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

"Cheating?"

The bathroom was filled with steam, and the mirror was covered with a layer of light white fog. On the waterproof bracket next to the bathtub, the phone screen was still displaying the photos and messages that Yoshiko Sawamura had just sent.

Onodera Zanne leaned against the warm water, her long black hair tied up, with only a few strands dampened by the steam and clinging to her fair neck.

She glanced at the photo first.

Amamiya Kaoru sat in a private room at the yakitori restaurant, her ears turning red, holding a small dish of side dishes in her hand, about to hand it to Shido.

Shido kept his head down, his face still bearing that strange, crooked expression he had at the zoo. There was warm water on the table, and even a neatly folded wet towel next to it.

Judging from the angle of the photo, she does indeed look like a mature and gentle woman taking care of a young man with mobility issues.

Onodera Zannen glanced at it for a few seconds before his gaze returned to that sentence.

【Onodera-san, something terrible has happened! Your boyfriend cheated on you!!!】

Boy friend.

This is a nice nickname, she likes it...

Cheating.

This conclusion is incorrect... because he has not yet acknowledged her identity.

Onodera Zannen tapped the screen lightly with his fingertip and quickly sent the first reply.

[Shido and I are not boyfriend and girlfriend.]

In the corridor near the restroom of the yakitori restaurant, Yoshiko Sawamura saw the reply and froze on the spot.

Not boyfriend and girlfriend?

How is that possible!

In the morning, the two of them went to the zoo together, bought half-price tickets for couples, linked arms, looked at the jellyfish, and took commemorative photos. After that crooked-mouthed, slanted pretty boy ran away, Onodera Zanne even said that Shido would become her boyfriend and the person who would accompany her for life.

If this kind of relationship doesn't qualify as boyfriend and girlfriend, then what does?

We can't wait until the baby is a month old to officially start dating!

Just as Yoshiko Sawamura was about to type, a second message popped up.

Not yet, at least not now.

Yoshiko Sawamura: "..."

At least?

What does "at least" mean?

My great mother just came to deliver a message, so why did she suddenly sense a terrifying aura in a very ordinary reply, as if she had already planned everything down to marriage, retirement, burial site location, and the direction of burial after death?

A third message appeared.

Therefore, strictly speaking, this doesn't constitute infidelity, and I have no right to interfere with who Shido eats with.

Yoshiko Sawamura's eyes widened little by little.

wrong.

That's very wrong.

This was completely different from the scene she had imagined when she was caught red-handed!

According to Yoshiko Sawamura's original plan, after seeing the photo, Zane Onodera should first be shocked, then angry, and finally wipe away her tears, change her clothes, call a car and head straight to the yakitori restaurant.

Then, she pushed open the wooden door of the private room, grabbed the despicable gigolo who was two-timing her, and questioned him about why he accompanied the gentle senior to the zoo during the day and then came to receive care from the mature female doctor at night.

If the other party tries to argue, Onodera Zannen can slam the photo on the table.

Snapped!

unambiguous evidence.

Nothing to say.

As for Yoshiko Sawamura, she can provide witness testimony and, if necessary, help block the door to prevent the guy who runs faster than a normal person despite using crutches from taking advantage of his disability to escape the scene again.

This is the rational development.

How did it come to the point where Onodera Zanne is now actively looking for legal grounds to prevent the other party from committing adultery?

Sawamura Yoshiko paced back and forth in the corridor in a hurry, her yellow tiger ears bobbing up and down. She kept reminding herself that she was definitely not trying to sow discord, nor was she just looking for trouble.

Her intentions were good.

It was entirely to prevent two wonderful girls from being deceived by the same despicable scumbag!

Onodera Zane is beautiful, gentle, and has a pleasant voice. She even had lunch with the mother and daughter at noon. She didn't give the little pink-haired girl a cold look, nor did she get angry because she said something wrong.

Not to mention Kaoru Amamiya.

That was the person who had just rescued her from her great-grandmother's clutches!

Such a wonderful senior.

Such a wonderful female doctor.

