I, the mastermind behind the scenes at Soubu High, refuse to be caught in a bloodbath.

Daphne lay down next to Himekoji, but she was very small; her head only reached Himekoji's chest.

"Poor uncle..."

"After all, you can't inherit the main family line. Your aunt and I don't plan to have any more children. Your cousin Lucrecia married someone else, not as an adopted son-in-law, so she can't have a child with the Borgia family name. So if neither you nor she can inherit, then naturally the uncle from the branch family will inherit. Sometimes, in order to protect the interests of the main family... some people have to be sacrificed."

Daphne said this in a very calm tone, and Himeko felt a chill run down her spine. It seemed that her uncle's death was not an accident, and Kazusa's pregnancy was also something that had been planned in advance... No wonder they had been doing it for the past few days...

“I understand,” Himeko swallowed hard, looking at the pale purple bedspread and canopy. “Will I ever see them again?”

"Why wouldn't you see them? You'll be their godfather! They'll call you 'uncle' so affectionately. Well, they'll be told the truth once they're past puberty, so don't worry. And if you and Yukino have children in the future, they'll still send them gifts often, and they'll be great older brothers and sisters~"

"If Yukino keeps asking..."

“Actually, I’ve been observing her, and I think she’s not completely intolerant that you still care about other girls. In fact, in a sense, if that girl gets along well with her, everyone could just keep quiet and the three of them could continue together peacefully…” Daphne turned to the side, tapping Himekoji’s weak spot with her fingertip, making him laugh. As she tapped, she warned, “Kazusa is a special case, so I absolutely will not allow any woman to come to your door one day with a baby, crying and demanding that you take responsibility. This is about being responsible for yourself and Yukino, and also about being responsible for the lives of innocent people, understand?”

"I understand... I know that very well."

"The same applies to Little Poetry, who insists on coming to our house intending to inherit the position of head maid."

"It's Utaha..."

“Whether it’s poetry, poetic feathers, or poets, you understand.” Daphne sighed, turned over, and lay back down, saying, “After all, times have changed. No one can bear this kind of public criticism. Japan is a country that values ​​apologies. I don’t want you to lose your future because of these things, have to dogeza (a traditional Japanese kneeling gesture) in front of everyone to apologize, or even have to drink the sake from your shoe. Ugh, that’s disgusting.”

Author's Note:

P.S.: Sorry I missed yesterday, I had something to do. Today I'll finish with four chapters, this is the first one.

Chapter 310 But, [Hiratsuka Shizuka]'s heart is already broken.

"Moshi moshi, Ms. Hiratsuka, are you still busy?"

"How many times have I told you to call me teacher?"

"After all, I've already graduated and gone to university. Didn't we agree that I would call you Ms. Hiratsuka after graduation?"

"When did we agree on this? I don't remember it," Hiratsuka Shizuka asked impatiently. "So why are you calling all of a sudden? Get to the point. My latest game arrived, and I haven't finished it yet."

"...It's really impressive that you're so busy with this on the weekend," Ji Xiaolu muttered to herself. After hearing a "Huh—?" from the other end, she quickly corrected herself, "I'm getting married next weekend, so I wanted to invite you...I don't know if you'd like to come. Of course, no gift is needed!"

"Oh...oh...ah——————?? You brat, you're getting married?! Damn it, I'm hanging up now! The BOSS has appeared!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka slammed the phone down, leaving Himekoji completely bewildered on the other end. Fifteen minutes later, when she called back, Hiratsuka Shizuka refused to answer.

Perhaps the word "marriage" has triggered her. Now she doesn't even want to see him. Even her students are getting married, while she herself is still staying at home playing games. In a sense, she's quite strong.

After graduation, Himekoji and Yukinoshita both took the entrance exam for Kyoto University. Himekoji originally wanted to study abroad, but Yukinoshita's family didn't agree, so he didn't insist. As for why they didn't go to the University of Tokyo, it was because they knew too many people in Tokyo and wanted to avoid them. Although their grades were more than enough for the University of Tokyo, staying in Kyoto wasn't bad either. There were fewer restrictions from their families, and they could take Yukinoshita out for walks in the evenings. Kyoto was also further south, so the winters were a bit more bearable than in Tokyo.

He studied economics and law, while Yukinoshita chose Japanese literature, which she was best at, and also took Italian and French courses in private. After all, they would be going to Italy after getting married, and Himekoji couldn't completely ignore his mother's family. Even after he graduated, it wouldn't be his turn to take over the family business.

Once they entered university, the two naturally began living together. Instead of choosing Himekoji's hometown in Kyoto, they bought a high-rise apartment with a good view near the university with the help of Yukinoshita's family. Although they didn't live a shameless life of two or three times a day, since the engaged couple was living together, even though they initially had some kind of agreement and slept in separate rooms, after more than half a year... the agreement was completely useless.

