9 Living Together

"Dorgeia..." A gangster group formed in the Naniwa district in 2005. Some of the members of Dorgeia have been hired by a large, well-known company in Osaka. Most of the districts in Osaka prefecture are controlled by this group (Abeno-ward, Nishinari-ward, Taisho-ward, Chou-ward, Ikuno-ward, Hirano-ward, Suminoe-ward, Kita-ward, Asahi-ward, Joutou-ward, and Naniwa-ward). If another group of gangsters entered Dorgeia's territory, they would not hesitate to beat it up or seize the group's territory.

To make matters worse, "Dorgeia" is a group of gangsters who have spiritual users, and... "They are a group that my company once hired..." With a serious look, Fuyuki flipped through the pages of his company's agent and client data book, then his hand stopped on a page which strongly implied the existence of such a group in Madara's case.

Miyamoto Company is just a small company located in Abeno.

Madara who knew this caused a feeling of restlessness in his heart at this time.

"...." Even Hiyori and Mawaru didn't say a word.

"Why is it like this?" Madara held his head with an annoyed expression.

"Who knows," Fuyuki responded curtly and immediately closed the book.

Instantly atmosphere in space early changed shortly be tension.

"If I help Madara fight them, wouldn't this look like a civil war?" Mawaru said with an uneasy feeling reflected in her eyes.

"Even we're just hitchhikers here... " Hiyori lowered his head glumly as he thought about this.

....

'Hmm...'

"Is there a way to fight them without violence?" Madara asked while contemplating the best way to deal with it. But Madara's eyes did not find any ideas.

"Looks like we forgot one thing," Mawaru says it with the right hand holding his chin, a sign she thought aloud.

"What?" Madara asked quietly.

"When is the deadline?" Mawaru queried forgotten it at Madara. "Just look at the threat... " in Mawru's mind while waiting for Madara's answer.

"Oh, yes, I forgot to say it. Tomorrow at noon." Madara said it seriously.

Everyone was surprised by putting on a stiff expression.

"Damn!" Hiyori muttered as he clenched his fists and slapped his hands lightly against the table, then Hiyori turned to Fuyuki and asked "Master, what should we do?"

"Hm..." Fuyuki thought about it again as he opened the agent and client data in his book. Then Fuyuki turned to Mawaru who might be able to overcome this.

"Um...," Mawaru blushed when Fuyuki saw her, followed by Hiyori who looked straight at her face.

"Mawaru, you..." Fuyuki suddenly looked at Mawaru and looked at him seriously, making Mawaru's heart beat fast as if he was in love with his cuteness.

"Yes?"

"You..., can you come up with a strategy with this? (while showing the book in front of Mawaru)."

"Eh!?" Mawaru immediately furrowed her brows, "Tch, I thought he would ask for help with me by seducing me, this person is not sweet..." In Mawaru's heart, which so far has never received an expression of love from someone. His face looks lazy and feels reluctant to act.

"Mawaru, I trust you. You are the only one who can finish this. I acknowledge you, acknowledge your abilities, and I am proud to have a friend like you. Therefore, I entrust it to you!" the words that come out of the sound of a handsome boy who is in front of it, making the heart of Mawaru be melted.

"Hiyorin..." Mawaru's face turned red for a moment and she immediately looked away in embarrassment.

"Oh, so this is a Hint Point that can defeat Mawaru..." in Fuyuki's heart while looking at Hiyori with a narrow gaze.

Mawaru feels her heart flowered after receiving the praise of men handsome named Hiyori this, now he takes seriously the book in the hands of Fuyuki.

"Alright, let's make a plan." This time Mawaru will show her ability as the best strategist in Rakugaki.

"Wait, I'll explain first." Fuyuki looked at Mawaru with an even expression. Meanwhile, Mawaru's blazing spirit was now cut short by Fuyuki's words.

"Please Master." Mawaru was forced to respect him.

"On my agenda, in the next two days, I have a meeting with a client. The client is a broker. Maybe we're just talking about borrowing and borrowing money."

"Huh!? What's that got to do with it?" The astonished Madara interrupted Fuyuki's conversation.

"Listen to the end!" Fuyuki continued his words "I want to change the schedule into tomorrow but, in the middle of the day. It's for helping you, Madarame ."

"We're at school during the day!?" said Hiyori with a disapproving expression with Fuyuki's explanation.

"How is Mawaru?" Fuyuki smiled slyly.

"Looks interesting." Mawaru also smiled slyly and started planning a strategy.

What will the two of them do? Madara wondered in his heart.

