Threat / Proactive Shiina

"Damn, you're so sneaky, Sato! You actually pulled that while I wasn't looking!"

"Vulgar!"

Watching the two girls start arguing, Hasebe Haruka couldn't help feeling speechless.

Yet her gaze toward Ye Yunchuan also held a faint hint of longing.

Chapter Fourteen: Threats

"I'm taking Nazuna away from here. What are you going to do now?"

"I... Yunchuan, can we come with you?"

Shinohara Satsuki took Ye Yunchuan's hand, while Sato Maya wrapped her arms around his other arm...

"Don't leave us behind, Yunchuan! We'll die here without you!"

"But protecting this many people at once would be difficult for me. If I only had to protect Nazuna..."

Ye Yunchuan looked troubled.

It wasn't that he was being difficult. Protecting so many people at once really was a challenge.

"Then what are we supposed to do? Please, Yunchuan, we don't want to be left here."

The two clung to Ye Yunchuan's arms, one on each side.

They weren't as well-endowed as Nazuna, but the double sensation was undeniably a treat in its own way.

"Well, I suppose I could take you with me, but you'll have to agree to one condition!"

Ye Yunchuan's lips curled upward.

The time had come. It was about time he showed his true colors.

"What condition?"

"You have to become my women, just like your senior, Nazuna!"

"What?!"

The two stared at him in shock. Even Hasebe Haruka, standing nearby, could hardly believe it.

For a moment, all three felt as if their dreams had been shattered.

The dashing knight in shining armor, Ye Yunchuan, had suddenly turned into a vicious big bad wolf.

"Despicable! You're taking advantage of us!"

"Threatening girls like this is disgusting!"

Both girls instinctively moved away from Ye Yunchuan.

Even Hasebe Haruka's gaze toward him was now tinged with distaste and wariness.

"You're not willing? Fine, then stay here. Come on, Nazuna, let's go!"

Ye Yunchuan's expression darkened.

Honestly, playing the gentle knight in shining armor would make it easier to win girls over.

But considering that he'd be sowing his seed far and wide in the future, Ye Yunchuan decided to abandon that troublesome approach.

Besides, it didn't fit his character.

Being a despicable scoundrel was easier than playing the noble knight.

"Okay." Nazuna nodded obediently.

She wasn't as clueless as the others. More than some meaningless sense of dignity, she wanted to live.

In this environment, only a powerful man like Ye Yunchuan could protect her.

And he'd risked his life to save her. It would hardly be right for her not to offer him something in return.

As for the others, Nazuna could only say that they hadn't adjusted their way of thinking yet.

They'd probably regret missing this chance for the rest of their lives.

But Nazuna wasn't going to warn them.

She had her own selfish reasons, after all.

Considering Ye Yunchuan's ambition and strength, he'd probably have more and more women in the future.

She didn't want to have so many rivals right from the start.

"Wait, don't go! If you leave us here, the zombies will eat us!"

As if they'd suddenly remembered the danger, the two hurried after him and clung to his arms again.

"There's no such thing as a free lunch. If you want me to protect you, you have to pay some price, don't you? I can't be risking my life while you do nothing."

"I..."

"We..."

At Ye Yunchuan's words, both girls lowered their heads in shame.

They knew how terrifying the zombies were.

If they were in Ye Yunchuan's shoes, they probably wouldn't be willing to risk their lives to protect so many people either.

"Could we really not change the condition? What if I'm the only one who becomes your girlfriend...?"

Sato Maya asked tentatively, her face red.

"..." Even Ye Yunchuan was at a loss for words.

"You've got some nerve. Even Nazuna can only be one of my women. What makes you think you're qualified to have me all to yourself?"

Sato Maya looked at the beautiful, tall Nazuna, then at herself, who was barely above average.

She wilted at once, wiping the corners of her eyes as if she were about to cry.

"Wah... If you won't do it, then you won't! Why do you have to put me down like that?"

"Enough. Either agree or stay here by yourselves. I don't have time to stand around arguing with you."

