After washing away all traces, Hikari returned to the main hall.
As soon as he walked over, he saw Sakai Yutaka standing at the private room door, seemingly waiting for him.
Seeing Sakai Yutaka force a hint of a smile onto his dark face and greet him, Hikari also nodded slightly in response.
After Hikari returned to the private room, Sakai Yutaka quietly walked away.
On the other side, Sayoko, who had just changed into a new dry dress upstairs and come downstairs, was preparing to return to the private room to continue eating with Hikari.
But just as she reached the first floor and was walking toward the private room, she was suddenly stopped by a figure who had been waiting in advance.
"Sakai-kun?", Sayoko looked at Sakai Yutaka standing in front of her in confusion, "What is it, Sakai-kun?"
Seeing that beautiful and moving face of Sayoko's still carrying a faint blush, and her seemingly unaware, confused expression that still held a bit of dignity,
Sakai Yutaka could not help thinking of the coquettish moans he had heard earlier at the storage room door. The anger in his heart burned even hotter.
Consumed by jealousy, Sakai Yutaka no longer bothered with tact or saving face. He went straight to the point and warned Sayoko through clenched teeth.
"Sister-in-law, I already know about you playing ambiguous games with that high sch0ol student."
"You're a widow, and he's a high sch0ol student. This is really inappropriate! For the sake of your chaste reputation, you must draw a clear line with Hikari!"
"Otherwise, you'll be laughed at by everyone in the village!"
Hearing Sakai Yutaka's threatening words, Sayoko was slightly surprised.
But there was no fear on her face. She only calmly asked, "Sakai-kun, are you threatening me?"
Sakai Yutaka clenched his teeth and nodded, "Yes! I am threatening you!"
"Sister-in-law, if you don't cut off relations with that brat Hikari, I'll expose the affair between you."
"I'll make you the target of everyone's scorn in the village, turn you into a notorious bad woman!"
Facing Sakai Yutaka's naked threat, Sayoko snorted with laughter.
"Sakai Yutaka, is there something wrong with your head?"
"My husband has been dead for so many years. Even if I remarry, so what?"
"Isn't there a single remarried woman in Ino Village? Using this to threaten me is really ridiculous."
"And who I, Sayoko, choose to be with is none of your business, Sakai Yutaka, right?"
Sayoko looked speechless as she stared at the dark man in front of her who was full of anger.
Sakai Yutaka said angrily, "You're my Sister-in-law! I'm your brother-in-law! How is it none of my business?"
Sayoko laughed lightly, "Is that so? Since when does a brother-in-law get to decide whether a widowed sister-in-law remarries?"
"I… I…", Sakai Yutaka was momentarily at a loss for words.
But he quickly clenched his teeth and questioned her, "Sayoko, is that kid named Hikari really that good? A wet-behind-the-ears high sch0ol student!"
Sayoko nodded without hesitation, "Yes, Hikari-kun is very good. Extremely good."
Hearing this, Sakai Yutaka exploded and suddenly shouted, "What about me? Compared to that wet-behind-the-ears kid, how am I?"
"After Brother Genji died, I know you were lonely, sister-in-law. But why didn't you consider me, instead of finding that useless high sch0ol trash?"
Hearing Sakai Yutaka's words, Sayoko froze slightly, then looked him up and down. As if she had just heard something ridiculously funny, she laughed out loud.
"Sakai Yutaka, are you comparing yourself to Hikari-kun? To be honest, you barely count as a good person, compared to Ryusei Haruyoshi and the others."
"But compared to Hikari-kun, you can't compare at all."
Hearing Sayoko's words, Sakai Yutaka turned pale in disbelief and shouted angrily, "Why? Why am I not as good as that high sch0ol kid who hasn't even grown all his hair yet?"
"My bar makes money every day. I'm reliable, quick-witted, and good at business."
"In terms of manliness and reliability, I completely win, don't I?"
"Compared to a childish high sch0ol student, isn't I, Sakai Yutaka, more worth relying on for you, Sayoko?"
Sakai Yutaka patted his chest and said confidently to Sayoko.
But Sayoko was too lazy to say more. She just shook her head, "You're simply not as good as Hikari-kun, in any aspect."
