"I can't accept this."
Ran thought that the other party intended to keep her like a mistress; after all, in this situation, what else could giving a key mean? She was entangled with this guy only because she was threatened. If she accepted it, the nature of their relationship would change.
"Oh, don't refuse so quickly. Listen to me. You should know very well that this kind of thing won't happen just once. It's not like we can go to a hotel every time, right?"
As soon as Shiro said this, the other party's face immediately changed, and she pleaded:
"You already got me. Can we just pretend we don't know each other?"
Shiro looked at her pleading face, with a smile on his lips, but his words were cold.
"How could that be? And tonight you're going there."
After hearing Shiro's cold and emotionless words, Ran fell into a state of despair.
Shiro directly took her to the car. Basically, to avoid too much attention, he simply used special powers to create a car and left it there. When he dropped her off near the school gate, she shouted for him to stop.
Shiro was momentarily confused when he heard that.
"I'll go on foot from here."
Ran felt it was too conspicuous, so she decisively chose to walk.
Shiro showed that it was fine as long as she was satisfied.
"Remember to go to the address I told you after school."
Shiro threw these words while the other party was about to close the door. When she heard it, her legs weakened again and she almost fell, but managed to hold herself by grabbing the door frame.
Only after she stabilized did Shiro drive away. However, the car disappeared at one moment; there was no need to maintain the illusion after the initial performance.
"Ginko-chan, don't you have a match? Why are you looking for me now?"
Shiro arrived at a secluded place. There was no one here, but a girl in a kimono was standing there.
Shiro appeared out of nowhere, with countless question marks in his mind. What was this?
She shouldn't be looking for him at this time. He was preparing for lunch when he received this message and came immediately.
Sora Ginko looked at Shiro's face, which she hadn't seen for almost ten days.
"Tsk."
He felt like it was full of disdain. Was he imagining it?
"What's going on? I don't think I did anything, or anything unnecessary, right? Why are you looking at me with disdain as soon as I appear? At least let me know what I did before you judge me."
Shiro's mental state was also a bit disturbed at this moment. What was this? Why was she despising him for no reason?
"Nothing."
Sora Ginko said that at this moment. Honestly, Shiro was quite confused. The saying "a woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea" was indeed true. He had no idea how to find that needle.
"Um, may I be so bold as to ask why you were looking for me? If I remember correctly, you have a match now, right? And it starts this afternoon."
"Practice with me."
Sora Ginko slowly made her request, and Shiro became even more confused when he heard it.
"No, what are you doing? Shouldn't you be adjusting your condition and restoring your energy and spirit to the best state? You're asking me to practice with you now? Are you joking?"
Shiro was truly stunned this time. What the hell was this person doing? What kind of move was this?
"You heard me right. I said practice with me."
Shiro was a bit confused, but did not agree immediately.
"Tell me what happened? First of all, I don't think you need any extra practice or an opponent. Even if your strength can't be fully displayed due to the match and other reasons, it's impossible for someone to push you to this point, at least not here."
"And I hear unease in your tone."
"Tell me, what happened?"
Sora Ginko was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then slowly spoke a name.
"Matsurigami Rai."
"She is my next opponent."
Shiro was stunned when he heard this, and the other party didn't say much more, but Shiro unexpectedly mentioned her past.
"No wonder, so your old rival, or rather, the one who, although she lost to you, hid herself even more, making you feel like you lost instead of won."
Sora Ginko was a bit confused when she heard that.
"You know about something that happened so long ago?"
Shiro shrugged when he heard that, speaking with a smile.
"Why wouldn't I know? After all, don't forget that many things don't interest me, but the few things I care about are new. You became mine very quickly, how could I not pay attention?"
At this moment, Shiro brought his face close to hers, almost touching. This time, her face finally turned red, and she turned her head away, losing her usual cold expression.
Her inner thought was that he was too cunning, but her mouth remained stubborn:
"Who knows until the very end?"
"Alright, since you said that, I will definitely help. But logically speaking, it shouldn't be necessary, right? Didn't you feel the difference between the two of you? You crush her, right?"
Sora Ginko once again surprised Shiro when she heard that.
"Rai has become very strong now. I watched her recent matches, and it's like she's a completely different person. I even feel that Yaichi might lose if he faced her."
Shiro was stunned when he heard this, and then stroked his chin, looking interested.
"Impossible. How could someone become stronger in a short time? Look at how I helped you become stronger: by stopping time and continuously practicing. So what the hell is the other party doing? I don't believe there is another person in the world who can stop time, or even my time."
Sora Ginko also considered that at the beginning, but dismissed it. It's not possible that there are so many powerful people, right?
And the main thing was that this guy usually acted so arrogant and confident. It was clear that he behaved like that because he was sure he had no rivals.
So she didn't quite understand. She came not only to improve, but also to ask what was going on.
"If no one can use the power of time, then the other party must be possessed by a spirit."
"You should still remember when I explained the situation of this world to you, right? There are many demons and spirits, and given the situation of the other party, there is only one truth: she is definitely possessed by something."
Shiro explained this to her. Of course, he had another answer in mind, such as the other party having some kind of system or cheat. But he kept that thought to himself, although it made him want to investigate, he restrained himself.
"Forget it, let me give you some motivation."
Shiro immediately took her back to his house, then activated his time field and began to practice with her. After a full 10,000 matches, Shiro did not lift the restriction, but allowed her to rest well.
Sora Ginko initially wanted to refuse, but Shiro knew very well that this girl was always like this after working; she would definitely be tired. He forcefully lifted her into his arms and entered the room.
Sora Ginko usually had a cold expression, but often broke down in front of Shiro, like now, she was completely confused.
"What are you doing?"
"Nothing. Just letting you have a good sleep."
"Put me down, I can walk by myself."
Sora Ginko thought to herself: "Is your 'good' really good?" Precisely because she wasn't sure, she began to resist, after all, the person in front of her was not the type of a good guy, but a big bad wolf.
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