Fujiwara Shunsui's face was terrifyingly grim, but he calmly considered Kojou Yuna's question before responding to her.
Harumizu didn't know what Kojou Yuna was thinking at that moment: "Do you really think we are insignificant in your heart?"
Kojou Yuna, somewhat dejected, turned her head to the side, looking down the corridor.
Perhaps because it was an Association/Club-exclusive hospital, there were very few patients on the third floor.
Aside from a few scattered medical staff, no one else was seen.
Fujiwara Shunsui pushed the door open and looked at Nissho Taro lying in the hospital bed.
The gloom on his face vanished, as if he had become a different person, and he sat by the bed and spoke to himself, "You brat, you're an Association/Club member, how did you get beaten up like this by a bunch of drunks?"
After speaking, he mischievously poked Nissho Taro's suspended right leg.
"Hiss, ouch!" This pain could not be faked.
Nissho Taro couldn't help but let out a sound.
Fujiwara Shunsui took the opportunity to say, "Weren't you quite good at enduring? Why aren't you enduring now?"
"Tell me, how do you want to deal with those drunks! I will definitely find a way to track them down."
Nissho Taro tried hard to turn his head towards Fujiwara Shunsui, but found that his body was completely fixed to the hospital bed, and his neck couldn't twist.
He could only respond, looking at the ceiling, "Let it go, Department Head."
"They might just be some office workers venting their emotions after a day's work; consider it my bad luck!"
Nissho Taro, lying in the hospital bed, struggled to force a smile, which looked rather awkward.
"Then I understand what you mean, Taro." Hearing Nissho Taro say this, Fujiwara Shunsui felt relieved.
Now Risho chose not to pursue it, but he had to stand up for him on this matter.
"Ojo, go report to the Association/Club that since the Nagasawa Family provoked first, I have decided to personally handle this matter."
Kojou Yuna, standing at the door, heard Fujiwara Shunsui say this, but still couldn't help blurting out, "What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to have a good talk with them."
Their conversation was brief, and after hearing Fujiwara Shunsui's reply, Kojou Yuna had no other questions.
She pulled out her phone, made a call, and turned to walk out of the ward.
Their calm conversation, cool handling, and perfect understanding were directly maxed out.
You speak, I act.
No nonsense.
Instead, Nissho Taro, lying in the hospital bed, was wriggling frantically, looking somewhat comical.
"Harumizu-sama, please don't do this!"
"Harumizu-sama, this is a critical time for you in the Association/Club; there's no need for a direct conflict with the Nagasawa Family!"
[system prompt]
[Nissho Taro felt the Host's concern, his heart was deeply warmed, and his favorability towards the Host +1.]
[Nissho Taro Favorability: 93/100]
Seeing the system prompt and Nissho Taro wriggling frantically on the hospital bed without moving an inch.
Fujiwara Shunsui's previously tense face showed a smile for the first time, and he teased, "You brat, since you consider me your boss. If a subordinate gets beaten up for his boss, and the boss doesn't get revenge."
"Maybe I should call you Risho-sama from now on."
After hearing Fujiwara Shunsui say this, Nissho Taro's face turned beet red, but he couldn't utter a word.
[system prompt]
[Nissho Taro was deeply moved, feeling that he had never made the wrong choice from beginning to end. A scholar dies for his confidant; Nissho Taro is ready to sacrifice his life for the Host at any time!]
[Favorability towards Host +2]
[Nissho Taro Favorability: 95/100]
[Congratulations to the Host for receiving a quest reward: Free Attribute Point +1]
It was originally a sad matter, but seeing the slightly trembling bald head on the hospital bed.
At the same time, looking at his system prompt, Fujiwara Shunsui truly felt a bit amused and perplexed, thinking:
"You brat got beaten up for me, and it's only right for me, your boss, to get revenge for you! No need to be like this!"
However, this attribute point appeared too timely.
Fujiwara Shunsui opened his system right there in the ward.
[love rent collection system]
Owner: Fujiwara Shunsui
Age: 28
Height: 189cm
Weight: 90kg
Personal Attributes: Strength 8, Agility 6, Intelligence 2, Charm 5, Luck 1
Free Attribute Points: 1
Monthly Rent Collection Progress: 8/10 (Complete the monthly rent collection mission to receive 5 Free Attribute Points)
Love Progress: 0 (Complete the Host's exclusive love mission to receive 25 Free Attribute Points)
For Fujiwara Shunsui, who had already experienced it once, adding attribute points this time wasn't as exciting.
In fact, Fujiwara Shunsui had planned his attribute point allocation scheme from the beginning.
The core idea was simple: [He must be a well-rounded five-star warrior.]
