290 Am I Being Flirted With? (1/2)

After the monorail returned to the city, Seiji and the two ladies hailed a taxi and headed for the special hospital that Natsuya had previously registered him at.

Mayuzumi received a checkup upon arriving at the hospital. While he was waiting, Seiji received a phone call from Mai

Mai told him about the result of her investigation at Shouhei Hirai's residence: absolutely nothing!

”At the very least, based on that residence of his, he seems just like a normal person, but I'm not certain whether or not he has other places he lives in. Right now, the part that I'm most concerned with is his niece, Reo Tachibana, who's currently living together with him. I tried to find this elementary school girl, but I failed. It's highly probable that she was taken away by a Spiritual Ability user!”

Seiji frowned upon hearing this. He recalled the lost little girl that he met during the school festival.

This little girl was taken away by another Spiritual Ability user and was missing… was she currently a hostage?

Was the unknown Spiritual Ability user behind Hirai holding her hostage to force him to accept a curse being placed upon him?

This sounded like a reasonable inference.

”In that case, it's highly likely then that Shouhei Hirai was cursed by someone, or forced to accept a curse due to a hostage?”

”Yes,” Mai agreed, ”that can be inferred from the current situation.”

There was a moment of silence between them.

”I'll continue investigating, and I'll try to find this girl. Be on guard at your end as well.”

”I will. Senpai, you be careful as well.”

Mai hung up the call.

Although it wasn't one hundred percent certain yet, it was likely that Hirai was a victim here, and that the Spiritual Ability user who took young Reo was the true perpetrator!

'This isn't over yet,' Seiji thought to himself.

It didn't take long for the checkup to be completed. The examination confirmed that the source of Mayuzumi's nightmares was indeed hidden deep within her soul!

It was just as Seiji had expected. The doctor confessed that she was unable to cure this and told them that she could only prescribe some better-than-average Spiritual Medicine.

Seiji contacted Natsuya yet again.

”I'm willing to help you with any of your requests, Haruta-kun. But that doesn't mean this will be curable, since this is a different situation from the previous one.”

”I understand… I'm truly sorry for bothering you yet again, President.”

The scion chuckled lightly upon hearing this. ”No need to say that, Haruta-kun. You're the person who saved mine and my retainers' lives, and more than once at that. I'm sincerely happy to be able to pay you back… or I should say that I hope you'll rely on me even more.”

”…What does that mean?” Seji asked after a pause.

Seiji was rendered speechless. 'Am I being flirted with?'

He could imagine the scene of the beautiful scion smiling gently and softly… and it definitely moved his heart.

'Stop! This isn't the time to be getting distracted.'

”Er… um… so... where should we meet you at?” He forced himself to ignore what just happened.

”We can just meet at my residence.”

”Alright, thank you.”

”No problem...” Natsuya paused for a moment before continuing in a playful voice: ”Although I want to say that, don't you think just thanking me lacks sincerity?”

”Then what should I do?”

”After helping you out this time, could you do one thing for me?”

”What is it?”

”It's nothing big or difficult. It's something that only you can do,” Natsuya told him in a gentle voice.

'This tone, these words… you're going to make my imagination go wild!' Seiji felt as if there was an itch in his heart.

”Is that alright?” Natsuya asked.

”Yes… of course.” He agreed to do it.

After the call ended, Seiji gave Mayuzumi and Saki an explanation.

”I can't promise that you'll be cured, but it's worth a shot… the last time that I worked together with that person, we managed to cure another girl who had a curse cast upon her soul. Perhaps this can be resolved in the same way.”

”How much is the fee to hire that person?”

”Er… she's helping me out of friendship. Please don't mention money in front of her, as she's a rich scion of a powerful family.”