Shizuka's Boy Wins the Gyaru's Family's Approval / Shizuka Is Pressured by the Lead Teacher ...

"Is that so? It seems I committed quite a few sins while punishing you." Shirou appeared above the clown man in a flash, stomping him to the ground. The heart bombs were also instantly erased and disappeared.

"Hahahaha!!! It's not over yet! I have a bomb in my own hands! Your divine power should be destruction, but you can't erase living beings, right? So you only erased the memories of those Magecraft! Now you'll stay here and die with me! I'm going to accomplish the feat of killing a god! This is a great achievement that can ascend to the Throne of Heroes! Hahahaha!" The clown man's whole body glowed.

Shirou was speechless, wondering why these Magecraft were so presumptuous as to assume the opposite of what they were doing.

Boom!!! The clown man swelled into a ball of flesh, then exploded instantly. Centered on his body, the explosion spread ten meters away, forming a giant crater more than three meters deep. A deluge of mud fell like rain.

In the final moments of the explosion.

In a flash, Shirou reappeared atop a large tree. The clown's explosion hadn't harmed him at all. Through his battles with these Magecraft who employed increasingly bizarre and unpredictable tactics, he had developed a safe and effective fighting style.

Unbeknownst to him, he had wandered into such a remote place, surrounded by woods and wasteland. In one spot, a shed had been erected, and there was an excavator outside, as if a construction team was carrying out some kind of project. Shirou's eyes scanned that area and he noticed a middle-aged man wearing a yellow hard hat inside, with gray hair peeking out from under the hat. When the man turned around, Shirou saw a somewhat familiar face.

That evening, Shirou accompanied the gal girl, who had just finished her part-time job, back to her rented apartment.

Two figures stood downstairs: a gentle woman and a middle-aged man with gray hair, a slightly hunched back, and a somewhat down-on-his-luck appearance.

"Daddy~!" The blonde girl saw the middle-aged man standing there and cried out in surprise, running towards him.

"Nao!" The thin, dark-skinned middle-aged man with gray hair excitedly opened his arms.

Smack! A loud sound.

Chapter 593 The Shizuka Boy Gains the Approval of the Hot Girl's Family

"Huh?" Shirou stared at the scene in disbelief. The girl was still in the pose of slapping someone, while the middle-aged man tilted his head, his face still bearing the excited smile from before.

Instead of giving her long-lost father a hug like in TV dramas, the blonde girl ran up to him and slapped the middle-aged man across the face.

She endured it all, persevered! Because she had to support her family. Because someone ran away, because her mother was sick, because her mother would get angry when she saw the rent money sent by someone, she went to work.

So no matter what happens, no matter if she is misunderstood, no matter what hurtful words she suffers, she reminds herself not to care too much. As long as she can maintain this kind of life, she waits for someone to come back.

Now this person is finally back. He should have been the pillar of the family, a role model who gave the young girl confidence and a sense of security, and he should have been living happily with the girl and her mother as a family of three...

"I'm sorry... Nao..." The middle-aged man looked at his daughter, whose eyes were now blurred with tears, and his own eyes welled up with tears as he said in a low voice, "I'm back! Daddy's coming back, Nao! I'll never leave again this time!"

With glistening tears streaming down her face, the blonde girl threw herself at the middle-aged man, crying out, "Silly Daddy! You're so late! You've gotten thinner, darker, and your hair is all white! If you've been working so hard, why didn't you come back?! Even if I didn't have money, I would have found a way to earn money to support you! Waaaaaah!"

The blonde girl burst into tears.

"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..."

"It's good that you're back..." The mother, with tears in her eyes, rushed over.

The three of them hugged each other.

Shirou watched the three of them quietly, not wanting to disturb the family's tender moment. He simply saw their reunion and felt genuinely happy for the girl, a smile appearing on his lips.

After going bankrupt and fleeing, this man didn't actually run away. Instead, he went to a remote suburb and became a construction worker, crammed into a small house with a group of other people. He did manual labor like digging and carrying bricks every day, paid daily, and his food and lodging for one night were included. If he continued working the next day, he would also be given breakfast.

You get paid daily if you work, and if you don't work, you have no money and no food.

This kind of work is not like in China. Construction workers, although it is hard work, are at least considered middle-income earners. Even a handyman pushing a trailer can earn 7,000 or 8,000 yuan with overtime. If you learn some skills and become an electrician or carpenter, you can earn tens of thousands of yuan.

In countries like Japan, where per capita income is already quite stable, temporary workers are practically at the very bottom of society. This is especially true for manual laborers in remote suburbs, who, despite the dirty and tiring work, end up earning only the minimum hourly wage, which is equivalent to the city's guaranteed minimum wage.

