Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

A man with a buzz cut put down his wine glass and frowned as he looked in the direction of Shimada Sho.

"I'm afraid they don't know what Owada is like."

"I thought it was just a high school brawl?"

"This guy is really fearless."

"Rena is definitely going to get angry."

The younger members couldn't help but discuss it at this moment.

Everyone found Shimada Sho's audacious behavior incomprehensible.

Just then, an angry shout came from ahead, "This is utter nonsense!"

The speaker was Jingxia, and he felt insulted.

Even as the organization's strongest fighter, he couldn't defeat the Owada father and son despite personally going into battle.

Suddenly a high school student jumped out and said he could settle the matter.

What gives him the right?

Thinking of this, Inoue glanced at Shimada Sho and said in a stern tone, "Kid, do you know where you are?"

Shimada Sho ignored him.

"Rena-nee!" Inoue's voice suddenly rose, "This is a matter of life and death for our organization, how can we let some ignorant brat interfere!"

Rena Takikawa ignored him.

"Are you serious?" She only looked at the boy in front of her, her casual eyes revealing a rare seriousness.

Sho Shimada answered with his actions.

He walked to the table and glanced at it briefly.

There was a bottle of wine already poured on the table.

But everyone came over to get a drink before leaving.

Now only empty cups remain.

The only untouched item was the glass of wine in front of Rena Takikawa, which she was playing with.

Without saying a word, he picked it up, put it to his lips, tilted his head back, and drank it down.

This should be a ritual; drinking is like expressing determination.

His attitude should be clear once he drinks it.

However, what Shimada Sho didn't notice was that when he picked up the glass of wine, the pupils of the person next to him contracted in shock.

The members around them stared wide-eyed.

Even Yuki Ayase showed a fleeting look of surprise in her eyes.

"Like I said, more money."

After finishing his drink, Shimada Sho put down his glass and looked at Takikawa Rena again.

There's nothing he can't go to.

The Owada Group themselves have already cleared the game once.

Now you don't even need to lift a finger, just show your face.

Consider it a way of repaying her for being a boss for so long and for always paying her salary on time.

Rena Takikawa smiled.

His smile was exceptionally genuine.

"You're so brave, Genji-kun~" she said in her usual teasing tone.

Shimada Sho returned the smile, "Of course, what can I do when I'm Takiya Genji?"

"Pfft—" Takikawa Rena's smile grew even brighter as she was amused.

She smiled for a long time before asking sweetly, "What reward would you like, Genji-kun?"

"Money," Shimada Sho insisted, his demand unchanged.

Rena Takikawa stopped laughing, her tone becoming more serious, "Since Genji-kun wants money so much, how about we give you 10% of all the business there if we can take over the Owada Group?"

“Rena-nee!” Inoshita called out immediately.

He couldn't hold back any longer and roared, "How can we let a brat waste our opportunity and our business? Why should he get ten percent! I..."

He wanted to stop the two from discussing their terms, but before he could finish speaking, Takikawa Rena gave him a look.

There was no reproachful expression, but with just that one glance, Jingxia was speechless.

“Then it’s decided~” Takikawa Rena smiled again as she turned to look at Shimada Sho.

Shimada Sho nodded. "No problem."

"According to the rules, seven people can go each time. They all go in groups. Genji doesn't have his own people, so why don't we just pick from the field?"

Reina Takikawa offered an explanation.

Shimada Sho turned around, his gaze sweeping over the faces in the scattered seats.

Some people lowered their heads when they met his gaze, some raised their wine glasses and pretended not to see him, and some simply turned their heads away.

"Those who want to go can come with me."

He looked around and made a casual remark.

But the outcome of such an invitation is predictable.

The air was silent for several seconds, and no one responded.

“Genji-kun can choose whatever he wants,” Takikawa Rena added.

It doesn't have to be voluntary; he can take whatever he wants with him.

Upon hearing this, the members who hadn't been there yet immediately tensed up, fearing that they might be chosen by this reckless young man.

With no one willing to follow him, Shimada Sho became all alone, his back view looking somewhat lonely.

Behind the bar in the distance, Nozomi Sasaki clenched her fist.

Her eyes were filled with worry, yet also with anticipation.

I hope someone will step forward to help Shimada-kun.

Perhaps it was her expectations that had an effect.

Finally, someone in the distance stood up.

He was a delinquent wearing a floral shirt, and Nozomi Sasaki felt he looked somewhat familiar.

I think I've seen them before.

But she didn't know the other person's exact identity.

Actually, it's Sugita.

