My wife believes me; how could I be a cuckold?

But just then, she suddenly noticed that Makoto Asano was still standing there motionless.

She immediately shouted with some displeasure, "Hey! What are you standing there for? Hand over all the money you have on you right now, I need to get to...class."

But before she could finish her sentence, she suddenly noticed that Makoto Asano had a strange smile on his face.

For some reason, she felt a little afraid of Asano Makoto.

After realizing this, she felt dissatisfied with her own cowardice.

Enraged, she vented her anger on Asano Makoto, yelling at him, "Hey! What are you laughing at? Where's my money?!"

However, Makoto Asano still wore that strange smile and said calmly, "Money? What money? As for you, aren't you going to tell us about the extortion you just committed?"

Upon hearing this, Yuna Kamino was instantly enraged. She angrily retorted, "What nonsense are you spouting! When did I extort you?! I'm talking about compensation, where's my compensation?!"

Perhaps thinking that as long as her voice was loud enough, she could scare Asano Makoto into handing over the money, Jinno Yuna spoke in a very arrogant manner.

However, at this moment, an extremely mocking expression gradually appeared on Makoto Asano's face.

Yuna Kanno immediately realized that she might have bitten off more than she could chew this time.

Although she was a little scared, she still mustered up her courage and shouted, "I'm giving you one last chance. Give me the compensation, and then we'll call it even. Otherwise, once I call the police, you won't be able to get away!"

The content of her statement remained firm, but the tone of her voice was noticeably weaker.

Moreover, her actions betrayed her—as she shouted at Makoto Asano, she subconsciously took a step back.

As soon as she lifted her foot, Asano Makoto grabbed her arm forcefully.

Feeling a slight pain in her arm, Yuna Kanno felt a pang of panic, but she still pretended to be fierce and shouted, "What are you doing?! Let go! Aren't you afraid I'll call the police and have you arrested?!"

However, upon hearing her threat, Makoto Asano couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Of course I'm scared, but before you call the police, I suggest you take a look at this first."

As he spoke, he took out his phone, pressed the stop recording button, and opened the video he had just recorded.

The video captured Yuna Kanno squeezing straight towards them, but this is not much and cannot be used as conclusive evidence.

Most importantly, the video clearly recorded her threatening voice.

"...Uncle, shouldn't you give me some compensation as...reward?"

"..."

"...If you don't give it to me, I'll yell that you sexually harassed me...Sir, you don't want to become socially dead, do you?"

Hearing her own voice coming from Makoto Asano's phone, Yuna Kanno froze on the spot, her delicate body trembling slightly, and a huge fear rose from the bottom of her heart.

After a while, she seemed to suddenly remember something and said excitedly, as if grasping at a lifeline, "You took photos without permission, that's illegal!"

Indeed, filming videos without permission is illegal in Japan.

Yuna Kanno thought that as long as she brought this up, Asano Makoto would be hesitant to act rashly.

Unfortunately, Makoto Asano came here specifically for her, so he naturally wouldn't give up at a time like this.

"So what? Don't forget, your crime is much more serious than mine; extortion can get you several years in prison."

Upon hearing this, Yuna Kanno, who couldn't think of a solution for the moment, immediately felt immense regret.

He regretted not being more careful, which allowed Makoto Asano to catch him red-handed.

I regret not listening to my friends and choosing those sleazy-looking middle-aged men, but instead choosing Makoto Asano in order to earn more money.

When she first saw Asano Makoto's completely different aura from those around him, she guessed that he was a rich man, but remembering her friend's advice, she did not intend to make a move on him.

It wasn't until she noticed Asano Makoto's very young face that she realized he was probably rich but inexperienced, and likely an easy target.

But it's too late to say all this now; she's been caught extorting money, and the evidence is irrefutable.

The thought filled Yuna Kamino with an indescribable fear.

At that moment, Makoto Asano, who had been observing Yuna Kanno's expression, narrowed his eyes slightly and revealed a devilish smile.

"Young lady, you don't want the police to find out about your extortion, do you?"

Upon hearing those words, Yuna Kanno's body began to tremble uncontrollably.

She didn't want to be locked up in jail.

In Japan, extortion can result in up to three years in prison.

But the most important thing is not the punishment itself, but the impact of being punished by law.

If someone has been convicted of a crime, they will likely find it difficult to find a job even after they are released.

Because of their criminal records, companies are afraid that these people will commit crimes again for various reasons after their release from prison, so to avoid trouble, they simply do not hire people who have been to prison.

In Japan, being sentenced to prison is practically synonymous with having one's life ruined.

