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Day 58-59The group was herded onto the plane and sent off to their next location. It was another blind trip to run away from the chaos of people get through their rehab stint. Ai held her hands together and mumbled out a few thoughts to herself while the other two chatted with each other. It was half-filled with passengers assuming they were heading to the same location.
“Where is Yossie?” Eri asked.
The three shrugged their shoulders as they got out of their seats and looked around for the camp leader but couldn’t find her within their area. With first class restricted, they were stuck in the cabin with the few people who were just exhausted from their experience through security. The three walked back to their seats and set their chairs back into an obtuse angle and closed their eyes.
The violence that surrounded them was happening for a reason or that is what they thought about through their nap. The question popped up everywhere wondering why it was happening to them. The answers were swirled in the events previous and to their next location was another day.
The boarded off the plane and in the lobby was a man with sunglasses and three bags surrounded him. He took off the glasses and gave them a bow while Yossie, looking refreshed, followed them from behind. They didn’t have time for questions as he dragged the bags to the streets and a van was there to load up their items.
“Gomen ne, I’m Sakata Yoshinori,” he introduced. “You can be formal or call me Yoshi as you pleased.”
“Where are we?” Risa asked as she looked around the area.
“Sapporo. Konno-sensei has requested for you to have shelter here.” He explained with the bags all in the back and the group boarded.
Yoshi started the van and drove off to the streets. He was non-talkative in general unless you bring him up with his hobby of horse racing. His avid knowledge of the sport spanned over his lifetime and betting was a close number two on his favorite hobbies. He kept his concentration on his mission on hand as the group cramped with their bags waited patiently for their next stay.
“Konno was born in Hokkaido, so we might be staying in her area.” Yossie noted in trying to remember the past conversations with the doctor.
“I would guess so,” Ai unenthusiastically muttered.
“Don’t feel bad, we all are here to help each other.” Yossie flashed a smile as Yoshi glanced back at them.
“We are going to a farm in the country. The family will teach you about working on the farm. You only have a week of this before you are set for release.”
“Really?” He nodded slightly as they felt lifted about this nightmare being over soon.
They went down an isolate road and stopped at a small farm where a gleeful woman stepped out with a straw hat. Yoshi grabbed the bags to take inside the large house as the farmer extended her hand to the group.
“I am Abe Natsumi, you can call me Nacchi, and Yoshi is my close friend who has inherited this farm from his family.” The man bowed to them and let them inside the large house where it had large areas of modern rooms and upstairs was the bedrooms where they would be staying in.
Ai walked into her room with a view of the sun outside her window. She was only a week away until freedom. She was confident it was going to be over.
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Reina looked outside her window seat and felt relieved that she was out of the hospital. She was relieved that Goto wouldn’t be on her tail. She was relieved that the woman was gone.
The case was finally off her platter and she free to chase after the only woman that had still bother her. The woman was the anti-Reina, she had the key to take her down. She wondered why she never used it but always wanted to silence her forever before anything else got out. Her lie wasn’t really a lie but a half-truth: she was leader of a group but not as dynamic as it was told to her.
It was her final duty as leader of this group to silence the only person who could send her into jail.
“Tanaka-san, where are you going?”
“I’ll be right back.”
“Where’s my goods?”
“Ai-chan, be patient.”
“Before that…” Ai threatened with a stack of 10,000 yen notes.
“Where did you get that?” Reina asked as her finger pointed toward the bed.
“They are here, hide out.” She informed Ai as she ran into the bathroom and Reina threw the stack into laundry basket.
“You have the money?”She looked at her ticket and curled her lips as her next location was confirmed the landing place as she tracked the car Goto was riding in. A one-way trip to Hokkaido with the hopes of either finding her or her soul returning to her hometown lost forever. She boarded the plane with a small bag filled with weapons and flew off to her match.
Goto observing her from behind requested a trip while in disguise and kept her distance with knowledge of the kitty’s true intention. She had to display caution and carried what was needed for a cross-country trip and closed her eyes while standing behind her with a thick coat and sunglasses.
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The next morning they were awaken by roosters and dragged out to the barn for training. Risa was assigned to egg duty, Eri was to milk cows, and Ai had to mix the feed for the chickens. The trio struggled throughout the day with various problems with the animals but was done without any animal critically harmed. After their adventure, they were given breakfast.
Their midday assignments were easy with grooming their horses and naturally they adapted to them as they neigh and greeted the new workers. Eri had the mischievous one when it defecated near her as it was brushing its tail; her scream was the comic relief they needed to take off the pressure.
After lunch, the group watering crops with the can and fertilizing the new ground with manure. They rock-paper-scissors to see who would water and who had to fertilize, Risa came out the winner leaving the other two with the fragrant manure. Ai and Eri grabbed their hand shovels and spread the dark matter around the crops while Risa chased them to water it down. Yoshi assisted with the laying down of manure with his big shovel and looked happy with the results.
Ai finally looked up at the sunset and knew dinner was ready for them and rushed over to the group shower where the three were corralled to wash each other off. Since the water was lukewarm, they had to rush out before it got cold outside, and walked in with a feast laid out for them.
“Thank you.” They cheered all at once.
They each took a bowl of rice and bowed their heads to the food provided to them. Nacchi watched them eat the food in front of them with a motherly observation. She always thought about children but with her tough past, no one would accept her as a suitable wife. Yoshi was a close friend to Nacchi and had offered advice when she needed some, mostly for encouragement. The duo created the house where rehab patients could be safe from the outside world by living on a farm.
The trio was enjoying the food before Ai noticed the omission on the dining table. She stood up and looked around for her before sitting back down. Nacchi noticed she was missing and headed upstairs where she was on the phone with someone. The concern on her face was evident to the leader of the farm.
“Yossie, you should eat before it gets cold.” Nacchi informed her.
“I will get there, just need to figure out something.” Yossie grumbled to herself as the motherly figure left.
She didn’t have to expect trouble when they were sent here, but with an angry kitty coming their way, they had to be prepared for everything. Yossie dialed Konno, who was surprised with the events happening beyond the farm, and briefed her about the woman after Ai. Konno wasn’t sure what to associate with the message but was quick to send out protection for the farm.
Yossie closed her phone and headed downstairs where the three rested by the couch leaving the two guardians busily cleaning the table. They quickly dropped everything and let Yossie let off the concerns to them. They nodded with every word and tried to see if they could do something on their own accord but Yossie insisted to not meddle in the situation. The two left her to eat alone while she concentrated on the group.
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Goto arrived in Hokkaido with her carry-on and headed towards the security booth to inform them about the woman. They quickly nodded and she headed towards the main station to do the same but fell to the ground. Two of them chased the suspect as the rest aided her while ambulance arrived.
The cops chased down a man and wrestled him to the ground. They arrested him and brought him into custody while Goto glanced at the arrested and shook her head.
“That guy hit you.”
“I guess so, but where is that woman?” She asked as they all looked at each other.
Goto pounded her fist into the ground in frustration as she had to find the location of the kitty. She headed to the camera room and replayed the tape of their arrival.
Shit, she wasn’t on the plane.
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