Realizer of Death : The Reaper



Tenku was silent because he was surprised when he saw Akina coming out of the women's restroom. He didn't know that the girl was also having dinner at that restaurant because he didn't use his spiritual sense to check the situation around him. Tenku didn't do that because he didn't think it was necessary.

He came to the restaurant to eat and not to fight. But Tenku didn't expect to meet Akina again at that place. He regretted that he had been careless. Tenku could have avoided running into Akina if he released his divine consciousness earlier.

If that girl were to run into Wang Ruyue and the others, it would cause trouble for him and Setsuka since they were her juniors at Suisei High School.

"Ah, yes. I had dinner at this restaurant with my friends. Then what are you doing here? Didn't you say you had other business with your friend?" Tenku asked in return.

He quickly released his spiritual sense to cover the entire restaurant and check Setsuka and the others. Tenku was worried that one of the girls had gone to the toilet and subconsciously called his name in front of Akina.

If the girl who appeared were Wang Ruyue, it would be fine since Akina didn't know her. But it would be a problem if Setsuka and Kirika came as both were quite popular at Suisei High School.

Tenku sighed in relief after knowing that Setsuka and the others were still sitting at their table and enjoying their dessert. Besides, Narumi was in another restaurant area, so they wouldn't see each other.

"My business is accompanying Narumi to dinner. I promised to treat her, so she urged me to come to this restaurant. She was worried she wouldn't get a table at this place if she came late. We should have come together if I knew you'd be having dinner here too." Akina replied and smiled sweetly.

"Is that so? Then you can finish your business first. I'm worried your friends will be angry at waiting too long if you stay here. We can chat again later. I will leave now as I have to use the restroom." Tenku said and entered the men's toilet without waiting for a reply from Akina.

Not long after, Tenku came out and was surprised that she was still waiting for him at that place.

"Why are you still here, Akina? Won't your friend get angry if you leave her too long?" Tenku walked up to Akina.

"Of course, I'm here to wait for you. You don't need to think about her because I already paid the bill for the food she ordered, so she won't complain or be angry with me." Akina answered.

"Then why are you waiting for me?" Tenku asked. He thought that Akina was waiting for him because she had something she wanted to talk to him about.

"I just want to chat with you. Besides, I want to meet Kohana and your friends. Didn't they come to have dinner with you here?" Akina wanted to see Tenku's friend because she felt that Kohana's face was familiar.

She thought that person was someone she knew. Because of that, Akina felt familiar when she saw Kohana's face. That's just one of the reasons. She wanted to see Kohana again because the little girl was so adorable, and she liked her.

"Hmm... That is..." Tenku was confused about how to respond to her words.

"Why? Am I not allowed to meet Kohana and your friends? Are you hiding something from me?" Akina narrowed her eyes and asked suspiciously.

"I'm not hiding anything from you. But..." Tenku wanted to give Akina a reason, but he stopped his words because someone suddenly appeared and interrupted him.

"Akina! This is bad!" Narumi jogged towards Akina and raised her voice. Luckily, no one else was in front of the toilet except Tenku and Akina. If someone heard about it, they would be furious because of her behavior.

Narumi didn't care about that because now she was panicking. She wanted to say something to Akina but was taken aback when she saw the person she was with.

"That's you!" Narumi said in surprise. She wanted to open her mouth again, but Akina asked first.

"What's wrong, Narumi? Didn't I already pay all the bills and ask you to wait for me there? Then why did you follow me here?" Akina said in annoyance. She was displeased that Narumi was interfering with her time with Tenku.

"I wouldn't have come here if it wasn't for an emergency! Your father called me and asked me who the man with you was!? The manager of the smartphone shop had told him that. So I can't lie to him. Besides, he's mad because you didn't answer his calls." Narumi said frantically and showed her smartphone to her. She put Kouta's call on hold to tell Akina.

"What!? quickly give it to me!" Akina was shocked and quickly took Narumi's smartphone. She had forgotten that she had silenced her Smartphone. Afterward, Akina kept her distance from Tenku and answered her father's call.

Five minutes later, Akina returned with a cloudy face and gave Narumi the smartphone.

"What is it?" Tenku said worriedly when he saw Akina's expression.

"My dad knows I met you from the shop manager where you bought the smartphone. At first, he only knew I came with a boy, but then he guessed it was you. I refuted his words, but he didn't believe me and scolded me. He ordered me to go home now." Akina explained with a sad face.

