"Uh, it was that crow who told me." Fujiwara Reya pointed to the Dark Crow keeping watch in the distance, expressing clearly, "I don't trust that guy, so I wanted to discuss it with you to prepare a strategy."
"I... I have no relationship with him! Mr. Fujiwara, um, I..."
Her voice was quite agitated.
Fujiwara Reya turned his head to look at her. In the soft morning light, Yukino Ritsuko wore an expression of wronged anger, wanting to explain but struggling due to a lack of vocabulary, unable to grasp the key points, looking quite flustered.
He gazed steadily for a long moment.
Yukino Ritsuko frowned, looking as if she was about to cry with grievance. But before Fujiwara Reya could ask, she took a deep breath, her gaze serious and firm, and spoke slowly and deliberately.
"I have nothing to do with Takeuchi Akira---"
"I know." Fujiwara Reya nodded with unwavering conviction.
However, after thinking for a moment, he pondered and asked, "What exactly is your relationship then?"
