Chapter 28: I am Quitting B-Komachi
Ai stretched her arms as she got out of her Futon. Her body was still slightly sore after the concert, but thankfully her bruise was mostly gone. There was only a small purple mark on it from the attack.
She got up carefully since Ruby was still asleep, though it proved in vain as her daughter shifted and started to wake up. She gripped onto Ai's arms, preventing her from removing them. Ai smiled at the show of affection.
"Good morning baby." Ai smiled down at her daughter, who was trying to rub the sleep from her eyes.
"Morning mama." Ruby said in a tired voice.
"I love you." Ai said, feeling giddy at being able to finally say those words out loud whenever she wanted.
"Love you too." She said, not putting much emotion into it since it was so natural for her to say.
"Come on, we need to get ready for the celebration." Ai said.
"Wasn't it canceled?" ruby asked.
Normally, they would celebrate the night of or the day after the concert. Of course, since the concert went poorly due to the Yakuza attack, they pushed it by a few days.
They decided that they would go to Meimei's husband's restaurant on the Ginza strip, since he normally opened his door early for B-Komachi. He did this so they'd be the only ones there and personally cook for them, that way they can avoid being spotted.
"Nope, we still need to celebrate a job well done." Ai smiled.
True, it went poorly, but her fame completely skyrocketed thanks to her protecting Aqua, which no one realized was her son. She didn't like the idea of her son being on the news so much, but at least he was safe.
"Will Eren-San be there?" She asked.
"Eren-San has work today, so he'll miss it. Besides, you know how the President is with boys being there." She laughed.
"Then we should leave Aqua too." Ruby said, hoping to get more alone time with Ai.
"But won't he be hungry?" Ai asked.
"We have instant noodles here." Ruby said greedily.
"Nope, he's coming too." She giggled. "Come on, let's get your brother. He's probably awake by now."
Aqua was normally up earlier than her since the Ryosuke attack, so she was a bit worried that he was getting paranoid. Miyako said it was normal and should go away after a little while, though she was worried that he wasn't getting much sleep.
"Aqua-Chan, what are you doing?" She asked as she stepped into the main room.
Aqua quickly changed the channel when she walked in, no doubt watching the news again. Seriously, why was he so interested? She worried that one day, when he was a teenager, she might accidentally walk into him watching pornographic stuff, but she didn't expect to have to worry about his watching habits at four.
Was this normal with having a boy?
"Watching, eto- a- crap..." He put a hand on his face out of embarrassment.
He was watching the news; she could hear it when she walked in. But, in his haste to change it, he switched to a western R rated movie that was currently playing a sex scene. It wasn't too graphic, but surely much more graphic than a four-year-old should be watching.
Aqua just shut the TV off, his face red from the embarrassment.
"It was the news originally." He said, preferring dealing with that instead of watching a sex scene by mistake.
"I know, and you have lost TV privileges." Ai said, taking the remote from him.
He sighed at the situation and just decided to let her have this one. He tried to switch to a kid friendly anime but hit the wrong button.
"I'm going to buy a smart TV and make sure I can restrict certain channels." Ai said with a sigh.
"Sorry Ai." He said.
"You're forgiven, but still need to be punished." She giggled.
Aqua got up and walked over to Ai. He gently hugged her leg with one arm, careful not to put any pressure on his arm that was currently in the sling. He held her for a moment, causing Ai to gasp in surprise.
"I love you, Ai." He said, before letting go of her leg and walking back to the couch.
Aqua never was fully aware of how emotionally stunted Ai was due to her childhood. He never realized that she believed, even for a moment, that he didn't care about her. So, even if it was embarrassing, he resolved to show her more affection so that there was no doubt that he did care greatly for her.
"Come here!" Ai yelled happily as she gently wrapped her arms around him from behind.
"Ai, careful!" He said, trying to avoid her touching his injured arm.
"I love you too baby!" She exclaimed happily.
"I know, now please let go!" He said, though luckily there was no pain in his arm.
He promised himself he'd show more affection, but there was a limit right now. Baby steps.
"Let's get ready!" She said, running to get changed.
She really had to be careful. His arm still hurt, and they needed to be careful. She could cause more damage if she wasn't gentle with him, though her over affectionate nature did tend to make that difficult. A few times she'd hold or kiss him in a way that she'd put pressure on his arm, causing her to apologize and overreact about causing more damage.
She really was hopeless sometimes.
