"Idiot, don't you think there's a reason I'm looking at you like this? You're causing me trouble, aren't you? Think about what you just said for a moment!"
"If someone didn't know the situation, they'd think I was deliberately putting pressure on the other party or sending them warnings."
Hiratsuka Shizuka felt her fists clenching.
This guy had used her phone to act like some arrogant executive, and in the end, she might be the one who suffered the consequences.
After hearing her words, Shiro pursed his lips, his eyes filled with disdain.
"Oh, come on. Take my advice, you're better off not having a relative like that. Her daughter is in that condition, and she's still trying to profit from everything. Aren't you afraid that one day she'll sell you off for profit too? She might even send you into someone's bed or something. Stay away from her."
As he spoke, Shiro showed extreme disrespect toward that person.
Hiratsuka Shizuka was stunned when she heard that, then looked at him suspiciously.
"Were you serious just now? You weren't joking with me?"
After Shiro repeatedly emphasized the same thing, Hiratsuka Shizuka had no choice but to take it seriously.
"What nonsense? Why would I lie to you? That's your relative, isn't it? Don't you know what kind of person she is? If you can't even judge that, then stick close to me before someone tricks you one day and leaves you with nothing."
The moment he said that, he immediately received a huge eye roll.
"How can that be the same? The face a person shows depends on the situation and the role they're in."
What Hiratsuka Shizuka meant was that the person did not act that way when she was simply a family member.
"Anyway, in short, in my opinion, she's not a good person."
"Be a little more careful."
Shiro patted her shoulder and spoke seriously.
She nodded at first, but soon realized something, causing a strange expression to appear on her face.
Why did she feel like their roles had been reversed?
Hiratsuka Shizuka immediately shook her head and threw that thought out of her mind, then looked at Shiro in front of her and asked:
"So, we're heading out now...?"
"Let's go."
"After all, I said I'd handle it today. Lead the way. The sooner we finish, the sooner I can take her away. I can't stand watching beautiful girls suffer."
At the moment, Shiro wore an expression as though he sympathized with all of humanity.
Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at his hypocritical behavior and sized him up with disdain, wondering whether she should simply punch him.
As the two of them were leaving, they happened to spot Yukino, who was also heading home.
"Yo, Yukino."
Shiro greeted her with a smile, and she looked surprised when she saw him.
"Shiro, Hiratsuka-sensei."
Even Hiratsuka Shizuka had not expected to see her, so she openly greeted her as well.
Since all of them were heading toward the ground floor, they continued together.
Yukino observed the two of them, and a strange feeling arose in her heart.
Weren't these two on a date?
Hiratsuka Shizuka noticed her gaze, then thought about her current situation, and her face immediately darkened.
It looked like she was going to be misunderstood.
Just as she wanted to hurry and explain, someone spoke before she could.
"Yukino-chan, how about we go on a date together? The three of us."
Shiro said it in an unreliable tone, obviously teasing the other party on purpose.
When she heard that, Hiratsuka Shizuka wanted to hit him and immediately swung her fist.
"Idiot, stop spreading rumors!"
Shiro tilted his head and dodged her punch, then made an expression as if he had been deeply hurt.
"Shizuka, don't always think about violence and beating people up. What are you going to do if you never get married?"
"That's none of your business! I don't care whether I get married or not. I just want to beat up someone who spreads rumors like you."
"Oh, come on. Even a hundred of you wouldn't be my match."
Shiro looked at the fist approaching him and stopped it with a single finger, completely calm.
To someone who didn't know what was going on, the scene truly looked impressive.
Hiratsuka Shizuka was so irritated.
Her fist had been stopped by a single finger.
"Hiratsuka-sensei, I've never believed this person's words, so there's no need for you to get angry and worked up here."
Yukino spoke calmly at that moment.
After all, she knew both of their personalities, or more precisely, the personality of her homeroom teacher.
How could those two possibly be together?
At most, it could be because of school matters or a chance encounter.
Of course, it wasn't impossible that this jerk was causing trouble again, but that was another matter.
"As expected of my little girl. You understand me so well."
Shiro gave her a thumbs-up.
Yukino decisively ignored that nickname.
"Do people like you, whose every thought is written on their face, even need someone to understand them? One look at your expression is enough."
Yukino spoke in her usual cold tone.
"The most important thing is that I don't believe there could be anything between you and Hiratsuka-sensei. The two of you are completely different types of people, and she would never look favorably upon someone like you."
Hiratsuka Shizuka felt somewhat guilty when she heard that.
What did she mean there was nothing between them?
Essentially, she was already halfway dragged into his problems.
"That's right. Yukino understands the situation much better. I know it's impossible for me to be with a scoundrel like you."
"What do you mean scoundrel? I simply provide every girl with a home."
Shiro said it without the slightest shame, openly admitting what kind of person he was.
After that, the three of them stopped talking.
However, before Yukino got into the car, she saw the two of them leaving together, with a certain young man sitting in the passenger seat.
She was stunned.
What were those two doing?
Could it actually be possible after all?
But when she recalled someone's personality, a thought crossed her mind.
Her homeroom teacher hadn't been forced or blackmailed, had she?
"Blackmailed? Your head's been blackmailed! If I really wanted to force someone, I'd drag both of you into a room right now."
"I just accepted a small job to pass the time. Can't you be a little less perverted? Your surname is Yukinoshita, yet instead of Cold Yukino, Perverted Yukino would suit you much better."
Yukino's face first showed surprise, then trembled slightly with anger.
"You said all of that yourself. Don't spread rumors. And as for that nickname, you came up with it. I have never used it for myself."
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