Chapter 591: , Counterattack Starts Now!

Uesugi Muneyuki came to Karuizawa, of course, not mainly for a vacation, but to avoid the limelight.

He had offended Minister of Foreign Affairs Akimoto Daijin too badly on this matter, so he had to temporarily avoid the limelight; fortunately, the previous explosion at the Imperial Palace gave the Special Mission Unit a chance to contact the Imperial Family, and Uesugi Muneyuki also has some connections here, so there's no need to worry about retaliation from the Minister—only someone sick would try to drag the Imperial Family into political struggle.

Want to die?

But always being passively beaten like this is not a solution.

We must try to take the initiative!

What can be confirmed now is that at least one Inner World exists in either the Red Goldfinch or the Sakikawa Restoration Army, while Uesugi Muneyuki's side has been passively taking hits; since the New God of Kansai, Kishibe Nezushō-sama, has already performed Justice Cutter, Uesugi Muneyuki must consider how to counterattack.

"As for the Imperial Family side, there's no need to worry—they indeed have something protecting them."

"We need to set a trap to lure this guy in; otherwise, if he keeps using his invisibility ability, we'll hardly catch him." Uesugi Muneyuki said: "I'll be the bait—his target is definitely me."

"That's not difficult, but there's a problem." Mai Xuejie's stunning face broke into a faint smile.

"What problem?" Uesugi Muneyuki blinked in confusion.

"The problem is you." Mai Xuejie poked Uesugi Muneyuki's cheek: "At that point, you'll definitely need to act yourself, so here's the problem—before I arrive to support you, you're alone—can you handle it?"

"Don't underestimate me!" Uesugi Muneyuki rolled his eyes, then lightly moved his finger downward.

"Wait?!" Mai Xuejie instantly realized things were bad: "Don't touch there!"

"You, can't……that place is……oh gee gee gee gee~can't, if the Spirit Power Circuit shorts……it will……oh gee gee gee gee, I will……oh gee~"

Hearing strange sounds from inside the changing room, nearby staff immediately rushed over: "Guest, may I ask if you need any help?"

No response from inside; when the staff knocked, Uesugi Muneyuki opened the door—inside was just him alone: "Nothing, just when I took out my phone I accidentally tapped the wrong spot."

"Alright, if you need anything, please call us." The staff immediately recognized Uesugi Muneyuki, repeatedly saying: "Please don't mind, we haven't rushed you, Mr. Uesugi."

……………………

The afternoon sun bathed Karuizawa's golf course in a golden glow, the neatly trimmed greens like emerald velvet carpet, stretching all the way to the distant tree line. The air was filled with the fresh scent of grass and soil.

Uesugi Muneyuki changed into a fitted white polo shirt and khaki golf trousers, still wearing those rimless glasses, trying to maintain his refined scholar image.

He was patiently guiding Asuka on how to grip the club, movements standard, explanations detailed.

Minami, Mikoto, and Eirina were practicing on the adjacent fairway, their swing postures varied, but their eyes occasionally drifted toward Uesugi's direction.

You're not coming?

Uesugi Muneyuki gestured for them to play, while he was actually teaching Hanadenomiya how to play golf.

【So boring—if I wanted, I could sink every shot in one stroke~Humans really are a boring species】Hanadenomiya commented, then her eyes flickered slightly as she said: 【Next time teach me something more fun, like how that hydrotherapy works……】

【I'll definitely do that next time.】Uesugi Muneyuki could only agree.

After practicing a while, Mai Xuejie's two little followers, Momoko and Yisa, came over carrying two large basins of watermelon: "Everyone, pause, watermelon time."

However, this tranquility and harmony were soon broken.

"Honk honk honk honk~"

"Muneyuki, you're doomed!!!"

Smoke and dust rose in the distance, startling Uesugi Muneyuki—he saw Mai Xuejie alone driving a white golf cart, her eyes sharp as she fixed on his back.

Junior Mister!!!

Do you know what it feels like when the Spirit Power Circuit shorts? It's weird! Really weird!

My whole body has become……weird!

You bastard, what did you learn from that Rain Girl?

Mai Xuejie, thinking back to how she almost got exposed in the changing room earlier, felt a nameless fire surge up.

That deep-seated possessiveness and jealousy born from struggle found an outlet at this moment.

She stomped the accelerator hard—the golf cart let out a low roar, like an arrow released from a bow, shooting straight toward Uesugi Muneyuki!

"Mune——yuki——!" Shirakawa Mai's voice carried a hint of gritted teeth, completely discarding her usual cool demeanor: "Special training starts now!"

