Hearing concern that sounded more like advice, even though he was clearly the younger one, Hikari spoke in a way that felt almost like a reminder. Miyuri smiled, but still nodded and replied, "Mm, Auntie understands."
She adjusted the nurse's cap on her head and headed in the direction of the clinic.
———
Rushing as fast as she could, Miyuri finally arrived at the clinic just before she was about to be late.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead, complaining to herself about how Hikari had insisted on going on for so long and made her waste so much time. Panting, Miyuri was just about to find a place to rest for a bit.
But at that moment, a figure suddenly walked toward her as she had just entered the clinic.
"Miyuri," Yoshizawa Eigen narrowed his eyes as he came up behind her.
"Ah, it's Director Yoshizawa!", She turned around, and when she realized the person was the director of Yoshizawa Clinic, Yoshizawa Eigen, her heart skipped a beat.
"Why are you so late for work today?", Yoshizawa Eigen asked casually.
"Well, I helped my nephew with a small favor, so it delayed me a bit," Miyuri answered uneasily.
"I see… it's fine," Yoshizawa Eigen, who was usually strict, didn't make an issue out of her being late, which surprised Miyuri a little.
Then Yoshizawa Eigen continued, "By the way, that guy Takeo. I asked him a few days ago to stay at your place for a few days. How is he doing now?"
Hearing Yoshizawa Eigen's words, Miyuri, who still didn't know that Yoshizawa Takeo had already been physically eliminated by Hikari-kun, froze for a moment. Her expression unconsciously became a bit tense.
"Takeo-kun? He-he only stayed for one day, then left the next day," Miyuri replied.
"Really? He hasn't come home, and he hasn't gone to work either. I've tried calling him, but I can't reach him. He's no longer at your place?", Yoshizawa Eigen stared closely at Miyuri with sharp eyes, asking in a serious tone.
Being stared at like that, Miyuri, who already felt guilty, grew even more nervous inside.
She had already guessed that something might have happened between Hikari-kun and Yoshizawa Takeo, but to protect Hikari-kun, Miyuri still pretended to be surprised, "Ah, Takeo-kun hasn't gone home yet? He really only stayed at our place for one day, and then left early the next morning. That's strange."
"Takeo really hasn't come home. I don't know where he went to mess around. Miyuri, are you sure he left your place the next day?", Yoshizawa Eigen asked again.
"Yes, he left the next day," Facing Yoshizawa Eigen's repeated questioning, Miyuri answered firmly.
This time she answered with great confidence. There was nothing odd on her face, only confusion about why Yoshizawa Takeo had disappeared.
That made it impossible for Yoshizawa Eigen, who had been observing her expressions, to catch anything useful.
"Alright," Yoshizawa Eigen sighed, "I'll try contacting him again. If I still can't find him, I'll ask his friends to help look for him. Go do your work."
"Okay, Director," Miyuri responded and hurried away.
Watching Miyuri's graceful figure as she left, Yoshizawa Eigen narrowed his eyes slightly.
Although Miyuri didn't show any major issues, when he mentioned Yoshizawa Takeo earlier, her expression did seem slightly flustered.
Combined with a certain instinct of his, Yoshizawa Eigen felt that something was off about Miyuri today.
But since Miyuri had firmly insisted that Yoshizawa Takeo only stayed at her place for one day and then left, Yoshizawa Eigen couldn't keep pressing.
After all, he was the one who had taken the initiative to ask that lecher*us bastard of a son to stay at someone else's home.
Thinking of Yoshizawa Takeo's debauched, messed-up nature, Yoshizawa Eigen got a headache.
For all he knew, that bastard kid might be out somewhere drinking and fooling around right now.
Yoshizawa Eigen made a call and then hurried to the back of the clinic.
———
A van was already parked in the backyard. Beside it stood four or five little punks with brightly colored hair.
When they saw Yoshizawa Eigen coming over, they immediately called out respectfully, "Uncle Eigen!"
These little punks were all friends of Yoshizawa Takeo, or rather, his lackeys.
Walking over, Yoshizawa Eigen asked directly, "Has that bastard Takeo been looking for you guys to mess around lately?"
The punks shook their heads again and again, "No, Uncle. We haven't seen Takeo-kun for several days now. We can't reach him at all."
"You can't reach him either," Yoshizawa Eigen frowned, the unease in his heart growing stronger.
