Chapter 15: The Outcome of a Bet
The confident Kenzo had placed a bet on a woman in shorts, but she ended up being knocked out by the other woman, and that was the end of the bet. After this little episode, he finally returned to the old café.
"We're here, and along with the bet, it's a total of 9600 yen!" After stopping the taxi, the driver pointed to the meter and stated the amount, adding the bet.
"You're in luck!" Kenzo reached for his pocket with a calm look, but his expression turned serious when he realized that his damn wallet was missing.
"What's going on?" Kenzo's face was solemn, and he suddenly remembered the boy he had bumped into earlier, taking his umbrella in the process.
After careful consideration, Kenzo smiled the more he thought about it. It turns out that kid had dared to steal from him, and it seemed he was there for other reasons.
Thinking about it a bit more, could that kid also be part of the CCG? If so, things would get a little more interesting.
"Hey... friend, what's wrong?" The taxi driver suddenly became uncomfortable with Kenzo's silence.
"Wait a minute, I'll have someone pay for me!" Kenzo said with a serene look, then opened the door and exited the taxi.
The taxi driver wasn't in a hurry, so he waited in the car, feeling like the guy who had just gotten out was someone who pays his debts.
When Kenzo reached the café's door, he immediately gestured to Touka, who was not far from his position.
Touka was working, and when she saw Kenzo at the door, she didn't know what the hell was going on, so she approached, confused.
"What's wrong? Why are you at the door?" Touka came out wearing her apron.
In the café, the manager also looked at Kenzo, who was at the door, and his face showed the same confusion.
"My dear Touka, I just got back by taxi and didn't pay, so I need you to pay for me." Kenzo pointed to the taxi not far away and told her.
"What?" Touka froze for a moment, had this man become this familiar this quickly?
"My wallet was stolen. In short, please go and pay for me first!" Kenzo said, turning around and leaving again.
"Where are you going now?" Seeing Kenzo leave again, Touka asked in an unsatisfied tone.
"I know who stole my wallet, so I'm going to get it back. The wallet contains some of my most precious belongings. Fortunately, you have my credit card, so they can only steal the cash!" Kenzo said without looking back.
"You... really...!" Touka listened to the most loving words a girlfriend could say to her newly found boyfriend and rubbed her forehead in frustration.
"You guys have quite a relationship. It's a total of 9600 yen..." The taxi driver reminded the angry Touka with a slight concern in his tone.
"Why so much?!" Touka yelled, making sure her question was heard by Kenzo, who simply quickened his steps.
The taxi driver watched as his betting companion had rushed away, and he paled slightly. After clearing his throat, he said, "Your fiancé and I made a bet... Adding the meter fare, it resulted in this sum."
Touka looked coldly at the taxi driver and asked with a friendly smile, "If you tell me what you bet on, I'll pay it. If you don't, I'll only pay the meter fare."
"Oh, that's..." The taxi driver, in a difficult situation, finally said, "We bet while watching a women's fight. It's not very empathetic, but we only watched the fight while waiting at a red light."
"Is that so?" Touka smiled as she thought about her boyfriend's adventures. Every day, she discovered new things about him. Who would have thought he was so into gambling?
At the same time, the taxi driver secretly thought that Kenzo had a dispute with his boyfriend and was trying to take a taxi to the store where his fiancée worked and then asked her to pay.
Is this a new way to flirt?
This operation really surprised the taxi driver. Of course, this is what the taxi driver thought.
Touka had no choice but to take out a small rabbit-patterned purse and then reluctantly paid the fare and that silly bet.
Back at the café, Koma Enji asked, "What happened? Why did he leave again?"
"He's very unlucky. He went for a walk and then had his wallet stolen!" Touka said these words through clenched teeth.
"Oh..."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this news.
Even the manager, Yoshimura, looked intrigued. How could his son have let himself get robbed?
Who would have thought that Kenzo, who went for a walk, would end up having his wallet stolen?
"He's certainly very unlucky. I wouldn't wish that feeling on my worst enemy..." Koma Enji shook his head while cleaning some cups.
"Haha, now you're worried about him?" Touka couldn't help but laugh because she thought Kenzo was too mysterious to be understood by her, despite having observed him for a long time.
"Huh... When I was a kid, I had my money stolen. That feeling is very uncontrollable..." Koma Enji refuted the teasing of everyone. It's well known that he disciplined Kenzo a lot out of his love for him.
Seeing everyone laughing, Touka smiled warmly.
"Our dear Touka is afraid someone will steal her boyfriend? You shouldn't worry now; nobody would want to be with a slacker like him." At that moment, Irimi Kaya smiled warmly while making these remarks.
"Cough! Cough!" Upon hearing such open declarations, Touka coughed a bit to calm her blushing face.
"Is she in love with that slacker?" Koma Enji suddenly erupted in anger. He was like a father to Touka and wouldn't allow her to be with a slacker.
"Ah! What nonsense are you talking about!" Touka glared at them both angrily.
This kind of question made her feel embarrassed and annoyed, especially now that the store manager was looking at her with a slight smile, thinking about what had happened the previous night.
Irimi Kaya smiled slightly, leaned closer to Touka's ear, and said softly, "Well, then you have to do your best; he might end up leaving us at this rate."
"Oh, really? If he does, I'll drag him back!" Touka smiled coldly as she imagined the beating she would give Kenzo, and everyone was left in shock.
"Alright, you two ladies, it's time to work!" Koma Enji intervened in this strange conversation.
The conversation came to a halt, and Touka didn't let it affect her too much. She knew that Kenzo wouldn't just walk away without a reason. He wasn't a man who lied, so if he said she was the only one for him, there was nothing to worry about.
At that moment, in the CCG branch of District 20.
"An ordinary human? Doesn't seem like it!"
Suzuya Juzo held Kenzo's materials and touched his chin in thought.
"However, judging by his behavior, there's really nothing remarkable about it. Although a report is usually important, it can end up being a joke. After all, there's nothing that screams 'mysterious man,'" said an investigator named Umeno Masami.
"Do you believe that too?" Suzuya Juzo was interested in this.
Shinohara Yukinori, who was in the meeting, thought for a moment and said, "According to the investigation, it seems that the report was made hastily, so we can't conclude that he's really a Ghoul."
"Indeed, this guy looks quite decent if he's not a Ghoul."
"We have information on him from before. It seems he was raised by his grandfather, who passed away not long ago, and because of that, the man's studies began to decline."
"Something normal, I guess. If my only loved one died, I suppose I'd break down in a similar or even worse way..." Shinohara Yukinori knew that the reports were mostly inaccurate, but they wouldn't overlook this source of information that pointed to Kenzo as a Ghoul.
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