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"Me too, I'd love to!"

But Li Xiao ignored the two of them and instead spoke to Kaguya Shinomiya:

"Kaguya Shinomiya, right? Are you willing to take control of the Shinomiya family?"

Faced with this question, Kaguya Shinomiya did not immediately agree, but instead cautiously spoke:

"My lord, why did you choose me?"

"Well, Hayasaka will explain that to you later."

“Ai? I understand. But I can’t control the entire Shinomiya family by myself.”

She still trusted Hayasaka Ai quite a bit, after all, she was practically her only confidante.

"Don't worry, they'll help you, right?"

Li Xiao looked at the other three members of the Shinomiya family.

Shinomiya Seiryu and Shinomiya Un'yō were perhaps a little frightened by the sight of their elder brother opening his heart.

Knowing that he might also die, he still felt a sense of surrender.

Although it wasn't much, it was enough for Li Xiao to be promoted.

"Yes, sir! We will do everything in our power to assist Kaguya!"

These two people were dealt with, but Li Xiao looked at Shigu Yan'an.

This old guy is really dishonest. He just revealed all sorts of information to save his own life, but he hasn't shown the slightest sign of submission.

However, seeing that he wouldn't live much longer, he thought about it and decided to let him go.

After all, according to the original work, he treated Shinomiya Yoru quite well. If killing him would cause him to lose favorability, it would be a loss.

Let's wait and see how things develop on their own.

He looked around at the mess and finally decided to drop the giant ball from the sky into a deserted spot.

Suddenly, the ground nearby shook as if an earthquake had struck.

Then the storm that had enveloped the entire island nation dissipated, revealing a clear sky.

"So, you guys can handle this yourselves, okay?"

"No problem!"

The Azure Dragon and the Cloud Eagle of the Four Palaces quickly made their assurances.

Although the Shinomiya main family suffered a great loss this time, they are, after all, the Shinomiya family, the pillar of the island nation's economy. It's not even a serious blow; at most, they'll just feel a little financial pain.

The problem is that this incident is really hard to explain to the outside world.

"Then I'll leave first."

He realized that he had not yet reported Toyokawa Shoko's whereabouts to Nagasaki Motoyo.

And now that I've made such a big fuss, she should have guessed that I'm the one causing trouble, and she should be getting anxious now, right?

"that……"

Hayasaka Ai hesitated for a moment before speaking when she saw that he wanted to leave.

"What's wrong? Is there any other problem?"

Hayasaka Ai took a deep breath, then asked solemnly, "May I come with you?"

Li Xiao looked at the sky, which was already getting dark.

"Now? It's already dark, isn't it?"

Hayasaka Ai winked at him and smiled.

He understood instantly.

"Then let's go."

"Can Lady Kaguya come along? I'd like to talk to her about the 'price'."

"Me?" Kaguya Shinomiya hesitated.

She actually wanted to go with them; she was curious about this person who suddenly appeared, then suddenly said he would help her take control of the Shinomiya family and change her fate.

But after witnessing that godlike power, she felt a sense of awe towards Li Xiao and dared not disturb him casually.

Li Xiao's eyes lit up.

Could we play master-servant role today?

"Sure, Kaguya, you can come too."

'Huh?! He called me Kaguya! W-Isn't this a bit too fast? Ugh~ I'm so shy!'

Kaguya Shinomiya blushed and fell into her own fantasies.

Seeing this, Hayasaka Ai, who knew her well, realized that she was having a relapse. So she went straight up to Shinomiya Kaguya and took her hand.

"Let's go, young lady, please don't waste the adults' time."

"Okay, okay! I'm sorry!"

Coming to her senses, Kaguya Shinomiya apologized somewhat embarrassedly, a blush spreading across her face.

Honestly, it's so inelegant to daydream in front of so many people.

Li Xiao once again enveloped the two of them in the wind, and guided by Hayasaka Ai, they flew to Kaguya's residence near the school.

This is also a large mansion, but its scale is naturally not comparable to that of the Shinomiya main family.

Not long after they arrived, Hayasaka Ai was about to pull Shinomiya Kaguya along to say something to Li Xiao when...

A maid knocked on the door, and after being given permission to enter, she spoke:

"Young lady, Miss Fujiwara has come to visit."

Main Text: Chapter Forty: Life Simulation Board Game

"What is she here for?"

Kaguya Shinomiya frowned, but then, thinking about all the things that had happened in her family, she figured Kaguya must have received the news.

But since Li Xiao was at her own home, it wasn't convenient for her to come over, so Shinomiya Kaguya prepared to have her maid tell Fujiwara Chika that she wasn't seeing her.

"Let her come."

Li Xiao spoke up; he was quite interested in this "cancer of the earth."

"That's good."

Kaguya Shinomiya quickly changed her mind and had her maid bring Chika Fujiwara over.

"Kaguya! Are you alright?!"

Soon, a pink-haired girl rushed in from outside. Upon seeing Kaguya Shinomiya, she pounced on her and hugged her tightly.

Kaguya Shinomiya caught Chika Fujiwara with a look of utter exasperation.

Feeling the body of the girl holding her, Kaguya Shinomiya began to mutter to herself.

'That cow-like creature! What gives her the right to do this?!'

After playing around with Kaguya Shinomiya for a while, Chika Fujiwara finally calmed down and turned to look at Ai Hayasaka and Xiao Li standing to the side.

"Eh? Who is this?"

Fujiwara Chika had only ever seen Hayasaka Ai in her butler form, also known as Hasaka. She only knew that she seemed to be a friend of Shinomiya Kaguya, and a classmate at school.

As for Li Xiao, this was the first time she had met him. She was very curious as to why a boy would suddenly appear in Kaguya's room.

Could it be that?

She felt her love radar kick in.

"Hello, my name is Li Xiao."

"Li Xiao... are you an international student from there? I don't think I've seen you at school before. Are you from outside the school? You're actually dating a guy from outside the school? Hehe, Kaguya is surprisingly bold!"

"No way! What nonsense are you spouting!"

Kaguya Shinomiya was annoyed.

'This vile sow dares to utter such disrespectful words in front of Lord Li Xiao! Death penalty!'

"Huh? Did I guess wrong?"

Fujiwara Chika clearly sensed something was wrong. Normally, if she had said something like that, Shinomiya Kaguya would have already scolded her.

But today he only said something vague and insignificant.

Moreover, she kept looking at Li Xiao during this time, as if she was afraid he would get angry.

"Alright, Kaguya, let's ask this Fujiwara-san what she's here for first."

"Yes, Lord Li Xiao."

Seeing that Li Xiao had spoken, Kaguya didn't say anything more.

"Sir/Madam?" What kind of address is that?

Fujiwara Chika suddenly felt something was even more wrong. How could someone of Shinomiya Kaguya's status call someone "sir"?

"Um, Kaguya, who exactly is this person...?"

Kaguya Shinomiya interrupted her question abruptly.

"Let me tell you why you've come to see me."

"Well, actually, my grandfather told me that something terrible seemed to have happened on your family's side, and I came here because I was worried about you."

Actually, that's not all. While she was worried about Kaguya Shinomiya, her grandfather also asked her to sound out Kaguya Shinomiya's opinion before she set off.

Thinking of her grandfather's words and looking at this unfamiliar man, she suddenly felt as if she had inadvertently discovered something.