After a few moments, the family was fully changed, and Ai was in her disguise. Miyako was almost there so she was helping the kids put their shoes on.
"Ai, can you help." Aqua said.
"Of course!" She said.
"Mama! Me first!" Ruby said, jealous of the attention.
"One moment Ruby-Chan, your brother is hurt." She said.
Ruby pouted but understood that she was right. Aqua did need extra care and help.
Except he didn't and could manage just fine with one arm. He only asked her for help since she loved caring for her children, and he let her indulge that side of her motherly duties.
"Are you ok Aqua-Chan?" She asked.
"Yea, why?" Aqua asked.
"Are you in pain?" She said.
Yes, he was. Without the pain medication, his arm would sometimes flare up in a dull and pulsing pain. It didn't restrict him, outside of not being able to use his arm, but it was a constant annoyance.
"Let me get the medicine." Ai said.
"No, I am fine Ai." Aqua lied. "There's no pain."
Ai could see through his lie, but she wondered why he didn't take the medication. It was there to help him. Was this another moment of his stupid manly act? Where he wanted to endure pain because he thought it would be manly? Is this just a dumb boy thing that he and Eren shared?
"The medicine helps you sweety." She said.
"I know, but I'm fine. Really." He insisted.
Aqua was fully aware of the kind of medication the doctors gave him. It was relatively mild pain killers, especially for his age, but he didn't want to take it. Aqua wasn't sure how this young body and adult brain mix would interact with the medication. He was worried that he'd get an addiction from it, even if he followed the recommended dose the doctor gave him.
Addictions were often times as mental as they were physical, and he didn't know how he would react to any addictive substance. He even felt a bit of an alcohol withdraw when he was first born. While he never drank much, he did enjoy the occasional nighttime beer, an addiction that it seems was more mental than physical.
He tried a few times to get some beer, but Ai immediately stopped that and refused to keep beer in the room. While in no way was he addicted, he did miss the taste of a lone beer after a hard day's work.
Ai reluctantly let him go. After all, even if he was trying to be manly, he was still a child. If he could handle it without crying, it must be very minor. No child could handle a high threshold of pain, so she let it go.
Miyako pulled up to the door and Ai got out to put the kids in the car. She said a greeting to Miyako and got into the backseat with her children.
Miyako drove away towards the location in Ginza in order to enjoy a good celebration, especially after what happened with the attack at the concert.
Meimei's husband was a very wealthy and successful man, owning one of the best locations on the Ginza Strip and one of the most popular restaurants. Meimei always intended to leave B-Komachi after they got married, but Ai assumed she stayed so as to ensure that B-Komachi would remain famous without her.
As the best dancer in the group, she was the second most popular idol besides Ai. This is why it would be a hugs shock that she was not only married, but married to a man who was eleven years older than her.
"Over here Ai." She waved at Ai from her table.
Of course, since it was early, they were the only ones there. The rest of the girls were there, along with the President who was at the head of the table. Ever the workaholic, President Saitou was going over the recent deals and sponsorships that they were receiving.
"Hello Meimei, how's Yuto doing?" Ai asked.
"He's in the kitchen now, getting everything ready." She smiled. "He recommends the lobster for today since they just got a fresh batch in."
"I can't wait, it sounds delicious." Ai laughed, excited to have some more exotic foods.
The restaurant had a very classical Japanese look to it. There was a large number of traditional decorations and older styled weapons and swords mounted to the walls. Old mocks of oil paintings and statues showed depictions of landscapes and historical figures in classic Japanese styles.
Yuto prided himself on collecting authentically made ancient weapons that were displayed all over the place. Everything ranging from Katana's, to Kanabo's were hanging on the walls. He said he spent a lot of money to make sure they were purchased from authentic Japanese smiths and added to the authenticity of the restaurant.
It was a very popular place for westerners who really loved the older style of decorations. Yuto was always a big fan of Japanese history, so he loved to collect authentic replicas for display, though he was never wealthy enough to get actual authentic pieces.
"How's Eren-San doing?" Meimei asked.
"He's working right now." Ai said. "That Russian boss of his picked him up."
"Hopefully he won't get into any more accidents or fights." Meimei giggled.
"Yea, you saw how he fought on the stage, right?" Nino asked.
"Yea Nino, we were all there." Ari said.
"It terrified me, I thought he was going to die-"
"Seriously, maybe don't say that in front of Ai!" Meimei chastised her.
"Right, sorry." Nino said.