Why should a man who has a crooked mouth and squinting eyes during the day, pretends to be innocent with his head down at night, and is adept at accepting warm water and side dishes behaving for him be completely deceived?

No.

Our great mother must uphold justice.

As for the process of upholding justice, I'll just slightly reveal Shido's location, photo, and route of action...

Can this be called betrayal?

This is called emergency evacuation!

Yoshiko Sawamura nodded vigorously, successfully convincing herself, and her fingers flew across the keyboard.

[Onodera-kun, did you not see the photo clearly?]

I see it clearly now.

He just went to the zoo with you this morning, and this evening he was sitting with another woman, who even fed him!

【Um. 】

[They provided not only food, but also water and towels, and they were sitting very close together!]

I saw it.

Yoshiko Sawamura: "???"

Why are you still so calm even though you saw it?

She stared at the light "hmm" and felt as if she were rushing into a fire with a fire hose, only to find that the person inside not only didn't run away, but also gently told her that it was okay, the temperature was just right for roasting marshmallows.

The information is unclear.

I have to make a phone call.

Yoshiko Sawamura pressed the call button, but then remembered that Onodera Zanne was probably busy. She was about to hang up when the screen showed that the call had already been connected.

"Ms. Sawamura".

Onodera's voice came through the receiver, still gentle, with the faint sound of water audible in the background.

Yoshiko Sawamura paused for a moment, then asked, "Onodera-kun, are you taking a shower?"

"Hmm, but it's okay."

"Then I'll make it short."

Yoshiko Sawamura lowered her voice, glanced towards the private room to make sure Kaoru Amamiya hadn't suddenly appeared, and then whispered, "Are you really not angry?"

"Why are you angry?"

"Because Shido is two-timing!"

"We are not in a relationship."

"But you just had a date with him this morning!"

"We're going to the zoo together."

"They even bought tickets for a couple!"

"Couple tickets are cheaper."

Yoshiko Sawamura: "..."

Why does this sentence sound familiar?

This morning, when my wonderful mother chose the "Mother and Daughter Fun Package," she seemed to have used the exact same reason.

But that was to save money.

Can Onodera Zannen and Shido be compared?

When they were taking couple photos, even the photographer almost gave them wedding wishes on the spot!

Yoshiko Sawamura took a deep breath: "Onodera-kun, whether it's cheap or not isn't the point. The point is that he's with you during the day and then runs off to another woman at night. This kind of time management is very skilled; it's definitely not the first time!"

The bathroom was quiet for two seconds.

"Ms. Sawamura seems to really dislike Shido-kun."

"I'm addressing the issue, not the person!"

Yoshiko Sawamura answered with righteous indignation, but she felt inexplicably uneasy inside.

Do you hate it?

Of course I hate it.

During the day, whenever that guy saw the mother and daughter, he would start to look at them with a crooked mouth and crooked eyes, as if they would grab him and tear his kidneys if he looked at them too much. But when he was exposed at night, he would shrink back and sit there pretending to be innocent.

She's passable, though.

He just has too much of a pretty boy vibe!

And for some reason, every time Yoshiko Sawamura saw that face, she would have a strange urge to pull him over for a closer look and ask, "Have we met somewhere before?"

Danger.

very dangerous.

This inexplicable sense of familiarity is definitely an emotional trap set up in advance by that despicable scumbag!

"Is the woman in the photo someone Ms. Sawamura knows?"

Onodera Zannen suddenly asked.

Yoshiko Sawamura froze.

coming.

As expected, they asked about Amamiya-neechan!

She could betray Shido, since that guy looked like the prime suspect, but Amamiya Kaoru was different. She was her savior, someone she had only known for less than half an hour and was already preparing to become sworn sisters on the spot.

Before even repaying the life-saving grace, she turned around and revealed the name, occupation, address, and relationship with the suspicious young man of her savior. Is she even human?

Yoshiko Sawamura would never do something like stabbing her savior in the back.

Even though Onodera Zannen is a nice person.

Even though the relationship does seem complicated.

But one must be loyal to others!

"this……"

Yoshiko Sawamura's eyes darted left and right: "I guess you could say we know each other."

