Chapter 514 - THE MAN CALLED YAGI (2/2)
Kaito did not respond. He jumped right in the middle of the crowd that wanted to take him down. If it was before, he might have had trouble beating the twenty or so people because they seemed well trained. He might have needed to use a few tricks.
He could take twice the number before him without breaking a sweat. He lifted a leg and kicked out at three people consecutively. These people stumbled back and pushed the ones behind them, but they stabilised quite quickly with the help of their companions.
Even though the yakuza dealt with firearms, most of them had great hand-to-hand combat skills. Therefore, they would not be finished off like ordinary people. Still, Kaito made a quick work of them with a few kicks, punches and chops.
Once he finished, he looked at Ayumi with murderous eyes.
She backed away a little in fear as she understood the situation would not go as expected. This was not a Kaito she recognised. She had known him for countless years, but she had never seen him fight like he was doing at that moment. The aura and the moves were completely different.
If before she was not a match for him, at this moment, she could no longer be mentioned in the same breath. He was too powerful.
She felt regret envelop her like a dark cloud. Her mind cleared up from the alcoholic haze as she faced him with fear in her eyes. Ultimately, she was someone who valued self-preservation. She did not want to die just like that.
She was not one of those people who thought it was a beautiful thing to die at the hands of someone who they loved. She thought that being alive was the best because she would have a chance to strategize and get what she wanted.
Otherwise, she would not have run away to the territory of one of her pursuers for protection when things went south. She was partly afraid of the prisoners she set free from the ground and the top ȧssassins who blamed her for the fall of Shadow Brotherhood.
In addition, she was also trying to hide from Kaito in case he returned and was angry with her.
It was too late.
Kaito threw a concealed flying knife directly at Ayumi. If it landed on her, it was a guarantee that it would end up in her death. His eyes did not have a shred of humanity or sympathy in them as he made the move.
Ayumi was dazed, so she did not have enough time to dodge. When she thought she would die, a shot was fired and the trajectory of the knife changed. Just like that, Ayumi was saved from certain death. Ayumi and Kaito looked in the direction from which the shot had been fired.
The person who fire the shot was a man in a maroon suit. He looked suave but calm. He was quite handsome by all standards, and his aura was quite majestic. His eyes looked at Ayumi with a hint of something hidden.
Kaito noticed the subtle look on his face and frowned. It did not look like the man was deeply in love with Ayumi as he expected. In fact, there were no emotions of love or even concern in his eyes as he looked at the woman.
This realisation made Kaito a little cautious.
If this was the person who had welcomed Ayumi to his territory, the matter could not be simple.
”I am Yagi Seiryo.” The man said with a nod towards Kaito. ”I apologise, but I cannot allow you to kill someone in my territory.”
Kaito's eyes became deeper. He did not speak immediately.
”I am under the keen eye of a special task force at the moment. So, cleaning up the incident would be a bit troublesome.” The man continued.
”Yagi!” Ayumi shouted in horror.
She did not expect him to give such a reason for not allowing Kaito to kill her. It made her feel completely worthless to the man she believed was irrevocably in love with her. Even though he feared Kaito, he should not throw her under the bus.
Kaito thought about the situation for a moment before nodding.
”It is not necessary for me to kill her anyway.” He said casually before buŧŧoning up his coat. ”Thank you for your hospitality.”
From Kaito's perspective, he did not need to make an enemy of this Yagi, at least until he understood the hidden motives.