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The request was completed, and Yuigahama Yui thanked him repeatedly, even exchanging LINE contacts.
As expected, Yukinoshita Yukino still refused; even the naive Yuigahama Yui wouldn't be able to break through Yukinoshita Yukino's defenses in a short time.
"Everyone, I'm leaving."
Kisaragi Rin bid them farewell.
He still had a child at home to deal with.
"Goodbye, Kisaragi-san."
Yuigahama Yui waved goodbye to him.
...
Completing the Service Club's request for the first time put Yukinoshita Yukino in a good mood; she walked out of the school gate and found her driver already waiting by the roadside.
Walking over with a puzzled expression, the car window in the back seat rolled down, revealing a face somewhat similar to Yukinoshita Yukino's.
"Sister?"
Yukinoshita Yukino called out her identity, then asked, "What are you doing here?"
"Can't I even care about my cute little sister?"
Yukinoshita Haruno said playfully, then seemed to think of something; the smile on her face gradually disappeared, finally turning into a sigh: "Get in, Yukino."
This was the first time Yukinoshita Yukino had seen her sister like this.
Could her sister, who was outwardly cheerful, inwardly scheming, and always wore a fake smile, also show an expression of dejection?
She got into the car in silence, followed by an even quieter drive.
The driver wasn't heading to Yukinoshita Yukino's apartment, but to the Yukinoshita Yukino residence.
Following her sister, Yukinoshita Yukino met her mother.
Mother Yukinoshita still looked young, not much different from her two daughters, but the sharpness in her eyes was evident.
If Yukinoshita Yukino was prickly on the surface and Yukinoshita Haruno was prickly on the inside, then Mother Yukinoshita was a root thorn, capable of pricking even through the air.
She had always been a strong woman, holding absolute authority in the household.
"Why did you bring me here? Is something wrong?"
Yukinoshita Yukino asked directly.
Mother Yukinoshita was somewhat displeased with Yukinoshita Yukino's childish behavior.
But she still sighed and said to her daughter, "You've grown up, Yukino. Stop playing your childish games."
"What is Mother trying to say?"
Yukinoshita Yukino asked, puzzled.
She wondered, 'Does Mother want her to enter into an arranged marriage?'
"Do you want to take over the family's affairs, Yukino?"
Mother Yukinoshita asked her, while Yukinoshita Haruno beside her seemed about to speak but then stopped herself, as if she had thought of something, and remained silent.
"Family affairs? Doesn't Mother always leave those to my sister?"
It wasn't something strange, but taking over the family?
Yukinoshita Yukino was even more confused; since childhood, her family had never allowed her to get involved in these matters.
She had also wondered why, finally concluding that perhaps her parents were afraid of them vying for power and turning against each other.
The default heir of the Yukinoshita Yukino family had always been her sister, Yukinoshita Haruno, and Yukinoshita Yukino had always respected this arrangement, never fighting against it.
"I'm not talking about that construction company and the family's political resources."
"But something deeper within."
"Mother, don't say it. I still have a chance."
Yukinoshita Haruno couldn't help but interject.
"Shush, Haruno."
Mother Yukinoshita reprimanded her unceremoniously.
"What exactly is it? What do you mean by 'something deeper'?"
Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help but ask.
Mother Yukinoshita didn't answer her, but instead gestured for Yukinoshita Haruno to remove her long gloves.
Yukinoshita Haruno trembled as she complied; as the gloves came off, what was revealed inside wasn't smooth, fair skin, but some kind of mechanical structure.
"What in the world is going on?"
Yukinoshita Yukino's mind froze, unable to comprehend this scene; why was her sister's hand a mechanical arm?
"It's simple. Your sister has been protecting you in a safe cage, and now, she no longer has the ability to protect you."
Mother Yukinoshita suppressed her sadness, her expression still calm on the surface.
As Mother Yukinoshita revealed the truth, Yukinoshita Haruno seemed somewhat relieved; she conjured a black card out of thin air and handed it to Yukinoshita Yukino.
Yukinoshita Haruno looked at her sister with regret and apology, and said to her.
