Never Not
Ch. 140: I'll Be Back

Rai, Yuriko, and Kei were preparing their dinner in the villa courtyard. When heading to this place, they did buy some foodstuffs that were currently being roasted.

Ryo got out of the car while carrying a plastic bag filled with beer. "Sorry I'm late. I stopped by the temple to pray for the safety of Otaka Ai.

"Make sure no one suspects you" Kei said.

"Just calm! The shop owner even thinks I'm a high school kid." Ryo smiled broadly as he placed an index finger on his cheek.

Assigned to grill the sausage, Rai was busy watching Yuriko who was chatting with someone over the phone. Already earlier the girl who likes to pigtail her hair was pulled from them and just busy talking on the phone.

"Hey, hey, look at yuriko-chan, look really happy! Who called him, huh? He won't leave there." Kei deliberately nudged Rai's shoulder while warming up the man.

Rai turned his head back towards Yuriko. As Kei said, the girl looked happy after receiving the phone call. Even a faint smile was still engraved on his lips.

"Is it Shohei who just called you?" rai Sage.

Yuriko. "No, but Okaa-san. He just told me that the robotic foot-mounting operation on otou-san will be done soon."

"Oh, really? That's good news!" Ryo said from behind, "but .. I know the cost of installing a robot foot is very expensive!"

"Otou-san got a donation from someone. He's the one who bears all the costs."

"Who is that guy?" ask Ryo curiously.

"I don't know either. He didn't mention his name. But .. Whoever that guy is, I want to thank him."

"She must be a very generous person," Ryo added while crossing her arms.

As she said that, Yuriko looked at Rai who immediately turned to her back and pretended to be busy grilling. A line of refined smiles rose on the lips of the handsome man. From the bottom of his heart, he was also pleased with the happiness Yuriko felt at this time. However, he felt unworthy of the girl's thanks.

"Let's eat!" Rai brought the food he had roasted.

They all gathered at a small table, enjoying a potluck meal to fill the stomach void. Moreover, this one day was really exhausting for them. They got to scramble the side dishes and hot rice.

"When are we gonna be here, huh?" asked Ryo who suddenly stopped chewing.

All of a sudden was silent and glanced at each other.

"Ryo-chan, your cut will be over soon. Go back to work! Your task of helping us was enough," Rai asked for a moment, and then he glanced at Kei, "Kei, you should also return to Tokyo. You're one of the most influential public figures today, lest they realize you're part of us. And Yu-chan, you can go home to accompany your father's operation" he continued.

"What the fuck are you?! Don't act like you can handle this!" ketus Yuriko while putting her chopsticks on the table.

"I just don't want any more casualties between us after Otaka Ai." Rai showed an anxious expression.

Until now, they have not made any further plans to fight Kazuya Toda. Shohei hasn't contacted them yet to report on the next information. But to be sure, all state security personnel have been mobilized to search for the four of them.

"Just relax, the program I've been guiding has been discontinued since my uncle's murder. They only know I'm on vacation. I will not leave you until Kazuya Toda is fully punished. The dark ones should look dark, the light ones will still be light. Don't let it escape. That's my principle as a journalist" Kei said without a doubt.

"Me too! I won't leave you guys" Ryo continued

Rai's phone suddenly rang to the surprise of all of them. Thinking the one who called him was Shohei, Rai immediately reached into his pocket. His eyes squinted as he looked at the foreign number on his phone screen. His thumb hesitated to receive the call.

"Moshi-moshi ...."

"It's me. Helpme! I need your help!" The surging voice of the man was heard from behind the phone line.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Where are you now?" yuta asked in a panicked and unsettled voice.

"I can't tell you. Sorry for not calling you again. We have failed to break into that safe room. I was almost arrested if I didn't escape immediately" Rai said, arguing that Yuta did not suspect him because they broke off communication after the incident in the safe room.

"I want to meet you! I want to come with you. Haru and the others have managed to escape the country. They left me alone!" pinta Yuta with a trembling voice.

Rai sighed for a moment. "Yuta-kun, what they did was right. Have you forgotten our principles? If our mission is discovered, then we only need to save each other. Besides, the police saw me that time." Rai again reasoned.

"Help me this time! I promise I won't collect the money I gave you! You remember, right, you promised to pay for it with the success of the mission, in fact this mission failed and I became their fugitive. At least help me!" yuta said heartily for the umpteenth time.

The full voice of the plea slightly affected Rai. Especially this time Yuta brought along the loan money given to him at that time. Rai turned his head for a moment towards Yuriko. Can not be denied, if not for Yuta who gave him a loan, then maybe until now he could not realize Yuriko's dream.

Exhaling deeply again, Rai said, "Alright. But .. I can only help you get somewhere safe to hide. We can't be together like we used to."

Rai returned to the table after finishing talking to Yuta.

"Tomorrow morning I'll go down to Tokyo!" he said while sitting back.

The three people were surprised.

"Are you crazy?! What if Kazuya's people catch you!" yuriko's reprimand showed a worried attitude.

"Although I've been a national fugitive, my profile has never been released to the public. It means they don't know my identity yet" Rai replied.

"What are you gonna do?" ask Kei quickly.

Rai shakes. "I just want to see an old friend. I can't ignore it, because he has also helped us indirectly in opening the safe room warehouse."

Ryo's eyes grew bigger instantly. "Oniichan, what do you mean .. The person you want to meet is Yuta?"

Rai nodded slowly. "Don't worry! I'll be fine!"

Yuriko soon caught up with Rai who was walking into their room. "Rai, don't you remember Shohei's orders to stay here? It's not okay out there! We're being targeted by Kazuya Toda's army, but you're actually—"

Yuriko's speech came to a halt as Rai turned around and stamped the girl's lips with her index finger and thumb to form a duck's mouth.

"I'll be right back!" said the man, curling his lips.

On the other hand, Yuta keeps back his phone, after making a deal meeting with Rai tomorrow morning. He glanced to the side, precisely at someone who was holding a gun to his head. A sign that the conversation between him and Rai was being watched by Kazuya Toda's men.

"You know what you're gonna do to him? If you fail to kill him, then we'll intervene to kill you both."

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