Therefore, when she thought about being imprisoned and the impoverished life she and her mother would face that could never be changed, and the disappointed look in her mother's eyes when she found out about it, Yuna Kanno could no longer control her emotions and burst into tears.

She pleaded with Asano Makoto through tears, "No, no! Please don't do that! Please, please let me go~ Waaah~"

Upon hearing this, Asano Makoto scoffed, "Then why wouldn't you let me go when I was begging you just now?"

"Waaaaah~ I'm so sorry, so sorry, waaaah~ Please... please have mercy on me, I'm so sorry, waaaah~"

When Yuna Kanno grabbed Makoto Asano's left arm with both hands and said those words, she was already sobbing uncontrollably and could only keep apologizing.

But seeing her like this, Makoto Asano couldn't help but feel happy.

However, he still maintained his mocking demeanor, forcefully shaking off the other person's hand and saying, "I'll spare you? Sure, but I have one condition."

Yuna Kanno hesitated for a moment, then nodded quickly.

"Okay, okay... Just tell me your conditions. I'll agree to anything I can do, as long as you promise not to send me to prison."

Ten minutes ago, it was Makoto Asano who said this, but ten minutes later it became Yuna Kanno.

All I can say is that the world is a giant boomerang.

On the other side, Makoto Asano thought for a moment and then said, "Well... tell me your name first."

Although the system had already told him the other person's name, he still had to put on an act.

“…Kano Yoshi—no, no, my name is Kanno Yuna…”

Actually, Yuna Kanno originally wanted to just make up a name, but after thinking about it, she decided to give an honest answer.

Since lying is likely to be discovered and may anger the other party, it's better to just answer honestly from the start.

Hearing her honestly say her name, Makoto Asano smiled with satisfaction, then lowered his head and whispered in Yuna Kanno's ear.

Noticing his movements, Yuna Kanno immediately realized something, and her body trembled slightly involuntarily.

Although he was still a naive high school student, he had at least seen pigs run, even if he hadn't eaten pork.

So she had actually heard about the fate of girls who framed others in some "wrongful conviction cases of perverts".

What kind of revenge will those "perverts" whose lives have been ruined by false accusations take against those who framed them?

Those who fared better off simply made some compensation to those "perverts" in the sex field.

Those who are less fortunate will lose their lives, or even be tortured and broken.

Just thinking about those possible futures makes Yuna Kanno want to cry.

She really hopes that Makoto Asano is the first type.

But if Asano Makoto really asked her for sexual compensation, would she agree?

She didn't want to agree.

Even when her father became addicted to gambling, causing the family to owe a large sum of money and making her and her mother suffer a lot.

Instead of taking the lucrative "dad job" her friend recommended, she chose to extort money on the tram.

This was also the reason why she hesitated at first.

The reason she hesitated before finally agreeing was because she wanted to gamble on that slim possibility; she wanted to bet that Asano Makoto was a good person and would let her go.

Unfortunately, she lost her gamble.

Makoto Asano's voice eventually reached her ears. It was a soft voice, but because it was spoken so close to her ear, it was incredibly clear.

"Kano Yuna, work hard to be my star. If you agree, I'll let you go."

Chapter 16 What, are you not convinced?

Asano Makoto had thought it through clearly. Given the system's nature, even if the first task was completed, there would definitely be more messy tasks to come.

So instead of directly asking Yuna Kanno to help him complete the first task, it would be better to be more decisive and make it easier to complete subsequent tasks in the future, since the risks involved in both are the same for him.

But Yuna Kanno naturally wouldn't know his thoughts, and of course, even if she did know, the outcome wouldn't change.

The moment Asano Makoto uttered those words, a notification sounded in his mind.

[Kano Yuna's affection level -100.]

This was something he had anticipated even before he said those words.

However, he didn't care even if Kanno Yuna's favorability rating dropped, because he never intended to please her in the first place.

Such a despicable person who blackmails others by exploiting their concern for their reputation should be punished in various ways before their character is properly corrected!

However, it is clear that Makoto Asano underestimated the consequences of the decline in favorability.

[Because the target's affinity with the lowly host has dropped to its lowest point, a new branching path will be unlocked in the mission.]

From this moment forward, every action the host takes will lead the mission down different paths. Please choose carefully.

[Route 1 - Pure Love, Reward: Pure Love Points +1000.]

[Route Two - Fallen, Reward: Stamina +1.]

[Hidden route: Please discover it yourself, you lowly host.]

After hearing the system's notification tone, Makoto Asano paused for a moment.

He didn't expect that after the target's favorability dropped to its lowest point, a branching path would actually be opened.

However, after thinking about it for a while, he suddenly felt that it made a lot of sense.