"It's ok." Ai waved her off. "It was scary."
"Do you think he learned that in the Russian Army?" Nino asked.
"I thought American Soldiers were scary." Kyun said.
"Yea, but I never saw a fight like that." Watanabe said. "Minus the one time my older brother and I watched a UFC fight."
"It's such a romantic thing." Nino sighed.
"I don't see how it is..." Ai said under her breath.
What was with some of these girls and saying that life and death situations are romantic? As much as Ai is grateful to Eren saving her life, she honestly does not find the idea of him sacrificing his life for her romantic in the slightest.
"Think about it, your very own protector. Like a Samurai defending his maiden." Nino said.
"Except Samurai served Shoguns, not protecting maidens." Meimei said.
"Don't get all historical on me." Nino countered.
"It's honestly not romantic to me." Ai said.
"Why not?" Nino asked.
"Because we almost died." Ai said. "I don't much like the idea of a guy I like being covered in blood after a fight. I don't even like violence of any kind."
"She said it!" Takamine jumped into the conversation.
"Said what?" Ai asked.
"Guy you like." Meimei smiled. "So, you're finally admitting you like him?"
"It's not like that!" Ai tried to deflect the conversation.
"Yea, mama does like him." Ruby chose now to say something.
"I don't!" Ruby you little snitch! Ai would have thrown her out a window if she wasn't so adorable.
"So, when's the first date?" Ari asked.
"Never!" Ai said. "Besides, I don't know if he likes me."
"He literally fought a Yakuza gang member in order to protect you, of course he likes you." Meimei said.
"We were all in danger." Ai tried to explain.
"Seriously Ai, stop being a scared little schoolgirl and just admit that you like him." Meimei said.
Ai blushed and refused to say anything. She knew that deep down, she really did like Eren. But she had to deny it no matter what.
After all, what if he didn't like her? She was terrified of the thought of asking him out on a date because of how scared she was of rejection. She didn't want to imagine the possibility of dating because of her complete lack of options if he did reject her. She was too terrified to admit it to herself because she'd once again lose hope in romance if she was rejected.
"I'm telling you Ai; he does like you." Meimei tried to say.
"But, what if you're wrong?" Ai said nervously.
"I know men." Meimei said. "Plus, you have to put yourself out there. You have to show some kind of interest, or he'll never try to pursue you. Believe me, I had such a hard time getting Yuto to date me since he felt so uncomfortable with me being eighteen when we met."
"But I don't know how to do that." Ai said. "Hikaru pursued me right from the start. It was so easy when he did all the work. But Eren doesn't pursue me at all, and I don't know what I should do or say. I've never had to pursue anyone."
"It's not complicated Ai." Meimei said. "All you have to do is admit your feelings and tell him you want to date. It's easy. There's no trick or special move you have to do."
"Yea mama." Ruby said. "Besides, Eren-San is already living with us."
Suddenly, all the girls chocked minus Meimei. Even President Saitou had to take a double take.
"What!?" Saitou yelled.
Busted... Ruby is going to go flying out the window when Ai gets the chance.
"So scandalous." Ari said as she put her hands to her mouth.
"Sweet innocent Ai is living with a man." Nino said.
"Think of the controversy." Watanabe said.
"A maiden who has fallen from purity." What was Takamine even talking about?
"You girls do realize that I have children, so my purity and maidenhood no longer exist." Ai crossed her arms in annoyance.
"Ai, did you two-" Saitou began.
"No!" Ai said, her face red with embarrassment.
"Seriously Ichigo?" Miyako asked. "She can't even get the guy on a date, so you think she'd sleep with him?"
"It's not that!" He said.
"President is just worried you'll get pregnant again." Ari laughed.
"That's far from my mind." He defended.
"Right." She giggled.
"Listen Ai, next time we see Eren, we'll help you get a proper date." Meimei said.
"Do you really think he'd like to?" She asked, still nervous of the idea of rejection.
"Yea, he would." She reassured her friend. "I'll teach you to use the same tricks that I used on Yuto." She giggled.
"Please no fetish cosplay." Ai begged.
"I only recommend that for foreigners, not Japanese men." She giggled. "Though it is a great idea for him."
"Conversation done girls." Saitou said, not wanting to hear his idols go into this line of conversation.
"Sorry boss." Meimei giggled. "Though it could give you a few ideas with Miyak-"
"The scouts loved the first two songs." He began, cutting Meimei off.
