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

The child screamed.

The tourists are talking.

Staff members used megaphones to remind people not to crowd.

The panda behind the glass was still snapping photos while hugging bamboo, completely unaware that a dangerous combination had emerged outside that was about to impact the situation in Tokyo.

Following Kuroba Shido's gaze, Onodera Zannen calmly glanced to the other side.

Long pink hair.

Blonde hair and blue eyes.

Her appearance was so refined that she didn't look like an ordinary tourist.

Beside them followed a noblewoman wearing yellow tiger ears; the mother and daughter were equally eye-catching in the crowd.

They were just strangers.

Onodera Zannen didn't linger, quickly looking away as if he'd just casually spotted two strikingly good-looking tourists, not worth noting or letting it affect his plans for the day...

At least that's how it appears on the surface.

Ritsuki Sawamura, however, did not immediately look away.

We don't know each other.

However, Onodera's Zan'ne was indeed too conspicuous.

With long black hair, a slender figure, and a quiet and gentle temperament, she seemed to be separated from her surroundings by an invisible boundary, even though she was surrounded by a group of tourists who were crammed together to see the pandas.

Especially height.

Ritsuki Sawamura is already considered tall, at just over 1.7 meters, and stands out quite a bit among ordinary Japanese women. However, Rene Onodera is nearly 1.8 meters tall, only slightly shorter than the boy next to her who is using a cane.

The two of them standing together looked like two telephone poles that defied the average height rule in the crowd.

Shido Kuroba is 1.83 meters tall.

Onodera Zannen is 1.78 meters tall.

In Japan, the average height of men is less than 1.7 meters, and women are even shorter than 1.6 meters. If two of them stand in the panda enclosure, people behind them don't even need to look for the pandas; they can just look at the backs of their heads.

The panda only occupied a small area behind the glass.

Kuroba Shido and Onodera Zane, however, occupied the attention of most of the surrounding tourists.

Some people are watching the animals.

Some people are watching them.

Some people were pretending to take pictures of pandas with their phones, but the camera gradually shifted to Onodera Zannen. After taking a picture of the senior, they moved to the side, also including Kuroba Shido in the frame. They could then crop the footage and post it on two different social media accounts.

The same applies to the other side.

Riyue Sawamura wore a mask and sunglasses, but her long pink hair and exposed fair skin still attracted a lot of attention. Yoshiko Sawamura next to her had a pair of silly tiger ears on her head, but she had a noble appearance and her figure and temperament were not like those of an ordinary tourist.

Some people watch pandas.

Some people look at beautiful women.

Some people looked left and right, their eyes almost cramping from looking so much.

The pandas in the panda enclosure worked hard to eat bamboo and generate revenue, only to find that their popularity was largely taken over by a few human tourists.

The bamboo doesn't smell good anymore.

The crowd pushed forward again.

Onodera Zannen moved closer to Kuroba Shido, initially just linking arms, but now almost pressing half her body against him, placing her hand on Kuroba Shido's back to prevent his still-recovering leg from being hit.

The people in front stepped back.

People behind pushed forward.

Someone on the left is holding up a cell phone.

Someone is holding a child on the right.

It's perfectly normal for a little physical contact to happen at times like this.

Many couples around were also taking the opportunity to be affectionate. Boyfriends protected their girlfriends, and girlfriends hugged their boyfriends' arms. A young man originally wanted to put his hand on his girlfriend's waist because of the crowd, but when he reached out, he touched the round belly of an uncle next to him.

Both of them lowered their heads at the same time.

Young man: "..."

Uncle: "..."

The young man silently withdrew his hand.

The middle-aged man tightened his coat a little, his eyes wary.

This zoo is not very safe.

Onodera Zannen would never make such a basic mistake. Every time she approached, it was perfectly timed, neither too offensive to Kuroba Shido nor too far removed from the distance of an average upperclassman or underclassman.

The large number of people is merely an objective condition.

Reasonable contact is the planned outcome.

First, choose the zoo with the most visitors on weekends.

Then choose a couple's ticket.

Then there's the most crowded panda enclosure.

One link leads to another.

There was no coercion involved.

Even the most unexpected events and coincidences are everywhere.

Kuroba Shido felt the soft touch on his arm, glanced down at Onodera Zannen, and then looked at the tourists huddled together like compressed biscuits from all sides.

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

Um... could this also be part of the senior's plan?

Surely... no way?

Thinking of this, cold sweat instantly poured down Kuroba Shido's forehead. He had a feeling that his first meeting with his senior was full of conspiracy and planning...

Could he have contracted the virus around that time?

Ten thousand yen to bait the spot, and then... willing fish take the bait?

For Shido Kuroba, who was a penniless reincarnation, 10,000 yen was an irresistible temptation. The moment his senior threw out the hook, he took it without hesitation!

How despicable! They actually used such a despicable method!

On the surface, the senior student appears gentle, quiet, and harmless, but in reality, she has reached a pinnacle in utilizing environmental benefits.

Others need to act furtively to take advantage of a large crowd.

