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➷ 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍

"Do you think you're the only one from the future?" Kento smirked while looking at Echiko.

"What are you talking about?" Echiko looked at him in disbelief.

"Well, I'm not sure what happened at first. Since we have plenty of time, let me tell you the story," he said, and sat in front of Echiko.

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"I JUST ASKED YOU TO CONVINCE THE HEBI GANG TO GIVE US ONE OF THEIR NIGHTCLUBS! Can't you do it properly?! It's just a simple task I gave you!" Kento vented his anger at one of his workers. "Calm down, babe..." A girl with natural straight black hair, wearing an all-black outfit and bondage boots, said, trying to soothe him as she pulled his hand and asked him to sit on the sofa in his office.

She sat on his lap and said, "Calm down, honey. Don't be too stressed." "How can I not be stressed when this jerk didn't do his job properly?" he replied and sighed loudly. She gave a sign to the worker to get out of the office. He bowed to them and left quickly. "Here, I have a plan. Why don't you send Echiko there to convince..." Her words got cut off quickly.

"No, Kagura. I've told you, I don't want her to be involved with these things. She's not ready yet," Kento replied, which made her sigh. "Come on, Kento, how long are you going to keep her?" Kagura said, raising her voice. "Echiko is useful to us, okay? She could kill anyone if we asked her to. If we tame her well, she'll be our little kitten. So, we have to wait until the right moment to completely tame her," Kento said, making Kagura sigh again.

"Yeah, right. Yet, how long are you going to wait to tame her? It has been more than 2 years, Kento! TWO FREAKING YEARS!" she said, walking away from Kento. "Kagura-chan, it's just two years. It's not that long, baby. Plus, recently she's been dreaming of all her friends. She's traumatized, okay? We need to do it slowly and step by step," Kento said, trying to persuade Kagura.

"For now, why don't you try to complete that bastard's task? You know you'll get the rewards if you do it really well," Kento said, kissing Kagura's neck. "Fine," Kagura said, stepping out of his office. Kento sighed loudly once Kagura was out of sight. "Echiko... How much longer am I supposed to wait for you?" Kento sighed again as he closed his eyes for a while.

"Oyyy Kento!" someone suddenly called out as he opened his eyes and saw a guy approaching. "Why are you sitting here? You skipped class without inviting me, huh?" he said, tapping Kento's shoulder. He offered Kento a cigarette, which Kento pushed away. "Wait, where the fuck am I?" Kento asked. "Our spot, for sure," the guy replied, lighting his cigarette.

"Why do you look so familiar?" Kento asked, looking closely at the guy's face. "Bro, what? You don't remember me? I'm your best friend. You lost your memory?" the guy asked. "Stop the nonsense. I was literally in my office just now," Kento said, getting up from the floor. "What office, bruh?" the guy said, laughing. "Or are you traveling through time like Takemichi did in the Tokyo Revengers movie?" he teased. Traveling through time...? Kento sat next to him again and grabbed a cigarette from the guy's box.

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"How did you know that I am also from the future?" Echiko asked Kento right after he finished his story.

"At first, I wasn't suspicious at all. But then, when I saw how Ryo treated you differently from the past, it made me suspicious. You even went out with him, which never happened before... am I right?" Kento said.

"You stalked me?" Echiko looked him straight in the eyes.

"Well, I had to," he replied.

"What do you want from me?" she asked.

"Well, I don't want anything from you actually," he said, getting up from the chair. "Then why am I here?" she asked, struggling to loosen the rope on her hand.

"That's enough for our chit-chat today." Kento grabbed a tape from one of his subordinates and put it on her mouth. "Rest well, my princess," he said, kissing her on the lips, but was blocked by the tape.

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"How's Akkun?" Rina asked the boys as she and the girls arrived from home. "The doctor said that he's stable but he needs to rest because of the pressure on his throat. It's still red," Yuki answered. "Have you guys seen him?" Minyoung asked, and the boys shook their heads. Minyoung nodded in understanding.

"Echiko..." Ryo finally spoke but was cut off by Minyoung. "No... Let's not talk about her yet, shall we?" Minyoung said, and Ryo glared at her. "What do you mean by not talking about her? Don't you care about her?" he snapped, giving Minyoung a death glare that made her shiver.

"She was right, Ryo-kun. I think you guys need to go home and clean yourselves first. We'll take care of Akkun. Once Akkun has woken up, we'll have a discussion about Echiko," Sora said, trying to calm the situation. "I agree," Yuki said, and Sora looked at him, he winked at her. "Aishhh, these two," Mitsuya said annoyingly.

"Are you alright?" Minyoung asked Mitsuya, and he nodded yes. Ryo got up from his seat to go to the lobby and head home. "Can you guys ride?" Sora asked as they looked at each other. "Well then, let us give you a ride," Sora said, and Minyoung agreed. "But someone needs to stay here in case the doctor wants to meet or anything," Mitsuya said, and Ryo quickly replied.

"That's okay, I can ride by myself," he said, and walked away. "Well then, I'm staying here, I guess," Rina said, and they nodded. Minyoung slowly guided Mitsuya because of his injured leg. Once they were gone, Rina sat on the chair and took a deep breath. She looked at her arms, covered with bandages from the fight.

"Are you a Tsurimi-san family member?" someone approached Rina, making her look at the doctor quickly. "Yes, I am," she said. "Do you want to accompany him in the room?" the doctor asked, and she nodded quickly. "Can I?" she asked, and the doctor nodded.

"Only one person can visit at a time," she said, and Rina agreed. She entered the room and saw Akkun lying on a bed, unmoving. Only the sounds of the machine filled the room. Rina sat quietly on a chair next to his bed. After a while, she fell asleep on the chair, her head resting on the bed.

TO BE CONTINUED...