"That's rude." She said, crossing her arms and leaning back into her chair.
"They are open to us reserving the Tokyo Dome for the beginning of Summer in the next few months." He said.
"That's awesome!" Meimei said.
"Yea, we can finally get the Dome!" Ari agreed.
"Our careers will skyrocket after that!" Nino yelled.
"They're still waiting for my reply on whether or not we want to reserve it." He said.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Watanabe asked. "Tell them we're interested."
"Well, that's the thing. I might tell them that we're not interested." He broke the news.
There was a long silence, none of the women expected those words to leave his mouth. For years, their main goal was reaching the Tokyo Dome, and now it was well within their grasp.
"What?" Miyako asked.
"Yea, seriously." Meimei asked. "Why not?"
"I'm thinking about speaking with Strawberry Productions about dissolving B-Komachi." He said with a sad look.
"Ichigo, what the hell!?" Miyako stood up.
"Yea President, why are you thinking of getting rid of B-Komachi!?" Meimei yelled.
He looked down at the table, knowing that this was the reaction his idols were going to have on the news. Each girl, minus Meimei, needed the Tokyo Dome to launch their careers and become famous idols. Even if they decided to go solo, the Tokyo Dome would ensure that they would have very good paying jobs after they graduated B-Komachi.
But-
"I can't do it anymore." He said.
"Why?" Ari asked.
"I almost lost one of you girls this weekend." He said sadly. "I almost lost Ai to a crazed stalker a few weeks ago. That's twice now that one of my idols almost died because of being idols. And I don't know if I want to continue having you girls at risk if it puts your lives in danger."
"But that's stupid!" Nino said. "It was one bad event, and Ai was fine!"
"And what if next time, she isn't fine?" He asked, cutting her off.
"Well-" Nino tried to say.
"If any one of you girls got hurt or died, that would be entirely on me." He said. "I am your manager, your boss. I should have increased security or fought with Strawberry Productions for funding to get private security. I can't even place you girls in protected custody after that event because the police are too busy trying to find the Shinomiya's daughter."
"I can't handle the thought of one of you girls dying because of some stalker or organized crime. I can't let you girls die because of my lack of ability to do something. So, I figure the best way to protect you girls is to quit B-Komachi and make sure you girls do something that won't get you killed."
There was a sad silence in the room. Saitou was too broken up with almost losing Ai twice. Though he'd never admit it, he cared for Ai more than the other girls. It's not even a stretch to say that he loved her, much in the same way a father loved a daughter.
He practically raised her. He taught her how to create a persona. How to lie on stage and in interviews. He taught her how to dance and made sure she had the best instructors that Strawberry Productions could afford.
And now, he had to live with the thought that she almost died twice because he couldn't get any form of protection. And the worse thing was, she was saved both times by a man he considered suspicious and potentially violent.
As much as he was grateful to Eren for saving Ai, he was worried if Eren was potentially abusive. If he was, there would be nothing to stop him from physically or mentally abusing Ai. Maybe he was unfair, and he knew that. But Ai was basically his daughter, he had to keep her safe and healthy.
"Ichigo, what about our dream?" Miyako asked. "Our dream to fill the Dome up with glowsticks? To stand there as our idols danced on stage to the roar of thousands?"
"I'm sorry Miyako-Chan." He said. "It's not worth the girls' lives."
Miyako understood, as hard as it was for her to say. She saw Ai as almost as a little sister, but also saw Ai's children as her own. She looked over to Aqua, who's arm was still in the sling. Her heart shattered when she saw the video of him being stabbed.
Miyako had no doubt that if anything happened to Ai, she would gladly care for the children as her own. They were too precious to her.
"Please forgive me, but I can't handle a third time." He said. "We might not get so lucky a third time."
"I think it is a bit unfair President." Ai finally spoke up.
"What?" He asked.
"I understood how dangerous it is to be an idol, and I accepted that. We all did." She pointed to the girls. "But this isn't just your decision. It's ours as well. We put in just as much work into this as you have. We put ourselves at risk because it's what we love to do."
"You were the one who told me that lying can be a form of love in itself. And I can tell you that I love this job. I enjoy giving people love and receiving it from them. Even if it is a fake idol persona. I love how our music inspires people and makes them happy. It is something I don't want to give up because I am scared."
"I think all of us agree that we can do this. We may be in danger, but I don't want to give up the thing I love because of how scared I am or how dangerous it can be. I want to show my children that even when it is dangerous, we must never give up on the things we love because we're scared of what can happen."
