red string || sano manjiro/ mikey

chapter lxviii: failsafe

"so, this is the place?"

kazua stared up at the tall building that loomed over her figure, half-lidded eyes displaying a blank state of mind. with a sigh, she leveled her eyesight in front of her and found four men already guarding the doors.

thwack!

pow!

slam!

her hands returned to her pockets as she entered the building unscathed. kazua can't say the same for the four men left unconscious outside, though. she isn't there to dilly-dally and have tea with them for her to stay longer within their company.

it didn't take long until she reached the top floor, the elevator dinging as a signal that she reached her destination. on the way to the supposed boss's office, she came across a few more men and beat them all down until no one could stop her from entering the double doors.

"huh? didn't we already say that any interruptors during meetings will be—"

the scarred male stopped himself when he fully turned from his seat, finding an unfazed woman standing by the door. she only had black leggings and a black oversized sweatshirt on along with a pair of sneakers.

"sada?"

kokonoi's eyes sparkled in recognition, knowing fully well who the woman is.

"i'm only here for one person." she sighed. "mikey, where is he?"

in an instant, the two turned to the third and last person seated by the table. the blonde himself was already holding the girl's eyes in a stare, body unmoving.

"what are you doing here?" he asks.

"oh, i don't know. maybe i just wanted to beat up a few of your people and say hello to you." she shrugged. "you wouldn't know until you come with me."

"boss, should i get rid of her?" sanzu asked. "that bitch is annoying the hell out of me alre—"

a single fountain pen stabbed itself beside the wooden backrest of sanzu's seat, missing his head by a mere inch.

"what..."

kokonoi and sanzu looked at mikey, his hand in a post-throwing position that implied who the pen came from.

"don't address her like that." was what mikey said before rising from his seat and leaving the meeting room to abide to kazua's requests.

"k-kazua?!"

"what the hell's going on here?!"

as far as draken was aware, sada kazua decided to focus on her own life and forget all about toman along with mikey. she was supposed to be in her room right now, most likely reviewing and making college notes to ensure her future.

but alas, the girl herself was there wearing an unbuttoned brahman's uniform and chest wraps around her breasts.

they haven't heard from her since that specific day on new years last year, when she represented herself to talk to mikey when no one else could.

she offered a light smile at the two and waved weakly. "been awhile, huh? i'm a secret member of brahman." she said. "i figured future takemitchy's back and decided to come to you two before you find me."

"what?" takemitchy was baffled. "how did you know?"

"do you know where the convenience store is?"

it took him awhile to process, but when realized what she said, both his eyes and mouth widened in disbelief. he pointed at her and yelled, "that was you?!"