If you're a full-time member, you get other benefits like meal allowances and housing. But the people who come here are mostly down-on-their-luck individuals, like the "Sanhe Gods" (a group of people who work one day and play the other), or people who are running away from debts or trouble, runaways, or illegal immigrants.

So the construction sites here took advantage of this, taking advantage of their remote location and the fact that the police wouldn't bother them, and took in these people, exploiting their labor as much as possible. They weren't worried that they would leave, since other better places wouldn't want people like them anyway.

This uncle worked here, saving every penny, and over six months, he gradually paid back the money his relatives had asked for, covering the part they urgently needed.

If Shirou hadn't happened to find him, he probably would have continued doing this until he paid off all his debts. The immense debt he owed his family made this disillusioned middle-aged man hesitate; he simply couldn't face his family.

On the one hand, he can sacrifice himself for others, acting like a saintly saint; on the other hand, he is a coward who burdens his family and sacrifices their happiness.

Shirou found him and told him directly that his wife was too ill to work, and his daughter had to take dangerous jobs and had been attacked by a pervert at night.

"Who the hell is that?! I'll kill him!" The middle-aged man, who had initially appeared honest, roared angrily upon hearing this.

Shirou used this reverse psychology tactic to persuade the man to agree to go home and visit.

The foreman snatched the shovel from the man's hand, threw it aside, took out his wallet from his pocket, pulled out 8,000 yen, and stuffed it into the man's pocket, laughing and cursing as he said:

"Alright, alright, I know you're an honest man. If there's any hope, don't stay here. You have a family, so go home. I don't need you here. Here's your pay for today! I won't save any for you for dinner! Who has a family and doesn't go home? Who doesn't care about their wife and kids and stays here all day? What makes sense?"

"But... foreman, you also owe me this afternoon's pay," the man said, pulling out banknotes from his pocket.

"Go away! I'll give you whatever I say I'll give you, don't waste my time! If you ever become successful, come back and have a drink with me. But if you're still this poor, don't ever come back!"

Although Dongwan's mother resented her father for abandoning her and her daughter, running away alone, and refusing to return home, she never blamed him for burdening the family with debts, making the family poor, and causing her so much hardship and suffering.

Her mother resented his unwillingness to stand up and face the problem together as a family. What good was the small amount of rent he sent back each month? Did she marry an ATM? She was so angry she just wanted to divorce this coward! Now that she saw her husband back, her anger somehow dissipated.

The girl's father wasn't having an easy time either. He used to be a refined and gentle company boss with gold-rimmed glasses, an elite in the industry, and a leader respected by his subordinates. Now, however, he had been overworked and exposed to the sun and wind all day long, turning his hair gray and his skin dark. Although he was not yet fifty, he already looked like a sixty-year-old man.

"Riko, Nao, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry to you and your daughter, waaaaaah..." the girl's father cried out.

"It's alright... it's good that you're back... it's good that you're back," the girl's mother said, crying.

"Waaah, Daddy, Mommy~!" The gal girl buried her face in her parents' arms and burst into tears.

The family of three hugged each other tightly.

... The real problem has never been about money. Although the initial cause was the company's losses leading to bankruptcy, what has caused all of this is the division within a family.

If the girl cannot reunite with her family, then even if the debt is cleared and she moves back into her old house, her life will still be incomplete. That's why Shirou didn't know how to help her, even though he wanted to.

Now that Dad is back, Mom's anger has subsided. As long as the family can live together, even if life is tough, everything can start over.

Chapter 594 Shizuka is coerced by the team leader.

After that, Shirou asked Hiratsuka family's father to intervene and act as a guarantor, which extended the repayment period for the debt owed to Fuyuki's family and reduced some of the usurious interest. He was then given a job interview opportunity.

"Thank you, Uncle and Aunt." Shirou thanked the two elders of the Hiratsuka family. Over the years, he really didn't want anything from them, but he had indeed received a lot of care from them, even though Shirou was now capable of supporting himself and living a comfortable life.

But they are Jing's parents after all, and he always tries to get along with them. So far, they get along quite well.

Hiratsuka family's father laughed and said, "Haha, he was a successful company president before, a business management talent. Even if he failed, he'd be more than capable of being a middle manager. It's such a waste for him to go to the suburbs to do manual labor."

"Alright, by the way, Shirou. Has Shizuka encountered anything lately? I feel like she's been acting a bit strange since she came back these past few days," said Mrs. Hiratsuka family.

