"Chi, chi, chi, don't worry about that. In any case, go to sleep earlier. I don't want you staying up late."
"After all, you still have the physical condition of an ordinary person."
"Staying up too long at night isn't good for your eyes."
Shiro spoke in a very gentle tone, and after she put down her things, nodded, wished good night, and left.
Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at his sincere gentleness and thought, "Does even this reckless guy have this side?"
"You really surprise me, you actually have this side too."
Shiro's lips twitched slightly when he heard her words, then he spoke in a very helpless tone.
"What kind of demon do you imagine me as in your head? Isn't it normal for me to have this side too? After all, I'm a normal person."
Shiro always felt as if his own reputation was harming him.
Kasumigaoka Utaha: …
Hearing that, she couldn't help but measure him from head to toe, wanting to say, "How do you even look like a normal person?"
"Kouhai, a man should have self-awareness. In what way do you look like a normal person?"
Shiro: …
"Putting everything else aside, I've never seen you this gentle, even in front of a great beauty like me."
"Tell me, how are you normal?"
After asking that question, Kasumigaoka Utaha also felt a slight helplessness. Could this even be compared?
"Emmm… I probably understand what you mean, but what I want to say is that this can't be compared, okay? After all, we've been together since childhood."
"In my heart, she truly holds first place."
The moment Shiro said that, the person who had just been left out immediately felt very dissatisfied.
"I feel that if you weren't so strong, you'd definitely have been alone your whole life. Do you think it's appropriate to say that in front of a girl?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha immediately accused him of such behavior, implying he didn't know how to speak properly.
Shiro also felt a bit helpless in the face of her accusation; he was simply stating the truth.
"I know what you're thinking and all that, but I'm just telling the truth. Anyone with even a little ability to investigate my situation would know."
"After all, I've never hidden Shiro's life path, an ordinary person's life."
Shiro said that with a smile, the hidden meaning being that Shiro's life path, which wasn't actually ordinary, was very well concealed.
"Why do I always feel like you're like the male protagonist in those 'pretend to be weak to hit hard' stories? After all, novels are written exactly like that, especially about pretending to be weak to hit hard, and you are exactly that kind of person."
Kasumigaoka Utaha was full of the urge to complain and couldn't hold back. Didn't this guy play exactly that game? It was far too shameless, digging so many traps, making people fall into them, stepping on them, and then finishing them off.
Shiro didn't care about her accusation at all, because he had never really intended to play such a game.
"You think too much. I never planned to play like that, okay?"
"Besides, if I were really playing 'pretend to be weak to hit hard,' it would be better to just end the game immediately."
"After all, I don't care about pretending. I've already said I purely like everyday life. And when have I ever been withdrawn? If trouble really knocks on the door, I won't be like those people who endure everything and do nothing, waiting for the chance to explode. I'd directly beat them face to face; I would definitely do that."
"That's the fundamental difference; I'm simply too lazy to act as long as trouble doesn't come on its own."
Kasumigaoka Utaha was left speechless after hearing that, because this guy really didn't seem like someone who would endure losses.
"Alright, I'll take that as my misunderstanding. Let's continue. Tomorrow we have to go back to school."
Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't dwell further on it and once again immersed herself in writing.
In the end, when she finished writing, she read it once more and handed the draft to Shiro.
Shiro nodded after reading it.
"Alright. I taught you quite a few things; just remember them. In this current situation, if I promote it a little more, it could barely become popular. With titles like 'high school girl writer,' it could attract another wave of attention."
Kasumigaoka Utaha, hearing that, thought that he really understood marketing.
Kasumigaoka Utaha, seeing that she had overcome this hurdle with teacher Shiro, couldn't help but stretch, unintentionally emphasizing her cleavage.
Then she noticed a burning gaze and immediately remembered certain things, feeling that the situation didn't look good.
"Uh… I…"
"It's already quite late today. I'm going back to sleep."
"Tomorrow I have school and classes."
Kasumigaoka Utaha hadn't even finished her sentence before she stood up, intending to leave unnoticed.
However, one hand pressed on her shoulder and held her back.
Shiro's devilish voice echoed.
"Don't rush, I won't eat you. There's no need to be in such a hurry to leave."
"I'm not some devil or anything, so don't worry, I won't break your last defense. These two days, I shouldn't have overly strong emotions anyway."
"However, now you can fulfill the promise you gave me earlier."
Shiro held her shoulder, brought his head close, and after saying that, licked her earlobe.
At that moment, her normally pale earlobe turned fiery red.
"You… you… you…"
Kasumigaoka Utaha never expected to be suddenly attacked.
The cold sensation immediately made her feel as if an electric current had passed through her, and her ears burned.
At that moment, Shiro had, somehow, already brought her back to his room and sat on the large bed.
Kasumigaoka Utaha hadn't even had time to react before realizing she was sitting in his lap, in a position that instantly became extremely intimate.
Before Kasumigaoka Utaha could say anything, her mouth was sealed by his.
That familiar, but this time proactive, act immediately opened her eyes wide.
Although she wanted to struggle, she realized she couldn't and resigned herself to fate.
Still, she quickly opened her eyes and stared at Shiro motionlessly, as if warning him not to go too far.
But unfortunately, that warning was useless.
After they parted, she immediately clenched her teeth and spoke.
"Can't you at least be a little honest?"
Shiro didn't care about her accusation at all; instead, he spoke casually.
"Being honest is impossible in this life. After all, probably a lot of people are glancing at these legs, and I've already taken advantage."
"Pervert!"
"You're all the same, like worms, only thinking about things like that."
Disgust immediately appeared on Kasumigaoka Utaha's face as she accused him. However, Shiro didn't take the accusations seriously at all; instead, he replied in a completely natural tone.
"Nonsense, of course a normal man would think about such things. If he didn't, I'd seriously doubt whether he was normal."
"On the contrary, why do you seem so seductive? I seriously suspect you're deliberately seducing me now."
Kasumigaoka Utaha completely blazed with anger when she heard that. This scoundrel was flipping the situation! Obviously, he had an eye on her, then used the opportunity to make a big move, tricked her and pulled her into his hands, and now he was shifting everything onto her?
"Alright, alright, alright, you're saying it's my fault, right? Fine, after I return what I owe you, you'll cancel the contract and we'll be strangers for life!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha stated, "Since you're flipping the situation, I'll satisfy you. In the worst case, it'll be like a dog bit me once."
After the bite, everyone goes home and looks for their mother.
Shiro looked at her after hearing that, his eyes seeming to say, "You think you can just run away? Dream on."
"No way. Not only did I save your life, but I also saved you from eternal ruin. And you think you can pay off your debt with one move? Is it that cheap?"