The Gemini Princess wants me to confess my feelings!

Chapter 98 Torture

After pondering the intricacies for a moment, Kirihara Akira finally understood.

In terms of interpersonal skills, Kirihara Akira is more experienced and worldly-wise, but he has less exposure to the methods used by upper-class families. His education and learning are also different from what Mori Shizue has been exposed to.

Political skills are something that can only be honed when one has access to vast resources.

As it happens, Shizue Mori is quite talented in this area.

Whether a person likes doing something or is good at doing it are two different things.

Just like some writers who are not good at certain themes, but insist on sticking to them.

It was just a matter of turning a corner, but Shizue Mori never felt that she should shine in this field.

Kirihara Akira sighed, "You should be able to do even better than your mother in the future."

Mori Shizue felt puzzled, glanced at him, and a sense of unease arose in her heart.

She concealed her unease and said, "Are you praising me? To surpass someone, you have to be on the same track as them. Being on the same path as them is not a good thing for me."

"Do you think you'll become the next mother?" Kirihara Akira said with a smile. "The strange thing about life is that when two people with different personalities do the same thing, they often get two different outcomes."

Simply put, it all depends on human effort.

"You said it yourself, two people with 'different personalities' will have different outcomes," Mori Shizue said. "But I am her daughter."

A girl trapped in the shadow of her family of origin and her mother may be troubled by it for the rest of her life.

Those trapped in the family are constantly thinking about how to escape or how to become someone completely different from their family members.

Family issues are too profound, involving blood ties and emotions, so Kirihara Akira didn't have any good solutions. She could only say tactfully, "As long as you hold this thought in mind, at least you won't become like her right now. As for the future, who knows? Let the future you worry about it."

"That's true." Mori Shizue seemed a little relieved, smiled gently, and said, "Then about this matter..."

"I'll go talk to her," Kirihara Akira said. "It's easier to talk things out now. After all, my enemy has surfaced, and it's only reasonable for me to ask for help."

"That's good, thank you for your help." Shizue Mori nodded and said.

If you say, "Please, then this is a stranger's business, whether I do it or not depends entirely on my mood," then you're mistaken.

Seeing his resolute attitude, Mori Shizue had no choice but to say, "Fine, then I'll take back what I said."

Kirihara Akatsuki nodded in satisfaction, then said, "Shall we play again today? If not, I'll take the card back and pay the bill."

"Well—I've finished telling you my story," Mori Shizue said meaningfully.

She finished telling her story, but unfortunately, she also has a younger sister.

Kirihara Akira instinctively sensed something was wrong and got up to run, but Mori Kiyoha looked at him and gently called out:

Kirihara-kun.

Kirihara Akira sat down again on the spot.

What is this? Is this still Mori Kiyoha? Her soft voice is terrifying.

"What is it?" Kirihara Akira did her best to keep her voice calm.

Mori Kiyoha had been listening to him speak comfortably from the audience, but when it was time to leave, he remembered what had happened earlier and his face darkened.

She asked, "Were you... seduced by Kamio Chowa?"

"?" Kirihara Akatsuki's head seemed to be filled with a huge question mark: "What do you mean by 'being seduced'? How did you get that idea?"

"Anyone can see it—no, anyone who sees your interaction would think that!" Mori Kiyoha glared at him and said, "Right now, everyone's saying you're having an affair with that woman."

"What nonsense! There's absolutely nothing to it." Kirihara Akira shrugged and said, "That woman is crazy. Every move she makes has a hidden meaning that others don't know about. Who knows what kind of trouble she's hiding behind those intimate actions?"

"Well, who knows if you were secretly enjoying yourself while using this danger as cover?" Sen Qingye sneered. "Anyway, she looks pretty slutty."

"—Ahem!" Mori Shizue couldn't help but call out, "Watch your words."

Mori Kiyoha ignored her and turned to Kirihara Akira, saying, "You don't, do you?"

"You, for example, Shiori Tsuki, looks like a police officer." Kirihara Akira shrugged. "No, she just looks alluring, but she always maintains a very good distance from me."

"Oh, you mean she's a good girl who won't mess around?" Mori Kiyoha suddenly said.

"—" Kirihara Akira choked up.

He remained silent for a while before saying irritably, "Miss Qingye, have you lost your mind? Even if I really did that with her, why are you so concerned about my personal life?"

This question left Mori Kiyoha speechless again.

Kirihara Akatsuki pressed aggressively: "Hmm? Why is that?"

"It's because—I—" Mori Kiyoha stammered, then suddenly thought of a brilliant excuse: "I can't stand by and watch you ruin the Mori family's reputation!"

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The three of them fell silent.

In that instant, Sen Qingye blushed. She even felt that the way her sister looked at her was as if she were terrified by some kind of evil spirit.

It seems this excuse won't convince anyone.

Mori Kiyoha also wondered if she had lost her mind.

When has she ever cared about the Mori family's reputation? Rather, she's the one who's ruined the Mori family's reputation the most. To avoid being dragged to the shrine by her sister to have an exorcism by an old priest, Mori Kiyoha said defiantly, "Anyway, I can ruin it, but you can't."

"Alright, alright." Kirihara Akira had no choice but to get up and quickly go to return the board game box and pay the bill.

Taking advantage of this moment, Mori Shizue pulled her younger sister aside and said, "Isn't your intention too obvious?" "Obvious? I think it's alright—no," Mori Kiyoha realized, and said, "What intention could I possibly have?"

Mori Shizue sighed and rubbed her forehead, as if she couldn't take it anymore, and retorted to what Mori Kiyoha had just said: "I thought you used to be quite smart."

When she was extremely happy, Mori Kiyoha would feel her heart skip a beat. Now, being teased by her sister like this, she felt like she had been hit on the head by a huge boomerang, or even like her heart had stopped beating, and she felt a little dead.

Then she tragically remembered that there was more than one boomerang.

Mori Kiyoha remembered that she had just said that nothing could be hidden from Kirihara Akira.

How would he perceive my strange and unusual actions?

Can it be kept secret?

Mori Shizue found it quite amusing to see her younger sister slumped over the table, looking utterly embarrassed.

Perhaps it was the unspoken understanding between twins, but she sensed why Mori Kiyoha was embarrassed.

She smiled and said, "You don't need to worry too much. Kirihara-kun is incredibly insightful about other people's affairs, but when it comes to his own feelings, he's not necessarily any smarter than you."

Upon hearing this, Mori Kiyoha felt much more at ease.

On second thought, it didn't seem quite right.

She got scolded!

Mori Kiyoha immediately breathed out a puff of air and lunged at Mori Shizue.

"Wow, you actually bit me!"

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