At the office room of Tsumugi's Father:
Tsumugi Kotobuki's Father was anxious. He had called Kazuhiko 2 hours ago. He still didn't arrive here yet. It's also true that his house was very far away from here and thus it was understandable for Kazuhiko to take long time to come here.
Today he was going to have a very important discussion with Kazuhiko. Even though he was still a high school boy, Kazuhiko was extremely genius at his work And thus he had earned quite a great reputation among all guys. He was not an ordinary boy.
Kazuhiko, along with being a high school boy, had been a trainee in a top secretillegal Assassin Training Academy, which was known to very few powerful people. Of course Tsumugi's father was one of the few wealthy businessmen who regularly funded this illegal centre.
His thoughts were broken by the sound of opening of the office door. Finally, Kazuhiko had arrived.
"Mr. Kotobuki, you have called me. I'm here..."
The boy was panting a little as he came from very far away in this hot afternoon.
"You look tired. Have a seat, my boy. Take some cold drinks as well from the refrigerator. Refresh yourself and then we will talk."
Kazuhiko did so as he was asked. He sat down on a chair while sipping a can of Pepsi. He was wondering what kind of talk Mr. Kotobuki was going to have with him.
"So Kazuhiko, I'm going to have a very important talk."
"Yes sir."
"You know... you're easily the best student in our entireAssassin Training Academy. As one of the owners of that top secret academy, i have been extremely proud of you."
"T-Thank you sir."
Kazuhiko was really flattered by the compliments of Mr. Kotobuki.
"But Kazuhiko... now that you've successfully learned everything in that training Academy,time has come for your first job."
"I see... I'm ready sir... so whom do i need to Assassinate?"
Kazuhiko was both thrilled and nervous. He had been excellent in training. But now he had to show his worth.
"No Kazuhiko. Your first job is NOT an Assassination. Your job is to protect someone."
"Protect? I see... like a bodyguard?"
"Kind of like that..."
"Who do i need to protect?"
"It's my daughter... Tsumugi Kotobuki."
"What?"
Kazuhiko was shocked to say the least.Protecting the daughter of Mr. Kotobuki?That's one hell of a task.
"Are you worried, Kazuhiko?"
"Well... i wonder why suddenly your daughter needs protection. Did something happen?"
Mr. Kotobuki sighed and replied:
"Yes... some of my secret spies have informed us that there MIGHT BE some planning going on aboutkidnapping my daughter. Although they are not 100% sure, I can not take the risk of ignoring the warning."
"Oh my God. I understand. But in that case, your daughter need extreme protection. I don't think she should even get out of her house often."
Mr. Kotobuki sighed again. He then replied:
"You see... My daughter Tsumugi is a second year high school student like you. She wants to spend everyday happily with her friends in school. She also wants to travel to school and back home like a Normal Girl. That's why... I can not disrupt her regular life."
"I see... but then it becomes very risky..."
"That's why... your task is to follow her everyday."
"Follow her?"
Kazuhiko was dumbfounded by the task.
"You don't understand, Kazuhiko?"
Kazuhiko only shook his head and said, "I really don't. What is the plan?"
"You see Kazuhiko... your boys high school is very near to the girls high school in which my daughter is. So everyday while going to school, you follow her. Then after school ends, you follow her to her home. In that way, you can save her from any harm."
"Okay I get it... but honestly speaking... can you really put all your trust on ONLY me?"
It was a valid question. How could Kazuhiko alone save Tsumugi Kotobuki against quite possibly a group of gang?
"Don't worry Kazuhiko... I have all my plans ready... Hear me out."
Kazuhiko then quietly listened to Mr. Kotobuki's plan.
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Mio Akiyama's POV:
"Man I'm tired now."
I groaned as i finally finished wiping the table of our club room. Even though my work in the club was of a Bass Guitarist, I was wiping the table. It was all due to Ritsu.
"Good job, Mio!" (Ritsu)
"Shut the fuck up!" (Mio)
"Hey man, why are you getting angry at me?" (Ritsu)
"Don't pretend to be oblivious. You're the one who spilled the coffee on the table, but you said to Sawako Sensei that it was me." (Mio)
Ritsu chuckled as usual. Even the rest of the club members was holding their laughter. I was getting more and more offended.
"Now now Mio-chan!*Munch*Don't get angry too much.", Yui chimed in while still eating a piece of cookie.
I sighed and said, "Ritsu is awful. But Yui... are you still not done with cookies?"
"It's very tasty." (Yui)
"Jeez... Mugi is feeding you too much everyday." (Mio)
"It's okay Mio-chan. Just let Yui-chan have some of her favourite cookies." (Mugi)
"Thank you, Mugi-chan." (Yui)
Mugi defended Yui as usual. I sighed in frustration. The most annoying thing was that no matter how much Yui ate, she never got fat. How was this scientifically possible? I had no idea.
"Hey Mio-senpai... can i say something?" (Azusa)
"Oh Azusa-chan. Yeah tell me." (Mio)
"We didn't practice at all today. And the now the time is getting over." (Azusa)
"Ah... it's true..." (Mio)
I could only sigh. We all are slacking too much nowadays.
"For real man. The club members need to check themselves in mirror." (Ritsu)
"YOU need to check yourself in mirror first!" (Mio)
"Well in any case, let's go home. It's getting time." (Mugi)
"Yeah you're right, Mugi." (Mio)
We all packed our bags and went out of our club room. We always go home while talking with each other. Mugi's home is the farthest from here. After walking together for 20 minutes, she would separate and catch a train.
We were at our usual pace and talking with each other and at that moment, Yui suddenly said something regarding Mugi.
"Mugi-chan, you look kinda nervous." (Yui)
"Do I?" (Mugi)
Mugi tried to keep her usual calm self. However I also felt she looked kind of unusual.
"Yes. You looked our surroundings quite a few times." (Yui)
"..." (Mugi)
"Really? What's the matter, Mugi-senpai?" (Azusa)
Now we all were curious. Was Mugi worried about our surroundings for some reasons?
Mugi sighed and replied:
"You see... for the last couple of days... I'm having a weird feeling while going to school and back home." (Mugi)
"What feeling?" (Ritsu)
"Feeling as if... someone is following me." (Mugi)
"What!"
We all collectively gasped at the information.
[To be continued]