The senior student is different.

Open and aboveboard.

Confident and self-assured.

She would even show a gentle expression that said, "Shido-kun has difficulty walking, so I must protect him," leaving Kuroba Shido speechless.

Kuroba Shido could only feign death.

He pretended to be an innocent, handsome Tokyo boy who hadn't noticed or understood anything and was simply being taken care of by his senior.

However, an even more dangerous problem than Onodera Zanne's attempt to take advantage of the situation was just a few steps away.

Ritsuki Sawamura.

Yoshiko Sawamura.

Cold sweat had already broken out on Shido Kuroba's forehead.

Can't go wrong.

The elegant middle-aged woman wearing tiger ears is Yoshiko Sawamura.

He listened to the voice message last night that proved "Shido, I miss you" wasn't sent by Ritsuki Sawamura. He remembered the voice message very clearly, even though there were pink-haired girl's threats and old woman's gasps after being hit in the background.

Since the person next to her is Yoshiko Sawamura.

That pink-haired girl...

Shido Kuroba's gaze drifted uncontrollably towards Ritsu Sawamura for a moment, then quickly returned to his head, wishing he could shove his entire face into the bag of leftover rice balls that Kuro had eaten.

I rely on.

So beautiful?

wrong.

This is not the point.

The key is to avoid being detected.

He and Riki Sawamura had known each other for many years, but their relationship had always remained only in games and through voice chat. They had never actually met in person or exchanged photos.

The reason is very simple.

Neither side believed the other's story. Ritsu Sawamura could have investigated, but she chose to respect Shido Kuroba's wishes and maintain a pure online relationship and a good brotherly bond!

Never cross the line!

That way it can last a long time, hehe... but the premise is that nothing falls from the sky, otherwise we can only listen from the doorway.

Kuroba Shido always claims to be the most handsome guy in Tokyo, with a 200% head-turning rate when he walks down the street. He also claims that girls lose their ability to speak when they see him, and that he might be a special person that some mysterious organization has been searching for for many years.

After hearing this, Ritsuki Sawamura simply assumed he was an ordinary, overweight otaku who enjoyed indulging his fantasies online.

Her voice is pleasant.

His appearance may be average.

It could even be a chubby little guy sitting in front of a computer, clutching potato chips, who laughs with a "hehehe" sound.

Kuroba Shido's understanding of Sawamura Rigetsu was similar.

What kind of super estate?

What is this Sawamura family's eldest daughter?

What a blonde, blue-eyed, super beautiful girl.

What kind of family is so rich that they can use banknotes to boil water?

It sounds no different from his Ultraman human form, Kamen Rider, and Emperor Armor summoner; they're all background settings used in online chats.

Everyone's just talking their own thing.

No one exposes the other.

This strange yet stable friendship has lasted for so many years.

The result is now.

The pink-haired girl is real.

It's true that she has blond hair and blue eyes.

The super beautiful girl is real.

Some of the boasts made by Shido Kuroba are true.

He is really good-looking.

He was indeed using a cane.

Neither of them knew that the boast the other had been making for so many years was actually not a boast at all, but a resume without a photo.

If they were to recognize each other without any prior preparation, the consequences would be unimaginable.

In particular, Kuroba Shido is currently being linked arm-in-arm with Onodera Zanne.

I just told Ritsuki Sawamura yesterday that I have a date with my senior today.

Today, she caught me offline buying couple tickets with my senior, holding hands, and sticking close together to watch the pandas.

This is no longer a meeting between ordinary netizens.

This is the execution scene of the defeated dog.

Kuroba Shido kept his head down, his body motionless, cold sweat streaming down his forehead.

Big Black sat on his shoulder, chewing on half a rice ball, then looked at Black Feather with a puzzled expression.

"squeak?"

"Shut up."

Kuroba Shido lowered his voice to an extremely low level, like a fugitive about to be arrested, whose vocal cords dared not function properly.

Big Black: "..."

It just eats.

Why am I being criticized again?

Onodera Zannen noticed that Kuroba Shido suddenly seemed a little off and turned her head slightly: "Shido-kun?"

"Um?"

Kuroba Shido responded reflexively, but his voice was completely different from before.

Low-pitched.

hoarse.

It also had a slightly nasal tone that was deliberately suppressed.

Onodera Zanne blinked.

What's wrong with your voice?

"cold."

"A cold?" Onodera Tsune tilted her head, puzzled.

Kuroba Shido continued to lower his voice, his head almost buried in his chest: "There were too many people just now, and the cold wind blew in through the gaps in the crowd, so I suddenly caught a cold."

Onodera Zannen: "..."

There was no wind inside the panda enclosure.

There was no cold wind either.

However, she didn't expose him. She just quietly watched Kuroba Shido's lowered face, and then, following the direction he deliberately avoided, glanced at Sawamura Ritsu and her daughter.

They didn't stay for very long.

"Should we leave early?" Onodera Zanne blinked, her voice very gentle.

"need."