"So, I want us to continue. I want to get to the Tokyo Dome and make your dreams come true. So please, give us that chance and don't take the decision away from us."
Saitou saw her using her idol persona. That cute, innocent, and pure maiden like aura radiated off of her. He couldn't help but feel comforted by her aura. It was so kind, genuine, and beautiful. However, he could always tell when she was lying, he was the one who taught her after all.
However, this was different. Ai wasn't lying, she was being sincere. She was using her idol act on him, but her words were no less genuine than anything else. She truly believed what she was saying and wanted to keep on going, even if it was dangerous.
"I don't want to." He sighed.
"Please President Saitou." Ai begged. "Please don't take our choice away from us."
Now that he looked at her, this wasn't entirely her idol act, though it was similar. This was the same act a daughter would use on her father when she wanted something. Is this what a puppy dog face looks like?
"We'll give it one more try." He relented. "But I will not let this happen a third time."
The girls cheered at the news, glad that Ai was able to convince him to keep on going.
"Don't ever do that again." Miyako said, breathing a sigh of relief.
"I'm sorry." Saitou said.
"I understand Ichigo." She said. "I can understand that you're trying to protect them, but these girls aren't yours. They aren't even girls anymore. They're full grown women and you need to start treating them like that."
"Stop making me sound old Miyako-Chan." He said with a sigh, realizing that Ai and Miyako were both right.
Ai smiled at how the couple talked with each other. She was glad that they could help put President Saitou's worries to rest. He's a good man, but sometimes a bit overprotective.
"Now, here's how we're going to get Eren." Meimei said.
They're switching back to that topic!?
"Eren, sit down." Yoshida said as Eren walked into the room, followed by Sergei. "We have much to discuss."
Eren sat down. He was in a large spa of some kind, in the relaxing area for VIPs. There was a nice set of couches and tables in the center of the room with tea and snacks for guests. The overall decoration of the area had a very oriental feel to it, with gold statues of dragons and tigers.
"Sure." Eren said, sitting down.
Yoshida was dressed in a very expensive looking dress robe, sitting on the couch and currently getting a massage from a beautiful woman in a, what did the Azumabito call it? A kimono, or a Yakata? He didn't know, but it was simple and likely picked to be easy to remove.
"War can be bad for the soul and body, you need rest after a fight." Yoshida said. "Don't you agree Sergei?" He asked.
"Of course." Sergei agreed. "The warmth of a woman is important after a fight."
"How about you enjoy yourself Eren." Yoshida said, motioning for a few young and beautiful girls, around Eren's age, to walk up to him with their heads bowed in respect.
"Not interested." Eren said, waving off the women.
The women turned to Yoshida, unable to understand English and looking to him for clarification. Yoshida said something in Japanese, and the girls left Eren alone.
"If he wasn't with Ai, I'd assume he wasn't into women." Yoshida laughed.
"Eren is still young." Sergei laughed. "Give him time to learn a womans warmth."
"This generation is different, he should be more versed in woman than in our day Sergei." He said, amused by the situation.
"I don't normally mix work and pleasure." Eren said.
"You worried about Ai? She'll never know. Besides, if she did learn, she'd leave you for more than just a little fun." Yoshida taunted.
"I don't care for you poking fun at me." Eren said. "Say what you want and let's be done with this."
"A man of action then, I can respect that." Yoshida said. "We need to consider what to do now that we know that the Nakano-Kai are expecting our attack. The rat must have fed them information."
"He knows we're planning to strike at a restaurant." Eren said.
"We're aware." Yoshida said.
"So, what's my new role going to be?" Eren asked.
"Nothing will change." Yoshida said.
"Really, considering the Ginza attack will probably be a trap." Eren said.
"Even if it is, so what?" Yoshida asked. "I have one thousand men taking to the streets that day. He'll have maybe a hundred, maybe two. He will have no possible chance in winning against us, even if they know."
"What makes you sure their leadership will be there?" Eren asked.
"I know his leadership won't, but he will. You piqued his interest."
"Who is he exactly?" Eren asked, hoping to learn more about this enemy.
Eren didn't care much at first on who he was, since to him, he was just another guy. But after recent events, Eren realized that this man was much more dangerous than he originally thought.
"There are much I won't say, but in the past few years he earned the name Jigoku No Mao in Osaka."
"Ji-what?" Eren asked.
