Tokyo: I'm bound to the evil women!

Ichinomiya Satsuki saw the view inside the room and confirmed that it was Chiya Mio. She held her breath and tried to make her embarrassment less obvious.

"Ichinomiya, is there something you need?"

"Go in first."

Fujiwara Matsu, the owner, was also destined to be ignored. Ichinomiya Satsuki walked past him and went inside.

She sat down on the sofa quite naturally, completely ignoring the gaze that Chiya Misaki was giving her.

He felt a headache coming on, closed his own door, walked over, and stood in the middle of the four people.

The arrival of Ichinomiya obviously made the atmosphere somewhat tense, and Chiya Mio's original intention to exert pressure was suppressed because of her presence.

All four eyes were on him, waiting for his move.

"Mio, I won't interfere with what you do, but I've already taken her in. Whatever you want to do, please respect her wishes."

"Senior Shiratori, you need to restrain yourself. She should live."

"Ichinomiya, whatever you want to do, wait until I've finished dealing with this."

He turned around and glanced at Ayaka Ando:

"Ando, ​​what's your decision?"

"In my personal opinion, becoming a maid at Mio's house would indeed be a good choice. I think the conditions she offered must be quite generous."

"I want to take control of my own future. I don't want to waste the opportunity you've given me."

"Mizakura, did you hear his answer?"

Fujiwara Matsu turned back to look at Chiya Mio, the girl who stood quietly with her arms crossed, watching him.

The girl in the shrine maiden's outfit had caught her breath and her gaze lingered between the four people.

She was trying to analyze the current situation, but to be honest, the information she had was so fragmented that she was also somewhat confused.

"As for the reason for taking her in."

"But some coincidences happened, and I felt I couldn't just watch someone who wanted to go to school and change his life lose this opportunity."

"I won't get involved in anything she does, wait a minute."

Fujiwara Matsuru quickly returned to his room and took out the written agreement he had previously drawn up with Ando Ayaka. He added many clauses to ensure that he would not cause any problems and to put the girl at ease.

"Mizakura, could you help me draft a legally binding contract? I'll have her sign it again."

Fujiwara Matsu handed the items to Chiya Mio and tried to calm her down.

"Then, why Monday?"

"I didn't mean to hide it from you, but she has already drawn a line, and I don't like to create trouble for myself."

"You should also be well aware of my situation at school."

Chiyo stared at him, took a deep breath, glanced at Ichinomiya Satsuki, and swallowed back the words she wanted to say.

"Sure, let her stay at my house. I don't need another room or food for just one person."

"In exchange, I will cover her tuition fees."

Fujiwara Matsu didn't say anything, he just stared silently at Shiratori Saki, and Chiya Mio followed his gaze and stared back at her.

The killing intent in Shiratori Saki's eyes showed no sign of diminishing; she was merely restraining herself.

"I can."

"You can't do it."

Fujiwara Matsu looked at her calmly, and swallowed back what Chiya Mio wanted to say with a single sentence.

He himself is an example. Shiratori Saki has his own ideas, and if he were in the Chiya family, Ando Ayaka's life would be in great danger.

"I just gave her a chance to choose again. She made her choice, and I don't care what price she has to pay for it."

"Now that she's made her choice, Misaki, I don't care what you do. But she has to live a complete life."

Upon hearing Fujiwara Matsu's words, Chiya Mio turned to look at Shiratori Saki.

"Sazaki, did you hear that?"

"Miss, Fujiwara-kun, I will."

Shiratori Saki bowed slightly. The pure killing intent in her eyes was gone, but her gaze toward Ando Ayaka was still full of hostility.

"How about we bring Miss Ando to the shrine together?"

Ichinomiya Satsuki saw the crux of their dilemma and offered a suggestion.

She didn't really care whether Ayaka Ando lived or died. She just felt that it was pointless for the group to continue this tug-of-war. The shrine didn't lack shrine maidens, so one more person wouldn't make a difference.

She wanted to ask Fujiwara Matsu about the matter as soon as possible, so she was happy as long as she could achieve her goal.

Fujiwara Matsu didn't care where Ando Ayaka was going.

"I also support this plan."

"I want to repay Fujiwara-san. So, please allow me..."

Two sharp, piercing gazes fell upon her, forcing her to swallow the rest of her words.

"Why stay with me?"

This remark made Fujiwara Matsuya feel that she was really ungrateful.

She had tried her best to reduce the hostility between the two, and even Ichinomiya Satsuki had actively helped, but...

Under the gazes of the two men, Ayaka Ando did not back down, but when she looked into Matsu Fujiwara's eyes, her momentum weakened by three points.

"I still owe Fujiwara-san a lot."

"I don't need it, I don't ask you for anything in return, and you don't need to repay me."

Although hurt by his rejection, Ayaka Ando persisted:

"Besides the possibilities of my future, all I have left is a 'god' to serve."

"So, let me stay."

"Smack."

Fujiwara Matsu took a deep breath and slapped her across the face. The force wasn't heavy, but it left Ando Ayaka somewhat stunned.

This was one of the few times he had ever laid a hand on a girl in his life.

Ayaka Ando reached out and touched her cheek. Her mouth was slightly open, but she wasn't surprised by his actions. However, she didn't expect to be hit.

"I am not your savior. You are."

"Ichinomiya, please take her with you when the time comes. I will pack her things for her."

He finalized the decision, turned to look at the other three, and tried to appear calm.

"I have another suggestion, Chiya, would you like to hear it?"

In fact, when Chiyo saw what Fujiwara Matsu had done, she had already confirmed that he had indeed only done something out of kindness occasionally. However, she was still bothered by it, just as she had said before.

She couldn't accept that a woman who had so many ambiguous relationships with men was with Fujiwara Matsu.

Shiratori Saki completely suppressed the hostility in her eyes; at the moment, Ando Ayaka posed no threat whatsoever.

"Hmm? What did you say?"

Satsuki Ichinomiya spoke calmly, as if she were bringing up something that had nothing to do with her.

"Fujiwara, would you mind having another person in your household?"

"Since Ando doesn't intend to leave, then let me be the manager."

This was the perfect opportunity for her.

Using this perfect excuse, she had time to spend with Fujiwara Matsu and more opportunities to find the answers she wanted.

She was very curious about the secrets of Fujiwara Matsu.

Upon hearing her words, Fujiwara Matsu's first thought was, "Why are you making things worse?"

But... after a moment's thought, he also felt it was a perfect suggestion.

The relationship between Ichinomiya Satsuki and Chiya Mio was already ambiguous. Fujiwara Matsu felt that Chiya Mio definitely understood and trusted her, and with her intervention, Ando Ayaka's fate was no longer so precarious.

These words caused a slight change in Chiya Mio's gaze, as if she were scrutinizing Ichinomiya Satsuki for the first time.

Shiratori Saki's eyes also showed strong incomprehension. She knew Ichinomiya Satsuki well and knew that the other party had no thoughts about this kind of thing, so she had no hostility.

"When did you two become so close?"