"We can fight them bare-handed, right?" Madara who didn't know what they were planning to do began to doubt the answer.

"Yes. We shouldn't bother to fight." Mawaru said optimistically.

"I don't understand..." Madara's mind was completely stuck this time.

"Tomorrow at noon, you must stay at school." Mawaru looked at Madara while suggesting he not to be truant during the lesson. "Then Hiyori will go." She added with a sly smile.

"I'm not sure I can do well." Hiyori hesitated while playing with his two fingers.

"How is it, master?" Mawaru who had thought through his strategy asked Fuyuki.

"Well, that's more or less like that." Fuyuki agreed.

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The strategy:

[Narration by Mawaru Yoshioka] Master asked his client to meet in front of Abeno High School. On the way home, the client was attacked by a spiritual user who happened to be at Madara and Dorgeia's meeting place in a park near the high school. However, that spiritual user had only stolen his valuables. The person who will carry out this action is Hiyorin who is disguised as a thief because he can teleport which means to move places quickly. So, from the scene of the incident, Hiyorin was able to transfer to school quickly without missing a lesson. Then the Master who knew about this incident hired Dorgeia who happened to be there. Before the plan began, Madarame's friends and family in Tennouji had been contacted to refrain from rebelling against him. I'll make sure of it over the phone, because my ability to read the heart of a person's whereabouts even though far away still works fine.

Next, Madarame and I will act in the evening. I will make sure the spiritual user who is trying to exterminate Madarame is within Master's range to accompany the client. Then, Madarame acted as a helper for the client. The items that Hiyori brings will be given to Madara and then given to the Master, while Master who is a high-level spiritual user installs a shikigami against Dorgeia to trick them. All of these plans were sole to lure and trick Dorgeia into the park, and the use of high-level shikigami was never discovered. However, there is a risk behind all this. If Madara arrives late, Master will faint from using his abilities beyond limits. The use of its power is limited to 3 times its normal usage than other spiritual users.

"So, what should I do?" Madara asked for fear of failing with his plan so that it could result in harming Fuyuki.

"Master can defend his shikigami for 15 minutes. As much as possible you should come before the 15 minutes are over." Mawaru said worried about Fuyuki's condition.

"How about we (Madara and Hiyori) hide in a nearby place?"

"Don't do it. The Dorgeia group has some kind of sensory ability like radar that detects strangers coming in nearby. For example, your meeting with that crested person. Indirectly, they have installed radar on their members." Fuyuki said explaining it while thinking of a mature solution.

Hmm...

"I admit Mawaru's plan is too perfect but, if I teleport Madarame I will automatically come too." Hiyori was thinking hard 'Hm..., how about that?'

"Hiyorin, I have an idea!" cried Mawaru.

"Oh, yeah, like what?" Hiyori who had been lethargic became excited again.

"You can take Madarame to my location! You will automatically be caught on the radar, but I will take Madarame to the Master's place to witness his honesty. Instead, you wait at my place. How about it?"

"Interesting idea." Hiyori smiled which indicated he agreed with Mawaru.

"I agree." Fuyuki also agreed.

"Alright, let's put the plan into action," Madara said optimistically.

"Yoooooo!" everyone shouted in agreement.

"Thank you all and sorry to bother you especially Matsuda, I will try my best." Madara bowed before them.

"Eh?"

"Because you have been willing to help me peacefully." Madara bowed with a happy expression in gratitude for this.

" Um, it's only natural that we help you too." Mawaru smiled gently in front of Madara. The reason is that in the past the three of them had also been helped by Madara's grandfather so this was like a form of revenge.

"Raise your face, don't look like someone who is begging. It's true Mawaru, it's natural for humans to live to help each other, right!? Just a matter of differences in strength doesn't matter." Hiyori confirmed it and grabbed Madarame's hunched shoulders.

Then Madara straightened his body, opened his eyes with a happy look while being grateful for this meeting.

"Madarame, this time settle down in here first because it's already late at night, if you go home now may be in the nets n there is not safe. If you're in my house, you are safe and are inside the shield had created from this power." Fuyuki explained while inviting Madara to spend the night at his house.

"Wow, that's great. Well, I'm staying here for the night." Because he felt there was no other choice, Madara was forced to agree.

"Don't forget to let your family and friends know you're here," Fuyuki suggested while tidying up the treats on the table assisted by Mawaru who took it to the kitchen and Hiyori put Madara's things in Fuyuki's room, like serving guests in a hotel.

"Oh! I almost forgot. " Madara immediately called his family to give him news.

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"Hello...?" A woman's voice.

"Oh... Mother (Mrs. Taira). I'm not home today."

