章 45: CHAPTER 45 : What Should I Do?

Kahina adjusted her expression as she walked out from the washroom; she put her cheery smile and tucked a strand hair behind ears. She took a deep breath and collectedly exhales it out. She felt contented after an intense 'discussion' session a while ago. She was not supposed to dirty her own hands but seeing her around Touma pissed Kahina off. She used every ounce of her will power not to stab her to the heart and simply talked some sense into her.

As she increased her steps to the hall, she heard a lively applaud come from it. She knows it means the main event was started. The launching of the game currently happened at the moment. From far, she saw Touma was clicking the screen and the short video was played. Upon the video ended, the room was filled with rambunctious applause and cheer. She felt a sense of proud inside her chest looking at the man on the stage.

"So, when will be having dinner?" Her heart almost jumped out when she was greeted by the male voice beside her. She turns to the owner of the voice laughing at her.

"Hahaha! I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you but your expression was precious. hahaha!"

"Mr Sachihata! I almost had a heart attack!" she put her palm to the chest tried to stop her heart for getting out. She didn't realize his advanced at all as she busied ogling Touma just now.

"Of course you didn't aware about me, you were busied drooling over him." he pointed to Touma on the stage.

"No, I did not!"

"If denying it makes you feel better then I guess you didn't." he shrugged his shoulder and threw a playful tease smile at her.

The women in front of him have an angelic beauty with an undeniable strong charismatic aura emitted around her. The first time he set his eyes on her, he was lost to the fantasy land of love. He admired the ways she handled a problem with professionalism, her toughness and strong leadership were different from other women he met before. Toshiro has been investigated about her thoroughly and to his surprise, her identity wasn't simple. But it didn't stop him to approach her. He wanted her and he is sure this is not momentarily attraction. He wants her as a wife. By hook or by crook, he will get her.

Imagine his feeling when he saw the longing look she gave towards Touma and he instantly understands the existence of his rival. The man was not simple either.

Looking at a puffed cheek and pouted lips in front of him, he chuckled and said, "I'm sorry. It just you are too adorable, I can't help but tease. Please forgive this humble peasant, My Lady."

"Haha! Stop it with the cheesy talk. It is embarrassing." This man surprisingly is really comfortable to be around. She felt at ease with his way of talk and tease.

"Then let discuss dinner? Will tomorrow okay with you?"

"You are really sincere with your apologies, aren't you? The matter had been solved. Don't bother yourself over the trivial matter. I don't mind at all."

"Nope, I insist. How 7.00pm sounds to you?"

"You never take no for an answer, do you?

"Okay, 7.00pm then." he pulled a thumb up to her and she doesn't have a voice over this matter. She gave in to his demand. Actually, she should use this as an opportunity to have another chess piece. He might turn out to be a really good pawn.

They were both immersed in the conversation oblivious to a certain pair of eyes hawking at both of them. Ando can sniff a strong smell of vinegar in the air around his young master. His piercing stare was shot through the man laughing beside Kahina. Both of them seem enjoyed by each other company leaving Touma felt sourness inside.

"Ando, find out more about Toshiro Sachihata."

That man keeps on attached to her since the beginning makes him felt unease. The fact she was laughing and smiling to other men, make him clenched his jaw. If it is not because of the crowds, he will pull her earlier to his side. He doesn't like the way Toshiro looked at her. He knows that kind of look. It was the look of a predator towards the prey.

Touma was contemplating his next move. He can't approach them again, it will be weird. He calculated every move he could do to separate them without creating a scene.

'What should I do? What should I do?' he asked himself repeatedly.

"Ando, let's leave. Get the team to handle everything else."

Ando nodded. He didn't question him because this wasn't the first time they left early from the event even though they the one hosted it. Normally the team will handle the rest of it after Touma showed himself for the main agenda. He immediately went his way to inform the rest of the team about Touma's leaving to make sure they able to manage the event flawlessly.

When Ando makes his way to prepared for his leaving, Touma took out his phone and started to type something on it.

[Kahina, let's have ice cream.]

'Hmm... No...' he deleted the text. Then type it again.

[Let's go home.]

'No... I can't just ask her that...' and he deleted it again and type again a few times. He didn't realize the frown he had was scaring the three men beside him.

"Look! President is angry! Is there anything he dissatisfied?" the first man whispered to the other two.

The second men shook his head and wiped his sweat on his forehead. The third men kept on silence but he can feel his back was wet from the cold sweat.

[I have something to discuss with you. Do you have time right now?]

He finally satiated to the text he wrote on the screen and pushed the send button. He then looked at her direction and walked out of the hall when he saw she grabbed her phone.