Starting with Firefly, Speedrunning the World

"……"

"Have you found any specific information on her?"

Although he didn't care much for this daughter, even thinking of Nene Arakawa as merely a replacement for Akari.

She was just a pawn to further the Arakawa Zaibatsu, a means for marriage alliances with other zaibatsu, political factions, or Future People.

Yet, he couldn't help but pay attention to everything concerning Nene Arakawa, worrying about her safety.

A portion of his love for his biological daughter, Akari, had unknowingly transferred to Nene Arakawa.

Therefore, he had actually been keeping an eye on Nene Arakawa's recent changes.

"I am terribly sorry, we haven't found any information on her. It's as if she doesn't exist, as if she just suddenly appeared."

The man with glasses hurriedly apologized to Kōsei Arakawa, bowing his head in fear. But there was truly no information to be found on the girl named Firefly.

Even the Arakawa Zaibatsu, which directly or indirectly influenced all of Japan, couldn't find a single thing.

It was too bizarre!

"……"

You can't find anything?

Compared to his subordinates, Kōsei Arakawa's expression remained unchanged.

He knew very well that there were many people in this world whom the Arakawa Zaibatsu couldn't easily investigate or confront, especially after interacting with the DGP.

Even the Tokyo government could only silently accept it, not daring to raise any objections.

So, was this girl named Firefly one of those Future People?

Kōsei Arakawa stared at Firefly in the screenshot, lost in thought.

"That's all for now."

Since it was related to those Future People, it wasn't something they could resolve.

However, seeing his daughter interacting with Firefly, he thought their relationship seemed quite good, which wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

If she were truly a threat to Nene Arakawa, it wouldn't be like this now.

"Yes."

Hearing Kōsei Arakawa's words, the man with glasses prepared to leave.

But Kōsei Arakawa called him back, continuing to ask, "What is Madam doing?"

"Replying to the President, Madam has already sent people to bring the young lady back."

"……"

Kōsei Arakawa wasn't surprised by this answer. After that kidnapping incident, his wife had become exceptionally strict in watching over their daughter.

And he was powerless to do anything about it!

It was even harder to persuade her of anything…

Because he himself was still consumed by guilt and immense pain over his daughter's death.

Looking at the live broadcast, Kōsei Arakawa thought for a moment before speaking, "Intervene a little first. Let them stay a while longer."

With Firefly's help, the people sent by his wife certainly wouldn't be able to bring Nene back, and it might even cause their daughter to end the broadcast prematurely.

Compared to that, he could learn more about Nene Arakawa and Firefly through the broadcast.

As for asking his wife to give up on bringing Nene Arakawa back?

There were reasons he couldn't voice at all.

"Yes."

"Now this is a fashion show!"

Sitting next to Nene Arakawa, Firefly watched the models on the runway.

As expected, she still preferred Tokyo fashion shows.

What were those shows in Europe and America, or from that certain academy, even? What kind of aesthetics were those?

This was her first time sitting so close to watch a fashion show, and she felt a little uncomfortable. Herta sat beside her with a poker face, completely unfazed; she wasn't interested in such things.

Nene Arakawa, meanwhile, chatted with her fans in the live stream from time to time.

Even though the models were good and their outfits were fashionable and beautiful, for some reason, she felt something was missing.

Was it because she had seen more beautiful girls?

Compared to the lovely Miss Firefly, there was a sense of disappointment due to the comparison.

The fans in the live stream then urged Nene Arakawa to shift the camera to Firefly, or expressed a desire to see Firefly try walking the runway.

Seeing these suggestions, Nene Arakawa became a little interested and turned to look at Firefly.

"Firefly-chan, do you want to go up and give it a try?"

For anyone else, the organizers naturally wouldn't agree to them joining midway.

But if Nene Arakawa were to say it, it might be a different story.

"No, I can't."

Hearing this, Firefly quickly shook her head. She wouldn't do it.

Would she go up there and embarrass herself?