Kuroba Shido answered with extreme decisiveness.

go away.

Leave now.

We can see the pandas later.

You only have one life.

Onodera Zanne blinked gently, her gaze falling behind the glass: "But Shido-kun just said, since we're already here..."

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

Senior sister...

"Senior, the most important thing in life is to be flexible. Since you're already here, it's a sign of respect for the ticket you're already paying; cutting your losses in time is a sign of respect for life."

"The panda turned around immediately."

"What's so interesting about a panda turning around? It's just turning from a giant rice ball into a giant rice ball with eyes, isn't it?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a gasp of surprise came from the surrounding area.

The panda inside the glass enclosure slowly turned around, sat down facing the visitors while holding bamboo, and its black eye circles and round belly were exposed at the same time.

Onodera Zanne's eyes curved slightly.

"Let's watch for a while longer."

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

I couldn't refuse.

The senior student prepared breakfast.

I bought a ticket.

I waited in line with him for ages.

He just wants to see the pandas for a while. If he were to force people to run away, it would seem rather inhumane.

He just didn't know why, but he always felt that his senior was torturing him... Maybe it was just his imagination?

Kuroba Shido had no choice but to stay, keeping his head down and pretending that he had developed a strong interest in the hair on the big black guy's shoulders.

the other side.

Ritsuki Sawamura originally didn't want to continue squeezing in.

The panda saw it.

That's all there is to it.

Sitting there eating bamboo is no different from an old lady sitting in a hotel eating barbecue skewers; the only difference is that the color scheme is simpler and the eating manner is quieter.

"I'm gone."

Ritsuki Sawamura turned around.

Yoshiko Sawamura, however, clung tightly to her clothes.

"Let's watch a little longer!"

"Didn't you just say it was incredibly crowded?"

"The panda was facing away from its mother just now, but it's finally turned around!"

"Go back and watch the video."

"The video doesn't feel real!"

Yoshiko Sawamura stood on tiptoe, raised her phone, and tried to take a picture of the panda from above the heads of the tourists in front of her. However, the camera kept showing other people's hair, other people's ears, and once it even captured the big black panda on Shido Kuroba's shoulder.

Yoshiko Sawamura stared blankly at the large black rat with a pointed head that flashed by on the screen.

"what?"

The view was quickly blocked by the crowd.

She raised it a little higher.

Was there a mouse just now?

Ritsuki Sawamura showed no interest: "It's normal for zoos to have rats."

"It looks like it's still eating rice balls."

"It's not surprising that older women eat it too."

Yoshiko Sawamura: "..."

Why did he attack his mother again?

Unconvinced, she continued taking pictures, determined to prove that she hadn't misread anything.

One of them didn't want to leave.

The other one was being held back and couldn't leave.

The mother and daughter both stayed where they were.

There were only a few tourists in between.

Kuroba Shido felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

My scalp is tingling.

Body stiff.

Big Black chews and chews...

Onodera Zan'on quietly watches the pandas.

Yoshiko Sawamura held up her phone, searching everywhere for the mouse that was eating rice balls.

Ritsuki Sawamura stood to the side, glancing every now and then at the tall, exceptionally elegant black-haired woman and the strange man beside her who always kept his head down.

I don't know why.

The man's face was not shown, yet she had a very strange feeling about him.

Especially their physique.

It feels like I've fantasized about it somewhere before.

But it's impossible.

In her mind, Shido should be a guy with a nice voice, average looks, and maybe a little chubby.

It couldn't possibly be this guy in front of me, who's over 1.8 meters tall and whose exceptionally handsome features are evident even when he's looking down.

What's more, he has an excessively beautiful woman by his side.

How could Shido possibly know an upperclassman of this caliber?

Ritsuki Sawamura looked away.

You're overthinking it.

The crowd suddenly surged again.

A man holding a child behind him was bumped. To protect the child, he instinctively turned to the side, and the tourists next to him followed suit, crowding together like dominoes, passing the force forward.

Yoshiko Sawamura was the first to be affected.

"Oh dear!"

She took a step forward and instinctively grabbed onto Ritsuki Sawamura.

Riyue Sawamura was pulled and lost her balance. Then, she stepped on a commemorative sticker that someone had dropped on the ground, and slid forward.

Kuroba Shido was right in front of them.

Kuroba Shido noticed the movement behind him and instinctively turned around. Before he could even see what was happening, a pink blob had already bumped into his arms.

Soft to the touch.

A faint fragrance.

Her long hair, a mix of gold and pink, swept across her chin.

Shido Kuroba instinctively grabbed Riki Sawamura's shoulders with both hands to prevent them from falling together.

Ritsuki Sawamura looked up.

For the first time, the two of them saw each other's faces clearly at a distance that couldn't be closer.

at the same time.

The gentle smile on Onodera Zanne's face vanished.

The system notification above Shido Kuroba's head remained unchanged.

There was no black text on Sawamura Rigetsu's name either.

Only the status indicator above Onodera's head, which had been stable, slightly distorted.

Current status: Jealousy...