At this point, everyone was fully prepared to set off.
All eyes were on Takahashi Masahiko.
Takahashi Masahiko spoke to us as well:
"We can leave now. Please follow me!"
"Alright, let's go!"
"..."
With that, our group left Takahashi House, where we had stayed for several days.
A seven-seat Toyota Prado was parked outside.
It was Takahashi Masahiko's personal vehicle...
Compared to the tiny sedans ordinary Japanese families drove, the Prado was much bigger and far more imposing.
It suited Takahashi Masahiko's yakuza status as well...
There were six of us, and the car was still spacious enough.
Senior Brother and Senior Sister led the way outside...
I drove instead of letting Takahashi Masahiko take the wheel, mainly because I was afraid he might try something.
The cars here had right-hand drive and drove on the left side of the road, which took some getting used to. Other than that, there was no problem.
I glanced at everyone and said:
"Let's go!"
Mao Jing, Pan Ling, and the others nodded.
Aoi Yui sat in the front passenger seat and even gave me a cheering gesture.
"Lord Special Envoy, ganbatte!"
Her voice was soft and adorable...
Even now, I was still somewhat conflicted over how to deal with Aoi Yui afterward.
I stepped on the gas, and we left Takahashi Masahiko's home, heading toward Kashima Port.
Senior Brother and Senior Sister floated ahead along our route, moving quickly...
I kept the speed relatively low, mainly because I was worried we might run into patrols and get stopped too early. That would make it easy for us to be exposed and bring about a fatal disaster...
After less than ten minutes of driving, Senior Sister appeared ahead and pointed toward a lane beside us, signaling for me to pull over.
I