Retirement

"Inoue -kun, thank you so much."

Yusho Sakura bowed to Shuya.

"You're too kind. Hyakka Jiang is my good friend. I wouldn't stand by and watch her get into danger."

Thank you so much.

Yusho Sakura bowed again.

"Oh dear, this is really..."

Shuya moved aside.

He noticed that Yusho Sakura's concentration was waning.

She was under a lot of pressure.

Hanazawa Sakura quickly changed the subject. "What are your plans next? Are you going to seek refuge elsewhere? My husband bought a few more apartments for refuge, which you can stay in temporarily."

Shuya glanced sideways, noticing several places?!

You spendthrift dad, how much trouble are you trying to cause?

"Well... if it won't trouble you."

Yusho Sakura was initially reluctant to agree, fearing it would cause trouble for Hanazawa Sakura, but considering what her daughter had just encountered, she agreed.

However, Shuya disagreed. "I have no objection to you staying here, Ms. Sonou, but you'll probably be very busy lately and won't be home much. I still think it's very unsafe for Hyakka to live alone."

"That's... indeed."

Yusho Sakura then thought of this issue and her expression became worried.

"Shu-chan, do you have any ideas?"

Hanazawa Sakura asked.

Shuya smiled and said, "I live alone now..."

Just when everyone thought he wanted to invite Hyakka Jiang to stay at his place, he suddenly took a different turn.

"But I can't take care of her by myself. Haruno, do you have any rooms available? Why don't you let her stay at your place for a while?"

Shuya made the suggestion.

"Sure, my house is pretty big anyway."

Haruno nodded.

Yusho Sakura looked at her, thought for a moment, and said, "You are... Haruno Yukinoshita?"

"I didn't expect Miss Sonou to remember me. It's an honor. If you don't mind, how about Hyakka -chan stays at my house for a while? I have maids to take care of her, and there are security guards patrolling the neighborhood, so it's quite safe."

Haruno laughed.

"Then I'll have to trouble you. I'll leave my daughter in your care for the time being."

Yusho Sakura bowed repeatedly.

Haruno quickly told her not to be so polite.

Shuya nodded in satisfaction.

Generally speaking, this is the likely scenario for Hyakka after she moves into his house.

... But what Inoue Shuya loves most is saying no to those self-righteous routines!

But!

To Shuya's utter surprise, when Yusho Sakura went back to discuss it with her husband and children...

Sonoo Hyakka insisted on living with Shuya, saying that she would feel safe and able to sleep well that way.

Then Hanazawa Sakura and Haruno discussed it and decided to let Shuya also move into Haruno's house.

Without consulting Shuya, the group began to move.

Shuya: "???"

And so, Haruno led Hanazawa Sakura, Yusho Sakura, and a bunch of other people to her house.

Since the goal is to let someone else's daughter move in, it's only natural that she familiarizes herself with the area and gets to know the surroundings first.

And so, Yukino Yukinoshita saw her older sister leading a large group of people home, killing her way in.

"Inoue- kun? Sonou?"

Actually, Yukino still recognized Hanazawa Sakura and Maeda Saori.

They had met, but had never spoken.

In comparison, Sonoo Hyakka's parents were the real strangers.

This was also the first time Hanazawa Sakura had spoken to Yukino face-to-face, and her eyes lit up as soon as she heard Yukino speak, "Oh my, oh my! Haruno- chan, your sister is amazing!"

Before Haruno could answer, Shuya in sarcastically, "President, can't we get down to business first?"

"Okay, okay."

Hanazawa Sakura, feeling helpless, explained the situation to Yukino along with Haruno, and also asked for her consent.

Yukino readily nodded. "No problem, I should help."

"Yukino- chan is such a good girl."

Hanazawa Sakura, seeing her eagerness to pursue him, showered her with compliments.

Her attitude really bothered Yukino.

"Yukino- chan, my mom has her eye on you and wants to recruit you into her agency."

Shuya exposed his mother's true colors.

Hanazawa Sakura giggled for a while, then introduced Hyakka -chan's parents to Yukino.

After exchanging greetings, the two sides busied themselves with other tasks.

