I suddenly became a yakuza boss.

When Li Xuan was asked this question, he widened his eyes slightly, remained silent for a moment, and then explained vaguely, "Well, this... a friend of mine happens to be a junior in your school's student council. I heard that they were short-handed, so my friend asked me to come and help him. That's basically the situation. It's definitely not something I did on purpose to target you."

After hearing Li Xuan's explanation, Miura Yumiko believed most of it, since she couldn't find any logical contradictions. However, her feelings were complicated. She felt she had meddled in something she shouldn't have, which made her hesitant after getting to this point. She fell silent for a moment, deep in thought.

Then, she sighed.

"Tell me, what exactly happened between you and Isshiki?"

Yumiko Miura asked hesitantly yet earnestly.

Unexpectedly, Yumiko Miura mentioned Iroha Isshiki, and her expression showed concern and recognition.

Li Xuan asked, "What's wrong?"

Miura Yumiko looked at Li Xuan with a troubled expression and said, "I should be the one asking that question. I have a feeling that she's been acting strangely lately, and it's related to you."

She looked reluctant and continued, "This really shouldn't be my business, and we don't get along. But she should respect you. Back in Saw Mountain, she kept saying good things about you... Did you two have a fight?"

"......No."

Li Xuan rejected Miura's question.

"It would be more accurate to say that my position is different from hers; she is definitely angry with me."

Li Xuan said.

Yumiko Miura paused for a moment, then frowned and asked, "Isn't this the same thing?"

Of course, they don't mean the same thing. An argument is an argument, but a difference in stance is probably much more serious than an argument. However, for most women, they mean the same thing.

"Honestly, it's unbearable to watch!"

Yumiko Miura seemed to have a headache, her face dark as she spoke.

"If you were a guy, you would know what to do. This is the first time I've seen a woman so depressed. Although I don't know what happened, you just mentioned having different stances, right? So, does hurting people who care about you because of different stances not count as hurting them? What a lame excuse. When that guy was over at Saw Mountain, it was clear that he respected you and valued you... Sigh, it's up to you what you do next. That's about all I wanted to say."

After finishing her speech, Miura Yumiko glanced at Li Xuan and then headed towards the teaching building.

As dusk fell and darkness gradually descended, tourists departed one after another, and the students on the playground finished setting up the wooden frames.

Miura was right about something.

Using differing stances as a reason to hurt someone is often just an excuse...

The sky gradually darkened.

Li Xuan, who had originally planned to leave the school, also stopped in his tracks.

The school, now dark, exudes an indescribable sense of loneliness...

Li Xuan's ultimate principle is to borrow and repay.

Soon, the last ray of light disappeared into the horizon, and night completely enveloped Soubu High School. The students' cultural festival's final program, the after-night festival, began.

Amidst the roaring fire, a large group of girls began to surround Hayato Hayama, inviting him to dance.

Many girls at Saitama Girls' Middle School had heard of Hayama. His parents were top lawyers, and he himself was a popular, handsome, and well-mannered guy. Many girls wanted to get to know him, but they were completely suppressed by the girls from Soubu High School and could only watch from the sidelines.

However, some girls at Saitama Girls' Middle School lost interest in Hayama.

Iroha Isshiki sat alone on the grass in the corner of the playground.

"In the end, I did become the student council president..."

Ichiro Iroha sighed, thinking to herself.

Ultimately, the desire to win stemmed from two reasons. One was following Hachiman's advice not to let others laugh at him. The other was simply not wanting to lose.

Unexpectedly, she even confronted the gangster directly at the noodle stall.

This really can't be considered a comfortable experience.

Iroha Isshiki finally picked up her schoolbag and prepared to walk back to the station by herself.

However, outside the school gate, Isshiki Hachiman saw a figure in the dark street.

Iroha Isshiki glanced over and saw Ashikawa Senki putting his sunglasses back on.

Li Xuan waited at the school gate for an hour before finally seeing the girl he was waiting for.

"..." Iroha Isshiki was stunned.

This was the first time, at least in her imagination and understanding, that he would take the initiative to wait for her.

After seeing Issei Yu emerge, Li Xuan finally moved and looked at Issei Yu.

It seems he really was waiting for her.

The night breeze is cool, and the night road is quiet.

"wait for me?"

Iroha clenched her hands slightly, but her expression remained unchanged, and asked.

Li Xuan looked at Isse and said, "Congratulations on becoming the student council president."

