Dream Star

Chapter 86

"Instead of worrying, why don"t you just go see her."

Mikami said, breaking the silence between them.

Seeing the address on the paper, Kouta, however, looks away and doesn"t say anything. He wasn"t expecting this to happen at all. If it weren"t for Takahiro who was returning from an errand, then the damage could have been a lot worst. He was frustrated, very frustrated. He suddenly had a job around right after Karas.h.i.+ma left. He should have suspected it, especially after what happened earlier. But it didn"t cross his mind...

But didn"t it? He told Yumeko to be careful. He didn"t think that it would be like this though. At most he expected another attack from the fangirls. Something even his stupid sister is capable of dealing with. But instead. Someone with powers. Someone with powers attacked from the roof. Judging from that distance, it was someone powerful at least...

He let his guard down. Nothing"s happened recently. Why would it? She"s always by Karas.h.i.+ma"s side. People aren"t stupid to attack her with Karas.h.i.+ma there. But, he wondered why did they use this moment to attack her.

There"s been plenty of incidences where Karas.h.i.+ma has left her side, and yet she hasn"t been attacked like this. What is he missing? There has to be a hint somewhere. His thoughts broke off when he heard the sound of his phone. This ringtone, sure enough when he picked it up, the words read "Austin Kiryu."

Great, just great…

"h.e.l.lo? Kiryu-san?"

His first words weren"t his usual greeting but instead.

"What happened to Lila?"

Of course, he knows already.

The two are connected. Kouta took a deep breathe before he found himself relaying the information.

"It"s that bad?"

"Yes."

"You didn"t see who?"

"I"m sorry, they planned it during the time I was away."

And coincidentally Karas.h.i.+ma too was away from her. It"s easy to distract Takahiro too and Mikami, Mikami had been nearby but, "One of the girls from another cla.s.s was getting picked on…" Isn"t that too much of a coincidence?

Austin Kiryu must have understood from his silence since he spoke up, "I"ll do something about it. Where is she now?"

"...."

"With Karas.h.i.+ma?"

"Yes."

"...I see."

"I see?" That"s it? He expected something else. A scolding of some sort.

"Well, the timing is perfect. Someone is coming over."

Someone….

"It"s not that I don"t trust you. But it"s high time he came back to her side." Kiryu explained.

"You don"t mean…"

"He should be there already."

…!

"I see."

"Kanehera, keep looking out for her."

Huh?

"That guy"s useful yeah. But she"s part of her memories back here. Right now, you"re the one she needs to rely on for her memories over there. For her new journey, your the only one who can help her."


"Kiryu-San.." Kouta said.

"I"m counting on you."

With those 4 words, the phone line went dead.

"Kouta?" Mikami said.

He exhaled deeply, "Call Takahiro back here. We should discuss this."

Mikami nodded, "That"s true."

Even with Senbi Takes.h.i.+ here, there"s still something he can do. He finds that a bit strange. But he should believe in the words of that person.

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What"s with this random job? Soichiro clearly knows about her injuries. A deep sigh escaped her lips, let"s hope nothing happens on this so-called simple errand. She may have to resort to drastic measures. What"s more... Lila found herself leaning against the railing slightly. This is going to be difficult. Her body is completely exhausted and drained of strength. She really hopes this doesn"t end up violent.

If she can"t fight physically, then she would have to use her powers. As of late, no since escaping Soichiro"s training and starting school. She"s avoided using her powers as much as possible. She doesn"t want it..to use her powers and see the darkness become evil. Her precious darkness...

Feeling her legs give out, she crouched into a ball on the sidewalk and sighed. This won"t work. She ought to call Soichiro, Lila took out her phone and found only one contact there. Haruka deleted everybody else"s number. But that"s pointless. She knows them all of by heart. But if this is something that can rea.s.sure him, she should keep it that way. To be honest, she had mixed feelings about what happened earlier between them.

Lately, it felt like she was getting closer with him. For a while, things were awkward after she ditched him on her birthday. But then they slowly started to fix things. Why did this have to happen? Haruka… He loves her, but, she shudders as she recalled the events from earlier. That was scary. Why did he do that? Even though he"s usually so kind to her...

It happened all too quickly, yes, it was the same as what happened with Yumeko. Except for, this time around she sensed more malice. She was ready and yet as she raised her hands to block, a wincing pain spread. A pain that was too much for her to bare. But it ended far too quickly, as the energy source was sliced in half. There stood a person with black hair, wearing a familiar navy blue cloak.

Ah. . .

"Takes.h.i.+?

"Are you unharmed?" He asked.

"Yes..."

Lila is completely frozen in shock but seeing his gentle smile, her eyes light up.

Uwah...uwaah really?

"I"m sorry for not finding you much sooner. Rather, someone made sure to keep me away from the media so it was a real pain…" he trailed off, meeting her gaze. She hadn"t said a word other than his name when their eyes locked. He understood.

"I"ve already fulfilled my other obligations. No, the promise I made you. So you don"t have to worry."

She lets out a relieved sigh. Maybe it"s because she heard that and the fact that she"s actually overwhelmed with seeing him. Her knees gave up and she collapsed on the ground.

"Princess?"

"I"m alright, just tired."

Takes.h.i.+ crouched down, his gaze darkened and she realises the gloves she wore had come off.

"...Your hands?"

She tried to hide them but he"s already seen them.

She didn"t need him to explain.

He sighed deeply.

"Your still so careless…"He muttered. Takes.h.i.+ removed his rucksack and rummaged inside. Noticing the bag for the first time, Lila is curious. He doesn"t usually wear a bag.

"...."

After staring for a long time, Lila noticed something.

"Say is that the bag I made for you.."

Seeing him s.h.i.+ft uncomfortably, laughter escaped her lips.

"Don"t laugh. Not like I had anything else. I figured someone had to use this before it rotted away."

"Ah, how mean!"

"Found it."

Seeing him pull out a jar, she flinched recalling what happened last time but Takes.h.i.+ simply grabbed hold of her hand and poured the contents. She winces in pain slightly but felt the sudden smoothness over her injuries. "It works?"

"Well, it will help soften the wounds. After you"ve rested for a bit, let"s go see Eitsan."

It felt strange.

Strange to have him here.

In this place, in this place where everything is different.

"Princess. You don"t have to worry anymore. I will be by your side."

"...Takes.h.i.+.."

"n.o.body will hurt you again."

She lets him embrace her, something the two did a lot when they were younger but stopped.

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It"s not like her to cry in front of him. Even though it was something she would do in the past. She must have endured a lot. His gaze flickered on to the girls bandaged up hands. It must have been painful. It only happened earlier this morning, he should have arrived sooner.

"How is it?"

"It"s fixable."

"Really?!!"

"But, I don"t think you"ll make it in time."

"..."

"The guitar…"
Eita muttered.

"Eh?"

"If it"s playing the guitar. It will be less painful due to the strings. You"ll have to change your song."

..This surprised him too. Last time, she said she would sing her cinderella song during the first round of the audition. A lot of things must have changed with her. He noticed it earlier too. She looked like she was on the verge of tears and yet there was strength in her gaze. A different sort of strength. A lonely one...

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