That night, Shirakawa and Hayakawa got off the plane, and after Miss Kaori arranged a car to send him back, the grand convoy escorted her towards the Hayakawa family mansion.
Although it was uncertain what would happen to the little girl, Shirakawa Sawahei sincerely hoped that Miss Kaori would give that black-hearted girl a good lesson. Without saying anything else, just her interfering with his plan to freeload off Hayakawa Kashi was already an unforgivable crime.
At least two beatings to start, and if Shirakawa Sawahei personally took action, there might be a third, as usual interest collected.
The Hayakawa family driver dropped Shirakawa Sawahei off at his apartment. He got out and thanked him. The driver said nothing and left silently.
This time, his luggage for the diving trip wasn’t much; all the clothes were bought temporarily. After discarding miscellaneous items, Shirakawa Sawahei was left with just one travel bag, filled with the clothes he had bought before. It looked more like a student returning from a study session than someone who had been traveling.
As soon as the apartment door opened, Shirakawa Sawahei casually flicked on the living room light, and the once dark room immediately brightened up. He glanced around, finding that apart from some snack wrappers left unattended on the coffee table and dining table, the place wasn’t as messy as he had imagined.
Shirakawa Sawahei sighed in relief, thankfully Ise Yu Yuzhijin wasn’t like a husky that would have set the room on fire while he was away. He went to the sofa, put down his bag, and glanced upstairs.
Good, the room door is closed.
Driven by curiosity, Shirakawa Sawahei slowly walked upstairs, subconsciously wanting to push open the door of the procrastinating girl.
No, that’s a bit creepy.
Shirakawa Sawahei hesitated for a moment but still knocked on the door and called out.
"Ise Yu, I’m coming in."
Hmm? That sounds even creepier...
He tried to shake off the strange thoughts in his head, knocked twice more, and finally gently pushed the door open.
It was a familiar scene once again; the procrastinating girl had headphones on, engrossed in a heated battle with a boss in the game, completely oblivious to the sound of Shirakawa Sawahei entering.
A faint sense of déjà vu seeped into Shirakawa Sawahei’s heart. Unable to help himself, he sighed and went over to take off the procrastinating girl’s headphones.
"Eya~ What are you doing... Shirakawa?! You’re back already!"
Ise Yu Yuzhijin was both surprised and delighted to see the familiar face and exclaimed, "When did you get back? Weren’t you supposed to arrive tomorrow?"
"I got back early." Shirakawa Sawahei replied, then asked, "Have you had dinner?"
"Don’t you have any sense of time... It’s been eight hours since you called me last."
"Nani? But I only played for a little while!!" The procrastinating girl was shocked: "Someone must have stolen my time again."
"I’ve told you, there’s no such thing as a time assassin..." Shirakawa Sawahei said disdainfully, "Have you fried your brain playing games?"
"Oh no... what am I going to do..." Ise Yu Yuzhijin muttered blankly, "I planned to continue drawing this afternoon, but now it looks like it’ll have to wait until tomorrow..."
"What are you drawing?"
"A fan art for the Summer Comic..."
"Didn’t you say two months ago you were already working on it?" Shirakawa Sawahei asked, somewhat flabbergasted. "Did you lose your script?"
"No... no... I just got a bit busy every day, so I procrastinated a little..." The procrastinating girl said sheepishly, "Just a little..."
Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."
"It’s a good thing you’re a freelance fan artist." He looked at Ise Yu Yuzhijin’s pretty, cute face and remarked, "If you had an editor, they’d probably be in their grave by now..."
Even if they miraculously survived, they wouldn’t be able to work with their skyrocketing blood pressure...
"What? That’s such a mean thing to say... I do get serious about drawing sometimes too, you know!" Ise Yu Yuzhijin retorted discontentedly, "Starting tomorrow, I will be a diligent fan artist!"
"All procrastinators say the same thing: starting tomorrow." Shirakawa Sawahei calmly quipped, "How much do you still need to do?"
"Just a little bit..."
The procrastinating girl gestured with her fingers to show how little was left, but one look and Shirakawa Sawahei knew she wasn’t being truthful. He immediately asked, "How long will it take to finish?"
"I wasn’t sure before! But now that Shirakawa, you’re back! I’m sure of it!" Ise Yu Yuzhijin said confidently, "I’ve already got a plan for what comes next! I just need Shirakawa’s help for a bit."
"Eh~ Shirakawa, I’ll give you a bonus?!"
"Aren’t you at least curious what kind of bonus? What if it’s the kind you’re imagining?"
"What kind of bonus could I imagine?" Shirakawa Sawahei retorted, "I’m not like those old perverts..."
"Hmm~ How strange... doesn’t Shirakawa want a reward? Supervising me would earn you some pay..."
Oh, that kind of bonus, never mind then.
Shirakawa Sawahei cleared his throat and changed his tune, "Since Ise Yu is offering, how do you intend to supervise?"
"It’s simple! Don’t let me access any temptations! Help me focus on completing the fan art! Your task will be fulfilled!"
"If this succeeds, by then, many fans at the Summer Comic will silently pay tribute to you, the unnamed hero!"
"No need to go that far." Shirakawa Sawahei expressionlessly pinched Ise Yu Yuzhijin’s cheek, "What’s your plan? Let’s hear it."
"Ugh... what plan? I don’t have a plan! Just wing it!" Ise Yu Yuzhijin’s face hurt, and she mumbled vaguely, "Sister Yin even mocked me before! With that motivation, I’m not afraid I can’t come up with a good plot!"
"Where have you gotten up to now?"
"Ahem... well... just at the beginning... hey... Shirakawa! Ow, it hurts... I’m sorry..."
Shirakawa Sawahei sighed and said helplessly, "Since you asked me to supervise you, I won’t go easy on you."
"No need to go easy! Shirakawa, you can go all out! I can take it!"
"Of course!" The procrastinating girl clenched her little fists silently, "I want Sister Yin and those expectant fans to know that the power of pure love is invincible!"
Shirakawa Sawahei nodded, got up, walked to the door, and gently closed it.
"Alright, now it’s time to work hard..." Shirakawa Sawahei turned to the procrastinating girl sitting on the floor and smiled, "You can’t sleep until it’s done."
Cute little Ise Yu: ???
"Um... Shirakawa... it’s so late today... maybe we should... okay, okay, I understand! I’ll start immediately. Stop making that scary face! I’ll have nightmares..."
"Where are you taking the game console?! Please... not that, anything but that... Nani! The phone too! I beg you, I’ll agree to anything else... really, just not this..."
"Snacks! Snacks are my source of energy... what will I eat without snacks... compressed biscuits??? Boo hoo hoo... Shirakawa, you’re a devil, aren’t you? I must have summoned a devil!"
"Oh Great Demon King, I beg you to dissolve the contract with me, I’ll give you all my money... let me go..."
Inside the room, the procrastinating girl who inadvertently summoned the Great Demon King, tearfully began an unforgettably arduous rush to meet her deadline...