Madam, believe me, how can I be a minotaur?

However, even she didn't notice the concern hidden in her words.

Upon hearing her voice, Asano Makoto looked up and gave Shinno Yuna an 'I'm okay' smile.

Then, he changed the subject, saying, "It's nothing, I was just wondering where we should go for lunch today. Yuna, do you have any ideas?"

There was another difficult point to this task, which was how to get Shinno Yuna to agree to sit at the same table as Miyajima Eriko.

To say nothing of Shinno Yuna's terrifying reaction when she first met Miyajima Eriko yesterday, Asano Makoto couldn't help but worry.

However, Shinno Yuna's answer to his question was somewhat unexpected.

Chapter 75: Taking an Inch? Prepare for a Beating!

"Hmm..."

After hearing Asano Makoto's question, Shinno Yuna visibly hesitated for a moment, supporting her face with her right index finger as if deep in thought.

Then, she quickly gave an answer that surprised Asano Makoto: "Didn't that beautiful lady next door invite you to dinner? You didn't go last night, so you should go today, right?"

Asano Makoto was immediately taken aback: "What about you?"

"What about me? Of course, I'm going with you. Did you think you could leave me here alone?"

Shinno Yuna asked back with a puzzled expression, as if she didn't understand why Asano Makoto would say that.

"Huh, but yesterday you weren't..."

Asano Makoto paused mid-sentence.

He suddenly realized that although she was pretending to be confused, Shinno Yuna, the little hot pepper, was definitely up to no good.

She was definitely planning to do something while eating with Miyajima Eriko.

At the same time, Asano Makoto suddenly understood why Shinno Yuna had such a dark face after seeing Miyajima Eriko yesterday.

Although it might sound narcissistic to say so, he was sure that the reason Shinno Yuna's complexion was so bad yesterday was because she felt a sense of crisis seeing a beauty like Miyajima Eriko actively seeking him out.

In short, Shinno Yuna was just jealous.

Thinking this, Asano Makoto gave a nervous warning: "It's okay to go to dinner, but let's get one thing straight, you're not allowed to do anything weird."

He didn't want any problems to arise when Miyajima Eriko's capture progress was steadily increasing.

However, to his surprise, after he gave this warning, Shinno Yuna actually asked back: "What do you mean by weird things? What? Are you afraid of what I'll do?"

Hearing this, Asano Makoto subconsciously wanted to explain that he wasn't afraid, but he just didn't want her to do anything that would cause misunderstandings.

But before he could say the words, he suddenly reacted and looked up sharply at Shinno Yuna, who was standing at the door.

At this moment, she had a mischievous smile on her face, as if she had succeeded in tricking someone.

Asano Makoto had to admit that she looked a bit like a 'small devil' when she made that expression.

But that wasn't the point right now.

The point was that Asano Makoto now understood that although Shinno Yuna seemed a bit dim-witted, she actually knew his situation better than anyone else.

In other words, although she didn't necessarily know everything, Shinno Yuna had definitely seen some clues.

And more importantly, Shinno Yuna, his little pet, actually dared to tease him, her master, with this matter.

What did this mean? A rebellion? Wanting to overthrow the master?

How dare she?

Was it because he had been nicer to her today that she dared to take such liberties?

Thinking this, Asano Makoto almost laughed out loud.

It wasn't that he was embarrassed or exasperated; it was just that he felt his little pet had become a bit too arrogant lately.

What kind of punishment should be given to such a disobedient little pet?

Asano Makoto stroked his chin, putting on a thoughtful expression.

Shinno Yuna, who was standing at the door, felt a sense of foreboding when she saw him like this.

She felt like she was about to be in trouble.

Sure enough, the next second after she thought this, Asano Makoto's voice reached her ears.

"Speaking of which, Yuna, aren't you going to tell your mother about staying at my house tonight?"

The moment she heard these words, Shinno Yuna didn't even react, thinking that Asano Makoto's brain had been damaged by anger, or that she had simply misheard.

She subconsciously replied, "Didn't I already tell my mom...?"

Halfway through her sentence, she finally reacted and hurriedly looked at Asano Makoto.

Because he was staring straight ahead, Shinno Yuna could easily see the meaningful smile on the corner of his lips.

Seeing Shinno Yuna finally look at him as if she had understood, Asano Makoto didn't say anything, but the smile on his lips grew even wider.

At this point, Shinno Yuna realized what he meant by what he had just said, and said with some fear, "You... you pervert, you wouldn't be thinking of doing that again tonight, would you...?"

Asano Makoto shrugged and said casually, "Why? Can't I?"

Shinno Yuna shook her head violently and refused, "No, no way! Absolutely not! That place is already... Anyway, you absolutely can't touch it today!"

