Holy Father-Style Tool-Person - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: The 19th Day of Being a Tool (Utility Person)

For Hiiragi Eiji, the feeling of going on missions with Nakahara Chuuya was far too relaxed. When you possess a superior who takes care of their subordinates, one’s work happiness level skyrockets.

……Of course, if it weren’t for the fact that Hiiragi Eiji knew this was a task destined to never be completed, his happiness would certainly be even higher.

Moreover, besides the mission, there was one point that gave him a huge headache—

“……It’s already been three days, and yet Dazai-sama still hasn’t replied to my work emails.” Hiiragi Eiji muttered with worry while following behind Chuuya.

Chuuya’s movement of biting into the taiyaki fed to him by Hiiragi Eiji paused instantly.

……Here we go again.

The feeling of going on a mission with Yorozu Eiji (Hiiragi Eiji) was an unprecedented experience. Chuuya had never had this feeling before; his subordinate seemed to possess the same thought process as him, always knowing what he needed most at any given moment.

Whether it was about work, clothing, food, or housing, there wasn’t a single thing that Yorozu Eiji couldn’t handle well.

……This was no longer just the feeling a subordinate could bring him. He felt very clearly that Yorozu Eiji was seriously taking care of him. This rare and unprecedented experience made Chuuya’s mood these past few days somewhat indescribable.

Countless times he wanted to ask why the other party looked at him as someone who needed taking care of, but every time he saw Yorozu Eiji carefully planning out the entire day’s work schedule, Chuuya would quietly swallow his words.

This was just someone working under him for the short term.

However, this very Yorozu Eiji had a fatal flaw—he always reported the mission progress to that guy, Dazai Osamu, in real-time.

“……Is that guy usually like this to his subordinates?”

Chuuya’s expression was very complex, because he discovered that there was no look of reluctance or distress on Yorozu Eiji’s face.

“Ah, this was Dazai-sama’s original request; he hasn’t mentioned it again since then.” Even the answer was that calm.

“……Then you?”

“Because, I feel that Dazai-sama probably wants to know,” he saw Yorozu Eiji’s movement of checking his inbox pause slightly, and he looked up at the orange sky, “Because he seems like he must be held onto by someone, otherwise he might disappear the next second.”

Saying this, he himself also smiled, “Forget it, I don’t know what I’m saying either. Anyway, that’s just how it feels. Perhaps it’s an illusion, but it’s just a matter of a few emails.” Saying that, he sent out another email.

Actually, Hiiragi Eiji was still keeping some face for his own superior, his own “good son.” He even suspected if Dazai Osamu had gone for another free and breezy suicide dive.

But he and Chuuya had already reached the border between Yokohama and Tokyo, so even if they rushed back now—

“……How many target locations do we have left to investigate today?” Chuuya’s sudden question interrupted Hiiragi Eiji’s train of thought.

He was stunned for a moment, then immediately replied: “None. This is the last target location.” Once the topic turned to work, Hiiragi Eiji immediately recovered his capable appearance.

Who knew that Chuuya just nodded, took a big bite of the taiyaki he had recommended, crumpled the paper bag in his hand, and then waved his hand with his back to Hiiragi Eiji, signaling for him to follow.

Hiiragi Eiji was somewhat confused; he didn’t know where Chuuya was going, but he still followed quickly.

After walking for about five minutes, Hiiragi Eiji and Chuuya arrived at a parking lot.

“Chuuya-sama, where are we going……?” Hiiragi Eiji asked hesitantly.

Chuuya didn’t answer. He walked in a few strides to the coolest black motorcycle in the parking lot, “Aren’t you worried about that mackerel? I’ll take you back.”

Hiiragi Eiji was completely stunned. As if he couldn’t stand his current expression, Chuuya gave a light “tck” and muttered with a frown: “……So you’ll stop nagging that guy’s name in my ear all day long.”

Hiiragi Eiji hadn’t expected this answer at all. He looked at Chuuya’s “I really can’t do anything about you” expression, while also trying his best to hide a sliver of proud showing off. Although he really wanted to laugh, Hiiragi Eiji still pressed his lips together and held it in, “……How do we go back?” Although he had a rough guess, it was still a bit unbelievable.

The next second, he saw Chuuya curl his fingers, which were wearing black silk gloves, and knock twice on the body of the black motorcycle. The expression on his face was one of undisguised affection, “Using this.”

After riding on the back of the speeding motorcycle for half an hour, Hiiragi Eiji gradually found his sense of reality.

Because Chuuya, while driving the motorcycle, was completely different from his usual steady self. Driving the motorcycle, he was like an elementary schooler who hadn’t graduated from his “chuunibyou” phase.

If it weren’t for the pedestrians on the road earlier, he would have even wanted to perform for Hiiragi Eiji how to drive a motorcycle sideways up a building’s staircase.

After being stopped in a panic by passersby and Hiiragi Eiji, he actually felt a bit reluctant.

“……Forget it, I’ll show you next time.”

Wearing his helmet, Chuuya’s voice sounded muffled.

