Elsewhere, Hanma Yujiro was also watching the scene on television and instantly recognized the figure.
"So that's the brat who played Barrett with me that night!"
Yujiro flashed a cruel smile.
"Even though I didn't see your face clearly that night, your movements betrayed you. A person's habits are not easily changed."
Yujiro rose, preparing to leave Tokugawa's room to settle the score with the boy.
Tokugawa immediately spoke up to stop him.
"Wait a moment, Yujiro!"
"Huh?" Yujiro glared at him impatiently. "Old man, if you don't give me a logical reason to stop me, I'll kill you!"
Tokugawa let out a sigh of relief and quickly added, "That boy appears to be under the protection of the young master of the Koenji Consortium. If you touch him, it's the same as offending the Koenji family."
"Ha!" Yujiro said with utter disdain. "I don't even fear the President of the United States, let alone a mere small consortium?"
Yujiro walked out with a loud thud, clearly considering the Koenji Consortium of no importance. Tokugawa shook his head in resignation, knowing the man was beyond counsel.
"Forget it, it's no longer my business. Let the Koenji family deal with the headache..."
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Ryunosuke's Inner World
Little Ryunosuke was feeling extremely restless.
"Dammit! I forgot to tell him about Mahiru!"
Right at that moment, within the dim space, several flashes of light appeared. In the pitch-black sky, a few stars began to shine.
Little Ryunosuke smiled. With his hands behind his back, he floated in the air and crossed his legs.
"Forget it, let my adult self deal with the headache, it's none of my business anyway."
Although they were the same person, their mentalities differed. However, both cared equally about women. If they didn't, little Ryunosuke would not have chosen to leave alone as a child to avoid troubling the women—considering his father was like a vampire, he didn't dare get too deeply involved with them.
Mahiru was the exception... after all, they had already registered their marriage; they were a legally wedded husband and wife. As for the adult Ryunosuke, perhaps due to the influence of his past-life memories, his mindset leaned more toward that of an adult and was not as cheerful as his younger version.
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Elsewhere, Shinomiya Kaguya also saw the image through an old-fashioned television in her home. She gave instructions to her maid and assistant, Hayasaka Ai.
"Hayasaka, call the driver immediately. No... a driver might be too late. Call a helicopter at once; I must go there myself."
Hayasaka bowed. "Certainly, I understand, Young Mistress."
◆━⊰✿✧aska AI.
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On the other side, Sawamura Spencer Eriri, who was also watching the broadcast, hurriedly tugged at her mother's sleeve.
"Look, look! It's Ryunosuke!"
Sayuri said in a resigned tone, "Yes, yes, I know. Stop shaking me."
She folded her fan and gave a meaningful look to the head butler beside her.
"Find out where that boy is now."
The head butler immediately bowed. "Certainly, Young Mistress!"
This butler had looked after Sayuri since she was a child, which was why he still called her Young Mistress.
Eriri looked confused. "Isn't he at the Yu-Gi-Oh match location? Why do we still need to investigate?"
"Right! Let's get there quickly, Mother! Otherwise, it will be too late!"
Eriri once again shook Sayuri, fearing she wouldn't have the chance to meet Ryunosuke.
Sayuri, beginning to lose her patience, struck her daughter's head with the folding fan.
"Panicking won't do you any good. The prize-giving ceremony has already started; it's too late."
"Besides, there's a tournament today; the roads at the location are heavily congested. How do you expect to go by car?"
Eriri suddenly burst into loud tears. "Then what should we do, Mother~?"
Eriri felt immense regret... she wanted to meet Ryunosuke more than anyone!
Sayuri sighed. "What I told him to check is where he is living now, so don't be in such a rush~"
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Elsewhere, Tachibana Marika was currently rolling around on the floor.
"I don't care! I just want to meet Ryunosuke!!!"
Tachibana Gen watched his daughter, who was having one of her "episodes," with excessive affection.
"Don't worry, Father will immediately deploy all available police forces to surround the place so that he won't be able to run."
