I suddenly became a yakuza boss.

Ultimately, whatever the reason, he truly believed he had no other choice at that time, and that traditional underworld figures like Young Master Baba were trying to force him down this path.

"......senior."

Iroha Isshiki looked at Li Xuan's expression, remained silent for a while, and then put her phone into her pocket.

Li Xuan was taken aback and asked, "What's wrong?"

"You made that face again."

Isshiki said expressionlessly.

"Whenever you are asked how you met Yukinoshita-senpai, or how you assisted Yukinoshita-senpai, you almost always show that kind of expression."

Isshiki Iroha looked at Li Xuan with eyes that seemed to understand quite a bit, and then said, "It's strange that Yukinoshita-senpai still doesn't seem to know your identity. But you two seem to have known each other for quite some time."

"Well... Ishiki-san, who acts like a junior and doesn't know his place, asked some questions he shouldn't have asked."

Under the vast sky of the campus, Li Xuan faced Isshiki Yu, who still looked at him with a somewhat worried expression. He quietly asked, "But I can help you too. I don't want to see you make that face again, so my respected senior, is there anything you want to tell me?"

Chapter 074 Better to seize the day than wait any longer (4k)

The street floor was still wet.

The air was filled with the scent of earth. Many streets in Chiba Prefecture were old town areas, and willows were planted along the riverbanks. Most of the old houses along the river were restaurants and teahouses.

After school, Iroha Isshiki asked Rigen to come over here so they could have a proper talk about Yukino.

This was clearly not Yise's way home; her wandering expression betrayed that she hadn't been here often.

Li Xuan also felt that Isshiki Iroha must have already noticed the strange relationship between him and Yukino. They seemed to be quite familiar with each other, but they also seemed to be maintaining a subtle distance. Women can easily tell the relationship between two people, especially in front of a girl like Isshiki Iroha who has superb interpersonal skills and can read between the lines. It couldn't be more obvious.

Iroha Isshiki boldly inquired about his relationship with Yukino Yukinoshita, a second-year student at the same school.

After careful consideration, Li Xuan finally told Isshiki about the kidnapping of Yukino Yukinoshita.

He wasn't trying to keep this secret to himself, but he simply hadn't found a solution.

There were several reasons why he told Isse, one of which was that he genuinely wanted to discuss this with a reliable person.

Another purpose... he also wanted Isshiki to understand.

The former war demon was also ruthless.

"What do you think about this, Isshiki?"

Li Xuan told Issei Yu the whole story and then asked her a question.

"..."

Iroha Isshiki's startled expression, her eyes wide open, clearly told him that she was frightened.

"S-Senior...are you telling me a story?"

Isshiki Hatake, with a furtive expression, carefully covered her mouth with her hand and asked in a low voice.

Li Xuan glanced at her with a stern face and said, "It's all true."

Isshiki Iroha suddenly felt a headache coming on; the way Gen-senpai and Yukinoshita-senpai knew each other was like this.

To be honest, she also felt that Li Xuan always wore such a crisp white shirt, his hair was dyed very elegantly, and his expression always gave off an angry and unapproachable vibe, but in reality, he was very serious and handsome. Someone like that would naturally be mistaken for a twenty-year-old part-time student, and a rather capable one at that. His type was probably quite popular at school. If she hadn't known from the beginning that he was a yakuza, and if he hadn't admitted it to her himself, she probably wouldn't have believed him.

As for Yukinoshita-senpai, she's probably had too many experiences of being confessed to since childhood. Especially in that situation, it's really hard to imagine that the person was trying to blackmail her family into withdrawing from the school's real estate market, not to confess to her.

"I never imagined that you, senior, had ever considered doing bad things."

As Isshiki Iroha walked, she looked at Li Xuan with a somewhat surprised expression and said with a sarcastic tone.

Li Xuan explained, "No matter how much the Extreme Path is embellished, its essence remains the same. Isshiki, don't have any misunderstandings about the Extreme Path."

"No, I didn't misunderstand. To be honest, I was quite afraid of you before..."

Isshiki Iroha shook her head and said bluntly.

After hearing this, Li Xuan glanced at Isse a few times. He knew why Isse wanted to get close to him.

In the hazy sky, Isshiki smiled and said, "But a person doesn't just have one identity; sometimes it's two, and sometimes it's three."

Yiseki Yu held up three fingers and explained something to Li Xuan with a smile.

Li Xuan was slightly taken aback and asked, "Do I have any other identity?"

"Yes. Perhaps everyone is looking at your second identity, which is real, a side of you, and also a real one. That's why you haven't understood why you've encountered these things."

Isshiki Hachiman replied.

Li Xuan could only see Iroha's brown hair swaying as she walked, and vaguely glimpse her delicate ears and profile.

So, is Isshiki seeing his second identity as her savior?