"It roughly translates to the Demon King of Hell." Yoshida said. "He was a poor child who grew up on the streets in Tokyo. His mother was a prostitute in the red light district, so you can imagine how upset he was. Mao originally joined my group when he was a teenager, but decided to branch out and he founded his own group. Since then, Mao has intended to move back into Tokyo."
"So, he was one of your men?" Eren asked.
"Yes, years ago. But he's changed. He was probably one of my best enforcers at the time. He would bet on himself in fights and always won. However, he was violent and often times difficult to control. He always jumped at the hardest jobs because of the thrill it gave him."
"So, he's only interested in this war for the thrill?" Eren asked.
"I have no doubt that Mao is simply wanting to fight for the sake of fighting. This little war will be over soon, since he has no grand designs outside of a good fight. He'll simply be killed, along with his men, and that will be the end of it." Yoshida explained.
"I don't think it will be so simple." Eren said.
"You are a Soldier, not a criminal yet. Things work differently here." Yoshida claimed, yet Eren doubted that.
"Believe what you want Yoshida." Eren said.
"There is one last thing we need to discuss, specifically about Ai." Yoshida began.
"Go ahead." Eren said with narrowed eyes, knowing what Yoshida was going to say.
"The attack at the concert brought some dilemmas to my attention, such as where I need to allocate resourc-"
"Let me cut in." Eren said.
"Oh?" Yoshida raised his eyebrow, more interested than offended. "By all means."
"I'm not stupid." Eren said. "You're going to use Ai to manipulate me. Despite your thousands of followers, apparently protecting one girl will be too much to protect her and fight a war. Is that what your dilemma is?"
"Yes, that is what I was going to say." He laughed.
"Despite all those resources that apparently can't handle a few hundred guys." Eren mocked. "You can't use resources to protect someone close to a freelancer but will gladly use them to protect a Lieutenant. So, if I want to continue protecting Ai, you want me to take the promotion and officially become a member of your gang."
"Ah Sergei." Yoshida laughed. "I knew the boy was smart. A disrespectful child, but he'll grow."
"So?" Eren asked.
"I guess I won't try to lie and be honest." Yoshida said. "Yes, Ai is going to be used against you. If I'm going to use resources to protect yours, you better use your skills to help me. And if you fail me or don't take promotions, all I have to do is pull protection away from her."
"I'm aware." Eren glared. "But don't forget Yoshida. If anything happens to her, nothing will be there to stop me from killing you."
Yoshida's cheerful persona switched to a more threatening one. He made a movement with his hand and another woman came out with a small plate with a teacup on it. She kneeled in front of Yoshida and presented it to him, which he took and sipped from it.
"Normally, if one of my men threatened me, I would take their finger as a punishment." Yoshida said. "Understand, that the only reason I'm allowing your disrespect is because you are more useful to me healthy than injured. But do not push me boy. Do not make me have to give discipline to you. I'll forgive your insults, but I will not tolerate a threat."
"And I won't tolerate Ai being used against me." Eren said. "As long as you don't push against me, I won't push against you Yoshida." Eren lied, knowing he was about to rescue Kaguya.
"Don't presume to know what I am and am not willing to do Eren." Yoshida said.
"And don't presume the same." Eren leaned forward. "You think your little group frightens me? I fought against nations Yoshida. I fought against monsters you couldn't possibly imagine. I participated in a coup and lead one myself. I brought nations to its knees and earned the title of the Devil of Paradis. The mountain of corpses that are behind me are larger than you could imagine. So, don't you dare give me a reason to show you who I was."
Yoshida knew Eren was lying. He had to be. No one, especially a kid, could accomplish so much. He wasn't aware of any actual changes in governments recently, not unless you talk about Egypt a few years ago, but there was no way Eren was being honest here.
However, the conviction and threatening tone he used sent a shiver of fear through Yoshida's spine. As if, even if logically, it was impossible for him to be telling the truth, the emotion he delivered was real. Eren was either a very convincing liar, or a very intimidating child.
Without waiting, Eren stood up and walked away, ignoring the shocked look from Yoshida. He turned and went out the door, Sergei following as he did so.
Eren was lucky none of his men were in the room, otherwise he'd be forced to show Eren some kind of discipline... though why didn't he show it now on principle?
And another one down, this one setting up the Ginza attack a bit more as well as a bit of development for Saito.
Hope you guys enjoyed, please let me know how it is.