Sonoo Hyakka went home with their parents to pack their luggage and will come back later.

Shuya wasn't in a hurry. Unlike Hyakka Jiang, he didn't need anyone to accompany him and could go home to get his things anytime.

He stayed behind, mainly to keep an eye on Hanazawa Sakura and make sure she didn't do anything reckless.

Hanazawa Sakura kept trying to persuade Yukino, Shuya watched for a while before coming over and saying, "Alright, Mom, Yukino- chan isn't interested."

"You can give it a try even if you're not interested."

Hanazawa Sakura retorted.

"She doesn't have time; she needs to cultivate."

"Cultivation?" Hanazawa Sakura was taken aback, then said, "Cultivation can also be used for work, right? Aren't you cultivating too?"

"She's different; she's at a crucial time."

Shuya the Way.

Section 205, page 189: Retirement

Yukino has inherited the Snow Woman legacy and is currently in the period of increasing strength. Taking her to be a model for fun is fine, but if she were to become a voice actress, she would definitely be too busy.

Shuya stopped Hanazawa Sakura's audacious idea of having both sisters.

Hanazawa Sakura regretfully could only chat.

A while later Sonoo Hyakka and her family returned, and her father thanked Hanazawa Sakura repeatedly.

Afterwards, Yusho Sakura and her husband followed Hanazawa Sakura to Inoue Hikoo to get the key.

Shuya then went back to get his pajamas, weapons, and other such items, and also told the neighbors next door.

He never imagined things would turn out this way.

There are so many tricks and schemes in this world that it's impossible to escape them.

Now that things had come to this, Shuya didn't feel any resistance.

Living with one beautiful girl and two cute girls is still acceptable.

If Hyakka Jiang weren't good-looking, he would probably recommend she hire a bodyguard.

Nowadays, being a bodyguard feels quite like being a protagonist in an urban novel.

Shuya took the things back to the Yukinoshita Family.

Their parents are currently in their hometown of Chiba and haven't come here, which saves them some discomfort.

Haruno had already taken Shuya to the guest room before, so he knew the way and went straight to the room to put down his luggage.

Then he followed the sound of conversation into the living room.

Yukinoshita Family is a villa with a large living room.

"Shu-chan? Welcome back."

"Welcome back, Inoue- kun."

"Welcome back."

The first two calm voices belonged to the Yukinoshita Sisters, while the next one was from Hyakka- chan, who seemed a bit unaccustomed to it; she was currently petting Little Fox.

"I'm back."

Shuya responded.

He casually remarked, "Um, that conversation just now felt like they were a married couple."

Yukino, expressionless, asked, "Are you having another episode?"

Haruno said with a grin, "Shu-chan is so naughty, trying to test whether we like you or not?"

Hyakka -chan noticed Yukino's words. "Is she sick? Is Shu-chan sick?"

"Hmm, it's just a minor issue."

Shuya avoided answering.

"Yes, is that so?"

Hyakka Jiang didn't ask any further questions.

Shuya asked, "What are you doing here?"

"I heard you haven't had dinner yet, so I've sent someone to cook something. That should do it soon."

Haruno explained.

Thanks.

Shuya nodded to her.

Haruno smiled and said, "No need to thank me, what's our relationship?"

She nudged Shuya a few times with her elbow.

Shuya glanced at her sideways; this girl was up to her old tricks again.

He shook his head and flicked her forehead, Haruno covered her forehead cutely.

Then he turned to her and said, "Hyakka- chan, you can stay here without worry. Haruno and Yukino aren't ordinary people, so you don't need to worry about their safety."

Then he ordered the Little Fox, "You'll stay with her for the next two days. If anything happens, I'll hold you responsible."

"Waaah!"

The Little Fox was so frightened that it hid in Hyakka's arms.

"Shu-chan, how could you scare it? It's such a cute child."

Hyakka, unaware of the truth, tenderly stroked the Little Fox's head.

Haruno laughed and said, "Don't underestimate Hyakka Jiang just because she's small; she has quite a background!"

She then chatted with Hyakka about the Little Fox, which elicited gasps of surprise from her.