The fact that the two were dating couldn't be kept secret until after they graduated from high school, but that didn't matter anymore. Kasumigaoka and another rumored girlfriend, Touma Kazusa, had already gone abroad. Since no one paid attention to these things, it was unlikely that anyone would cause any trouble.

"Getting married..."

Ji Xiaolu lay on the bed in his bathrobe, muttering to himself. Under the snow beside him, he pulled the blanket up to cover his chest, stretched out his white arms, and held a simple Italian fairy tale book, reading it with a frown. For someone who has been learning a language for about two years, unless they are exceptionally talented, being able to understand a fairy tale is already quite an achievement.

Did you invite Ms. Hiratsuka?

"Of course I invited her, but...you know, teachers are very sensitive to the word 'marriage,' and now they even overreact to words that sound like 'marriage' or 'conclusion'...So when I told her I was getting married and invited her to the banquet, she just brushed it off with the excuse that 'I have to fight the BOSS.' After she hung up, she wouldn't answer when I called her again, so I guess she probably won't come."

After starting university, Himekoji stopped wearing glasses. At first, she was annoyed by Yukinoshita's nagging. Later, because she was staring at the computer for various reasons, Yukinoshita gave her a pair of blue light blocking glasses, which were very similar to the ones Yuihama and Hikigaya gave her.

"You didn't even finish saying that my marriage partner is me... something like that."

"Ah, that's right."

After saying that, Yukino put down her book, rubbing her temples with a troubled look. As her wedding date drew closer, Yukino realized more and more how unfriendly the world was to older unmarried women like Hiratsuka Shizuka. When others confessed their feelings to her, she would calmly tell them, "I'm sorry, I'm already engaged." Afterward, the person would be surprised at first, then sad, but would always end with "Congratulations."

"Alright, I'll call twice more tomorrow. If she still refuses to come, we'll send her some souvenirs. After all, she greatly influenced my teacher. Without her, the Service Club wouldn't have been established. And without the Service Club, I wouldn't have such deep bonds with you, Yui, and Hikigaya-kun."

Yukinoshita rubbed her slightly sore eyes, and Himekoji took the book from her and said, "Don't keep reading, it's bad for your eyes. If you want to practice, I'll practice with you."

"I really don't know how you mastered those strange pronunciations. Although English isn't difficult for me, but..."

Yukinoshita covered her face; even now, it was still difficult for her to admit that she was inferior to others in some aspect.

"Japanese is just as difficult for foreigners, so the earlier you learn a language, the better. If you learn several languages ​​from birth, it's like having several native languages. Doesn't that give you a head start?"

"My family only focused on English back then...and I heard you're a linguistic genius, learning Chinese much faster than any other language after you could speak..."

"Just because Meng Po probably ladled out a bowl of fake soup for me."

"ha...?"

A bewildered look appeared beneath the snow.

"Oh well, it doesn't matter anyway. Just thinking about how we're going on our honeymoon in a week, and the first stop is..."

"Sichuan, China ————!!!"

Yukinoshita suddenly clasped her hands together in front of her chest, staring intently at Himekoji.

"Okay, okay, Sichuan... I knew it was Sichuan."

Himekoji wiped away non-existent sweat. If Himekoji hadn't later decided to sleep with Yukinoshita, Yukinoshita's bed would have been filled with all sorts of giant panda-themed Mr. Pan.

When Himekoji first went to sleep in Yukinoshita's room, all he could think was, "Excuse me, Mr. Pan, could you please get off my wife first?"

"I want to pinch the panda's ears!"

"Okay, I'll arrange it."

Chapter 311 Why is Yukino Yukinoshita so shameful?

Ever since hearing Himekoji say that his mother pinched a panda's ears, Yukinoshita has kept this in mind from her second year of high school to her second year of university. She didn't travel to China during her previous holidays, but mainly traveled to various parts of Japan and Europe. According to Ms. Yukinoshita, she wanted to save the best for last.

"And then—?"

"And then...and then...oh, and then I don't know. We've been to so many places we wanted to go, but I don't feel like there's anything particularly exciting left. Besides, aren't there many places to go in China?"

“Indeed, I miss it too.” Himekoji showed a very complicated expression, which made Yukinoshita lean closer to him, nestled against his chest and listening to his strong heartbeat, and said, “Then let’s go have a good time this time, we can go for more than forty days.”

After all, Himekoji's birthday is in June, and that day is also their wedding day. After getting married, they can take care of some family matters, handle various formalities, and finish their school exams before they can travel freely in China—they only need to apply for an extended visa, since they were originally only allowed 15 days of visa-free travel.

One hand slipped under the covers and unknowingly landed on Yukino's chest. As Himekoji gently kneaded it, she muttered, "Yukino, you seem to have grown a little."

