Who exactly was Kotaro Katsura? Or rather, what kind of person was he...? He was quite a charismatic man. The fact that he had managed to grow and strengthen under the Kondo Group's suppression proved that Kotaro Katsura's personal appeal was beyond doubt.
But... what leader of any faction would barge into someone else's home on his own? Like right now...
"Whoever you are..." Kaguya Shinomiya said coldly, "Hayasaka, capture this guy!"
"Yes!" The all-purpose maid was ready to act at any moment.
"Milady, if I dared come here alone, then I certainly didn't come in fear!" Kotaro Katsura sighed. He was not someone who could be captured so easily. "Actually, I wanted to be friends with you, milady. Though perhaps a threat would work better?" Kaguya Shinomiya froze. "..." A threat?
Wait, this guy had something else up his sleeve!
"Hayasaka, be careful. This guy isn't simple!"
"I understand," Ai Hayasaka said.
"I only need to escape..." As Kotaro Katsura spoke, he pulled out an unidentified egg. "Milady, you'll soon acknowledge that I was right..."
Bang! He threw the egg to the ground, and smoke rose up.
"A smoke bomb? Is that guy a ninja? Hayasaka..."
"Milady, there's nothing I can do either. Cough, cough..."
"Did he get away?" Kaguya Shinomiya felt strangely disappointed. Once the smoke dispersed, Kotaro Katsura was lying quietly on the floor.
Kaguya Shinomiya: "..."
"Damn it! S-slippers... If it hadn't been for these slippers..." Kotaro Katsura said coldly. He wore slippers, with the left one on his right foot. Clearly, he had tripped over himself.
"Idiot!" His stupidity made Kaguya Shinomiya unwilling to admit it—she did not even want to admit that she had nearly been persuaded by him!
Who tripped themselves while throwing a smoke bomb and failed to escape? If it were