"Lecher?"
The scene became instantly tense. By the time Shirogane Miyuki reacted, Yu had already been pinned down by the predator-like woman.
Of course, as a "High-Quality Japanese High School Student" with a high sense of justice, Shirogane didn't take sides just because he knew Yu. Instead, he tried to figure out the situation before making a rational judgment.
"Wait a moment, miss. Did Yu happen to do something to your sister...?"
"Exactly! It's this bastard! Xuena sent me a message saying she'd be living with a man for the next few days!"
The flames in her eyes were practically melting her thick, "pot-bottom" glasses. Lin Xuezi leaned forward, her posture shifting from straddling to a half-kneel supported by her knees.
Straightening the shameless lecher's wig, she grabbed his collar, face-to-face, with two trails of white steam blowing from her nostrils!
That was her ten-out-of-ten-identical! Most important, innocent, and cute imouto! She must have been tricked by a bad man to stay out overnight and move in immediately!
"To be safe, I asked around subtly and found out where the suspected pervert criminal was. She told me the guy was a blonde and would be coming to this café!"
"Ah~"
Logical and convincing. Although Shirogane didn't think Yu would abduct a girl, the only "blonde" in this café besides the suspect was Yu himself!
In fact, he was quite grateful the woman chose to attack Yu first instead of him. Given his own slight build, his soul would probably be drifting freely outside his body after a hit like that!
"Yu, is there a misunderstanding here...?"
"Emm, based on general logic, I've actually taken in three girls. However..."
Yu adjusted the wig to prevent the stray hair from poking his eyes. As he spoke, he used his core strength to push himself and the woman clinging to him back up.
Unsurprisingly, this was likely Lin Xuena's older sister. Last night, he'd thought the girl was also a runaway rebel, so he'd just taken her in as well.
But since she was an imouto with an actual "owner," what he did was indeed a bit over the line.
"So, uh, can we settle this peacefully?"
"What are you thinking, you bastard! I'm going to send you to the police station to eat prison food!"
She didn't expect that beneath his thin appearance, his waist was so powerful he could lift a whole living person!
Lin Xuezi momentarily lost her balance. Once she grabbed his neck to steady herself, the "hand of friendship" offered by this bastard instantly made her blood boil again.
Settling peacefully was impossible! A suspicious man who laid hands on her sister was absolutely unforgivable!
"Um..."
Weakly raising his hand, Shirogane Miyuki watched the two of them struggling against each other in an exceptionally tangled posture, his face looking like the "Old Man on the Subway Looking at his Phone" meme.
However, as a versatile high schooler whose father held a legal license, he still conscientiously provided some legal context. "Adult women have the right to choose their partners independently. If you want to send Yu in, doing it solely on your word without the sister's consent might not be easy!"
"Exactly, Miyuki! Well said!"
"Yu... honestly, this posture isn't great, right?"
Unable to bear the sight of Yu happily giving him a thumbs-up as if he'd found an ally, Shirogane covered his face. Standing on this guy's side was truly an embarrassment he couldn't afford!
"Eh? Is there a problem? The guys in our PaB Club play like this all the time!"
"Then it's even more wrong! Get those thoughts out of my head right now!"
"Ahem! Back to business!"
With a couple of light coughs, Yu turned his head and sighed. High schoolers were so boring; drinking parties and fist-to-flesh physical contact were the true romance of men. Miyuki probably wouldn't understand until he got to college.
Besides, Xuena had stayed with Rin of her own free will. He hadn't forced her, and he'd provided good food and shelter. He was clearly a great guy!
Why was everyone acting like he was weird and had no common sense?!
"In short, Xuena stayed of her own free will! To be specific, it's more like... a pajama party?"
"Oh? Completely voluntary? A pajama party?"
Brows furrowing until a few cracks appeared in her lenses, Lin Xuezi gripped the blonde guy's neck tightly, her tensed jaw pulling the corners of her mouth down to the limit of disgust!
"Hey! You, the nerd over there!"
"To be honest, miss, you're the one who looks more like a nerd..."
Being called a nerd by a woman with a single ponytail and thick glasses who looked exactly like a nerd made Shirogane feel like the world had turned upside down!
But looking past appearances, he had to admit Lin Xuezi had a keen eye for people.