"Urusai...it's just a little bigger...it's all your fault for being so mischievous, making me still growing at my age..." Yukinoshita quickly buried her face in Himekoji's chest, whispering a few times, then quickly waved her hand and said, "Turn off the light..."

"It's been almost two years, why do you still insist on turning off the lights? Don't you think it's nice to leave the lights on sometimes?"

It's been almost two years, and Yukinoshita has never agreed to do anything indescribable in a well-lit place, let alone in a bolder place like a windowsill or a wall. This reminds Himekoji of the night he spent with Kazusa two years ago. Because she was too shy to ask the servants to clean the bed, Kazusa directly suggested that they not do it on the bed. As a result, Kazusa's first time was done against the wall.

"This is my principle... If you insist on doing it... then..."

Yukino tried to stop the hand that was playing tricks on her chest, but it was a classic case of feigned resistance. Although she resisted every time, she never succeeded—except on special days, of course.

"Here we go again, this awkward way of putting it... how about we be a little more frank?"

"The meaning is unclear."

Yukinoshita continued to be stubborn.

"So how can I make you break this principle?"

Himekoji held Yukinoshita in his arms, resting his chin on her head, skillfully playing with the softness of her breasts. He could clearly feel that whenever his movements were slightly more intense, Yukinoshita would immediately tremble slightly and let out a cute moan.

But she did not give in, and still reached out to try to turn off the bedside lamp, but each time Himekoji intercepted her.

"Don't even think about it."

Yukinoshita wanted to bury her face under the covers, but Himekoji, who had finally gotten the chance, wouldn't allow her to do so. He first adjusted the air conditioner to a comfortable temperature, and then lifted the covers. Although Yukinoshita was wearing a bathrobe, such a loose garment would immediately reveal large areas of her fair skin if she pulled it a little.

He let Yukino lean against him, his left hand teasing her now slightly larger chest, while his right hand slipped under her robes. Yukino knelt down, her legs together, and kept covering her face, saying, "Turn off the lights... Haruto, can you turn off the lights? I'll do whatever you want..."

"You've made such a big compromise, yet you can't even compromise on something as simple as leaving the light on? You're really strange. Don't you have confidence in your own appearance and figure?"

Himekoji didn't bully Yukinoshita any further. He wanted to figure out why Yukinoshita disagreed with this arrangement, instead of constantly forcing her to agree.

"N-nothing...it's just really embarrassing..."

"That's it? Please, we're getting married, okay?"

"I really can't bring myself to say this... Please forgive me, I'll do anything you want, except turn on the lights..."

Yukinoshita twisted her body, her cheeks so hot they could be used to make an egg pancake.

"Tell me a secret, okay?" Himekoji leaned his ear closer to her lips. Yukinoshita thought for a long time before finally whispering in his ear, "Th-that... Momo... something..."

Honestly, Himekoji almost burst out laughing, but if he had, he would have gotten Yukinoshita to kick him off the bed today.

"That's a very normal thing."

"But it would be too embarrassing for you to see."

"If that's the case, does that mean we'll never shower together after we get married, like we do now? That's strange..."

But still—

"Alright, I've done a similar thing before, just wait two minutes."

Himekoji got up and rummaged through the closet for a while. During this time, Yukinoshita quickly pulled the blanket back over herself and shrank into it like a spring roll.

five minutes later...

"You...you'd better be careful, or else..."

"Don't worry, I have that kind of skill."

Now, not only is the bedside lamp on, but the brightest light in the entire room is also on. However, Yukinoshita still buries her head under the covers, even more of an ostrich than an ostrich—at least ostriches don't actually bury their heads in the ground when they encounter danger; it's just a metaphor for her current situation.

"Don't move, don't move your legs... I'll be very careful not to scratch you, just keep this position and don't move around."

Having gotten used to shaving, this wasn't actually my first time. I'd tried it a few times with Yoko, and later with Reiko, so I had some experience. The only problem was whether the woman would cooperate. Yoko was incredibly cooperative; she even suggested instructing Himekoji to shave her. Reiko was also somewhat reluctant, but Yukinoshita was a bit too reserved.

After all, it's already shameful, and to expose such a shameful part of her body to Himekoji's gaze, and she has to look very carefully, otherwise it's easy to make a mistake, and if she makes a mistake... that would be very unsightly.

After shaving and wiping her thoroughly, Yukinoshita was completely silent, as if she were dead. He quickly pulled her out of bed, gave her a small mirror, and showed her her reflection, saying, "Look, isn't she cleaner than when she was a little girl?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Himekoji received an elbow strike from Yukinoshita.

Chapter 312 The Grand Finale: [These Four People] Reunite at the Grand Martial Arts Academy