Yandere? Menhera? Bring It On, If You're Confident That I'll love You For Who You Are - Chapter 31

The Goddess of Victory Smiled Upon

As Hina smirked, she pulled out several photographs from her bosom.

These were the same pieces of evidence, full of Kanade’s misdeeds, that she had shown to Minato through her smartphone before.

Aware of it though she was, the clear display of the images caused even Kanade to falter.

Why would she have such things…

“I didn’t take these pictures myself. At that time, I truly thought it was just an unfortunate accident.”

“Even if there’s no lie in those words, you sure had the nerve to trust information from some unknown source. Didn’t you think you might be being used?”

Trying not to let her inner turmoil show, Kanade spoke calmly.

However, anxiety was already racing through her mind.

The truth about that incident was known only to herself, Minato, and their “accomplice.”

It should have been impossible to take such incriminating photos. She had taken the utmost care in her choice of personnel.

So then, who on earth could it be…

That was something even Kanade, who could be said to have driven Minato’s life into chaos, had no inkling of.

It was the greatest barrier that Minato would eventually have to face.

“If I’m being used, maybe that’s fine? I’m using you and your friends’ information, too. It’s fair, isn’t it?”

“So… Hina, you plan to report me?”

“Unfortunately, it seems unavoidable. ‘Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me,’ they say. I guess there’s a limit to everything. So…”

Hina shaped her hand into a gun and pointed it at Kanade, making a gesture of firing a blank shot.

“Disappear, from before me and Minato-senpai…”

It was at that moment that Hina’s tone of voice changed dramatically. Seeing that, Kanade nodded with her eyes closed.

Just like a signal block, a man stood a few meters ahead of Hina.

Hina turned around and seemed to immediately understand the situation.

“So you were planning to use your financial power, Asagami-senpai…”

“I have to make full use of the cards I’m dealt. But I’m surprised. Is this Hina’s true nature?”

“Who knows? But are you okay with that? It might be easy to erase me here, but even if I send these pictures to that bitch—no, to Rio-chan. Asagami-senpai, you don’t want anyone to see this truth, do you?”

Hina held up her smartphone triumphantly. She had already seen the photos dozens, if not hundreds, of times and could see right through the man in sunglasses behind her.

There was no mistake. This man was one of those who had offered a substantial sum of money to Minato’s uncle and aunt to kill Rio.

The Asagami Group was not all about money-grubbing individuals. To begin with, very few such people were in the mansion.

That’s why Kanade carefully selected pawns that would move at her will.

Those blinded by money, willing to sacrifice everything for their goals—pawns driven by greed and desire…

“It’s about time. Capture that girl.”

“Yes, ma’am!”

“What?!”

At Kanade’s command, the man started running towards Hina.

Perhaps not expecting such an unguarded charge, Hina quickly aimed her smartphone, but it was too late.

The conclusion was swiftly reached.

“Damn it… let go! Damn you!”

“Retrieve the smartphone and bring it to me. It’s fine if you kick it away.”

Following Kanade’s instructions, the man deftly knocked Hina’s smartphone out of her hand, slamming it to the ground.

While restraining Hina, he kicked the smartphone towards Kanade, and it rolled to the ground before her.

“Ah, too bad, Hina. To think that I was once humiliated by such a dim-witted girl, it’s almost embarrassing.”

“You…! Let go! Don’t touch me there!”

Hina began to thrash about wildly. Ignoring her sore loser’s complaints, Kanade picked up the smartphone from the ground.

“(Idiot. You think you have something on me? That’s something I’ve already taken care of.)”

Kanade pulled out a device from her bosom.

On its small monitor, it read “No Signal,” commonly known as a pocket router.

Upon opening Hina’s seized smartphone, the network was already matched to Kanade’s router.

Since the router receiving the signal was out of range, even if the mail was on time, it would be impossible to send.

Usually, a password is needed to receive signals from routers on smartphones and computers.

For Kanade, who had limited pawns at her disposal, it was a trump card prepared specifically for this day.

According to the “collaborator,” it couldn’t be guaranteed to work 100% on a smartphone that hadn’t been in contact for a short period, but now, there was no doubt.

She had won.

“Damn you! I’ll kill you!! You and Rio both!! Don’t get in our way!!”

“Pfft!… Haha! Ahaha… ahahaha──ahahahahaha!”

Asagami Kanade laughed. Finally, she could dispose of this nuisance!

Currently, he couldn’t even move. It was unlikely Rio would stay quiet, but without Hina or Minato, she wasn’t much of a threat.

All obstacles had been removed!

“That’s quite impressive. But surely, you didn’t predict this situation, did you, princess?”

Except for the presence of the one person who was not supposed to be there.