The Gemini Princess wants me to confess my feelings!

Chapter 17 Sympathy?

Mori Shizue looked at him, her face filled with a clear chill, and said indifferently, "Yes."

Having received a definite answer, Kirihara Akira pressed her forehead against the car window, feeling a slight tremor, and her mood was not very pleasant.

The two would race each other at home every night. Although there was no communication between them, Kirihara Akira still felt that even if their relationship was far from that of friends, at least he was no longer being hated.

It wasn't exactly wishful thinking on his part, since he didn't consider Mori Kiyoha a friend, but even he didn't want his resting place to be surrounded by enemies.

Everyone wants more friends and fewer enemies.

The displeasure lingered in his heart, and his words became barbed: "Kurokawa and Kawasaki, they're both professionals. No wonder they're from a prominent family; they need these guys to protect them when they go out."

He didn't directly reveal the connection between being surrounded by Mori Kiyoha's men; he simply treated it as unfair treatment and complained a bit.

Mori Shizue understood the meaning behind his words and sensed his resentment. She opened her mouth to comfort him, but didn't know where to begin or what to say next.

She could only remain silent, letting her apology and goodwill sink beneath the glacier.

He noticed Mori Shizue's slight embarrassment, shook his head, quickly composed himself, and asked, "What kind of works have you written?"

Mori Shizue handed over the book she was carrying on her lap.

"This is a collection of works from the club."

Kirihara Akatsuki understood immediately, took the book, and before reading the contents, she first noticed a note:

I don't know how your investigation is progressing. If it's not going well, you can stop your actions for the time being. The Suruga Group may take action.

Kirihara Akira glanced at her and suddenly wanted to ask her if she still liked watching undercover cop movies.

Shizue Mori emphasized, "You can take it and look at it, then give it back to me."

This means that she believes there will be no progress during this period, and she can take a break as written on the note.

Kirihara Akira smiled, picked up a pen, turned to the other page, and, using the chair as cover, quietly wrote something.

After writing it, he tucked the note back into the book and returned it, saying, "I'm also interested in the detective agency. If possible, I'll pay them a visit tomorrow."

Mori Shizue pulled out the note, glanced at it, and was immediately surprised.

He already has reliable surveillance points near the Suruga Group?

That was a bit too fast.

The rapid pace of her work disrupted her plans, leaving her momentarily speechless.

The two remained silent.

This was also Shizue Mori's request that the two keep their distance.

He could tell that Shizue Mori was trying to avoid something, but he could also tell that she didn't hate him.

The Mori sisters each had their own unspeakable secrets, their actions were contradictory, and they had no intention of harming their own lives.

Kurokawa's presence in that place is itself a contradiction.

Even if Mori Kiyoha is a psychopath who wants to see Kirihara Akira get beaten up close, she doesn't need to have Kurokawa standing in that position.

If he wanted Kurokawa to beat him up, why did he have to ask those low-level thugs to do it in the first place?

This is something Kirihara Akira could easily figure out after calming down: Kurokawa was there to prevent the situation from escalating and to prevent Kirihara Akira from getting seriously injured.

What an incredibly awkward guy.

Perhaps we should try to get these two sisters to talk.

Otherwise, life in the future will never be peaceful.

……

……

They returned to the Mori family mansion in silence, a journey so calm it could even be described as stifling.

Upon entering the house, Kirihara Akira clearly sensed something unusual. The already oppressive house became even more quiet, with servants hurrying about, barely daring to breathe.

The maids who used to huddle together and laugh when they weren't working dared not speak, and the bodyguards in black were on high alert.

Was your house burgled?

Mori Shizue also sensed something was wrong. She stopped a passing maid and asked, "What happened?"

The maid looked somewhat frightened and bowed, saying, "The second young lady...she used a knife."

"what?"

Even Kirihara Akira was somewhat surprised. A knife?

The maid was almost in tears and dared not give a detailed answer: "You, you should go and see for yourself."

......

"Fortunately, Miss is not injured." The manor's private physician, an old man with a white beard, stood up and said after examining her.

The people surrounding them all breathed a sigh of relief, but the one who should have been there the most, Mori Kiyoha's mother, was nowhere to be seen.

A moment later, Shimizu squeezed to the front of the crowd and knelt down in front of Mori Kiyoha.

Sitting on the bed, Mori Kiyoha said coldly, "If you try to spread her nonsense, I will definitely kill you."

Qingshui, kneeling on the ground, shivered and hunched over even more, showing the utmost respect, yet still managed to speak: "The lady said: Since you are not dead, go and stay in the confinement room."

Mori Kiyoha's gaze at Shimizu was indescribable. After a long while, she laughed self-deprecatingly and sadly, then got up and walked into the courtyard.

Asahi Kasei followed closely behind.

Shimizu stood up and said loudly, "Madam also said that she doesn't want to hear anyone in this house discussing what happened today."

Everyone lowered their heads.

......

Outside, Mori Kiyoha ran into her older sister Mori Shizue and Kirihara Akira.

Mori Shizue looked at her with concern, but she walked right past her without looking at anyone.

Later, they learned the general outline of what had happened from Shimizu.

She didn't explain the cause, only that the second young lady was summoned home by the madam, and then the mother and daughter had a private conversation in the side room. No one knew what they talked about, only that an argument broke out in the room, and then the madam summoned Shimizu and asked her to take Mori Kiyoha to the confinement room.

Then, Mori Kiyoha took out a knife.

She didn't swing the knife at her mother, but at herself.

Of course, Shimizu was standing right next to the second young lady and reacted quickly enough to stop her. It was fortunate that Mori Kiyoha didn't hurt her. However, Shimizu was terrified by Mori Kiyoha's indifference to life.

She had no doubt that if she hadn't been stopped, Mori Kiyoha would have really swung the knife toward her head.

Mori Shizue wanted to say something to her younger sister, but Mori Akari didn't give her the chance. The older sister was immediately ordered to sit quietly in the tea room.

Before leaving, Shizue Mori gave him a look.

Kirihara Akira shrugged. He really didn't want to get involved in the power struggle between the mother and daughter in the Mori family, especially since he had a grudge against Mori Kiyoha.

So he ignored Mori Shizue's hints and went straight to his room.

"..." Grasping the doorknob, Kirihara Akira let out a heavy "Eh" and turned to leave.

......

The solitary confinement cell, though called a solitary confinement cell, is not like the cold, black cubicles in the military or prisons that Kirihara Akatsuki knew. It is a meditation room with daily necessities and bedding. Apart from having no entertainment facilities, it is quite comfortable to live in.

Although it was called solitary confinement, there was actually no one guarding her. Rather, it was more accurate to say that Mori Akari had given an order forbidding anyone from contacting her.

As for Kirihara Akira, he was always the exception in this family.

When they entered the room, Mori Kiyoha was sitting upright on the bed, with her back to the door and her face bathed in moonlight.

Neither of them spoke. Kirihara Akira sat down on the chair next to him, crossed his legs, and started playing a childish game of seeing who had more patience.

After a long pause, it was Mori Kiyoha who spoke first.

"I sent Kurokawa," she said.

"Hmm?" Kirihara Akira asked, somewhat puzzled.

"You should understand what this means, and know what I've done," Mori Kiyoha said coldly. "So if you're here to express cheap sympathy, then forget it, please leave."