What does it have to do with me if they hate vests?

【it's me. 】

"'It's me, it's me' scam?"

[If you keep telling me such boring jokes, I will take you out for a walk next time we meet, wearing your swimsuit.]

"...You are still as ungentlemanly as ever."

[People who talk about gentlemanly manners to their pets are sick. 】

Yukinoshita Yukino smacked her lips and wanted to refute from the perspective of human rights, but she felt that it would not harm Qiu Lingwenping at all and would only hurt herself. So after hesitating for a moment, she asked, "Is there something wrong? Or do you like your pet so much..."

[Tomorrow night, there will be a banquet at the Shinomiya family. I need to attend it because the woman who came close to me is too troublesome, so I need a shield. I will pick you up when the time comes.] The other party paused for a moment and added, [Let me make it clear that you should behave well when the time comes and don't embarrass me. After all, Miss Yukinoshita, you don't want the Yukinoshita family to encounter any more accidents.]

Chapter 29: Pets that struggle are cute

"As a reward, I allow you to walk beside me tomorrow."

[Your concept of 'reward' is really unique. ]

"You didn't mock me directly, but you said this in a roundabout way. I think you have improved a little, but not much."

Si Ji naturally heard the reluctance of the second young lady on the other end of the phone, and he sneered, "Use your brain and think carefully about what this means. Don't regard my rare and generous charity as an insult."

[…I am sorry for my impoliteness.]

It seemed that the other party came to his senses and understood what he meant.

That's right, although Shiki had said before that he would spare the Yukinoshita family, if he went out of his way to greet others for such a thing, it would give people the illusion that "Aki Ling Fumpei attaches great importance to the Yukinoshita family."

Considering his status, this is too degrading and he would never do it.

But also because of his identity, his every move, and even the people and things around him, will fall into the eyes of those who are interested.

As long as Yukinoshita Yukino attends the dinner as his female companion tomorrow, she will definitely attract other people's attention. Anyone who is interested can find out her identity by asking around.

After all, as the second daughter of the Yukinoshita family, Yukinoshita Yukino must have attended social banquets of the upper class before.

By then, those people will naturally understand that the Yukinoshita family has already presented a sacrifice, and by accepting the sacrifice, he has forgiven the other party in disguise and will not continue to kill them.

Just as Shiki said, allowing Yukinoshita Yukino to stay by his side is already a great gift to the Yukinoshita family which is on the verge of collapse.

"That's it? This apology is insincere. Don't you know that you should hold your chest when you apologize..." Si Ji recalled the ups and downs of the girl's chest and sighed: "...Oh, forget it."

【…】

Si Ji thought he seemed to hear the sound of teeth grinding on the other side.

"I originally planned to let you prepare your own evening gown, but since you dared to be so disrespectful to me, I will prepare your dress for you," he ignored the resentment that seemed to be overflowing from the other party's phone, and just continued to talk: "As part of the punishment."

After saying that, Si Ji was about to hang up the phone.

【Wait a moment! 】

"Ok?"

[That... collar...]

"suitable for you."

[Let’s put aside the fact that it can satisfy your strange desires... Well, I think it’s inappropriate to wear this to a party. You don’t want to be considered a pervert by people in the social circle, right?]

"It doesn't matter. They play much more perverted games than me. The Shinomiya family has an island called Nu○ Island in Okinawa. It is said that the former prime minister who has a lot of tricks has also been there..."

Having accidentally learned some information she didn't want to know, Yukinoshita Yukino was silent for a moment, and then asked with difficulty: [What I want to ask is, can you not wear this to the party? ]

"No. And the style of your dress tomorrow will not cover the collar. I will ask a great collector to make one overnight," Si Ji said happily, "Just wait and hope."

[Hope, how many crimes have been committed in your name.] For some reason, the girl on the other end of the phone began to recite Madame Roland's famous words.

"Well, let's take the bikini as the design concept."

【…】

"And it's a three-point rope bikini."

[I was wrong. Please prepare a normal evening dress. ]

"You knew it would end up like this, but you still didn't learn your lesson."

It should be said that she has not completely surrendered in her heart, or maybe it is just her personality. In any case, Yukinoshita Yukino seems to be still struggling.

Si Ji didn't care too much about it. Compared to the motionless dolls that had no reaction to his tossing and turning, the pet cats and dogs that occasionally struggled in his arms were more adorable to him.

Of course, the training still needs to continue. This time, I just used the classic carrot and stick method. Using family members to threaten the other party is such a tasteless thing, but doing it once or twice is enough.