"Is she Shido's teacher?"

"This... seems to be it."

"Is Shido living at her house now?"

"this……"

Yoshiko Sawamura's forehead began to sweat.

Saying no is lying.

Right? You betrayed your teammates.

Also, why does Onodera Zanne know so much?

If she had known that reporting the crime would lead to interrogation, she should have prepared a voice changer and anonymous phone cards beforehand, and preferably rented a server in a neighboring country to disguise herself as a righteous international friend who happened to be passing by a yakitori restaurant and discovered the scumbag's whereabouts.

What should we do now?

With both her savior and the gentle senior standing on opposite sides of the scale, it seems the only one she can freely step on is that despicable pretty boy in the middle.

Yoshiko Sawamura gritted her teeth and decisively chose to stab Kuroba Shi in the back, saying, "In short, there's nothing wrong with the woman in the photo. She's an exceptionally good person. The problem must lie with Shido-kun!"

"I see."

"Really, don't misunderstand her, she might have been fooled by that guy too!"

"I see."

Onodera Zannen did not press Amamiya Kaoru for details, nor did she ask why the two lived together; she simply avoided the topic.

Yoshiko Sawamura breathed a sigh of relief.

really.

Onodera is a good person.

Not only are they understanding, but they also know not to put righteous people who provide intelligence in a difficult position.

Such a wonderful girl shouldn't be fooled by a scumbag!

Just as Yoshiko Sawamura was about to add fuel to the fire, Zanne Onodera spoke first.

"However, please don't blame Shido for this, Ms. Sawamura, and don't develop any prejudice against him."

Yoshiko Sawamura: "???"

"Shido is a very good boy."

Yoshiko Sawamura: "??"

"He is kind, gentle, and very responsible. Even though he is having a hard time, he will take care of those around him who need help."

Yoshiko Sawamura: "???"

No.

Onodera-san.

Are you under some strange curse that forces you to speak well of scumbags?

"He's moving in with another woman!"

In her haste, Yoshiko Sawamura blurted out the secret she had been preparing to keep hidden, and then quickly covered her mouth after speaking.

It’s over.

Amamiya's younger sister.

I'm so sorry, sister!

"Shido injured his leg, and it's really inconvenient for him to live alone. It's a good thing that someone is willing to take care of him."

"This isn't a question of whether or not we should take care of them!"

"Ms. Sawamura just said that the lady is a very kind person."

"Yes, she's so nice, that's why she's easier for that guy to fool!"

"Shido-kun wouldn't lie."

"He dates you during the day and stays at another woman's house at night. Isn't that lying?"

"Maybe I just haven't found the right opportunity to tell you."

"He even asked them to prepare water and food for him!"

"Shido doesn't like to waste other people's kindness."

"He even pretended to have a crooked mouth and slanted eyes to fool us!"

"Shido-kun is probably just a little shy."

Yoshiko Sawamura opened her mouth.

They were completely speechless.

This is no longer a routine maintenance.

No matter what that despicable pretty boy does, Onodera Zanne can immediately find a reasonable explanation in it: that he is kind, gentle, considerate, sensible, and thoughtful of others.

Having two relationships at once shows a lack of ability to say no.

He was staying at the female teacher's house because he had injured his leg and needed care.

Pretending to have a crooked mouth and squinty eyes during the day is because you're shy.

If he were to marry three girls at the same time tomorrow, could it be explained as him not wanting to hurt anyone, and thus deciding to give everyone a home?

A scumbag boyfriend isn't scary.

What's terrifying is that the victim has already completed her own strategy, and even before the scumbag has a chance to make up an excuse, she has proactively plugged all the loopholes for him!

Sawamura Yoshiko's yellow tiger ears practically stood up in her anxiety: "Onodera-kun, wake up! He only dares to be so reckless because he thinks you're a good person!"

"Shido-kun didn't bully me."

"It'll be too late when you start bullying them!"

"Shido took good care of me at the zoo today."

"He ran away several times along the way!"

"It's because Big Black isn't feeling well."

"That big black rat?"

"Yes, Daikoku is a very important member of Shido's family."

