"Hmm... They still have handcuffs and shackles on, so it's impossible to see clearly. Shouldn't we remove those first?"

"Well...?" The plump middle-aged woman furrowed her brow, feeling somewhat hesitant.

But Ryuto wasn't buying it. "What does your difficulty have to do with me? Didn't you just say 'the customer is God'? Yet you can't even fulfill this small request. It's hard for me to believe in your business philosophy. Were those just empty words to deceive me because you think I'm easily fooled due to my lack of education?"

"No, that's not it."

Hastily responding, the plump middle-aged woman efficiently removed the handcuffs and shackles from each person one by one.

"Well, that's better," Ryuto remarked as he started to stroll around once again. However, this time it ended quickly, just a symbolic circle, since he had already seen everything he needed to.

Later on...

"In any case..." Ryuto began, "I am very satisfied."

"Is that so? If the customer says so, we're happy," the plump middle-aged woman replied with a smile while nervously rubbing her hands together.

Ryuto simply turned to look at a certain direction. "Miyuki, since these items are now mine, you should take them out first. After all, these goods are different from regular ones; they can walk on their own, so it should be easy."

But Miyuki just responded with an unwilling expression. "Huh? Why do I have to do it?"

"Why? Isn't it because of what you did earlier... It's just a punishment."

Though it seemed a bit like taking revenge, Ryuto couldn't stop himself, falling into the trap of breaking the rules knowingly.

The situation was indeed complex. Upon hearing Ryuto's words, Miyuki didn't get angry, but rather, quite the opposite. "Since it's darling's punishment, I have no reason to decline," she replied with a happy expression.

"Oh..." What kind of twisted logic was this? It seemed like neither were related in any way.

Well, best not to dwell too much on it.

Meanwhile... Ryuto bent down slightly. "Sora, you go out with Miyuki."

"Huh?" Sora also displayed an unwilling expression.

Oh goodness, who taught them this? Why choose to do something difficult instead of the more pleasant choice?

Hmm... Although troublesome, Ryuto still said kindly, "We'll meet up later; I'm just sending Sora out first."

Hey, hey, I'm not a kindergarten teacher, why do I need to coax kids like this? By the way, judging from Sora's age, she should be in junior high already.

Oh... Upgrading to a junior high school teacher role? That doesn't sound too bad...

No, in the end, I'm simply not cut out to be a teacher. Letting a bad student like me teach, other teachers would probably despair.

However... Looking at it from another perspective, when I first met Sora, she wouldn't have reacted like this at all. Just like those few other young girls over there.

No matter what the other person says, it always ends up being...

Repeatedly muttering "yes" while shivering, a reply that seemingly comes without any thought, devoid of any hint of anger.

But now...

"Okay, I will behave myself."

Nodding while giving a slow, deliberate response.

...

Could you please stop using this kind of response? It might lead people to mistakenly believe that I am a child abductor.