"Hehe~ Hayashi-san, you wouldn't want Yukino to find out about your little dealings with the Little Black Cat, right!"
Yuki approached Hayashi, her cunning smile mixed with 'malicious' excitement, bringing with her a sweet fragrance.
She held up a Sony recording device, which was playing a video of Hayashi and the Little Black Cat acting in cahoots.
This familiar Japanese phrasing... reminded Hayashi of a line often used in certain adult films:
'Madam, you wouldn't want...'
"Yuki-san, you are a noble young lady; don't ruin the wonderful image I have of you!"
Hayashi said with a sincere expression.
"Hee~! It looks like you've read a lot of H-manga, Hayashi-san!"
Yuki didn't feel ashamed at all. Instead, she proudly puffed out her chest, causing Kaguya, who was beside her, to look at her subconsciously.
Suou has C-cups, abundant like mountains and forests, while she is abundant like an airport. They both have bright futures.
However, Kaguya, the 'true' sheltered young lady who is so pure she doesn't even know how to use a cell phone, indicated that she couldn't quite understand their conversation.
What is H-manga?
She didn't understand.
But she understood that Yuki was holding Hayashi's weakness and trying to threaten him with something.
'H-manga? What is that?'
'I'll ask Hayasaka when I get back.'
Kaguya thought silently, watching the confrontation between Yuki and Hayashi without any change in her expression.
"The feeling is mutual; I've only dabbled a little!"
Hayashi subtly made the Korean-infuriating finger gesture with his thumb and forefinger, speaking to Yuki in a reserved manner.
"Mhm~"
Yuki chuckled as she looked at the distance between Hayashi's fingertips. Regarding Hayashi's explanation, she indicated... she believed him!
She was the same; she only knew a little! Truly, just a little bit!
Of course, the elegant and noble Young Lady Suou would only know a little about those things!
"Yes, just a little bit~ just a little bit~! So, Hayashi-san, what price are you willing to pay for me to delete the video?"
Suou Yuki couldn't suppress the smile in her eyes, looking completely composed and at ease.
"What do you want?"
Hayashi asked, crossing his arms and maintaining a calm demeanor.
"It's not a big problem. I'll simply cancel our previous bet—the one where I had to dance the 'Marionette' for you—and in return, you'll be my servant for a month, the kind who serves tea and water!
Oh, and remember to wear a maid outfit! Otherwise, just wait to face Yukino-san's wrath!"
Yuki fluttered her cunning eyes and spoke in an innocent, almost guiltless tone.
This made Kaguya, who was nearby, unable to resist giving her a few extra glances.
Kaguya understood Yuki's first two demands, but... the last one, making Hayashi wear a maid outfit!
This Yuki girl was serious!
While complaining internally about how black-hearted Yuki was, Kaguya also looked at Hayashi curiously, wondering if he would yield to Yuki's threat.
If he puts on the maid outfit!
Don't even mention it! Seriously, don't even mention it! With Hayashi's handsome looks, even wearing a maid outfit wouldn't be too painful to look at, right?
Subtly, Kaguya began to feel a little anticipation.
But clearly, Hayashi was about to disappoint them.
"Ha, Yuki-san, your demands are truly 'simple'!"
"You'd let me off just like that?"
A mocking smile curled on his lips. Hayashi, who was already close to Yuki, took a few more steps forward and pinned Yuki against the wall in a kabedon pose.
Glancing at Hayashi's forearm beside her cheek, and with his masculine scent lingering around her nostrils, Yuki's pretty face couldn't help but flush.
But she still tried to maintain her elegance and composure as she spoke:
"Hayashi-san, are you rejecting my peace offering?"
"That's right!"
Hayashi snatched the recording device directly from Yuki's hand and deleted the relevant video right in front of her.
"It's useless; I already backed it up~~."
Yuki was just about to remind Hayashi that she had backups—many of them, some stored in the device cloud and some directly uploaded to her various social media accounts.
But before she could finish speaking!
Yuki widened her beautiful eyes, watching Hayashi snatch her phone, log into her social media accounts and cloud storage one by one, and then thoroughly delete the videos.
Hmm... Finally, he even took the memory card from her device to prevent her from recovering the data.
"!"
He really didn't leave her any wiggle room!
And!
"How did you know my passwords?!"
Yuki asked Hayashi in surprise.
"Guess~!"
Hayashi showed a mysterious smile at the corner of his mouth, making Yuki want to hit him.
But before Yuki could make any further move, Hayashi suddenly returned her threat.
"Yuki-san, you wouldn't want your grandfather to find out about all the H-manga stored in your rented room at Ginza, 7-chome, 10-ban, 18-go, right!"
"Sigh~~~ The pride of the Suou Family, secretly reading such content, tsk tsk~ "
"Yuki-san! You wouldn't want your elderly grandfather to be heartbroken, would you!"
While speaking, Hayashi looked at Yuki's adorable face and couldn't help but pinch it.
"Wuu~~"
Yuki, letting out a mournful sound, dared not refuse Hayashi's actions at all.
In the end, she could only turn her pleading gaze towards Kaguya.
"Section Chief Kaguya, Hayashi-kouhai is bullying a poor girl!!"
"..."
Speechlessly watching these two, who were both bad news, Kaguya coldly turned her gaze towards a nearby streetlamp, signaling that she wanted no part in their war!
"Wuu, Kaguya-san, are you really going to be so heartless?"
Yuki wailed, her pretty face being pinched back and forth by Hayashi.
"Sigh~ Just give up, Yuki. You can't beat him."
Saying this, Kaguya glanced at Hayashi. That guy possesses terrifying precognitive abilities and can strategize down to the exact steps.
Yuki, what do you have to fight him with? Isn't that just seeking death?
This Yuki girl truly hasn't entered the Zoo with Hayashi, so she hasn't deeply grasped how terrifying he is.
However, what Kaguya didn't know was that Hayashi didn't have precognitive ability; this time, he merely used SCP-096's hyper-perception ability.
—Anyone who has seen his face is under his perception.
All of Yuki and Kaguya's actions, right from the start, were in his sight.
"Hayashi-kun~ I was wrong; please let me go!"
Seeing that rescue was hopeless, Yuki decisively stated that a young woman knows when to yield and when to assert herself, admitting her mistake.
"Seeing that your attitude toward admitting your mistake is good, I'll agree to your terms: be my maid for three months!"
"Huh? Wasn't it one month?"
Yuki retorted.
"Four months! Yuki-san, I'm not a demon or anything; you can refuse."
Hayashi said with a smile, but in Yuki's eyes, he was practically a demon.
In the end, Yuki yielded!
'I Tried to Steal a Chicken but Lost the Bait Instead!'
Yuki thought sadly to herself... Just as Hayashi and Yuki were having their 'friendly' exchange.
Meanwhile.
Walking back to her apartment, Yukino, who had already removed her tail, stared at the cat tail in her hand.
Her delicate and lovely face turned red, then pale.
Earlier, she had been confused by the Kittens.
But at this moment, she had a feeling she had been set up.
But... how could cats be so cute and yet have malicious intentions?
Shaking her head, Yukino decided she shouldn't think so badly of Hayashi. After all, Hayashi had left her with a very strong positive impression back at the Zoo.
'So I must be overthinking it—I shouldn't doubt Hayashi-san. Next time I go to the Courtyard; I should bring him a gift~!'
As Yukino was thinking this, two figures suddenly appeared on the road ahead of her.