Playing Games With The Billionaire (KageHina)

13 - The Chaotic Group

Tobio sighed as he accepted the tumbler of alcohol from his secretary.

He had been riding high all evening on the extra sleep and activities with Shoyo but the feeling was rapidly draining away.

Why did people think just because Tobio wasn't physically in the heart of Tokyo right now that they would somehow get away with pulling shit?

It wasn't even the underworld opportunists either, it was like everyone was trying to have a land grab. Not all of his business ventures were entirely above board but he mainly traded in information and tip offs when it came to underworld dealings.

That, and turning a blind eye to certain things. He truly hadn't thought that people would bother his business so much while he was away. Thankfully he had excellent staffs.

But he was irritated at having to divide his attention so Tobio had been harsher than usual on the interlopers but the message hadn't yet gotten across to everyone, it seemed.

"That should be the last of it."

"Thank you, Kei."

His old friend, Tsukishima Kei, was helping hold the fort while he was gone and he was glad to have someone so trustworthy dealing with the fall outs as people tried and failed to undermine him while he was otherwise occupied.

The man pushed up his glasses and gave him a critical stare.

"Are you sure you should be doing this silly show, Tobio? It's been far more messy than usual."

"I didn't have a choice," he gritted out in return and shot Sugawara, his secretary, a look.

The man just chuckled, unaffected by the glare.

At Kei's curious expression, Sugawara elaborated, "I threatened to resign if he didn't agree to go."

"What?!" the look of complete and utter surprise on Kei's face almost made the endeavour worth it for that alone.

It wasn't one he got to see often.

"Tobio works too much. It would be good for him to have a reason to actually go home. He didn't take the endeavour seriously, so he forced my hand. Besides, the publicity has been excellent for business, all the club's profits are up and staying up compared to previous years and other ventures have proven receptive to the publicity as well."

"And what happens when the show ends and Tobio just goes back to his old habits?"

Tobio took a drink while they continued on as though he wasn't there. His comment to Shoyo about him having a different type of family really was spot on.

In fact, his secretary was far more motherly than his own mother had been.

"I take it you haven't been watching the show?" Sugawara looked downright smug.

"Only the beginning, enough to see that there are no suitable candidates."

"Ah, that is where you are wrong."

Tobio sighed and elaborated at the raised eyebrows directed at him, "There is one that has caught my interest. The show is proving more of a hindrance at this point though."

"You seem a little too happy about this," Kei spoke at Sugawara, who looked positively gleeful at this point.

"I believe he is in to win his bet with Aone, if I make the current choice I am leaning towards."

He had been irritated at first, to learn his closest friends had placed bets on who he might pick. Even worse when he found out his entire office had set up a betting pool as well.