803 Just because Im your friend (2/2)
”You were the one who told me about it.”
”I did?”
”You went out of your way to give me so many hints. I would be rather stupid if I still couldn't guess what you, or maybe I should say the Messengers, intended to do.”
Kamitani laughed even more uproariously this time.
Seiji laughed as well, letting Kamitani hear his laughter loud and clear.
The two of them both laughed into their phones for a while. They then simultaneously stopped.
”Should I say that you satisfied my expectations, or that you didn't…?” Kamitani's tone became rather deep. ”What do you want to do, my bro Haruta?”
”Of course, it's to stop you guys. I've already told my guess to Yui. She's probably having Soul Society increase their vigilance level right now. Your attack will become highly difficult.”
”Haha, did you really think that you would stop me by saying that?”
”No, but I have something else to tell you.” Seiji paused for a moment as he switched to his most severe tone possible. ”You guys will fail in stealing the artifact. And if you forcefully try to steal it regardless, it might cause a horrific consequence that you can't even imagine!!!”
Kamitani fell silent for a moment.
”Why do you say all this?” he asked in a soft voice.
”Because I think it will happen,” Seiji stated in an adamant tone.
Kamitani fell silent for an even longer while.
”I can believe you, my bro Haruta.” Kamitani chuckled lightly. ”But, that won't do anything. The Messengers' plan is already set in stone. No matter what attitude I have about it, the plan will still be carried out.”
”I don't need your belief in me. I need you to do something for me.”
”You want me to betray the Messengers? Although that will also be really interesting, I don't have any intentions of doing so currently. Besides… just what makes you think you can request that of me?”
”Just because I'm your friend,” Seiji told him calmly.
Kamitani fell silent once more, followed by uproarious laughter which was almost like loud guffawing.
”Hahahahaha!!! Well said!” Kamitani laughed loudly. ”You said it so very nicely, my bro Haruta!!”
He sounded incredibly happy.
”Still, this still isn't enough, friend. Just this alone won't be enough to make me betray the Messengers. Can you give me even more than that?”
”Don't be so greedy, Kamitani-kun,” Seiji spoke softly. ”My friendship is far more valuable than you think. For someone like you, this is the only chance I'll ever make in my entire lifetime to offer you my friendship. If you refuse me here, you'll never have the chance to obtain my friendship ever again.”
Itsuki Kamitani felt chilled when he heard this.
Even though they were speaking across cell phones, he could still sense a bone-piercing chill pervade him. He instinctively sensed great danger in Seiji's words.
However, this didn't make him afraid. Rather, he became excited.
Interesting.
Truly interesting.
Seiji Haruta… was incredibly interesting!
Itsuki Kamitani really wanted to reject Seiji. He wanted to know what would happen if he rejected Seiji. However, he forced himself to restrain himself from acting on this impulse.
It still wasn't time yet.
Things could become even more interesting.
This was only the beginning. He couldn't just follow his urge and act however he wanted. He needed to be patient if he wanted to see everything become more interesting.
”Alright, I accept, my bro Haruta,” Kamitani spoke in a joyful tone. ”I'm willing to betray the Messengers for the sake of your friendship. Still, I'm going to need to be careful in just how much I betray them by. I have to guarantee my own safety, after all. You wouldn't want your friend to be immediately dealt with by his organization, now would you?”
”If the Messengers were able to instantly deal with you so easily, I bet they would have done so long ago already,” Seiji said calmly.