Since the decision had been made, he would strictly implement it.
Fujiwara Shunsui directly added the newly acquired attribute point to "Luck."
Understand luck, respect luck, embrace luck.
Although the "Luck" attribute is ethereal, the more ethereal something is, the more likely it is to become the "decisive factor" at critical moments.
As for Strength and Agility attributes, Fujiwara Shunsui was still very confident.
First was his "non-Japanese" innate attribute.
He even suspected that Fujiwara Shunsui himself might be mixed-race, because based on his understanding of the Yamato people in his previous life, for him to grow up looking like this, he was definitely an anomaly among anomalies.
Nissho Taro, lying in bed, had also stopped his wriggling.
He suddenly spoke from the bed, "Thank you, Harumizu-sama."
Fujiwara Shunsui casually waved his hand, indicating, "What is there to thank me for? I told you, if you're going to cover me in the future, and I get bullied, I'll definitely ask you to stand up for me."
"When the sky falls, we tall ones will hold it up, understand?"
At this point, Fujiwara Shunsui quietly leaned into Nissho Taro's ear and said, "Ojo has been terrifyingly gloomy since I walked in. If I dared not stand up for you,"
"She would definitely eat me alive."
"Besides, you are my most trusted confidant. A blow to you is a pain in my heart."
"I must get this revenge."
"You and Ojo are the closest people to me in this world."
"I will definitely become stronger and protect you all."
This short speech moved Nissho Taro to tears.
Seeing that Risho was indeed out of danger, Fujiwara Shunsui's heart also settled down.
The Nagasawa Family must have deliberately inflicted such injuries.
The broken pinky finger should correspond to Nagasawa Kyuichi's tooth.
His right leg should be fine; Kojou Yuna might have deliberately designed it to increase visual impact.
However, the head injury was truly exasperating.
"Do Japanese Associations/Clubs also hit with hidden bricks when fighting?"
"This is too unsportsmanlike!"
"If the stitches don't heal well, what if it affects the feel of my hand when I pat his head later?"
Of course, these were all Fujiwara Shunsui's inner thoughts; Nissho Taro didn't know them.
Having resolved this problem, Harumizu decided to address the issues outside.
Kojou Yuna, this woman had been with him since she was 20.
When they were at the bottom of the Association/Club, he and Nissho Taro were responsible for charging into battle.
Ojo was responsible for bandaging their wounds and liaising with the Association/Club.
Fujiwara Shunsui's current position in the Association/Club was due to two things:
First, his courage and willingness to fight.
Second, Kojou Yuna's mediation for him within the Association/Club.
It must also be said that Kojou Yuna possessed extremely high talent in social and business aspects.
So much so that later, after the three of them accumulated some wealth, she unhesitatingly chose to study business and improve her knowledge.
Today, Kojou Yuna could be called the Queen of Shinjuku's nightlife without exaggeration.
As for why she was so cold to him now, that was a problem from the previous Fujiwara Shunsui, a historical issue.
It was basically impossible to trace, unless Harumizu recalled it himself one day... Outside the ward, in the long corridor.
The two stood on either side of the door.
Fujiwara Shunsui, who had originally wanted to smoke a cigarette to look cool, suddenly realized that he didn't smoke at all.
Instead, Kojou Yuna beside him lit a cigarette.
Slowly exhaling smoke rings, she said, "You surprised me this time."
Fujiwara Shunsui, who had just been at a loss for words, immediately responded when he heard her say this, "Many things in the past were my fault."
"You are my most important family, and I will not let you suffer any more grievances."
[Mission Prompt]
[side quest: Kojou Yuna's Favorability]
[As two people who were once the closest, there seems to be an irreconcilable conflict between Kojou Yuna and the Host. Re-increasing her favorability might lead to unexpected gains!]
[Kojou Yuna Favorability: 50/100]
Fujiwara Shunsui was still a bit surprised to see the system prompt.
He knew that things between him and Kojou Yuna were definitely not that simple.
It was just that the original Host's memory was still a bit muddled.
Aside from some clear daily interactions, some forgotten things needed to be triggered by specific people or events to be recalled.
This was why Fujiwara Shunsui recognized Kojou Yuna at a glance; her professional attire was always her label.
173cm tall, weight fluctuating around 120 pounds, with an alluring figure.
In spring and summer, she wore short skirts with thin black stockings and a small suit jacket.
In autumn and winter, she wore thick black stockings with a suit jacket.
Always with that cold face, she was truly hard to miss in a crowd.
Kojou Yuna seemed unmoved by Fujiwara Shunsui's words.
She just stood outside, smoking, taking a deep drag, and slowly exhaling smoke rings upwards.
"Quit smoking. Smoking really accelerates aging for women."
