In the evening, Seiji arrived at Fuuma's home with some snacks that he bought on the way.
After he pressed the doorbell, the door opened in a short while. The person who opened the door was a blue-haired little girl wearing a one-piece dress.
"Big brother, welcome."
"Hello, little Fuuma -chan." Seiji smiled.
Airi's face reddened slightly upon seeing his smile.
"Please … please come in."
"Sorry for disturbing you."
Seiji entered the house.
In the living room, he saw a handsome blue-haired middle-aged man dressed in casual clothes with his hair combed back.
"Nice to meet you, Harano-kun. Welcome." He greeted Seiji in a low voice.
"I'm Fuuma Horda … I'm really grateful for your help."
"Nice to meet you, Fuuma -san. No need to be so polite. I just did what I should, "Seiji responded. He recognized this voice as the man who had talked to him on the phone at the time.
He gave him some snacks as a greeting gift. Fuuma -san politely accepted them, then had him sit down on the sofa and personally poured tea for him.
"Airi, go call Vast over."
The little girl nodded and was about to go when she saw her older brother appear.
"Hello, Harano -san … welcome." Hiroshi Fuuma walked into the living room as Seiji Mukai greeted him. His expression was rather cold, but his attitude was still polite.
"Hello, Fuuma -san. I'm glad to see that you're alright now," Seiji responded. He felt that her complexion was much better than the last time he saw her. She seemed to have returned to a normal state.
"Thank you for helping me." Vast bowed in thanks.
"You should say 'thank you very much.'" The middle-aged father spoke in a rather strict tone. "Lower your back a little, and say it again with a sincere attitude!"
"There's no need for that …" Seiji wanted to stop him.
"No, there's no need for that." Horda looked at Seiji Mukai.
"The gratitude I have to express is not only for that time. Before that, you were concerned about Vast's condition and specially sent him home to avoid any accidents. This is also a favor. "
"If it weren't for you, Vast wouldn't be standing here … He has to thank you properly."
Seiji was silent.
In fact, if he hadn't dragged Hiroshi Fuuma away when he was about to be hit by the truck, the latter would have probably died.
Judging from Mr. Fuuma's words, he didn't know that his son was really almost hit by a car. He only thought of this possibility … In other words, Hiroshi Fuuma didn't mention that his son was almost hit by a car.
"… Thank you so much for your help!"
Under his father's pressure, Hiroshi bowed once more and thanked him loudly in a ninety-degree manner.
"You're welcome, Fuuma."
Although Seiji felt that the other party was not sincere, it did not matter. It was fine as long as there was a formality.
Horda was still not satisfied with his son's behavior, but he didn't say anything else and asked him to sit down.
"May I ask, at that time … Why was Fuuma in such a state?" Seiji asked the question in his mind.
Vast remained silent.
"I'll explain this to you later, Harano-kun," Horda said. "Let's not talk about it for now. Let's talk about something else."
…
During dinner, Seiji met Vast and Airi's mother, Fuuma's beloved daughter.
Her dark blue hair was tied up in a bun, and she had beautiful red eyes. Her face was sweet, and when she smiled, small dimples would appear on her lips. She was very beautiful.
Airi was very similar to her. When she grew up, she would probably be a great beauty.
The dishes were sumptuous and delicious. After dinner, Seiji chatted happily with Fuuma and his wife, as well as Airi.
Vast, on the other hand, looked gloomy and didn't say much.
Horda saw his son's behavior and revealed a helpless expression.
After dinner.
Vast immediately returned to his room.
Airi and her mother cleared the dishes and washed the dishes together.
Horda led Seiji into the study.
He had the young man sit down on the sofa in the study and poured tea for him. Then, he also poured a cup of tea for himself, sat down, and slowly took a sip before speaking.
"I'll answer your question from before …"
"Vast became like that because of a strange girl."
"A strange girl?" Seiji blinked.
The middle-aged father took out his phone, fiddled with it, and showed a photo to the other party.
It was a photo of Hiroshi Fuuma and a beautiful girl.
The girl had bright brown curly hair, light red eyes, and bright red lips. On her beautiful face, the corners of her mouth were arced up in a flirtatious arc. Her eyes and even her demeanor exuded obvious seductiveness.
"She's Vast's girlfriend at the beginning of the month … According to him, she came up to him while he was walking alone on the street, and that's how they got to know each other," Horda explained in a low voice.
"The girl calls herself Riko Aoda, a first-year student at Friends High School, and a member of the drama club.
She saw Vast's performance at the Yuen Hwa Secondary school festival and felt that it was excellent, so she took a liking to him. That's why she mustered up the courage to talk to him when they bumped into each other on the street.
After they met, she met Vast every day and was very proactive. A few days later, she suggested going out with Vast, and then … they had sex over the weekend. "
Seiji was rendered speechless.
He recalled the "truth" that the short red-haired boy with the surname Nakajima told him at the study club.
Could it really be the truth?
"They did it many times, and even met on Monday … Then on Tuesday, as you know, Vast fainted due to fatigue."
The middle-aged father's expression remained expressionless as he said this.
'It's true!' The corner of Seiji's mouth twitched.
"I was on a business trip at the time, and although Aiko noticed that something was wrong with Vast, when she asked him about it, he managed to get away with it. After he fainted, he didn't say anything and continued meeting with that girl at night.
"Then on Wednesday, that happened."
Horda's gaze sharpened.
"After I found out what happened, I ended my business trip the next day and rushed back to question Vast about what happened.
At first, the kid didn't want to tell me, but I angrily forced him to tell me the truth.
"He said that he was in a daze at the time and thought that the person approaching him was his girlfriend, Riko Aoda, so he pushed her down … I continued to question him about the situation and made him tell me everything.
"I felt that there was something wrong with this girl named Riko Aoda, so I asked Vast to contact her and ask her to come out and meet with her.
"However, when I dialed the number, it was an empty number! I called several times, and it was the same.
"That's why I felt that Vast had met a scammer, but Vast said that she didn't cheat him of anything.
"I confiscated Vast's cell phone and had Aiko watch him. Then, I went to Friends High School to see if I could find this girl.
"I found out that Friends High School currently doesn't have a student named 'Riko Aoda.' But ten years ago, there was one, that student … committed suicide in school. "
Seiji frowned slightly.
"Ten years ago … committed suicide?"
"Yes. My first reaction was that the girl that Vast met was impersonating that female student. The teacher at Friends High School who received me thought so too. He was angry that someone was using the deceased's name. "Horda's expression was solemn.
"And when I showed him this photo, the old teacher's expression changed. He was shocked."
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