All that whining and dithering had worn out Ye Yunchuan's patience. He took Nazuna by the hand and started to leave.

"Don't go! I'll do it, okay?"

In the end, Sato Maya gave in.

"Wait, I'll agree too."

Since her best friend had given in, Shinohara Satsuki naturally had no intention of resisting.

"What about you?"

Ye Yunchuan looked at Hasebe Haruka, who had barely said a word the whole time.

At his question, Hasebe Haruka rolled her eyes at him, then sighed.

"They've both fallen into the clutches of a lecher like you. What can a weak girl like me do?"

Because she was fairly attractive, men had always coveted her.

She was all too familiar with the heated stares they gave her.

Though Ye Yunchuan had forced the girls to submit through despicable means, Haruka could tell he wasn't really interested in them.

His gaze was too pure, as if he were interested only in her body and had no desire to learn anything about her as a person.

It disgusted her, yet left a deep impression.

"Let me make this clear: once you're with me, you'll do as I say. Don't make decisions on your own without my permission!"

"Fine, fine. We'll do what you say."

The two girls answered reluctantly.

Hasebe Haruka, standing nearby, silently nodded as well.

And so Ye Yunchuan led the group out of the mall.

Xiao Hei cleared the way ahead, while Ye Yunchuan brought up the rear.

[ Ding~ Zombie killed *1, Agility *1 obtained. ]

When Ye Yunchuan had them walk ahead of him, the girls initially thought he was using them as bait.

Only when they saw a shadow suddenly appear and smash the head of a zombie charging toward them did they finally understand. They stared ahead in shock.

"Yunchuan, what is that?"

"Xiao Hei, my clone. You can think of it as a byproduct of a superpower. Follow it, and I'll cover the rear. Don't wander off."

With the situation so urgent, Ye Yunchuan gave them only a brief explanation before turning to deal with the zombies around them.

"A superpower?! That's incredible!"

"Yunchuan's amazing! He has superpowers!"

Shinohara Satsuki and Sato Maya were both full of admiration.

Even Hasebe Haruka, who was usually so composed, looked startled at the sight.

"He awakened a superpower right at the start of the apocalypse. This guy really isn't ordinary. I wish I had a superpower too."

"A superpowered person? No wonder he dared to come save me alone."

Asahiina Nazuna suddenly understood. Her gaze toward Ye Yunchuan also grew more ardent.

After all, she was with Ye Yunchuan now. The stronger he was, the more secure her future would be.

"This is getting tough!"

Ye Yunchuan sighed.

At first, everything had gone smoothly.

After all, he'd already cleared the way on the trip over.

But as they went farther, Ye Yunchuan quickly found himself sweating buckets.

Two people protecting four others was too much. He should've escorted them in separate groups.

"If only I could summon another Xiao Hei!"

Almost as soon as the thought crossed his mind, a mass of black particles surged out of Ye Yunchuan's body and formed another Black Ghost beside him.

"I didn't know I could summon another clone."

Ye Yunchuan was just as surprised.

Along with his delight, he wanted to see where his limits lay.

But the weakness that washed over his mind and body after Xiao Hei formed made him give up on the idea.

With another Xiao Hei, the pressure on Ye Yunchuan dropped sharply. Before long, he had escorted everyone safely to the dormitory.

Chapter Fifteen: Shiina Takes the Initiative

"It's me. Open the door!"

After a grueling battle, Ye Yunchuan had finally managed to escort the four girls to the dormitory.

"You're back, Yunchuan."

Shiina Hiyori came to open the door. She was quietly waiting beside it like a wife waiting at home for her husband to return.

"I'm back. You all go inside first."

"Who are these people?"

Seeing Ye Yunchuan return with so many people, even Shiina Hiyori couldn't help feeling concerned.

"Honestly, weren't you going out to look for supplies? It's only been a little while, and you've already brought back so many people!"

Seeing Ye Yunchuan return with so many people, two of whom were even prettier than her, ...