However, hearing her words, Asano Makoto revealed a wicked smile and said, "I didn't say I was going to go there. If the water route doesn't work, there's always the land route, right?"

Hearing this, Shinno Yuna paused slightly.

The next second, perhaps because she thought of something, her face suddenly turned green and then red, and she put her hands behind her back to cover her butt.

Asano Makoto didn't say anything, just smiled as he watched her movements.

After a while, Shinno Yuna put on a pitiful look and begged, "Can... can you let me go? If I don't go home for two nights in a row, my mom will worry about me."

"Sure."

Seeing that Asano Makoto agreed to her request without hesitation, Shinno Yuna was immediately stunned.

Asano Makoto continued, "Sure, but you should know what you should and shouldn't do later, right?"

At this point, Shinno Yuna finally realized that Asano Makoto was just angry about what she had said earlier, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

After putting down the weight in her heart, she said in a slightly sullen tone, "I wasn't planning to do anything, I just wanted to tease you by saying that."

Speaking of which, perhaps she was a little unconvinced, or perhaps she simply felt that she hadn't said enough, she muttered stubbornly, "And since you're angry about this, it means there's definitely something going on between you and that woman..."

"Still talking?"

Shinno Yuna immediately lowered her head and stopped talking.

Seeing her like this, Asano Makoto almost laughed out loud.

He really didn't know how to evaluate Shinno Yuna.

If he said she was stupid, she could see that there was a problem between him and Miyajima Eriko.

If he said she was smart, she always liked to be mouthy and cause trouble, forcing him to punish her before she would stop.

Wait, was she doing it on purpose? Was she saying these things because she wanted to be punished by me?

After thinking about this for a while without any rhyme or reason, Asano Makoto gave a warning: "Just listen to me obediently, don't think I'm a pushover, or I'll really get angry."

Shinno Yuna nodded pitifully.

Seeing this, Asano Makoto stopped dwelling on it and put an end to the matter: "Alright, let's leave it at that. I'll go next door later and see if I can get you a meal, and remember not to do anything stupid."

Chapter 76: How Could I Have Any Nefarious Intentions?

"Asano-kun, is there something you need?"

Around eleven o'clock in the morning, Miyajima Eriko opened the door and looked at Asano Makoto, who was standing behind it, with some confusion.

"Eriko, I've come to apologize. Yuna was a bit rude yesterday and seemed to have offended you. I've already educated her."

As he spoke, Asano Makoto bowed and then stepped aside, revealing Shinno Yuna, who was hiding behind him, while saying in a somewhat stern tone, "Yuna, come here and apologize to Eriko-neechan."

Hearing him say this, Miyajima Eriko noticed the blonde hot girl standing behind him and quickly turned her head to look at her.

Shinno Yuna was currently looking down, her hands fidgeting in front of her stomach, with a face full of grievance.

"Eriko-neechan, I'm sorry..."

Asano Makoto had no idea how he had educated her, but after hearing his words, Shinno Yuna reluctantly stepped forward and apologized to Miyajima Eriko.

Miyajima Eriko was also taken aback by this unexpected apology and quickly waved her hand, saying, "It's... it's okay, Yuna. Actually, I didn't mind it yesterday."

In fact, she felt that Asano Makoto was making a mountain out of a molehill.

After all, she really didn't feel offended yesterday.

She just couldn't understand why Shinno Yuna hated her so clearly, even though it was their first meeting.

If she was Asano-kun's girlfriend and she was secretly in love with Asano-kun, then it would be normal to have this reaction.

But she was just the daughter of Asano-kun's friend, and she didn't have any feelings for Asano-kun, so she shouldn't have such hostility towards her.

Because she couldn't figure this out, Miyajima Eriko only felt a little confused by the little girl's hostility when Shinno Yuna glared at her fiercely yesterday. She didn't feel offended at all.

But since Asano Makoto had specifically brought the other party to apologize, she couldn't refuse.

After waving her hand and telling Shinno Yuna that it was okay, she didn't know what to say next.

And Shinno Yuna was still looking down with a very aggrieved look, without the slightest intention of speaking.

Seeing that the atmosphere was trending towards silence, Asano Makoto immediately stepped forward and brought up the topic again: "Speaking of which, where's Yuta-kun? Is he not here?"

Miyajima Eriko said somewhat helplessly, "Yeah, Yuta went to work overtime. It seems that the company's tasks haven't all been completed yet."

Asano Makoto was secretly happy, but on the surface, he pretended to be angry and said, "Didn't he just work overtime on Saturday? Why is he working overtime again on Sunday? Does he even care about you, Eriko?"

"No, I must talk to him properly next time and tell him to care about you more."

Hearing these words, Miyajima Eriko felt a hint of sweetness in her heart for some reason, and she did feel a little resentment towards Yamada Yuta.