CHAPTER 438: CHAPTER 432: FORGIVING YOU IS GOD’S BUSINESS

Alright, now it can be confirmed. At least in the case of the cute little Ise Yu, the system’s so-called 99% progress is absolutely unreliable.

The fluctuation range is outrageous! It escalates ridiculously, not even Shirakawa Sawahei, nor the Wise King has ever witnessed such a thing...

Oh no, they have seen it, and just like Shirakawa Sawahei, they watched it with their eyes wide open.

Upon getting the answer, old scumbag Shirakawa’s face immediately changed, and he impatiently pressed the forehead of the slacking girl: "Come here and sit down already, dawdling like that, what does it look like."

Slacking Girl: ???

The head pat I’ve been waiting for, how could it just disappear? Shirakawa, could it be your gentleness is like fireworks, gone in a flash?

The girl’s heart hadn’t even started to swell before it was immediately deflated by the old scumbag. Unwilling, she asked, "Is it over? Why so fast..."

"Fast what?"

"The Tachibana experience card... its validity ended so quickly." Cute little Ise Yu puffed her cheeks in discontent: "Back to the old Shirakawa... this familiar feeling..."

Miss Tachibana Tomoku: Steam Girl.jpg...

"Stop the nonsense." Shirakawa Sawahei sat down first: "I still have things to attend to later... did you guys change rooms?"

"Oh right~ I heard that the boy originally assigned to stay with Shirakawa couldn’t make it due to illness, and another who was scared of skiing took leave directly... so Shirakawa is staying alone now."

"And what about my room?"

"Eh? Are you really planning to stay alone?" Cute little Ise Yu exclaimed in shock: "We can hang out with you, why stay alone, wouldn’t that be lonely?"

"..."

Why doesn’t this person say lonely? Using the word alone in this situation feels weird...

"Forget it... let’s discuss this tonight..." Shirakawa Sawahei sighed, looking around: "Where’s Tsukimi? Why isn’t she here yet?"

"Didn’t Sakurazawa go back halfway to change her scarf? Could it be she fell asleep? Shirakawa, didn’t you see her in the room?"

Miss Tachibana Tomoku timidly raised her hand and said: "Department Director Tsukimi just sent a message saying she’s a bit tired and wants to take a nap, so she’s skipping dinner..."

"Ah, I see. Then I’ll bring something for her to eat later~" said Orikin, picking up the menu, "gotta choose something Sakurazawa likes~"

"Sitting around a warm fireplace, eating and chatting... outside, the snow falling heavily... feels like a scene from a fairy tale."

"There is no fireplace here." Shirakawa Sawahei ruthlessly shattered the slacking girl’s fantasy and reminded: "Remember to bring more, in case Tsukimi wakes up and you’ve already eaten it all."

"??? Shirakawa, you’re a devil!" Orikin flipped through the menu in dissatisfaction: "Am I really someone who would just sneak food in your eyes?"

Shirakawa Sawahei couldn’t be bothered to answer this stupid question, took the menu from the slacking girl, straightforwardly picked the flavors that Tachibana Tomoku and Orikin liked, and handed it to the hotel restaurant staff.

"Please pack the dishes marked with circles for me."

"Sure, please wait a moment."

Slacking Girl: So handsome☆! The domineering CEO version of Shirakawa is also awesome~

Progress is increasing...

The dishes were served one by one. This mountain lodge’s specialty was creamy bacon porcini spaghetti and mushroom soup, the cuisine leaning a bit towards French style. Shirakawa Sawahei glanced at it and found it unappetizing, so he grabbed the two sandwiches brought by the server and got up to leave.

Halfway there, he came back to ask the server for a cup of warm milk before leaving with everything.

Slacking Girl: "?"

I just lowered my head to eat some spaghetti and Shirakawa is gone?

Not dining with us... runs out alone... doesn’t even tell us the destination...

That’s right! He must have someone outside!

Progress is declining...

Miss Tachibana Tomoku’s inner thoughts: How does Shirakawa know I like this flavor? Did he remember or just coincidentally?

Must be a coincidence... hmm... but still very happy~

Progress remains unchanged...

...

When Shirakawa Sawahei was allowed to enter, the Little Arrogant was leaning on the sofa reading a book.

The book cover was brown; under the orange light, the pages appeared yellowed. The Evil Little Arrogant closed the book as he came in. Shirakawa Sawahei finally saw the book’s title on the cover.

???

It turned out to be the "Bible," which instantly felt offensive to Shirakawa Sawahei. His face darkened as he slowly walked towards the coffee table in front of the sofa and placed the milk and sandwich down.

"Hayakawa..." Shirakawa Sawahei slowly began, planning to rightfully scold the Little Arrogant for such terrible behavior when the girl sitting on the sofa beat him to speak.

"Let’s set aside the confession for now. Shirakawa, what I requested was hot milk, wasn’t it?"

"If you haven’t had dinner, why drink milk?"

"Also, I’m not here to confess or repent to you."

"Hmm? Then was my ’Bible’ read in vain? I was thinking I could be a bit more professional when needed." Hayakawa Kashi seemed regretful: "Looks like my preparation is insufficient, unable to make Shirakawa Sawahei feel the urge to repent at the sight of me."

"..."

Shirakawa Sawahei thought that if you ever maximize your hatchet skills, not just him, every scumbag on the planet would feel the urge to repent at the sight of you.

To prevent Miss Kaori from turning into a hatchet goddess, and for his own safety, Shirakawa Sawahei silently moved the brown-covered "Bible" off the table and placed down the sandwiches.

"Is this... to please the priest?"

Shirakawa Sawahei grunted without interest: "This is someone’s dinner, lest she starves from being too focused on listening to confessions."

"Isn’t there still milk?" Hayakawa Kashi said in disappointment: "I originally wanted to listen to your confession while letting the hot milk gradually cool, but you brought a cup of warm milk directly. Does this mean you don’t plan to confess?"

Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t answer the Little Arrogant’s question, coughed lightly, and tentatively asked: "Kaori hasn’t contacted you, has she?"

The Evil Little Arrogant squinted slightly and softly said: "Looks like Shirakawa really did something excessive to my sister."

"No such thing. I’m just concerned about her, as a fellow club member."

Shirakawa Sawahei unwrapped the sandwich’s simple packaging and took a bite. The bacon and vegetables collided on his tongue, with the fragrance of wheat from the bread easily satisfying his taste buds. Seeing this, Hayakawa Kashi also picked up her sandwich, unwrapped it, and took a bite.

"Not bad."

"It’s alright. After all, Hayakawa’s taste is easy to guess."