Crush ˙˚ʚ('◡')ɞ˚˙ (Ricky - s.qr ❤)

Chapter 17: Promises

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This one is in Mandarin

This one is in English

"So you finally decided to come back, huh?"

The silluhete was of none other than Yumeko's older brother, Izana. Yumeko let out a sigh of relief as she switched on the lights in her room to see him sitting on her bed.

"Phew....nii-san...you scared me....", she said.

"I scared you? You scared me! What the fuck were you thinking?!", he said sharply, making her gulp.

"Sit. Down.", he said while patting the space on her bed beside him.

Yumeko obediently sat down and looked at her hands that were placed on her lap.

"Where did he take you?"

"To the Yokohama Port.."

"WHAT?! Which part of the port?"

"The domestic side of the port where the wifi is strong..."

"Do you have any idea that there are actual mafiosos out there in the Yokohama Port?! "

"M-mafia?!"

"Yeah, mafias. You know how in Bungo Stray Dogs there's the Port Mafia? It's pretty similar, but trust me, they're not cool anime characters or anything. They're real, and they don't exactly show up in the open. Most of them work on the outskirts of the port—places that are secluded, where the authorities don't keep as close an eye. Once it gets dark, that's when the yakuzas come out. They move around the quieter, less monitored areas, where they smuggle goods and run their illegal businesses. The area where you and Ricky were? It's not where the mafia operates, but it's close enough to be risky. They don't run things from there, but they're likely to pass through those spots."

"You...You can't be serious.."

"Unfortunately I am...", Izana sighed before softening his voice and continuing, "Look sis....you are 20, a grown adult. You have the full freedom to hang out at night. It's no biggie here in Japan, given that you go to a safe place and inform me properly beforehand. Plus, listen...Ricky is a foreigner, he isn't supposed to know about which place is safe and which isn't. You are the local here, you should've been more careful. In fact, do you understand that you put Ricky's life at risk too?"

Yumeko's eyes widened at his words, her guilt doubling. "I... I didn't think of it like that..."

Izana let out a frustrated sigh. "Of course you didn't. Yumeko, you're smart, but you still have a lot to learn. If you and Ricky had gotten caught in something shady, things could've gone south real fast. They could have taken both of you. Ricky could've been in serious danger, and... Yumeko, you know how it works. They don't need a reason to target a woman...They could've-", he couldn't bring himself to finish the sentence, so he immediately pulled his sister into a hug.

She immediately hugged him back tightly.

"I am sorry, nii-san..."

"I am just worried, okay?... And...I have to say that I appreciate you leaving a note in my room that you were going out with Ricky..instead of hiding it from me. That was good. I am not mad at you or Ricky. The kid just wanted to have fun with you, but he should've been more careful as a foreigner and you should've been smarter as a resident of Yokohama."