[For the time being, there seemed to be nothing suspicious about The Lady. She had some businesses in Japan and made several regular trips between Japan and the United Kingdom every year. She had no children, so she often invited young people she found adorable or famous entertainers to visit her home.
Jiang Xia and the others were neither the first group nor the last. However, Uzo had many methods, so it could not be ruled out that he had a hand in this invitation.]
Okiya Subaru's brow twitched. "..." How terrifying. Jiang Xia had merely enthusiastically helped someone find a cat, yet such an ordinary casual act had become Uzo's reason for luring him out on a trip.
He had been sighing over Jiang Xia getting entangled with that terrifying criminal Planner.
But the next second, when he turned the page and saw the following email, his heart skipped a beat.
[There is also bad news and good news.
I won't ask which one you want to hear first—the bad news is that Jiang Xia is on the same flight as you.]
Okiya Subaru: "..."
Okiya Subaru: "..."
Okiya Subaru: "!!!"
He shot to his feet, but a moment later, looking at the passengers lining up to board outside, he suddenly thought of something. Shuddering, he silently sat back down without moving.
Okiya Subaru: "..." Jiang Xia was going to the United Kingdom too?!
There was, of course, nothing wrong with Jiang Xia himself. He could go wherever he wanted, and Okiya Subaru had no objection to that.
...But if Uzo's shadow lay behind Jiang Xia's trip, then Uzo might be boarding this plane as well!
Okiya Subaru stiffly shifted his gaze toward the stream of people still boarding. For an instant, he had the urge to push against