"Huh? At school, Shizuka said she wanted to avoid suspicion, so I didn't specifically look for her at school. But the night before last, she even dragged me along to help Classmate Toukan. But these past two days..." Shirou recalled Shizuka Hiratsuka's appearance; it seemed that she hadn't spoken to him at all except during class. Now that he thought about it, it was almost as if she was deliberately avoiding him.

With these questions in mind, Shirou left the Hiratsuka family to deliver the good news to Fuyuki's family.

The gal girl ran up to the boy, looked up, and said with a serious expression:

"Shirou- chan, I love you. Please start a relationship with me on the condition that we marry and have two sons and a daughter!"

"I'm glad you've taken a liking to me, but I'm sorry, I already have someone I like." Shirou also showed a serious expression, bowing back to the girl as he spoke. Because the girl was serious, he had to respond with the same seriousness.

"As expected... Shirou, you like Shizu-chan, right? A guy as good as you wouldn't like me, would he? And although I like Shirou's gentleness, I'll still find a rich husband who can make money and take care of the family." The girl with long, wavy, golden hair looked up and smiled brightly at Shirou.

Before Shirou could say anything more, the gal girl turned and ran away.

The next day, when they arrived at school, the students had already left because they were changing classrooms for the next class. Only the blonde, curly-haired gal girl ran towards them, hugged Shizuka Hiratsuka, and whispered something.

"Shizu-chan ~! You have to keep going. She only recognizes you, otherwise it would be a huge loss for her to withdraw now."

"Huh?" Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at the woman in surprise, not expecting that she had already been exposed...

"See you later~! If you have any problems, feel free to come find me, I'll be there to support you." The gal girl waved and ran out of the classroom.

"... Do I even deserve this...?" Shizuka Hiratsuka lowered her head, somewhat disappointed.

At this moment, only Shizuka Hiratsuka remained in the classroom when the team leader, Mr. Dongguo, walked in.

Teacher Dongguo reached out and put his hand on Ping Zongjing's shoulder, looking very affectionate.

"Teacher Dongguo! Please show some respect!" Shizuka Hiratsuka slapped the man's hand away and said rudely.

"Teacher Hiratsuka... no, Shizuka-chan, is it really okay for you to talk to me like that?" Dongguo Xiaofu pulled out his phone, revealing his threatening and villainous face, and waved it in front of Shizuka Hiratsuka, saying with a wicked smile.

This happened on the night Shizuka Hiratsuka Shirou the gal girl home.

"Who is it?" Shizuka Hiratsuka was walking home when she heard footsteps behind her.

There was a rustling sound; it turned out that it wasn't just the gal girl being followed, but even Shizuka Hiratsuka was being targeted.

At that moment, a familiar man emerged from the Black Shadow. It was Mr. Dongguo, the school's leader, holding a camera. He stared intently at Shizuka Hiratsuka's face and said sternly, "Teacher Hiratsuka! There is no love between adults and children; that's just deception!"

"What... Teacher Dongguo... are you following me?" Shizuka Hiratsuka asked the man who looked rather strange, her eyes filled with doubt.

"I'm doing this all for your own good, teacher," Teacher Dongguo said in a sickly tone.

"Teacher... are you crazy! Do you know that this is stalking behavior?" Shizuka Hiratsuka said to the man. She had clearly rejected him, and he hadn't bothered her afterward, but now it had turned out like this.

"Hehe, it's all your fault for refusing me, Hiratsuka, but it's also thanks to that that I was able to take some pictures." Teacher Dongguo flipped the camera's digital screen over, revealing a picture of the female teacher and the excited boy embracing each other.

The man shouted, "If I'm a stalker, then Hiratsuka, who was hugging a minor, is disqualified as a teacher! No! You're disqualified as a human scoundrel!"

"Are you crazy! Even if I really did something wrong, I will take responsibility for my mistakes instead of trying to cover them up with something even more despicable! And I will never be threatened by scum like you!" Shizuka Hiratsuka said, turning around and running quickly towards her house.

"Hehehe... Escape? You think you can escape? Hehehe... You stinking woman! You dare to refuse me? Well, you won't have a good time either..." Teacher Dongguo held the digital camera, laughing maniacally, as if talking to the woman who had run away, or as if talking to himself.

The right of adults and minors to freely date may seem like a beautiful liberation from traditional constraints. However, if this were truly allowed, it would be a dangerous and murky swamp, like Pandora's box, a breeding ground for evil.

If a kindergarten child says they're in love with a boy in their class, adults would probably just laugh it off.

But if she says her romantic partner is an adult more than ten years older than her, then everything changes.

