Listening to that flirtatious girl's introduction, Shiro decided that when choosing a partner for a political marriage, his first choice would be precisely her, preferably along with some kind of exchange of interests. But he wasn't in a hurry. If that flirtatious girl introduced him like that, then he also had to prepare to have some good fun, because the advantage was on his side.
Suzuki Sonoko would never have thought that because of her introduction, Shiro had set his sights on her, and was even thinking of choosing her as his fiancée after resolving his current problems. Honestly speaking, he planned to take her as his mistress.
"Alice-chan."
A moment later, a white-haired girl and a blonde girl appeared in front of Shiro. He immediately smiled and greeted one of them.
Deliberately ignoring the other one, because now he was the dominant one, and the other side had something to ask from him.
Alice smiled, full of energy and as cute as ever, then walked over and directly grabbed Shiro's arm.
"Shiro, long time no see! You haven't come to play with me."
Alice first said that energetically, then immediately puffed out her lips.
"Oh, I'm very busy right now, you know?"
"Busy going on dates, perhaps?"
At that moment, a certain tsundere young lady, whom Shiro had deliberately ignored, replied in a very dissatisfied tone.
"Do you have a problem with that? After all, I'm not single, unlike a certain lonely dog."
Shiro's words were a critical hit. The other side really was single, but Nakiri Erina wasn't convinced. The people who wanted to pursue this young lady could circle all of Kyoto once.
"Heh..."
Just as Erina wanted to sneer and say something, Shiro spoke first and interrupted her meaningless argument.
"I know what you want to say. You want to say that the people who want to be with you could circle this place once, but don't you have any self-awareness? About your actual situation."
"If you don't fix that rotten tongue of yours, you'll end up like your mother, living that miserable life. And you're talking about falling in love? Just keep dreaming."
Erina fell silent after hearing that and it could be said that her mood became very bad. This bastard had immediately struck her most painful spot.
Alice saw that these two, who seemed like opposing forces, were about to start arguing at any moment, so she immediately tried to calm them down.
"Alright, alright, Shiro, say a few words less."
"And Erina too, what's there to argue about in a situation like this?"
Alice felt somewhat exhausted. She wanted to have fun with Shiro, but the presence of her cousin made everything complicated. After all, the two of them would explode the moment they met, which was truly exhausting.
"Alright, alright, I won't argue either. After all, this has nothing to do with me."
Erina immediately became nervous when she heard that, because the other side really could save people, and not just give so-called hope.
Alice also understood the situation, so that problem had to be solved. Otherwise, her future children might inherit the same problem. However, something suddenly crossed her mind: would her children really have that problem? After all, if they were born with Shiro, then he would solve it, right? Because of that question, she sank into deep thought.
Immediately afterward, she quickly regained her senses. What kind of situation was this, imagining children with this womanizer? She must have lost her mind.
After all, she and the other side weren't in a relationship or anything similar.
"Shi..."
"Alice, I know what you want to say. You just want to ask me to solve the problem, but the question is — what price can you pay?"
"If you had the problem, I could solve it for free. But this problem isn't yours; this is the problem of that guy who almost lost to me last time and thought he could do whatever he wanted, as well as the problem of her mother."
"The nature of those things is different, right?"
Alice was speechless after hearing that. After all, the two of them had an unpleasant conflict earlier, and the most important thing was that he wasn't her. Although the situation was somewhat complicated, inwardly she felt sweet. An unexpected encounter, she hadn't expected everything to develop like this. How did this resemble her parents' situation so much? The only difference was that her father was very loyal, while this one was a complete womanizer.
After hearing that, Erina no longer dared to constantly act superior.
"Then what do you want?"
Erina spoke at that moment, because this problem had to be solved.
"Tonight, you can temporarily freely control the activation and deactivation of the God Tongue."
Erina was confused when she heard that, and then realized that she really could now freely turn her God Tongue on and off. It felt unbelievable, but she couldn't remember how she did it; it was like instinct.
"You..."
"I'm first allowing you to experience what it's like. Once you experience it, then come talk to me."
As someone who had worked with many people since childhood, representing the Nakiri Family and negotiating with various corporations, Erina perfectly understood that this bastard wanted her to first taste the sweetness and then raise the price.
"Now you can eat normally. Take the opportunity to experience what it feels like to freely turn the ability on and off while eating ordinary food."
At this moment, Shiro was like a devil tempting the other side to fall. And she simply couldn't resist that temptation, so she only snorted, glared fiercely at Shiro, then turned around and left.
Alice had been completely confused throughout the whole process. Then she thought for a moment, and it was almost as if a lightbulb appeared above her head.
"Is this the ability Erina was talking about?"
"That's right."
Shiro nodded his head.
"What an incredible ability! Are there any limitations? For example, if I wished to become the best chef in the world?"
At this moment, Alice was like a curious baby...
"No."
Alice heard that answer and thought: "Just as I expected," otherwise that would be way too terrifying. But what Shiro said immediately afterward left her speechless.
"After all, while I'm here, it's impossible to be the best, but becoming second behind me is still possible."
Countless question marks now appeared above Alice's head, as if she were thinking: "No way?" After all, she had only been joking.
Alice's red eyes looked at Shiro as if trying to figure out whether he was joking.
"Don't look at me like that. I'm not joking, everything I said is true."
"That wish you mentioned earlier, I really can fulfill it, but it has to be immediately behind me. After all, the total amount can't surpass me, right?"
"Just... are you sure you want me to give you that?"
The moment Shiro said that, the other side immediately started shaking her head like a rattle drum.
"No, this is my own path; I definitely want to walk it myself."
Alice refused without any hesitation. After all, what meaning or value would it have if she did it that way?
"Then what exactly did what you said earlier mean? Tell me."
Alice could only look at Erina, who could now eat normally, which was rather miraculous. That's why she was curious about Shiro's true goal.
"What do you say to me offering this condition plus shares in your family's company, in exchange for both sisters?"
The moment Shiro said that, the other side immediately looked at him resentfully.
"Baka, you're treating me like some kind of bargaining chip."
Shiro immediately made an aggrieved expression when he heard that.
"I'm innocent! After all, if I'm going to marry you, there has to be a dowry. And Erina is just a bonus. No matter how you look at it, she's a beautiful girl; I can't just leave her to be cheaply taken away by some suspicious guy, right?"
"Think about her personality. What if some guy of unknown origin tricks her and takes her away? Wouldn't it be better for her to be good sisters with you?"
Shiro spoke without even blinking, as if he truly meant well for the other side. However, Alice didn't fall for that act; she wasn't unaware of what kind of person he was. She immediately looked at him with disdain.
"What kind of person are you? As if I don't know you. Can't you be a little more honest? You just want Erina's body, that's all."
Alice exposed him without any restraint.
Shiro only smacked his lips at that. He wanted to continue acting, but why did she have to expose him? Was that fun for her?
"Fine, I admit it. I really am targeting her body."
"So I'm curious, will your grandfather agree to my conditions?"
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