"Gojo's Limitless really is convenient. Without some special trick, you can't even break through it."
Staring at the bullets practically frozen in midair, Takumi reached out and gently pinched one between his fingers.
Then he flicked it away. The brass-colored bullet dropped to the floor like it was nothing.
Ding
That crisp sound of metal hitting the ground made Kirino's heart sink straight to the bottom.
As the one steering the Yukinoshita family, she'd already realized Takumi wasn't normal.
She'd heard rumors of monsters and spirits before, but she'd never truly come face-to-face with the supernatural.
Flustered, Kirino pulled out a charm talisman from her chest and threw it at him. It was a disaster-warding charm she'd obtained through family connections.
"Hm? You've got more?"
Takumi caught the talisman and examined it.
An onmyouji-made charm—effective against ordinary yokai and spirits, and useful for warding off evil if carried on your person.
"Madam, you've got one thing wrong. I'm not a monster. And secondly—something like this? Even if the one who drew it came in person, I could crush him with my fingers."
Takumi casually tossed the talisman back and sat down on the sofa.
Hearing that, Kirino caught the charm drifting back to her. Like all her strength had drained away, she sank back into her chair.
Even though panic was tearing through her, her face returned to that same cool, controlled composure.
Her mature, alluring eyes locked onto Takumi as she spoke first.
"What… do you want?"
"Simple. Someone asked me to look into you. Because your daughter has Yuki-onna blood in her. I want to know why, so I came to ask you directly. But now I also want to know what you meant just now—why you said I seemed familiar."
Takumi stated his purpose calmly, then added his follow-up.
Kirino's expression flickered with surprise. "Yuki-onna blood? What are you talking about? And about earlier… I just thought you looked familiar, like I've seen you somewhere. Like a dream… I-I can't really explain it."
Her vague answer made Takumi frown. He stood from the sofa and walked closer, stopping in front of her.
"Madam, are you refusing to tell me the truth? If that's how you want to play it… then I'll have to get a little rough."
He leaned in close and threatened her in a low voice, going straight for her soft ass.
Kirino bit her lip, humiliation flashing in her eyes—but her body still trembled.
For most people, being threatened like this would mean anger and despair. But Takumi was dangerously handsome, and she'd been alone for a long time.
Her mind screamed that she should be terrified—yet her body reacted in a way that only made her more shaken and furious at herself.
Her thoughts turned into a mess.
In the end, Kirino chose silence.
Seeing how stubborn she was, Takumi's interest only sharpened.
He wrapped an arm around her slim waist and used a precise twist of force—before Kirino could react, she found herself forced into a humiliating kneeling posture against the chair.
"W-What are you doing?!"
"If you dare do anything to me, I—I won't let you get away with it!"
She tried to sound fierce, but the threat had about as much bite as Yukino's sharp tongue.
If anything, her agitation only made her perfume spread in waves, hitting Takumi like a punch to the nerves.
"You really are built different, Mrs. Yukinoshita. I don't want to use harsh methods—but you need to tell me everything you know."
As he spoke, his fingertip traced lightly along her pale neck. Kirino's skin flushed, making her look even more striking.
She wanted to scream for help—but her office was soundproof. She didn't know how loud she'd have to scream for anyone outside to hear.
And worse—if someone actually did burst in and saw her like this… just imagining it made Kirino's blood run cold.
If it came to that, she'd rather die. Still, Kirino kept her mouth shut. So Takumi decided to stop playing nice. He pressed the bean harder—trying to pry the truth loose.
But even as the interrogation progressed, he hit a wall.
Kirino clamped down and refused to give him what he wanted.
Takumi found it annoying.
Kirino found it unbearable.
His methods were ruthless—like being yanked from solid ground into free fall, dropping from the sky into an abyss in a single breath.
Even so, Takumi kept control—never pushing so far that it would truly break her.
He circled back again and again, forcing the same questions: "The Yuki-onna bloodline—and what you meant when you said I looked familiar. What's the truth?"
Kirino, petty and stubborn to the end, only shook her head.
That finally pissed Takumi off.
So close. One last step. And you still won't talk?
"Then I'll make you."
"Dream Demon Magic!"
A pulse of magic spread out as Takumi directly interfered with Kirino's mind.
"Mnnhh♡!"
In that instant, Kirino felt her mental defenses collapse.
The panic that had been dragging her downward snapped—replaced by a dizzying, overwhelming pleasure that filled her vision and left her unable to think straight.
Faced with that crushing presence, Kirino didn't dare hide anything anymore.
Her whole body trembling, she forced the words out.
"I-I don't know anything ugh… about Yuki-onna blood, but I-I do know our family records mention this: long ago, we ngh… received help from the Yuki-onna clan. Because of that, our ancestor survived—and the Yukinoshita family was able to grow into what it is today!"
"As for the rest… Mmngh! I-I really only felt like you looked familiar. Like I'd seen you before. That's all… I swear I don't know anything else."
Dumping it all out at once left Kirino gasping, her face flushed as if she couldn't catch her breath no matter how hard she tried.
The moment the tension in her mind finally snapped—Takumi released his load.
With a soft thump, Kirino collapsed onto the sofa, as if she'd lost consciousness.
[Ding! Yukinoshita Kirino's affection has reached the threshold. Defeat-copy trait obtained: Noble Lineage (Blue).]
"Huh? Her affection actually hit the threshold…?" Takumi raised his brows, genuinely surprised. "Mrs. Kirino… so you really liked it when I did things this way, huh."
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