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

The setting sun cast a reddish glow on the windows outside the teaching building.

Kuroba Shido, leaning on a cane, limped out of the building, looking like a survivor who had just barely crawled out of three trials: the Miyazaki family's intelligence war with the mother and daughter, the club's interrogation hell, and the senior's zoo invitation.

detail!

I didn't go towards the school's main gate.

It's too dangerous at the main gate.

Based on the architectural layout of Kamikawa University, if you leave from the main gate, you will most likely have to pass near the archery club. But what exactly is the archery club?

My senior's territory.

In other words, that's not the route to the school's main gate; it's a place where upperclassmen ambush, yandere spawn points, and a hotspot for gentle traps.

Kuroba Shido is not the same Kuroba Shido of yesterday.

People should learn from their mistakes.

He has stumbled several times in similar incidents. Although he has been very careful, he can't withstand the cunning of his senior and the department head.

He thought he was a genius, but it turns out that genius is just seeing the threshold between the academic level and the minister's position...

Once again, a strong appeal is made: Get ready for a massive, enthusiastic horse race! Planners, look at who the main character is, and give them a boost!!!

I want mind reading too! I want a brain for arguing too! I don't want to be some weak, pathetic cook... Damn it, get me the stuff!

So, it's a backdoor.

We have to go through the back door.

The back gate is far away, secluded, less crowded, and requires a detour, but it's safe.

Kuroba Shido smugly moved towards the back door, muttering to himself, "Your Uncle Kuroba won't fall into the same trap twice. The front door is a trap, the archery club is a trap, and even the pretty upperclassman's gentle smile is a trap. Human civilization has survived to this day thanks to caution, route planning, and timely escape..."

The more he talked, the more mature he felt.

This is growth.

The impoverished boy learned to evade danger amidst the harsh blows of fate, mastered tactical retreats when pursued by dangerous women, and found a balance for survival between making fried bread and completing club questionnaires.

He walked to the vicinity of the back door, just about to breathe a sigh of relief.

Then he stopped.

A familiar figure stood under the shade of a tree next to the school's back gate.

The setting sun peeked through the leaves, casting dappled golden light on the girl's shoulders. She wore the uniform of Kamikawa University, her backpack hanging quietly on her arm, her long hair gently blowing in the wind, and a gentle, natural smile on her face, as if she had just happened to be passing by and was waiting in the evening breeze for someone who might not even appear.

Onodera Zan'e

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

Awesome!!!

The senior student predicted his prediction.

She not only knew he probably wouldn't use the main entrance, but she even anticipated that he might choose the back entrance because he was afraid of an ambush by the archery club.

Shido Kuroba felt a chill creep down his back.

The sunset was so warm.

The wind wasn't cold.

But he felt as if an invisible hand was gently pressing down on his escape route map and then softly marking it with an X.

When Onodera Zanne saw him, her eyes lit up slightly as if she had just noticed him, and then she gave a very gentle smile.

"Shidou-san."

Kuroba Shido remained silent.

Onodera Zannen took a step closer, his tone so natural that there wasn't a single flaw.

"What a coincidence."

Kuroba Shido looked at her.

What a coincidence?

If Yamamoto Shinto had said that, Kuroba Shido might have believed it, because a creature like a rice ball could indeed crash into a place without any brains.

But when Onodera Zanne came out of his mouth, Kuroba Shido didn't believe a single punctuation mark.

He subconsciously looked up at the top of Onodera Zannen's head.

The next second, a familiar status notification appeared.

[Current Status: Quiet and pleasant. It has been confirmed that the target did not leave the school through the main gate. The possibility of the target choosing the back gate route was successfully predicted. The student is satisfied with the increased vigilance of the boy. The student is maintaining the illusion of a chance encounter and plans to naturally join the target's route home. The student is maintaining a mildly cautious attitude regarding the boy's failure to return to the zoo after reading the invitation...]

[Salted Fish Guide: Run! It's a yandere!!!]

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

He's just going to walk the horses, talking like he doesn't want to run. Does he think he can just run away?

The senior student even predicted that he wouldn't use the main entrance.

They were even satisfied with his increased vigilance?

What does that mean?

Is this some kind of escape-type pet being raised?

A very dangerous thought suddenly popped into Kuroba Shido's mind.

Why not just give in? Steel wool's words were, "Endurance and wealth. Just give in and you can live a life of leisure and idleness. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Besides, running away every day, being anticipated every day, and having your door blocked every day—this life is just too exhausting.

Of course, the thought only lasted for a fraction of a second.

Soon, his strong will to survive pushed it back into the depths of his mind.

The weak, virgin-like guy's words imply that he's weak and can be trampled on by anyone, except maybe by the news department and the rice ball-head type. Sigh...

It's another sunny day, the perfect day to treat Dinner Balls to Noah's Sparks.

at the same time.

The Yamamoto family home, a kilometer away...

"Achoo!"

Without warning, Yamamoto sneezed.

"Could it be that my crush is thinking about me?" A question mark appeared above Yamamoto's head. He quickly convinced himself and then went to send a message to the girl who liked him.

"Are you there?"

In plain language... Harassing Ito is not honest.

……

Kuroba Shido forced a bright and innocent smile back onto his face, as if he hadn't seen the status notification from before at all.

"Senior, what a coincidence!"

The two people looked at each other.

Onodera Zanne's smile softened a little.

"Is Shido-kun also coming this way?"

Kuroba Shido nodded.

"Hmm, I suddenly felt like experiencing the cultural and natural scenery around the back gate of the school today."

Onodera Zanne chuckled softly.