"In that case, you should obey your father's orders and go home now." Tenku said and patted her shoulder to comfort her. Narumi was surprised by his action but stayed silent because Akina didn't complain about what he did.

"But..." Akina didn't want to go home because she knew her father would scold her and forbid her to go out again. So she would spend her winter holidays at the house. Akina would die of boredom if that happened. She wanted to say she didn't want to go home, but Tenku quickly cut her off.

"You still have to go home now. Your father will get even angrier and blame me if you disobey his orders. He might think that I influenced you. Besides, your mother will also be affected because I know how Uncle Kouta's character is." Tenku said firmly and made a serious face. Akina fell silent and sighed when she saw that.

"I understand. I'm going home now." Akina reluctantly agreed with him. She knew that Tenku's words were true, and she had no choice but to go home. Her father would take his anger out on her mother and Tenku if she disobeyed his orders. Although Kouta loves his family, he sometimes becomes irrational and cannot control himself when angry.

"That's good." Tenku was satisfied after hearing Akina's answer. He was relieved that he didn't have to explain anything to her about Setsuka and the others.

"I'll call you when I get home." Akina looked at Tenku and spoke in a weak voice. She still wants to be with him because she rarely gets that chance. Akina felt disappointed that she didn't get to spend much time with him after they met twice in Shibuya.

She felt very angry about her current situation. Akina wouldn't have brought Tenku to that smartphone shop if she had known this would happen.

"Of course. You can contact me anytime. But you don't have to make that face. Isn't winter vacation just a few more days from ending? We will meet again at school." Tenku replied and smiled.

"You are right. Why did I forget about that!" Akina's face brightened after hearing that, and then she looked at Narumi.

"Let's go home, Narumi."

"Yeah, let's go. You should explain to your father that I had nothing to do with your meeting in Shibuya." Narumi worries that Kouta will scold her for thinking she teamed up with Akina to help her meet Tenku.

"I understand. I will explain it to my father. You don't need to worry because he won't dare to do anything to you." Akina nodded.

She could understand Narumi's worry because that girl was a friend she had called to accompany her. So Kouta would suspect that she was working with Akina to lie to him. But his father wouldn't dare say anything to Narumi because she was an outsider.

Kouta would just be mad at his daughter for thinking she was the one who planned it. But Akina was prepared for it because she was used to it. Then she turned her eyes to Tenku.

"In that case, I will take my leave now." Akina said.

"Yes. Please be careful on the road and give my greetings to your mother when you get home. Also, tell her my apologies for not being able to visit her for the past few months. I will come to your house after I have free time.

Of course, I will visit her when your father is not around because he will get angry and ask me to return if he sees me." Tenku felt guilty because he hadn't had time to see Misora.

After all, she was the one who had raised him for several years. Tenku would have slept on the street and become homeless if Misora hadn't taken him into her home. So he owed her a huge debt of gratitude. Because of that, Tenku had to treat her and Akina well.

"I understand. I will convey your words to my mother." Akina was happy because Tenku still cared about her mother even though he had left the Karitoshi residence for a long time. She was sure her mother would have felt the same way she did when she found out because Misora had considered Tenku as her son.

Misora often asked about Tenku through Akina because she didn't want Kouta to find out. He would be angry if he learned his wife still cared about Tenku.

After that, Akina and Narumi left the restaurant, and Tenku went into the restroom again because he felt he had forgotten something in that place. He was only briefly in the toilet after not finding what he was looking for and wanted to return to his friends. Tenku didn't want to make them wait too long. But he was surprised when he saw Setsuka standing in front of the women's restroom.

"Sesuka? What are you doing here?" Tenku asked in surprise.

"I came here to look for you. You went to the toilet for so long, and Kohana was worried. Therefore, I decided to follow you." Setsuka replied.

"I'm sorry. I met Akina here. So I chatted with her for a bit." Tenku said apologetically.

"Huh!? Is she in this restaurant? Where is she now?" Setsuka panicked and looked around her. She was worried that Akina would see her with Tenku. Setsuka was fine with that but didn't want to trouble Tenku.

"She had left. I will explain in detail later. We should return to the others because I don't want them waiting any longer." Tenku smiled when he saw her expression because it was rare for her.

"Ah, that's good. Then, let's go back." Setsuka nodded, and the two returned to where Kohana and the others were. After they saw Tenku and Setsuka return, they decided to leave the restaurant and go to their next destination.