"Also, please stop reading my thoughts. You're violating other people's privacy and showing them disrespect."
At that moment, Yukino warned him in her mind in a very serious tone.
After all, the moment she thought of something, this guy would immediately know it, which meant he was reading her thoughts.
That kind of behavior absolutely could not continue.
"When you're this close to me and still thinking about all sorts of things, it's impossible for me not to know. Can't you at least think about those things when you're farther away from me, okay?"
Yukino: ...
Yukino had forgotten just how powerful this guy actually was.
Someone else might not know, but he definitely would.
It was just that he usually couldn't be bothered to pay attention to such things.
At the same time, she felt a little embarrassed.
She had been caught red-handed.
"Sorry. I shouldn't have been thinking about that just now."
A naive person who believed in absolute justice thought Shiro's words made sense, so she apologized without hesitation.
"Just two words? Not sincere at all, huh? The least you can do is make me dinner tonight. What do you think?"
"No way. This apology is merely a matter of courtesy. Whether you accept it or not has nothing to do with me."
Yukino wasn't thinking about Shiro.
Instead, she thought:
Does he think I'm stupid?
Make him dinner?
Are you sure it would only be dinner?
I'd probably be the main course.
At this moment, Shiro said nothing.
Instead, he looked at the person driving and started causing trouble.
"Idiot, control your hands, or I'll step on the gas and we'll end up in a ravine together."
Hiratsuka Shizuka realized she had been careless.
She had forgotten that this bastard wasn't a good person and that she shouldn't have allowed him to sit in the passenger seat while they were alone, a man and a woman.
"Did you forget my abilities?"
"I can teleport you to safety the instant you drive off the road."
Shiro wasn't bothered by her threat in the slightest.
On the contrary, he casually offered his solution.
Most importantly, he was still taking the opportunity to tease her.
Normally, Hiratsuka Shizuka wouldn't have believed him.
But after witnessing his teleportation, she had no choice but to believe him.
When she thought about that, she gritted her teeth in anger.
How irritating!
Why had she even met a bastard like this?
Seriously, if murder weren't illegal, she would definitely kill him.
Or at least cut off both his hands.
"Bastard, do you know that what you're doing is called harassment?"
"Alright, alright. So you're complaining because I don't have the legal right to harass you, is that it? Believe it or not, this weekend I'll come directly to your house and propose to you."
When she heard that, Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't help but slam on the brakes.
Her body lurched forward.
Shiro remained as steady as a rock.
The price of that was that the other party practically threw herself into his arms.
"Be careful!"
"After all, I won't have any problems. If you keep this up, it'll be bad for the people in front of us and behind us."
Hiratsuka Shizuka's face immediately turned red as she glared at Shiro furiously.
"And whose fault is that?"
"Certainly not mine. I'm not taking the blame. After all, I only said what I was thinking. What do you think? Is it feasible? To obtain legal status."
Hiratsuka Shizuka rejected him without even a second of thought.
"You're dreaming too much. How could such a request possibly be accepted?"
Hearing her answer, Shiro spoke slowly and casually.
"Normal people definitely wouldn't agree, and normal families wouldn't agree either."
"However, your situation isn't normal. I have a feeling your family would definitely agree. In fact, if I came to propose to you, they'd probably be eager to hand you over to me."
"As someone who has failed multiple blind dates and is still single, in other words, single since birth, your family is probably already desperate with worry."
"And now that I've appeared, a high-quality suitor, do you think they wouldn't hold on to me?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka fell silent when she heard that.
She had to admit that what he was saying made sense.
"Wait a minute. You almost tricked me, brat."
"Under normal circumstances, it really would be as you say, but your situation isn't normal. Have you forgotten what position you're currently in? If I agreed to be with you, it would mean my family would end up in enormous trouble."
This time, Hiratsuka Shizuka looked as though she had found a weak point and quickly presented her argument.
Shiro was also left speechless when he heard that.
It had to be admitted that she had a point.
"Not to mention that my family originated from a yakuza organization. In your current situation, you're far too dangerous. Grandpa isn't an idiot. He won't agree."
Thinking of that, Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't hide her satisfaction.
She thought to herself:
Little brat, do you really think I can't deal with you?
Talking about coming to propose to me.
Keep dreaming.
Shiro fell silent for a moment after hearing that.
He thought for a long time, but for a while he couldn't come up with a good solution.
Hiratsuka Shizuka watched someone who had been left speechless and felt a wave of satisfaction.
However, Shiro believed there was always a solution.
When he saw her satisfied expression, he began thinking seriously and suddenly remembered something.
"Hmm... I have to admit I can't refute what you said."
"But your family originated from a yakuza organization. Nowadays, due to the severe aging of its membership and the decreasing number of people willing to join the yakuza, your family also wants to transform."
"If I send your family a huge package of benefits, guarantee jobs for everyone, and allow you to truly transform and become completely legitimate, do you think your grandfather would give you up?"
"And then immediately hand you over to me?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka's expression froze when she heard that.
Then she slowly turned her head and looked at Shiro.
Her eyes were full of questions, as if saying:
How do you know things like that?
Shiro shrugged in response to her gaze and gave a simple answer.
"Although I know you don't understand how I know, what I want to say is that I simply know."
"After all, the current situation is obvious. Most people want to become legitimate."
"And a few things happened by coincidence, so I wanted to recruit you to my side. That's why I investigated and discovered that your family's situation is exactly like this. In fact, they're in quite a difficult position."
"So, what do you think? Would your grandfather accept such a huge gift?"
After hearing that, Hiratsuka Shizuka took several deep breaths.
She had to admit that although the number of years he had lived was equal to the number of years he had been single, he was truly perceptive.
And she had personally verified that.
At this moment, Hiratsuka Shizuka spoke through gritted teeth.
"Bastard, aren't you really despicable? Using tricks like this?"
"What's despicable about it? I'm simply bringing benefits to your family."
"Most importantly, among all the suitors you could possibly meet, I definitely have the best qualifications and offer the most valuable wedding gifts."
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