"Oh, I see. Me too."

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

The same to you?

As the head of the archery club and the president of the student council, it's perfectly reasonable for you to leave school through the archery club area. Now you're going to the back gate and saying you also want to experience the cultural scenery.

Big Black shook his head when he heard this.

But Shido Kuroba did not expose him.

When you're under someone's roof, and your senior is at the back door, you have no choice but to bow your head.

The two of them walked out along the path outside the back door.

The setting sun cast long shadows of the trees along the roadside. There weren't many students nearby, and occasionally someone would pass by and see Onodera Zannen and Kuroba Shido walking side by side. Their gaze would noticeably pause for a moment, but then quickly look away, as if they realized that this wasn't a scene they should casually observe.

Kuroba Shido's face darkened even more, his mind screaming wildly... What do I do?!

Help! ! !

Someone please save me!!!

His original plan was very simple.

I secretly left the school through the back door, found a safe corner, and called Amamiya Kaoru to ask her to come and pick me up.

The old ox's greatest use is pedaling, which saves on taxi fares... He's a genius!

But now that plan has fallen through...

Onodera Zannen stayed by his side the whole time.

He couldn't make a phone call at all.

You can't exactly say to Onodera Zanne, "Teacher, come pick me up and take me home, and while you're at it, check if the Daikoku family has been eating your food," can you?

That would cause trouble.

Something bad is bound to happen.

Kuroba Shido could even picture the gentle smile on Onodera Zanne's face unchanged, followed by the terrifying scene of the status notification above her head starting to refresh: "The Amamiya Kaoru family has been confirmed as the target temporary residence. The environmental removal plan has been initiated ahead of schedule. Should we deal with the school doctor's relationship?"

So he had no choice but to leave.

We headed towards the rat area.

Although he has now moved out of the rat-infested area, in front of Onodera Zannen, he can only maintain the illusion that he is "still going back to his original impoverished area".

That's life.

Even though Kuroba Shido had already changed the spawn point, he still insisted on continuing to walk towards the old map in order to keep it a secret.

Onodera Zanne walked beside him, her pace slow, just matching the speed of his cane.

"Shido looks very tired today."

Shido Kuroba sighed.

"Senior, that's life. In the morning, you're chased by fate; at noon, you're worn down by club activities; in the afternoon, you're overwhelmed by the upcoming weekend schedule; and in the evening, you still have to try to survive and get home."

Onodera Zannen blinked.

"That sounds tough."

Kuroba Shido nodded: "It's alright, not too tough, but I kept feeling like the concrete floor was provoking me, and I wanted to elbow it..."

Onodera smiled in the residual tone.

"Miyazaki-san's club activities?"

Shido Kuroba paused.

coming.

This question sounds trivial, but it contains a hidden trap.

He answered very cautiously.

"Ordinary club activities, answering questions, doing tests, and receiving organizational care."

Onodera Zannen nodded gently.

"I see."

Her tone remained unchanged.

But Shido Kuroba always felt that she had separated the three words "answering questions", "writing papers" and "organizational care" and put them into her own relationship network form.

The two continued walking forward.

The lights at the roadside convenience store were already on, students were buying drinks at the street corner, and the sound of a tram passing by could be heard in the distance.

Onodera Zannen suddenly asked, as if it were a casual remark.

"What are your plans for the weekend, Shido-kun?"

Kuroba Shido almost stopped in his tracks.

weekend.

It's the weekend again.

Why is everyone asking about his weekend?

What exactly is his weekend a scarce resource?

Kiyoyuki Miyazaki.

"I asked Ritsuko Miyazaki."

Onodera Zannen also asked.

He, Kuroba Shido, is just a poor male college student, not some Tokyo weekend public property, so why does everyone act like they need to make an appointment in advance?

Shido Kuroba's back was sweating again.

He finally realized what was happening.

Onodera Zannen wasn't simply waiting for him at the back door.

She came because the zoo invited her.

He saw it.

But I didn't reply.

Can't read back.

In Kuroba Shido's eyes, this was merely a "temporary strategic evasion," but in Onodera Zanne's eyes, it might have been categorized as "the target attempting to avoid weekend contact."

So she came straight at them.

Kuroba Shido's mind began to scream wildly.

Not good.

This is very bad.

If Miyazaki Kiyoshi's weekend activities are like a club activity, then Onodera Zannen's zoo invitation is like a date with her upperclassman.

Unfortunately, he had just promised Miyazaki Ritsuko and Miyazaki Kiyoshi that he would go to the Miyazaki family's house on the weekend, and the club activity location had been forcibly changed to Miyazaki Kiyoshi's house.

How should I answer that?

He said he was going to Miyazaki Seiya's house this weekend?

Why not just find a place to lie down and wait for the senior student to gently cover him with a white sheet?

Onodera Zanne turned her head to look at him, her smile still very gentle.

"Shidou-san?"

Kuroba Shido forced himself to remain calm.

"It's the weekend..."

He had only uttered three words when he subconsciously looked up at the top of Onodera Zannen's head.

The status notification reappeared.

[Current Status: Quiet, waiting. It has been confirmed that the target reacted with obvious tension to the weekend topic, indicating a high probability that they have not disclosed their travel plans. We are waiting for the target to explain why they did not respond to the zoo invitation. We remain vigilant regarding any possible connection between Miyazaki Kiyoshi and Amamiya Kaoru. We plan to readjust our weekend contact strategy based on their responses...]

[Salted Fish Guide: Retirement is possible, but a desperate gamble can lead to survival!]

In plain language... there's no other way but to comply.

The Black Feather Warrior said, "???"