Yoshiko Sawamura: "..."

For a moment, she didn't know whether to discuss the scumbag first or why a black rat that could scare an elephant could gain official family status in this relationship.

On the other side of the bathroom, Onodera Zannen listened quietly to Sawamura Yoshiko's increasingly anxious voice, a faint smile always in his eyes.

"So please don't hate Shido-kun."

"I'm not trying to be mean, I'm just reminding you to be wary of scams!"

"Please don't think of him as a bad person."

"He's two-timing!"

"At least not now."

"You two just aren't officially dating yet!"

"Um."

"Then you should definitely check it carefully beforehand!"

"I believe in Shido-kun."

Yoshiko Sawamura: "..."

It’s over.

Hopeless.

Not only was Onodera Zannen completely embroiled in the situation, but he also single-handedly completed the evidence collection, logical completion, charge revocation, and acquittal without that despicable pretty boy even showing up, offering no explanation, or possibly even sitting in the private room secretly eating kebabs.

What is this?

Is this what makes the ultimate scumbag so terrifying?

I don't need to do anything; the girls who are being scammed will keep the whole system running smoothly on its own!

Yoshiko Sawamura suddenly felt a heavy responsibility on her shoulders.

No.

She had to keep a close eye on that Shido classmate.

We can't let Onodera Zanne continue to be kept in the dark, nor can we let Amamiya be deceived. If necessary, we must join forces with the two girls to corner that time-management gigolo in a yakitori restaurant private room and put him on public trial.

"Ms. Sawamura?"

The voice in the receiver pulled Yoshiko Sawamura back to reality.

"I am here."

"Thank you for telling me this."

Onodera Zanne's tone remained gentle: "However, it's getting late. Ms. Sawamura wasn't feeling well earlier, so it would be best if she went back to rest as soon as possible."

"Are you really not going to come?"

"No."

"Aren't you going to ask him?"

"When Shido is willing to talk about it, he will naturally tell me."

Yoshiko Sawamura's lips moved, but in the end, only a heartbroken sigh escaped her lips: "Onodera-kun, you're just too kind."

"Yeah?"

"that is!"

A soft laugh came from the other end of the phone.

"That's all for now. Goodnight, Ms. Sawamura."

"Good night……"

The call has ended.

The bathroom fell silent again, with only water droplets falling from the edge of the faucet, making a soft dripping sound and creating tiny ripples on the warm water.

Onodera Zanne put down her phone.

well.

It went more smoothly than expected.

Yoshiko Sawamura never liked Shido Kuroba. To be precise, she disliked the online friend her daughter mentioned who was often out of contact, refused to meet, and even made Ritsuki Sawamura chase him from overseas to Tokyo.

Damn lolicon...

As for what the two talked about, Onodera Zanne couldn't find out, and there was no need for her to risk accessing the Sawamura family's communication system for information of that level.

The few clues that can be confirmed are enough.

Unknown numbers contact you.

After reading it, Shido blocked him immediately.

Yoshiko Sawamura later used her daughter's account to chat with Shido's classmate. When they were eating at the zoo, she kept calling the online friend a "damn lolicon," and her tone was more like that of a future mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law than a mother-in-law who suspected her daughter had met a swindler or human trafficker and was ready to bring people to rescue her at any time.

This is a good relationship.

With just a little guidance, without spreading rumors or providing any false information, Yoshiko Sawamura will firmly stand on the opposite side of Shido.

Today, she dislikes Shido, the guy at the zoo who has a crooked mouth and slanted eyes and seems to be two-timing.

When the two people with the same name become the same person in the future, this dislike will naturally merge with all the past impressions of "damn lolicon", "suspicious liar" and "suspected human trafficker".

When that time comes, if Ritsuki Sawamura wants to get closer to Shido, the first thing she'll need to deal with won't be Remnant Onodera.

It was her own mother.

For a mother who already disliked Shido, witnessing Shido having complicated relationships with different women was more natural than any external obstruction.

It is also less likely to be suspected.

Onodera Zanne picked up her phone and opened the relationship diagram.