Marika immediately sat up straight in a duck-sit position. "Don't hurt him!"
Seeing his daughter defending an outsider like this, Gen could only remain silent...
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Meanwhile, Kirisaki Chitoge was at the dining table with chopsticks in her mouth, staring timidly at her mother sitting opposite her. More accurately, she was staring at the television behind her mother, which was broadcasting Ryunosuke's match.
Chitoge's mother, Kirisaki Hana, sipped her miso soup and then set it down, as if she already knew what her daughter was thinking.
"It's been 10 years; you still haven't forgotten him?"
Chitoge shrank her neck and didn't dare to speak; she was deathly afraid of her mother.
Hana sighed. "Why are you afraid of me? I'm not going to eat you."
Because Hana spent many years abroad maintaining the company's image, she had become very serious. Chitoge's father, Adelt Kirisaki Wogner, immediately approached to serve a side dish for his wife.
"Now, now... don't be angry with our child. Weren't we like that too when we were young..."
Hana: "Get lost!"
Adelt: "Right, right, I'm getting lost right away..."
Adelt was the founder and boss of the renowned American mafia organization, "Beehive." However, at home, he was extremely humble, even lower than a dog—commonly referred to as a henpecked husband. Even the dog in their house held a higher status than him.
The hierarchy in the Kirisaki family was as follows:
Hana (Mother)
Chitoge (Daughter)
The Golden Retriever dog.
Adelt (Father).
However, he did it willingly, because he loved Hana very much. Once, this woman had delivered a food order all by herself into the middle of a gang shootout, standing in the center and asking, "Who ordered the food?"
At that time, everyone thought: "Is this woman mentally ill? Can't she see we're in a shootout?"
But only Adelt was deeply captivated and immediately proposed to her on the spot. Even though he was rejected afterward with punches and kicks...
Adelt did not give up; otherwise, Chitoge would never have been born. Since that day, he pursued Hana madly until he finally won her over.
Hana was a very ambitious woman; before marriage, she worked at 3-4 places simultaneously, and after marriage, she used her husband as a stepping stone to soar to the peak of the social strata.
Now, she was known as "Madam Hana" (Mother Flower). She was the Director of Flower Corporation, a famous multinational company in New York with branches all over the world. Her annual income exceeded tens of billions of dollars; there was even a saying that "The Nikkei index is determined by Hana's mood that day." With the motto "Time is NOT money," she was a formidable woman who did not waste a single second of work.
However, because of that, her time to accompany Chitoge was very limited, and she often didn't know how to interact with her daughter. In short, she was too busy working and lacked family time... Chitoge was scared to death of her.
Seeing her daughter so terrified, Hana sighed and continued eating. She recalled a brat from 10 years ago who often warmed up dinner for her when she came home late...
Actually, at that time Ryunosuke felt bad for mooching meals and staying for free, so he did those small things. However, in Hana's eyes, that held great value; she felt the young man was quite decent.
"If there is time, find an opportunity to investigate that boy's background; see where he is now."
"So that my daughter doesn't keep thinking about him and daydreaming all day long..."
Chitoge poked at the rice in her bowl with her chopsticks; it was very clear she had lost her appetite...
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On the other side, at the Totsuki Culinary Academy, Nakiri Erina had also learned of Ryunosuke's whereabouts. She was preparing to resign from her position as a member of the Elite Ten Council in order to search for that person. Although her mouth said she didn't care about the boy who saved her 10 years ago, her actions proved otherwise... she was even leaving her position in the Elite Ten.
Nakiri Senzaemon felt a massive headache. Previously, he had hidden all news about Ryunosuke so that Erina would focus on training the "God's Tongue," but now it had come to this. The person was about to run away...
Senzaemon immediately spoke up to prevent her. "Erina, calm down a bit! Grandfather will help you find out where that boy is; don't be in such a hurry to leave!"
Erina stopped her steps. Senzaemon was then able to breathe a sigh of relief.
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