Yuki Tachibana yawned lazily, closed his eyes, and asked in a drawn-out tone, "Come find me at the archery dojo after this. If you lose, what should I ask you to do, Makoto?"

She had changed out of her school uniform and was wearing black casual pants and a blue hooded sweatshirt. Her short blonde hair was styled into a cool middle part, giving her the trendy Tokyo street style.

Makoto Takahashi lay down on her soft lap, looking up at her beautiful face with a calm expression: "Anything is fine, as long as I'm with you."

"Chengjun, you've gotten better and better at saying nice things lately."

Tachibana Yuki frowned in annoyance and reached out to pinch his cheek: "I don't hate it, but you can't say things like that to other women."

"of course."

Having escaped unscathed, Makoto Takahashi closed his eyes and relaxed, breathing in his girlfriend's warm scent.

The black sedan drove smoothly along the road toward Chiyoda Ward. As it passed the Budokan, the faint sound of a girl shouting could be heard outside the car window, something like her destination being the Budokan.

It was around 6 o'clock when they arrived at the Tatsumi main family residence. With the help of Tatsumi Yuki, Takahashi Makoto put on a black kimono with the Tatsumi family crest and went to the empty tea room. He met the branch family members through Tatsumi Kotoha's introduction.

The term "conglomerate" or "powerful clique" is used because they have usurped certain powers in Japan.

In Makoto Takahashi's view, if reality is likened to a game, the existence of the Tachimi family is entirely based on numbers filled in with their feet, making them even more unreasonable than his own system.

The system still requires him to add points based on his own abilities.

The Tatsumi family is involved in various industries such as energy, chemicals, heavy industry, real estate, and entertainment, with extremely high numbers. However, only Tatsumi Kotoha and her daughter Tatsumi Yuki remain in the main family.

The loyalty displayed by the separated family members is like the locked affection level in a dating game; they diligently manage their businesses around the world, displaying an image of hard work and dedication.

Of course, Makoto Takahashi wouldn't naively believe that there's a way to lock down [loyalty] in reality; it's probably just because Kotoha Tatsumi is too terrifying.

During the conversation, he vaguely sensed that Ritsuki Kotoyo didn't treat the branch family like human beings at all.

She appears to be a gentle, classically beautiful woman in a kimono, but her inner nature is probably far more cruel than that of Tatsumi Yuki.

After the members of the family who had separated from the family left, he explained his thoughts to Tatsumi Kotoha.

"Just do it the way you think is right."

Kotoha gently stroked Tatsumi's face with her palm, a tender smile mirroring that of Tatsumi Yuki appearing on her beautiful face: "It's okay if you messed up, Mother will clean up the mess for you~"

"What are your expectations of me?" Takahashi Makoto asked.

"Make the branch family truly submit to you, no matter what method you use," said Tatsumi Kotoha with a smile.

"I understand."

After saying goodbye to her, Makoto Takahashi left the tea room and, led by a servant, walked through the winding corridor to the familiar archery dojo.

The overhead light casts a bright glow, falling on the clean wooden floor and wall panels, giving a warm feeling in the autumn night.

A refreshing evening breeze lifted her shimmering golden hair. Yuki, dressed in a kyudo uniform, stood in the semi-open shooting range, her natural and handsome shooting stance highlighting her sexy figure.

Snapped--

The arrow left the bowstring, its cold, resonant sound vibrating through the air.

Yuki Tatsumi usually acts like a gentle "angel" to everyone, but only a very few people can see her true face behind the mask.

Uncompassionate, cold-blooded, domineering, competitive, autocratic...

As Tachimi Yuki's boyfriend, Takahashi Makoto is well aware of her true nature. However, there is a difference between a "young lady" and a "girlfriend." Recently, Tachimi Yuki has been unconsciously showing an overly cute side when the two are alone.

That was a childish girlfriend, hidden behind the double masks of "[Angel]" and "[Young Lady]", who belonged only to him. She was very jealous, but easy to coax, and made him want to spoil her forever.

"Four arrows?"

Makoto Takahashi unbuttoned the collar of his kimono, took off his left sleeve, revealing his well-defined muscles and left arm, and tied the sleeve around his waist.

"No, with four arrows, Chengjun will definitely win."

Tachikami Yuki turned around and smiled, saying, "We'll take turns shooting arrows. The person who hits the target two more times than their opponent wins."

Even though she was familiar with Makoto Takahashi's body, seeing him with his black kimono half-undone still stirred a sweet feeling in Yuki Tachimi's heart, followed by greed and possessiveness.

It's one thing for Leng Zi to be handsome, but he can't let other women see his good looks, especially Xiao Ye.

"You already have an arrow on your target, does that still count?"

Takahashi Makoto, carrying a bow in one hand and a quiver of arrows in the other, walked to Tachimi Yuki's side and faced the target 28 meters away in the archery range.

“I’m your girlfriend,” Tachimi Yuki emphasized in a coquettish tone.

"Sports competition has no..."

Seeing her narrowed beautiful eyes and her expression gradually become dangerous, Takahashi Makoto immediately changed his mind: "Okay, but it'll cost more. Has Reiko returned?"

He raised his bow and arrow, deliberately making a reluctant expression.

Upon hearing the sudden mention of Kashima Reiko, Tachibana Yuki frowned and pursed his lips. After a moment of contemplation, he finally decided to grant Takahashi Makoto's excessive request.

"Setting up the studio." She raised her bow and nocked an arrow.

"I heard that girls like to sleep together when they're little? Were you and Aya like that before?" Takahashi Makoto asked.

"No, but now that you mention it, thinking about it carefully, it really has been many years since I slept with Lengzi."

