My System Always Wants to Force Me to Confess

"No."

"No?"

Tachibana Kaisuke was stunned for a moment, feeling that Shirakawa Sawahei seemed to express a bit of disappointment and regret.

"Do you really want to leave my daughter?"

Shirakawa Sawahei shook his head.

"That's right." Tachibana Kaisuke said calmly, "What you need to do now is stay quietly by my daughter's side and slowly fade from her view. Don't make her feel sudden sadness, but don't fantasize about being with her either."

"Do you think this request is excessive?"

"From your perspective, it's very reasonable."

"Then..."

"Reasonable is reasonable, but I don't want to agree." Shirakawa Sawahei withdrew his smile and said softly: "The matter between Tachibana and me is not for you to arrange."

The moment he spoke, Shirakawa Sawahei immediately realized that Tachibana Kaisuke's demeanor had become fierce, as if he had been speaking to a gentle and courteous lion. But a lion is still a lion; once you contradict its will and make it dissatisfied, it can tear you apart in the next moment.

The aura of this Neon generation's dominant figure was intimidating to Shirakawa Sawahei, and he had to admit that the power of presence truly existed in the hands of some authority figures. Just sitting there silently, watching him, made the old player Shirakawa feel as if he was being targeted by something dangerous; it was unsettling.

Tachibana Kaisuke stared at him quietly for a while without saying anything, and Shirakawa Sawahei did not take the initiative to break this silence. Thus, the two confronted each other in this stone table.

"What do you want?"

After a long time, Tachibana Kaisuke spoke softly, feeling a trace of impatience growing in his heart. His only weakness now is the little transparent one, and it's precisely because of his precious daughter that he can tolerate being directly contradicted by a young punk.

"What do I want?" Shirakawa Sawahei thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled bitterly, "I don't know either..."

"..."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean nothing."

"Meaning nothing means what?"

"..."

To stop this strangely styled conversation, Shirakawa Sawahei took the initiative to speak, "To be honest, the relationship between Tachibana and me hasn't reached the level of romantic feelings..."

Tachibana Kaisuke sneered and retorted, "If Xiao Mo really thought of you as just a friend, would I specifically find you to talk about such boring things?"

Shirakawa Sawahei sighed lightly. He had already entangled himself with three girls, the fourth being the Black Hearted Lolita, who was on her way. Nevertheless, he hoped to stall as long as possible to sort out the mess in front of him before addressing his emotions with the Black Hearted Lolita and the little transparent one. In such a situation, expecting him to actively admit to certain things was several times more difficult than at the beginning.

Hmm? Wait a minute, something seems off...

"Didn't you just say something..."

Tachibana Kaisuke realized, straightened his face, and said, "I did not."

"You just said..."

"I didn't. You misunderstood." Tachibana Kaisuke snorted coldly, "In any case, what you must do now is cut off those thoughts about my daughter, stay by her side, and gradually leave. That's what I demand you to do."

"..."

"You don't seem willing?" Tachibana Kaisuke's face changed: "You can be a playboy however you like elsewhere, I can't and won't bother with that, but if you dare to play with my daughter, do you believe you'll definitely regret it?"

"Do you think the Hayakawa family can protect you? Or the Tsukimi Family? Let me tell you, there's no one I, Tachibana Kaisuke, can't deal with."

"Agree, or be forced to agree, choose one yourself."

"No..." Shirakawa Sawahei looked reluctantly at the little transparent girl not far behind Tachibana Kaisuke. Clearly, she had witnessed her father's anger towards Shirakawa Sawahei, and unfortunately, she overheard Tachibana Kaisuke's final threatening remark.

Tachibana Tomoku's perspective:

The real playboy villain: Small, pitiful, and helpless

The fake father villain: Ferocious, menacing presence

I don't need to say who I should help, right?

So, Tachibana Kaisuke watched helplessly as his precious daughter clenched her small fists, jogged over to the two, and quietly shielded the real playboy villain with her body.

"Father... please don't do this!"

Tachibana Tomoku rarely spoke to Tachibana Kaisuke in such a strongly emotional tone, making the certain yakuza boss feel dizzy, almost collapsing onto the stone table.

Xiao Mo... wake up a little... I'm your father, here to protect you... the one behind you... is the playboy!

He's going to play you, run away quickly...

Darn it, it's all this damn playboy's fault!

Tachibana Kaisuke was so furious he was trembling. He had considered revealing the shameful true identity of this playboy right on the spot, but unfortunately, after hesitating repeatedly, he realized that if his daughter, with her temper, found out she was deceived and left Shirakawa Sawahei, she might never recover.

No matter what, I have to make sure this playboy quietly leaves my daughter!

So Tachibana Kaisuke had to swallow this anger for now and coughed lightly: "No... I was just talking with Mr. Shirakawa about some matters."

"I heard everything," the little transparent said with a trembling voice, tinged with some disappointment, "You were forcing Shirakawa to make excessive choices..."

Tachibana Kaisuke: "???"

Asano Fūsei: I know the feel. (Pain mask · Father-in-law exclusive)

"I didn't... Xiao Mo... Mr. Shirakawa?!"

Shirakawa Sawahei thought about it and felt that the little transparent girl must have misunderstood something. He spoke up to help Tachibana Kaisuke a little: "Tachibana, actually your father hasn't gone too far..."

"Shirakawa." Tachibana Tomoku turned, eyes slightly red, and said, "You don't have to be so kind... it's my father's fault... it has nothing to do with you."

"..."

Tachibana Kaisuke: "???" (Upgraded pain mask · Aorn version · Father-in-law exclusive)

"I'm sorry... Shirakawa... I should have come sooner..." The little transparent, tears welling up in her eyes, said, "Because when mother told me about this, I was learning to make wagashi... I couldn't come immediately... I'm sorry..."

Upon closer examination, the girl's wrist still bore traces of flour that had not been washed off, and her doe-like pure, adorable eyes brimmed with tears, appearing pitiable. As the little transparent's tears fell, the old playboy's heart almost melted, and he hurried to comfort her: "It's okay, it's okay... actually, your father... he hadn't had the chance to say anything excessive to me, and you came just in time!"

"Really?"

"Absolutely."

"That's good..." Tachibana Tomoku wiped her eyes, her voice trembling lightly, then turned to Tachibana Kaisuke and seriously said.

"Father... Shirakawa is my... very important friend... if possible, please don't force him to do things he doesn't want to do... could you?"

"Please, father..."

Perhaps it's an illusion, but when the little transparent said the words "very important friend," even her earlobes seemed a little red.

Tachibana Kaisuke: Where the heck... where's my knife?