Even Makoto, a Transmigrator with a god's perspective, was thrown off by Chizuru's words.
Well, well...
What else could he say?
Add another session, of course.
Besides, she wasn't taking money anyway.
Immediately, the sound of hitting the wall, which had barely been quiet for half an hour, started again, leaving the three members of the Yukinoshita Family completely bewildered.
'Seriously? Are you just going to keep going on and on?'
Another hour passed.
Mrs. Yukinoshita silently took a five-thousand-yen bill from her wallet and handed it to Haruno:
"Go pay her."
Haruno took the bill with a speechless expression and walked towards the master bedroom, just as Chizuru came wobbling out of the room.
"Um... please take this."
Haruno awkwardly handed over the money.
However, Chizuru waved her hand, indicating it wasn't necessary.
Then, she limped out of the house, a satisfied smile still on her face.
Watching her retreating figure, Haruno was completely confused.
'What was going on? Someone who didn't want money?'
Mrs. Yukinoshita then arranged for a car to take Chizuru home… after all, this girl had served Makoto so many times, she was practically an acquaintance.
And although she was ruthless and cold-hearted in the business world, her heart wasn't made of stone.
Seeing the girl limp back home every time, Mrs. Yukinoshita couldn't help but feel some compassion.
Half an hour later.
Chizuru, in her 'Mizuhara Chizuru' form, walked into a coffee shop.
It was the same shop where she had first met Kazuya half a month ago.
Chizuru, sitting with her head down in thought, attracted the attention of quite a few male customers present.
Putting everything else aside, at least this young lady's looks were indeed top-tier. Otherwise, how could she have strung along a naive guy for hundreds of chapters?
Not long after, Kazuya walked into the coffee shop and immediately spotted Chizuru sitting in the corner.
Although their last date hadn't gone through because Mrs. Yukinoshita had intercepted her, Kazuya had still been unable to forget Chizuru after returning home… he had used up quite a few extra rolls of toilet paper.
So today, he mustered his courage and placed another order.
However, before this date, Chizuru had repeatedly reminded him via private message: rental girlfriends cannot have physical contact, and she hoped he would remember that.
Kazuya immediately agreed, not seeing any problem with it.
Instead, he thought Chizuru was very noble… even though she worked in this line of work, she kept herself pure.
Seeing Kazuya walk in, Chizuru instinctively wanted to stand up to greet him.
But as soon as she moved her body, she gave up, remaining seated and extending her hand to gesture:
"Long time no see, Kinoshita-kun. Please have a seat."
—The main reason was that she really didn't dare to stand up right now.
Otherwise, she would risk leaking.
Looking at her bright smile, Kazuya couldn't help but show an infatuated expression, sighing inwardly:
'With such high looks, yet being this pure and innocent, it's just too unfair!'
'There are actually girls like this...'
…
Another half month passed.
Yukinoshita Residence.
Under the stunned gazes of the three Yukinoshita Family members, Makoto condensed an azure-blue, spiraling energy ball in his hand.
The next second, he suddenly pressed it down on the rockery in the courtyard.
Rasengan!
With a boom, the rockery was smashed to pieces.
"Amazing!"
The Yukinoshita Family's head couldn't help but exclaim.
During the time Makoto had been living in his house, he had actually considered secretly calling the police.
But as time passed and he witnessed more of Makoto's power, that thought gradually faded.
He had thought that the power Makoto had displayed before was already exaggerated enough, but every time he trained, he brought new surprises.
The smile on Mrs. Yukinoshita's face grew even more satisfied, even somewhat fanatical.
She had definitely bet correctly… as long as Makoto was around, the Yukinoshita Family not only could reach the status of the Kashiwazaki and Nakano Families, but they would also have nothing to fear from the Suzuki and Shinomiya Families.
"I'm going out for a while."
Makoto turned his head and said to the three of them.
As soon as he said this, Mrs. Yukinoshita's expression changed dramatically, and her voice rose a few pitches:
"Makoto-kun, have we been lacking in some way?"
Haruno and the Yukinoshita Family's head beside her had somewhat strange expressions… it felt like even when their wife faced great figures like Shinomiya Gan'an or Suzuki Shiro, she had never been so flustered.
Seeing her flustered look, Makoto smiled:
"Nothing like that. I just haven't gone back to see Airi and the others for too long."
Only then did Mrs. Yukinoshita sigh in relief.
She had of course investigated Makoto's background and knew that he had a very close relationship with the Aizono Family.
'As long as he wasn't leaving for good.'
But even so, Mrs. Yukinoshita still had some vague worries… she had also uncovered that the two Aizono sisters had a very good relationship with Makoto.
Especially that blonde-haired Airi. If she were to compete with her own daughters...
It was really hard to say who would come out on top.
...
Ever since founding the Service Club, Yukino would wander alone through the city streets after school.
She mainly wanted to try her luck and see if she could encounter Makoto.
This was a last resort.
"If only I had a bit more manpower..."
Walking alone down the street, Yukino muttered to herself.
In the past, she, who believed that 'only the weak need to band together', would never have had such a thought.
But now, for the first time, she had stepped out of her ivory tower and encountered some setbacks, even if not many.
As the sky grew dark, Yukino felt that today would probably also be a bust and prepared to return to her apartment.
Just then—
She saw a familiar figure appear across the street.
Yukino's pupils shrank.
Nishikawa Makoto!
But what shocked her was that Makoto wasn't using his Transformation Technique to disguise himself at all. He was walking down the street in his true form, so brazenly.
It was only because it was nighttime, there weren't many people on the street, and the murder incident had already been a month ago, so the public attention had died down quite a bit.
Otherwise, someone would probably have recognized him by now.
Just as Yukino was about to cross the street to make her move—
A long-unheard voice came from everyone's minds.
[Reincarnation Game, preparing to start]
[Dungeon World: Naruto]
[Dungeon Mission: Successfully survive the Konoha Crush Plan]
[Countdown ten seconds: 9, 8, 7...]
Hearing this voice, Yukino's expression went blank, while Makoto's expression showed wild joy.
And at their own home, Airi; Hikigaya Hachiman, who was having a heart-to-heart with his sister; Chizuru, busy stalling for time with Kazuya; Eriri, discussing gal games with Aki Tomoya and the others… all the players couldn't help but be stunned.
But this time, the ones who heard this voice weren't just them.
There were also—
Aizono Marina, who was beside Airi.
The three members of the Yukinoshita Family, who were waiting for Makoto to come back.
Eriri, Utaha, Megumi, and the others who were discussing gal games with Aki Tomoya.