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A short distance beyond the iron gate of the residential area lies the commercial street. The air is crisp and cool. Hayakawa stands on the sidewalk and can see the steaming food stalls across the street, piled high with various snacks. Noon is the busiest time of day for the commercial street, and roaring cars dart through the gaps between pedestrians like giant fish.

There are so many people...

Hayakawa looked up at the bright red sun, gazed at the dense crowds and vehicles in the commercial street ahead, and the countless food stalls, and took a deep breath.

He was a little confused as to whether this was a commercial street or a food street.

"What are you standing there for? Come over here."

Miya stood at the entrance of the shopping street not far away. She called out to Hayakawa, then hesitated for a moment before looking at the crowd in front of her. Only after Hayakawa reached her side did she walk in with some hesitation.

The two walked along the roadside. Hayakawa looked around, his gaze not on the dazzling array of food stalls, but intently looking at the surrounding shops, searching for the men's underwear store he wanted. Mia, on the other hand, was occasionally drawn to the slowly rising steam and aroma from the oden or grilled fish stalls, and would also glance at the posters of scantily clad female celebrities pasted on the roadside walls, before immediately looking away, her face flushed with an almost imperceptible blush.

A short while later, Miya seemed to have noticed something and called out to Hayakawa: "Wait a minute."

"Ah."

"over there."

Meiya pointed to the other side of the road, and Hayakawa looked over and saw that it was indeed a men's underwear store.

"Then I'll go."

Hayakawa's eyes lit up slightly, and he walked over without thinking.

"Okay, let's meet at the entrance of the shopping street later."

Meiya said something and then turned and walked inside.

Hayakawa watched the girl's departing figure. He had thought that Mia would leave him once they reached the shopping street, but he was surprised that she was so helpful in guiding him to the store before leaving, which saved him a lot of trouble.

Perhaps this is what they mean by "cold on the outside, warm on the inside".

Hayakawa thought for a moment, then turned and went into the shop.

……

Five minutes later, Hayakawa left the house satisfied with the packaged pure white boxer briefs. After carefully checking them to make sure there were no patterns or designs, Hayakawa bought them, guaranteeing that there would be no problems later.

However, just as Hayakawa stepped outside, he suddenly heard the sound of arguing.

"Let me go! You hussy!"

"You dare hit someone?!"

"Don't touch me with your filthy hands, it's disgusting!"

That familiar, spoiled voice…

Hayakawa looked expressionlessly toward the source of the sound and, sure enough, saw a familiar petite figure—it was Mia.

At this moment, she was being pulled and tugged by a tall, strong young man, seemingly being flirted with. However, judging from her flushed face and the strange expression on the man's face, something was clearly wrong. The people around gradually heard the commotion and more and more people gathered to watch the spectacle.

It seems every country has its share of people who enjoy watching a spectacle.

Hayakawa looked at the people gradually gathering around him and sighed softly. He knew he was in trouble.

No matter what, it's definitely not acceptable. Regardless of Miya's attitude towards him, she is still a member of Mikazuki Temple, and she came out with him. If an accident happens during this time and he does nothing, what will the other people in the temple think of him?

Hayakawa doesn't care about anyone else, but she has to pay attention to the attitudes of Hihi and Aoba Yuzuki, which are related to her training.

"Make way, make way,"

Hayakawa walked a few steps to the side of the crowd, and then squeezed a path under the disapproving gazes of the people around him. As soon as he entered, he saw that Mia's face was red with shame and indignation. The man was holding one of her arms, and her other hand was raised high in the air. It was clear that he was about to hit the man's face in the next second.

Hayakawa was speechless at the sight. With your figure, which is at most that of an overdeveloped middle school girl, how could you possibly beat that tall and strong man?

Is this what they mean by "big but useless" breasts? Before, all I felt from Rizu Ogata was intellectual humiliation; now I've finally found a real-life example of that term.

Seeing that the conflict was about to escalate, Hayakawa quickly called out, "Miya."