"Wait a minute, you waited for me just to say this?"

Isshiki blinked and asked with a disgusted expression.

Li Xuan could tell that Yi Se's anger had not yet subsided.

However, this is also reasonable.

In fact, upon careful consideration, Li Xuan owes One Color Feather two favors.

Buying him a gift counts as one instance, and taking care of the chicks counts as another.

He once helped Isshiki out of a predicament while chasing debts at a karaoke bar, which could be considered as offsetting the favor Isshiki had done for buying him a gift, but the favor of taking care of Hina was still not repaid.

Therefore, under such circumstances, it is indeed appropriate to apologize for inadvertently harming Isse's interests.

“…I’m sorry.” Li Xuan looked at Isse and apologized.

Issei Iroha was slightly taken aback.

Li Xuan stood on the street and said, "I didn't know you were also running for student council president. As for why you helped Yukinoshita, I can't tell you the reason, but as someone said, it did hurt you, and I apologize to you."

"..."

Her colorful hair swayed in the night wind.

She silently looked at Li Xuan, and in an instant, all the resentment and anger in her heart vanished completely.

"Cough cough."

Iroha Isshiki coughed twice, her face still looking grim, and said, "I don't need your apology, Mr. Yakuza, so I don't think that's enough. Um, didn't we have a competition? No matter what the reason, I won against Yukinoshita-senpai and became the student council president, so it's like you lost to me too. So the loser should at least get some reward, right?"

She weaves together strange reasons intermittently, and Iroha can't find any other way to ask for something more important.

Li Xuan didn't remember them making such a bet.

But seeing Isshiki's thoughtful and cautious gaze, Li Xuan didn't make his words clear. After all, he did want to make amends to Isshiki, who had been sulking for several days.

At the same time, eliminate all personal connections.

"Then... what kind of reward do you want?" Li Xuan asked.

Under the streetlights, Yise Yu's five fingers slightly clenched her rather long sleeves.

Her swaying flaxen hair revealed slightly reddened ears, and Iroha smiled.

"Hmm. It's not an unreasonable idea. Um, Mr. Yakuza, could you please let me say a few words first?"

"Don't let my appearance fool you. The truth is, sometimes I feel like I'm all alone, even though I do have a few senior colleagues, but..."

In fact, Isshiki Hachiko does not belong to any group.

"I feel like... I don't belong to any group."

"I belong neither to Hayama-senpai's group nor to the Service Club seniors' group; I am simply myself, with nowhere to belong..."

Unable to fully integrate, forever a passerby, forever a Isrokihana wearing a mask...

"So, I always have a feeling of uncertainty. I admire them and hope to become like them."

Iroha Isshiki looked at Li Xuan with a smile.

"Um... at least in private, can I be your simple junior, Mr. Yakuza?"

Chapter 052 Refusal and Visit

Nighttime, the summit of Chiba Onsen.

Junior?

The dictionary defines "junior" as someone with less seniority in their field.

But two days ago, Li Xuan took on a junior...

At this moment, Li Xuan was in this hot spring resort, where the courtyard was filled with pine and red maple trees, making it look elegant and unique.

When Li Xuan entered the hot spring hotel, he glanced at the two rows of lower-level cadres who would be under his command, and inexplicably thought of his adorable junior, Isshiki.

"..." Li Xuan was puzzled.

Even if Iroha Isshiki were to bow with them here, she would still seem out of place...

The reward that Isshiki Hachi demanded for her victory was to formally establish a senior-junior relationship between Lee Gen and her.

This idea was one that Iroha had considered for a long time before deciding on. The reasoning was simple: it was a purely personal relationship, one that could be kept secret, one that didn't need to be made public. Most importantly, Lee Xuan needed to acknowledge her as his junior, and no longer just an acquaintance among strangers...

It's a senior-junior relationship that has absolutely nothing to do with the Yakuza.

This kind of communication is something Li Xuan can barely accept.

In the past two days, Yise has been sending him messages frequently, and she has started to tell him about some of her innermost thoughts and dissatisfactions.

—[Isshiki: Senpai, what are you doing right now?]

And then there are those ordinary messages that ask you what you're doing from time to time.

Li Xuan stopped and replied: [Soaking in a hot spring.]

"Ah Xuan, stop playing on your phone, Dad has been waiting for you for a long time."

At that very moment, in the hot spring inn, the young master, Baba Kiyoshi, appeared silently in the corridor, looked at him, and said...