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

"Moonshadow, turn off your phone!"

Jingu Aoko frowned, her voice cold and impatient.

The short-haired woman looked troubled, but before she could speak, the beautiful woman on the other end of the phone exploded: "Don't you dare hate your mother so much!"

Jingu Aoko couldn't take it anymore; she felt like killing someone. She got up and prepared to go over and hang up the phone herself!

"Run, Yueyue! Someone's getting desperate! Run!" A beautiful woman's hysterical voice came from the other end of the phone, her shouts even sounding somewhat impulsive.

After receiving the order, the short-haired woman named Tsukikage first apologized, "I'm sorry, Miss!"

Then they started running away!

Jingu Aoko chased after her, and a scene of maternal love and filial piety across time and space unfolded in the restaurant, the scene inexplicably...incongruous.

Kuroba Shido, who was pretending to be dead, was stunned... Damn, a sure-fire death situation was turned around just like that?

Although I don't know you, my wife, you will be my savior from now on!

Having a car and a house, but both parents deceased... let's put that aside for now. Plans have changed, so the restart is postponed!

"Hehehe, I can't catch up, I can't catch up, aren't I angry, aren't I angry, hehehe..."

Not only did he run away, but he also mocked her all the while, creating a huge spectacle. Although Kuroba Shido couldn't see the front of the phone, he could imagine the beautiful woman's smug face on the screen.

Um... what a contrast.

Who would have thought that such a lively and beautiful woman could raise such a vicious daughter...

"How long are you planning to keep watching? Let's go. I'll take care of the rest now." Miyazaki Kiyoshi seized the opportunity and prepared to leave with Kuroba Shido.

Kuroba Shido's body trembled!

Minister, I didn't expect you to still remember me at this time. From now on, I will be your most loyal lackey!

Please let me join you in bullying the weak!

Kiyoshi Miyazaki: "..."

The last sentence is probably what you really think, right?

Miyazaki Kiyoshi suppressed the urge to criticize Kuroba Shido and prepared to help him up from the ground, even reaching out his hand. But then he remembered that Kuroba Shido had been making a throat-gagging motion earlier, so he pulled his hand back.

Kuroba Shido stretched out his hand, and then... that was it!

I missed and almost tripped.

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

Damn it, you dare to play me!

"I wasn't playing a trick on you, it's just that you just... Anyway, get up quickly, or you can stay here." Miyazaki Kiyoshi frowned, then paused briefly before changing his tone, as if thinking of something.

One sentence almost scared Kuroba Shido half to death. He immediately became obedient, sprang into action, and ran away with his cane on his back at an alarming speed!

Kiyoshi Miyazaki: "..."

This guy...

"Hurry, Minister, get in the car!"

In the blink of an eye, Kuroba Shido had already run to the elevator and was frantically pressing the floor button while urging Miyazaki Kiyoshi to get into the car.

Kiyoshi Miyazaki: "..."

idiot.

Miyazaki Kiyoshi still walked over, but... someone beat her to it.

"Ding!"

With Shido Kuroba's persistent thumb elbows, the elevator doors finally opened!

"Great!" Kuroba Shido was overjoyed and was about to get into the car, or rather, the elevator, when he suddenly noticed two extra people next to him.

No, it should be three people.

Aoko Jingu, a short-haired woman named Tsukikage, and... a beautiful woman who was held in front of the short-haired woman's chest, hanging there like a funeral portrait.

The three of them stared at Kuroba Shido without moving, not even blinking.

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

It came quietly, just as it left quietly... Silently, Kuroba Shido closed the elevator door, watched the other person leave, while he remained in the same spot.

It hurts...it hurts so much!

Elevator, please don't leave! How can I live without you? I'm so happy to have an elevator, even when no one is riding it...

grass!!!

Kuroba Shido put on a mask of pain, beneath which was a pained, smug smile, just like Flame Fist's... Why is he always so unlucky? I'm speechless!

"Huh? Shido, were you trying to run away just now?"

"Is it because you're afraid of Aoko?"

