My System Always Wants to Force Me to Confess

"China and I have done many things in this lifetime, some good, some bad, some successful, some failures, but we never regretted those past things."

"Except for Xiao Mo." Tachibana Kaisuke said in a deep voice, a hint of reminiscence in his eyes: "When Xiao Mo was young, she was always with us. At that time, I had just taken over my father's organization, and the situation both inside and outside was very turbulent. Xiao Mo was very well-behaved; without us to accompany her, she would sit beside us reading or daydreaming. Sometimes, when my father and I had heated arguments with old colleagues, and after it ended, she would come and ask if my hand hurt…"

"I knew she always wanted us to take her out to play, but we couldn't. At that time, we hadn't yet learned how to be good parents, so we kept delaying her requests…"

"Isn't it funny? She used to beg for us all to be together, and now we are cautiously considering her feelings, hoping to have the chance to take her out to play…" Tachibana Kaisuke said hoarsely: "Xiao Mo's childhood was always very lonely, without even a single playmate to be found."

"Later on, when Xiao Mo started elementary school and gradually began taking over the organization, we started traveling around, expanding and cleaning up forces, and had to take Xiao Mo with us. Sometimes, friends she just made yesterday would be gone the next day without even a chance to say goodbye."

"We always told her, it'll be okay after this period, once we stabilize, we can give her a stable learning and growing environment."

"But we lied because we didn't know when that time would come. Xiao Mo understood us; she didn't cry or make a fuss, but her words became fewer, gradually turning into the obedient child in others' eyes who doesn't cause trouble for others."

Shirakawa Sawahei remained silent, and Tachibana Kaisuke continued: "Later on… something very big happened."

"Someone betrayed us, teamed up with other organizations to try to destroy us, and even planned a car accident to take Xiao Mo's life. Luckily, heaven was on our side. Xiao Mo didn't get in the car due to a coincidence, and China and I also escaped the disaster, capturing the remaining accomplices and retaliating against the enemy."

"Out of concern that someone might target Xiao Mo again, we didn't clarify the car accident, only ensuring our daughter was safe, and then launched a killing spree against that organization."

"And so, for many years, we kept it a secret."

"I successfully reached the pinnacle of power, with no organization daring to be my enemy anymore. Those who dared to look me in the eye while speaking became fewer, and my territories expanded more… But at that moment, I realized my daughter was gone."

"The daughter who comforted me after arguments, the one who sat in a corner drawing family portraits… the adorable little girl who used to act coquettishly and willfully with my wife and me, had grown into a stranger to me."

"I thought she would never grow up, but reality proved otherwise. I arrogantly missed her childhood, but now I'm desperately trying to exchange everything I have to experience her childhood once more."

"There's an old saying in Huaxia: 'Children wish to care for their parents, but the parents are gone.' This sentence is also true when reversed."

"All these years, I've been lying to myself, claiming it was for Xiao Mo's safety, so I couldn't be with her. But in reality, I was afraid to discover that I hadn't been a good father. So I wasn't doing it for Xiao Mo, but for myself."

"For that selfish self."

Tachibana Kaisuke painfully closed his eyes. Undoubtedly, he was a hero, having quickly controlled the inherited power from his father with his wife and continuously expanded it. Even when faced with betrayal, he wasn't completely defeated but instead seized the opportunity to turn the tide. Such a legendary figure in Neon's underworld was now in front of Shirakawa Sawahei, earnestly analyzing his failures as a father.

Miss Tachibana Tomoku's introverted and shy personality was heavily influenced by her family and living environment. Her parents were long absent, yet she didn't turn rebellious or act out childishly against her parents, instead maintaining her status as a good and obedient child.

Such an unnoticed existence, so pitiful it tugs at the heart.

Thinking of this, Shirakawa Sawahei said nothing: Tachibana would surely understand the excuses behind your hardships. He took a deep breath and seriously said to Tachibana Kaisuke: "If you regret it, why not start making amends now?"

"Yes, the best time to start anything is now." Tachibana Kaisuke nodded, a hint of a smile appearing on his stern face: "So I let Xiao Mo be reborn."

"No avoiding, no lies about thinking for her... I will do my utmost to ensure that as long as she's with me, no one dares to harm her."

"..."

So, does that mean the unnoticed existence is already aware they're the little princess of the yakuza?

Shirakawa Sawahei was stunned for a moment, about to say something when Tachibana Kaisuke slowly spoke: "Having finished my daughter's story, it's time to talk about yours, Mr. Shirakawa."

A stack of photographs slid across the stone table, and Shirakawa Sawahei took a cursory glance, discovering they were photos of him and Tsukimi, holding hands and hugging the cute little Ise Yu. One photo was even of him confessing to Tsukimi on a snowy night, apparently taken from a hidden, distant location.

There were none with Little Arrogant, which made sense. Anyone daring to secretly photograph him confessing to Little Arrogant without the Hayakawa family noticing basically didn't exist.

Shirakawa Sawahei's face darkened as he softly asked, "Are you following me?"

"Following isn't the word; just a little investigation." Tachibana Kaisuke intertwined his fingers and leaned back slightly, speaking softly: "These are all the girls around you, right."

"..."

"You don't need to hurriedly deny it. Since I'm talking to you about this, it means I'm already aware."

"Who said I was going to deny it?" Shirakawa Sawahei said with a strange expression: "I never intended to deny it."

"..."

Tachibana Kaisuke was momentarily thrown off by the boldness of the scoundrel, his train of thought interrupted, and only recovered after a moment to say: "Regardless, you should understand what I mean."

"You want me to stay away from Tachibana?"

Ah, here it comes, finally. The domineering father-in-law throwing money in the face, demanding the protagonist stay away from his daughter... this classic plotline finally arrived.

What can I say, without such a plotline, it feels like eating yogurt without licking the lid, drinking soda without burping; there's always a sense of incompleteness, like constantly reminding him, you haven't experienced that plotline, you're not yet a mature protagonist...