Unlimited Ambition

"...Hmph!!" Haruhi finally realized what was happening. She knew that the most important thing right now wasn't arguing with me, but dealing with this Yakumo Yukari—in fact, after learning about the formation of that messy fan club, she had considered the complete stranger Yakumo Yukari as her number one enemy.

Now, as the saying goes, enemies meeting are especially hostile. Haruhi, as if asserting her dominance, gripped my arm tightly, refusing to let go. Then, she glared at Yakumo Yukari with murderous intent.

Zi sensed Haruhi's aura. She thought to herself, "This little girl is not to be underestimated." She stopped pretending and stood up, snapping open her fan to cover her mouth. She looked at Haruhi as well.

Their gazes were like swords, clashing fiercely the moment they met. I was almost roasted alive, caught in the middle.

"You bastard—I'm warning you! Kyon is my member! You absolutely cannot lay a hand on him!!"

In the end, Chunri, with slightly less experience, couldn't help but speak first.

"Is that so?" Zi remained calm and didn't take Haruhi's words seriously at all: "It's just a relationship between group members... Then what right do you have to interfere in what's between him and me? Or, to put it another way..." Zi said, then glanced at Haruhi and me with an ambiguous look.

"I have absolutely no relationship with this guy!" Haruhi shouted. "I only stood up because I couldn't bear to see that idiot being played by a slut like you!"

"A woman of questionable character?" Zi sneered. "She's a rich young lady worth hundreds of billions, still unmarried—and you're just a playful, frivolous girl."

"Age gap, huh, ma'am?" Haruhi Suzumiya unleashed her full power, her sharp tongue amplified hundreds of times: "By the way, you're already thirty years old this year, aren't you?"

"Thirty years old?!"

"It's over." I sighed inwardly, knowing that this time things wouldn't end well.

As a powerful youkai, Yukari Yakumo's age is unknown. I also have no interest in knowing her exact age. However, I often hear her boast, "I'm only seventeen." At first, I didn't know her background and was somewhat skeptical. Three years have passed in the blink of an eye. She still claims, "I'm only seventeen."

That's when I understood. This awkward monster was actually so sensitive about its age.

"By the way, if you round up, my age is 4.7 billion years old."

I remember Zi's gaze towards me changed instantly, as if she had seen some rare treasure. After that, her harassment became even more relentless, forcing me to quit my well-paid part-time job with her. But in the end, I still couldn't shake her off.

What a tragic fate!

I put a hand to my forehead and thought to myself.

At this moment, Haruhi had completely gained the upper hand. Seeing that Yakumo Yukari, who had been so resilient and hesitant just moments before, seemed so dejected after the age issue was brought up, even Haruhi, if she were naive, understood that she had her opponent's weakness in her grasp. Now it was time to press her advantage and launch an attack.

"I knew it! I was overthinking it. How could Kyon possibly be interested in a middle-aged woman like you? Hahahaha... He may be an idiot, but his taste isn't that bad... Hahahaha... Thirty years old, you're past your prime, hahahaha... Unlike me, I'm a vibrant seventeen..."

Every time Haruhi finished speaking, the dark resentment behind Yukari intensified—when Haruhi mentioned the critical age of seventeen, Yukari finally snapped.

"You... damn... self-important middle schooler!!!!" Zi yelled, slamming the fan to the ground. It snapped in two with a "crack." She rushed forward and grabbed Haruhi's tender face, pulling hard.

"Damn it!" Haruhi wasn't one to be trifled with either, and she did the same, grabbing the other side of Yukari's face.

A strange standoff ensued between the two. Although their faces were purple from being pinched and tears welled in their eyes, they still glared fiercely at each other, unwilling to let go. They were like kindergarten children.

"Pfft..."

So I laughed out loud—and then I realized something was wrong.

The two women also noticed my presence and turned their fire on me.

"Kyon!" ×2

"I have to go now—"

"—Don't leave!"

"..." I spread my hands and sighed helplessly: "Alright, you two, whatever stupid questions you want to ask, I'll answer them. Who's right and who's wrong? Who likes whom and who doesn't? Do you really think these questions are that important?"

"How could it not be important?!" ×2.

"...At least before that, put your faces down—I mean your hands, okay?"

The two girls (?) exchanged a glance, then reluctantly let go of each other's hands. They then looked at me with very eager eyes.

"Okay, you can ask any questions now."

When I said that, neither of the two girls (?) said anything.

I sighed softly, feeling a slight sense of relief. At least these two guys still knew a little about restraint. Otherwise, things would have been really troublesome.

"So you're all going to shut up? Fine, may I say a few words?" I said, and then, without waiting for their reply, I continued, "Actually, I feel pretty good right now, and my life is very fulfilling every day. I don't want to change anything."

"!?"

You mean... both of us—

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant at all. Both you and Kasuga are women I greatly admire. They are both people I can protect and friends I can trust—but I haven't decided yet to develop a relationship with any of you beyond friendship. That's all."

"…Boring, going home." Spring felt as if all her energy had been drained away. She walked towards home without any strength.

"Are you satisfied now?" I said softly as I passed by Yukari Yakumo. Then I walked towards the cemetery on the other side—the best training ground I had discovered in my seventeen years of life.