"That's enough. I don't want to talk to you anymore. Go back, and don't come to my izakaya again."
Hearing Sayoko's words, Sakai Yutaka's face turned deathly pale.
Even though Sayoko had already sentenced him to death, he was unwilling to leave just like that.
For this beautiful and dignified sister-in-law, from the moment his elder brother died, he had regarded her as forbidden fruit, as his own possession.
So even though Sayoko had rejected him outright, Sakai Yutaka still clenched his fists and spoke.
"Sayoko, I warn you. Either you draw a clear line with that Hikari, or you get together with me."
"Otherwise, with my connections in the village and town, I have plenty of ways to make your izakaya shut down. Do you believe me?"
Hearing Sakai Yutaka's completely undisguised threat, Sayoko sneered. She could not even be bothered to respond, simply walking past him and leaving him only her back.
Seeing Sayoko not even bothering to reply, Sakai Yutaka ground his teeth until they creaked, his fists clenched tightly.
Although he was extremely unwilling and already furious to the point of losing control, Sakai Yutaka realized that after being rejected by Sayoko, he really had no way out.
He slightly reined in the ferocious expression twisted by anger and silently returned to sit in the main hall.
Even though he had already received Sayoko's clear rejection, he would absolutely not give up so easily on the sister-in-law he had coveted for so long.
Since he couldn't achieve his goal head-on, he planned to come at it from the side, using other methods instead.
If he showed respect, Sayoko was his sister-in-law. But if he didn't, Sayoko was nothing more than a pretty bitch.
He, Sakai Yutaka, had plenty of ways to take down a woman.
As for a high sch0ol student like Hikari, Sakai Yutaka had never taken him seriously at all.
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"Hikari-kun, I've changed my clothes."
After adjusting her mood, Sayoko pushed open the private room door, smiled, and sat back down beside Hikari, as if she had never argued with Sakai Yutaka just now.
The things Sakai Yutaka had said earlier were impossible for Sayoko to say had no effect at all.
But Sayoko did not plan to let it affect Hikari's mood, so she had no intention of bringing those upsetting matters to the dinner table.
However, even though Sayoko didn't say anything, Hikari naturally noticed that something was off.
Seeing that Sayoko's expression was not as excited as when she had just come out of the storage room earlier, Hikari turned his head and looked toward a certain spot in the izakaya hall outside the private room.
He saw that Sakai Yutaka, who had just greeted him at the private room door, had no intention of coming in. Instead, he was sitting alone at a table in the hall, drinking gloomily.
Seeing Sakai Yutaka's displeased expression and Sayoko's complete disregard of him, Hikari roughly guessed what had happened.
But since Sayoko didn't bring it up, he didn't take the initiative to mention it either. He just continued eating and drinking with her.
And in order not to affect the atmosphere between them, Sayoko smiled and peeled shrimp for Hikari, just like before she left.
But the Sayoko inside the private room did not notice that Sakai Yutaka outside the room had been silently watching her the whole time.
When he saw Sayoko finish the cup of alcohol on her table, Sakai Yutaka, who was pretending to sulk and drink alone in the hall, secretly felt delighted.
In fact, before he went out to confront Sayoko, Sakai Yutaka had already considered the possibility of failure, after all, Sayoko and Hikari's behavior was indeed very intimate.
So earlier, before Sayoko returned to the private room, he had slipped some medicine into her wine glass, the kind that some customers at his bar often used to pick up women and make them excited.
After being firmly rejected by Sayoko, Sakai Yutaka planned to get on the bus first and pay the ticket later.
Sakai Yutaka knew that ever since her husband died, Sayoko had remained chaste, and he guessed she must be extremely lonely.
So Sakai Yutaka firmly believed that as long as he succeeded in getting her, he would have won half the battle.
And even if Sayoko wanted to turn hostile afterward, he had ways to deal with it.
After all, as the owner of a bar, he had money and connections. Dealing with a small izakaya owner like Sayoko would be easy.
As for that brat Hikari, it was even less of a concern. His bar had plenty of thugs. Just a few would be enough to teach him a lesson.
Even his own physique wasn't bad. He figured one punch would make that pretty boy cry for a long time.
