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"No, it has nothing to do with the Dragon Ball team. This time, something unexpected happened. I got into a real fight with a master from the Kure clan." Yato sighed, feeling a bit unlucky. "I thought he was going to kill me, so I didn't hold back much. We ended up both of us badly injured. But the matter with the Dragon Ball team should be resolved now, so I don't have to worry about assassins coming after me anymore. This fight wasn't a complete waste, was it?"
"This is really..."
Hiiro shook his head, speechless.
"Anyway, it's good that you're safe and sound. By the way, here's your phone."
Suddenly remembering something, she took Yato's phone out of her pocket and handed it to him.
“I thought you were different from someone like me who was all alone. If you were unconscious for a few days, a lot of people would definitely contact you, so I carried your phone with me in case they couldn’t reach you and called the police. But strangely, it seems like someone is already covering for you. So far, I’ve only received two calls, one of which was from your ex-girlfriend.”
"Oh?"
Yato took the phone, glanced at the call log, and found it matched what Himuro Ryo had said.
One of them was Yang Nai who came.
The other one had an unfamiliar phone number and no contact name.
Did the person who called say anything?
"No, I just told you to get some rest and we'll talk about everything when you get back to school."
Himuro Ryo chewed on an apple, speaking indistinctly.
"I see."
Yato seemed lost in thought.
If I'm not mistaken, the person who called should be from RU7.
Only with their help and cover could they successfully deceive Shizuka Hiratsuka and her parents.
After all, academic organizations generally have a positive public image.
"Thank you, Himuro. I'm so grateful to have you here, otherwise I would have been in a lot of trouble."
"It's nothing, you're my little brother after all."
Ice Room Ryo winked and made faces.
"Who's your little brother?"
Yato's face twitched.
"Besides, it's too early to thank me now."
Himuro Ryo said again.
His tone was strange and sarcastic.
"what?"
Yato suddenly had a bad feeling.
dong dong dong...
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door of the ward.
"You've arrived? Please come in, the door isn't locked."
Himuro Ryo responded.
"Yes, yes, I'm here~".
A fashionable woman entered the ward, accompanied by a fresh and elegant fragrance.
She had a very friendly smile on her face, and her demeanor was elegant, yet she also possessed a girlish frankness and innocence.
She looks almost exactly like Yukino, only less childish and more mature, but she brings out her charm to the fullest.
This person is none other than Yukinoshita Haruno, the eldest daughter of the Yukinoshita family.
"Yang Nai, what brings you here?"
Yato felt his head spin the moment he saw the other person.
"Of course I came to visit you." Yang Nai leaned closer to the bedside, her face full of concern. "I heard you got into a fight and were seriously injured, and I was so worried that I dropped everything and rushed over right away. How are you? Is anything bothering you? Or is there anything I can do for you?"
"Himuro..."
Yato shot Himuro Ryo a murderous glare.
You've really misunderstood me.
Himuro Ryo looked completely innocent and shrugged.
"I was covering for you, but Miss Yang Nai figured it out herself, so in the end I had no choice but to tell the truth."
I guess so.
Yato shook his head. After all, Hinano knew that he was a fighter. In addition, Hinano was very clever. Himuro Ryo tried to cover up the situation but it backfired. Hinano noticed something was wrong and got the truth out of him in a few words.
Without even asking, he could roughly deduce the whole story.
"Mr. Himuro, it's been a long time. Thank you for taking care of Yato. He can be impulsive at times. Luckily, you helped him. Otherwise, by the time I found out what happened, he might not be in the hospital anymore."
Yang stood up, unusually adopting a serious posture, and bowed slightly to Himuro Ryo to express his gratitude.
You can tell she's sincere.
Himuro Ryo scratched his head: "Well, it's nothing. This guy is my junior brother, so it's only natural for me to take care of him. You guys chat first, I'll go tell the doctor that you've woken up and ask him to come and check on you when he has time."
After saying that, he quickly made his escape.
Leave the space for Yato and Hino to be alone.
"How was it? Did I act like a typical family member just now?"
With Himuro Ryo gone, Haruno started acting up again.
His words were full of playfulness.
He's like a child who never grew up.
But her eyes reveal intelligence and wisdom. Anyone who thinks she is an innocent girl without any guile would be sorely mistaken.
"I don't know if they look like family members, but I do know that we can never be family members."
Yato responded ruthlessly.
"You mean you only want me to be your secret lover?"
Yang Nai looked deep in thought.
"It's not entirely out of the question that we can't consider it."
"Hey, you've been in university for two years now, haven't you met anyone you like yet?"
Yato adjusted his posture slightly to make himself more comfortable.