The node for Sawamura Riyue is still on the outer edge.

Risk rating: Low.

Category: Loser (or "loser")

After meeting her at the zoo today, she added another note: real-world identity verification has not yet been completed, there is a serious information gap between her and the target, the mother harbors obvious hostility towards the target, and she can be exploited.

As for the level of danger...

Onodera Zanne's gaze moved toward the center of the relationship diagram.

The node of the large black object is closer to the black feather Shido.

The notes are also longer.

We lived together.

It can be put into Shido's pocket.

It allows Shido to interrupt his date, change routes, and find food at any time, and also provides him with specially prepared drinking water and nutritious bento boxes.

Today, he even pretended to have heatstroke by lying on a tissue, and successfully got Shido to escape from the fast food restaurant.

What about Ritsuki Sawamura?

Even standing several meters away, I couldn't recognize the person. I sent dozens of messages over the internet, but all I got were "phone off," "read," "playing dead," and "unreachable."

Currently, it seems that its danger level is indeed not as high as that of Big Black.

Onodera's echoing voice was silent for a few seconds, then dragged Sawamura Riyue's node outward a little further.

It's even lower now.

The water surface rippled gently.

Onodera Zanne rose from the bathtub, her slender figure moving through the misty steam. Water droplets slid down her shoulders, neck, and slender waist, quickly being wiped away by a soft towel.

She changed into a light-colored bathrobe, let her long, wet hair down, and casually draped it behind her as she left the bathroom.

The main light in the living room was not on.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, Tokyo's city lights still shone brightly late into the night. On the desk in the study, two zoo tickets were still pressed in a transparent folder, next to two handover documents from the father's and mother's families.

The conversation I just had with the current head of the Onodera family only resolved one aspect of the issue.

The other side also needs to be dealt with.

Onodera Zanne sat down at her desk, opened the documents sent by her mother's family, confirmed that several of the additional clauses had not changed, and then dialed the number responsible for handling the matter.

The phone was answered after only one ring.

"Miss Remnant Sound".

A middle-aged man's voice came from the other end, more cautious than the current head of the Onodera family's voice: "Calling so late, is there a problem with the documents?"

"have."

The man immediately sat up straight: "Please speak."

"Shares, foundation seats, and overseas assets can be transferred according to the list, with all additional conditions removed."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

"all?"

"all."

"But those conditions were decided collectively by the family council, including the cooperation ratio for future core projects, the right to recommend companies for entry into certain Onodera family businesses, and..."

"No recommendation rights."

Onodera Zanne turned a page of the document and said in a soft voice, "You can get priority for projects under the same conditions, but you cannot arrange for anyone to enter the Onodera family in my name, nor can you participate in the handover of inheritance."

The man paused for a few seconds: "With so much investment in the family, it's hard to convince others that we're only getting priority under equal conditions."

"Then there's no need to persuade them."

"What does Miss Zan Yin mean?"

"Withdraw this document, retain your shares, seats, and assets, and I will not pursue the matter further, nor will I change the original arrangements."

There was complete silence on the other end of the phone.

Onodera Zannen didn't urge him; he simply picked up the two zoo tickets next to him, readjusted their positions, and aligned the edges perfectly.

A dozen seconds later, the middle-aged man's voice rang out again.

"I will relay the message to my family again."

"This is not a message to be relayed."

Onodera Zanne lowered her eyes: "I need to receive a new document with all additional conditions removed by 10:00 AM tomorrow. If I don't receive it, today's proposal will be automatically void."

"Isn't the time too tight?"

"The family meeting is not over yet."

The man paused slightly in his breathing.

"Does Miss Canyin know?"

"Before you answered the phone, there were seven people in the meeting room. Three people opposed the transfer according to the original conditions, two hoped to add more restrictions, one thought that we should first observe whether I could successfully become the successor, and the rest did not express a clear opinion."

A very faint rustling sound of a chair came from the other end of the phone.

Outside the conference room in Kansai, a middle-aged man holding his phone looked back at the closed door, a bead of sweat on his forehead. Even though Onodera Zannen couldn't see him, he still nodded subconsciously.

