Chapter 230: Shirokiyami / Key Ques (2/2)
「If you’d become mine that way」
「Is that…fine? You are not……frustrated about…that?」
「Objective and method」
He answered with his catchphrase; his favorite motto.
「Getting you in my possession is the objective, so if I can accomplish that, then it’s no big deal if I win against you while you’re holding back」
「As I thought……boys are…difficult」
「That is because this is Taiyou-chan」
「Don’t talk about me like I’m some rare animal」
After lightly retorting to Hera, he picked up his chin, thinking a bit.
A certain thought had ran by his head, so he asked Shirokiyami about it.
「Hey, in order to make you mine……I had to defeat you, right」
「……Yeah」
「Without losing?」
「Without……lo…sing」
「Alright. Then, how about living in my place?」
「――Eh?」
Shirokiyami was surprised. Her face showed that she could not understand his question at all.
「So what I’m asking is: What should I do in order to have you live in my place, the building that everyone calls Taiyou Castle? I won’t do anything, nor do you have to. You would just――yeah, like an apartment or lodging- What should I do to make this place that sort of residence for you? What should I do for you?」
「……」
「I would have it no less from my Taiyou-chan. You thought this up, hmm?」
「Well, you might say that……」
Taiyou was about to speak, then stopped.
He invited Shirokiyami to Taiyou Castle.
There was no lascivious meaning in it――he wasn’t aiming for that sort of thing at all.
What he was aiming for were basically two things.
First, he had sworn that he would make Shirokiyami his――the seventh bride.
He would level up to the max, and he wanted to win against Shirokiyami and get hold of her, even if he had to borrow the various skills and the power of the previous six brides.
To further add to it, his end objective was not to get ahold of her.
It was concerning the wives who were not here.
Just like how Youran, who had been newly added to the team, was enjoying her time with people like Kotone and her sisters and Kohaku, he also wanted Shirokiyami to get along with the girls up till now in that way.
In order to fulfill that, he essentially wanted to have her quickly begin living with them; get used to them.
And one more.
This one was a simple idea. He was thinking if they lived in the same house, there might be a lapse in her security.
If it were a night or early-morning attack, if he could sneak-attack her unawares, the probability of defeating her might rise.
That was what he was thinking.
It was an idea true to Taiyou, who stopped at nothing for his objectives.
That’s why he threw the question out there, waiting for Shirokiyami’s response.
While waiting in expectation for what kind of answer she’d give.
He tried predicting her response from his memories with her.
As to whether he could land a single hit on her.
If maybe Taiyou, who was letting her live there, could bribe her with money.
While thinking about various things, he waited for her to answer.
「Then……if there are no…surprise attacks」
「Huh?」
「My……con…ditions. If you do not……attack me when I am…in my room」
「……You saw through me?」
「I had a……bad…feeling」
Shirokiyami nodded quietly.
Taiyou wondered what kind of bad feeling that was as he smiled wryly.
It was the same at the living terrace earlier. She had seen through Taiyou’s thoughts as if reading his mind.
It was painful that she had given conditions one step ahead to where he could no longer attack her at night or early morning, but if he threw away one objective then he could fulfill the other.
From Taiyou’s standpoint, there was no reason to refuse.
「Alright. Please come live with us」
「Mhm……」
「So Hera, can you go tell everyone that?」
「Rajuuu. Kohaku-tan will be suuuper happyyy」
「So I’ll be going home now, but what’ll you do?」
「I’ll take my luggage……tomo…rrow」
「That right? Then see ya tomorrow」
「Yeah……tomo…rrow」
He said, parting ways with Shirokiyami. He turned on his heels and headed home.
When he thought about her living with him starting tomorrow, he could naturally feel his steps becoming lighter.
He was so excited, so excited that he couldn’t help even skipping, and was questioned by police along the way for that strange behavior.
The white girl stared at him while standing in the park.
Her vacant expression was still there, but the base of her mouth had slightly pointed up.