"For her?" Yunyi glanced at Miyuki Shiba, then fell into deep thought.
"What's wrong, Yunyi? Do you find this strange?" Tatsuya Shiba curious about Yunyi's reaction.
"Yes, it was indeed a bit unexpected." Yunyi nodded in response.
"Actually, some of my information may have been leaked through some channel. And the head of your Yotsuba Family is one of the people who controls this information channel. After seeing those things, I considered the possibility that she might directly order you to kill me. But the fact that she gave the order to Miyuki, and that it's related to me, makes me feel that something is not right."
At this point, Yunyi paused slightly before continuing, "Could you tell me the specifics of the order? I mean the blunt kind."
After exchanging a glance with Tatsuya Shiba Miyuki Shiba, Miyuki Shiba reluctantly nodded.
Seeing her actions, Yunyi already had some guesses in his mind. But when Miyuki Shiba revealed the contents of the order, Yunyi was still shocked.
"The patriarch ordered me to establish a relationship with you, Yunyi."
Yunyi's surprise lasted only a moment before he suppressed it. He pondered the motives behind Maya Yotsuba's order. Suddenly, something occurred to him, and he burst into laughter, saying, "Truly worthy of being a cunning fox who learned from that old fox from Kudou! She still wants to kill me!"
Upon hearing Yunyi's words, both Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba were taken aback. Putting aside how impolite Yunyi's use of terms like "old fox" and "female fox" was, the conclusion he ultimately reached left the siblings somewhat bewildered.
" Yunyi, why do you think that way?"
Yunyi glanced at Tatsuya Shiba, then sighed and said, "Didn't you think deeply about the hidden danger behind this order? You could say it's not just for me, but for you too."
"What do you mean!?" Miyuki Shiba hurriedly asked.
"Tsk, I really don't know how to explain this to you. Why don't you leave for now?" Yunyi said, looking at Miyuki Shiba.
"Is it something Miyuki can't hear?" Tatsuya Shiba, puzzled.
"Not exactly, but it's definitely not something you should speculate about in front of the person or their relatives. If I were talking to you alone, I could use the excuse of analysis to cover it up, but in front of them, it's a bit inappropriate," Yunyi explained.
Just as Tatsuya Shiba was considering whether to ask his younger sister to leave, Miyuki Shiba spoke up first, "It's alright, I hope Yunyi just state your guess directly. Even if it's impolite, I can tolerate it."
"Really? You think so too, Tatsuya?" Yunyi blinked, feeling somewhat taken aback by the decision.
Seeing the resolute look on Miyuki Shiba's face, Tatsuya Shiba had no choice but to agree with her.
"Alright, since you've all put it that way, I'll just get straight to the point. But let me make this clear first: if you find what I'm about to say harsh, please bear with it, since what I'm about to say is just speculation."
Yunyi first gave the brother and sister a heads-up before continuing, "In my opinion, Maya Yotsuba's order might be a test. If I'm not mistaken, she probably already knows my identity. I think she found out through that special channel. She wants to use this order to test not only my strength, but also my purpose. Similarly, she also wants to test Tatsuya your Decomposition can truly eliminate me, Tatsuya."
"Testing her? Why would she do that?" Tatsuya Shiba was puzzled. He couldn't understand why Maya Yotsuba, given her status, would care about such a thing.
"I can't say for sure why, but I think it's related to her own madness. You two siblings should know more about what happened to her than I do. The current Maya Yotsuba is quite a contradictory individual, and you'll find out why later."
"Going back to the order we were just talking about, her order to Miyuki was to establish a relationship with me, but I don't think she clearly specified what kind of relationship it was, right?" Yunyi asked.
Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba nodded at the same time; Maya Yotsuba indeed did not request to establish any kind of relationship.
"However, she stipulated that the relationship could not be adversarial," Tatsuya Shiba added.
"That's for sure. Without this requirement, she wouldn't have achieved her goal," Yunyi replied.
" Maya Yotsuba asked Miyuki to establish a relationship with me, but not to be my enemy, and she didn't even specify what kind of relationship it would be. This is a linguistic trap to prevent you from resisting when you receive the order. After all, this order makes it sound like you still have the power to control the situation."
"But this is actually a misconception! The establishment of a relationship is a mutual understanding. For example, my relationship with Miyuki Shiba is that of classmates, which is also a relationship. If simply establishing a relationship were enough, then it would be fine to say that she has already completed her mission! But Maya Yotsuba, knowing this, still issued the order, which proves that such a superficial relationship cannot achieve her desired goal."
"So what kind of relationship would that go on to? Friends? Close friends? It's more appropriate for you, Tatsuya, to handle this kind of relationship than for Tatsuya. After all, we're both men, so it would be easier for us to get along like this. Your sister, as a girl, isn't suited to building this kind of relationship."
"Aside from classmates, friends, and close friends, what's left? A romantic relationship or a lover's relationship! However, my relationship with Mayumi was probably already public knowledge within the Ten Master Clans during the Nine Schools Competition. There's no way Maya Yotsuba didn't know! Since she knew, why did she still issue such an order, sending her to contact me? What does she want her to do, Tatsuya? Do I need to explain?"
Yunyi's words completely stunned Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba.
After an unknown amount of time, Miyuki Shiba murmured to herself, "Does the head of the family want me to be your lover?"
"I can only say that she thought about half of it. But it shouldn't be the status of a lover. She probably thought that if I were the one who survived, she would prefer you to be able to overpower Mayumi, or become a woman who could speak up for me, rather than a lover or concubine, a status that seems to be not very important."
"This is outrageous!"
Yunyi's answer pushed Miyuki Shiba to the brink of collapse.