Bab 9: Miss Fortune (1)

*Screech!*

The high pitched of the car's tires was heard, the driver stepped on the brake pedal reflexively upon seeing a little girl who suddenly entered the road. However, the car was still moving fast, and the remaining distance was too short.

The driver was in quick thinking. If he swerved the steering wheel to the left, pedestrians could be hit, and there would be many casualties. But if he swerved to the right, the car could hit other vehicles, which could endanger his young lady in the back seat.

Therefore, the driver could only sigh, continue to step on the brake pedal, and pull on the handbrake... He hoped the little girl would not get hit.

"Kyahh!!!"

The pedestrians who witnessed the little girl about to be hit by a car could only scream, and the young mother who was busy with her smartphone was confused when the screams were heard.

Mike's body as if moved by itself without any command from his brain. One thing that came to mind at that time was to hurry up and save that innocent soul. He shot off as fast as he could from across the street, covering a distance of no less than ten meters in less than a second.

"God bless me!" Mike shouted out loud and pushed the little girl from the death door.

It was the exact moment when the car was right before his eyes. He could see the white-haired butler and a blonde young lady in the luxury car. Several flashbacks of his life occurred in his mind when he saw his death was so near.

*Ding*

[Main Quest Completed! System initializing...]

Mike's eyes widened in surprise, but the car immediately hit him hard.

*Bam!*

The impact sent him flying into the air. He was crushed by the excruciating pain. Even so, he tried his best to protect his head.

*Thud* *Thud* *Bam*

He bounced several meters and rolled on the road until he finally stopped because of the concrete road barrier.

"Ghak!" Mike spat out a mouthful of blood. The impact he suffered was quite severe. Blood slowly descended from his head into his eyes, dyeing the black and white world all red.

At the last moment of his life, he faintly smiled when he looked at the little girl on the side of the road. There were lots of complaints he wanted to say, but he didn't have time for that.

The little girl survived and was hugged by her negligent mother. She just looked at him with a confused look.

However, her mother immediately pulled her away from the scene as if nothing had happened before. They were in a hurry to escape from there.

Sometimes, kindness would not be appreciated by people. They had no gratitude and conscience to take responsibility.

*Ding*

[Emergency Quest Completed!]

The familiar girl's pleasant voice rang in his mind and a notification popped up in front of his eyes. However, he didn't care about anything anymore. 'Father, mother, your son will soon join you in the afterlife.'

[System synchronizes with the host. The host is seriously injured. Heals fatal wounds. Unlocking 54 Spirit Veins... Success.]

Mike once again heard the system girl's voice at the end of his consciousness. However, a sudden profound pain seemed to tear him from within until the world engulfed him into darkness. He was sent into the realm of unconsciousness in an instant after spitting out another mouthful of blood.

[Host is unconscious. Too dangerous to continue. Delay the task. Synchronization pending until the host regained consciousness. Put into sleep mode.]

On the other hand, the car that hit Mike had just stopped three meters from the point of impact.

The long tire marks on the road clearly indicated that the car had tried its best to stop.

"Alfred, what, what just happened? We- did we hit someone?" The blonde young lady in the back seat gasped with a pale expression from shock. She gripped the ceiling hand grip tightly.

"A little girl suddenly walked onto the road, ignoring the traffic lights. But, a young man saved her. However, we hit him, ojou-sama." The white-haired butler reported the accident without hesitation. "Ojou-sama, we need to help that young man. I request your permission."

"Yes, please bring the young man in. We need to get him to the International Hospital as soon as possible." The blonde young lady immediately gave her approval with no delay.

Therefore, the butler got out of the car and rushed toward the young man who was severely injured. He picked up the young man, came back to the car, opened the back door, and put the young man beside his young lady. He acted fast and ignored the people who were taking pictures of the accident.

After fastening the seat belt for the young man, he returned to the steering seat and immediately headed towards the International Hospital.

The blonde young lady covered her mouth in another kind of shock. How would that not be? The young man beside her was covered in blood. It was the first time she saw so much blood.

"He's still alive. Alfred, we shall cancel all our schedules and plans for today." The blonde young lady declared before covering her face with both hands.

"As you wish, ojou-sama." Alfred glanced at the center mirror. His young lady's mood was ruined.

They almost took the life of an innocent person. Not to mention, the media would be there to make matters worse. No wonder his young lady decided to cancel all her schedules for today even though several important meetings were waiting for her presence.

A little further to the west from the traffic accident, Ayaka was fiddling her smartphone in her car while seeing the latest hot news on social media.

"His trousers are forcibly taken away. A young man runs away with embarrassment, hehe... The thief is so adept." Ayaka chuckled as she glanced at someone's post. She played the video and once again watched the incident where Akira lost his trousers.

"You look so happy, Ayaka-sama." Honda faintly smiled as she drove.

"Honda, that stalker is being discussed on social media. The trousers theft incident has entered the trending. Netizens come with their absurd assumptions and funny comments. Some think that it's a prank, fake incident, or even an exhibitionist brother, hehe..." Ayaka pointed her smartphone's screen to her bodyguard.

Honda only took a quick glance and refocused on driving. "Oh my... Although the Hayashi Clan will definitely take down all the news about that incident, Akira-sama will definitely be too awkward to meet you, Ayaka-sama."

"That's better. If possible, I hope that that stalker doesn't stalk me or bother me forever. He's from the mafia clan, but why can't we take decisive action on him? We are from the Tachibana Clan, but nobody wants to act when they find out that Akira bothered me... Even my father didn't act. Does he still see me as his daughter?" Ayaka giggled lightly, but it sounded lonely and sad.

"Ayaka-sama, your father and our clan never act because Akira-sama knows his limits. I am always around you to protect you. If someone crosses their boundaries, then decisive action will be carried out. So, please don't think negatively." Honda tried to reassure her young lady in a gentle tone.

"Perhaps, you are right, Honda." There was a strange glint in Ayaka's eyes after she heard that. She had a few ideas in mind, then she smiled mischievously.

After that, she was fiddling her smartphone again. Her attention was drawn straightway to the latest news about a traffic accident.

"Huh? Traffic accident. A young man gets hit by a luxury car... Seriously injured." Ayaka looked at the news, then at the pictures. She seemed to know the victim, although it was censored due to blood. It was a young man in a white jacket, so familiar.

At that moment, Mike's figure flashed through her mind. The traffic accident victim was a young man who just had lunch with her a while ago?

"Honda, let's stop at the side of the road for a moment. Have a look at this." Ayaka asked, and her bodyguard immediately carried out the order.

After the car stopped, Honda turned to her young lady, to the image displayed on the smartphone to be more precise.

"Is this censored victim Mike-san? I still know the white jacket he was wearing, and this is the same as him. I'm sure it's him." Ayaka pointed to the image of the victim whose face was censored.

Honda examined the image for a moment, then came to a conclusion and pointed to other corroborating evidence. "Hmm... I think you're right, Ayaka-sama. Look at the wooden stick over there. It's similar to the one used by Mike-san."

"Such audacity! Is that Hayashi Akira behind this traffic accident? He intends to kill someone who is only considered to be a bearer of bad news for him? Or he suspects that the one who humiliated him in public is Mike-san?" Ayaka covered her mouth with anxiety. She felt half responsible for it.

"Ayaka-sama, let's explore this. I'm sure there are some pictures from other impromptu reporters." Honda did not dare to jump to conclusions or justify her young lady's assumptions.

Ayaka just nodded and looked for some other details on the internet.