Hiiragi Eiji: “……”

Will there really not be any accidents!? Thinking this, Hiiragi Eiji wrapped his arms more tightly around Chuuya’s thin but powerful waist.

But soon, Hiiragi Eiji stopped thinking about those magical memories.

Because he was completely captivated by the scenery before him.

Chuuya specifically chose a highway built along the coastline. The shimmering sea surface was dyed with a unique beauty due to the color of the sky. When the sea breeze blew across his cheeks, Hiiragi Eiji couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

There were only the two of them on the whole road. The sound of the engine intertwined with the sound of waves hitting the shore to form a unique movement. It was rare for Hiiragi Eiji to have time to appreciate the scenery so purely. He whispered softly: “It’s so beautiful.”

The wind blew his voice into fragments, but it was clearly captured by Chuuya. He tilted his head slightly; his voice was heavy due to the helmet, but one could easily glimpse the youthful spirit within it, “The coastline in Okinawa is even more beautiful. Since you like it, next time we are on leave, I will take you to see it.”

As if wanting to share the beauty he appreciated, or perhaps the emotions accumulated from the mission were stretched out in this empty road, naturally closing the psychological distance between the two, Chuuya’s promise slipped out just like that.

But a few seconds later, after still not receiving a response from Hiiragi Eiji, he gradually became a bit annoyed.

……Perhaps in Hiiragi Eiji’s social world, they didn’t count as friends yet.

Just as Chuuya instinctively increased the force of twisting the throttle, he suddenly heard a hearty laugh from Hiiragi Eiji behind him.

“Alright,” the light voice and the most natural tone made Chuuya’s just-tensed heart suddenly relax, “I was just suddenly thinking, it seems I need to learn more about Chuuya-sama’s vacation schedule so I can match up with your time.”

“……It’s not that troublesome. I’ll just go tell Dazai.” The tone was also dyed with a sense of lightness because of Hiiragi Eiji.

When only a sliver of light remained in the sky, Hiiragi Eiji and Nakahara Chuuya finally found Dazai Osamu’s tracks.

According to the office logistics staff, this guy had been idle these past few days until he received a mission this afternoon and went out in full force with his subordinates.

Because Dazai Osamu’s mission target this time was an organization that had a “friendly gun-fighting relationship” with the Port Mafia, in order not to alarm more forces, both sides tacitly chose to have their harmonious exchange near a deserted building with walls to be demolished.

Chuuya’s motorcycle couldn’t be driven over, so the two could only walk to the mission location.

From a distance, Hiiragi Eiji saw his own “good son” wearing a black coat. The surrounding environment naturally had many covers. He very cleverly and automatically found a half-broken wall that was neither too close nor too far from the crime scene, and then crouched behind it without moving.

To his surprise, just after he finished finding this perfect vantage point, one more person appeared beside him.

He saw Chuuya nimbly jump over the low wall and crouch directly beside Hiiragi Eiji. His expression was inexplicably dyed with a trace of the same “doggy-sneaky” look as the Hiiragi-surname person.

However, he didn’t realize the problem at all, and even lowered his voice to cooperate with Hiiragi Eiji, asking: “What do you plan to do now?”

Hiiragi Eiji: “……”

He subconsciously took stock of the current state of the two of them. In front was the gunfight scene led by Dazai Osamu, and behind was his and Chuuya’s ambush spot. Looking at Chuuya’s cautious movement of peeking over the top of his hat, Hiiragi Eiji had the urge to laugh again.

He seemed to have absolutely no idea that he actually didn’t need to follow along.

……Forget it, better not remind Chuuya.

But——

Hiiragi Eiji shifted his gaze toward Dazai Osamu, who was leading the charge without even bringing a gun.

Can’t you see the other side has already raised their guns?!

Good guy! Is he completely certain that the other side’s aim is bad?! Or does he want to eat a rain of bullets?!

Thus, Chuuya heard the light-haired youth beside him say in a deep, resonant voice: “In the past, I was just a diligent little screw, so I couldn’t do anything, but now, I am not.”

Chuuya: “？？？？？?”

He looked at Hiiragi Eiji with a complex expression, because he couldn’t understand at all!

However, faster than a wink, Hiiragi Eiji shot out from behind the cover like an arrow released from a bow.

Because his speed was so fast, the two sides didn’t even react at first. By the time the other side noticed him, Hiiragi Eiji had already rushed in front of Dazai Osamu.

Just as Chuuya was about to jump out from behind the cover with him, he saw Hiiragi Eiji suddenly lower his body. He braced his ten fingers on the ground and used a beautiful sweep kick with his left leg as the pivot.

Just like that, Dazai Osamu—who didn’t know what was happening and was still insisting on eating bullets—was caught completely off guard and fell to the ground on the spot.

Watching Dazai Osamu, who was sprawled on the ground, beaten up and bewildered, Hiiragi Eiji nodded in satisfaction in his heart.

The current him is Niu Gulu the Old Father! He has the duty and responsibility to clear the abnormal path forward for this stinking son!