Tokyo: Idol Girls have absolutely no bad intentions!

"Ito?" Asada tried anxiously to awaken Ito's conscience.

They are not human traffickers. Even if it was a suggestion from the other party, does it really not count as employing child labor?

She had clearly forgotten her moment of hesitation, and said with concern, "Even if we follow the normal route, we can arrive before we start."

“You don’t understand, Asada.” Ito shook his head. “You have no idea how awful Takikawa really is.”

“You don’t understand, big sister.” The little girl named Xiaochun also shook her head. “You have no idea how much faster this road is compared to the normal one.”

These two guys...

She genuinely didn't understand why Ito harbored such a strong prejudice against Takikawa, but for no apparent reason, she felt that the two guys in front of her shared the same peculiar tastes.

Since she couldn't stop Ito's idea, Asada had no choice but to agree.

Try your best to limit the other person's bad behavior when you are with them, and then make amends for the sins they have committed.

Please forgive Ito!

"So what's the shortest route to the Zasen region?" Itoh suddenly asked. "I want to see how far it is from my final destination."

"Oh! Oh!" The enthusiastic Xiaochun pulled a folded map out of her pocket. "This is the road."

She pointed to the route marked with a red marker on the map, which was indeed faster than the route on the navigation.

"This place?" Ito pointed to the street the navigation indicated was the detour route. "Why is it possible to go there?"

“Hehe,” Xiaochun looked up smugly, “because that place is a paid parking lot, but as long as you go in fast enough and come out fast enough, you don’t need to pay.”

"This is your secret route?"

"Without me, how would you have taken that route!" Koharu snatched the map away. "How is it not a secret route? It's a local secret that you Tokyoites would never understand."

"......Row."

That makes some sense.

Because they had agreed to Xiaochun's request to accompany them, the other party seemed particularly excited.

Ito and Asada rented the bicycles very smoothly, and the two of them wore yellow safety helmets on their fisherman's hats, which looked somewhat comical.

"What about mine?" Koharu reached out her hand to Ito, who was sitting on the bicycle.

"Go buy it yourself... if they have children's sizes." After saying this, Ito stepped onto the pedal and quickly drove away.

Asada hurriedly followed, leaving Koharu standing there dumbfounded.

She was wrong; young Koharu was not as evil as Ito.

Chapter 175 The chase ended in failure.

Following Xiaochun's method can indeed greatly shorten the time.

Although it seems odd for bicycles to pass through a paid parking lot, it makes much more sense when you consider the two people's outfits.

Is this a new trend in Tokyo?

The parking lot attendant made this kind of teasing remark.

Ito didn't seem to care, but Asada was clearly blushing.

Is this really the right thing for us to do?

On the way to Zasen, Asada couldn't help but ask the question.

“We don’t need them to keep it safe, so naturally we don’t need to pay them.”

"I didn't mean that. I meant Xiaochun...didn't you already promise her?"

The surrounding streets receded slowly as the two rode their bikes. Although it was in the countryside, the roads were still wide.

"Putting aside the fact that I never agreed to her in the first place, secondly..." Ito paused, "Asada, we are not human traffickers."

"Do you think it's normal to stop two strange strangers on the street? Most people's first reaction to seeing us would be to stay away, let alone children who have just started elementary school."

"...So you knew we were acting strangely."

Asada never intended for Ito to hear her words, especially with the mask covering her face.

So Ito only heard the sound of the wind in his ears and thought that Asada had understood his good intentions.

"You need to be wary of everyone, especially those who are overly helpful; they're probably up to no good."

"Besides, that child is so young, yet he managed to come up with a way to get through the parking lot. It's really scary."

"..."

The cherry blossoms in the Zasen region are quite famous, so it's no wonder the film crew chose to hold the opening ceremony there.

In April, the cherry blossoms on both sides of the road are in full bloom, their canopies intertwining to create a pink dome-shaped corridor that almost completely blocks out the sky above the road.

