"Um... maybe I should go back first..."
"All right."
He did not know what to say.
He was not someone who was good with clever words, much less someone who could talk his way out of anything with a silver tongue.
Right now, his heart was still filled with helpless confusion.
It might be better to return to the restaurant first. In the restaurant, he would be steadier.
What he did not expect was for Kazami Yuuka to agree with such speed.
That answer came with such speed that it only made him even more certain of his earlier guess.
He must have done something while he was drunk...
With complicated feelings swirling in his chest, he left Gensokyo.
The moment his mind shifted, his figure vanished.
Only Yuuka remained in the Sunflower Field.
She stood there alone, looking toward the distant sun, and no one knew what thoughts were hidden in her eyes.
"My, my~~ Looks like nothing happened after all. What a shame~~~"
A familiar voice sounded beside her ear.
Kazami Yuuka's expression turned cold.
A parasol materialized in her hand, and its tip pointed straight toward a certain direction.
In the next instant, a magic cannon tore through the earth!
All of Gensokyo trembled beneath that single blast...
Countless youkai could not help wondering.
Just who had provoked that tyrant this time?
...
After returning to the restaurant, Kamisaka Yuto could not help showing a bitter smile.
Was today's trip a good thing or a bad thing in the end?
He had seen Gensokyo's scenery and beauty, and he had met many more "people."
But...
Because he had gotten drunk, he missed the conversation he had promised Akyuu, and he had not managed to teach Sakuya how to make cannelés as he had agreed before...
And after he got drunk... just what exactly had he...
That string of thoughts tangled inside his heart, leaving him deep in conflict.
"Boss!"
At that moment, Tohru's startled cry pulled Kamisaka Yuto back to his senses.
Kamisaka Yuto barely managed to smile at Tohru, but the dragon girl's attention was not on him.
It was behind her.
"Boss, I caught someone plotting against you!"
With one hand, the dragon girl tossed out a thin, long-haired man.
Judging from his bruised and swollen face, Yuto understood.
This man had been beaten up once!
"Boss, let's kill him!"
The dragon girl said something terrifying with a bright smile.
The man's face turned pale with panic.
But Yuto waved his hand.
"Don't be in a rush. Let me ask him some questions first."
The man relaxed at once after hearing Kamisaka Yuto's words.
"Then kill him after we ask?"
The man became tense again.
"Tohru, calm down."
The man relaxed again.
"We'll see how it goes first. If there's no other choice, then we'll kill him."
The man froze.
Then he fainted.
Repeated emotional shocks could indeed make a person pass out!
Seeing this, Yuto smiled. He had given him a passing scare, yet the man had fainted.
That was far too weak...
Yuto had Tohru close the restaurant door.
The tall, skinny man remained unconscious.
"Tohru, how did you find him?"
Yuto knew ordinary people could not find his restaurant, so he felt the odds of this man finding it on his own were low.
Because of that, he could not help being curious about how Tohru had discovered him.
"I was in your room on the second floor, Boss. Then I heard someone outside asking about your name through the window, so I went and found him."
Tohru smiled, looking innocent and adorable.
As a dragon, her senses were sharp.
In daily life, Tohru blocked her senses, but when it came to things she cared about, she paid attention.
For example, anything related to the restaurant. Or anything related to Yuto.
Although this man had been asking around about Yuto from a distance, Tohru had noticed him with clarity.
Then, after taking one look at him, the dragon girl decided he was not a good person and brought him back.
After listening to Tohru explain the process, Yuto felt helpless.
"Did anyone see you?"
"Oh! Don't worry about that, Boss! I had Cognition Inhibition active the whole time, and I hypnotized the other people too! There's no problem!"
Tohru raised her thumb with pride. The dragon girl's posture made it obvious she wanted praise.
Yuto felt an emotion rise in his heart.
'Tohru was changing.'
He exhaled, then smiled at the dragon girl.
"That was excellent, Tohru."
He gave Tohru a thumbs-up as he praised her.
In an instant, the dragon girl became so happy she spun around.
The sight made Yuto smile.
Next, there's this guy...
He gathered his thoughts and turned his attention to the man before him.
Someone had been asking about him.... several guesses formed in Yuto's heart.
"Oh~ Boss, are you going to interrogate him now? Do you need me to provide knives, fire tongs, or anything like that?"
Seeing Yuto focus on the man, Tohru spoke up.
When it came to interrogation, the dragon girl knew a thing or two~
Hearing Tohru's words, Yuto broke a sweat. "No, there's no need for anything that terrifying."
Yuto waved his hand. That made the excited dragon girl disappointed.
"Wake him up first."
Following Yuto's words, Tohru gave the man a slap.
Slap!
"Ahhhhhhhhh!"
With a scream, the man woke up.
Tohru smiled at Yuto as though asking for credit.
Yuto felt helpless.
That was not the wake-up method he had meant.
Just looking at the bright red handprint on the man's face was enough to tell how painful it was.
The man's face was swollen, and tears were about to fall. He looked pitiful.
"Monster! Monster! You're a monster! Ahhhhh!" The man stared at Tohru, his expression filled with terror and panic.
Yuto had no idea what kind of impression Tohru had left on him.
"I'm a dragon, not a monster," Tohru smiled as she corrected the man's mistake.