Now, all he had to do was wait for the dr*g to take effect and then take advantage of the situation to claim Sayoko.
Sakai Yutaka suppressed the restlessness in his heart, pretending to drink while patiently waiting.
Sure enough, just as Sakai Yutaka had expected.
After drinking that spiked glass of alcohol, only four or five minutes later, Sayoko pushed the door open and walked out alone toward the restroom in the back.
Seeing Hikari seemingly unaware and still sitting at the table drinking, Sakai Yutaka was gloating.
He quietly stood up and followed behind Sayoko, heading toward the restroom.
Sakai Yutaka hid in a secluded corner of the courtyard for a few minutes. Estimating that Sayoko was about to fully succumb to the dr*g and enter a state of complete excitement, he excitedly strode toward the restroom.
When he reached the restroom door in the backyard, Sakai Yutaka could no longer suppress the joy in his heart and eagerly pushed the door open.
"Sister-in-law! I'm here! Give your body to me!"
"I've wanted your full body for far, far too long!"
Seeing the shadowy figure inside the restroom, Sakai Yutaka shouted excitedly and eagerly undid his belt.
But when the figure inside the restroom turned around, Sakai Yutaka's hand on his zipper instantly froze.
A look of intense shock appeared on his dark face.
Sakai Yutaka blurted out, "Hikari? Why is it you?"
Looking at the smiling expression on the boy's face in front of him, Sakai Yutaka's drunkenness and excitement instantly faded by more than half.
He stared blankly at Hikari, completely unable to understand why it was Hikari standing in the restroom instead of the beautiful sister-in-law Sayoko he had been longing for.
Seeing Sakai Yutaka's shocked expression, Hikari smiled and said, "What, are you surprised to see me?"
Sakai Yutaka wasn't stupid. Seeing Hikari like this, he realized that the other party had probably already discovered his intentions and played him.
But Sakai Yutaka couldn't accept it.
"Where is sister-in-law Sayoko? Where did you hide Sayoko?"
Thinking that Sayoko might already be under the effects of the dr*g, Sakai Yutaka was frantic, wishing he could rush up and force Hikari to answer.
"With intentions toward Auntie Sayoko this obvious, and even doing something like dr*gging her, of course I protected her," Hikari said calmly with a smile.
"You damn little brat! You actually wanted to reap the benefits and take advantage of my sister-in-law yourself, didn't you?"
"Damn brat! Hand Sayoko over to me now! Hand her over!"
Seeing Hikari's teasing expression, Sakai Yutaka was frantic. He rushed forward in one stride, raised his fist, and prepared to force an answer.
However, Hikari simply lifted his foot and lightly kicked him, sending him flying back. He landed on the ground on his butt.
"You brat, give my sister-in-law back to me! Give her back!"
Although he was shocked that Hikari, a high sch0ol student, was stronger than him, Sakai Yutaka had no time to think about that now.
All he wanted was to hurry up and tangle with Sayoko, who should already be under the dr*g's effects. Otherwise, if the dr*g wore off or something unexpected happened, it would be bad.
Moreover, to perform perfectly, he had also taken some medicine himself before coming, and now his whole body was burning with desire.
But when Sakai Yutaka rushed over again, Hikari lightly kicked him once more, sending him flying again.
"Get out of the way! Let me see my sister-in-law! I want to see Sayoko!", Fueled by anger and the dr*g, Sakai Yutaka's eyes were bloodshot, and he was already somewhat unhinged.
This time, Hikari didn't wait for him to get up. He stepped directly on Sakai Yutaka's chest, pinning him down firmly.
"You still want to see Auntie Sayoko? You'd better go see the King of Hell."
Crack!
Hikari lifted his foot and stomped down heavily again. The sound of a neck bending violently rang out.
Sakai Yutaka, who had been shouting nonstop just moments before, instantly fell silent.
Those eyes filled with madness were still slightly bulging, but had already begun to gradually lose focus.
Sakai Yutaka, dead.
According to procedure, this guy should have been handed over to Four Legendary Gays to be dealt with.
But Hikari still had other things to do, so he couldn't be bothered to mess around with Sakai Yutaka any further.
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