Imagine an orphanage director who can date the orphans in his orphanage. And he might have more than one girlfriend. After all, these are children who can't even get legally married. How can you stipulate that he must be responsible for minors and cannot break up with them?

He was simply abusing his power to manipulate boys and girls; which teacher then provided after-school tutoring and had an ambiguous relationship with the elementary school students?

If your neighbor, Old Wang, steals your wife, you can just steal his wife back. But if he gets your 10-year-old daughter pregnant, then what kind of deep-seated hatred and resentment would that entail?

These are people who should be despised by the whole society and are beyond redemption, but if all these sins can be excused by love, then parents work hard to earn money and live frugally, hoping that their children can succeed, placing all their hopes on the next generation.

However, there is a group of rich second-generation kids in their thirties and forties who have grown tired of both the opposite sex and the same sex, and can only seek stimulation from forbidden things. These strange uncles and aunts, who have nothing to do all day but play, are waiting at the school gate with pocket money, fun toys and delicious food, tempting these kids and letting them satisfy their lust.

What a terrifying scene that would be.

These are things that are absolutely forbidden.

Chapter 595 Shizuka's Anger

There have been many seemingly good solutions in this world. It seems that as long as they are implemented, the world can immediately achieve harmony, and there will be no more wars, evil, or poverty on the entire planet.

But what is the reality?

When these kinds of matters are handed over to specific individuals for handling, the results are often the opposite of what was expected; instead of improving, the situation becomes worse.

For example, the total amount of food produced by humankind each year, as well as the total amount of cotton and fiber plants used to make clothing, is more than enough to feed and clothe 7 billion people. However, every year a number of people still starve or freeze to death.

Even in the most developed countries like the United States and Europe with its high welfare systems, there are still beggars and homeless people on the streets who go hungry and have no home. It seems that the first major country in Human History to achieve comprehensive poverty alleviation can only be born in China.

Because human nature always has a wicked and ugly side, some people are lazy and incompetent, yet they are jealous of the virtuous and capable; some people are blinded by desire, and even something that seems good can be ruined by a bunch of troublemakers. For example, a charitable organization that is supposed to donate money can be turned into a commercial foundation for profit.

In this situation, rather than trying to improve the plan, it is more necessary to rely on strict laws to prohibit it.

As a person, especially a minor, they are still in the stage of understanding and accepting the world and society. Their bodies are still developing, and their minds and hearts are sensitive and fragile. For these children, even the most extreme and biased protective methods are not excessive.

After all, the negative effects of this seem insignificant compared to the negative effects of not protecting it.

Therefore, many modern countries have very strict laws protecting minors. For a country, minors represent the hope for the future. For a family, the only child is their hope and guarantee.

Especially in this era of increasingly serious low birth rates and aging populations, the destruction of a minor could very well mean the destruction of three or four generations of an entire family.

However, with protection comes those who want to exploit it. And the more something is forbidden, the more people will want to challenge that taboo. Therefore, there is zero tolerance for this!

Regardless of whether your feelings are genuine or otherwise, once this photo is released, Shizuka Hiratsuka's teaching career will be over.

"Hehehe? So now you can give me an answer, Teacher Hiratsuka... No! Shizuka!" Dongguo-sensei stared wide-eyed at the woman.

Hiratsuka family punched the man in the face, breaking his nose and causing it to bleed as he collapsed to the ground. The boxing he'd learned from Shirou, Marta, and Bazett was no joke.

"You despicable bastard! I'd rather die than let someone like you get away with this! If you want to do something, go ahead and try! But let me make this clear beforehand: you're my mortal enemy, and don't think you can stay out of it!"

"Ugh..." The man lay on the ground, his eyes rolled back, his body convulsing.

"Hmph!" Shizuka Hiratsuka tossed her clothes and walked outside.

However, in this society, if you strike first when you are in the wrong, it means you've lost. By the time this "teacher from Dongguo" realizes what's happening, trouble will have already begun.

Shizuka Hiratsuka was called home by her parents and was sitting in the living room.

Hiratsuka family's father pondered for a moment before speaking, "In fact, the Dongguo family has sent someone over, wanting to form a marriage alliance with our family. If you are willing to marry their son, then this matter can be dropped."

Before Shizuka Hiratsuka could speak, Hiratsuka family father slammed his hand on the table with a loud bang, startling Shizuka Hiratsuka.

Bang!!!

"This is outrageous!!! What do those bastards take my daughter for?!" Hiratsuka's father roared furiously.

"That's right! Honey! We absolutely cannot let this go unpunished, or others will think our family is easy to bully!" Hiratsuka family's mother said indignantly.