Beauty Trap? A Billion Little Shocks for You!

Uzuki Yugao gave a cold snort and said nothing.

She turned her head toward the hydrangeas outside the window. Their blue-purple blooms swayed gently in the breeze.

Anger, hatred, humiliation, and an indescribable helplessness churned inside her chest.

She was discovering that a beauty trap was far harder than fighting on a battlefield!

On a battlefield, she could simply draw her blade and strike.

But sitting here with this unhinged young man, who ate while playing with a cat, she found it hard to take the next step.

Was she supposed to just... strip and throw herself at him?

No, before that, she had to apply the poison from that bottle!

But he was erratic and unpredictable. What if he kicked her away—or even out into the street? She would never live it down.

Uchiha Yongye stopped looking at her.

He bent down and scooped up the kitten crouched by his feet.

Held by the scruff, the kitten kicked all four legs in the air. Its tail curled up, and it meowed in protest.

Yongye set the kitten on the table, held its body down with his left hand, and gripped its left front paw with his right.

Something felt wrong to Uzuki Yugao. She whipped around.

"What are you doing?"

She reached out to snatch the kitten away.

Yongye lifted his eyes to glance at her.

It was a faint, indifferent glance, as though he were looking at a brat who had come to get in his way.

Uzuki Yugao's hand froze in midair. Her fingers remained spread, their tips trembling slightly, but she seemed rooted to the spot, unable to move another inch.

Her secret mission strictly forbade her from angering Uchiha Yongye! The Deputy Captain had stressed it over and over again!

They feared Uchiha Yongye would