Shizuka, who heard Makoto's words nearby, turned pale in an instant.
She also thought that after killing Taisuke, Makoto was going to make a move on Yukinoshita Yukino.
Immediately, scared into action, she rushed forward, swinging her fist, and shouted sternly:
"You brat! Stop right there!"
But just as her iconic iron fist, which had beaten up countless harem protagonists, was less than half a centimeter from Makoto's face—
Makoto simply tilted his head back slightly, causing Shizuka's punch to swing wide.
Then, he lightly tapped her ankle with his right foot.
"Ungh!"
Shizuka completely lost her balance and started falling hard backwards towards the ground, about to fall flat on her face.
At the critical moment, Makoto reached out, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her back to stability.
The entire sequence was fluid and effortless.
A startled Shizuka stumbled two steps to steady herself, staring at Makoto in disbelief.
'This kid… has such good reflexes?'
Just then, Yukino suddenly spoke, her voice calm:
"Don't worry, Hiratsuka-sensei. He doesn't intend to kill me."
During those two years in the Naruto World, although Yukino hadn't gained any exaggerated power, she had been through several practical combat drills.
She could at least tell whether a person had killing intent or not.
Although Makoto's demeanor was intimidating just now, from start to finish, he hadn't shown her a single trace of killing intent.
So, although she was tense, she never thought he would actually make a move.
"You did learn something in those two years."
Makoto released Shizuka and turned to leave.
He couldn't wait to experiment with his new power.
As for Ito Makotou, Aki Tomoya, and other scumbags he had wished he could get rid of in his previous life, Makoto wasn't in a hurry now.
Killing them all at once would be a pity.
"I know, I'm cute."
Just as Makoto turned around, Yukino suddenly spoke.
Makoto paused, a giant question mark appearing over his head.
'Wait… Sis, does this even trigger a combo?'
Then he heard Yukino continue self-indulgently:
"If you're trying to get my attention this way, congratulations, you've succeeded."
In her view, both Taisuke and herself had just verbally offended Makoto. As a result, Taisuke got his head slapped off, while she remained unharmed.
There was only one explanation—
He, like all those other men, had taken a liking to her.
Smack!
A crisp, loud slap suddenly exploded.
Yukino, who hadn't even finished speaking, stumbled and fell to the ground, clutching her face, looking like she was questioning her life choices.
"Nonsensical."
Makoto looked disgusted. "Don't ever say things that insult my intelligence in front of me again."
With that, Makoto walked straight towards the exit of the gymnasium.
As he passed Airi, he left a sentence:
"I'll find you guys later. Until then, take care of yourselves."
Under the dumbfounded gazes of thousands of people in the gymnasium, Makoto's back gradually disappeared.
It took a full half minute before someone finally reacted and shouted loudly:
"Call the police! Call the police quickly!"
The one shouting was none other than Kudo Shinichi from Class 1-B.
I have to say, with the reputation of being the 'savior' of the Japanese police, their efficiency was truly fast.
Soon after Shinichi made the call, a group of police officers led by Inspector Megure arrived swiftly at the scene.
But upon seeing Taisuke's rolling, severed head with its eyes still wide open in death, even the veteran detectives were severely startled.
It was the first time they had seen such a method of death.
All the students at the scene were dismissed and sent home by the school administration. With this happening, classes were definitely canceled.
Only Shinichi remained on site, describing the incident to the police.
He wasn't even a police officer, yet he could freely come and go at a murder scene, looking completely at ease.
After listening to Shinichi's account, Sato Miwako, Takagi Wataru, and the others were stunned.
'Young people these days were so hot-headed? Killing a classmate over a disagreement?'
Inspector Megure stared at the headless corpse and the severed head on the ground, murmuring softly:
"That student's strength is too great…"
He habitually looked at Shinichi, activating his subordinate ability:
"Kudo-kun, what do you think we should do now?"
If Makoto were here, he couldn't help but complain… Conan World's police were indeed all useless, asking a high school student about something like this?
But Shinichi didn't mind at all. Instead, he enjoyed feeling depended on by the police. "The killer is close to the Aizono Family. There's a high chance he will contact them afterwards. Inspector Megure, put surveillance on the Aizono House and issue a warrant. We'll catch him soon."
Clearly, Shinichi didn't take this case seriously at all.
The killer had committed the crime right under his nose, his identity was obvious. The only thing that surprised him slightly was Makoto's inhuman strength.
But his childhood friend, Ran, could also perform similar feats, so it was acceptable.
Night, Aizono Residence.
Airi and her older sister, Marina, sat in the living room, the atmosphere heavy.
Just then, the entrance door slid open, and a mature woman's voice came through:
"Marina, Airi, Mom is home."
The two sisters turned their heads simultaneously.
They saw a woman who looked barely over thirty, with a plump and attractive figure, walking in wearing a neat office lady outfit. It was their mother… Aizono Kayoko.
Just by looking at her appearance, no one would think she was already the mother of two high school daughters.
Behind her followed a man around thirty years old. He was Kayoko's remarriage partner, Akizuki Kozo.
"Huh? Didn't Makoto come back?"
Kayoko clearly didn't know about the tragedy that had happened at Shuchi'in during the day.
Airi spoke:
"Makoto said he had something to do tonight and would be back a little later. Mom, let's start first."
"Is that so… what a shame."
Kayoko felt a little disappointed, then pulled out a chair and enthusiastically waved to Kozo.
"Kozo, come sit. Let me introduce you. These are my daughters, Marina and Airi. I also have an adopted son named Makoto. I'll introduce him slowly later."
Kozo nodded, showing a gentle and kind expression, and smiled at the two sisters:
"Hello. You don't have to call me Dad right away. Just call me Uncle."
At first glance, this man seemed polite and respectful, like a proper elder. But if you looked closely, you would see his eyes were filled with evil intentions at this moment.
Kozo's gaze secretly swept over the already developed and enticing curves of Airi and Marina, quietly licking his lips, desperately trying to hide the evil thoughts in his eyes.
'However, there was that annoying kid in this house.'
Kozo schemed in his heart, needing to find a way to drive that annoying guy out.
Just then, Airi suddenly looked directly at him and spoke calmly:
"Do you truly want to marry my mother?"
Kozo, lost in his scheming, subconsciously looked up and met Airi's eyes.
The next second, his pupils shrank sharply—
The girl's originally clear blue eyes transformed into an icy crimson in an instant.
Kozo felt his consciousness suddenly disorder, his mind plunged into chaos, his gaze becoming hollow and dull.
Like a puppet on strings, he dazedly opened his mouth and blurted out the darkest thoughts in his heart:
"No… I approached this old woman because of you two. When the right time comes, I will use the hormone spray I developed to train you two sisters into the form I like…"
Hearing this, Kayoko beside him froze completely, her face pale:
"Kozo… Wh-What are you saying?!"
Airi's expression remained blank as she continued to press:
"What is the hormone spray?"
Kozo's gaze was blank, and he confessed truthfully:
"It's an… aphrodisiac product I'm developing. Once you're hit with it, you'll immediately lose consciousness, and afterwards, your body will desperately crave the opposite sex…"
Kayoko felt a chill run through her entire body, frozen in place.
She never dreamed that the man she was about to entrust her life to was such a scumbag.
What terrified her even more was that he had just laid out all his filthy plans without any reservation.
Just then, Airi stood up and called out towards the stairwell:
"Airi, you can come out now."
Footsteps slowly descended from the second floor.
Kayoko turned her head blankly towards the stairwell—
When she saw the person walking down, her mind went completely blank.
'…There was another Airi?'