Countless pale pink and light crimson flowers bloom on the branches. A gentle breeze blows from the distant fields, scattering the delicate petals lightly.

A red light appeared at the edge of the field of vision, emitting a piercing alarm, and then a yellow tram passed by.

We're almost there.

Following the address given by Shinno, you can cross the railway and meet Takikawa.

The two parked their bicycles at the foot of the grassy slope, alongside other rented bicycles.

As the yellow safety helmet was removed, the fisherman's hat was also pulled up.

"Shouldn't we contact her beforehand?" Asada asked Ito, fixing her hair.

Contact? Ito also wanted to contact the other party, but Takikawa not only blocked him on Line, but also treated his phone calls in the same way.

They act as if they are determined to cut ties with their ex.

If they could have actually contacted her, Ito wouldn't have gone to such extremes as to come to the scene to confront her.

“You can’t imagine how awful Takikawa is. Since she’s prepared to run away from her debts, she definitely won’t reply to your messages.” Ito confidently put his hand into his trench coat pocket.

"Contacting them in advance will only alert them."

"boom!"

The sound came from someone who had parked their bicycles, and Ito was three bicycles away from him.

It appears the other person didn't have a firm grip on the handlebars, causing the bicycle to fall over.

Ito glanced back, understood what had happened, and then looked away.

It turned out it just hadn't stopped properly.

"wrong!"

The pale pink highlights at the ends of his hair flashed through Ito's mind, and he turned back immediately.

Without stopping for a moment, his calves exerted force instantly, and he sprinted towards the person.

Anna Takikawa!

Once discovered, Takikawa obviously wouldn't wait in place. Without even picking up her fallen bicycle, she ran away into the distance.

The baseball cap was blown off by the wind and hit Ito in the face behind him.

"Please stop chasing me!" she shouted back as she ran.

But Ito certainly wouldn't let the other party off the hook just because they pleaded for him; everything comes at a price.

Asada didn't follow. After standing there in a daze for a while, she figured out what had happened.

Watching the two figures gradually disappear from sight, she sighed and went forward to help Takikawa lift his bicycle.

Those two guys are a real headache.

Takikawa's luck was exceptionally good; he was able to meet Ito by sheer coincidence.

However... she recalled the speed at which the two of them ran.

Given Ito's money-grubbing personality, it's not hard to understand why he runs fast. So why is Takikawa running like his life depends on it?

Could it be that the other party really did something wrong to Ito?

Thinking of this, Asada narrowed her eyes and tapped on a mysterious app on her phone.

That was installed at Ito's request before he set off, so that the two of them could know each other's location.

Immediately afterward, Asada joined in the running.

......

On the other side, Takikawa really couldn't understand why this guy behind him was chasing after him.

As for the two men's claim of owing money and not repaying it, she had no recollection of it at all; Takikawa has always kept his promises.

As the other party drew closer, Takikawa could already imagine what would happen if they captured him.

That terrible thing must never happen!

A guy dressed so strangely can't be a decent person.

She called for help from her surroundings, and since the film crew's opening ceremony was scheduled nearby, some crew members naturally saw them.

Several young people wearing work badges ran towards Takikawa, warning Ito behind them as they ran.

Damn it, it was so close!

Takikawa had already run up behind those people, his eyes were red and there were still water droplets in the corners of his eyes.

"Please leave here immediately, or I will call the police." The staff member shielded Takikawa behind him.

Asada happened to run over from a distance. Seeing the increasing number of people and the staff's somber expressions, he shouted into the walkie-talkie, and then a middle-aged man in a police officer's uniform arrived.

Ito and Asada tried to leave after the other party spoke, but were stopped.

"That's why I said that would make us look like bad guys." Asada hid behind Ito, her voice timid.

"Please remove your coverings and show us your ID cards," the middle-aged police officer said to the two men.

"Ok."

He shouldn't have wasted his popularity points; otherwise, Takikawa wouldn't have been able to escape.

He hadn't expected the other person to run like their life depended on it.