Thinking again of Miyuri's abnormal behavior, Yoshizawa Eigen instinctively felt that that beautiful woman wasn't quite right.
After giving it some thought, Yoshizawa Eigen decided to investigate his son's whereabouts himself.
After all, the small-town police were completely unreliable when it came to investigations. His son hadn't been missing for very long, so even if he reported it, they probably wouldn't take it seriously. It would be useless.
Better to mobilize his own connections to look into it.
He lifted his head and looked at the uneasy punks in front of him, deep in thought.
"I have something I want you to help me with," Yoshizawa Eigen said to them.
"Uncle, what is it? Are we going to look for Takeo-kun's whereabouts?", a punk with purple-dyed hair spoke up.
Slightly surprised, Yoshizawa Eigen glanced at the punk who answered first and nodded, "That's right. What's your name?"
The purple-haired punk scratched his head and smiled shyly, "My name is Fujimoto Shiki. Uncle can just call me Aki."
"Alright, Aki, and the rest of you. Please help me find out where that kid Takeo has gone. If you find him, I'll give you a reward," As he said this, Yoshizawa Eigen pulled out a fairly thick wad of cash from his pocket and handed it to the punks.
Aki and the others, who were broke due to idling around all day, instantly lit up and quickly took it.
The main reason they followed Yoshizawa Takeo was because his family had money and he spent generously. Naturally, they were willing to work for money now.
"Alright! Uncle Eigen, we'll definitely find Takeo-kun!", Aki and the others made their promise.
Yoshizawa Eigen smiled kindly and reminded them, "Mm, start by checking the places he usually goes. If you can't find him, I'll give you another clue."
"What clue?", Aki asked curiously.
"I'll show you a photo. Remember this woman's face," Yoshizawa Eigen opened his phone, showing a photo of a female nurse.
When they saw that gorgeous, moving face, the punks' breathing stalled, and their eyes immediately lit up.
'This little nurse is really pretty!'
Just as Aki and the others were getting excited, Yoshizawa Eigen said, "Her name is Miyuri. She's a nurse at my clinic. Before Takeo disappeared, he stayed at her place. So if you have time, investigate her and see if she has any connection to Takeo's disappearance."
"Okay! We will!", Aki and the others nodded repeatedly and agreed.
Watching the punks take the money, get back into the van, and leave excitedly, Yoshizawa Eigen shook his head.
"These guys aren't that reliable. I can't depend on them completely. I should get some other people too."
Being able to run a clinic of decent size, Yoshizawa Eigen naturally had a solid family background.
His assets could be considered quite substantial. The Yoshizawa family had some reputation and influence in the neighboring town next to Ino Town. They were still no match for the Jinno family, but they weren't weak either.
So for the sake of that bastard only son who would inherit the Yoshizawa family, Yoshizawa Eigen was still willing to put in some extra effort.
He glanced again at the phone screen, at Miyuri's gorgeous, tender face, and snorted softly.
'These lowly civilian w*men, even if they have pretty faces, should consider it an honor to be played with by people like us.'
That bastard Takeo was always lus*ful. He just hoped the kid hadn't been killed because he tried to play with some woman. Otherwise, all those lowly trash would have to pay for his only son with their lives.
With a cold expression, Yoshizawa Eigen quickly walked back into the clinic.
———
[Ding! Anti-cuckold warning alert! ]
[Your Russian friend Arisa has already been targeted by a cuckolder. The chance of being cucked is high. Please respond actively! ]
After treating Miyuri to breakfast, Hikari had just walked out of the breakfast shop. He was thinking of going to the shrine to ask Jinno Ai if she had found any news about Aunt Touka's family, when the system's alert suddenly rang out in his mind.
"Hm? Arisa has been targeted by a cuckolder? She doesn't go out much, so the only one targeting her should be her fiance's older brother, that guy named Suzumura Kenta, right?"
"But isn't she still staying at my place? No, at this time she probably went back already. I'll go take a look."
He activated the pure love radar, confirmed the location, and hurried toward the Suzumura household.
———
"Sigh! Hikari-kun's place is really more comfortable. I don't know why, but once I come back here, I just feel uncomfortable all over."
Because she wanted to bring more sets of clothes and other things over, after helping Hikari clean the yard, Arisa returned to the Suzumura house.
But this home of her fiance's brother, a place that was family in name, made Arisa feel very uncomfortable.
On the contrary, staying at Hikari's place made her feel very relaxed.
