After breakfast, Kei and Rei watched Morning Cartoon while Takeo prepared lunch boxes using dishes that were taken home from the restaurant. Usually, he only prepared lunch boxes for himself, Kei, and Rei. But starting today, he will prepare another lunch box for Shizuka.

At the same time, his mother who just woke up approached him. After looking at the lunch boxes in front of Takeo, she asked, "Do you also prepare a lunch box for Hide?"

"No, it's for Shizuka."

"For Shizuka?" A big question mark appeared on Takeo's mother's forehead. "You start hanging around with Shizuka again?"

"Yup."

"Good," said Takeo's mother as she made a cup of warm tea. "I said nothing when you decided to stay away from Shizuka. But actually, I thought you were rather careless."

"What do you mean?"

"Girls at the age of 12-20 years go through many things that are not easy. So don't judge them from their outside appearances such as hairstyles, clothes, or ways to behave."

"How about the boys?"

"You had to ask your father about that. But from what I see, you have a strong heart. So I believe you will be fine, no matter what the challenge is."

"Understood." Takeo then decided to change the topic, "Is it okay to come late to the restaurant?"

Takeo's mother smiled then answered, "No worries, Monday is a slow day for a restaurant, and your father needs an additional sleep for a few hours."

"I see." Takeo nodded slightly, and at the same time a special ringtone was sounded from his smartphone. A ringtone indicating that Toruma Mafia's group leader was gathering in one place.

"Mom, can you help me to complete these lunch boxes? I forgot to prepare something."

After a cheerful nod, Takeo's mother replied, "Roger."

A few minutes later, Takeo left his house with Kei and Rei. On his shoulder, he carried his school backpack, filled with changing clothes, a netbook, a tablet, and other equipment.

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When the pick-up car from Kitaro Music School appeared in the distance, Hide knelt before Aizawa.

"Since you will be staying at Kitaro till tomorrow, then you need to give Big Bro a hug and two kisses."

"Okay." Aizawa immediately hugged Hide tightly and kissed his cheeks, then said, "Aizawa loves Big Bro."

"Big Bro also loves Aizawa," Hide replied before kissing Aizawa's cheeks.

Not long after that, Aizawa got into the pick-up car, and once the pick-up car disappeared behind a corner, Hide checked the message from Takeo.

'They're really good at choosing meeting times,' muttered Hide as he went back into his house.

Without wasting time, Hide changed his school uniform into a leafy green outdoor outfit, complete with a tactical belt and shoulder strap, then covered it with a green moss outdoor jacket. After that, he went to the garage.

After putting on gloves, Hide packed some comms, combat knife, balaclava, various pouches, and other equipment into a big bag. Then, he started preparing the firearms.

Ideally, for this job he only needed to bring an assault rifle with eight extra magazines and a handgun with four extra magazines. However, because he only had three extra AEK-74SU magazines, Hide decided to bring his mini uzie too.

'I have to increase my collection as soon as possible,' muttered Hide as he loaded a 5.56 mm round into an AEK-74SU's magazine.

Takeo still had to look for a car, therefore Hide took the time to load every magazine he would bring. That way, he only had to bring as much ammunition as he needed.

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Shizuka had been told that when the hunt for Toruma Mafia's Elder began, she would have to buy isotonic drinks, snacks, cleaner spray, and a few other items. Then, she had to help Takeo to secure a car. So, after she finished the shopping she immediately regrouped with Takeo.

With calm and confident steps, Shizuka walked into a basement parking lot that operated fully automatic. She wore a green olive outdoor outfit in a casual fashion, on her back hung a 40-liter backpack, while in each hand was a shopping bag from a minimart. So, at first glance, Shizuka was no different from a college girl who just went shopping.

The parking lot had six segments and each segment accommodated about 100 cars, all of which looked expensive and luxurious. Fortunately, Takeo was in the closest segment to the entrance, so Shizuka easily found him.

She looked at the Green SUV in front of Takeo and asked, "Noice car, who is the owner?"

"A politician's son who is on vacation abroad, and for some reason he removed the GPS feature on this car."

A smile bloomed on Shizuka's lips, "Wise choice."

"Yeah."

"So, how are we going to take it?" Shizuka turned towards a CCTV on one of the pillars and continued, "Is there a guard hiding in the hidden room?"

Takeo smiled, then explained, "In Nikko, the average parking fee is 1,200 Ren/hour or the equivalent of a middle-class worker's lunch. That's why illegal parking lot appeared, such as this place."

In an instant, a question mark appeared on Shizuka's forehead, "What is the difference between this place and the legal parking lot?"

"This place only charges a parking fee of 300,000 Ren/month."

The question mark was still visible on Shizuka's forehead, "How does the difference help us?"

"Because this place is illegal, the management can not place personnel here, to avoid arrest if the authorities sniff this place. Their security office is also located in another building, not in this one. So, if we can rig their surveillance system, then we can act freely."

"Are you sure you had rigged their surveillance system?"

Takeo confidently replied, "Absolutely sure, right now all CCTV in this place is showing a calm and peaceful situation, without our presence."

"Then why do you need me?"

"Well, I'm still not as skilled as Hide, so I need someone to monitor the conditions around me while I'm working. Who knows if security personnel will come to visit."

"Okay, you can start. I'll watch your back."

Wasting no time, Takeo got to work, and it took him 20 minutes before he managed to open the green SUV's door and start the engine, he then smoothly drove it. One meter from the crossbar in the exit gate, Takeo stopped, giving the sensor of car's plate number time to do its job.

Before long, a light "Beep!" sounded and the crossbar lifted up. Without delay, Takeo stepped on the gas and got out of the parking area, to the morning streets that began to crowd.

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Under a flyover three blocks from Hide's house, Shizuka casually leaned against the side of the green SUV, while beside her Takeo surveyed a villa using his netbook and Google Earth online.

When Hide approached him while carrying a large bag, Takeo immediately said, "Toruma Mafia's group leaders gathered at a villa in the west hills. I immediately recorded the condition around the villa as soon as my warning alarm sounded, but by that time all of the Toruma Mafia's group leaders had already arrived there."

"No problem, show me the recording."

Takeo immediately complied with Hide's request. Then, when the footage showed a Mercie Z-class stopped in front of the villa's main building, and a man with completely white hair getting out of it, Hide said, "He's our target, please tag him."

"Sure."

The observations using Google Earth online couldn't be angled and the resolution was also very limited. So it was difficult to recognize someone, yet Takeo didn't doubt Hide's judgment.

Once he finished marking Toruma Mafia's Elder, Takeo asked, "What is our plan?"

"Show me the map around the villa."

Swiftly, Takeo showed the terrain around the villa. A few minutes later a plan formed in Hide's mind.

"The villa is located 5 km from Highway 11, and the two are connected by a single road. I'm sure Toruma Mafia's Elder will become the first person who leaves when the meeting is over. So, I will ambush him at a point between 1-2 km from Highway 11."

Shizuka who had been silent for a while said, "Good point of ambush, quite far from the villa, but not exposed to the traffic on Highway 11."

"Yup." Hide smiled before adding, "As for the exact location of the ambush and where you will stand by, we'll decide once we get there."

""Okay.""

"There is a possibility that I will cancel the ambush. For example, if there are innocent people at the location. In that scenario, I will shift the ambush to one of the group leaders."

""Understood.""

"One more thing, during the hunt my order is absolute. If you have any objections, you can withdraw now."

"You know I always follow your order," Takeo replied.

"I know how to follow an order," Shizuka replied.

"Good, let's go then."

A moment later, the green SUV entered the main route to the hills at the west of Nichiko.

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