"I… alright…"
Hearing that Shiki had already sent away the people queuing outside, Ayaka had no choice but to put down her pen, pick up her chopsticks, and eat in small bites.
Ayaka's eating truly embodied the essence of a cultured young lady; every movement exuded elegance, even though there were no outsiders present.
There was nothing she could do; it was a habit formed over a long time, impossible to change. And Shiki didn't really care about how she ate, so she didn't say anything.
It's like some people prefer rice and some prefer sushi; the method doesn't matter, as long as you feel comfortable and it doesn't affect others.
Ayaka tried to finish the food in her bento box as quickly as possible, while Shiki sat silently beside her, propping her chin and watching her.
Suddenly, Ayaka put down her chopsticks and stammered, "Um… could you please not keep staring at me like that…?"
"Pfft!" Shiki burst out laughing upon hearing this. What was this? She was so proactive when they kissed, but now she was shy just from being watched for a bit?
"What's the big deal? You eat your food, I'll watch mine. At most, I'll let you watch me back when we eat dinner tonight~"
"Mm…" Ayaka's mouth immediately puffed up upon hearing this: "Shiki, you're bullying me again!"
"How can this be called bullying? Given our relationship, what's wrong with looking at you?"
Shiki chuckled softly, then used her chopsticks to pick up a piece of tempura: "Come on, open wide, ah—"
"I'm not a child anymore." Although she said that, Ayaka still obediently opened her mouth: "Ah—"
After swallowing the tempura in one bite, seeing that Shiki still wanted to feed her, she quickly pressed down on the other party's wrist with both hands.
"No need! I can eat by myself!"
"Then can I keep watching?"
"Do! What! You! Want!"
Snatching the chopsticks, Ayaka continued to bury her head in her meal.
As for Shiki, of course, she continued to sit by and watch! It's rare to have a partner, so she should cherish it!
In her previous life, many people pursued her, but she rejected all of them. Firstly, after her parents passed away, she had no interest in that aspect, and secondly, men didn't hold much attraction for her.
This wasn't a later influence, but rather how she was born. If her parents had been alive and her life happy, she would have found a man she liked, married, had children, and eventually rested in peace like any ordinary woman.
But after arriving here, this "ordinary person" life disappeared. The attraction of men to her went from slight to none… No, it should be said that the attraction of both men and women to her decreased.
If originally men were a 5 and women were a 10, then now men are a 0 and women are a 5.
Coupled with Ayaka's relentless offensive and a certain wingman Shiki didn't even know about, the two finally got together.
Shiki: Eating candy, what a beautiful thing it is!
…
At the same time, somewhere in Inazuma City, two figures silently slipped into a house, and the owner of this house was Ogawa, who had forged the Anbu order!
At his doorstep, a weary Ogawa stood motionless. On one side was his daughter, and on the other was the Side Attendant, who saved Inazuma from distress. No matter which side, he found it very difficult!
His wife died in childbirth; if his daughter also died, how could he explain it to his wife?
Of course, the current outcome was obvious: Ogawa chose his daughter and forged the order. However, to prevent this mission from truly succeeding, he chose to entrust it to Sayu, who had never carried out an assassination.
He knew that with the strength of that adult, even a surprise attack launched without any precautions would not harm her in the slightest.
In other words, this mission was bound to fail. The only plan for now was to stall for as long as possible, but the people who kidnapped his daughter wouldn't wait for him for too long.
"Sigh…"
With a heavy sigh, Ogawa dragged his exhausted body into the house, but before he could even sit down, he was restrained by two black-clad ninjas.
"You!"
"Sir, please come with us. Two adults have specifically requested to see you," the black-clad ninja said in a hoarse voice.
And Ogawa, who had worked in the Anbu for many years, knew immediately that his forging of the order had likely been discovered.
However, this might also be his chance to rescue his daughter, and he had to seize it well!
"Stop, stop! Wait a moment, I also have my difficulties!"
"You can tell your troubles to those two adults!"
"No, you listen to me first! My daughter was kidnapped, and I was threatened by them!"
Upon hearing this, the two black-clad ninjas exchanged glances. They were ninjas specializing in combat and assassination, and they truly didn't know how to handle such matters.
If it were infiltration specialists, they would probably have already figured out a countermeasure, right?
However, since that was the case, they indeed needed to change their strategy.
"Um, you first explain, what exactly is going on?" one of the black-clad ninjas asked.
"You're finally willing to listen to me. The story begins three days ago."
"At that time, I normally dropped my daughter off at school and then came to the Yashiro Commission for work. But somehow, a group of Ronin found out about my work at the Yashiro Commission and my daughter's school!"
"Because of my work hours, I get off work at 5 PM every day, but my daughter gets out of school at 4:30 PM. Then they took advantage of this time to kidnap my daughter!"
"That's how it happened. By the time I discovered my daughter had been kidnapped, it was already too late. They threatened me not to tell anyone else, and to work for them, otherwise…"
Ogawa didn't continue, but the two ninjas understood the outcome clearly, and from the crying tone in his voice, it seemed unlikely to be false.
"Even if you say that, we still have to arrest you, but that will be after we deal with that group of Ronin," the black-clad ninja said.
"Eh?"
"You should have a way to arrange a meeting with them, right? Later, you just… let me find it."
The black-clad ninja rummaged through his Vision space and finally pulled out a bottle filled with electro element.
"Ah, found it. You just give this to him, then arrange to meet him, and leave the rest to us."
"This… will it work?"
Ogawa took the bottle, somewhat doubtful. As a Yashiro Commission official, he naturally knew what it was for.
electro element residue is generally used to fake traces of battle. But would this thing work to fake evidence of that adult's death?
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