"Yeah, Qingqing has a really bad temper. She threatens to hit me all the time, waaaah..."

The beautiful woman seemed to enjoy the spectacle even more. She blinked and continued to fan the flames, her tone "naive," as if she were truly a mischievous child.

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

"You've misunderstood, beautiful, gentle, and kind lady. I just realized I hadn't turned off the gas stove. My beloved pets and their family were home alone, and I panicked in my worry, so I acted hastily... It was truly unfortunate and rude!"

"I have absolutely no intention of running away, and as for being afraid of Aoko... that's utter nonsense!"

"I am devoted to Aoko, heaven and earth bear witness, the bright moon is my proof, I swear!" Silently, Kuroba Shido stretched out four fingers, raised them above his head, ready to "swear"... As for whether he has a lisp, don't worry about that.

Aoko Jingu: "..."

Short-haired woman: "..."

What a thick skin...

"This beautiful, gentle, and kind lady, do you believe me?" Kuroba Shido stared intently at the phone in the short-haired woman's hand, his eyes meeting those of the beautiful woman on the other end of the line.

Such low-grade, crude, deceitful, and guilty-feeling words—only a fool would...

"I see! It seems I misunderstood you, Shido. You're such a kind-hearted child. Quickly, go back. Yueyue, go down and see Shido off. That will make things faster."

On the other end of the phone, the beautiful woman seemed touched by Kuroba Shido's "eagerness to save his pet," nodding as she asked the short-haired woman to drive Kuroba Shido back.

Short-haired woman: "..."

Aoko Jingu: "..."

"That's wonderful, Madam. On behalf of the entire Dahei family, I thank you and will forever remember your kindness!"

Kuroba Shido was "overwhelmed with gratitude" and felt like he was about to raise his hands above his head and shout "Loyalty!" at any moment.

Kuroba Shido made a decision: just because the Kuro family saved him today, he'd save himself one less bag of rat poison when he got back!

Jingu Aoko couldn't take it anymore and coldly retorted, "Shut up, you brainless old woman!"

"Waaah, Xiao Qingqing, don't talk to your mother like that!" At a speed visible to the naked eye, the beautiful woman's cheeks on the other end of the phone became puffed up, like a piece of baked rice cake.

It swelled up into a huge bubble.

I'm so angry!

How could you say that about Mom!

Ignoring the beautiful woman's words, Jingu Aoko grabbed the black-haired warrior who was trying to sneak away in the elevator and said, "You get back here too!"

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

Damn it, we failed again!

His perfect, flawless escape plan was still seen through by this vicious woman in front of him!

Aoko Jingu said coldly, "I don't remember when you got any pets."

Kuroba Shido's information was delivered to Jingu Aoko a week ago. Not only was it a pet, but even how many rice balls Kuroba Shido ate each day was clearly recorded!

Kuroba Shido was so poor that he had to tighten his belt around his stomach every day and ate discounted rice balls every day. Where would he get the money to raise any pets?

"Oh right, Shido, you don't seem to have any pets at home... So, you were lying to me just now?"

The beautiful woman only then belatedly realized what was happening, narrowed her eyes, and looked at Kuroba Shido with a dangerous glint in her eyes.

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

Alright, since you're like this, I'm not pretending anymore. I'm laying my cards on the table. Come out, Big Black!

Kuroba Shido silently took out his phone and started searching through the album for photos and videos of the Kuroba family. Hmm... that's right, Kuroba Shido still had this thing on his phone.

As for why that's the case... don't worry about that.

Not far away, perhaps someone had been sitting there for too long on the sidelines, Miyazaki Kiyoya walked over, his steps steady and light, without making a sound.

Just then, Shido Kuroba turned his phone over and pointed to a photo on the screen of the Kuroba family rummaging through a trash can, looking completely justified.

"Look, Big Black, Big Black's wife, Little Black, Little Black, and Little Black inside Big Black's wife's belly..."

Aoko Jingu: "..."

Beautiful woman: "..."

Kiyoshi Miyazaki: "..."

Is this guy... really human?