"Hey, senior, you don't...think that I like you, do you?"

Suddenly, Isshiki Yuu turned her head and looked at Li Xuan with a puzzled expression, and asked.

Li Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and he was completely stunned.

To be honest, Li Xuan did think that way to some extent. After all, he had a fairly good relationship with Isshiki Hachiman, and she seemed to value him quite a bit. Naturally, even a man would have such thoughts.

However, Iroha Isshiki stopped while maintaining this relationship and did not take it any further, maintaining a good junior status. This good sense of distance made Lee Hyun gradually abandon his assumption that the relationship was unfolding like a manga.

So it's really hard to understand what Japanese girls are thinking.

"No......"

Li Xuan denied it.

Iroha actually breathed a sigh of relief.

She waved her hand at Li Xuan with a slightly serious expression and said, "That's good. Let's not have any more strange misunderstandings. I'm close to you because I feel you're really nice to me, but it's definitely not like that. As for the idea that you might think that the girl respects me so much, or that you like me, or that you could try to woo her and take advantage of her, stop it. You can't have such inappropriate thoughts."

Li Xuan felt frustrated, and he even had the urge to complain, "If you don't want to like him, don't flirt with him for no reason."

But that's really how relationships between men and women work.

It's definitely related to sex, because physical closeness between men and women is a natural advantage. However, due to gender differences, the feelings between them are indeed diverse, and the concept of sex will always linger. But genuine friendship also truly exists. Ultimately, it leads to the idea that "that friend just happens to be female."

"I'm not the kind of man who fantasizes so easily."

Li Xuan had no choice but to clarify to Yi Se.

After all, he's already twenty years old, and he's experienced all the setbacks he should have gone through. With his mature thinking, he wouldn't have such a simple and self-centered logic anymore.

"By the way, senior, there's a very powerful shrine nearby. Let's go and pay our respects together."

Iroha Isshiki smiled when she saw the street sign, then turned to Li Xuan and said...

Li Xuan was stunned again; he was still talking to her about whether he liked her or not.

"Isshiki, I've told you all about this, aren't you going to share your thoughts?"

Li Xuan asked in confusion.

Upon hearing this, Isshiki Yuu snapped out of her reverie and immediately said earnestly, "Yes, but I was thinking that during this time, Senior Gen should accompany me to visit the shrine. That shrine is very powerful and can bless good people. Let the gods bless you a little, otherwise, if you don't have good luck, you won't be able to resolve these cursed matters."

Cursed?

Li Xuan was taken aback.

However, Isshiki's analogy does indeed resemble the cursed state in games...

In the town of Chiba, nestled within a residential area, lies a shrine of moderate size.

In the hazy, damp air, the shrine's gate was tightly shut, with only a torii gate separating humans from the gods. It was surrounded by lush ancient trees, and the floor beneath one's feet was covered in moss. At this time, no one came to worship.

This was Li Xuan's first time visiting the shrine.

In fact, even when he passed by, he never went into any shrines, since he didn't have that kind of faith.

Even the gods wouldn't protect a scoundrel like him who runs a private lending business...

Isshiki Iroha is an ordinary high school girl. She took out a 10-yen coin from her wallet and found Li Xuan standing outside. She looked displeased and pulled him behind the offering box so that the two of them could stand in front of the offering box and pray together.

"I wonder if the deity is home..."

After Isshiki and Li Xuan put in the coins, Isshiki started shaking the bell with her hand.

After clapping three times, Isshiki Hachiman prayed earnestly.

Li Xuan clasped his hands together and saw Yi Se with her eyebrows slightly furrowed, earnestly praying for him.

Seeing how earnest Isse was, Li Xuan felt it was truly effective, so he closed his eyes and began to pray earnestly.

A dark sky loomed over the two of them, and after praying earnestly, Isshiki opened his eyes.

A damp, cool breeze rustled through the trees and through her hair.

For some reason, her expression gradually calmed down, and she glanced at Li Xuan in the gray sky.

Leaves fluttered in the rustling wind.

There were only two people at the shrine, and the girl quietly watched him.

She understood that he was from a different world than her...

After Li Xuan finished his worship, he looked at Yi Se and noticed her expressionless face.

"Okay, then let's ask the shrine maiden for a talisman and then go back."

Iroha smiled sweetly and said to Li Xuan.

After receiving the talisman, Iroha smiled and walked out of the alley with Li Xuan.

People usually only go to shrines to pray for blessings during the New Year period.

This is at least the second time Isshiki has visited the shrine to pray for blessings since the New Year.

Sometimes it's with "friends," and sometimes it's with people from the club.

However, this experience was indeed very different.

It's very fresh and feels very real.

I imagine the people around me are more real and exclusive than those who have accompanied me before.

A light drizzle clung to the hair of a man with a distinctive color.

“Senior Xuan, I think your previous concerns were quite accurate.”