After living through a melodrama that could rival any soap opera, Rei found himself utterly exasperated by the whirlwind of events. He secured the door to his bedroom and collapsed onto his bed, ready to surrender to sleep. Just as he was drifting off, his phone erupted with buzzing and ringing. With a swipe of the green button, he answered, "Hello?" Chiyo's voice crackled through, "Where have you been? I waited outside your office for half an hour! Now get over here and open the door, you fool! I rang the bell a hundred times!" Rei sprang up and dashed to the door, only to find Chiyo standing there, arms crossed. He hung his head in defeat.
Chiyo huffed and pushed Rei aside as he made his entrance. He flopped onto the couch and remarked, "You know, Rei, I was fuming earlier, but then I spotted someone familiar, and all that rage just shifted from here to there." Rei looked on, bewildered by his brother's sudden confession. Chiyo went on, "He was a minion of this guy who used to be infatuated with me, did something rather unpleasant, and then poof—vanished from my life. I never laid eyes on him again, but today I ran into his lackey and gave him a piece of my mind instead."
Rei inquired, "How do you know that fellow?" Chiyo replied, "Remember, I spent five months teaching art at a school. He was one of my students." Rei responded, "Ah, I see. Which school was that?" Chiyo answered, "In Nishiwaga." Rei exclaimed, "Hold on, this is quite the coincidence." Chiyo asked, "What do you mean?" Rei elaborated, "Alexis's half-sister attends that school, and her brother studied there too but dropped out. Now Usami is teaching there." Chiyo was taken aback but chose not to dwell on it. His mind was preoccupied with the thought, 'If his lackey is here, then he must be too. I need to take care of this before I leave. After all, my entire reason for coming to Tokyo was to find this guy.' Eventually, sleep overtook him.
Alexis stumbled upon the most adorable sight imaginable. Rei was peacefully dozing on the couch, with Chiyo's head nestled comfortably in his lap. They were the epitome of brotherly cuteness. A delighted squeal almost escaped his lips as he captured the moment with a quick photo before retreating to his room for some much-needed rest. That single scene chased away all his worries and filled his heart with pure joy.