"Things should be fine tomorrow," I muttered to myself as I walked.

"Well, at least it's progress... even though at least half of what that kid said was false." Zi muttered to herself as she walked down another path.

And so, the three at the center of the storm vanished without a trace. Only Mikuru remained, bewildered and clutching her head… feeling utterly incompetent.

After that, I didn't rush home. Instead, I used a dimensional jump, which I hadn't used in a long time, and with the spatial positioning magic I had set up beforehand, I teleported to the interior of another apartment.

It was a luxurious residence that was in no way inferior to the apartment where Yuki lived. Moreover, the furnishings were fresh and elegant, showing considerable taste. It seemed these so-called humanoid communication terminals were being treated quite well.

That's right, this is the headquarters of another humanoid dialogue terminal. It's the home of a second-year girl known as Emiri Kisuro. It's where my senior lived.

"...Who are you? Why are you here?!" Because I didn't use any invisibility magic, Senior Sister Xilv noticed me immediately and asked me this question.

The humanoid dialogue terminal displayed a perfectly timed expression of confusion, as if she genuinely didn't know who I was.

"At this point, are you still going to keep up the act, Senior Xilv?" Gu chuckled and snapped her fingers, dragging the entire room into the subspace. It then returned to normal in the next moment.

Then, Senior Sister Xilu smiled and said, "It seems that the Information Integration Thought Entity doesn't know enough about you... Junior Brother A-Xu."

"At a time like this, is it really appropriate to still address me as 'I'?" I asked.

"...Then, may I have the honor of hearing your name, sir?"

"Wright Baldwin. The demon prince of another world." I introduced myself as briefly as possible.

"So, you're from another world?" happy Lu asked.

Gu nodded: "That's right."

"So, can you now state your purpose?"

"Cooperation."

How to cooperate?

"Each takes what they need."

"So, what can you offer, and what do you desire in return?"

"The possibility of evolution. That's what I can offer."

"Oh?" Xi Lujiangmei's expression was calm, but she seemed somewhat disbelieving.

"I come from another world. Over billions of years, I have naturally seen many things. And what you call an information integration and thought entity does exist in other planes as well. There will naturally be things among them that interest you."

“I see.” Kiiro Emiri accepted this explanation: “Indeed, the method of evolution is more attractive than the possibility of evolution… If you can provide the information you mentioned, we will withdraw from the competition for Haruhi Suzumiya as you wish.”

"No, no, no, I think you must have misunderstood." I chuckled and shook my finger. "That's not my purpose. Because Chunri is mine to begin with. I don't need you to give her up."

“Then…” Kiiro Emiri was slightly surprised, and at the same time somewhat dissatisfied with Ko’s statement.

"There is a beauty—Nagato Yuki. Could you give her to me?"

"what?"

"What I mean is that Nagato Yuki's existence will have nothing to do with you from now on. She will belong to me completely, forever."

Emiri Kisaki was somewhat puzzled: "Is it really worth paying such a price just for an ordinary humanoid dialogue terminal?"

"No, no, no, in my eyes, Yuki's value is a million times greater than the information that allows some strange and unusual spiritual entities to evolve."

"Is that so... I'm a little jealous of her."

Gu chuckled lightly but did not reply.

"The Information Integration Concept has approved your transaction. Furthermore, it promises to be the first to transfer ownership of Yuki."

“No, cash on delivery is fine.” Gu said, then extended his hand. Senior Xilu also extended her hand.

Their hands clasped together. Methods of cultivating and modifying the spiritual body were passed on. Absolute control over Nagato Yuki was handed over.

Thus, the transaction is complete. The Information Integration Thoughts Group is jubilant, and I, too, have achieved my goal. Everyone is happy, everyone is happy.

Chapter Eighteen: Speaking of which, war is about to begin.

So that night, I called home and told my mom I wouldn't be coming home that day. I was going to stay at a classmate's house.

So Mom asked, half-jokingly, "Boy or girl? Speaking of which, isn't Haruhi right next door? You've already driven Sasaki away. Don't drive Haruhi away too!"

"I'm so sorry to disappoint you. It's a female classmate," I replied with unusual honesty.

"What?!" I immediately heard my sister scream from beside me. Then, "thump!"—and then the phone went dead.

What on earth did that brat do? I rolled my eyes, then turned off my phone and waited for my family to call me again.

"Hey! Hey! Kyon!!! What on earth is going on?! Which vixen has bewitched you again?! L'Oreal or Yoshikawa Miki?! Alice or Natsume Masako?! Tell me now!!!"

"...By the way, who are all those people?"

"What?! You've found a new woman? You scum who plays with women like that!!"

"What's wrong with your brain?!" I couldn't help but complain. "Where's Mom? Call her on the phone! Aren't you going to sleep this late?"

"...I can't sleep without Kyon with me."

A voice that sounded very aggrieved came through the phone.

I sighed softly, "It must be really tough carrying around a burden like you."

"Fool!"

"Alright, alright, how about I take you to the amusement park when we have a holiday in a few days?"

"do not want!"

"Cinema?"

"do not want!"

"Suburban scenic area?"