"I kind of understand why the list looks like that now. Reika Shifui really is an unreasonable person."
"You've made up your mind? I thought you'd rather play house with those pretty female players."
"...I have no intention of becoming someone like that woman's servant. And the reverse is true as well."
At the end of the call, a clear snort of laughter came from the other end of the line. It was impossible to tell whether they were laughing at Reika Shifui or at Kumeru, whose true nature had been partially exposed.
In any case, the mission report had been completed.
"All right, Reika still needs to socialize with plenty of people. She probably won't come bother you for the time being." Takuya Mifune, who had politely waited nearby for a while, finally stepped closer after seeing him end the call and spoke in a low voice.
Apparently, he thought the phone call was just an excuse Tangze had used to avoid the crowd.
"But only for the time being. She hasn't given up on her other plans, has she?" Tangze glanced sideways at him and coolly voiced the thought he had not said aloud.
"That's for sure." Takuya Mifune rolled his eyes, looking as though he had long since had enough of it. "Still, she won't do anything too excessive. You're a celebrity, more or less. She won't let any truly ugly rumors spread."
No one understood Reika Shifui's style better than the peers who had dealt with her many times, and Takuya Mifune knew it very well.
She might find Akechi Goro pleasing to look at, and because he was difficult to control, develop an interest in him.
Then she would use her money and connections to toy with him, sending commissions to Akechi Goro's agency and