Listening to Kujou Katora's words, Saotome Yukina nearly rushed forward recklessly.
When it came to her Yuzu-senpai, the little rabbit didn't care if the person opposite her was from the Investigation Bureau's Fourth Execution Division.
In any case... bullying her Yuzu-senpai was unacceptable.
What did she mean, 'the Soga family's castaway'?
That was the Soga family being blind.
Yuzu-senpai possessed... an extremely rare rule-type ability, the likes of which had seldom been seen in human history.
Only the blind fools of the Soga family would mistake Yuzu-senpai's ability for ordinary "Psychokinesis."
Although... before today, the little rabbit hadn't known what Su Yuzu's ability truly was either.
But bullying her Yuzu-senpai was still unacceptable.
Not even verbally.
The Fourth Execution Division, so what?
A considerable portion of the Investigation Bureau's research funding was sponsored by the Saotome family.
Don't forget... besides spraying water, Saotome Yukina's talent was being 'Cash-Powered'.
Watching the little rabbit in her arms who was on the verge of getting worked up.
Su Yuzu took Saotome Yukina's left hand and gently squeezed the fleshy part between her thumb and index finger.
Her aqua-blue eyes widened almost helplessly. Saotome Yukina's plan to rise up was suppressed by Su Yuzu before it could even begin, pushing her back into her embrace.
The little rabbit had far too many weaknesses that could be easily exploited.
So many that Su Yuzu didn't even have to look for them.
Just breathing warmly on the little rabbit's ear and murmuring a few words was enough to feel her melt into a soft puddle in her arms, accompanied by the "ding ding ding" of the favorability increase notification.
Saotome Yukina could only curl up pitifully in Su Yuzu's arms, enjoying her senpai's warm embrace.
She let Su Yuzu pry open her small fist and then squeeze it again.
In her senpai's arms...
"It's like..."
"A child, no... it's almost like being a pet."
But... she didn't hate it.
Facing Kujou Katora, Su Yuzu appeared quite calm.
She didn't actually care about the Soga family.
In fact... before Soga Yura's name appeared in the "Operator Index," Su Yuzu had wished the Soga family would just forget about her.
She had no attachments to the Soga family.
When Kujou Katora's way of addressing her changed from Soga Yuzu to Su Yuzu, she even felt a slight sense of pleasure.
She much preferred Su Yuzu over Soga Yuzu.
"The 'Eye of Insight's' target is actually me?" she asked, looking at Kujou Katora.
The girl, crossing her legs and swinging her calf freely, nodded lightly. "—Yes."
Otherwise, she wouldn't have come to Keigunen Private Academy in person.
A very important objective of Kujou Katora's visit to Keigunen Private Academy was to take Su Yuzu back to the Fourth Action Division to be 'protected.'
It was called protection.
But in reality, it was no different from imprisonment.
However... she glanced at Unohana Chiyo, who seemed to hold Su Yuzu in high regard.
Plan A would probably fail.
But it didn't matter if it failed.
She still had Plan B.
Su Yuzu blinked. In almost the same instant, she figured out Kujou Katora's purpose for coming to Keigunen Private Academy.
If the "Eye of Insight's" target was her.
Then, according to Kujou Katora's way of thinking, she was the bait, and Kujou Katora... was the angler holding the rod.
Su Yuzu didn't actually mind much if Kujou Katora used her as bait.
On the contrary—
It wasn't so bad for Kujou Katora to simply use her as bait.
After all, despite her sadistic yandere appearance, Kujou Katora was a genuine Third Sequence Blood Esper.
The lines from the girl's character portrait.
"I don't like people—"
"I like dogs."
"Dogs are obedient."
"But people aren't."
The 'dogs' she referred to were not dogs in the conventional sense.
They were the "Blood Hounds" that hid in the shadows.
An extension of Kujou Katora's ability.
With her protection, Su Yuzu was actually quite safe.
As long as— she maintained Kujou Katora's current favorability level.
She glanced at the "Operator Index."
In Kujou Katora's Operator stats, the favorability section currently showed a pitiful 14 points (Acquainted).
It was probably only a tiny bit better than Yamabuki Nanako's "Unfamiliar."
As long as she maintained her distance from Kujou Katora, she would actually be very safe.
The thing Su Yuzu feared most... was the favorability between herself and Kujou Katora shooting up.
If that happened, not even the gods could save her.
"You want to use me to lure out the people from the 'Eye of Insight'."
"That's right," Kujou Katora admitted frankly.
"Originally, I was going to take you directly back to the Fourth Execution Division, but..." Kujou Katora glanced at Unohana Chiyo, who had suddenly become tense.
"It seems taking someone from Keigunen Private Academy is rather difficult."
"So I gave up on that idea."
"Then what are you planning to do?" Su Yuzu met Kujou Katora's gaze. "Have people lie in ambush around me?"
"With the Fourth Execution Division making such a big scene, will the people from the 'Eye of Insight' still fall for it?"
"No—" Kujou Katora swung her calf lightly and looked at Su Yuzu.
"Just me."
Her voice was so delicate and soft, yet when it came from Kujou Katora's mouth, it was as cold as if all emotion had been erased.
"I've investigated."
"You should be living in a single dorm room right now, correct?"
"I can stay there temporarily."
"Don't worry..."
"No way!!!" Before Su Yuzu or Unohana Chiyo could say anything, Saotome Yukina, leaning against Su Yuzu's chest, protested.
Crimson eyes lifted to look at Saotome Yukina.
Saotome Yukina immediately stared back, full of fighting spirit.
When it came to her senpai... the girl was determined not to back down.
"I have no interest in interfering with your life. I don't even care if you want to take that little rabbit back to your room for the night."
Kujou Katora frowned.
In Su Yuzu's arms, the tips of Saotome Yukina's ears instantly flushed a very alluring shade of pale pink.
Looking at Kujou Katora, Su Yuzu thought for a moment.
"Can you beat Soga Yura?"
"What?" Kujou Katora froze.
What did the girl in front of her mean by that?
Was she threatening her with Soga Yura?
Or... did she want her to get revenge on Soga Yura on her behalf?
"I could give it a try!" Kujou Katora didn't speak with absolute certainty.
Although Soga Yura's talent was extraordinary, a rarity seen once a century.
But... the girl's age was a factor; she was only a Second Sequence mental-type Esper.
Dealing with her shouldn't be a problem.
"I see..." Su Yuzu mused.
Soga Yura's birthday was coming up soon.
To find out the truth, Su Yuzu was planning to go back to the Soga family home for a visit.
She had been planning to find some sort of excuse.
But now... Su Yuzu looked at Kujou Katora before her.
You see—
The tiger she needed to borrow the might of had just shown up.
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