Inside the Student Council office of Shuchiin Academy, Nakano Yu slowly opened his eyes.
"Boring."
Nakano Yu frowned, feeling an extreme sense of boredom.
At first, Nakano Yu had held back, wanting to see whether the mountain-sized monster could withstand a direct hit from [White Horse], but he hadn't expected that not only would the monster be unable to endure [White Horse], but that the entire world would be destroyed the moment White Horse descended.
But to be fair, the feeling of [White Horse] wiping everything out like a nuclear blast was truly exhilarating! Nakano Yu felt that he was starting to get a little addicted to it.
"Kh, kh! Nakano-kun."
Just as he propped himself up on the sofa, Nakano Yu heard Shinomiya Kaguya's voice.
He turned his head and discovered that his hand was resting on Shinomiya Kaguya's leg. No wonder it felt so soft; he had thought it was just a high-quality sofa.
"Shinomiya-kun, since you're fine, I'll be heading home now."
Nakano Yu glanced at Shinomiya Kaguya and saw that her cheeks were flushed. Although he was a bit puzzled as to why Shinomiya Kaguya was blushing, due to the previous events he didn't have a particularly good impression of her, so he didn't plan to stay long and stood up to leave.
But just as he was about to go, Shinomiya Kaguya panicked and quickly stepped forward to grab Nakano Yu.
"Wait, wait a moment!"
"Is there something else, President Shinomiya?"
Nakano Yu turned around to ask, but was surprised when he saw Shinomiya Kaguya's face, which was completely different from usual. Her fair cheeks were red, and she was gripping his wrist, wearing an expression of girlish shyness.
"I… I think I'm pregnant… with, with yours…"
Tilting her head, Shinomiya Kaguya kept secretly glancing at Nakano Yu, looking hesitant, as if she wanted to say something. Just as Nakano Yu thought she was about to thank him, the girl's next words completely froze him.
What… what was that?
Shinomiya Kaguya… pregnant?
And with him?!
No, no, no! There had to be some terrible misunderstanding here?! Nakano Yu could guarantee that he hadn't taken advantage of Shinomiya Kaguya while she was unconscious.
Leaving aside Shinomiya Kaguya's "airport-like" figure, where Nakano Yu wouldn't even know where to touch, what about the half of her body that was missing? No, how could he have gotten her pregnant in the first place?!
That… couldn't even have begun.
Looking at Shinomiya Kaguya's flushed, seductive face, Nakano Yu pinched his arm to confirm that he wasn't hallucinating, then calmed himself down.
He definitely hadn't done anything to her. Of course, the blessing of [Boy] didn't count; that was a blessing ritual.
Wait?! A blessing ritual?
At that moment, Nakano Yu realized why Shinomiya Kaguya thought she was pregnant.
Shinomiya Kaguya, the young lady of the Shinomiya family. Although her childhood hadn't been particularly happy, it had to be said that the Shinomiya family had protected Shinomiya Kaguya extremely well.
Shinomiya Kaguya had grown up to this age, yet her understanding still remained at the level where a kiss leads to pregnancy.
After realizing this, Nakano Yu looked at Shinomiya Kaguya as if she were a kindergarten child.
As Nakano Yu looked at her so strangely, Shinomiya Kaguya only glanced at him briefly, then no longer dared to look at him.
At this moment, Shinomiya Kaguya's thoughts were in complete chaos. Having grown up with the ideology of seizing everything for herself, she now actually wanted to let Nakano Yu leave without taking responsibility.
But Nakano Yu had been so cold just now… Perhaps she was already carrying his child. If Nakano Yu didn't take responsibility and the Shinomiya main family found out, they would probably not allow her to keep the child.
Moreover, Nakano Yu didn't seem like someone who would shirk responsibility, and he had saved her life, just like in a fairy tale. So she should… should marry him?!
Thinking of this, Shinomiya Kaguya's cheeks grew even redder, and the redness spread to her ears. It seemed as if faint steam was rising from above her head.
Still, Shinomiya Kaguya felt that Nakano Yu didn't really look like he loved her.
Rubbing her skirt with one hand, Shinomiya Kaguya hesitated and began to speak:
"Na, Nakano… you, you wouldn't… want to… abandon us, mother and child, right…?"
As she spoke, Shinomiya Kaguya's voice grew softer and softer, until finally she lowered her head toward the emptiness in front of her chest.
Seeing Shinomiya Kaguya like this, Nakano Yu was left speechless.
Shinomiya Unyo, this is all your fault. And Hayasaka Ai as well—she grew up with Shinomiya Kaguya since childhood, yet still didn't notice that Shinomiya Kaguya had this kind of deficiency.
After thinking for a moment, Nakano Yu quietly took out an SD memory card from his system space.
This card had been given to him by the system during the last ten-pull. It was said to have 256GB of memory, all filled with biological knowledge, mainly from Japanese teachers, but from another world.
However, this item was useless to Nakano Yu. He had planned to find a chance to throw it away, but he hadn't expected to use it on Shinomiya Kaguya.
"Shinomiya-kun, an ordinary kiss cannot lead to pregnancy. Therefore, you are not carrying my child."
Pulling Shinomiya Kaguya's hand away from his wrist, Nakano Yu said with a serious expression.
However, all of Nakano Yu's words sounded to Shinomiya Kaguya like excuses, like the justifications of a scoundrel trying to evade responsibility after taking her most precious thing!
If this had been earlier, Shinomiya Kaguya would have secretly drowned anyone who said such things in Tokyo Bay, arranging them an "apartment in Tokyo Bay." But now, the one saying those words was Nakano Yu.
