Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

"go!"

"Let's go then."

"..."

Uesugi Kai watched as the two walked towards the dojo, each with a mouthful of food, without having a chance to interject.

What's the big deal?

In the afternoon, Kai Uesugi took the train home as usual.

To summarize what happened at Wuxin Pavilion today, I encountered the senior disciple of the Weixin Yidaoliu school, who said that his involvement would not change the intended outcome.

That person was quite arrogant.

But it's clear he's a capable person; Senior Brother Nan doesn't seem to have any intention of challenging him.

The tram will stop at this station for 30 seconds. Passengers, please...

Kai Uesugi looked up at the transfer station sign on the tram.

Get off at this station and transfer to the Yurakucho Line to reach the shrine where Hanamaru Hanabi works.

Kai Uesugi glanced again at the bustling platform outside the door.

I've decided, I won't go home first, I'll go to the shrine first.

With the tram's last two beeps, he released the handrail and stepped off...

......

The man wearing sunglasses glanced at the still-swaying handrails, then turned to beckon to the group behind him:

"Follow."

......

You have to go up the mountain to get to the shrine.

The mountain road stretches for several kilometers, where the vegetation is lush and the cicadas chirp noisily in summer.

Kai Uesugi then took another bus, and after getting off, bought a bottle of mineral water at a convenience store near the bus stop.

He decided to run up the mountain.

The days of running in the summer are numbered.

I'm getting married soon.

These past few days, he's been doing his morning runs all by himself, because Xiao Huahuo is sometimes too lazy to get up.

Then let's run the race together, including the fireworks.

Kai Uesugi did some simple stretching exercises to relax his muscles, and the old ladies who rode by on their bicycles praised his vitality.

With each step, the soles of the feet bear the weight of the body, carrying a feeling that is hard to describe as excitement, propelling them forward.

The wind whistled through the gaps in the trees, rushing past my ears.

He ran along the mountain road, letting his heartbeat echo in his mind and sweat drip from his forehead, while the cold mineral water in his hand was gradually warmed by the temperature of his palm.

With each step, I felt the wind in my step. Looking around, the dense trees stretched out their branches and leaves, almost obscuring the sunlight from the road. The treetops swayed incessantly in the wind, and sunlight shimmered through the gaps, casting glittering golden rays.

Kai Uesugi doesn't need to think about anything; she can simply look ahead and feel the breeze in the forest brushing against her face.

His figure grew faster and smaller.

......

Several men were too exhausted to run any further. They braced themselves on their knees, sweat pouring down their faces, and panting heavily.

Why—

"He, ha~ha~ha! How, how can he run so fast!"

"Are you crazy?! Running in the mountains in the middle of summer! I... I really can't go on!"

"Stop talking nonsense and keep up."

The man wearing sunglasses was also drenched in sweat, his vest soaked through, the sweat clinging to his skin and feeling sticky.

Despite being tired, he was still urging the guys sitting on the ground behind him to hurry up:

"hurry up."

"I simply can't run anymore—"

"Let's get a taxi."

"Taxi? You'll have to pay me," another person complained.

"Then why didn't you go buy a bottle of water? I'm dying of thirst now."

"Why didn't you go just now?! Why are you asking me?"

"Who, who knew that guy was such a lunatic, actually, actually running so fast, ha, ha—"

The man wearing sunglasses took them off, placed his hands on his forehead, squinted, and observed the unstoppable sunlight through the treetops. Then he put his sunglasses back on and said to the group of people who were still sitting on the ground:

“It’s easier for us to move around since he’s come to the mountains. We won’t lead him to a deserted place. Let’s go, let’s continue!”

The "continue" was delivered in a completely commanding tone.

The group exchanged glances and then forced themselves to stand up and continue forward.

"They've gone mad, they've gone mad..."

......

"Did you shake them off?"

Kai Uesugi glanced back and stopped walking, which was making him feel hot and bothered.

The whistling of the wind also stopped.

He picked up the bottle of mineral water, which was covered in water droplets, unscrewed the cap, and drank it all in one gulp.

My Adam's apple bobbed as warm water flowed down my esophagus, the soothing sensation making me feel rejuvenated.

From the moment she boarded the train, Uesugi Kai was already aware of whether anyone was following her.

At lunchtime, the police officer even called him specifically to tell him not to go out.

What's meant to be will be.

Uesugi Kai wasn't in the mood for their endless chatter, so she went out as usual, letting them come or not, it was up to them.

He glanced again at the road behind him, which was distorted and deformed by the temperature.

If you can't even keep up after a few steps, what are you trying to follow?

"These days, do yakuza even need to learn how to run?"

Kai Uesugi shook his head and continued running forward.

While running, he casually tossed the empty bottle he was holding into a trash can across the road.

An arc traced across the sky.

Bang! Bang! The plastic bottle struck the stainless steel with a sound. Once, twice, the bottle flew through the air, magically spun for a moment, and then fell precisely downwards.

###Chapter 344 What's wrong with you guys so inexplicably?###

The crimson torii gate of the shrine, and the trees that stretch out inwards on both sides of the road.

Uesugi Kai stood here, looking up the mountain along the steps, and saw Hanabi Hanabi dressed as a shrine maiden, gently sweeping the fallen leaves on the ground.

Her figure was graceful, and with each sweep of the broom in her hand, her short hair, clothes, and face would sway gently.

The direction she was heading uphill was bathed in sunlight, and she looked like a dream under the green trees.

"stop!"

Uesugi Kai turned around following the sound; it was the group of yakuza he had shaken off earlier.

They were sweating profusely and panting heavily, but they still kept spouting threats, saying things like "I'll definitely make you regret it."

Uesugi Kai stood under the torii gate, scanned the group of people, and, finding none of them familiar, asked, "What do you want with me? Why are you chasing after me in this sweltering heat?"

"You—! You—!" one of the guys exclaimed, panting heavily. "You have the nerve to say that? Running up the mountain in this sweltering heat!?"

Uesugi Kai squinted. "So, what brings you here?"

The younger brother seemed to want to say something, but the older brother wearing sunglasses stopped him.

He walked in front of the crowd, leisurely took out a pack of squashed cigarettes from his pocket, flicked his wrist, then took out a lighter, put the cigarette in his mouth, lit it, took a deep drag, and exhaled with gusto. Only then did he speak, still holding the cigarette in his mouth:

"I heard you're going to be involved in a lawsuit soon."

"lawsuit?"

The older man wearing sunglasses took the cigarette out of his mouth, flicked the ash on the ground in a very uncivilized manner, and exhaled a puff of smoke: "I'll get to the point. Don't file a lawsuit, and we won't bother you anymore."

"What lawsuit?" Uesugi Kai asked.

"Don't pretend you don't know!"

Kai Uesugi calmly said, "Why don't you just tell me and I'll find out?"

The man paused for a second, then emphasized, "Don't pretend you don't know. You know what you did."

Kai Uesugi said helplessly, "It seems you don't know what kind of lawsuit it is either. Since you don't know and I don't know, is it possible that your boss is deliberately using this lawsuit as an excuse to pick a fight with me?"

The man in sunglasses didn't speak, but just looked at him with a strange expression.

Uesugi Kai was thus convinced that these people were deliberately trying to cause him trouble.

What kind of things happen every day?

"Is your leader a woman?" Uesugi Kai asked.

"Who told you that?" The man in sunglasses asked in an ambiguous tone, neither affirming nor denying.

"I heard from one of my underlings who caused me trouble before that I messed with a woman? Of course, I'm not sure, and I don't know how I messed with her."

"How about this!"