After hanging up the phone with Yukinoshita Yukino, Shiki found the phone number of the head of the Okura family from the contact list. The other party was a family that ran high-end clothing trade across the island country and Europe. Although the scale was definitely not comparable to top chaebols like Shinomiya, the several top designers on hand were also world-renowned.

At least the handmade suits and many casual clothes of 'Qiu Ling Wenping' were commissioned to be designed and produced by them, and the works so far have made Si Ji very satisfied.

"Hello, is this the great collector?"

Unlike Washimiya-ryo which was filled with a happy atmosphere, the expressions of the two Yukinoshita sisters were not so happy in the Yukinoshita Villa in the countryside of Chiba.

Yukinoshita Yukino has already started to feel ashamed of tomorrow's dinner: although Qiu Ling Wenping is a bad guy, he does have a very important position in the whole world. It can be said that as long as he appears at the banquet, he will immediately become the focus of everyone's attention.

As his female companion, she would definitely attract countless gazes. Yukino could almost imagine how playful the looks would be when people's eyes fell on the collar around her neck.

Just thinking about that scene made her feel extremely ashamed, as if her self-esteem was torn into pieces and spread out on the ground for people to trample on.

But I just don’t think it’s so unacceptable - at least it’s much better than a rope bikini, right?

This inner conflict made Xueno feel that her brain was starting to become strange, and she didn't know whether she should be shy or angry...

Yukinoshita Haruno, who had been watching the entire conversation between the two, breathed a sigh of relief. It was obvious that Qiu Lingwenping's attitude towards Yukino was not as bad as she had thought at first, and it seemed that he did not use Yukino as a pure tool for sexual gratification.

This way, at least she would have time to revive the Yukinoshita family, and maybe even be able to take Yukino back before she was ruined by the other party.

But before that, there is still something that needs to be done.

"Yukino...try not to leave that person's side tomorrow." She warned Yukino.

"Huh?" Yukino frowned slightly and looked at her sister in surprise.

She was clearly feeling sad about becoming that guy's plaything before, so why did she suddenly turn against him now?

"As his female companion, you will be targeted by many people..." Yukinoshita Haruno, whose voice was a little hoarse, coughed a few times and solemnly warned: "If you are alone, it is easy to get into an accident."

"No way, that was a party at the Shinomiya family..." Yukino found it hard to understand.

After all, the Shinomiya family is a top wealthy family.

"The reputation of the Sigong family is not very good, especially now that the head of the Sigong family, Sigong Yan'an, is ill. The most likely heir to the Sigong family, Sigong Huangguang, is ambitious and unscrupulous. It is hard to say that he is a good person. When the time comes, let alone stopping it, they themselves might even be the ones who take action." Yang Nai explained softly.

"In any case, don't underestimate how dirty those people are... You are too honest and too naive, and you will suffer. Only by staying with that guy can you avoid any accidents."

Yukinoshita Yukino hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded slightly under Yangno's earnest gaze.

Chapter 30 A Man's Promise

Washimiya Shiki yawned and flipped the spatula.

After the call, he wanted to go back to sketching, but then he remembered that he had originally planned to prepare dinner.

"Come to think of it, I also need to prepare one for the goblins. I forgot to go to the supermarket to buy ingredients today. Let me see what's left..."

Si Ji scratched his head, opened the refrigerator which was so spacious that it could be divided into three steps to fit an elephant, took a look, and made a decision immediately.

"Yoshi, let's order takeout."

If it was just him eating, he could just make some lard rice to get by, but after all, Yamada the Fairy is here, and it would be a bit troublesome to run out to buy groceries and cook from scratch, so it’s more convenient and saves trouble to just order takeout.

During this period, the takeout industry on the island was not as convenient as that on the mainland. Almost all shops hired their own delivery people, so we couldn't expect much from the quality of the takeout.

However, there are still safety cards, just like when you go on a business trip to an unfamiliar place and are afraid of not being able to get used to the local food, you can directly choose Kaifeng cuisine. The quality control of frozen foods such as pizza and fried chicken in fast food chains is generally still above the passing line.

There are several delivery phone numbers of nearby fast food restaurants posted on the refrigerator of Siji House with magnetic stickers.

After the pizza arrived, Shiki ran up to the second floor of Yamada Fairy's house with the pizza box.

He knocked on the door, but received no response.

"Did he go out at some point?"

