Odyssey - How To Tame A Demon

Chapter 20: Dress

"This is not happening, It's not that I know that ... that my target has an affair with that woman. I won't disguise myself as a woman. No!" Chuuya strongly refutes, as he throws the invitation on the table. Fyo steps near in and took it, holding the invitation he looks at the wall to check on the clock. Chuuya followed his gaze, it was 30 minutes past noon. By helicopter, their destination is about two hours of travel. They would be just in time to prepare and replicate the key before the afternoon event party started. As part of their plan, they have to find the key before the auction starts.

"You will not dress up and go to the Auction?" Fyo asked Chuuya in a monotone voice.

"No!" Chuuya firmly said.

"Sigh" Fyo sighed as he looked at the wall clock. They should be preparing for their travel and head to their helicopter as per their intended schedule. Chuuya looked at the clock as well when he heard Fyo's voice.

"Then, there will be a change of plan then, I will be booking a hotel for you in Hiroshima for you to stay. Please wait for me in there, while I get the keys" Fyo stated as he looked through his laptop. Chuuya saw him browsing through contacts and photos, which seems to be an underground website for hiring.

"Wait, can't you just bring me with you to the auction house. I can be a bodyguard or something" Chuuya asked.

"I'm afraid not, only one bodyguard is allowed to accompany an attendee who holds an invitation to the party, of course, they too could wear a mask. Any more bodyguards will be stationed outside to wait." Fyo followed as he click on one of the photos in the browser. There appears a photo of a woman, reading the description, a former military unit and she was for hire for any job request, from investigation to bodyguarding.

"Also, even if I leave you outside as a bodyguard, there is a chance that someone would know your face since bodyguards outside won't need a mask. Given your reputation in the underworld, one or two have seen that face" Fyo added.

Hearing this Chuuya ponders what he would do.

"If this new plan proceeds, his only participation was going into that d*mn party and" Chuuya rants on his head but stops as he looked at his clothes and the mask he put on the table "... shopping"

If their original plan is changed, what will happen is that, again, he would nothing but an extra.

"Then how about ..." Chuuya still wants to persuade Fyo to bring him to the auction but he can't think of any.

As an ability user, and one who is considered to be a powerful Port Mafia member it hurts his pride to be not able to help, especially with a kind of person like Fyo.

Chuuya heard a soft laugh from Fyo, he looked at him as Fyo stands up and approach him. "You already did a good job in acquiring the invitation. You've done enough" Fyo calmly said to him. "By the end of a day, you will have the key in your hand just by sitting and relaxing in a luxurious hotel" Fyo followed with a pleasant smile, facing Chuuya. Chuuya looked back at Fyo trying to figure out what the other is thinking. He was smiling, a smile that Chuuya had seen many times before, but because of his embarrassment, he always failed to notice his eyes. There was not a hint of mirth or emotion on those purple eyes. It was the eyes of a person you should never trust. If not for the fact that he had been partnered with Dazai before, he would for sure fall for his tricks and manipulation. He knew that Fyo is capable of what he is saying but, if he said that the key would be in his hand by the day, he will have the key by that day.

"Why don't you let me handle this key, I will even book a nice and cozy hotel and resort in Shimane prefecture, here, or any nearby city of your liking. I will just contact you afterward" Fyo told him, his tone dropping like he is coaxing a little child to give in.