"Let's treat this as an exception. After all, it's common knowledge that I'm not exactly a patient person. Doing something like this once is enough."
For some reason, Shiro's explanation sounded extremely suspicious. After all, he still hadn't explained why he had suddenly brought someone home and allowed them to stay here, so the credibility of what he was saying now was practically zero.
Shiro didn't care about that, but when he saw that the report was about today's victory, he took out his phone and typed a message.
"Ginko-chan, congratulations~"
Unfortunately, he didn't get a reply, so he simply tossed the phone aside. She was probably celebrating or something.
After a while, Mikan invited everyone to go to the hot spring, and that invitation instantly left the two of them confused.
"Wait, did you just say hot spring? Seriously?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka's eyes widened. Did this house actually have something like that? It was completely unbelievable!
Shiina Mahiru also looked confused. She understood every word individually, but when they were put together, none of it made any sense.
The others, seeing their puzzled expressions, briefly explained.
"Shiro seems to have remodeled the place. Don't just look at these two floors; there are actually several more inside, and one of them has been turned into a hot spring."
Hearing that, Hiratsuka Shizuka felt an indescribable sense of envy. She had previously thought his ability to come and go was fairly straightforward, but now it seemed to be much more than that.
"To turn two floors into something that feels like a high-rise building... I have to admit, you could definitely get rich if you went into architecture."
Shiro merely curled his lips in disdain.
"Forget everything else. With my ability to come and go unnoticed, wouldn't it be better to just head straight into a vault? At worst, I could sneak into someone's treasury, enter a private space directly, and then make a stop at the black market. Wouldn't that make me rich too?"
The moment Shiro said that, everyone except Lala fell silent. How could he say something like that so naturally and with such confidence? Could it be that he had actually done things like that before?
"Shiro, tell me honestly, have you ever done something like that?"
Mikan now addressed him the way she did when they were alone because he sounded far too experienced, making her suspect that he had actually committed crimes before.
Shiro, however, looked completely uninterested.
"Do you think I have that much free time? If I did things like that, I might as well quit everything and just enjoy life. Such a small amount of money doesn't interest me at all."
"In this lousy place, making money is the easiest thing in the world. I only need to say one word, and some people will bring it to me themselves. So why would I bother earning it?"
Shiro leaned back on the sofa in a completely relaxed posture, as if he had turned into soft pudding, perfectly embodying the meaning of a lazy life.
Those words struck everyone right in the heart. If they spread among the public, countless people would envy him.
"Only say things like that here. These people can tolerate it. But if you say them outside, sooner or later someone is going to beat you up."
Hiratsuka Shizuka thought for a moment before warning him. After all, he was so arrogant that it wouldn't be surprising if it got him into trouble one day.
"Tolerate what? You're a young lady driving a supercar on a teacher's salary. The people who'd want to beat me up definitely don't include you."
Shiro exposed her without the slightest hesitation, but she wasn't embarrassed at all and continued talking.
"What do you know? These days, I pay for most of what I spend with my own salary, okay?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka firmly denied it because her numerous failed blind dates had drastically reduced her budget.
As a result, she now mostly lived on her salary and the savings she had put aside years ago.
However, the moment she said that, everyone present unconsciously started looking her over.
Hiratsuka Shizuka became somewhat uncomfortable under the gazes of the group of students.
"So, Teacher Shizuka is actually a rich girl?"
At that moment, the ever-energetic Yui looked completely astonished.
Hearing that and seeing Yui's sincere expression, Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't hide her discomfort.
"Ahem... ahem... There's a slight misunderstanding here. At most, I can say that I have some money, but I'm definitely not some wealthy heiress."
She quickly explained and then gave one particular person a meaningful look, as if warning him to keep quiet before he blurted out something ridiculous, like saying she came from a yakuza family. If he really said that, her reputation would be completely ruined.
Shiro decided to remain silent. If he kept going, they would probably end up arguing again. He only wanted to tease her a little, not start a fight. So someone, in order to stop Shiro from saying anything even more inappropriate, hurriedly urged everyone else to head to the hot spring.
However, the moment they left, Shiro spoke directly into Mikan and Yui's minds.
"If you want to find out why I brought him here and what his situation is, the best time to ask will be while you're bathing. See if he'll tell you himself."
The two of them froze for a moment upon hearing that, then acted as though nothing had happened.
Watching them leave, Shiro lay down without hesitation. Just then, he finally received a reply to his message.
"Oh~"
Seeing the response, Shiro felt that the situation had become very interesting.
Could this girl actually be thinking about running away with her bucket?
Feeling slightly uncertain, he used a little trick to shift his gaze toward her and saw that she was holding her phone, waiting for a reply while looking incredibly nervous.
"Ginko-chan~ When are you coming back? I've already finished bathing and I'm waiting for you~"
Sora Ginko's face flushed slightly when she read it, then she clenched her teeth. Couldn't that man say something else? He was always saying things like that.
"Ahahaha, just kidding, just kidding. Were you so angry earlier that you wanted to hit me?"
The moment she read that message, Sora Ginko's pupils narrowed slightly. She looked around, made sure no one was nearby, and only then replied through gritted teeth with two words:
"I wasn't."
After that, she put away her phone and continued eating.
Shiro didn't care about her sulking expression. He wasn't there anyway, so what did it matter if she was angry? Since he couldn't gain anything from continuing the conversation, it ended in that somewhat peculiar manner.
Meanwhile, while everyone else was enjoying the hot spring, Yui decided to take the initiative and speak first.