My System Always Wants to Force Me to Confess-Chapter 547 - 539: Let Me Be His Way Out

"Shirakawa..."

His girlfriend’s voice came through with a chilling undertone, her slender, fair hand gradually gripping his collar, and pulling him close, "What’s going on here..."

"I can explain..."

"Explain? What is there left to explain!" The sobbing girl pinned the old scumbag by the sink, angrily saying, "I thought this was a Calligraphy Club gathering, but it turns out to be a full-on interview with your harem!"

"That’s not a very rigorous accusation..." Shirakawa Sawahei whispered, "Hayakawa Kashi isn’t even here yet."

"Do you really want her to come?"

"It’s not like that." Shirakawa Sawahei deflected, "At the very least, I had no idea Asano had called you all here."

"Really didn’t know?"

"Really didn’t know." Shirakawa Sawahei wrapped his arms around the girl’s soft waist, speaking earnestly, "Did you not notice that she summoned me here as well?"

"Then why did she call us over for no reason, and ask such strange questions... I thought you were up to something shady again..."

"I wouldn’t dare..."

"Is there anything you don’t dare to do? You—hey, what are you doing, I’m mad at you... don’t get handsy..."

"Alright." Shirakawa Sawahei sheepishly hugged the girl. Seeing him behave so obediently, Tsukimi Sakurazawa couldn’t help but give him a glare before continuing to ask, "Forget about the Konatsuori matter... what about Xiao Mo over there..."

"..."

"Hmm."

"Hmm?"

"Hmm."

They exchanged words back and forth using just tones, and Tsukimi Sakurazawa understood the scoundrel’s meaning, angrily punching him in the chest twice.

"Shirakawa, you really are a scumbag, I shouldn’t have let you join the Calligraphy Club in the first place! Hmph!"

Shirakawa Sawahei, relieved, said, "Luckily I joined the Calligraphy Club back then."

"Hmph, you despicable guy..."

"..."

"But..." Tsukimi Sakurazawa shifted her tone, softly saying, "At least you listened to me and didn’t leave Xiao Mo sad and lonely..."

"As a reward, I’ll give you a little kiss~"

Warm breath briefly brushed against his cheek, and Shirakawa Sawahei touched his face, still in a bit of disbelief.

Was Tsukimi just... dropping points on a livestream, then secretly gaining them back off-stream?

Too cute... or rather, too sneaky, why can’t she just openly gain points on stream as well?

"Let’s go, staying in the bathroom too long might raise suspicion... If you don’t leave now, I won’t care about you anymore."

Shirakawa Sawahei hurriedly followed his girlfriend out from the sink.

They returned to their seats, ate desserts, and had a pleasant conversation. The cute little Ise Yu and Tachibana Tomoku seemed completely unconcerned that he and Tsukimi had just gone to the bathroom together. Meanwhile, the Black Hearted Lolita was lost in thought, wracking her brain to recall what plot point she missed.

After a while, the cute little Ise Yu suddenly put her spoon down and glanced at Shirakawa Sawahei.

"I also need to visit the restroom..."

Having been through this before, Shirakawa Sawahei wisely nodded in understanding.

"What a coincidence, so do I."

"Then let’s go together."

Without a doubt, the cute little Ise Yu was also eager to sneak off-stream to gain some points, leaving Tsukimi Sakurazawa and Tachibana Tomoku sitting there, along with a little Lolita questioning her life.

Asano Nazuki: Is this reasonable? It’s not reasonable at all!

The atmosphere grew a bit awkward. Tsukimi Sakurazawa held her hot cocoa, her fingers fidgeting nervously. Despite her usual calm demeanor, facing those shy and pure, deer-like eyes made her feel a pang of guilt deep inside.

Dragging Xiao Mo into this apparently never-ending bet meant sacrificing a lifetime of happiness... While she thought she was prepared, was Xiao Mo really ready for this too?

Was this truly fair to Xiao Mo?

The gentle gaze of the transparent girl met hers, and Tsukimi Sakurazawa reflexively wanted to look away, but the girl softly called out to her.

"Department Director Tsukimi..."

"Shall we go out for a walk for a bit? It’s getting a bit too warm in here..."

"..."

"Alright."

The girl pushed open the door of the cafe once again, and as the warm air mixed with the cold, Tsukimi Sakurazawa instinctively tightened her coat. The snow that fell yesterday hadn’t completely melted, leaving a thin layer on the branches and lampposts along the road.

Walking side by side, they didn’t speak, as if both were brewing a whirlwind of emotions.

Eventually, the transparent girl stopped in her tracks and gently called out to Tsukimi Sakurazawa.

"Director..."

"..."

"I’m sorry," Tachibana Tomoku said softly, "a genuine, deep apology..."

"No, that’s not... it’s not like that." Tsukimi Sakurazawa awkwardly waved her hands, "Actually, I..."

"I should be the one apologizing."

"But you haven’t done anything wrong, Director."

"Xiao Mo, you haven’t done anything wrong either..."

They exchanged a glance, finding the conversation amusing, they smiled with brows arched. Passers-by couldn’t help but pause at the sight.

The beautiful young ladies truly make a perfect pair together.

"The Director isn’t wrong, and neither am I... so the one at fault must be Shirakawa," the transparent girl quietly said, "Honestly, I’m a bit of a bad person..."

"Even when the truth is more or less obvious, I still pretend not to know and selfishly bask in Shirakawa’s gentleness. It means I’m not a good child."

Just as Tsukimi Sakurazawa was about to say something, Tachibana Tomoku interrupted her, saying seriously, "Director, you don’t need to comfort me; I know what I want."

"Since I was a child, I’ve never been passionate about anything, whether it was candies and toys when I was little, or grades in school... I probably never fervently adored something, so as long as someone praises me as a good child, I’m fine giving it all away to others."

"I want people to like me, yet I don’t want them to like me too much. When everyone is charging forward, I find myself looking for a way out. At times, I feel like an oddball, different from everyone, out of place. Like communicating with the world through a transparent bubble, I can’t hear the outside, and they can’t hear me."

"But Shirakawa isn’t like that." A spark of admiration shone in the transparent girl’s eyes as she gazed at Tsukimi Sakurazawa and quietly said, "From the moment I first saw him, I began to feel like I was fervently fond of something."

"Whether he’s moving forward unhesitatingly or indecisively, I very, very much like him."

"Since I’m always looking for a way out, might as well become his way out," the girl said softly, "so that Shirakawa won’t be sad."

Tsukimi Sakurazawa fell silent for a moment, before hugging the girl with a heart full of pity.

"Xiao Mo..."

The slight difference in height between the two girls made the hug look exceptionally harmonious. The transparent girl lifted her head from Tsukimi’s embrace, her eyes clear.

"Department Director Tsukimi... actually I’m very happy right now."

"The person I like happens to like me too, and that alone is something very much worth celebrating."