"Shoko."
Shiro thought that it was truly difficult to find someone along the way; countless people kept approaching him.
"Shiro."
Kirishima Shoko's eyes lit up when she saw that Shiro had arrived. Earlier, she had been inconspicuous, like stagnant water.
"Shoko, you surprise me. I didn't expect you to come."
"The Kirishima Family has good relations with most of the zaibatsu and political families in this country, so they sent me."
"Shiro, how does it feel to be here now with a new identity?"
Kirishima Shoko noticed how many people had stopped Shiro along the way. Aside from the first two people, whom he knew, everyone else was there to curry favor with him.
"Emmm, it doesn't feel very great. It feels exhausting. It was better when I was an insignificant figure in your house."
"You shouldn't call yourself an insignificant figure; you were just too lazy to bother with those people."
Kirishima Shoko spoke this blunt truth with a smile.
"That's somewhat true. Mainly, I'm really too lazy to flatter those people. After all, they should be the ones inviting me for a toast, not the other way around."
"By the way, you saw me earlier, didn't you? I was hoping you'd help me."
Kirishima Shoko expressed her thoughts after hearing that.
"Aren't you trying to enjoy everyday life as much as possible? And this also counts as a different kind of everyday life, so I wasn't planning to interrupt you."
Kirishima Shoko knew very well that Shiro had essentially "won" this world, and she also knew what he truly wanted, so she didn't stop him.
"Just like you, really. A completely new experience, but also very exhausting."
The two of them stood together like that. However, many people kept approaching during that time. Shiro suppressed his irritation at being interrupted and interacted with those people with a formal smile, mainly because he was still a shareholder in their groups.
Those people later left satisfied, since they had obtained Shiro's promise. Unless he absolutely had to, he generally would not interfere in any business matters.
After Shiro got rid of them, he had just wanted to lean against Kirishima Shoko when he saw several people approaching and became somewhat confused. 'Is the Fujiwara Family really this brave?'
"Shoko, what's the situation with this family? Why are these three people here?"
At this moment, Shinomiya Kaguya and Yukinoshita Haruno were approaching, and they also heard it, so they were somewhat confused.
And a certain little troublemaker, who had been planning to sneak up on Shiro, also stopped. Those words seemed to carry some special meaning.
Basically, when the three of them approached, Shiro could only say those words from his side.
Kirishima Shoko also noticed, and when she saw the small figure, she felt a certain surprise. After all, what was going on with that person? Shiro said: 'Is the Fujiwara Family not afraid of death?'
"Maybe they don't know."
Those words made the three of them even more confused. They recognized that person; wasn't that the second daughter of the Suzuki Family?
As for the others, they didn't know them that well.
"You three, listen carefully. The true identity of that little brat is Kudo Shinichi. He's that high school detective, but he shrank after being fed a drug."
"And something special is attached to this guy. Simply put, wherever this guy goes, people die. Someone will definitely die here tonight, so I suggest that if your families organize banquets in the future, put this little brat on the blacklist unless you want a murder to happen at your banquet."
After Shiro finished speaking, he turned toward a certain young lady.
"Especially you, don't think this is exciting. Maria could be the one who gets hurt and dies, after all, and she also attends your family's banquets."
Sanzennin Nagi's first thought was: 'Is he really that dangerous? And he actually shrank? A high school detective who became like this, isn't that way too cool?' A desire to cause disaster awakened inside her, but after hearing the second part, she immediately extinguished that thought. At the same time, she looked at Shiro with an annoyed expression.
"Do I look like someone who looks for trouble?"
Shiro looked at her, acting completely shameless, and thought to himself: 'If I hadn't warned you, you definitely would've done it, right? And you're still acting tough.'
"You don't look like that kind of person, you are that kind of person, okay? As if I don't know you."
"Who was it that caused a disaster by secretly taking Mikan to Antarctica in the middle of winter to watch penguins eat hotpot, just because of some internet meme?"
When he remembered that, Shiro's hands started itching again, wanting to grab her and spank her.
And the other person, after hearing that, moved back slightly. After all, her butt had been red from Shiro's spanking last time.
The other three people were also somewhat shocked. Was she really that reckless? No, maybe it should be said that she was that brave? Going to such an extremely cold region just to watch penguins eat hotpot in that kind of situation.
"Let the past stay in the past. There's no need to dwell on it."
Shiro looked at the young lady, then saw Maria speak up.
"Maria, remember, everyone else is fine, but it's best to blacklist that elementary school Shinigami. And you two, this is also my warning: if you don't want trouble, that elementary school Shinigami must be blacklisted. He must not be allowed to attend any banquets."
"I put a little something on you two; you won't die, but the people around you won't be so lucky, okay?"
"After all, there are so many people at a banquet, but they all have to bear that risk."
The two of them looked at each other after hearing that, silently adding him to the blacklist. As for the people around him, they weren't sure whether they should blacklist them too.
"And what about the second daughter of the Suzuki Family who's with him, and the girl beside her?"
"They don't have any problem; the only problem is that Conan."
Those people immediately understood: they only needed to ban him from entering.
"Should we notify the Fujiwara Family then?"
"After all, it wouldn't be good if a murder happened tonight, no matter what."
"They're not you. Do you think they'd believe me?"
After hearing that, those people thought about it and realized that it was true. After all, they didn't know Shiro, or they weren't close to him. In that kind of situation, nobody would believe it if they said it.
"I can see it in your eyes. So just pray for yourselves and see who the unlucky bastard will be."
At this moment, Shiro looked completely carefree, then directly took the glass of juice from Maria's hand and started drinking it.
Sanzennin Nagi immediately bristled when she saw Shiro take her juice.
"That's mine!"
Shiro acted innocent after hearing that.
"I saw that it hadn't been drunk, and you sneaked up from behind. I thought you wanted to secretly bring me a drink. Looks like I misunderstood."
As for this matter, he spoke nonsense without the slightest shame or nervousness. Everyone present wasn't stupid; they clearly knew that she had been trying to ambush him from behind, but in the end, it turned into her bringing him juice, leaving her speechless. She couldn't openly say it, otherwise Shiro would definitely deal with her.
Sanzennin Nagi knew very well that a certain guy wasn't someone to mess with, so she could only swallow her pride over this matter while her eyes wandered around, trying to think of a way to trick him.
"Actually, there's something I'm pretty curious about."
When Shiro asked that question, everyone looked at him with confused eyes, as if asking what was so interesting.
"As far as I know, aren't Tokyo and Kyoto usually at odds with each other? After all, two regions, two groups."
"Why would the Suzuki Family let their second daughter come here to the Fujiwara Family's birthday banquet?"
Shiro was somewhat confused. After all, earlier he had heard that the relationship between the two sides wasn't very good, but now she was appearing here perfectly normally. What was going on?
Shiro looked around with a confused expression, as if searching for an explanation.
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