Yang Nai walked to the water dispenser, poured herself a glass of water, and said seemingly casually:
What if I say 'yes'?
"Then I wish you all the best."
"But your expression doesn't look sincere."
"Ok?"
Yato was taken aback by what she said.
Seeing this, Yang Nai revealed a triumphant smile, unable to hide the pleasure and joy in his eyes.
"You see, you yourself aren't even sure if what you're saying is what you really think."
Is this kind of petty trick interesting?
Yato said helplessly.
"Of course it's interesting. Seeing that the person you like also cares about you a lot, is there anything more joyful in the world?"
Yang answered without the slightest hesitation.
Chapter 41
"...Okay, I'll admit it, my feelings for you haven't disappeared."
Yato is not the kind of person who is indecisive.
After a moment of silence, he told the truth.
"What a proud man! He clearly still likes me, but he says it in such a roundabout way."
Yang complained, seemingly dissatisfied.
But the next moment, she put the water glass down.
A beautiful face approached Yato's ear, and an alluring voice softly rang out.
"—But I really like that about you, sister."
"Let me make this clear: I'm not getting back together with you."
"Don't worry, I'm not planning on having another boyfriend. It's fine as it is now." Under Yato's somewhat surprised gaze, Haruno sat on the edge of the bed, propped herself up on the blankets with her hands, raised her fair and slender neck, looked at the ceiling, and said casually, "Actually, I've known for a long time that we're not suitable to be lovers, but in order to eliminate those competitors who are interested in you, I have no choice but to do this."
"Now that we've broken up, I realize that maybe it's best if we're not officially lovers. That way, I'll lose my reason to interfere with you, and you won't always be bothered by me and get annoyed by me."
"I know you're no better than me at heart. You probably don't even realize how dangerous your eyes are behind those rigid glasses. If life right now is a painting, then you're the kind of person who wants to mess it up, and then smash it to pieces, frame and all, after losing interest. How are you any different from me, who sees a favorite doll and wants to squeeze it, only to accidentally break it?"
"So, as long as I don't restrict or constrain you, or put shackles on your way of doing things, then there will be no conflict between us."
Yang spoke fluently and without much pause, showing that she had thought about it for a long time. Yato even suspected that she had prepared her speech in advance.
There's nothing we can do; that's just the kind of woman she is.
What appears to be a genuine expression of emotion is actually a rational judgment.
Yang Nai herself probably didn't even realize this.
Yato wouldn't be so tactless as to expose her, after all, it's not a smart move to pour cold water on a girl who likes him confessing her feelings.
but……
“I always feel like you treat me like some kind of prop, only providing loving services when you need them, and otherwise just leaving me aside.”
"Ok?"
Yang Nai was taken aback when he heard this, and then burst out laughing.
"Hahaha~ Your understanding is really unique. But it's actually quite similar. I usually have a lot of things to do, so I don't have much time to see you unless you decide to marry into the Yukino family and work with me at the company after graduation. But I don't think you're interested in that either. So, as long as we can meet up and get intimate when I miss you or when you miss me, I think that's the best way for us to get along."
Faced with Haruno's blatant remarks, Yato could only say that she was indeed a sister type. Even if he had won over her younger sister Yukino, he couldn't expect her to speak so frankly.
However, compared to the shy and hesitant way young girls and boys express their feelings until the very end, Yato still prefers this way of expressing emotions.
"So what kind of relationship should we have now?"
"Hmm... a relationship of honesty and openness?"
Yang Nai's eyes darted around, filled with a provocative glint.
"Has your problem been resolved?"
Yato suddenly remembered what Haruno had mentioned about the current predicament of the Yukinoshita family during their last meeting.
"not yet."
Yang Nai shook her head slightly. Perhaps she had received a satisfactory answer from the person she liked, because her expression remained as relaxed and cheerful as ever.
“I’ve already looked for those two people you mentioned. The Kure clan is hard to find, but at least we can still make contact. However, they’re not interested in my request, especially that man named Wu Lei’an. He seems to be an important person in the Kure clan. The Yukinoshita family has no connection with the Kure clan, so they rejected me without hesitation.”
"As for the [unclear text], it's not a simple matter of [unclear text], but rather a matter of [unclear text], and moreover, [unclear text] ...
Yato was not surprised by this result.
"It's probably the official force. There are so many things that a master of that level can do, and there are quite a few people who want his help. Without sufficient strength, it's impossible to break through the official barriers and find him."
After his battle with Wu Horio, Yato fully realized just how terrifying the destructive power of people like himself could be.
It's no exaggeration to say that it's like a humanoid weapon.
At his level, without an army to suppress them, no matter how many people came, they wouldn't be enough to kill.
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