After three minutes of silence and no one responding, he stepped forward.

Immediately, countless eyes turned to him.

Sugita, facing the puzzled looks of his colleagues, walked into the room with a wry smile.

"It's not that I trust you, but if you get beaten to death, we'll still have to collect your body."

Upon hearing this, Shimada Sho smiled and nodded, "Okay."

After Sugita arrived, all the members of his group came over as well.

The first one was Shota with blond hair. As soon as he came over, he said, "It's Kawada, let's get him!"

“Okay.” Shimada Sho patted him on the shoulder approvingly.

Actually, Shimada Sho is the youngest among them.

He was only seventeen years old, but his actions didn't seem out of place at all.

Even Shota himself didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"Hmph! This is a matter of life and death, concerning the ownership of half the territory. Kid, if you fail..." Inoue's voice rang out untimely. His gaze swept over Shimada Sho's empty wine glass on the table, then looked over again, a chilling sneer on his face, "You know what the consequences will be!"

"Consequences?" Shimada Sho looked puzzled.

He really didn't know what the consequences would be.

"Let's go, buddy."

Before Jingxia could say anything more, Sugita patted Shimada Sho on the shoulder, indicating that they could leave.

The group left the bar under the watchful eyes of all the members.

Only after they had completely disappeared did Inoue turn her gaze back to the table. "Rena-nee, since that kid drank alcohol, you won't show favoritism if he fails the mission, right?"

As he spoke, a venomous sneer flashed in his eyes.

Upon seeing this, the other members instinctively glanced at the wine glasses on the table, and a sense of fear crept into their hearts as they realized something.

“Of course.” Rena Takikawa snapped out of her reverie and nodded with a smile.

She seemed to be in a good mood.

He crossed his legs and sat down again, the smile on his face still present.

But the next sentence stunned everyone in the well.

“Anyone who drinks the oath-making wine cannot break the oath. If they fail, they must accept the corresponding punishment. Genji is no exception.”

Rena Takikawa spoke calmly, then looked up at Inoue, "Which drink did Inoue just have?"

“I…” Jingxia was speechless.

From the direction of the kitchen, the middle-aged cadre who had just left returned.

Footsteps sounded, and the members all turned to look.

When she saw the shiny kitchen utensils in his hands, fear flashed in her eyes.

……

After leaving the bar, Shimada Sho got into the van parked outside.

Sugita was driving, and he was sitting in the passenger seat, with Shota and four other underlings behind him.

The car drove out of the alley and merged into the traffic on the main street, with the neon lights on both sides casting flowing ribbons of light on the car windows.

Sugita gripped the steering wheel, his gaze fixed ahead, and explained the situation: "Owada has challenged us to a duel at their headquarters. Both sides will send their own men, and whoever wins will get control of the streets of Hyakunincho."

"Why would Owada agree to something so risky?" Shimada Sho followed up with his question.

Since we're going to Owada to discuss business, we definitely need to understand the specifics first.

As Sugita had previously stated, the armed front had reached an agreement with the Ota Group to resolve the issue through a yakuza duel.

But why should the other party agree?

That area originally belonged to Ōwada.

Based on the previous instances where the troops sent out were driven back, the armed front could not possibly be a match for Ōwada.

If we challenge you to a duel now, the loser will have to hand over the territory.

Surely the Owada father and son wouldn't be foolish enough to do something that loses money?

Knowing what his doubts were, Sugita explained, "The boss has someone backing her, everyone in this circle knows that. Things haven't been peaceful in Owada lately. Last month, for some reason, the Sumiyoshi-kai suddenly dumped them and cut off all contact. Although the Owada group still has its own power, without a backer, it will be swallowed up by its surroundings sooner or later."

"Is it to find a backer?" Shimada Sho probably understood.

Sugita nodded. "That's right. So, neither side loses out in this duel. If he wins, he can take back the streets that the boss had previously conquered in Shibuya, and he can also make an example of her to let those who are watching know that he's still tough. If he loses, he can at most give up those streets in Hyakunincho in exchange for the protection of the armed front. Sumiyoshi will abandon him, and our side will become his nearest escape route."

These words directly illustrate the current predicament of the Kawada Group.

After listening, Shimada Sho's gaze fell on the flowing street scene outside the car window, and the events of the past flooded his mind.

When he came to Owada Financial last month to pay off his debts, the Owada father and son treated Kiryu Ichiyo with utter contempt.

At that time, they were still desperately trying to use the Sasaki family's shop as a pledge of loyalty in order to return to the Sumiyoshi-kai.