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

"Knock knock".

"Honorable guest, please enjoy the dishes you ordered."

There was a knock on the door of the private room. After receiving permission, the door was gently pushed open, and a waitress pushed in a large pile of premium beef slices.

Normally, it's served on a plate, but... Kuroba Shido added just too much, so it had to be brought over on a cart.

To be honest, Shido Kuroba originally wanted to look for an option for "a cow" on the menu, but unfortunately, he couldn't find it no matter how hard he looked.

Eh...

This store is so outdated. It really doesn't know how to keep up with the times. Look at other milk stores now, they're all doing things like "adopt a cow," but your store, which is so big, doesn't even offer customers the option of owning a cow.

Bad review, absolutely a bad review!

"Okay, thank you." Onodera Zannen smiled gently and nodded to the waitress who had just delivered the food.

No wonder he's so popular; he's always so humble and gentle to everyone...

Is this really the case?

Actually, that's not the case. It's simply that Onodera Zannen didn't want the waitress who was delivering the food to have any physical contact with Kuroba Shido.

To avoid others targeting Kuroba Shido, Onodera Zanne considered many things, such as... why not wait in the archery club?

Why do you have to stand there like an idiot?

The reason for this is that the archery club is mostly made up of girls, and they all dress very scantily. They are also quite good-looking. After all, Kamikawa is a prestigious school, and in a sense, their genes have already been selected.

No misshapen or cracked fruits can be allowed in.

Of course, there are always exceptions, like the evil rice ball...

Onodera Zannen neatly stacked the plates of beef slices in front of him and placed them on Kuroba Shido's side, with the vegetables coming last, such as potato slices.

"Eh, I don't remember ordering this?" Kuroba Shido was enjoying his meal while keeping an eye on his senior's situation.

For example... why, among all my high-quality Wagyu beef slices, is there such a cheap potato slice as you?

I went to walk the horses, and you didn't even look at what kind of dishes were on this table? How dare you come here? Go back to where you came from, you damn country bumpkin!

You're a potato for a day, and you'll be a potato for a lifetime. Don't think that changing your plate or peeling off a layer of skin will make you different. Remember, you're just a stinky potato!

Onodera Zanne chuckled and said, "Shido-kun, this is what I ordered. I haven't had it in a while, so I wanted to try it."

As he spoke, he picked up a potato slice with his chopsticks and tossed it into the sukiyaki pot. Glug, glug...

It's still the part that my senior loves and looks forward to the most: soaking up all the soup.

I could feel the light shining in the senior's eyes.

"Oh... I see. I thought this shop was a rip-off, selling inferior goods and trying to fool us with this stuff..."

Kuroba Shido nodded, looking as if he had just realized something, and then... chewed.

Onodera Zannen: "..."

So many years have passed, but the man in my memory is still the same man. It is she who has changed a lot, so... will he hate her?

Onodera Zannen fell silent again, looking down at the potato slices that were constantly tumbling in the pot.

Actually, she quite likes eating potatoes.

There are too many memories inside. In the years when she couldn't see anyone, she survived by eating potatoes. She wanted to go back, but she wanted to succeed even more. She needed to succeed. Only by succeeding could she let Kuroba Shido live off her.

Only then can you be a wife!

Thinking of this, Onodera Zanne's eyes hardened considerably, a strange light flickering within them...

She put the cooked, softened potato slices into her mouth and chewed them gently. In a daze, she was transported back to the days when the two of them worked together to snatch potatoes in the orphanage—the happiest days of her life.

I was happier back then than I am now, because I could have direct physical contact with Shido Kuroba...

Half an hour later.

As darkness fell, night completely descended.

Kuroba Shido and Onodera Zanne came out of the store. Kuroba Shido's belly had become round and bulging, like that of a pregnant woman. The two buttons of his originally high-end suit had to be undone.

Otherwise it would explode immediately.

"This shop is really great, senpai," said Kuroba Shido, a toothpick dangling from his mouth, looking quite impressed.

Onodera Zanne blinked, first looking at Kuroba Shido's face, then at Kuroba Shido's round belly... She really wanted to rub it.

In the end, Onodera Zannen restrained himself from acting impulsively, lest he alert the enemy and frighten Kuroba Shido.

It wouldn't be good if Kuroba Shido thought of her as some kind of strange woman...

I've been lying to you for a long time, senior.

"Senior, I remember your house is in that direction, right? Mine is in this direction. See you next time..."

Kuroba Shido waved his hand, preparing to run away. As for when we'll meet again... don't worry about when that will be, just say next time.

The fish have eaten all the bait, are they really going to bite?

Damn, senior, your fishing skills are really lame! You won't fall for it at all!

"Shido-kun, my home is not far from here." Onodera Zannen stopped and stared at Kuroba Shido without moving.

It seems to be... implying something?

Kuroba Shido was taken aback: "I remember your house is in that direction, Senpai?"

"Yes, that's one of my homes. I live here more often for the convenience of going to and from school," Onodera Zanne explained.

"Oh... I see. Okay, that way you can get back faster, bye-bye."

Kuroba Shido nodded, then prepared to continue his escape plan.

Onodera Zannen: "It's so dark, Shido-kun."

The black-haired warrior said, "Yes, it's getting dark, I need to hurry home."

Onodera Zannen: "It might get dark and we could run into bad people on the street..."

Hei Yushi said, "Indeed, I need to get home quickly."

The two of them are having a magical duel here!

One refused to release the person, and the other refused to respond... In response to the senior's numerous hints and fierce attacks, Kuroba Shido's side adopted a strategy of reading and randomly replying.

If you're so capable, then go for it directly, and see what I do...

"Shido-kun, let me take you home." Onodera Zannen thought for a moment and then said very seriously.

The Black Feather Warrior said, "???"

No, buddy!!!

If I don't see you off, you'll see me off, right?

Your senior rejected your counterattack and unleashed her ultimate move, about to enter the kill zone... a devastating critical hit!

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

"Um... Senior, I don't think it's necessary..."

"But, Shido, it's so dark now, you could easily run into bad people. And you're a boy, and you're injured now. What if you run into a female hooligan?" Onodera Zanne asked with concern.

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

Senior, it seems like you're the only hooligan here...

There was nothing he could do; Shido Kuroba had dug himself into a hole, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak.

"Senior, I've been thinking about it, and it does seem a bit dark now, not very safe. How about I take you home?"

"Okay, let's go, Shido-kun. My house is over here."

Without the slightest hesitation, Onodera Zanne grabbed Kuroba Shido's hand and headed towards their apartment, giving him no chance to react!

The Black Feather Warrior said, "???"