49 We will send our blessings

[The signal is traced. It's found on the train destined for F city.]

Mizutani's voice is on the speaker.

[The train will arrive at S city in fifteen minutes. Do you want to send people to capture her?]

"She's too smart." Kiyohira directs the helicopter toward S city. "Did you find out who is the other person who called her?"

[Yes, the number is registered to Kawamoto Ren.]

Ren has already arrived at S city station. He calls her number, but it's unreachable. Doubtful, he checks Kamiyama's movement. Kamiyama is already on his way toward the station.

Rie wants to run away from the Kamiyama family. In that case, he can't ever let Kamiyama get a hold on Rie. She has already suffered enough at that man's hands. What should he do?

Ren smiles when an idea pops in his head. How did he forget? He is a hacker. Today, he will become the white knight who will save his first love from an evil black knight.

***

The train finally arrives at the station. I get off the train. The platform is crowdy. I can't see Ren anywhere. Why do I always throw away my phone when I am angry? I have wasted two phones because of Kamiyama.

I look at the information board.

[Meet me at the exit.]

That's Ren. He must have figured out that I threw away my phone. I laugh and run toward the exit. I see Ren with his red hair.

"We don't have time." He grabs my hand. "Kamiyama is on his way."

"What?" How did that bastard find out?

"He's tracing your phone. Do you still have it?"

"I threw it away."

"You did the right thing."

We get inside the taxi. Ren instructs the driver, "Take us to the airport."

"Where is he?" I ask him curiously.

"He is hovering above the station. He needs space for landing. I made sure that he didn't get one. Besides, he will break too many laws if he lands in public space and..."

He stops midway.

"What's wrong?"

"He is hovering above us."

"..."

I put my head out of the window and look at the sky. There is a freaky helicopter flying above the taxi. It looks like it's getting lower and lower toward the taxi.

"Hey, you two! What kind of god did you offend? This helicopter will kill us." The taxi driver yells at us, "Tell him to stop."

Ren scratches his head. He looks clueless.

"Call him." I tell Ren, "That man is crazy. Call him to stop."

Ren dials Kamiyama's number. It's picked after the first ring.

[Stop the taxi.]

Kamiyama's voice gives me goosebumps.

"We won't." I won't lose to this bastard. "Don't follow us."

"I won't follow you. If you don't stop, I will crash it with your taxi."

"Who is this crazy man?" The driver is freaking out. "I don't want to die. I am stopping the taxi."

"YOU CAN'T!!!" Ren and I yell together.

[Someone wants to die so much. Fine. I will grant the wishes of two fools who wanted to run away together.]

"Kamiyama, don't you think that you are overdoing it? If you crash your helicopter with this taxi, you will also die."

[I would rather die than let her be with you.]

"He's crazy..." Ren gawks at his phone.

I am speechless. He will rather die than let me go. He won't let me stay with Ren either. He wants to take me back at any cost and deliver me to Chisa.

"I get it now." The taxi driver widens his eyes and accelerates the car. "You are a pair of lovers who are running away from the man who wants to separate both of you. I won't let him win. Just wait and see."

The taxi driver drives in a zig-zag way. I have never ridden a rollercoaster before. My childhood wish is being fulfilled. Even if Kamiyama doesn't crash with us, we are still on a superfast rollercoaster ride to the afterlife. The taxi driver has gone mad.

"How did he find us?" Ren yells at me. "You really don't have any electronic gadget?"

"Idiot. He traced your phone. You called my number."

"Argh!" Ren grabs his hair in frustration. "Why didn't I think of it?"

"You should be ashamed as a hacker. How could not think of it?"

"You didn't think of it either."

"I didn't think that he was at a psychopathic level."

[I can hear you both.]

Hearing his cool voice makes me furious. Screw everything!

"Kamiyama, stop it. If you want to crash it, then crash it. I told you that I would rather die than go back with you. Go ahead."

"Such love." The taxi driver is full of tears. "Whoever you are, you should be over this girl. These two love each other so much. Don't be a prick and go back. You will find someone wonderful."

"He already has someone wonderful." I laugh and tell the driver, "A lot of wonderful women are in his life. His secretary is head over heels for him. She cooks delicious food for him daily. I am sure that her panty is wet whenever he passes by her. There is another woman who appeared today and the number of his exes exceeds the number of times you have taken the turns on this road."

[...]

"Man!" The taxi driver shakes his head. "Because of men like him, all the men are getting bad reputations."

"Dude, you are something." Ren snorts. "You have so many women. Why do you want my Rie chan? It's not good to be a player. I think that you should settle with the secretary who cooks for you daily. She would make a good wife."

I nod at Ren. "I told him the same. I prefer Mizutani over Chisa."

"You heard her. We will send our blessings. Bye."

"Aaaaaaaaaaah!"

We jump when the taxi driver shouts madly. I see the helicopter landing in front of the taxi. The taxi driver turns around the car. It skids on the road, barely manages to get away from the helicopter. I hug Ren and wait for my death.