Seeing that she didn't respond, Fujiwara Shunsui snatched the cigarette from her hand, threw it on the ground, and stomped it out with his foot.
Kojou Yuna hadn't expected Harumizu to do such a thing.
The moment the cigarette was extinguished, she was completely stunned.
Kojou Yuna stared at the man in front of her and blurted out, "You're not Fujiwara Shunsui, who are you?"
Hearing her question, Harumizu felt his hair stand on end, thinking, "What's going on? I know you, Kojou Yuna, are smart, but you can't be this suspicious, can you?"
However, he didn't show any emotion; instead, he continued to tease, "What's wrong? Because you felt my Harumizu-sama's long-lost concern?"
"Now you're starting to doubt yourself?"
Kojou Yuna just stared at the man in front of her, as if trying to see through Fujiwara Shunsui.
It was the same person, but the feeling was too strange.
"It's been arranged. Higashikawa Club, tomorrow night at 8 PM."
"The person in charge of the Nagasawa Family will appear."
After a three-second pause, Kojou Yuna asked again, "Do we need to inform the Association/Club?"
Fujiwara Shunsui waved his hand, "This small matter doesn't require the Association/Club to intervene at all. I can handle it."
Hearing this answer, Kojou Yuna's suspicion lessened a bit.
Sure enough, he was still that arrogant, obnoxious man.
Then she walked away without looking back.
Watching Kojou Yuna's retreating figure, a scene flashed through Fujiwara Shunsui's mind.
[system prompt]
[Kojou Yuna Favorability +5. This favorability increase will not be counted towards quest rewards.]
[Kojou Yuna Favorability: 55/100]
Seeing that this wasn't counted as a quest reward, Fujiwara Shunsui realized something.
Things between him and Kojou Yuna were definitely not that simple.
Their "first" meeting had already brought up a lot of previously unknown information in his mind.
After her favorability increased, more information about him and Kojou Yuna was crammed into his brain.
As his "old lover," Kojou Yuna didn't have this attitude towards him before.
But what exactly caused the change in attitude, Fujiwara Shunsui couldn't remember for the life of him.
However, everything now made sense.
"No wonder I'd rather secretly draw tally marks late at night than succumb to the temptations of Mrs. Miyashun and that little vixen Fukada."
"Turns out I've already seen it all, not to mention a fiery beauty like Kojou Yuna."
Thinking of this, Fujiwara Shunsui couldn't help but "tsk" in annoyance.
"Cold on the surface, but still can't let go of me on the inside."
"I just don't know what that damned Fujiwara Shunsui did to make Kojou Yuna break up with him!"
"Damn it."
Strange as it may seem, men are such peculiar creatures.
Sometimes, when they get angry, they even curse themselves!
After watching Kojou Yuna disappear from his sight, Fujiwara Shunsui returned to the room and chatted with Nissho Taro for a few more minutes.
Mainly, he wanted to subtly inquire about how he and Kojou Yuna broke up back then, which led to him being single until now.
The final conclusion was: "I dare not ask you, and you know Yuna's personality, she wouldn't tell me such a thing!"
"I can't afford to offend either of you, so how could I ask?!"
Determined that he really couldn't get any information, Harumizu had no choice but to give up asking.
After instructing Nissho Taro to take good care of himself, Harumizu left the hospital.
He casually sent a text message to Kojou Yuna:
Fujiwara Shunsui: ["Baby, I probably won't have time to go to the shop for the next few days. I'll leave the Central Branch matters to you!"]
Kojou Yuna: ["You're sick."]
Kojou Yuna: ["You're really sick!"]
"Haha, this woman is quite cute after all!"
Seeing her reply to his text, Fujiwara Shunsui felt relieved about the nightlife matters.
Although he didn't care about the revenue, as a member of the Association/Club, when causing trouble outside, his "main job" must not go wrong.
Otherwise, if it came down to cleaning up a mess, and no one in the Association/Club stood up for him, that wouldn't do.
He wasn't Nissho Taro.
If things with the Nagasawa Family weren't handled well, he needed the Association/Club to know that he had contributed and bled for it.
Of course, he hoped it could be handled well... Upon returning home, Fujiwara Shunsui happened to encounter Mrs. Miyashun going downstairs to throw out the trash in the hallway.
Everything was so coincidental.
After confirming that Nissho Taro was fine, Harumizu was in a very good mood.
He had originally intended to greet Mrs. Miyashun, but he noticed that after she saw him, she chose to lower her head and walk quickly past, clearly trying to avoid him.
The two of them just brushed past each other.
This also made Fujiwara Shunsui wisely give up the idea of greeting her.
"This woman is too inscrutable, isn't she?"