Seiji took a taxi and arrived at a high-class Sakura Island teahouse.
The decor here was rather plain compared to the high-class restaurant he had visited earlier. However, it was still quite exquisite and exquisite.
A waitress led him to a private room.
There was no one in the room.
The waitress asked him if he wanted to order. After receiving a negative response, she bowed and left.
Seiji looked around and admired the environment. Then, he sat down on a cushion in front of the table and quietly waited.
He recalled how he had coincidentally met her at the Grand Spring department store. Back then, he had been so shocked that he felt that it would be awkward to meet her face to face, so he hid in the restroom …
Was it really a coincidence that they met? Seiji wasn't sure, but there was no need for him to worry about it now.
He had talked to the people she sent and talked to her over the phone. Now, it was time to meet her face to face.
He heard footsteps, and then the door to the room opened.
A black-haired beautiful girl wearing a white windbreaker walked into the room.
Seiji looked at her.
She was also looking at Seiji Mukai.
Their gazes met, and it was as if thousands of words had been exchanged … jokingly.
'I've finally met her.' That was Seiji's first thought.
'She's truly beautiful.' That was his second thought.
Apart from that, there was nothing else. There was no romantic entanglement between love and hate.
"Long time no see, Sister Yui." He smiled.
"… Long time no see."
Yui's expression was calm. However, the glint in her eyes indicated that she wasn't feeling the same way inside.
She took off her windbreaker, revealing the shirt she was wearing underneath, as well as her ample breasts.
Seiji was stunned by this sight. He couldn't help but compare Yui to Summer Night. However, he immediately suppressed this thought and cleared his mind of all distracting thoughts!
After putting away her windbreaker, Yui sat down across from Seiji and placed their order.
Several seconds of silence fell between them after the waitress took their order and left.
"When did you become a Yin-Yang Master?" Yui asked.
"Just two days ago."
"Why didn't you tell me immediately?"
"This … I didn't think of it." Seiji was rather surprised that she would ask this.
Yui looked directly at his face.
"You did very well … Seiji."
She said his name.
It was her younger brother's name that she had personally chased out of the house and removed from the family.
How did she feel when she said those words … perhaps even she herself didn't know.
Seiji sensed the deep emotions contained in the man's indifferent words.
He returned the smile, a bright one.
"Thanks to you, Sister Yui."
Judging from his situation, this sentence should have been sarcastic, but his smile and tone did not have the slightest hint of sarcasm. It was completely sincere.
Yui widened her eyes in surprise.
The impact she received at this moment was beyond her expectations.
The scene fell silent again.
After a while, just as Seiji was about to continue speaking, he heard the other party ask, "What is it that you want to discuss with me?"
"It's like this … … I have a few friends who have become Awakened ones. As for the Awakened ones, their current situation is not good. I want to seek shelter for them."
"You want me to protect them?"
"Yes, if that's all right."
"Why don't you do it yourself?"
"Of course I will do what I can, but my strength is limited …"
"You believe that you can't do it yourself, so you want to rely on me?"
"You could say that. I thought that it would be good to at least ask. Perhaps Sister Yui would be willing to lend me a helping hand," Seiji told her honestly.
Yui fell silent for a moment.
"You don't have the confidence to protect your own friends, and you want to rely on someone that you claim to defeat?" She looked directly into his eyes. Her words contained a different emotion than before.
"That's right. I know that it's rather embarrassing, but I still want to ask." Seiji faced her seriously.
The scene fell silent yet again.
There was a knock on the door. A waiter then opened the door, served tea and desserts, and quietly left.
During this time, Seiji and Yui kept looking directly at each other. Neither of them looked away.
"Did you tell Hana about this before you came to talk to me?"
"I did. She opposed me doing this."
"Yet, you still chose to come to me."
"Yeah."
Something flashed in Yui's eyes.
"Are you testing me?"
Seiji's mouth arced upwards slightly upon hearing this.
"No … but I suppose you could say that."
"What do you mean?"
"It's true that I want to ask for your help. Even if I don't succeed, knowing your reaction is still a benefit …" Seiji paused for a moment as his mouth arced even higher. "To be honest, being able to see you and talk to you face-to-face like this is already a benefit that surpasses my expectations."
Yui was rendered speechless.
She had a complex expression on her face.
Seiji retracted his gaze and looked down at the table. He then picked up his teacup and sipped some tea.
'Hmm, excellent tea.' Seiji praised it in his mind.
Yui continued looking at her younger brother for a while before picking up her own teacup and sipping some tea as well.
A handsome boy and a beautiful girl. This pair of handsome siblings were quietly sipping tea and tasting desserts in an elegant room. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe this scene as a scene from a movie.
"I won't protect your friends," Yui responded after a period of silence. "You'll have to protect your friends yourself."
Seiji nodded.
"I apologize for bothering you with this …"
"But I'll tell you some things," Yui continued. "It's about the Awakened."
Seiji blinked as he sensed that this was the main point.
"Please tell me."
"The Awakened are 'Neo Humans.'"
"Neo Humans?"
Seiji revealed a subtle expression when he heard this term.
Yui interpreted his expression as confusion. She continued, "They're the ones who can adapt to the new generation. They have great potential.
This potential isn't completely positive. There's also a negative side to this potential. In other words, they can become powerful individuals in the future, but they can also become monsters.
And, Neo Humans aren't limited to the Awakened … Or, perhaps the world's understanding of the so-called Awakened is still far too limited.
Actually, the phenomenon of 'Awakening' has already begun appearing. Before New Year's, there were already people who 'Awakened' … "
Yui's eyes flashed with a strange light as she looked at the boy sitting across from her.
"You're an example, Seiji."
Seiji was rendered speechless.
'Does this mean that I'm an Awakened as well? Neo Humans?
If that's the case … it really does seem to fit the description? '
Seiji's mind raced.
He thought that he was a transmigrator who had been reincarnated into another world. But, this identity could also be interpreted the other way around. That was, he was still the useless Seiji Seiji. He had merely accidentally obtained the memories of an otaku from a parallel world … or perhaps he had fused with a portion of his soul.
Since he reflexively denied his useless self, he thought of himself as a transmigrator.
But, he wasn't actually a transmigrator. He had merely "Awakened". Although he was different from Genji and the others, he was essentially the same "Awakened"!
That was to say, he wasn't someone else. He wasn't a transmigrator, a transmigrator, or a hero from another world.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