Upon hearing this voice, Mia paused slightly, turned her head, and saw Hayakawa. Her expression changed instantly, and she quickly lowered her hand while struggling to pull her other arm outwards.

When the man saw Hayakawa approaching, he realized that she was someone the girl knew. He hesitated for a moment but then lowered his hand.

Miya quickly broke free and took a few steps to stand behind Hayakawa, breathing heavily as she rubbed her arm that had been scratched sorely, her pretty face slightly pale.

She was all arrogant and ready to fight just a moment ago, but now she's so timid. It seems she's scared inside.

Hayakawa hesitated for a moment, then turned her head and whispered, "What's going on? Is he trying to pick me up?"

"Ok!"

Upon hearing this, Mei Ya nodded angrily: "That man is a perverted flirt!"

Hayakawa frowned immediately, her gaze towards the man turning unfriendly. After all, Mia was a member of the temple, someone who was supposed to train with her, and a prospective nun. For her to be hit on by someone outside was clearly an insult to Hayakawa's temple training.

"you…"

Hayakawa stepped forward, about to make a move, when she heard the man say, "Are you her boyfriend?"

"what?"

Hayakawa was taken aback, only then realizing that Mia had grabbed his arm at some point, leaning against him with a somewhat uneasy and timid expression. At first glance, they did indeed look like a couple.

Hayakawa instinctively explained, "No..."

However, the man continued, "What's wrong with your girlfriend? She bought our underwear but didn't pay for it."

Hayakawa: "..."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Mei Ya, standing nearby, immediately raised her eyebrows and retorted sharply, "Who refused to pay? You were the one who tried to grab my hand and act like a pervert while you were paying."

The man, presumably the owner of the lingerie store, changed his expression upon hearing this. He glanced instinctively at the surrounding crowd and, seeing that there were quite a few people nearby, immediately shouted, "Who touched you? Don't slander people!"

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Hayakawa immediately felt a headache upon hearing this. In such sudden disputes, whoever speaks is usually right. Not to mention that there is no evidence to prove that the lingerie store manager behaved inappropriately, even if there is evidence, the person can insist that it was an accidental bump and there is nothing that can be done.

"real or fake?"

Hayakawa turned his head to Mia's ear again and asked, "Besides touching your hand, did he do anything else to you?"

Upon hearing this, Meiya's beautiful eyes flashed with anger, and without hesitation, she said, "He also wants my contact information, something about customer feedback, ugh~kimokimo…"

As she spoke, she revealed an expression of utter disgust.

"That's it,"

After listening to the two of them and glancing at the growing crowd around them, Hayakawa frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered to Mia, "Excuse me."

Meiya exclaimed in confusion, but the next second she saw Hayakawa step forward and calmly say to the increasingly arrogant man, "I heard from my girlfriend that you just asked her for her contact information, saying you wanted to do some customer feedback on the products. But your family sells women's underwear. Do you usually ask other customers for their phone numbers like this? If you want to do any kind of feedback, I'll leave my phone number. What do you think?"

"what are you saying!"

Upon hearing this, the man's expression changed immediately. He glanced at the nearby crowd, uttered a curt "How inexplicable," and quickly left.

There was no other way. The commercial street was surrounded by residential buildings, and most of the customers coming and going were local residents. If things got out of hand today, his past practice of using business to pick up girls would definitely be exposed. Not only would his reputation be ruined and he wouldn't be able to do business here, but he might also get a lecture from the married men in the neighborhood.

That's probably what he was thinking...

Hayakawa watched the shop manager's departing figure, thinking to himself, before turning to Mia and asking, "Did you buy any underwear?"

"I...I got it."

Miya had been somewhat dazed ever since Hayakawa said she was his girlfriend. Hearing Hayakawa's words, she tensed up and stammered as she pulled her bag out of her pocket: "Like this."

"Let's go once we've bought it."

Hayakawa glanced at it calmly and then left.

"But I haven't paid yet."

Meiya followed behind him, muttering to herself.