"Oh, what a shame. If it were Firefly-chan, I bet it would have been amazing! I already saw several outfits that would suit Firefly-chan perfectly."

Being rejected, Nene Arakawa felt a little disappointed.

She really wanted to see it.

This fashion show wasn't mostly about revealing outfits, but about elegance. Those who could walk the runway were famous models and celebrities; ordinary people didn't have that qualification.

No matter what Nene Arakawa said, Firefly wasn't going up.

After the fashion show ended, the three of them left.

However, before leaving, Nene Arakawa really dragged Herta along to customize a few outfits.

"So lucky, no one bothered us even though the fashion show was over."

Looking around and not seeing any bodyguards, Nene Arakawa looked relieved.

She had thought they would be spotted by bodyguards midway.

"Yeah, it went so smoothly."

Firefly also found it a bit strange. Logically, with things as they were, people from the Arakawa family should have discovered her location by now.

"This is good. We still have some time, let's go check out the car show. It's nearby."

Searching on her phone, Nene Arakawa suggested.

Firefly naturally had no objections.

However, before the two of them could reach the car show, just when they thought they wouldn't encounter any bodyguards, a whole crowd of them appeared the next moment.

"Attention, everyone, attention... we've spotted the young lady."

"The young lady is up ahead."

Upon spotting Nene Arakawa, the bodyguard immediately notified those around them with a walkie-talkie and began to surround her.

"Sigh, they finally showed up."

Seeing the bodyguards appear, Nene Arakawa sighed.

It seemed they wouldn't be able to go to the car show.

"The great escape begins! That's all for today's stream, everyone."

"Firefly-chan, let's run!"

Nene Arakawa said to her fans in the live stream, quickly ended the broadcast, then grabbed Herta and urged Firefly to flee quickly.

"Young lady, don't run!"

"The madam wants us to bring you back no matter what."

Seeing Nene Arakawa run, the bodyguards quickly gave chase.

"Follow me!"

Firefly scanned their surroundings and quickly made a decision, leading Nene Arakawa in a certain direction.

Even though the other side had more people, she had plenty of ways to shake them off.

Nene Arakawa also trusted Firefly completely, accelerating her run to keep up.

Chapter 58 Information on dgp Operations

"We've lost them."

Observing their surroundings, Firefly confirmed that the bodyguards were no longer following them.

"Whew, we finally lost them."

Nene Arakawa plopped down on a roadside stone, finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. Streaming live was really not easy.

But thankfully, Firefly was there. If it were her alone, she might not have been able to get away from them.

It was just a shame they couldn't make it to the car show. Judging by Firefly-chan's reaction, she seemed more interested in the car show than the fashion show.

Thinking this, Nene Arakawa apologized to Firefly, "Sorry, we couldn't make it to the car show."

"Huh? It's okay, there'll be other chances in the future."

Although a little disappointed, Firefly didn't dwell on it too much. There would be other opportunities, it wasn't like this was the only one.

"I..."

Just as Nene Arakawa was about to say something else, a figure suddenly ran over from the side, their voice filled with excitement.

"Nene-chan? You're Nene-chan, right!"

"Huh?"

Upon hearing that, Nene Arakawa looked up and saw a woman who looked somewhat familiar and quite pretty. She seemed to be a fan, looking very excited.

"Hello! I'm Nene Arakawa."

Nene Arakawa was very happy to meet a fan.

She quickly stood up and replied.

"Ahhh, it really is Nene-chan! I was just watching your stream and I was so worried when those bodyguards showed up."

"It looks like you escaped successfully this time?!"

The woman became even more excited upon receiving Nene Arakawa's confirmation.

"That's right, I successfully escaped again this time."

Nene Arakawa blinked charmingly, full of confidence.

"That's amazing! Nene-chan, I really love your streams and videos, I haven't missed a single one."

"Um, Nene-chan, can I take a picture with you?"

The woman took out her phone, looking at Nene Arakawa with immense anticipation.

"Thank you for your support, of course we can."