The favor, the helper.

Once home, she did some digging and found out his name was Shiyo, the son of the Yousuke Family, who owned a popular restaurant called Y Dines. They were rivals with the Zureku family, who ran Zure Foods. Recently, Y Dines had been accused of adding illegal drugs to their food to enhance the flavor.

(This should be fun.)

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Chapter 2: The Favor, The Helper

After some research, Miyono came up with a plan: she’d chip away at the Yousuke family, leading them to ruin. But to pull it off, she needed the help of Zureku Kusaki, the heir of the Zureku family—and lucky for her, he went to the same school.

The next day, Miyono spent the morning searching the school, determined to find Kusaki. Rushing up the stairs, she bumped into someone hard.

"Ow! Sorry about that," Miyono muttered, brushing herself off. She glanced at the guy she ran into. (Might as well ask.)

"Hey, do you know where I can find a guy called Zureku Kusaki?"

The guy tilted his head, eyeing her curiously. "Why do you need him?"

"I just need a favor."

"What's your name?"

(Why is this guy so persistent?) "It’s Miyono. What’s yours?"

The guy gave her a smug grin. "You mean you don’t know? I’m Zureku Kusaki."

(Seriously? Well, at least I don’t have to keep looking.)

"So, what favor did you want?" he asked.

"I’ll tell you once we get to the roof."

At the roof,

"Alright, spill. What’s this about?" Kusaki leaned lazily against the railing, looking half-bored already.

"Your family is rivals with the Yousuke family, right?"

"Yeah, so what?"

"If the Yousuke family goes down, your family benefits, right?"

Kusaki sighed. "Get to the point. I’m getting bored."

(Who does this guy think he is?)

"I want you to help me take them down," Miyono said bluntly.

He raised a brow, amused. "Sure, why not? I’m bored anyway."

"Great, I appreciate it."

"But you gotta tell me—why are you so interested in ruining the Yousuke family? Got some kind of beef with them?"

Miyono crossed her arms. "I’m doing this for my future."

"Uh-huh. Sure you are," Kusaki said, grinning like it was a joke.

(He's not taking me seriously.)

"So, what’s the plan?"

"Alright, here’s the deal," Miyono explained. "We sneak into Y Dines, catch them putting drugs in the food, and snap a picture. Simple."

"You say that like it’s easy," Kusaki scoffed.

"It will be."

"Alright, after school then. Lead the way, boss."

After school,

The two slipped into Y Dines through the back entrance and hid in the kitchen, waiting for the moment the staff added the drug. As soon as they saw it happen, Kusaki snapped a picture.

"Got it! Let’s get out of here," she whispered.

But just as they tried to sneak away—

"Where do you think you’re going?"

A bodyguard appeared, blocking their path.

"Sorry, but I’m going to need you two to come with me."

Before they could react, the bodyguard knocked them out, cold.

When Miyono and Kusaki woke up, they found themselves tied to chairs in a dimly lit room.

"Well, well. Look who’s awake," a voice sneered.

In front of them stood Yousuke Yugochi, the head of the Yousuke family. His greedy eyes glinted with amusement as he sized them up. "I didn’t expect the son of the Zureku family to be here too."

He snapped his fingers at the guards. "Watch them. I’ve got better things to do than babysit intruders."

With that, Yugochi turned and left, leaving Miyono and Kusaki trapped under heavy guard.

^^^~TO BE CONTINUED^^^

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