what's wrong?"
"I'm an adult... I don't seem to be at all... no... I'm just too rigid."
You can't judge someone's age just by their face.
Kaoru looked at the girl in front of her. Although she was wearing a loose hoodie, the prominent curve of her chest was very eye-catching... completely out of place with her face.
Hmm... I'm getting distracted. I should deal with the most important thing first.
Xun shifted her attention elsewhere.
"By the way, why are you following me?"
"Asuka wants to know... which of Asuka's songs is your favorite?"
"Just because of this... you've been following me around?"
"Yeah...right."
Aozora Asuka gave him a "Can't this be allowed?" look, and Kaoru didn't know how to teach this troublesome girl a lesson, so she could only continue to put on a serious tone.
"Alright, listen to me. Stop following me. What you need to do now is find a reliable lawyer to defend you, otherwise those two guys will take away all the fruits of your labor over the years... You don't want that to happen, do you?"
Xun didn't intend to keep arguing with her, after all, it was already very late, and the most important thing he needed to do right now was to fill his stomach.
Just as he was about to leave, a hand grabbed the hem of his clothes.
"Wait a minute... who are those two guys you're talking about?"
Kaoru glanced around and, seeing that no one was paying attention to him, lowered his voice and named the other two members of the LOVE group.
"No... they would never do something like that. Yui and Miri told me that they've always considered Asuka their best friend... they wouldn't lie to Asuka..."
"Don't you know how to do it?"
Kaoru found her naive idea laughable.
"But this is what happened. You were kicked out of the LOVE group just because that guy wanted to monopolize the fruits of your labor, wanted to become famous, and become the most popular girl idol in all of Japan. You were just a tool being used."
"But...they told Asuka...this is just to let Asuka go home and rest for a while..."
Aoko couldn't believe the truth of those words; her cheeks trembled uncontrollably, and she looked utterly incredulous.
Seeing that she was clearly being kept in the dark and still believed the guy who was deceiving her, he felt inexplicably unhappy.
"Okay, if you ever trust me, just call the number above, and I can help you then."
Kaoru took out a sticky note filled with English words from her pocket, and then wrote her phone number on it with the ballpoint pen she always carried.
"Let me make this clear first, my fee is very expensive, but you shouldn't be short of money. In the end... you'll pay me five million yen, which includes transportation, food, overtime pay... Well, that's all I can think of for now. I'll let you know if there's anything else."
A teenage idol of her caliber must have a lot of savings; taking out five million shouldn't be a problem for her.
Moreover, helping her seek justice might put her at risk of retaliation, and Xun didn't think she was as heartless as those capitalists.
His sister's heart condition still needs 10 million yen, and his goal is to earn that money within a year to cure her illness as soon as possible.
"I'm leaving now, don't get lost!"
Kaoru stuck a sticky note with her phone number on it to her forehead, turned around, waved her right hand, and left.
Watching his figure disappear into the crowd, Qingkong tore off the sticky note stuck to her forehead and stared at the numbers on it... as if she were completely stunned and at a loss.