Tokyo, 1991: Starting as a bank clerk.

This is not a promise.

However, it wasn't a complete rejection.

It's like leaving a light that hasn't gone out between two people.

She took a deep breath and tried to steady her voice.

Where is that person now?

Kiryu Yaya did not answer immediately.

He simply raised his head slowly and looked into the depths of the rain.

The night view of Osaka was cut into blurry shadows by the tall buildings and rain.

Further east, and a little further away, is Tokyo.

Miyazawa Keiko followed his gaze and suddenly understood.

Kouyuhiko is there.

His final destination was also there.

Kiryu Yaya continued:

“I joined Mitsubishi Bank not just to find a decent job.”

"From the day I learned the truth, there was only one thing on my mind."

"I want to go up."

"I need to understand banks better than anyone else, to understand auditing, to understand credit granting, and to understand the rules they use to kill people."

"Then one day, using the bank's own rules, ledgers, and evidence, they dragged Kouyuhiko down from his most proud position."

He said these words without clenching his teeth or shouting.

But the more this was the case, the more Miyazawa Keiko could feel that the hatred was no longer just a flame.

It was compressed, polished, and sealed into his bones, becoming a part of him.

Keiko Miyazawa looked at him and suddenly said:

"I can help you."

Kiryu Yaya shook his head.

"No."

"why?"

"This road is not clean."

Kiryu Yaya said:

"If Kouyu Tianyan could survive this long using those methods, he couldn't possibly have only one person by his side."

"Real estate developers, clubhouses, financing brokers, fellow accomplices in banks... who knows how many other things are intertwined."

"I need to keep investigating, keep going up, and I'll run into those things sooner or later."

"It will be very dangerous."

He spoke calmly.

"Keiko, the Miyazawa family is already in danger enough."

"What you need to do first is to protect what your father left behind and secure your position."

He paused.

"If one day you can truly stand by my side, it shouldn't be because you were dragged into revenge by me, but because of your own choice."

Keiko Miyazawa remained silent.

She just looked at him.

After a long time, she finally slowly loosened her grip on him.

She took a half step back, but not too far.

The night wind blew the stray hairs on her forehead, and her tears were already slightly cooled by the wind.

She took a soft breath and then looked up.

"I understand."

Her voice was still a little hoarse, but much more stable than before.

"Kiryu-kun, I won't force you to answer me now."

"However, I will not take what I just said as a momentary impulse."

She looked at him, her eyes red, but she didn't look away.

"I will not take it back."

Kiryu Yaya gazed at her quietly.

no promises.

There was no denial.

After a moment, he simply raised his hand and gently tidied her hair, which had been ruffled by the wind.

It's very late.

He spoke very softly.

"I'll take you back to your room to rest."

Keiko Miyazawa nodded.

"Ah."

The two entered the hotel one after the other.

The warm yellow light kept the rainy night outside the revolving door out.

The receptionist greeted them in a low voice, and the elevator doors slowly opened.

After Miyazawa Keiko went inside, she turned around and looked at him again.

Her eyes were still a little red, but her expression was no longer as shaky as before.

"Kiryu-kun."

"Ok?"

"See you tomorrow."

Kiryu Yaya nodded slightly.

"See you tomorrow."

The elevator doors slowly closed.

Kiryu Yaya only turned and walked out of the hotel after the door was completely closed.

Outside the eaves, the rain still hadn't stopped.

[The host did not choose the predetermined world line]

[No staged reward distribution]

[The second act of "The Miyazawa Family Storm," the "Sumitomo Bank briefing," has begun!]

[Mission Introduction: Miyazawa is attempting to use the Sumitomo Bank briefing to solidify his financial dominance within the Miyazawa Group and continue to shift the risks of the Rokko Golf Development Project to the Miyazawa Tourism Development Project.]

[Mission Objective: Prevent Sumitomo Bank from extending the lease for Rokko Golf Course]

[Task Rewards: Depends on Completion Rate]

The system sent a notification.

Kiryu Yaya glanced at it, then opened the long black umbrella and stepped back into the depths of the rain.

Chapter 61 Sumitomo Bank Information Session

The rain that night continued until dawn.

The next morning, the sky over Osaka was covered with a damp gray cloth, and the light lingered behind the clouds for a long time.

The corridors of Mitsubishi Bank were quiet; after the carpet absorbed the sound of footsteps, the remaining emptiness seemed exceptionally long.

When Keiko Miyazawa arrived at the conference room, Yaya Kiryu was already inside.

Or rather, he didn't leave his office all night.

Kiryu Yaya was still wearing his usual dark suit, his tie perfectly tied, and his expression was almost the same as always.

Their eyes met briefly.

Everything from last night remains buried in our hearts.

The conference room still smelled of coffee that had lingered all night.