109 Temptation and Gains (2/2)

Though he didn't mind doing something for the company, Mei's mischief made it so that he would appear in the company's CM as his character. That part he didn't like because although he was going to be playing a guy, the character himself would be appearing more in the show as his girl self which limited the options of his CM feature.

”Kazu?” Mei approached him as soon as he entered their home. Kazuya knew she was aware of his arrival because part of her attention was on the detection formation. ”Where have you been? Kanade-san informed me that you went out on your own after your rehearsal”

”I needed to take care of a few things while I was in the area” Kazuya got pulled into his laboratory. Mei knew that they would eventually have to talk about what happened today so she sat on the couch and waited for what he had to say. ”More importantly…” Kazuya suddenly released an intimidating pressure and cornered her as she sat down. Both his arms prevented her from escaping as she fell on the cushion.

*Dokun dokun dokun* Mei's heart was beating wildly because she didn't expect him to do something like this. She looked at his clear eyes and her mind was going crazy thinking about what was going to happen.

”You've been very naughty recently, Big Sis.” Kazuya grinned. Both Miyamoto and Takaya taught him that this was an effective way to corner a woman who you needed to confront. They also told him that this had been a move that would exert a man's dominance.

Kazuya could see how nervous Mei was. Seeing her reaction made his grin grow wider. He had to admit that this big sis of his vastly differed from the cold one he once knew but he knew that they were still the same person. This version of Mei hadn't lost her cheerfulness and could show it towards him. Both of them were still the same kind and caring person but he still needed to do something about her mischief because although he didn't mind helping the company out, other involvement concerning the entertainment industry was something he was not interested in.

”W-what are you going to do…?” she whimpered. Her head was in a mess. It wasn't that she couldn't break free from the clutches of a nine year old but rather it was her hesitation and curiosity that made her not think clearly.

In her mind, she was already convinced that Kazuya had a mentality that is very much older than his actual age. Though Kyouko could pretty much determine it because of her experience, Mei could not. Her imagination was running wild as she looked deep into his eyes.

”The deal you made with Aoki Kanade would help prevent Mom from going crazy after I tell her about this and all but…” Kazuya slowly placed his thumb on her chin and gently pulled up her face. He slowly caressed her cheek which made all the senses in Mei's body feel numb. Kazuya found the Mei in front of him extremely beautiful right now so he moved his face closer. He most likely wouldn't be able to resist the urge to kiss her if he continued to look.

”Please don't make any decisions about my appearances without discussing it with me first” Kazuya moved his face to the side and gently whispered into Mei's ear. She felt extremely relieved that she was laying down on the couch or her legs would have prevented her from standing if they had done this as she had imagined.

”O-okay, Kazu…” Mei felt like she was intoxicated as she could feel his body heat and smell his scent. His breath on her ear tickled her senses as her face flushed even further.

This was one of the methods that both Miyamoto and Takaya collaborated with to teach the clueless boy. Takaya did not believe that he would be trusted if he was the one who taught him so he got Miyamoto to help him. Kazuya valued Miyamoto's opinion since from his point of view, this sensei of his had not been proven wrong with his lectures about women.

The two even suggested that he try out the method they taught on Tomoyo. Kazuya may not have been able to pin her against the wall but he was able to caress her cheek to make her speak a few words every now and then.

It wasn't until now that he was convinced of the method they taught him. The robot girl always did what he said so Kazuya didn't really think that it was because of the method they taught him. Mei was a very different matter because this big sis of his had always been getting away with everything and he could barely do anything about it. He thought that it would have been hard to use against any of the girls at home because aside from Yui, everyone was much taller than his current self.

”That's good to hear big sis” he whispered as he slowly moved away from her. He glanced at her expression and quickly looked away because no matter what, he had to keep himself from doing those kinds of acts so that he could make it back to Edea. ”I have something big to give to the company”

Kazuya quickly changed the topic and extracted the spoils he got from Muimina Ringo today. The black thing that appeared on the floor immediately made her snap out of her thoughts.

”A body bag?!” She looked at Kazuya who was smiling at her. ”Did you…”

”It's not what you think big sis. This is just a camouflage” he quickly unzipped the bag to reveal several bills of money inside. ”The Muimina family was gracious enough to give our company a donation. Though they didn't know that it would be us that will be making good use of it”

”There is more or less about 60 million here. Munie Ika will also be bringing in another hundred secretly. They will be additional investments that can be used for the company. Please tell me if there is need for more so we can push things faster”

”There is a way to make things go faster but…” Mei looked a little hesitant. ”I would have to resign as Kyouko's assistant and take up my post publicly if I want that to happen though” she confessed. She wasn't just an assistant for the Kouzuki corporation, Mei also held a reputation of her own as well as the connections she gained with the job. Unlike Mahiru, things would go much smoother if she was the one negotiating with others since they would have less to prove about their company with her at the helm.

”I'll leave it for big sis to decide” Kazuya had utmost confidence in her judgement.

”That would mean I would have less time to spend here and I would start working at Kazuno Tech's headquarters”

”Hold off on that for a bit big sis. The situation is getting quite sensitive so I would rather have you here since we still don't know how the Kuroganes will act after today” he remembered today's incident and was reminded that Mei was still in some sort of danger because of Kuuga's earlier demands. ”We'll stay quiet for now and wait until the second act is over”

”Second act?”

”Karma and punishment is what I like to call it”

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