Chapter 37:

WE can Handle this.

Hang in There Mister Guard!


Thinking about what he just talked with Toshio, Kachi went on his way towards the cinema, where Ryoichi was supposed to meet him, and sure he was there, he came towards him and apologized for the tardiness, even though he arrived around 10 minutes earlier than what they had agreed.

“Well, now that you are here, how about you stay here and watch over the area whilst I do more rounds? This is a very pacific zone actually, you’ll have no problem at all here, but if anything happens, you can always contact me on the radio.” Ryoichi said.

“Y-yeah, I’ll do-” but before he could finish his answer he remembered what he just talked about in the security room with Toshio, so he stopped mid-sentence and corrected himself. “Actually, how about you stay here while I do the rounds, Morita-san?”

“Eh?!” Asked Ryoichi, his voice gave away the fact that he didn’t sympathize with the idea at all.

"Eh, eh, how should I say this? You are the one that is always doing the rounds don't you? So how about you rest today and let me do the rounds instead? I have been watching you all day and I think I can do it, and if anything happens I can always contact you on the radio. So…"

"There's no need. I'll do it."

"Come on, you should rely on me at least-" Kachi tried to say, but Ryoichi interrupted him before he could finish.

"The is no ne-" But he couldn't finish his sentence, he remembered that his father told him that he should rely on the team more, so he assumed those were the indications his father gave to Kachi, to make him rely on them. "You know what? It's fine, I'll stay here. Try not to act on your own, ask any other guard for help if you need any, ok?"

Kachi smiled and then nodded, then he went on his way.

Ryoichi sighed and then stood in the designated guard area, when suddenly he heard a voice coming from behind him, where the vending machine was.

"Well that's something I did never expect to see, Morita Ryoichi letting another guard do the rounds in the mall. What kind of alternative universe have I woken up into today?" It was Ryoichi's friend Take, the guy who supplies vending machines.

"Shut up Take, he's got orders to make me rely on him."

"Orders? From who?"

"My father, who else can give them those orders?"

"Oh, you are right, but that's good, isn't it? You have been in need of someone who helps you for the longest time, hopefully you have now found it."

"We'll see."