Just a moment ago he looked so vicious, as if he wanted to tear that person to pieces, but now that everything's fine, he's starting to hesitate about not paying. Maybe that's what they call being swayed by a sense of morality.

Hayakawa looked at her expressionlessly, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

"What kind of expression is that?"

Miya noticed that Hayakawa's eyes and expression instantly turned back to their usual fierce and unfriendly look. She bared her teeth and said, "That guy is indeed a scumbag, but no matter how outrageous he is, I can't buy things without paying."

"Then why didn't you just give it to me? If you felt wronged, just throw the money on the ground."

Hayakawa said, "This way, we get paid and we can also vent our anger."

Miya stared wide-eyed at Hayakawa with a look of utter shock. After a long while, she clicked her tongue in amazement and said, "You came up with a great idea. It's just a bit of a pity. If you had mentioned this method earlier, I would definitely have done it. It's a pity that you've already left."

"It's okay,"

Hayakawa thought for a moment and said, "It's fine if we don't pay that kind of guy, anyway, he won't be able to work here for more than a few days."

"Eh?"

Meiya asked in confusion, "Why?"

Hayakawa: "I reckon that with what happened today, news of his previous flirting will spread quickly, and he'll definitely be reported. The residents of this neighborhood won't allow someone with questionable conduct to open a shop near their homes."

"Oh! Isn't this great?!"

Meiya instantly became happy and said smugly, "Hmph, I should have given him the money. It would have been good for him to keep it in prison. That way, he might even be able to protect his future. Hmph!"

"Uh?"

Hayakawa silently turned her head and looked at the girl with a confused expression.

As soon as Miya uttered those words, she realized that her unintentional slip of the tongue had exposed her true nature. She immediately covered her mouth to cover it up, but the next second she saw Hayakawa's strange look at her and her face immediately turned red: "I didn't say anything!"

"Uh... I didn't understand either."

Hayakawa turned his head away. He really didn't understand. After all, he was a "pure" boy who shouldn't exist in modern society.

"Ugh...really, even going out can lead to this kind of annoying thing,"

Miya moved away from Hayakawa, speeding up as she continued to chatter: "As expected, every man in this world is a monster of desire centered on his lower body."

This... did it also attack me?

Hayakawa followed behind her expressionlessly, his heart unmoved. Compared to others, he had a unique gender that suited him better—the Great Emperor—so he didn't care at all.

……

When the two returned to Mikazuki-ji Temple, the main hall was already filled with the faint aroma of food, and a graceful figure was busily moving about in the steaming kitchen.

"Yuzuki, we're back."

Meiya casually tossed her bag onto a chair beside her, glanced at the smoke-filled kitchen, and complained, "With this going on, you'd better not blow up the kitchen."

"Cough cough, no way!"

Yuzuki rushed out instantly, her pretty face flushed from coughing, still arguing with Mia. But when she came out, she saw Hayakawa and immediately smiled gently: "Ah, Hayakawa-kun is back too. Did you buy what you wanted?"

"Well, I guess I managed to buy it."

Hayakawa silently took out her underwear package and showed it to Yuzuki before putting it back.

"Yes, in that case, we can officially begin our cultivation after lunch."

Yuzuki's eyes lit up when she saw the package. She looked at Hayakawa and smiled, "Judging from how you look after Hayakawa-kun came back, you seem to be in a better mood. You must have encountered something good on your way out."

"..."

Hayakawa paused for a moment, then replied expressionlessly, "No, I've run into some trouble."

"Ah, what's the matter?"

Aoba Yuzuki was immediately filled with confusion. How could something happen on a short trip of just over ten minutes to buy something?

"Don't even mention it, Yuzuki, it was awful,"

Hearing their conversation, Mei Ya sighed in dissatisfaction and said, "I'm never going to that shopping street again."

"Uh…"

Yuzuki's eye twitched slightly, and she asked in a subtle tone, "What exactly happened?"

I'll tell you later.

Meiya shook her head, grabbed her bag, and went upstairs without looking back, intending to seriously clear her mind.