"Eh! Arisa! You're back! Good morning!"
As soon as Arisa stepped into the living room, she heard an enthusiastic greeting.
She turned her head and saw her fiance's older brother, Suzumura Kenta, smiling and waving at her.
"Good morning," Arisa didn't really want to deal with Suzumura Kenta.
"Arisa, I bought breakfast. Come eat together," Suzumura Kenta invited her eagerly.
"No need. I've already eaten," Arisa shook her head coldly, preparing to go straight back to her room.
But Suzumura Kenta suddenly pushed his chair back, stood up, and shouted, "Wait!"
Hearing his shout, Arisa stopped and frowned as she looked over, "What is it?"
Seeing the faint trace of disgust and impatience on Arisa's pure, beautiful face, Suzumura Kenta felt a bit irritated inside.
"Arisa, you stayed overnight at the neighbor Hikari-kun's place yesterday, right?", Suzumura Kenta asked darkly.
"So what?", Arisa's face was expressionless.
"Heh! Heh! Arisa, you wouldn't want your fiance Kouta to find out that you spent the night with a strange man, would you?", Suzumura Kenta finally said the line he had thought about all night and settled on.
Looking at Suzumura Kenta's smug expression, Arisa wasn't panicked at all. Instead, she scoffed, "Kenta-kun, do you want me to tell your brother Kouta-kun about how you secretly watched me shower yesterday?"
Hearing Arisa's words, Suzumura Kenta, who had been confident and smug, immediately changed expression. His whole face collapsed.
Because Arisa was right. He could go complain to Suzumura Kouta about her, but Arisa could just as well complain about him.
Compared to an uncertain overnight stay, his peeping was clearly more serious.
"What peeping? When did I peep at you showering? Do you have any proof? Arisa, without proof, don't go spouting nonsense!", Suzumura Kenta shouted loudly, trying to erase the dirty thing he had planned to do yesterday.
Arisa sneered, "Is that so? You want proof? Look at this photo. Yesterday, Hikari-kun clearly photographed you hiding outside the bathroom window, looking all creepy."
"My photo?"
Looking at the image on Arisa's phone, seeing himself with bulging eyes and drooling as he stared at the bathroom window like a creepy pig, Suzumura Kenta panicked immediately.
"Delete it! Delete the photo right now!", Suzumura Kenta shouted.
"Stop bothering me, or I'll send this photo to Kouta!", Arisa had already seen through Suzumura Kenta's perverted nature and said mercilessly.
"Damn stinking w*man! You're just a foreigner who came here from another country, unfamiliar with the place, yet you dare to threaten me!"
Seeing Arisa's look of disgust, a nameless rage surged up in Suzumura Kenta's heart.
"What do you want to do?", Seeing Suzumura Kenta's face turn red and his eyes grow bloodshot, Arisa sensed something was wrong.
"I'm warning you, delete my photo right now, or don't blame me for being rough with you!", Suzumura Kenta clenched his fists and glared at Arisa in anger.
"Why should I? This is my phone!", Arisa stared at Suzumura Kenta warily.
Suzumura Kenta usually wasn't very bold, but thinking that Arisa was a woman, and a foreigner at that, with almost no acquaintances in Ino Village, his courage swelled.
He threatened, "I said delete the photo. You violated my privacy. If you don't do as I say, then I'll vi*late you!"
Making up an excuse on the spot, Suzumura Kenta no longer hid the evil thoughts deep in his heart. His eyes glowed green as he leered lewdly at Arisa's tall, proud chest and her round, full, pert rear.
"Suzumura Kenta, don't come any closer!", As she saw him advancing toward her step by step, Arisa panicked.
She never imagined that in broad daylight, this fiance's older brother would actually dare to make a move on her, his own brother's fiancee.
'This guy is way too brazen!'
"Heh! Heh! Arisa, I already gave you a chance. Honestly, my brother Kouta can't satisfy you at all, right? Let me do it instead. Unlike him, mine is big. Once you've tried it, you'll never forget it!"
Suzumura Kenta raised both hands, his ten fingers twitching constantly, drool at the corner of his mouth as he closed in on Arisa.
Clang!
Seeing that Suzumura Kenta was about to force himself on her, Arisa didn't say another word. She knocked over the broom and mop beside her and sprinted upstairs.
"Don't run!"
Seeing Arisa trying to escape, Suzumura Kenta immediately broke into a run to chase her.
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