Chapter 327 Dangerous “NTR” Talk
“So, that way, Shinichi, you should be able to understand, right? I just happened to go to the restroom and pass by the guest room. It’s definitely not that I wanted to eavesdrop.”
Rubbing his temples with some headache, Sato Shinichi looked helplessly at the tall man sitting across the sofa, explaining while covering his nose.
When interacting with Shun Muto, this unreliable uncle, he would inexplicably feel like he was the elder.
“Ah, this is concern from your uncle. Our little Shinichi has grown up enough to be able to arch the cabbage. He still remembers when he hadn’t even grown any hair. Time really flies fast!”
Disregarding Sato Shinichi’s disdainful gaze, Muto Shun took out the small mirror beside him and looked at himself before turning his head, his tone full of nostalgia.
“I think you just plainly wanted to eavesdrop.”
Coldly rejecting the emotional appeal from the other party, Sato Shinichi returned a look of disdain. This was not disrespect from a young boy towards an elder. If he were to be sidetracked by this guy using his elder status, he would probably be not far from a severe beating from Hamano Tsukasa.
“Hahahahahahaha.”
“I’m just curious how you suddenly became so bold, kid. In my mind, this is something that should only happen after eighteen.”
“Or… is it the girl’s initiative? I can’t tell. You look like a sexless ascetic on the outside, but you’re actually so wild on the inside?”
“And you even brought her directly into the house. Are the safety measures prepared…”
“I was just normally drunk!!!”
Listening to the uncle’s increasingly outrageous ramblings, Sato Shinichi couldn’t help but interrupt. If he let this guy continue talking on his own, who knows what shocking and absurd words he would utter.
“We just went out for a late-night snack, and then Kazumi accidentally drank too much. She couldn’t find her keys, so I brought her back. Anyway, there’s a guest room at home.”
“But you missed a good opportunity to go to a love hotel.”
Muto Shun moved closer with a suggestive expression. Teasing the juniors until they stomped their feet was one of his wicked pleasures as an elder.
“Uncle Shun!”
“Alright, alright, I won’t say anymore, won’t say anymore.”
Seeing the boy’s embarrassed and innocent appearance, Muto Shun quickly raised his hands in surrender, no longer teasing him.
They knew Sato Shinichi’s personality very well. If the boy really did something like that, they, as elders, would have to discipline him properly.
Emmmm, why do I suddenly feel like Hamano Tsukasa would be the one to discipline me??
“What about you, Uncle Shun? Have the Association’s matters been handled so quickly? The aftermath of the previous battle was something I could feel even from my side.”
Seeing that the other party was no longer talking about his matters, Sato Shinichi quickly changed the subject and started to care about what happened the previous night.
“Had a small fight with an executive from [Shadow], it was the poisonous snake you encountered last time. However, I didn’t kill him, just dealt with a minor subordinate.”
“Then I sent a junior to the hospital and came back. The rest of the matters were left to the Association’s people to handle.”
“Disturbing people’s rest late at night, those guys hiding underground are really annoying.”
Muto Shun casually replied while picking his teeth with a toothpick from the table, as if he had just gone out for a late-night snack.
“Uncle Shun, is there any news from the old man?”
Nodding, Sato Shinichi trusted Muto Shun’s strength. It was his master’s safety that concerned the young boy more.
“Old Lei…”
“It seems a big fish has been caught in the sub-district. He probably won’t be back for a while. I heard the fight was quite fierce. It’s a pity that Lei’s body can no longer travel through circuits with others. Otherwise, I could solve a lot of trouble over there.”
“That’s good too. It’s a rare holiday, and I don’t want to work too much overtime.”
Muto Shun spread his hands helplessly, picked up the cigarette case on the table, took out a cigarette, and offered it to Sato Shinichi.
Of course, he received a disdainful glance from the boy. Muto Shun didn’t care, and put the cigarette to his own mouth, continuing to speak with the cigarette in his mouth.
“Tch, cigarettes are a man’s romance.”
“I’m a minor!!! And don’t smoke in front of me casually!”
Sato Shinichi looked at the elder in front of him with no composure and couldn’t help but complain.
“Indeed.”
Listening to the boy’s complaint, Muto Shun nodded, tucked the cigarette into his ear, and lay back on the sofa leisurely, looking at Sato Shinichi.
“You don’t have to worry too much about Old Lei’s safety. Although that guy was seriously injured, as long as he doesn’t want to die, no one can stop him.”
“On the other hand, Shinichi kid, you should have something to worry about.”
“Me? What is it?”
