"Waaaah~"
"Ouch, it hurts so much, sister!"
Why am I being beaten too?
Three punches landed on the heads of the three women, causing them to look at Mayumi Saegusa a hint of resentment.
Mayumi Saegusa snorted and looked at the three people sitting on the sofa, saying, " Kasumi, and Izumi, watch your image! And Yunyi-kun too, don't always spoil them like this, they'll get spoiled!"
Yunyi's face was full of black lines. He was the one being restrained, what could he do? Kasumi and Izumi shrank back, seemingly realizing that their actions just now were indeed somewhat inappropriate, so they didn't dare to object.
"Now, go take a shower and go to bed immediately! If you stay in bed any longer tomorrow, I'll send you back to the main family!" Mayumi Saegusa commanded.
"Yes! We understand, Onee-sama!" Kasumi Saegusa and Izumi Saegusa said in unison.
Watching the two little ones run upstairs, Yunyi sighed softly, "Isn't it unnecessary to be so strict with them? They're still young."
"It's because you've been too lenient with them, Yunyi-kun!" Mayumi Saegusa retorted, "If this continues, they'll be disliked by their mother when they go home."
Yunyi shrugged and didn't argue with Mayumi Saegusa about it.
"Speaking of which, Yunyi-kun, is it alright to just agree to Lina's suggestion like this?" Mayumi Saegusa asked.
Yunyi replied, "Yes, it's alright. I was originally thinking of trying to make contact with the America military, so her suggestion came at a good time. But the outcome is uncertain; the factions within the America military aren't exactly harmonious."
"Every country has its problems, there's nothing we can do about it," Mayumi Saegusa sighed.
After ending that topic, the two chatted casually for a while before getting up and going upstairs.
Time passed.
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.
That day, during her lunch break, Suzune Ichihara approached Tatsuya Shiba and invited him to be an assistant for the Thesis Competition. After she told him the topic of the essay, Tatsuya Shiba immediately accepted her invitation.
Looking at the list of participants, Yunyi asked, "Should we arrange guards for these three?"
Mayumi Saegusa replied, "Yes, just in case."
Yunyi nodded, then looked up at Kei Isori, "Senior Isori, are you living together with Chiyoda? Do you need any other guards arranged for you?"
Kei Isori shook his head and said, "As long as there's Kanon, that's enough. Please don't worry."
"Okay, I understand." Yunyi replied, "There's no need to worry too much about Tatsuya Shiba. With his strength, anyone who tries to attack him will likely be in serious trouble, and besides, there's Miyuki there. As for Ichihara-senpai..."
After thinking for a moment, Yunyi picked up the terminal and connected with Lina.
" Yunyi, what's up?" Soon, the call was connected, and Lina's voice came through the receiver.
" Lina, we're planning to assign bodyguards to the contestants participating in the Thesis Competition. I'm thinking of having you take charge of protecting Suzune Ichihara, a third-year student. Is that alright with you?" Yunyi asked.
"Guard duties?" Lina countered. "What does that entail?"
"It's just about ensuring her safety on her way to and from school," Yunyi explained.
"Okay," Lina replied, "I'll take the job."
"OK~ then I'll leave it to you." Yunyi gave her a few more instructions, telling her to get to know Suzune Ichihara first, before hanging up.
" Yunyi, isn't it a bit... a bit much to leave Angelina to be solely responsible for Ichihara-senpai's safety?"
Kei Isori wondered if this was inappropriate, but he also felt that saying it directly might not be good either, which left him speechless.
"Don't worry, Senior Isori, with Lina around, we don't need to worry about ordinary thieves at all," Yunyi said.
"You're kidding, sending Sirius to protect a student? If word gets out, Suzune Ichihara will be proud of that for a long time," Yunyi thought to himself.
With Yunyi's assurance, Kei Isori didn't say much more. The guard duties were arranged, but Yunyi still had some doubts in his heart.
In the original novel, before the Thesis Competition, Zhou Gongjin, with the support of the United Army, secretly won over two students from First High School, hoping to find an opportunity to disrupt the competition. Now, Chen Xiangshan's team has been sent to India by him, but he doesn't think Zhou Gongjin and the Old Black Bug behind him will be so obedient.
Recalling some intelligence he had previously obtained, Yunyi suddenly had a guess. However, it was a guess that probably few people would believe if he said it aloud.
After much deliberation, Yunyi made a decision. Regardless of whether his guess was true or false, he should take some precautions. He took out his terminal and sent a message to his contact in Japan, instructing them to search various locations for any cases of attacks. At the same time, he also instructed those infiltrating Zhou Gongjin's safe house to keep a close eye on his every move.
Persistence pays off. That very evening, Yunyi received a report from his contact: there had indeed been several cases of attacks in Tokyo and the surrounding area.
Most of the victims were alone at night or in small groups. Their symptoms were also peculiar, as if they had been drained of all their blood, and their deaths were incredibly gruesome.
Upon hearing this news, Yunyi's expression immediately turned serious. He had underestimated Gu Jie and Zhou Gongjin's abilities. He hadn't expected that they actually had contact with the America military and had even managed to send those " Parasite " to Japan ahead of schedule.
If things had unfolded as they did in the original story, Yunyi could have made some arrangements beforehand. But now, the situation had clearly taken an unexpected turn, forcing Yunyi to take it seriously. He issued several orders to his contacts, instructing them to monitor the hospitals that had taken in the victims and to conduct searches in the area surrounding the First High School.
" Yunyi-kun, what happened? You don't look too good." Mayumi Saegusa asked after Yunyi finished his work.
Yunyi rubbed his temples. "It's definitely not good news. Mayumi, you need to pay close attention to the information we receive these days. Our peaceful days are probably about to be disrupted again."