He was an existence with power that humans could not rival; even the authority of the Shinomiya family was nothing compared to him, a being she could never reach.
"Thud."
Thinking about being abandoned along with her child, and feeling helpless, Shinomiya Kaguya's expression darkened and she directly knelt on the floor.
Seeing Shinomiya Kaguya like this, Nakano Yu sighed and couldn't help but conclude inwardly that Shinomiya Kaguya really was a foolish girl.
"What I'm telling you, Shinomiya-kun, is the truth. You are not pregnant. A simple kiss absolutely cannot result in pregnancy. As for the reason why I'm saying this, Shinomiya-kun, take this, go home and open it on your phone, and you'll understand."
Squatting down, Nakano Yu said as he stuffed the 256GB memory card into Shinomiya Kaguya's hand.
Seeing that the girl's expression was still gloomy and that she was completely ignoring him, Nakano Yu had no choice.
He stood up, reminded Shinomiya Kaguya to go home early, and then left the Student Council office.
Shinomiya Kaguya, meanwhile, stared at the SD card in her hand, unable to recover for a long time.
Clearly, Shinomiya Kaguya did not change her decades-old understanding just because of a few words from Nakano Yu.
They kissed, so how could she not be pregnant?!
After leaving Shuchiin Academy, Nakano Yu did not go home.
It wasn't that the young man suddenly had something to take care of; rather, someone else or more precisely, a youkai had come looking for him.
"Nakano-sama, good afternoon. I apologize for disturbing you."
In front of the apartment building, a young man dressed in a white shirt and suit trousers stopped Nakano Yu, bowing apologetically.
The young man's face was pale and delicate, as if powdered. His posture was refined and attractive, but the combination of these traits made him look somewhat like a gigolo.
Beside the young man stood a hunched, strange youth with a long, thick tongue. Although he looked human, he resembled a dog even more.
"Hm? What do you want from me?"
Nakano Yu raised an eyebrow, looking at the young man in front of him.
He recognized the two youkai before him. The gigolo-like young man was called Inugami Gyobu Tamazuki, merely a small youkai who had lived for less than a hundred years, though that was only from Nakano Yu's perspective.
Inugami Gyobu Tamazuki was the son of the great Japanese tanuki youkai, Inugami Gyobu Tanuki, and also the leader of the Shikoku Youkai.
The other, the dog-like man, was called Inugami, also a youkai. Before meeting Tamazuki, he had always believed himself to be human, and because of that, he had been constantly targeted and ostracized by humans.
It was only after meeting Tamazuki that he was guided to awaken his youkai power.
This point was quite similar to Nura Rikuo, except that Inugami's power was not as strong as Nurarihyon's.
"You know me?"
Nakano Yu calmly looked at Tamazuki, who was bowing. He didn't dislike Tamazuki; relatively speaking, Tamazuki was more capable than Nura Rikuo. This guy was a true ambitious schemer.
Daring to lead the exhausted Shikoku Youkai into Ukiyoe Town showed considerable courage, but his strength was still somewhat insufficient.
"Of course. I happened to witness your great power, my lord. This time I came to meet you and have a request that I hope you will grant."
Tamazuki lowered his posture significantly. A few days ago, on the day the sun disappeared, Tamazuki had happened to see Nakano Yu fighting an unknown being.
Although Tamazuki didn't know what kind of being the woman opposing Nakano Yu was, he knew very well that she was powerful, so powerful that she could crush him with a single finger!
That terrifying aura even made Tamazuki suspect that the other party might be a god.
But it was precisely that seemingly divine being that was killed by the young man in front of him!
Facing such a terrifying existence, Tamazuki knew he had to humble himself; otherwise, if the other party became angry, he would lose his head the next moment.
Hearing this, Nakano Yu did not speak. He wasn't deliberately hiding anything, and given Tamazuki's identity as a youkai, it was normal for him to see many things that ordinary humans could not.
However, Nakano Yu was somewhat curious: what request did Tamazuki have for him?
Seeing Nakano Yu's silence, Tamazuki remained bowed, but the smile on his face did not dare disappear.
After some time, Tamazuki spoke first, stating his request:
"You probably noticed when my Shikoku Youkai entered Ukiyoe Town, but please believe me, if my Shikoku Youkai rule Ukiyoe Town in the future, we will manage it far better than those old men from the Nura Group!"
"Therefore, I hope that during the conflict between the Shikoku Youkai and the Nura Group, you will not intervene against us. When we completely drive the Nura Group out of Ukiyoe Town, Ukiyoe Town will be under your control, and all of us will become your subordinates."
After finishing, Tamazuki raised his head, revealing a confident smile.
In his view, Nakano Yu had no reason to refuse this request. After all, humans were mostly intoxicated by power and money. Just a little benefit was enough to completely enthrall them.
Moreover, a human lifespan was only a hundred years, just the blink of an eye for youkai. Tamazuki acknowledged that Nakano Yu's power was terrifying, but did power mean a long life? Not necessarily, right?
After a few decades, when this human grew old, wouldn't this world still belong to them, the youkai?
In addition, during the period of being Nakano Yu's "subordinates," he could fully rely on Nakano Yu's power to expand his influence to places he had never even dared to dream of before!
It could be said that Tamazuki's calculations were loudly spinning in his head, but all of this was based on the premise that Nakano Yu would not refuse. However, the young man's next words completely froze Tamazuki in place:
"I'm not interested in those things, and I know exactly what you're thinking. Get lost before I decide to kill you."