"I've already prepared a place for you two to stay for a while..."
"But boss..."
"No more 'buts,' Yamada. We don't have time to argue. In a few hours, they'll break in here, and I don't want Kanade involved. Understand?"
"But boss, why me? Why not assign someone else from our group to take care of Lady Kanade? We need someone capable of facing them head-on..."
"And you're saying you're that capable person?"
"That's exactly what I'm saying, boss..."
"That's why, Yamada. I know you're exceptional. That's why I'm entrusting Kanade to you. I want to ensure she's in good hands..."
"..."
"Yamada, take care of Kanade. This isn't an order; it's a favor..."
This is the last time I had a conversation with boss before the all out - war between Tachimagumi and Yuzurigumi happen...
My name is Yamada Naoto and my task is to safeguard Hayuta Kanade, the daughter of the yakuza leader I serve. Even though things would get tough, I have to accomplished this task. I've lost contact with my boss and the company, so I think they might already...
"Yamadaaaa!!!!!!"
Lady Kanade's loud voice fills the house, calling for me.
"Yes, what do you need?"
"It's so hot in here..."
"Sure it is since it's already summer my lady, and we're renting an old tatami style room so getting cozy in here would be near as impossible unless it's rainy season but lady kana-"
"Stop saying things that would get the heat much worse and rather than blabbing things why won't you do something that would rid this heat!!"
"Ok, my lady..."
As always, Lady Kanade's sharp wit prevails…
"Why don't we just open the window for some fresh air?"
"Open it? What if insects invade?"
"I will make sure no insects will land on your skin..."
"If you say so then open the window."
I opened the window for lady kanade to feel the chilled breeze coming from outside. Cicadas are really noisy this season, but you can feel that the summer is already before us, I wonder if the temparature would still rise up, it's already over 30 degrees, this would effect to lady kanade when she's going to school since the UV radation is much higher now in this season...
"Hey yamada, why are you looking up the sky as if your conciousness got sucked up to different world?" Lady kanade said that with a frown face and questioning tone...
"Oh, what am I doing, I just lost in thought for a while haha, well then I should get ready for our dinner just wait here and I would call you if the dinner is ready lady kanade..."
"Make it quick..."
Fortunately, we still have money for our daily needs that the boss provided. It's a substantial amount, so if we budget carefully, we can get by for at least two years.
Our menu today is pork tonkatsu, one of lady kanade's favorite dish, I gotta start find a job that is not full time too since lady kanade's request in life sometimes needing a money haha, I need a job that is not full time so I could still take care of lady kanade...
Few hours has passed...
"Lady kanade, food is ready!"
"Great job yamada!!" Lady kanade said that while laying in the tatami reading a manga.
"Can you clean the mess there and ready the plates for us to eat?"
Lady kanade begun to frown while questioning me...
"Ehhhhh, why me??"
"Please??"
"One ice cream, vanilla flavor..."
"Deal."
Few minutes has passed and we finished our foods in table...
"So lady kanade, tommorow is the first day of your school, remember first impressions is a must if you don't want to be left out..."
"First impressions? As if I would care about that, hey yamada!! Why I need to go to school huh??"
"Lady kanade as a minor teenager like you is needed a educations for you to know more about how this world works, and by finishing this educations, you can obtain a qualifications to work in a bigger company you know..."
Lady kanade retorted with a doubt...
"Huh? So you're saying that my father and the other guys from the family including you finished the so called education? Since our family is a big family among many right? You finished education for you to obtain a qualification for you guys to work on father side right??"
I freeze as if massive of hands stopping me from doing or speak a thing, I couldnt't speak reply quickly from what lady kanade said, instead...
"Lady kanade, how about ending this conversation with period and sleep, since you have to wake up tomorrow at early in the morning, haha."
I said that while faking my laughing because I know that if we continued our conversation about this things would not get through smoothly by some soft words...
"If you guys finished the what so called education, then why did you guys let my father died..."
I was completely froze, when she speak that, and she added...
"If you guys wanted to work with my father then why did you let him died!!!"
I didn't move an inch and unconsciously I'm just staring to the tatami and standing, literally complete froze, I can believe lady kanade noticed it...
No, I think I already known, lady kanade is a smart young lady even boss knows how clever she is, but I still just can't believe about the situation right now, I think all the pent up emotion got explode and that triggered because of our conversation early, if I just talked to her more sofly and careful we won't going to end up in this situation, but I guess if I took this in other perspective, lady kanade might be troubling about the situation that we're in right now... No, not might but she is, since her father is involved in this, directly.
I tried to end the conversation by saying "Lady kanade, its already past 8. You need to rest now since-" she didn't let me finished and just ran towards her bedroom, well technically we don't have a bed room since our house is like a one room for two person...
She covered herself with blankets and lie in bed in a side position.
As of me, I sat for quite a minute and pondered about everything, about lady kanade, about boss her father, about the family, and it's already morning when I realize that I was sitting there for all over the hour of night.
"What the- Its already morning, I should wake up lady kanade..."
I went to lady kanade to wake her up since she has a class in the morning until afternoon.
"Lady kanade lady kanade, Its already 6:00 am in the morning, you should wake now..."
"Mhmhmmm..."
"Crap, I forgot that lady kanade was a weak waker in the morning, but I should wake her up since this is the first day of her exciting 1st year in middle school, lady kanade lady kanade..."
While saying that I was trying to wake her up by tapping her in her shoulder but what I heard next was something I expect...
"Mhnhmhnhnmmm, Arghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! What the!!!! Yamada, I'm sleeping you knowwww!!!!!!! Why are you trying to wake me up!!!???"
I retorted...
"Umm, lady kanade as I said yesterday, today is the first day of your school as middle schooler, that's why you need to wake up for you to not to be late-"
"NO!! I won't go..."
Yes I was expecting this, that's why for a her to go to school, I prepared some bait yesterday, hehehe.
Few hours after.
Teacher has begun to roll call.
Izuna
"Present!!!"
Kiritsuka
"Here."
Momoyama
"Here!!"
Tachima
Tachima
Is tachima kanade is here??
"Present."
If you heard your name say that you're present quickly next time okay?
"..."
"(Damn that yamada, I wasn't planning to go to school today but that guy, arghhhh he showed the boxes of chocolate ice cream and said that if I'm not going to school today no ice cream for month??? Damn you, haha, okay let's see it's just a school after a few hours that ice creams of yours will be on my stomach hahahaHAHAHA!! I'm just gonna sit here and wait fot the end class bell haha, such an easy task...."
Meanwhile at house...
"I wonder if lady kanade is studying and listening well in school? Maybe she got many friends by now haha."
He said that while having a face of parent who is excited for his kids school time life...
TO BE CONTINUED...