"Shut it! Those dark circles under your eyes that only come from long-term reading have already exposed the truth. Now tell me, how many years for abducting a minor?"
"Generally speaking, depending on the severity of the offense, it's three months to seven years... wait! Yu, you didn't, did you?"
"I already said Xuena stayed voluntarily!"
"I see~"
With a smile, Shirogane Miyuki dialed the emergency number without hesitation. Ultimately, this was no longer a normal overnight stay! He had to strike with an iron fist!
"Chotto matte! What are you doing, Miyuki! Aren't we best friends?!"
"Hehe~"
Lin Xuezi let out a cold laugh and pushed up her glasses. Her other hand remained deathly tight on the criminal suspect's neck, preventing him from breaking free to attack the "righteous person" who had abandoned the darkness for the light.
After all, there were still many good people in the world. This bad guy beneath her—who had a style extremely similar to the Izu PaB Club and a complete lack of common sense—needed to be brought to justice!
"It's because of our friendship that I can't let you ruin yourself, Yuu! Reflect properly in prison!"
"No! A confrontation! At least give me and Xuena a chance to talk face-to-face! Xuena will clear my name!"
Bursting his clothes would injure the woman who was too close to him; not bursting them would mean being sent in by Miyuki. Yu broke into a sweat, appearing to be in an absolute dead end!
And what was with this woman?! Her strength after "blackening" was even greater than Iori's. He felt like the entire Scumbag Trio combined would be KO'd by her!
Damn this strange world; if he didn't transform, anyone could go fifty-fifty with him! He might as well rename himself "Miyazawa Fifty-Fifty"!
"Chotto matte!"
Hearing Shirogane's name for Yu, Lin Xuezi was momentarily stunned. Then, the memory of the "Annoying People of the PaB Club" list in her brain surged online!
She "teleported" over to slap Miyuki's phone away. Then, while Yu was completely dazed, she squatted on the ground, so their postures allowed them to look each other in the eye.
She tossed the wig aside, and the hairnet securing it followed. When she peeled back the layers and saw Miyazawa Yuu's true face, Lin Xuezi's horrifying smile reached its peak!
Gulp!
Looking at the woman's crazed... no, her insane, evil smile that stretched from ear to ear, Yuu soul was instantly pierced by an ice spear.
Through those "pot-bottom" glasses, he could see those slightly curved but sharp eyes full of malice. This woman was undoubtedly a pervert! There was no third possibility!
"Mi-Miyuki! Hurry up and call the police to take me away!"
"Eh?"
"Ah! Found you!"
The café door was pulled open for the third time. Accompanied by the familiar welcome chime, Lin Xuena rushed past two waitresses—who wanted to intervene but didn't dare—carrying an oversized keyboard.
Stopping in front of her sister, she stomped her feet in a fit of rage and complained, "Sister! I knew you'd come looking for Oniichan's trouble! Oniichan is a good person!"
"Xuena!"
Finally hearing a pleasant word after all this time, Yuu nose stung, and tears nearly broke through. Indeed, children were much more likable!
Excluding guys like Miyuki, of course! He would penalize Miyuki's favorability by five points as punishment!
"Honestly! Xuena, your mom and dad were very worried when you didn't come home all night!"
"Eh~ I clearly sent a message saying I was sleeping with Rin. But once Sister found out Rin had an Oniichan, she wouldn't let it go."
Without her glasses, Lin Xuena spoke quite aggressively. Since she couldn't see faces clearly, she showed her sister no mercy!
Left speechless by the rebuke, Lin Xuezi expressionlessly took off her own glasses and slid them onto Xuena without a word. The world instantly became quiet~
"In-In any case..."
Seamlessly switching from a dominant tigress to a cute kitten, Lin Xuena adjusted the glasses timidly and said, "Don't make things hard for Yu-oniichan. He's a good person who took Xuena in."
"Hmm, don't worry. How could Sister bully a 'good person'?"
Putting extra emphasis on the words "good person," Lin Xuezi turned around. Her arrogant smile didn't fade; instead, because she no longer had glasses to hide her eyes, she gained an added touch of "Queen" aura!
"Nice to meet you, Miyazawa-kun of the PaB Club. Let's get along well as mortal enemies!"