Seeing that Igarashi Yuto gave up the idea of escape, Kuriyama Mai slowly put down the pistol.
Threats alone can't keep someone here, the best way is to make her willingly choose to stay here.
Kuriyama Mai knew this well. He leaned lazily by the door where he was lying on his side, and with a harmless attitude, he pointed in the direction next to Igarashi Yuto.
"There's water on the bedside table. If you want a drink, I can get it for you."
Igarashi glanced at him suspiciously, then looked at the glass of water next to the bed, with a look that seemed hesitant.
"Hey, I just knocked you out and it was fine. Do I still need to put something in the water?"
Kuriyama Mai knocked on the door frame with his pistol and shouted a reminder.
"Yes~" Jie Deng pouted, "Big brother is good at this."
Only then did she reach out and pick up the water glass. Her throat was so dry during the period of coma that it was almost smoking, so she drank the water cleanly in one breath.
After drinking, she turned the mug over and said pitifully:
"Brother, there's not a drop left. Can you still have a refill?"
Kuriyama Mai only felt that her childish face, which looked like she had been wronged, seemed to be able to squeeze out water.
I really don’t know how this guy takes care of his skin. If the system hadn’t reminded her that she was 19 years old, he would never have believed it.
Seeing that the girl's defenses were much weaker, Kuriyama Mai said with a serious face:
"It's easy to pour water, but you have to promise me one thing these days."
"Hmm~" Yui Igarashi sat on the edge of the bed and dangled his feet like a child having a bad temper, "Didn't Big Brother say that I just want you to stay here obediently..."
Jie Deng looked at his toes and thought for a moment, if he went back with bare hands like this, he would indeed be severely punished, and even his master would be humiliated...
Yamazaki Hayato doesn't seem too bad. If he can go to the casino every day, as long as it's not too much, I can cooperate with him.
Kuriyama Mai only walked in quietly, and after tightly closing the curtains on the window next to the bed, his terrifying three-white eyes turned back as sharply as an eagle.
Even Igarashi Yuto, who was used to watching life and death scenes, couldn't help but tremble inwardly.
"In the next few days, please act as if you are really dead."
Yun Danfeng said a word, but Jie Deng's shaking legs suddenly stopped and she looked at him with wide eyes:
"Big brother...what do you mean?"
Kuriyama Mai turned his whole body and met her eyes.
"You have to stay in this room for the next few days. There is a bathroom here. I will bring you whatever you want to eat. I can also provide game consoles and other things. But you are not allowed to communicate with the outside world. If you are caught by me... "
Kuriyama Mai picked up the pistol and made a movement to load it and open the safety.
Although he doesn't like to bluff people in this way, he must make clear the red lines that should be drawn. This is called not to say that he is unforeseeable.
"Stay here?" Jie Deng held his hands together, and the tips of his two fleshy little index fingers collided restlessly. "Brother, can you give me a reason? Why do you do this?"
strangeness! Too strange! This Hayato Yamazaki was weird from the beginning!
Since he agreed to go to the casino, there is no need to go to a lot of trouble to do this. The owner just wants to ensure that he goes to the casino every day and observes what he plans to do...
Jie Deng thought it was just a simple surveillance mission, but he didn't expect to encounter such trouble.
Seeing her troubled expression, Kuriyama Mai also changed into a relaxed tone and joked:
"You said it, dying for your master is an honor or something like that."
"You..." Jie Deng's mouth was slightly open for a moment, but he didn't know what to say. In the end, he could only hold his hands on the edge of the bed and yelled angrily like a child:
"Hey, you can't say that! No!"
"I think you must have imagined countless times how your master will miss you if you die gloriously."
Kuriyama Mai ignored her outburst and continued to add unhurriedly. "
"What..." Igarashi Yuto, who had been guessed, became irritable. She suddenly grabbed the pillow and threw it on the ground, and the neatly laid sheets were torn to pieces by her.
"Wulu Sai! Wulu Sai! That's not true! That's not true!"
"I don't have time to change it for you if it's dirty!" Kuriyama Mai snapped, glaring at the incompetent and furious woman, "Do you really think there is a second chance like this?"
"You're really dead, but you don't know anything anymore."
"..." Igarashi Yueteng suddenly froze and raised his blank eyes to look at the terrifying-looking man in front of him.
Although she didn't seem to expect her master to do anything, she kept imagining in her mind, how wonderful it would be if the master would be sad for her, how wonderful it would be if the master could miss her a little bit...
But her instinct from childhood told her that only death could have such a heavy weight. She murmured silently in her heart:
"There really won't be a second chance..."
"But..." Yui Igarashi lowered his gaze, his expression suddenly changed from the angry little lion to a slimy kitten, "But I don't have a master..."
After listening to her whisper, Kuriyama Mai felt an unspeakable helplessness in his heart. He punched the wall by the window, "How could such a coincidence happen!"
"Do you think that this line of work will allow you to die so appropriately?"
"You are in a profession where you have your head tied to your waist. You may die suddenly somewhere at any time, and you may not even be able to react before you die. For example, if I had shot you before, you would Can you predict it?"
"Death in a place unknown to your master due to some unknown accident is your most likely destination."
After Kuriyama Mai slowly finished speaking this long paragraph, the air in the room suddenly became solemn.
Igarashi held his head with both hands, as if thinking about something.
An eerie silence enveloped them. Apart from the white noise coming from the street, the only sound left was the gentle breathing of the two of them.
Kuriyama Mai didn't want to take the initiative to interrupt the current atmosphere. He didn't want to be an indoctrinator.