Uesugi Muneyuki was focused on teaching when he suddenly heard an ominous engine roar and familiar shout from behind; turning around, he was so frightened his soul nearly left his body—he saw Shirakawa Mai driving the cart, her eyes "menacing," rushing at him at a speed utterly unlike someone playing golf!

"Wait, wait! Mai! What are you doing?! Danger!" Uesugi Muneyuki's warm, jade-like scholar image instantly collapsed; he panicked, dropped his club, forgot all decorum, and turned to run!

"Special training! You weren't supposed to counterattack?" Mai Xuejie said with a wicked grin: "Now special training begins! I chase, you run—if you lose, you must unconditionally agree to one demand from all of us, no objections allowed!"

"I didn't agree!" Uesugi Muneyuki realized things were serious.

"It's fine, everyone already agreed, right?" Shirakawa Mai looked toward Minami.

Minami, Eirina, Mikoto, Asuka, and even the caddies Tomoko Ono and Yisa Ikeda were all eating melon, seeing this, everyone turned to look at Minami.

Fiancée Miss, say something?

"Minami, save me!" Uesugi Muneyuki screamed, knowing once caught, he'd surely be drained dry.

"Does everyone have it?" Minami Ojou-sama pondered briefly, then suddenly said.

"Everyone has it!" Mai Xuejie shouted loudly.

"Then I agree!" Minami Ojou-sama laughed wickedly and clapped.

Uesugi Muneyuki: "???"

Thus, on the lush green golf course, an extremely ridiculous scene appeared:

In front, Uesugi Muneyuki's disheveled fleeing figure.

His white polo shirt flapped in the wind, his glasses nearly slid to his nose tip, his usually immaculate hair now messy, he ran while letting out unsightly screams: "Stop! Quickly stop! Mai! Let's talk! This isn't Akina Mountain!"

Behind, Mai Xuejie drove the golf cart, pursuing relentlessly.

Her beautiful face now full of "killing intent," hands gripping the wheel tightly, she occasionally adjusted direction, deliberately brushing Uesugi Muneyuki's heels, churning up fine grass chips that made him jump and scream, she said nothing, just pressed her lips, eyes locked dead-on on the target, as if playing a real-life bumper car, with only one goal—make that man in front utterly embarrassed!

This hilarious scene naturally fell into the eyes of the few ladies practicing nearby.

Minami Ojou-sama couldn't help but "pfft" laugh out loud, her waist bending from laughter, nearly tossing the melon in her hand: "Hahahaha! Muneyuki……Muneyuki he runs so hilariously!"

Shiyuan Mikoto also covered her mouth, shoulders shaking with laughter, those eyes usually full of charm now brimming with the joy of watching a show, yet deep in that pleasure, also a hint of complex envy: "Really……only Mai could make him show this side."

Uesugi Muneyuki knows he admires Shirakawa Mai—she was a big star at Tokiwa High School.

Among the people at the scene, only Minami, Mai, and Uesugi Muneyuki share an equal relationship.

Ikeda Erena was initially a bit worried, but then she thought that Sōsetsu is her apprentice, so she crossed her arms, her mixed-blood features full of keen interest, and murmured: "Wow... this is way more exciting than Judo, can we train this for special training next time?"

Even Saito Asuka, who was just being coached, forgot her swinging pose, watching Mr. Uesugi, who is usually composed and in control of everything, being chased so miserably by Mai-sama, and couldn't help but laugh keko-ko, finding it both funny and cathartic.

They laughed, watching the two of them, one chasing, one fleeing, staging a farce around the fairway and sandpit. Laughter reverberated across the empty course.

But beneath this laughter, a subtle emotion quietly arose in the hearts of Minami, Shiyuan, Ikeda, and even Asuka. It was jealousy, also envy.

They all yearn for a more intimate, more special relationship with Uesugi Muneyuki, but it seems only Shirakawa Mai can treat him with such "unrestrained" abandon, able to share with him such a one-of-a-kind "bond" full of tension and rapport.

That kind of "privilege" only a senior-junior pair can possess, which can transcend surface etiquette and ambiguous probing, is currently beyond their reach.

Even Minami, as the fiancée, knows that Uesugi is a person with a stubborn temper at his core; there are some reckless, hardcore jokes she dares not make.

The Forensic Beauty then thought to herself that Minami's position as Omitaidokoro appears to be unstable after all.

But whatever happens to you guys later, what do I care.

Mikoto secretly smiled while thinking.

Asuka, for her part, turned her eyes, other thoughts rising in her heart.

Actually, Mai-sama and I are the same kind of person!

At this time, the Rakshīl Ritual victory has been decided!

"I concede, I concede!!!" Uesugi Muneyuki surrendered.

Today, it is the Senior Student's victory!

(Chapter End)