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Thus the Die is Cast – Part 03

Doyama insisted on beefing up security and increasing the patrols of the security company. Moreover, he strongly advised Hikaru and the others not to come back to his place.

Ayano, however, wasn’t ready to throw in the towel. If she could have given up by now, she would have, then chose to continue her journalism career in Tokyo. She said she wanted to dig deeper into the activities of the land sharks.

Hikaru and Lavia returned to the café to discuss their next strategy. Of course, they had removed their masks.

“He’s unbending,” Lavia said.

Since she had yet to master Japanese, Hikaru shared what Doyama told him. Unbending sounded like a noble word, but to Hikaru the old man was just pigheaded.

“Speaking of which, when he talked about Mt. Midori…”

Hikaru raised his question, sensing a different nuance between the Mt. Midori locals referenced and the one Doyama spoke of.

“Why not ask around?