Never Not
Ch. 113: Betrayed Then Betrayed

It was over without any explanation from Rai. It was as if he had let all the blame fall on him. Of course he knew very well what Shohei was feeling right now. He was also in the same position. Betrayed by his lover and his own best friend. The difference, if he used to be in the position of victim, now he is even in the position of perpetrator. That is what makes him do not defend anything and also do not expect forgiveness from Shohei.

If those memories were to be retreated back, actually the meeting between Rai and Seina was always just a coincidence. Rai even initially thought Seina was his fanatical fan who often stalked. Shohei never knew how Rai tried to avoid Seina after finding out that the girl was her future fiance. How he so blames himself for the fruit of his behavior that he likes to play tricks on women.

At the time of the issue about Mr. White blows along with the kidnapping of Seina's father, Rai moves quickly by directly sending a letter to Seina. His goal is none other than for the sake of Shohei himself, just in case the identity of the man as Mr. White is exposed so that it might make her relationship and Seina become ruined due to a misunderstanding. Just like Shohei who would go to great lengths to disguise himself as Black Shadow to explain the true events to his lover in order to protect his partner. Aren't both Rai and Shohei protecting each other? Unfortunately, that friendship has now been broken. Today, in this place. It's all over.

Rai opened the martial uniform he was wearing. He stared at the Black shadow costume that Shohei had put away, then stuffed the costume into a backpack, and placed it in the corner of the room. He had no longer been a calculated Black Shadow from this moment on. Therefore, he returned all the attributes that Shohei had given him. This includes the phones they use to communicate.

Rai began walking away from the building which was located to the west of the Tokyo Sky Tree tower. In this old unused building, a silent witness how he transformed from someone who is wasted and has no purpose in life, into a hero who is wanted by society. Of course with the help of Shohei.

From the training ground, Rai returned to his apartment. However, not to rest as usual, but to pack all his belongings. For a moment, his dim eyes glanced at Yuriko who was sleeping. He stepped closer, then extended his hand to the girl's face. But he didn't do it.

Rai is a free man who does not want to be bound by any woman. He is also the type of guy who has a hard time defining his own feelings. He doesn't fall in love easily, much less admit to loving someone. However, he has a domineering nature and does not want to lose to any man in the eyes of women who attract his attention. At this point, Yuriko was the only first woman not to be entangled with her charms. Funnily enough, the girl was even more interested in Shohei.

Rai held up his bag while sweeping a glance at the entire room where he lived for a year. In this not-so-great room, stored their travel history in arranging strategies since the beginning of the mission to successfully throw nine people. All the ideas, strategies, and strategies they used were born from this place. There is no reason for him to stay here. He took a few steps back, turned around slowly and left without leaving any message. Just bring memories and regrets.

Previously, he had indeed prepared to leave from Shohei's life. It's just, he thought he could do that after the mission and they went on with each other's lives. Who would have thought the reason for his departure was even like this. At least he is grateful, Shohei has formed a team that can replace him and continue their final mission.

Not noticeably, the spring sunshine has closed the gray night and re-existed illuminating the city of Tokyo. Yuriko's eyelids continued to close, not allowing her eyeballs to enjoy the bright sun. The girl spread her legs and hands to the side, but soon woke up when she realized the place Rai was supposed to sleep in was empty. Still sleepy, his eyes shimmered throughout the room. Slender. He thought, Rai hasn't come home from last night.

On the other hand, Ryo came to their headquarters according to the schedule that Shohei had set at that time. It was not difficult for him to enter because each of them held the key of the headquarters. He was stunned because the state of the headquarters was so quiet, no one had come yet. About ten minutes later, the door creaked. Apparently it was Kei who had just arrived. The man frowned because only Ryo was there.

"Where are the others?" tanyakanya.

"It seems they haven't come yet."

"Hah .. I thought I was the late one." Kei sighed for a moment, then took out a cell phone to contact Shohei.

Suddenly Yuriko entered in a hurry, then looked around the room that only Kei and Ryo were in.

"Where's Rai?" ask the girl full of worries.

Kei shrugged both of his shoulders while opening both of his palms. "I don't know, I just arrived.

"Maybe it's on its way here" replied Ryo.

Yuriko looked back at the room. "Where's Shohei?" ask again.

Hearing that, Yuriko immediately remembered the moment she woke up and found Rai's closet was empty and some of the man's belongings were also absent.

"It's weird! They both don't even exist!" yuriko was suspicious.

"Maybe he and my brother are figuring out something together. Not that they were partners long before we joined," said Ryo speculated himself.

"Yes, already. Then, we'll just wait for them!" kei said while activating his laptop to show the results of his investigation.

"The problem .. this morning I found Rai's closet empty. He went to bring all his belongings without saying anything to me" Yuriko said anxiously.

Kei and Ryo compactly gasped. They looked at each other in one look.

"Maybe it's true what Ryo said. He's on another mission. Moreover, the inauguration time of Kazuya Toda stayed a day. We'll just wait until they bring us the latest."

Ryo nodded quickly. However, it seemed that Yuriko was not in line with their conjecture. The girl rushed away leaving the two. It turned out that he was heading to Shohei's apartment to check on the man directly. In fact, there was still a two-day break that the man gave her before returning to work.

Upon opening the door, then entering the residence of the man named behind Yamazaki, the scent of alcohol instantly welcomed and pierced sharply in his sense of smell. His eyes were fixed on a bottle of booze that rolled and spilled beside the sofa table. He walked quickly and was stunned to see Shohei lying drunk between the table and the sofa chair. Suddenly, he squatted down next to the man.

"Shohei-san, are you okay? What the hell happened to you?" yuriko asked with concern. For several months working with the man, he had never seen Shohei in such a mess. Especially after a heavy drunk.

Shohei turned his head slowly, looking at Yuriko with a pushy look. He tightly grasped Yuriko's hand which was holding her arm.

"Why would you get engaged to me if you liked someone else?" lirih.

Yuriko frowned confusedly. He gasped as the man's head immediately fell on his shoulders.

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