"Why?"

"I'm staying at the house of my friend who happens to be an old relative and was a student of Grandfather's."

"Oh, yeah, no problem. The important thing is that you don't cause trouble in the family."

"Yes ma'am, thank you. I try not to cause any trouble."

"Mom, change!" Kaede said to her mother whose voice was heard from Madara's smartphone.

"Have you found him?"

"Yes, I found it."

"Thank God. I hope you can change and have a vision for the future."

"Kaede, I'm not a gangster leader anymore. However, they are all my friends, as much as I can protect them without breaking this bond. Thank you, Kaede, for being willing to help me all this time."

"Um... that's not true. You're also part of this family, I should have helped my family in need."

"Kaede I'm-"

"Yes, even though you are not my sibling but I think sharing kindness is beautiful."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

"Oh yes, tell papa and mama if I'm fine in here. I just stay overnight alone here so do not worry."

"Ok. I'll be waiting for the souvenirs," Kaede said with a happy tone.

"Ooi you idiot Kaede, I just came here to meet—"

*Phone connection is lost.*

"Tch! He closed it." With his narrow eyes, Madara became annoyed with Kaede's attitude just now.

You're a cake maniac, but the punch is OK hahaha.

"Strange." In Hiyori's heart who saw Madara smiling coquettishly staring at his smartphone screen, "Why is he smiling to himself?"

"Everyone, let's gather!" Invite Fuyuki who is in the kitchen. " Mawaru call Clara in her room! " Fuyuki asked Mawaru

"Okay," Mawaru immediately rushed to call Clara.

Hiyori prepared plates and spoons on the dining table, while Fuyuki cooked dinner.

Madara who knew they were busy preparing dinner went straight to the kitchen to help him. "Here let me help lift him (he lifted a pot of hot soup by Fuyuki)."

"You don't have to, you're a guest, just sit back and relax," Fuyuki said while placing the pot of hot soup in the middle of the dining table.

"Please." Hiyori pulled up the chair and motioned for him to sit down.

"Thank you." Madara immediately sat down on the chair in front of him.

Then Clara and Mawaru also came.

They all eat together.

"Itadakimasu."

*Enjoy your meal.

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"Brother, how's my doll?" Clara asked Fuyuki while chewing the food.

"Clara, please finish your food first if you want to talk!" cried Mawaru suggesting it.

"That's right, I haven't fixed it yet," Fuyuki answered with a sad tone and a straight face then turned his gaze away from Clara.

"Hmph! Brother pisses me off." Clara sulked sweetly spoiled.

"Clara, how about this big brother fix it?" Fuyuki with his fake smile and the right hand holding the chopsticks pointed at Madara. "This brother is quite proficient you know." Fuyuki flirty teases Madara.

" Okay, no problem." Clara had a happy smile on her face. "I'm waiting, sis." The smile on Clara's face made Madara unable to refuse the request of the little girl who had offered her doll to Fuyuki.

"Oi, oi, Matsuda, why I must fix it? Even I don't have any sewing skills." Madara whispered near Fuyuki's ear.

"Come on, accept it, you're just a hitchhiker and there's nothing else you can do besides this," Fuyuki whispered to Madara with his cynical gaze.

"Okay," Madara replied with a feeling of burden.

"Is this all I can do?" Madara muttered languidly and became unappetizing.

"Ah~ I'm kidding!" Fuyuki made a joke that irritated Madara.

"I think I want to pinch you." Madara said with his evil gaze.

"Oi stops it, you like me because my face is cute, yeah?" Fuyuki teased Madara with his flirtatious gaze.

" You 're really cute," Madara said to Fuyuki with a flirtatious expression too.

"Madarame sucks!" Mawaru looked annoyed when she saw him.

"I smell Yaoi's scent," Hiyori argued while looking at him narrowly.

"Oi oi is that how you treat me as a guest?" Madara's self-esteem fell to a low humiliation by an Otaku in front of him.

Meanwhile, Fuyuki continued to eat leisurely. Then, Fuyuki put down a clean bowl without any leftovers, "Madara, please help me sew later."

"Yes, I will help you," Madara answered briefly while continuing to eat.

Living with strong people will make you strong too, living with weak people will make you weak too. But, if we live with strong and weak people, we will get stronger. It is not our body that is strong, but the ability of our heart to protect the weak people around us.

People become strong because they protect others. The weak, not forever be weak, they are complementary to live his strong man. By living together like that, we can complement liver weakness with the strength of our resolve.

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Be strong with them...

Yes, they are friends who accept you for who you are...

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