The wedding was canceled, and news of the attempted murder would inevitably leak to the upper echelons of society. The Takasugi lawyer glanced at Serena (Sonoko), knowing the Suzuki girl's reputation for gossip. He sighed; there was no stopping the rumors.
Toshihiko was dragged away in handcuffs, facing the full wrath of the police department. The Conglomerate turned the wedding banquet into an apology party, offering free food and drinks to the guests to save face.
While the guests gossiped, Yuu and the others headed to the Matsumoto residence. Kiyonaga had gone to the station, but before leaving, he had asked Yuu to take Sayuri home—largely because of the suspicious "muted" part of the video. He intended to deal with Yuu after he finished with the criminals.
Ran (Ran) and Serena followed closely. They were dying to know what had actually happened in those fifteen minutes. They suspected the truth, but it seemed impossible for two people to go that far within half an hour of meeting.
At Sayuri's house, Serena and Ran immediately started messing with the camcorder, trying to find the muted section. Yuu sat on the sofa, waiting for the "performance" to begin. He had directed and starred in this "movie," even if his face wasn't on screen.
Sayuri, embarrassed to be around her students while they listened to her moans, made an excuse to change her clothes and fled to her bedroom.
Serena found the segment. As Sayuri's melodious, high-pitched cries filled the room, Serena and Ran's faces turned deep shades of red. Sayuri was a music teacher, after all; her voice was naturally beautiful, and her rhythmic gasps were incredibly provocative.
As Yuu basked in the "concert," a system notification rang in his head.
[Detection: Fate of the current world has been significantly altered. Reward: Destiny Contract Upgrade.]
[Upgrade Successful.]
[New Ability: Destiny Chains.]
Effect: The target of the chain can no longer have physical contact with other men. They will feel intense nausea even if another man gets too close.
Condition: During "Deep Interaction," the target must be aware and consenting to the marking. (A pink lace-pattern ring tattoo will appear on the inner thigh upon success.)
Locking them down? With a thigh-ring mark?
Yuu's eyes lit up. The "June Bride" case had been completely derailed. He had almost given up on a reward, but the system had been saving something big. This was exactly what he needed for his harem ambitions. Unlike the Destiny Contract, this had no limit on the number of targets.
He had many candidates in mind, but the perfect person to test this on was right upstairs.
"Ran, Serena, I'm going to check on Ms. Matsumoto," Yuu said.
The girls were already flustered by the audio. Before they could interrogate him, they saw the obvious "tent" in his trousers as he headed upstairs.
"No need to ask," Serena whispered, looking like a seasoned veteran. "It's confirmed. Ran, want to go take a peek? It's good for 'experience'..."
Ran's face was scarlet. The sounds from the tape were making her thoughts stray. Who knew the strict Ms. Matsumoto could make such sounds? "Is it... really that good?" she wondered. To Serena's surprise, Ran actually nodded.