"I'm sorry for selfishly interfering with your life and ultimately failing so disgracefully."
"If you're ready to take control of your own life, then accept this invitation."
"This is power, this is aptitude, this is evolution, this is a Player."
---
Hachiman Hikigaya also left Soubu High, but he didn't have a driver to pick him up and walked home instead.
"I'm supposed to be a man who becomes a bear!"
"Why has campus life been getting stranger and stranger lately!"
The setting sun illuminated the bridge, and Hachiman Hikigaya shouted down at the water below.
A 'bear,' as he defined it, was a solitary animal that felt no unease living alone.
Moreover, they could hibernate, and Hachiman Hikigaya had always wanted to be an existence like a bear.
This was his 'Bear's Way.'
He even wrote the original words in an essay; however freely he wrote it, that's how pathetic he was when Hiratsuka-sensei beat him.
After venting, Hachiman Hikigaya noticed a figure in the water below, seemingly bobbing up and down.
Drowning?
This thought popped into his head, and Hachiman Hikigaya quickly shouted, "Help! Help!"
But at this moment, there was no one else on the bridge; otherwise, he wouldn't have come here to shout and vent.
"Damn it..."
Hachiman Hikigaya gritted his teeth, took off his shirt, and jumped into the water, swimming towards the drowning person.
---
A detached house in Chiba.
Loid Forger, handsome in appearance and tall in stature, had just finished moving and was unpacking his luggage.
His daughter, Anya Forger, was visiting the neighbors, so Loid Forger confidently took out a black box, which contained a black card.
"Finally, this opportunity has arrived, the core of the Black Organization..."
Loid Forger mused to himself.
That's right, he was actually a spy from Britain.
Even his daughter was adopted to gain the Black Organization's trust.
To protect world peace and expose the Black Organization's schemes.
Three years ago, he accepted a mission from his superiors to join the Black Organization as an ordinary person.
After three years, he finally gained the Black Organization's trust and was cultivated; once he became a Player and a code-named member, he would truly enter the inner circle.
---
Yukinoshita Yukino, filled with utter confusion, accepted the black card.
A circular symbol appeared on her wrist, and message notifications constantly appeared in her eyes.
[Invitation detected]
[You have obtained evolution qualification]
[Provisional Player Yukinoshita Yukino]
[Trial mission will now be activated for you]
[Paradise congratulates you in advance]
[Welcome to this great evolution]
"What is this?"
Yukinoshita Yukino was somewhat flustered; why was such a supernatural scene occurring, and why did her sister and mother seem to know all about it?
What did it mean that her sister couldn't protect her, so she needed to enter this world? And what happened to her sister?
"Wear this. You should meet its usage conditions, and it can give you a bit more chance of success."
Yukinoshita Haruno took out a bracelet and helped Yukinoshita Yukino put it on.
"Once you become an official Player, the family will tell you everything."
Yukinoshita Yukino disappeared before the two of them.
"This is the best outcome."
"She has always been excellent; I believe she can come back."
---
Hachiman Hikigaya sank into the water, spitting out bubbles, his consciousness gradually fading.
What was I doing again?
Saving someone?
The person has already been saved.
But it seems I can't get out myself.
Dad, Mom, little sister...
I don't want to die yet!
Hachiman Hikigaya struggled, and in his suffocation, he seemed to hear a voice.
[Hachiman Hikigaya, Paradise invites you to become a Player]
What the heck?
[Do you want to join this evolution?]
I join...
[You have obtained evolution qualification]
[Provisional Player Hachiman Hikigaya]
[Trial mission will now be activated for you]
[Paradise congratulates you in advance]
[Welcome to this great evolution]
Hachiman Hikigaya disappeared into the water.
---
"For the peace of the world!"
Loid Forger reached out and touched the invitation, this ticket to Paradise.
The day he became a spy, he abandoned his own name, having only countless aliases and a codename: Twilight.
[Invitation detected]
[You have obtained evolution qualification]
[Provisional Player Twilight]
[Trial mission will now be activated for you]
[Paradise congratulates you in advance]
[Welcome to this great evolution]
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