"Since you're still sitting together, ten o'clock is enough."

"……yes."

Onodera Zanne continued flipping through the documents: "Second, cease all contact with other candidates for succession in the Onodera family."

"That was just normal information gathering."

"I don't need your explanation."

The middle-aged man lowered his voice: "Understood."

Third, Tokyo doesn't need anyone.

"The family originally planned to send a team over to take care of her life, safety and daily affairs. They would not interfere with Ms. Canyin's private arrangements."

"unnecessary."

"At least two people should stay. The situation in Tokyo is very complicated right now. Miss Zan'e is all alone..."

I said, no.

The tone was not emphasized.

There were no warnings.

After a brief silence, the middle-aged man on the other end of the phone changed his tune: "Yes, the team will not be going to Tokyo."

"Those who have already arrived in Tokyo, leave tomorrow."

The man stopped again.

"They just checked the environment in advance."

"I did not agree."

"……yes."

Onodera Zanne closed the document: "Finally, you are not allowed to investigate my private life, contact anyone at school, or follow me under the guise of protection."

"The family is just worried about Miss Canyin's safety."

"I don't need to worry about that."

The middle-aged man seemed to want to explain, but in the end, all he could say was, "I understand, I'll handle it."

"The new documents should be sent before 10 a.m. tomorrow, along with the meeting minutes, voting results, and asset transfer schedule."

"Yes."

"Any more questions?"

"no."

"Thanks for your hard work."

Onodera Tsuneo hung up the phone.

From beginning to end, she never raised her voice once, nor did she mention the significance of being designated as the next heir by the Onodera family.

The middle-aged man opposite her, who had initially tried to explain, negotiate, and fight for her rights, gradually reduced his responses to simply saying "yes," "I understand," and "I will handle it."

This is not because Onodera Zanne has now taken control of her mother's family.

It's because everyone knows who truly holds the power of choice.

They can keep their shares.

You can reserve your seat.

Alternatively, one could continue sitting in the meeting room, valuing each resource using the concepts of family, investment, risk, and return.

Onodera Zannen can also do without anything.

She was never the one who was truly afraid of a failed trade.

The phone screen went out.

The study returned to silence. Onodera Zanne placed the maternal family files next to the paternal family files, with the names of both families pressed under the same transparent folder.

As for the other side of the desktop.

The zoo tickets are still kept separately.

They weren't mixed up.

……

Roasted bird shop.

Yoshiko Sawamura stared at the ended call screen, gritting her teeth as she stood in the corridor.

"Onodera-kun is such a nice guy, he actually spoke up for that guy..."

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and the images in the photo kept flashing through her mind.

In the morning, the gentle senior student.

In the evening, the experienced school doctor...

I accompanied her to the zoo during the day.

I stayed at someone else's house that night.

Someone will take care of you if you are injured.

Someone served me food while I ate.

Even the water was prepared in advance.

This Shido guy isn't dating at all.

This is clearly about establishing a sustainable development system in Tokyo, centered on itself and relying on different women to provide food, lodging, care, and emotional value!

"Pretty boy".

Yoshiko Sawamura squeezed out three words through gritted teeth.

A young couple passing by slowed their pace a little.

"Scumbag."

The young woman glanced over discreetly.

"He cheats on one girl during the day and another at night, juggling two relationships without either girl knowing..."

The young man froze, instinctively pulling half a step away from his girlfriend, as if worried that the elegant woman with yellow tiger ears might suddenly pull out evidence from her pocket to prove that he was also a hidden member of some time management system.

Yoshiko Sawamura noticed the look in their eyes and immediately explained, "He's not my husband!"

Young couple: "..."

They didn't ask anything.

"It wasn't me who was cheated on!"

The expressions on their faces became even more subtle.

Yoshiko Sawamura snapped, "What kind of looks are those? I'm helping two girls who've been scammed!"

The young woman quickly pulled her boyfriend away.

After walking a few meters, she lowered her voice and said, "It seems like she's been traumatized."

The young man whispered in response, "Don't look, you might get caught up in it."