Shiki recalled that after returning from the Busui River Library, he did not remember hearing any noise from the other party leaving Washimiya Dormitory - the bolt of the iron door on the outer wall of Washimiya Dormitory was badly rusted, so there should have been quite a lot of noise when the door was closed.

He knocked on the door again, but still no one answered.

Si Ji's heart sank: Could something have happened to that guy?

So he put the pizza aside, quickly went back to his room, took out the spare key, turned back, unlocked the door, and broke in without hesitation.

He ran anxiously through aisles piled with corrugated moving boxes, looking from room to room.

"Ms. Yamada, are you okay—"

As a result, before he could finish his words, the remaining half of his sentence got stuck in his throat.

In what was probably a study room, a naked blonde girl was sitting in a soft chair. In front of her was a laptop computer. It seemed that the girl was writing something on the computer.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines through the thin white gauze curtains, casting a faint orange-red glow on the girl's fair skin.

Although the vital parts were blocked by the notebook and the table, from Four Seasons' perspective, he could still see about 90% of the other person's skin.

Gradually, Si Ji suddenly realized that the light red color on the girl's skin was not just the afterglow of the sunset, but seemed to come more from the girl's own blood.

Her lovely face flushed red, and even her ears, which were slightly pointed compared to normal people's, were tinged with shame, and her big eyes were filled with crystal tears.

“Aaaaaaa——!” the girl hugged her chest and screamed cutely.

"Wait a moment, I can explain..." Si Ji felt that his voice sounded inexplicably pale.

"What else is there to explain now? This is pure trespassing! You perverted, suspicious person!"

"I just came to invite you to dinner. Who told you not to respond?"

"Eat, eat?" Yamada Fairy was stunned.

"That's right! I just came to invite you to dinner with good intentions, but ended up witnessing such a shocking scene, which caused irreparable damage to my young and pure heart!" Si Ji turned the tables with a righteous look on his face.

"Why are you saying it as if it's my fault? I was the one who was seen naked!!" Yamada Fairy was shocked: "I am the victim!"

"No, think about it carefully," Shiki tried to pretend to be a gentleman, "The property rights of Washimiya-ryo belong to me, so this apartment itself is my property and home, right? Then you are naked in my house, isn't that even more perverted behavior?"

"Gu, that's not how it's calculated!"

Yamada, who only attended elementary school and failed to graduate from junior high school, could not think of a way to refute Shiki's words. She just looked at the other party's very artificial innocent expression and said angrily: "How long are you going to watch this? Get out now!"

After a while, the fairy Yamada, who was dressed neatly again, appeared in the living room, eating the pizza sent by Shiki with an unhappy look on his face.

She squinted her eyes at Siji who looked calm and composed, and said incoherently, "Hmm, this pizza is not tasty at all!"

"It's just takeout after all." Si Ji immediately stood on the same front with her and criticized the fast food restaurant: "Even frozen food is substandard. I won't order takeout from this restaurant next time."

"Look," the Yamada Fairy looked helplessly at the shameless Shiki, "You should have something to say to me, right?"

Shiki thought about it, put down the pizza in his hand, and clasped his hands together towards the blonde girl.

"Thank you for hospitality."

"I haven't entertained you well enough... That's not right! It should be Simi Masai! Apologize to me properly!" Yamada the Fairy got furious and slammed the table angrily.

"But I didn't expect you to work so hard for that bet."

Si Ji lightly passed over the topic: "I thought you wouldn't take it too seriously."

After all, in Yamada Fairy's opinion, the winning rate of this bet is too low, so it is understandable that he would just give up.

"That's not true! I never write my own manuscripts. My manuscripts are all summoned from the demon world through 'Summon Darkness'!"

The girl made a pose similar to that of a card face for transformation, and spoke proudly in a tone full of chuunibyou aura.

"But wasn't the reason you just showed up naked just because you were too worried about the manuscript?" Si Ji asked innocently.

“…No, that’s just my nature of pursuing a sense of liberation.” Yamada Fairy looked away.

It seems that this guy would rather admit that he is a pervert than be ashamed of being known for his secret efforts.

"No matter what, I had my reasons for the bet. If you need any help, just tell me." Si Ji promised her, "I will help you with anything. This is a man's promise."

"The pizza is awful. I want a big meal for dinner tomorrow," the girl said angrily.

"That won't work. I have to go out to a party tomorrow night." Si Ji answered seriously.

"Well, then I want to have Eggs Benedict for breakfast tomorrow~" The Yamada Fairy didn't make things too difficult for Shiki and changed his request.