Tokyo: After years of stagnation, the heiress of the yakuza arrives.

Enter the room.

Shuangyue Gaoli found a seat and sat down. The "big rabbit" at the door also came over and sat opposite her.

It has to be said that Shido Kuroba has a rather unique eye. His wardrobe is full of clothes in all sorts of colors, including some pajamas that are supposed to be women's but are actually unisex and can be worn by both men and women.

Black or blue would have been fine, but Shido Kuroba chose pink instead.

Quite coincidentally, this pink bunny pajama set is the same style as Shimotsuki Airi's.

This set of pajamas is so comical that it shouldn't be worn by an adult. Indeed, it is. Shimotsuki Airi saw this bunny pajama set in a shopping mall and wanted to buy it. At that time, Shimotsuki Airi was still a child.

She insisted on wearing it when she grew up, demanding a complete set, and even wanted Shimotsuki Takari to wear it with her. In the end, Shimotsuki Takari couldn't resist her mother's insistence and bought it anyway, and a complete set at that.

He bought clothes in every size, and even put them in a separate closet in the room where Shido Kuroba slept.

However, Shimotsuki Takagi forgot about this matter.

As a result, Kuroba Shido spent most of the day picking out pajamas from the closet, but wasn't very satisfied with any of them. He shook his head, ready to make do for the night, but then he opened another closet next to it...

Wow!

The Golden Legend!!!

He was instantly drawn to the entire display of rabbit furs in front of him. He admitted he had been a bit pretentious before; no man could resist a cabinet full of pink rabbit furs!

Through a series of simple steps, Kuroba Shido successfully transformed into Pink Shido.

Super assembly complete!!!

Then...then Shimotsuki Takari came knocking on the door.

Shuangyue Gaoli: "..."

"Um, Kuroba-kun, there are other pajamas in the closet..." Shimotsuki Takari thought that Kuroba Shido had only opened one of the closets, the one full of pink bunny pajamas, and that Kuroba Shido had no choice but to pick one out.

"Yes, I know. I've tried them on, and this one fits best." Kuroba Shido nodded and said very seriously.

Shuangyue Gaoli: "???"

Shimotsuki Kori looked at Kuroba Shido in shock. She felt that she had underestimated Kuroba Shido's ability to express himself, or rather, overestimated her own ability to cope.

As an expert in the field of mental health, Shimotsuki Takari's intuition tells her that Kuroba Shido is ill, and quite seriously so.

It is highly likely related to Shido Kuroba's tragic childhood experiences...

For some reason, Shimotsuki Takari felt even more sorry for Kuroba Shido. Her eyes radiated a maternal glow. She had raised several children before, like Amamiya Kaoru and Shimotsuki Airi. Now, adding Kuroba Shido to the list didn't seem like such a difficult thing to accept.

Moreover, because of what happened before, I am filled with guilt...

Putting aside her daughter's situation for the moment, Shimotsuki Takari adopted a doctor's perspective and began this "consultation".

She has seen far too many patients, and the most important thing is to make them lower their guard.

The current state of their conversation is the most comfortable, and it will definitely not arouse Kuroba Shido's suspicion...

The most important point, and also the most difficult, is that many mental patients are brought in for various reasons and are already filled with resistance. It is at this time that Shimotsuki Takari needs to slowly soothe their hearts.

We can only begin once everything is ready.

Not enough. This is the most difficult and crucial point, and it was satisfied from the very beginning!

perfect!

Shimotsuki Takagi took a deep breath, her eyes gradually calming down, and her voice also calmed down.

"Kuroba-kun, can you tell me about your past?" Shimotsuki Takari asked with a very infectious smile.

"No." Kuroba Shido answered without even thinking.

Shuangyue Gaoli: "???"

How is that possible!

Shuangyue Gaoli's eyes widened, her previous confidence and composure vanished without a trace...

Are you kidding me!

This is only the second time in so many years that she has made a mistake when she was so confident; the first time was when Miyazaki Kiyoshi made the same mistake.

Last time, when trying to comfort Miyazaki Kiyoshi and help him emerge from his inner world of loneliness, to connect with the outside world and stop going on like this, Shimotsuki Takari said a lot and thought she had succeeded in reforming him, but...

"I'm not sick. It's you, Aunt Shuangyue, who's sick. You seem calm and collected on the surface, but inside you're incredibly empty. You appear indestructible, as if you've moved on from your past traumas, but in reality, you've just hidden it, hidden it even deeper. You just haven't realized it, or you've realized it but are unwilling to admit it. You're not that strong. You have weaknesses, and they're quite obvious. You'll make endless concessions and change your principles for the sake of your weaknesses..."

His words were like daggers to the heart; not only did he fail to persuade her, but he almost became assimilated by the minister himself.

What a thoroughly enjoyable psychological counseling session!

In this battle of psychological counseling, Shimotsuki Takari lost...

It wasn't that they lost because of a lack of professional knowledge, but because of Miyazaki Kiyoshi's ability to read minds. Shimotsuki Takari needed to use her professional knowledge and various subtle physical reactions to judge the true thoughts in someone's heart, while the department head was much simpler—he just glanced at her and started reading aloud.

Shuangyue Gaoli: "..."

Since that incident, Shimotsuki Takari has suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. When she hears that she is going to give the minister psychological counseling, her heart tightens subconsciously, fearing that she will be judged again...

Please stop talking, Xiaoqing, I'm begging you, please have pity on me, please stop talking, sob sob sob...

"Why...why not?"

Shuangyue Gaoli's smile was slightly stiff, and she even stuttered a little as she tried to figure out what the problem was.

Judging from Kuroba Shido's state just now, he should have been off guard no matter how you looked at it, so how could this be...?

"Because I'm going to take a shower, I'll talk to you after I'm done..." Kuroba Shido blinked, glanced at the time, and grabbed a towel and other things to head outside.

Shuangyue Gaoli: "???"

"[Current state: Shocked, confused, doubtful, bewildered, shocked by the boy's answer, even doubting my own professional abilities...]"