Yukino, upon hearing Shiro's words, largely guessed how the subsequent events had unfolded.
"Don't tell me you pretended to be pitiful and then asked her to become a member of your harem?"
"And then she thought that, in such a situation, it didn't matter to promise something to a dying person, or perhaps she herself thought she was going to die, so she agreed. After that, you made a spectacular comeback and tricked her into ending up in your hands."
"Under normal circumstances, that would be pure deception, and no one would respect such an agreement."
"But you were lucky and ran into someone who takes everything seriously."
Yukino had seen more than once the young lady from the Kirishima family come looking for this guy. Even though they were not from the same academy, and she attended Fumizuki, that did not stop her from coming to look for him many times.
Shiro, hearing this, gave a thumbs-up.
"Exactly. She really is very serious. At first, I thought she would back out later and go back on her word, but I didn't expect her to actually break up with her childhood sweetheart, whom she loved and had been chasing since elementary school."
"That's why, out of a sense of guilt, I gave her something in return. At least one thing I can guarantee: no matter how I change the world, her memories will not be altered."
When Shiro reached this point, a somewhat awkward expression appeared on his face. Honestly, he never expected things to develop this way.
Yukino heard this and, without any hesitation, called Shiro trash.
"You really are trash if you're capable of doing something like that."
Yukino made it very clear that this guy was extremely deceptive, and more importantly, that he had torn apart a pair of childhood sweethearts.
Shiro did not deny it.
"I admit it. But so what? I'm a playboy who has been surrounded by women since childhood. Even though I didn't go all the way, everything else that could be done, I did it. Do you think someone like me would care about such things? At worst, I'd feel a trace of guilt toward that girl and give her a bit more compensation."
"But regret? I can only say—regret? No chance. Whatever I set my eyes on is definitely mine."
"This way, it's even pretty good. It saves me the trouble of personally using some petty tricks to break people apart."
Yukino never expected this guy to say something like that, and she could clearly feel that he was speaking sincerely.
"And didn't you forget something? I was already very disciplined. With my abilities, I could completely ignore the rules and play around with all of you. I estimate that right now, you and I wouldn't be in a boyfriend–girlfriend relationship, but in a relationship where I could visit you whenever I wanted."
"So don't try to apply normal ways of thinking to me."
Yukino opened her mouth, but realized there was no way to refute him. Honestly, what he said at the end was pure truth. This guy did follow the rules; if he hadn't, the situation would have become much worse long ago.
Yukino fell silent for a moment, then asked the question that interested her greatly.
"Why do you choose to respect the rules, instead of turning the world into whatever you want?"
She looked at his mischievous appearance. He didn't seem like someone who would follow rules, and yet, aside from that small deception involving the young lady from the Kirishima family, he had essentially adhered to them strictly.
Strictly speaking, that was only a small deception, and according to romantic novels, it was even a common plot, nothing serious. All in all, this guy was actually quite disciplined.
Shiro thought about the young lady's question and gave her a precise answer.
"Very simple: boredom."
Yukino's head filled with countless question marks when she heard this.
"What do you mean?"
She was quite confused. What did boredom have to do with this?
Seeing her confused expression, Shiro immediately began to explain.
"Unlike you, even though you are the second young lady of the Yukinoshita family, your mother has kept you firmly under control the whole time. And your family isn't particularly large either; at best, it's respected in some small place. When you come to a big place like this, everyone looks at you as a country bumpkin. Am I wrong?"
Yukino felt pain in her heart when she heard this, but it was the truth.
"You're right. I can't deny it."
She didn't deny this matter, because those who understand.
"But I'm different from you. To be direct, the state of my family is the same as those super-chaebols here. We have countless industries not only in France, but also abroad. In other words, my life is on 'easy mode.'"
"Not like you, under so much control."
"I can do whatever I want. No one puts shackles on me. At worst, my family will choose a spouse for me when it's time for marriage, but after that we can live completely separately and continue freely and unrestrained."
"And after I came here and obtained this power, it's even easier than easy mode. Do you think I would still have any enjoyment living that way?"
"That's why I prefer to be like I am now an ordinary person with a bit of power, and to conquer girls with my own abilities."
"Of course, I'm talking about normal circumstances. In abnormal circumstances, I still have to show my strength."
Yukino heard this and had to admit that she truly couldn't understand such a life.
"I have to say, you really do have a good life."
At that moment, this serious young lady couldn't help but sigh.
Shiro, hearing this, slightly curled his lips.
"You're saying that to me, someone who was almost killed by the Transmigrator Association, that I have a good life?"
"But you survived. At least you're here now."
Yukino immediately retorted. In her view, this guy was simply lucky, not only reincarnated, but also obtained such terrifying abilities.
Shiro responded with disdain.
"As for that, I can only say that you have no idea."
"To put it another way, there are many things you don't know. I survived solely thanks to myself."
"In short, let's not discuss this anymore. And I don't want to talk about it."
Yukino was a little confused when she heard this. What did this guy mean? But seeing that he didn't want to continue the topic, she also fell silent.
"In any case, you are my girlfriend, and that is unquestionable. And we can't break up. Remember that."
Yukino felt somewhat helpless when the conversation returned to this topic again.
"Those were my words, and I accept them. But I have one condition: you must not touch my mother."
"Otherwise, I will do everything I can to make you pay the price."
Shiro, hearing this, puffed out his cheeks.
"And what if your mother falls in love with me? What then?"
Hearing Shiro's shameless words, Yukino clenched her teeth and spoke in a very dissatisfied tone.
"Impossible! How could my mother fall in love with you?"
Shiro didn't continue discussing her mother, and simply shrugged.
"In short, I won't actively touch your mother. Is that enough?"
Yukino, still quite angry, didn't even hear the word "actively."
She also didn't notice that she seemed to have completely left out her sister.
"Yukino, since we're boyfriend and girlfriend, shouldn't we be able to do some things that only boyfriend and girlfriend do?"
Yukino immediately felt uneasy when she heard Shiro's mischievous tone.
The main reason was that she didn't expect this guy to think about such things less than ten minutes after they confirmed their relationship.
Yukino tried to escape, but discovered that she was firmly held in his lap and couldn't move at all.
"This is a school, you can't behave however you want."
Since she couldn't break free, Yukino could only warn him.
Shiro, hearing her words, puffed out his cheeks and said in an indifferent tone:
"So what if it's a school? Does that make any difference to me?"