Muto Shun’s cryptic remarks made Sato Shinichi confused. After learning from him that Hamano Tsukasa was not in any serious danger, he turned his attention to himself.
“It’s about Little Kazumi.”
Muto Shun replied, pointing towards the guest room with his mouth.
“Kazumi?”
“Come on, your relationship has reached the point of bringing her to your house. Don’t tell me you’re just playing around. The Sato Shinichi I remember isn’t like that.”
“No! It’s not like that. I, I definitely considered the future! I’m not that kind of scumbag!!”
It seems that teenagers in puberty always prioritize the sincerity of their feelings. At this moment, the boy became agitated, lifting his head and answering eagerly.
“Alright, alright, Shinichi kid, don’t get so excited. I know you like Little Kazumi.”
“What I mean is, if you really want to continue with her, and Old Lei and the others don’t object, what are you planning to do about your identity?”
Muto Shun became unusually serious at this moment, looking at Sato Shinichi beside him and asking earnestly.
“…”
“But… if I tell her, it will be… for both me and her…”
“Then just get stronger. As long as you have enough ability to protect yourself, you won’t need to hide your abilities anymore.”
Reaching out and patting the boy on the shoulder, Muto Shun could feel Sato Shinichi’s inner struggle at this moment and comforted him.
“Moreover, what I’m talking about is not that. Your abilities are no different from physical abilities. Pretending to have gained stamina through strenuous training, I think Little Kazumi also accepted it, right? There’s no problem with that.”
“Then what is it?”
“Identity! Background!”
Hammering the armrest of the sofa with some frustration, Muto Shun had to admit that Shinichi, this brat, was indeed quite slow in this regard.
“If you really take over Old Lei’s burden, the pressure Little Kazumi, a civilian, will bear will be more than just a little bit. Isn’t it extremely cruel to her? Have you thought about it?”
“I… have thought about it.”
“Oh? What are you thinking, kid?”
“Emmm Uncle Kusakabe?”
Sato Shinichi’s answer surprised Muto Shun. He placed his right hand on his chin and pondered the feasibility of the plan the boy had proposed.
“Hmm, Benmaru’s ability might actually work, but it’s not a 100% success rate. And you don’t know if Little Kazumi herself wants to be a psychic either. What if Little Kazumi just wants to be a normal person?”
“You and Aoi have a good relationship, but I don’t think Old Lei would be able to bring himself to ask him for this.”
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“Hey, don’t look at me. That guy burned my clothes a while ago. If you ask me, you’d probably be asking for a beating.”
Facing the boy’s sincere gaze, Muto Shun, with his wall-thick skin, ignored it completely and waved his hand in refusal.
“Then what should we do?”
Seeing that his ideas had all gone to waste, Sato Shinichi was a bit troubled at this moment and grabbed his hair with a headache.
“Shinichi, I have a way!”
Muto Shun’s expression shifted to a strange one as he looked at the distressed boy and said.
“What?”
“I can take Little Kazumi as my apprentice.”
“!!!”
Sato Shinichi was completely shocked by Muto Shun’s answer. After all, Muto Shun, who could basically be called the strongest swordsman in Neon, had never taken an apprentice.
In his words, their talent wasn’t enough for him to teach them. Those who came to him to learn swordsmanship were all sent to his junior’s dojo to study.
Now, Muto Shun was actually offering to take Kazumi as his apprentice. Doesn’t this mean that the girl had excellent swordsmanship talent in the eyes of this sword saint??
“Uncle Shun, Kazumi… does she have high sword talent?”
Sato Shinichi’s eyes sparkled with astonishing light. He looked at the self-assured Muto Shun expectantly and couldn’t help but ask.
“Hmm? Sword talent?”
Hearing the boy’s question, Muto Shun raised his head and thought carefully, as if recalling the girl’s appearance in his memory, and then said decisively.
“Not at all.”
“????”
This blunt answer stunned Sato Shinichi. Not just that, but the word “completely” was added as an intensifier, making him wonder how poor his girlfriend’s talent was in Muto Shun’s eyes.
“Then why are you taking her as an apprentice, Uncle Shun? You’ve never taken apprentices before, have you?”
While appearing somewhat frantic, Sato Shinichi still asked Muto Shun with confusion.
The boy’s question precisely triggered Muto Shun’s expression. A few mischievous smiles appeared on his usually serious face. Looking at the boy’s face full of concern, he finally said with a smile.
“Because making a girl I don’t like serve me tea and water feels quite interesting.”
“……”
“I refuse.”
(ps: I finished reading the full manga of the Rabbit Gang these past two days. It’s really good QAQ.)