That only made the man more terrified.
"All right, Tohru, don't tease him."
The man turned his gaze toward Yuto.
The panic in his eyes shrank.
The Kamisaka Yuto in front of him was exactly the person his backer had told him to look for!
"Looks like you recognize me. In that case, what did you come looking for me to do?"
Yuto noticed the change in the man's expression.
His gaze narrowed, and an aura rose from his body. It was not enough to make the man feel fear like Tohru could, but it was enough to make him feel awe.
Strictly speaking, Yuto had surpassed ordinary humans.
Naturally, he possessed a presence different from common people. Usually, he concealed it, but at this moment, he released it.
To an ordinary person, the pressure he gave off was like the sea overturning overhead.
Cold sweat appeared on the skinny man's face. His back felt freezing, and his mind became dizzy.
"I was sent by the Shinomiya family..."
Under Yuto's pressure, the skinny man revealed his identity and purpose.
As Yuto listened, his expression cleared with understanding.
The man had been sent by Oko Shinomiya, the eldest son of the Shinomiya family, to investigate him.
When Yuto had left the Shinomiya estate, he had not concealed his whereabouts, so it was not surprising that Oko Shinomiya could find out about him.
The skinny man did not know why Oko Shinomiya wanted to investigate Yuto.
He was only a pawn, and he had no right to glimpse the truth behind the scenes.
Yuto, however, could infer a few things.
Last time, Kaguya and Hayasaka had told him about the internal situation of the Shinomiya family.
In the end, it was nothing more than mutual conflict and exploitation.
Now that Oko Shinomiya had sent someone to investigate him, it was likely because he had discovered Yuto's connection with Kaguya.
He wanted to contact Yuto to use him against Kaguya.
Yuto's expression remained unchanged, while Tohru cracked her knuckles beside him, ready to make a move.
Seeing her like that, Yuto could not help smiling. "Tohru, what are you planning to do?"
"That Oko Shinomiya doesn't have good intentions toward you, Boss. I'll go deal with him right now!" The dragon girl said those words casually.
There was not a trace of difficulty on her face; instead, her expression was serious!
The skinny man kneeling on the ground changed his expression when he heard Tohru's words.
He was not doubting Tohru.
He had seen what she was capable of.
He was only thinking that if something happened to the eldest son of the Shinomiya family... That would cause a massive earthquake!
"There's no need to rush. He only sent someone to investigate me. It's not serious enough for you to get violent."
Yuto did not know why the dragon girl was aggressive today.
Every other sentence was about killing or dealing with someone.
She sounded like the boss lady of a yakuza group!
"Mm... Then what should we do?" Tohru looked puzzled.
"Let me call a certain young lady first," Yuto smiled.
He took his phone out of his pocket. After unlocking the screen, he dialed Shinomiya Kaguya's number.
He felt Kaguya would be interested in this person.
...
Shinomiya estate.
Today, Shinomiya Kaguya's equipment had been upgraded.
Her phone had gone from an "elderly phone" to a smartphone.
The reason was simply that Kaguya wanted to add a certain someone as a LINE friend.
After an hour of instruction from Hayasaka, Kaguya managed to master the smartphone.
From this day onward, Kaguya was someone who could surf the internet!
However, after logging into her LINE account, Kaguya struggled for another half hour.
Ah— What reason should she use to add Kamisaka-kun?
Wouldn't it feel abrupt if she added him?
If he started chatting with her, what should she say?!
All kinds of thoughts made Kaguya sit there holding her phone like a stone statue.
The maid beside her could not keep watching.
"Kaguya-sama, let me do it." Ai Hayasaka decided to operate it in her place.
"Eh, eh, eh?! No, no, no! Let me do it myself!"
Just as Kaguya was waving her hands at her maid, her phone rang.
Her gaze shifted. She was shocked. It was Kamisaka Yuto!
Panic.
Complete panic as she looked toward Hayasaka for help.
"Hayasaka, Hayasaka, Kamisaka-kun is calling me! What do I do? What do I do?!"
Faced with her young lady's panic, Hayasaka shouted, "Answer it!"
That shout seemed to clear Kaguya's mind. She answered the call.
"Hello, is this Kamisaka-kun?" Her tone carried forced calm and coldness, but the person on the other end did not care.
"Kaguya-san. I have someone here..."
As Yuto explained the situation, Kaguya's expression became serious.
The two spoke over the phone, while Hayasaka stood nearby, curious.
It was not until Yuto hung up that Kaguya looked toward the maid beside her.
"We're going to the restaurant."
"Yes."
Ai Hayasaka did not ask any questions and went to prepare the car.
Meanwhile, Kaguya brushed a hand through her hair.
Thinking back on her conversation with Yuto, she curved her lips into a stunning smile.
'Brother, you never expected things to turn out like this...'
...
Inside the restaurant.
"Boss, can I go deal with Oko Shinomiya now?" The dragon girl looked at Yuto with anticipation.
She had heard it!
"Tohru can hardly hold herself back from going after Oko Shinomiya already." That was something Yuto had jokingly said during the phone call.
The dragon girl's attention was fixed on that point.
"No. You. Can't." Yuto smiled and flicked Tohru on the forehead.
"Mm..." Tohru entered disappointment mode!
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