Shiro looked at these people who had suddenly started going easy on her and felt slightly helpless. You hadn't even met her yet, and you were already taking her side, huh?
The fact that Mikan, who in the original story was supposed to become her good friend, stood up for her somehow made sense, but why did you get involved too, Yui?
Shiro clearly remembered that the two of you weren't even part of the same circle. You were both people who liked him, yet you still came out to help her? What the hell is going on here?
While Shiro was completely bewildered, it was as if a tiny opening had appeared. The other side seized it immediately, and just as her fist was about to strike his face, it simply passed through him and hit nothing but an afterimage.
Many people were stunned for a moment. At first, everyone thought Shiro was about to be hit and instinctively cried out in shock. Only when they saw the punch pass through an illusion did they let out sighs of relief.
The very next moment, that figure burst apart like a soap bubble and then reappeared behind all of them.
"Aren't you two ashamed of yourselves? Can't you see she came here to kill me?"
"And yet you're taking Little Darkness's side."
"I'm seriously starting to suspect that both of you want to see me dead!"
As soon as Shiro said that, the two of them immediately began shaking their heads like rattles.
"Shiro, that's not what I meant. It's just that the way you behave makes you seem more like the villain."
"Besides, I have a feeling that the person in front of me isn't bad. At the very least, I don't sense any malicious intent from her."
Yui said it with a very serious expression. She wasn't sure if it was because she had spent too much time around him, but both of them had become very sensitive to such things.
Shiro sighed helplessly when he heard that and more or less understood the reason.
"Fine, I didn't expect that after spending so much time with me, the two of you would develop that special sense as well. She really doesn't have any malicious intent. Otherwise, when have I ever left assassins alive?"
While Shiro was arguing with them, a certain person had already moved away and stood on top of a streetlamp. Even though the light wasn't on, she stood there while the wind gently swayed her skirt.
"Perverted Shiro, next time I will definitely take your life."
Yami spoke those words coldly. Although she appeared completely calm on the outside, the look in her eyes clearly showed that she still couldn't accept her defeat.
But just as Shiro was watching her, instead of leaving as usual, something completely unexpected happened.
It was as if a strange gust of wind suddenly blew by, lifting her skirt and exposing her completely before everyone, while Shiro whistled like a genuine street punk.
"Fwee~"
"White."
When Yami heard that, her face turned twice as red as before. This time there wasn't even a trace of fear left in her eyes, only a firm determination to remove this depraved pervert standing before her at any cost, for the sake of all the women in the world.
The very next moment, she left without looking back.
"Let's go."
Shiro immediately led the others away, but along the way someone was looking at him with eyes that clearly said she considered him a genuine pervert.
"That wind just now... you caused it, didn't you?"
Shiro gave her a mischievous wink.
"Guess."
When you put it that way, what is there to guess? There's no doubt at all that it was you.
"Shiro, what exactly was happening just now?"
"She doesn't seem like an assassin to me at all."
Yui's voice was filled with doubt.
"Doesn't she? With attacks like those, an ordinary person would have been cut into countless pieces long ago. And you're still saying she doesn't look like an assassin? Are you kidding?"
This time Shiro was genuinely confused. Saying she didn't look like an assassin really sounded like an international joke.
Yui merely stuck out her tongue.
"Shiro, but I don't feel that you have any malicious intent toward her."
"And while she was attacking you, she was very careful not to let her attacks hit us."
"She's a good girl."
At that moment, Lala energetically gave her own assessment.
Shiro couldn't help giving her a thumbs-up.
"You really live up to your name. You notice details very well. I won't tell you the real truth, but you don't have to be afraid of her if you meet her. In a way, she's actually a very unfortunate person."
"Besides, no matter how beautiful she is, I would never keep her by my side. You all know I've already seen plenty of beautiful girls, don't you?"
"That's why I accused you two just now. Precisely because I knew I was going to keep her around, it was obvious to me that she couldn't truly be a bad person. Besides, I didn't sense any malicious intent from her either."
Mikan, who had been observing the situation the entire time, also realized that Yami certainly wasn't someone who deserved to die, despite what others might think. Otherwise, Shiro would never have treated her so casually and playfully or given her so many chances. Of course, the fact that he found her very attractive and was drawn to her was also completely obvious.
"Mikan, I honestly think the two of you would get along very well and become friends. Try to befriend her when you get the chance."
Shiro suddenly said that.
Mikan was taken aback and then remembered some things he had mentioned before. Could it be that in the original course of the world, where Shiro had never appeared, she and Yami had actually been friends? Otherwise, he wouldn't have said something so strange and seemingly meaningless.
...
"Seriously, Shiro, don't you have somewhere more comfortable to lounge around? Do you really have to come to the infirmary? As far as I know, it certainly wouldn't be difficult for you to find a much more pleasant place."
At that moment, Mikado Ryoko, known as the greatest doctor in the entire universe, spun a pen between her fingers, crossed her legs, and leaned one hand against the desk as she looked at Shiro.
Shiro yawned when he heard her words and lazily replied,
"Hm... I'm a little bored in the classroom. When I'm alone in the clubroom, it's too quiet there. So I'd rather come here. And I noticed that Teacher Ryoko seems rather lonely too, so I thought I'd keep you company."
Unlike the others, Mikado Ryoko didn't react when she heard that. On the contrary, a smile appeared on her face.
"Shiro, you're very thoughtful. As your teacher, that really makes me happy."
As she spoke, it was clear from her tone that she was deliberately teasing him, because she found the whole situation rather amusing.