Game of Royals

22 Stakeout

Meiji Jingu 3:02pm

Afterwards Kenai's men went back to their own place, then the three of us walked to Meiji Jingu under Yumi's lead.

"Are you sure this is the place?" I asked, as I paying the admission fee.

"Yes. The Meiji Jingu was established in the honor of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shokken in 1920. The main reason he built this place was so he could practice Shinto in the center of the city away from the noise of the city. Sadly, he died in 1912 and his wife died two years later. The people thanked their contribution by donating 100,100 trees, and volunteered to plant them in this place." Yumi waved her hand through the air around her.

"I appreciate the history lesson Signorina. But do you know where the clue leads?" Interrupted Louis.

"All the clue points to here. This is the most help I can provide." Yumi said patiently.

"Fine. I am going to return to my own hotel, Silk go with them and inform me if anything new comes up."

"Sure!" She clapped her hands together, all of a sudden she walked up to me and grabbed me by the elbow. For a moment I was completely shocked, as she dragged me a few steps. Quickly I resumed my steps to her pace. I turned around and saw Kazuto gave me a poker face. And when we are out of eyeshot. I loosened myself from her grasp and turned to her and said:

"Ok. What do you want Silk?"

"Ling I know you are up to something."

"Maybe."

"It's a thief's natural instinct to sense traps. So tell me about this trap you are setting up."

I walked a few steps ahead then turned around and said, "Can't hide things from a thief?"

"Not unless it's something I don't want. But you have something I want."

"And what is that?"

She giggled a little, but didn't say anything.

"Do I have to ask?"

"No, you have to guess."

"I am done with games."

"You have a way with everything it seems."

"I don't believe in luck. There is only skill and result."

"Hmm. You mentioned skill earlier, but would you consider joining this game in the first place be considered a type of luck?"

"If luck does exist, then joining this game would be the worst luck that I ever got."

"So you don't believe in good luck, but believe in bad luck instead...Very pessimistic."

"No, just being realistic."

"Realistic, hmm. You are more stubborn than I thought."

"Think what you want. I will continue to live the way I want, from before till now and afterwards."

"I like that. A thief lives by its own rules."

"I am not a thief. Thanks for the complement." I turned around and started walking in a random direction.

"You're going in the wrong direction." Silk's voice called out.

"Then why are you following me?" I didn't turn around.

"Stubborn men never realize their own stubbornness, until the wife tells him so."

"I am not the stubborn man, you are the stubborn wife." I realized my mistake too late.