The Gemini Princess wants me to confess my feelings!

As soon as the question was asked, Mori Kiyoha narrowed her eyes, but she just felt that this woman was too direct and her style was unpleasant, and she wasn't too surprised.

After a brief silence, Mori Kiyoha said, "I don't know."

Shiori Kisaragi also seemed unsurprised, saying, "That's why I didn't intend to be so direct at first."

"You're asking about my mother, or at least my sister, I know that."

Kisaragi Shiori shook her head and said, "It doesn't matter who it is. What matters is having a way to maintain contact with the Mori family."

Mori Kiyoha crossed her arms, her left fingers gently tapping her right arm, trying to discern the true meaning behind the woman's words.

Kirihara Akira, who was listening nearby, suddenly remarked with a sigh, "You never mentioned this to me."

"I'm sorry, it wasn't intentional deception," Shiori Kisaragi said apologetically. "Actually, it wasn't really deception, since things only changed because of your appearance."

Kirihara Akatsuki asked curiously, "Is this any of my business?"

"Yes," Shiori Kisaragi said. "I've told you before, I have two objectives. The ratio of these two objectives used to be seven to three, but now it's three to seven."

The difference between three and seven might seem confusing at first glance, but Kirihara Akira could understand its meaning.

The two purposes she mentioned were, of course, to infiltrate the area, disguise herself as a music teacher, and thus get close to the Suruga Group; the other purpose was probably to get close to the Mori sisters, just like she was doing now.

Previously, the missions Kisaragi Shiori received were mainly for infiltration. Only when she had extra energy would she approach the Mori sisters at school. However, the appearance of Kirihara Akira changed the situation.

The people Shiori Kisaragi mentioned wanted to get close to the Mori family, but the opportunity to do so was extremely rare.

So the score was 7 to 3 before.

And Kirihara Akira was the opportunity those people were waiting for.

Seeing his silence, Shiori Kisaragi gave a self-deprecating laugh and said, "The adult world is quite dirty, isn't it?"

Kisaragi Shiori actually thinks she's quite lucky.

As a woman living in the shadows, she has severed all ties with her former society and doesn't know when or if she will ever be able to rebuild them. What she needs to pay is not only hard work, but also her dignity and everything else.

Going undercover is such a brutal job.

Fortunately, Akira Kirihara's arrival changed everything.

She didn't speak, but Kirihara Akira sensed the heaviness and melancholy within her.

Mori Kiyoha wasn't familiar with her and didn't feel anything. If it were the old Second Miss, she probably would have lost her temper on the spot if someone approached her with ulterior motives.

However, she did not do that.

Mori Kiyoha looked at Kirihara Akira: "Whether I stay or not is up to him."

"Huh? Why me?" Kirihara Akira pointed to her own nose.

"Is that even a question?" Mori Kiyoha sneered. "Don't you have any idea why I'm here?"

"Uh." Kirihara Akira choked. He wanted to say that it really was your idea... but saying that would be too rude.

This is a huge scapegoat they've been thrown at them for.

Kirihara Akira pondered for a moment, glanced at Kisaragi Shiori, and then turned her gaze to the second young lady, Mori Kiyoha.

He said, "Logically speaking, I have no way to force you to do anything."

Mori Kiyoha's eyes twitched, her anger barely concealed. Kisaragi Shiori sighed and rubbed her forehead, deciding to retract her previous praise of Kirihara Akira's intelligence and her assessment that he was precocious.

"However," Kirihara Akatsuki changed the subject, "I've made quite a few friends in Tokyo these past few days, all of them are good guys, each with their own unique personality, but to be honest, spending time with them isn't easy after a while."

Because they were all wearing masks, I had no choice but to wear one too.

"So?" Mori Kiyoha still crossed her arms, it was unclear what he wanted to say.

Kirihara Akatsuki opened her mouth, but the words she wanted to say were choked by this and she didn't know how to continue. In the end, she could only simplify and summarize: "So, actually, the person I want to be with the most is still you. I feel comfortable here, and I would be very happy if you could come often."

Then he waited for Mori Kiyoha's response.

One second, two seconds... one minute. Mori Kiyoha remained unresponsive.

A minute later, Mori Kiyoha suddenly stood up and said emotionlessly, "I'm going back."

"Huh?" Kirihara Akira was taken aback.

Mori Kiyoha quickly stood up, pushed open the door, and left.

Kirihara Akira looked at Kisaragi Shiori, her eyes full of confusion: "What does this mean? Did I say something wrong?"

No way! He used to say those things when he was just flirting with women, and it usually made them all smiles.

"..." Kisaragi Shiori stared in disbelief, speechless for a moment.

Unexpectedly, Mori Kiyoha immediately turned around, threw a book on the sofa, and said, "Sister... this was left for you by Mori Shizue."

After saying that, she turned to leave again, but this time, before leaving, she finally gave an answer: "I'll come back tomorrow."

Kirihara Akira and Kisaragi Shiori were left staring at each other, and he shrugged innocently.

Shiori Kisaragi had only one thought: This guy is terrifying. The most terrifying kind of guy is one who has no self-awareness and unconsciously says flirtatious things.

......

"Are you satisfied now, Kisaragi-sensei?" Kirihara Akira said, sipping her now-cold coffee.

"I'm satisfied," said Shiori Kisaragi.

Kirihara Akira put down her coffee cup, shook her head, and said, "You didn't tell me about this beforehand. Come to think of it, you owe me a favor."

"Yes, I owe you a huge favor," Shiori Kisaragi said frankly.

Kirihara Akatsuki glanced at Kisaragi Shiori from head to toe: "It's hard to repay such a favor."

"You little pervert, go to hell." Kisaragi Shiori rolled her eyes seductively.

She said, "You're graduating soon. Are you planning to pursue further studies or do something else? If needed, I can help you find a way."

"Trying to use this to offset a favor, how cunning." Kirihara Akira picked up a book, casually flipped through it, and said, "I should be going on to further my studies, but that depends on Madam's attitude. We can keep this favor for now."

"Oh." Shiori Kisaragi was a little troubled. How should she repay this favor? She couldn't very well offer herself to him, could she?

Kirihara Akatsuki paused in her book flipping through the pages, then gripped a slip of paper and suddenly said, "Hmm... how about we repay this favor now?"

"Huh?" Shiori Kisaragi suddenly looked up, crossed her arms, and said warily, "What do you mean? You don't really want to..."

Kirihara Akatsuki rolled her eyes so hard they almost reached the sky, and said, "What are you thinking? Can't you have some sound thinking in your head? I have something I want to ask you."

"What is it?" Shiori Kisaragi said, "Let me make this clear beforehand: if you want to do something dangerous, I absolutely will not help you."

Kirihara Akira handed over the note and said, "I'm just asking about someone. Although that person is indeed a member of the underworld, you can keep an eye on me. I will absolutely not put myself in danger. I'm just asking about his background."

Kisaragi Shiori took the note, quickly read its contents, and read out a name: "Hino Harufumi."