He just liked to spread out the facts, mash them up, and let her actively think about the answer she wanted.
Although this is very troublesome, if she is guided step by step, even if she can only understand 70% to 80%, it is much better than teaching the theory directly.
After an unknown number of minutes, a cell phone ring belonging to Hayato Yamazaki rang, breaking the silence between the two.
Igarashi Yudeng remained unmoved, still sitting by the bed and thinking quietly.
Kuriyama Mai took out his cell phone, and when he saw the caller ID, Ben, who looked calm, was shocked.
It turned out to be Yui Asaka. What could she do with Mr. Yamazaki at this point?
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Seeing the simple message "Come on" coming from the phone, Asaka Yui finally raised her eyebrows slightly and smiled soothingly.
The worry in her heart finally eased a bit.
Fortunately, the senior didn't notice that detail, otherwise if he asked, I wouldn't know how to answer.
However, the next step is to prepare for Mr. Yamazaki’s interview.
Since he said it was similar to a sales front desk job, he had to do some homework in advance.
She made up her mind, slowly put down her phone, and began to eat the wagyu beef that Fujino-senpai gave her in small bites.
Delicious!
Wouldn't it taste better if you eat it with your seniors...
A smile like fireworks burst out unconsciously on Asaka Yui's face, and her eyes shimmered like morning dew again.
From the corner of her eye, she saw Mari Fujino feasting opposite her, and she secretly thought that in the future, if she saved money from part-time jobs, she would have to invite Fujii-senpai and the others back.
"Eh..." Mari Fujino's eyes suddenly looked up, glanced aimlessly, and began to mutter to himself:
"The day before yesterday in the cafeteria, Kasuga-san must have left a deep impression on him. He was a beautiful hero..."
Fujino Mari suddenly felt a little melancholy. She poked her face with her fingers uneasily, and her soft cheeks seemed to have ripples.
"Hey... Xiao Yuka," she pulled the sleeve of Morikawa Yuka who was looking at her phone intently next to her, "How can we reverse this gap?"
But Morikawa Yuka seemed to be focused on looking at the phone and didn't pay attention to her immediately.
Mari Fujino had no choice but to put a piece of winter melon soaked in sukiyaki soup into her bowl and asked seriously:
"My distinguished monitor, can you help me clear up my doubts?"
"Huh?" Yuka Morikawa put down her phone as if she had just woken up from a dream. Mari Fujino next to her pulled her sleeves and asked again:
"Yuka-chan, how do you think I can beat Kasuga-san?"
Morikawa Yuka adjusted her glasses that were about to fall on her nose, thought for a moment, and said:
"You haven't talked much in class, right? Is it really okay to express your feelings in such a hurry?"
Fujino Mari shook her head feebly, and timidly put a sticker on Morikawa Yuka's shoulder:
"Then what should we do?"
"When I saw him like that before, I didn't have the courage to talk to him at all. It's only recently that I feel more and more handsome Kuriyama-kun..."
After hearing what Fujino-senpai said, Asaka Yui had a similar feeling in her heart.
At first, she misunderstood her senior as a stalker-loving delinquent. It was only after that night at Disney that she realized that her senior was such a gentle person...
Thinking back to this, she couldn't help but lower her head in shame and lay on her arms.
Thinking of her senior, not only did she not dislike her previous indifference and evasion, but now she was thinking of various ways to help her. She really did a terrible job...
But, how to make up for it?
Asaka Wei stared at the floor blankly, unable to think of an answer for a long time.
After hearing the truth's confession, Morikawa Yuka only said softly:
"Then let's start by talking to Kuriyama-san, or try giving him a small gift to make him have a deeper impression of you."
"Small gift!" Mari Fujino became excited as if he had discovered a new world, but within a few seconds, this excitement fell again.
"But what should I give?"
Morikawa Yuka waved his hand, "I don't know about this. What about Xiao Wei?"
"That's right!" Fujino Mari immediately cast his gaze towards Asaka Yui, "Xiao Yui, do you know? What kind of gift would Kuriyama-san like?"
"This..." Asaka Yui raised her cheeks that were still blushing and shook her head quickly, "I'm sorry, senior, I don't know."
"Really?" Fujino Mari was a little reluctant, "You and he had lunch together yesterday, but didn't you get any information?"
Although Xiao Wei has become closer to Kuriyama-san recently, Fujino Mari's intuition tells her that this is just Kuriyama-san's natural sense of justice towards the weak and cute school girl, and he will not become her opponent.
And she heard that in the cafeteria that day, Kuriyama saw someone bullying Xiao Wei, so he chose to eat with her.
If only it was me he was protecting that day!
Thinking of this, Fujino Mari's eyes were like twinkling stars.
Looking at her senior's earnest gaze, Asaka Yui carefully recalled every word her senior said to her in her mind.
Unfortunately, Senior Kuriyama never revealed his personal preferences to her, and couldn't even find any clue...
But in the face of Fujino-senpai’s pleading, if she didn’t say something, she would be very sorry for his expectations...
Asaka Yui racked her brains and thought for a while, suddenly an idea came to her, she looked at Fujino-senpai with eyes shining brightly and said:
"Senior, I know another friend of Senior Kuriyama. Although I can't guarantee it, I might be able to get some information."
"Okay! Okay! I knew Xiao Wei would have something to do!"
Amid Fujino Mari's excited expectations, Asaka Yui dialed Yamazaki Hayato's phone number with anxiety.
"Hello, Mr. Yamazaki, I'm sorry to bother you with a call so late. I'm sorry to offend you. Please forgive me."
