CHAPTER 434: CHAPTER 428: LITTLE ARROGANT AND SHIRAKAWA KAORI

"You made her run away?"

"I wouldn’t say made her run away... But anyway, she’s gone now..."

"Oh? Then what did you do to her?"

It’s uncertain whether it was Shirakawa Sawahei with a guilty conscience, or Miss Kaori’s level 4 cleaver skill that had activated. As her tone shifted, the conversation started to feel off...

Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."

How did she guess? Is Little Arrogant using some kind of cheat to see through things?

"I didn’t."

Evil Little Arrogant was silent for a moment, then Shirakawa Sawahei added, "I really didn’t!"

Miss Kaori: "..."

"Shirakawa is a smart person, so there’s no need to say more. Let’s talk about Neon criminal law..."

"???"

Man, is Hayakawa Kashi up to something with Tsukimi Sakurazawa? Or is this some kind of girls’ sixth sense? Why is it when I’m with these two, my ’pure heart’ trait never triggers!

"That joke isn’t funny at all!" grumbled the old scumbag Shirakawa, embarrassed and angry. "I didn’t do anything to your sister, it’s what she did to me!"

"Oh."

Miss Kaori’s intentions became clear as she leisurely continued, "Then tell me, what did she do to you?"

"..."

"The address here is Hot Spring Villa, hurry over, the signal’s not good here, I’m hanging up."

Facing Hayakawa Kashi, whose cleaver skills were in full force, Shirakawa Sawahei wisely chose to avoid confrontation...

Basically, he had a guilty conscience... After all, he did kiss someone’s sister... he was honestly feeling guilty...

On the other end, Hayakawa Kashi looked at the ended call screen, a faint murderous aura appearing on her small face...

He hung up on me.

Shirakawa Sawahei, grudge +1...

"Hayakawa, did Shirakawa call you?"

"Yes."

"What... did he say?"

Evil Little Arrogant paused, glanced at the weepy-faced girl, and suddenly smiled.

"He said, invites us to soak in the snow-scape hot springs. Are you coming?"

"Huh???"

...

Shirakawa Sawahei waited in the room for a while and received a message from Tsukimi Sakurazawa.

[Shirakawa, are you at the Hot Spring Villa?]

He thought about it, figuring it was probably Evil Little Arrogant who had leaked the news, so he no longer hid it and replied:

[Yes. Have you guys reached the ski resort?]

[Yes, we have... Teacher Takagi told us to rest for a bit first and gather later for activities. Shirakawa, did you come with Konatsuori?]

[You could say that...]

[Did something happen between the two of you?]

Shirakawa Sawahei: "?"

Wow, is the weepy one using some cheat to see through things too? I haven’t even said anything yet.

[Who told you that?]

[No one told me... It’s just... Konatsuori suddenly sent us a message saying she felt unwell and went home... ]

[She was so energetic when she came, suddenly feeling unwell, does it have anything to do with you, Shirakawa?]

[...]

[What are you doing right now?] To avoid the situation with Little Lolita being discovered, Shirakawa Sawahei tried to change the topic.

[Right now? Hehe~ it’s a secret.]

Sensing Tsukimi Sakurazawa’s familiar backstab phrasing, Shirakawa Sawahei immediately became highly alert. This girl always had new tricks up her sleeve, he really couldn’t let his guard down...

Wait a minute, if Little Arrogant is coming, could she be bringing her along as well!

He had just kissed Black Hearted Lolita Asano Nazuki, and now he’s moving on to replaying history with a new character?

If it’s a close encounter in the hot spring with the other four girls, things might not just stop at a little lip bite...

Indeed, it’s because Black Hearted Lolita’s capital was too insufficient that I wasn’t sanctioned by the mysterious 404 power? Or was it because she didn’t have twin tails, unable to unleash her full prowess?

Shirakawa Sawahei’s thoughts wandered for a moment, then he seemed to realize something and broke into cold sweat.

After being kissed by Black Hearted Lolita, have I transformed into a pervy old man? Did I awaken something?

Even saying repeatedly before: I am a righteous protagonist. Now, I’ve lost confidence in saying that... I mean, with all the kissing and cuddling in the hot spring, who would believe I’m a good person...

A lifetime’s reputation ruined by a lolita.

Shirakawa Sawahei finally understood a bit of Kyūtōryū Hachiya’s past frustration. He lay on the bed rubbing his temples, contemplatively pondering his next steps...

Not long after, this natural hot spring villa welcomed another distinguished guest. Evil Little Arrogant got out of the car, stepping in her British-style snow boots. A pair of sunglasses were clipped onto her trench coat. The cold gray scarf enveloped her slender neck. Even with her icy face still presenting a "do not approach" expression, she made her way inside, met by a smiling woman in kimono at the front desk.

"Guest, do you have a reservation?"

"I’m looking for someone," Little Arrogant replied succinctly. "Is Mr. Shirakawa Sawahei on your list soaking in the hot spring?"

The kimono woman recalled the two peculiar names filled in earlier and smiled, "Are you looking for Mr. Shirakawa Sawahei and Miss Shirakawa Kaori? These two guests haven’t used the pool yet. You can wait here, I’ll go check if they’re around..."

Hayakawa Kashi raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and repeated, "Shirakawa Kaori?"

"Eh?" the kimono woman hesitated for a moment, and instinctively looked at the list.

"Yes... Shirakawa Kaori..."

The girl smiled faintly and softly said to her, "Then please tell Mr. Shirakawa Sawahei inside that Shirakawa Kaori is looking for him."

"We are siblings," Little Arrogant added leisurely.

"Oh~"

I knew it, it’s impossible for such a young couple to exist... Let alone one of them looking like a little girl.

The kimono woman nodded in realization, bowed, and left for the guest rooms. Black Hearted Lolita’s meticulously planned ace seemed to have gone askew at her hands...

"Mr. Shirakawa? Outside, a Miss Shirakawa Kaori is looking for you."

Half-awake, Shirakawa Sawahei was startled by the knock on the door from the villa staff. The very first thing they said made him pinch his cheeks, testing if he was still dreaming.

Shirakawa Kaori???

Did I take a nap and travel to a new world? Or did I fast-forward to a new save point?

Utterly confused, Shirakawa Sawahei walked out of the room, turned down the corridor, and immediately spotted Evil Little Arrogant’s graceful silhouette not far away. She glanced back at him, watching his reaction with interest.

"Shirakawa, you’ve been standing there so long, are you waiting for me to come hug you?"

"If you call me hubby once more, it might suit what you just did better." Shirakawa Sawahei sighed helplessly, "Shirakawa Kaori, what game are you playing now?"

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ps: Yesterday I just mentioned about wrapping up the romantic storyline, just sharing the upcoming plan... It’s only November in the timeline... It’s not even New Year, don’t rush me into a bad ending! After consuming the New Year’s visit storyline the invisible party will go berserk...

Extra ps: I’m not sure about the word count, but light novels should be more concise to be appealing, so it’s impossible to drag it out to two or three million words...

(Cough cough... That’s the official explanation. The real reason is that there aren’t too many subscribers to begin with, writing that long scares people away from subscribing... and the average subscription would drop... sigh... so blue~