After rebirth, I confessed to the losing heroine - Chapter 47- Playboy

*Knock* *knock*

“I am coming in.” The person who parted the door and walked in was Kaori’s elder sister, Hiyori.

Just like her younger sister, Hiyori also has dark green hair that reaches her lower back and a very pleasant pair of two green eyes. Hiyori has a small face and her features are quite attractive.

When she got into trouble with that blond bastard some weeks ago, it was Kaori who helped her…even though Hiyori doesn’t know how her sister did that.

However, Hiyori’s current dilemma remained in her younger sister’s condition.

Shiori’s eyes were red as she remained unresponsive while lying on the bed.

Hiyori sat down on the chair she pulled from nearby and faced her sister.

“Fought with your danna-sama?”

Kaori jerked in surprise with her ears heated up as she rebuked, “Wha…I am still unmarried! Why do you have to say something like that while comforting someone?”

Kaori straightened her back and hugged the squirrel plush to her chest. The complaining frown she directed at her elder made Hiyori giggle.

“I mean, given how much Yuichi affects you, I thought you must have already declared him as your husband.”

“…things don’t work like that, Nee-san. And…we aren’t even in a relationship.”

Kaori’s buzzing didn’t go unheard by Hiyori which made her brows go up.

“But you confessed to him recently, no? What about that?”

The two sisters were more like friends. Kaori doesn’t hide anything from her sister and the same was true for Hiyori. That’s why the situation with the blond blackmailer, Hiyori told only her sister about it.

Naturally, Kaori also has told everything that has been happening between her and Yuichi. However, she didn’t tell her about Yuichi and Minami’s relationship. Kaori just vaguely told her sister that ‘Yuichi is now seeing someone else’.

“That doesn’t matter now. Yu-kun has committed himself to that girl an-”

“But did he say that he won’t meet you anymore or his affection for you has receded?”

Kaori shook her head in denial however, she wasn’t able to comprehend what her sister was trying to imply here.

“Then why are you giving up, champ? Yuichi has committed himself to someone, but that doesn’t mean you can no longer be in a relationship with him. You just need to make yourself his priority, you understand?”

Kaori looked conflicted about what his sister meant by those words—ushering Hiyori to lean forward and drop the final bomb,

“See Kaori…Yuichi is a great guy and a very rare specimen. If you dump him and think he will crawl back into your life…then you are wrong. There are many women out there who must be waiting for you to detach yourself from Yuichi so they can jump on him.”

Placing her hand on Kaori’s shoulders, she said, “Are you prepared to live the rest of your life without Yuichi and burden yourself with regret?”

“No!”

Hiyori grinned, “Good. Now, call him and ask him to meet you. Sort things out and find a common ground where you both can be happy, alright?”

Hiyori caressed Kaori’s head before getting up and leaving the room.

For the next ten or so minutes Kaori pondered on what her sister said…but in the end, she yielded to her desires.

Kaori picked up her phone but paused for a moment. She indeed wanted to call Yuichi and apologize to him for how she acted back in his apartment. But looking at the clock, she hesitated.

‘It’s already ten…should I?’

In the end, she called him. She knew Yuichi goes to bed late and it wasn’t like Kaori had never called him around this hour before.

She didn’t have to scroll much into the call history to find his number before she called him,

*Ring* *Ring*

*Katak*

[Kaori? Everything alright?]

Hearing his concerned voice warmed her heart. Regardless of how she treated him, his behavior toward her never changed.

“Yu-kun…I-I am so-”

[Yuichi hurry!]

Kaori’s mouth remained parted while the hold on her phone loosened.

…that was definitely a woman’s voice.

[Ummm…Kaori is there anything urgent? I am in a bit of a rush.]

“N-no….nothing.”

Tears welled up in her eyes as she hurriedly disconnected the call.

….was there actually something between them in the first place?

******

“Who was it?” Seeing Yuichi frowning while staring at his mobile screen, Hanabi asked.

Yuichi, who had a bad feeling about this call from Kaori, shook his head and told her, “Nothing…did you find something?”

Currently, Hanabi is at Yuichi’s place to show him the camera surveillance.

Hanabi didn’t ask anything further about the call and showed him footage.

It was a recorded video from around a cafe that Yuichi had visited before. The camera captured most of the region around the cafe entrance.

Yuichi clearly saw Minami and Hiroto walking in and after fast-forwarding half an hour the figure of Shirogane Miyuki and the contractor named Ryuuske walked.

Not more than ten minutes passed before Ryuuske hurriedly exited the cafe followed by Minami.

“So they indeed met in the cafe and most probably Hiroto would have said something to piss Ryuuske off.”

Hanabi asked in slight surprise, “How are you so sure? And why would Hiroto-kun do that?”

Yuichi snorted as he replied, “You don’t know that guy. Any person who tries to get close to Shirogane-san gets on Hiroto’s radar. The same can be said about Shirogane-san.”

Hanabi raised her brows and spoke in admiration, “Made for each other…”

Yuichi didn’t say anything to that but he thinks the same.

“So now, what are you going to do?”

Hearing Hanabi’s query, Yuichi didn’t ponder for long,

“They most probably will target Hiroto during the evening, preferably somewhere deserted. I will make their work easier and call Hiroto at the old shrine in the east town. You surveil that area and keep me posted.”

“…and what after that? I know you are strong but fighting thirty men all alone…it’s a bit too much.”

Yuichi raised his left brow before smirking.

“Who said I would be the only one thrashing those goons?”

*****
[At the same time]

[Shirogane Mansion]

Unexpectedly, Miyuki was called by her father at this hour just after he returned from a trip.

Naturally, Miyuki responded to his call and headed downstairs where her mother and father both were waiting for her.

….for some reason, she didn’t have a good feeling about this.

Regardless she sat opposite the two, and exchanged greetings with her father,

“I hope you had a comfortable journey back home, father.”

Souma smiled at his little princess before responding,

“Of course, it was. Then how about you?”

For the next ten or so minutes the father and daughter exchanged some words that could be regarded as a part of daily conversation.

However, knowing her father, Miyuki knew that there was something important that he wanted to say. And soon, that topic was brought up,

“Miyuki, as you know I will be awarded in the upcoming Japan Business Federation award ceremony.”

“Yes, and I am extremely elated to hear that.” Miyuki’s smile was genuine and so were her words. But still, the dark feeling in her heart wasn’t going away.

And as she thought, there indeed was a reason to worry.

“I want you to attend the ceremony with Ryuuske-kun.”

******

A/N:- Drop a…bomb.