After Shiro gave the other party several warnings, he gave her a signal that she could leave.
"Wait…"
Haruno at that moment felt that something was wrong, as if she had become transparent. Just as she wanted to call him back, her sister had already left, her hand hanging in the air. For a moment, she felt a little uncomfortable, watching the back of her sister who had already walked away, then mechanically turned her head to the culprit in front of her, and through gritted teeth, or rather with a hint of annoyance, spoke:
"Bastard! What are you doing? I haven't finished talking with little Yukino yet."
Shiro looked at her irritated expression and waved a finger in front of her.
"It doesn't matter whether you say it or not, especially considering what an ordinary person like you can come up with. You simply don't understand what other worlds are like. Don't impose ordinary people's thoughts and ideas there, it won't work."
"To be brutally honest, it's a generational gap. Everything you want to say is nonsense, completely useless."
Although the other party was beautiful, Shiro had no intention of holding back, because the mindset of ordinary people simply didn't work in the transcendental world, let alone in that twisted world.
Haruno immediately flared up. His words were extremely irritating, but after calming down a little, she realized that what he said was actually true. Whatever she said would be useless anyway, because they weren't going the same path.
Only then did Haruno truly react, carefully measured Shiro, and then, in an inquisitive tone, asked:
"You said your name is Shiro, that Shiro who took over my family's shares? Who are you really? Are you also one of those people from the Chat Group? Can many people join that thing?"
Calm Haruno immediately asked a series of questions.
Shiro couldn't help but sigh. It really was her. As soon as she calmed down, she immediately inserted the key word she most wanted to ask.
"Yes, I am Shiro, the one you know, owner of the Yukinoshita Group."
Haruno felt extremely annoyed when she heard this. Her surname was Yukinoshita, yet someone named Shiro here claimed to be the owner, and she could not dispute him.
"As for the Chat Group and similar things, don't even think about it. I'm not sure if there are invitations that are shared around. Usually only one person from each world can enter. And I am the exception."
Haruno's eyes flickered when she heard this, then a smile immediately appeared on her face, but the smile was somewhat fake, professional.
"Oh…"
"If you put on that fake smile, I refuse to answer any questions."
Shiro anticipated what she would try to say and interrupted before she could speak. He couldn't help it, because he didn't like overly fake smiles. And she was wearing a smile that was hard to make any faker. Didn't she save it for New Year?
Haruno's smile froze on her face because of those words. Then she returned to her calm expression, wondering to herself what was wrong with this guy.
She wasn't boasting, but didn't her face have immense killing power over young men? So why was the other party behaving like someone who has no women in his heart and wields a sword like a god?
"Ahem, ahem. Fine, since you don't like it, little handsome boy, I won't laugh."
Shiro spoke with a strange, almost deliberately teasing tone, a smile on his face.
"Oh, it really is you. You naturally call me 'handsome boy,' even though it's against your will."
Haruno swallowed the words she wanted to say. At that moment, her head was buzzing. She really wanted to ask what kind of strange person this was, what his way of thinking was.
It was social etiquette, didn't he understand that? And he called her out so directly. Besides, wasn't he a bit too self-aware? Wouldn't a normal person enjoy such compliments?
At that moment Haruno realized that she had encountered a wild card, or rather, someone her equal. This guy was quite crazy.
Haruno forcibly spread a smile and said:
"How is that against my will? I am telling the truth."
"At least in my eyes, you are a handsome boy."
Shiro, after hearing that, first gave a wide smile. Then, in a teasing tone, he said:
"I didn't expect a top school beauty to fall in love with an average-looking guy."
"Well, do you want me to give you a chance to chase me? Considering that you are beautiful and have a better figure than Yukino, I might reluctantly agree, you know."
Shiro said this shamelessly, and also knew that the other party was a student, because the information showed that she was a few years older than Yukino, probably three years, which meant she might be in her first or second year of college this year.
Haruno was really shocked this time. This was rude, or rather, this man had incredibly thick skin.
And he even mentioned her little Yukinoshita. What exactly did he want?
"Shiro-kun, you already have little Yukino as your girlfriend, what kind of behavior is this?"
Haruno expressed anger, unconsciously speaking those words. After that, she fell silent. Suddenly she realized a problem: the other party was not an ordinary person, and those who understand what happens in such families – they understand. Her own family was already an exception, since her father was a son-in-law who had married in.
"And what else would it be? Opening a harem, of course. It's not like I don't have that ability."
"Moreover, she doesn't oppose it. Her only requirement is that I don't go mother–daughter combo; at most, sisters. That is her lower limit."
Shiro at that moment spoke with a wide smile, without any restraint. If it had been some ordinary person or someone else, he wouldn't have said it. But precisely because this adult Yukinoshita was in front of him, with the personality she had built, even if he said this, it wouldn't be too much of a problem.
Haruno, after hearing this, didn't get angry at all, but felt completely uncomfortable in her entire being.
Holy God! This guy actually planned to take their entire family?
And according to his words, with her sister's strong arguments, in the best case, it would end with him taking both sisters.
Haruno didn't understand, absolutely didn't understand why her sister would choose such a person. She knew her personality very well; she had nothing to do with such people and it was even very likely that she despised them, calling them scum and the like.
So why did it now sound as if she was quite accommodating? What the hell was going on?
"Hm, Shiro-kun, don't you think your previous idea is a bit excessive?"
"What's wrong with her? If you have the strength, you can do whatever you want. Isn't that the most basic rule of this world?"
"For example, in this situation, I can take over your family's shares simply because I want to, and even your relatives, seeing that the ship is sinking, decisively sold the family shares."
"And I can also pick up the scattered shares of those large conglomerates. Isn't it simply because I have the strength, so I can do it?"
"Therefore, I don't think there's anything wrong with it."
This world was a world where the strong ate the weak, and those with strength could do whatever they wanted. Haruno knew this very well and had even experienced it many times firsthand.
Because of that, she fell silent for a moment at this statement before she had to agree.
"I have to say, I can't refute your words, Shiro-kun."
"Of course you can't. And I also promised that, in the worst case, it would only be sisters. I believe even your mother wouldn't oppose it."
Shiro at that moment raised her chin, speaking with a smile and confident expression, as if he had completely seen through her.
Haruno thought about the situation the other party was in, the things he held in his hands, and himself. She knew very well that her mother would not oppose such a proposal.
After all, exchanging two daughters for the entire Yukinoshita Group was more than worthwhile, and also an opportunity to board the ship of this great power in front of her.