Yoshiko Sawamura: "???"

What does it mean to be stimulated?

She was clearly upholding justice!

The great mother's face puffed up with anger. She turned around to go back to the private room, but stopped abruptly after taking two steps.

wrong.

She can't just go back like this.

Onodera Zanne has been so infatuated with that Shido that she has lost her basic judgment, and Amamiya is a kind-hearted, honest female doctor who doesn't even want to accept payment after saving people.

You can't count on either side.

Ultimately, this matter still needs to be handled by her!

Fortunately, her little pink-haired boy likes another online friend with the same name.

Although that Kuroba Shido wasn't a good person either, constantly disappearing, turning off his phone, and pretending to be dead, and was also suspected of being a damn lolicon, at least I didn't see him cheating on me.

One is a dead lolicon with suspicious online activity.

One is a real-life example of a gigolo who excels at time management.

Aside from both being named Shido, the two have no other relationship for the time being.

Tokyo is so big, how could all the bad luck be concentrated on the same person?

Yoshiko Sawamura thought about it more and more and it seemed reasonable, and she even felt a little relieved.

Fortunately.

The little pink-haired girl's taste isn't great, but at least it's not that bad.

She reopened the photo, zoomed in, and stared at Kuroba Shido's meek and submissive face, trying to find more evidence of him being a scumbag.

I glanced at it for a few seconds.

That sense of familiarity resurfaced.

"strangeness……"

Yoshiko Sawamura frowned, her finger zooming in further: "Why does this guy look so familiar?"

In the photo, Shido Kuroba still has a crooked mouth and slanted eyes.

Yoshiko Sawamura turned her phone to the left.

It's even more crooked now.

Turn right.

From a crooked mouth to slanted eyes.

Turn it upside down.

He looked like a Tokyo pretty boy who had just fallen from the ceiling, hit the ground headfirst, and hadn't had time to recover.

Yoshiko Sawamura: "..."

Forget it.

This type of face is difficult to analyze from a normal angle.

She turned her phone back, preparing to go back to the person for a closer look, when she happened to hear voices coming from the direction of the private room as she rounded the corner.

Yoshiko Sawamura quickened her pace.

Could that despicable pretty boy be taking advantage of her being out on the phone to deceive Amamiya again inside?

No!

We must go back immediately!

Yoshiko Sawamura, holding her phone in one hand and bracing herself against the wall with the other, stormed out from around the corner, muttering to herself.

"You despicable two-timing bastard, today your great mother will make you understand the consequences of deceiving girls..."

She became more and more agitated as she spoke.

When she was a few steps away from the private room, Yoshiko Sawamura suddenly stopped, as if she had finally made a major decision, and abruptly turned around and stood up straight.

"We can't just let this go!"

At the same time, a waiter carrying sushi to another private room passed by.

Yoshiko Sawamura suddenly turned around, and her elbow bumped right into the edge of the waiter's tray.

"what!"

The waiter's wrist twitched.

The black tray tilted instantly, and the small sushi plates on it slid to the side first. Then, one of the plates hit the edge of the tray, as if it had been suddenly bounced off from below by an unseen hand.

whoosh-

A piece of bluefin tuna belly sushi detached from the plate, tracing a beautiful arc under the warm yellow lights of the yakitori restaurant.

Yoshiko Sawamura subconsciously looked up.

The sushi drew ever closer in her widening eyes.

Closer.

Closer.

*Splat*

The vinegared rice was placed face down, the fish meat face up, and it precisely passed over the two yellow tiger ears, landing steadily in the very center of Sawamura Yoshiko's head.

The corridor became quiet.

The waiter maintained the tray tilted.

Yoshiko Sawamura also kept her head up, and the large belly of the bluefin tuna above her head swayed gently twice, the oil glistening under the light.

After nearly being killed by sushi for the third time, the sushi assassin finally changed his attack method.

This time.

It rode on Yoshiko Sawamura's head.

Sushi: How about the flying dragon riding on my face, bro?

Yoshiko Sawamura: "..."

"Ahhhhh—"

Yoshiko Sawamura's anger +999 +999 +999...