45 Acquisition (1/2)

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The next day was full of surprises for those the duo of Mei and Kazuya met. First was when they collected their winnings for the lottery. The people were stunned to discover that it was the little boy instead of her guardian who won over 400 million. He might as well be considered one of the luckiest boy for winning the lottery on his first try.

Second was the bank where Mei helped him create a new account so that the one he created with Kyouko doesn't reveal what he was up to. They were assisted with a trainee employee who treated him as just another child. She almost fainted when Kazuya had handed the check of their winnings over.

”Big sis please take the card and the bank book” Kazuya handed it over to Mei as soon as they entered the car.

”No. You should hold onto it for now. You should just give me half of it after I've finished registering the company” Mei rejected. She didn't want to have access to all of the funds because she wanted Kazuya to leave some for himself.

”I already said that this will only be the initial investment. Feel free to spend as much as you like for establishing our headquarters. I want this company to reflect the way big sis wants it to since this is your own company to manage” he of course sensed Mei's hesitation so he insisted.

”Kazu…” She was already considering ways to cut costs but Kazuya wouldn't have any of it. She already had a vision of what kind of atmosphere the company would have but the final say wasn't hers. ”Are you really sure about this?” she couldn't help but ask again. She thought of ways to think about how he could get another investment but the thought of winning the biggest lottery at the end of the year didn't cross her mind.

”I am. I already said that big sis can handle everything the way you want to and I meant it. I only ask that you don't keep problems from me since I may be able to help”

”Okay. I promise”

The two arrived at the Warehouse that was owned by Mahiru's mother. Kazuya got off the car with Mei and immediately sensed a few stares not too far from their position. He fixed his vision just enough to get a peripheral view of it and there he found a van that was heavily tinted.

”That kid…” the young man sitting inside the van immediately recognized Kazuya.

”What is it boss? Do you recognize that pretty lady?” the rough looking man behind the wheel asked.

”Hmm?” he took a glance at Mei and was immediately mesmerized. ”A fine woman indeed” he licked his lips. If Lee were here, he would immediately shout at this acquaintance of his for looking at Mei like that. ”Looks like that guy Lee does have good taste” Kuuga couldn't help but develop a smile on his face.

”That's one fine woman” the rough man whistled as he kept his eye on Mei. He totally ignored Kazuya who had already sensed them.

Mei's senses were already enhanced so she couldn't help but frown after catching that disgusting feeling whenever someone looked at her with lust. Unlike Kazuya who was masking his point of view, she glared directly towards the van for a few moments before moving towards the entrance of the warehouse.

”Did she just… notice us?” the rough looking man wondered as Mei stared directly in is direction.

”That woman is interesting indeed. No wonder Lee was so infatuated by her” Kuuga also felt a little pressure after Mei looked in their direction but shrugged it off. He didn't think that a woman was any threat to them.

”They went inside the warehouse boss. What do you think they're here for?”

”I don't know that woman but I do know that Kid. He goes to my school and his club captain is the daughter of this place's owner” he explained.

”So he was the one that Hashiyama kid wanted to be taken care of? He looks fine to me”

”Yeah… that's what bugs me. Anyway they're probably here to talk about the incident and find out if the daughter's betrayal had anything to do with Lee. Too bad for them that they don't know a thing” he laughed.

”But didn't we send Ousame there to pressure the owner to pay her debts so we can buy this place for cheap?” The rough guy was confused. They ordered him to pressure Mahiru's mother to pay her debts immediately because Kuuga wanted to use their land to set up his own base of operations.

”That guy doesn't even know I'm involved. All he knows is that he only needs to settle his own debts and this is the only way he can find enough cash to pay up”

Ousame was indeed in the vicinity. As the Mei and Kazuya approached the entrance of the Warehouse, they heard a pair of voices arguing. One belonged to Ousame who Kazuya of course recognized and one was Mahiru's mother.

”Please leave. The debt will be repaid as soon as I conclude my business. The deadline is still not here so why are you pestering me this much?”

”Listen lady, I've already lowered the price I'm collecting from you. Why are you being stubborn. If I didn't need the money then why do you think I would come here to settle your debt?” The man sounded annoyed after being turned away.

”You may have bought the debt from those despicable people but that doesn't mean that you can just barge in here like you own the place. I'm expecting guests so please leave immediately” She didn't notice that Mei had already arrived together with Kazuya and stood by the side quietly getting a grip of the situation.

”Is there something wrong Sawada-senpai?” Mei decided she had heard enough and walked up to interrupt.

”Kazuno? Is that really you Kazuno?” She was shocked to see her former underclassman looking like a real professional businesswoman. She remembered a serious girl who worked hard but just the level of presence of this beautiful young woman in front of her made her speechless.

”It's me senpai. Kazuno Mei. I called you earlier to set up an appointment. I hope you don't mind me dropping by in such short notice” Mei completely ignored Ousame who was now wearing a frown.

”Hey lady, it's rude of you to—” he froze as soon as he noticed the boy who walked up to stand beside Mei. His legs started trembling after remembering the hellish experience he was put through by this little demon.

Kazuya couldn't help but sigh. The women's' attention was already on him because of Ousame's reaction towards him. He really didn't expect to see this guy here so he knew that there was no way he could give an excuse Mei would believe.

”What are you doing here?” Kazuya couldn't help but pour his frustration over this unexpected person.