"I will help you create opportunities."

"Hmm~ Does Makoto not care about the sports festival at all? Or is he just impatient?"

"Since Sachi likes it, it's best to have fun at the sports festival."

The two chatted and shot arrows at each other. The slender bamboo branches on both sides of the arrow path made a slight rubbing sound, creating a relaxed atmosphere.

Despite not being fully focused, neither of them missed the target with a single arrow, allowing Tachimi Yuki to maintain a one-arrow lead over Takahashi Makoto.

After six arrows, she turned her head to look at him and complained, "Cheng-kun, you're taking this too seriously."

"I won't let the opportunity to have two women on my left and one on my right pass by."

Makoto Takahashi responded in a half-joking tone, his bow-drawing posture clean and crisp: "The so-called [straight shot will hit the bullseye] means that as long as I believe I am right, I will definitely hit the bullseye."

"Fallacy."

Tachikuni threw down the bow in his hand, turned around and walked out of the archery dojo, saying in a spoiled manner, "I don't want to play with you anymore. You should ask Reiko's opinion on this kind of bet."

"Why didn't you say you wanted to ask Reiko?" Takahashi Makoto shot the last arrow, put down his bow, and strode after her retreating figure.

In his view, Ritsuko was just making excuses; knowing he was no match, he was simply trying to renege on the bet.

Although his girlfriend was even cuter than usual, Makoto Takahashi didn't want to give up this rare opportunity.

He followed Tachimi Yuki through the corridor to a Japanese-style room. A chess set was laid out on the veranda, and the beautiful gems inlaid in the chess pieces sparkled under the light.

"If you beat me in a game of chess, I'll grant your request." Tachimi Yuki changed his condition.

Normally, Makoto Takahashi is confident, but he'd rather not play endgames. Some endgames can only end in a draw no matter how hard he tries.

"Don't we need to ask Leng Zi's opinion now?" he asked with a light laugh.

Even if it's a bit much, someone like Lengzi wouldn't refuse you because of her personality.

"If you don't want to, then forget it."

Makoto Takahashi hugged Yuki Tachimi from behind, making her turn around and look into her deep blue eyes: "I don't want to force you to do anything. Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you."

“I want to force you,” Tachimi Yuki bluntly stated.

She touched Takahashi Makoto's arm, pressed her body against his chest, and felt his body temperature and heartbeat through the embrace: "Why are you wearing matching outfits with Sayo?"

As expected, it was this same problem that led to Tachibana Yuki's blatant hostility towards the Light Music Club today.

Girls in love are always anxious and insecure, and the young lady is no exception. Makoto Takahashi really wants to give her an answer, but he himself is also completely confused.

"To be honest, I think it's a coincidence. I just wore a random pair of shoes when I went out this morning, and she didn't go back to change her shoes either. I didn't notice at all if you hadn't said anything."

Makoto Takahashi, of course, wouldn't care about Maya Uesugi's shoes if he had nothing to do.

He supported Tachibana Yuki's nape with his hand, ran his fingertips through her golden hair, and gently laid her down on the tatami mat.

The atmosphere was tinged with ambiguity amidst their close breathing.

Looking into his eyes, Tachibana Yuki saw no sign of lying in Takahashi Makoto's eyes, but she was still unhappy.

She pulled her foot away from Takahashi Makoto's hand, raised her leg and stepped on his chest, snorting, "Ugh, so annoying. Lie down."

"As ordered."

For the next period of time, Makoto Takahashi lived at the Tachimi Honke residence in Chiyoda Ward.

He discovered that the Tatsumi branch family did not lock in [loyalty], but rather succumbed to Tatsumi Kotoha's methods. They seemed to respect him, the son-in-law of the Tatsumi family, but in reality, they had many malicious intentions.

Fortunately, they weren't fools. After some supernatural events from urban legends occurred, they all became obedient. Takahashi Makoto won them over in less than a week, not only not letting Tachimi Kotoha clean up the mess, but also far exceeding her expectations.

"Why isn't Xiao Cheng my son?"

"It would be better to get engaged to Xiaoxing as soon as possible."

"You should call her Mother, Makoto."

After Takahashi Makoto started learning business from Tachimi Kotoha, he often heard these words. The same "stocking slip" quirk of a rich young lady, spoken by his mother, had a noble and elegant feel to it.

On the other hand, Tsurumizawa's sports festival is progressing smoothly with the cooperation of Uesugi Maya and Kashima Reiko, without any need for acting student council president Takahashi Makoto to worry about it.

The only bad news is that Kashima Reiko's power grab failed, and Team 2A is still led by Tachimi Yuki, including Kashima Reiko.

With Tachimi Yuki's burden lightened, he began studying his opponents in the sports festival early on, determined to make things difficult for Uesugi Maya once he secured first place in the standings.

On the last Sunday of September, as dawn was breaking, Makoto Takahashi was woken up by the system.

In the comfort of the bed, porcelain-smooth skin pressed against my arm, the warm and soft touch enveloping it, body heat transmitted through the fabric of my pajamas, stimulating the sensitive nerves of the early morning.

I opened my eyes, and the system panel appeared in the sweet air of the bedroom.

[Assessment Ended]

[Belgian International Grand Prix, Gold Medal "Summer"]

[The first appearance on the international stage is not a universal review, but a conquest.]

[Exquisite colors create romance, and masterful light and shadow are breathtaking. You use painting to express beautiful emotions, thus sparking a revolution in the art world.]

[You've made it onto the international stage through sheer talent, and collectors are flocking to you.]

The conquest is not over yet; the central position in the Louvre does not belong to you.

[Reward Obtained: A-Rank Breakthrough Permission]

[Perception +50]

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