The Hikigaya couple's youthful love story is definitely not a problem.

Hachiman, seeing Yukino's evasive gaze, smiled and said, "Just call me tomorrow. See you tomorrow, Hikigaya-kun."

Yukino gently waved her delicate white hand at Hachiman.

See you tomorrow.

……

Hachiman returned home, took a can of MAX coffee from the refrigerator, pulled the tab, and felt the cold coffee flow down his esophagus into his stomach. Hachiman breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly my eyes were covered, and that familiar, sweet fragrance lingered around my nose again. Komachi, you're being naughty again.

Hehehe, Onii-chan, I didn't realize you were so amazing! Girls even asked you to stay overnight at their houses~~ Komachi had a mischievous smile on her face.

I was quite startled when I received Yukino's call yesterday. I thought my older brother had been kidnapped.

No... the premise is that someone has to kidnap me. I'm very confident about that. For kidnappers, kidnapping someone like me would be a complete loss.

Hachiman removed the small hand from her face, then picked up Komachi from behind and carried her to the sofa opposite him.

Hehehe, Onii-chan, hurry up and tell me honestly what happened yesterday, Masaka~~ Will I have a sister-in-law when Onii-chan graduates from high school? Komachi rubbed her bare feet against Hachiman's calf while her eyes shone with curiosity.

You're overthinking it. She and I are just ordinary classmates. Hachiman sipped his coffee with an air of nonchalance.

"Eh~ really? But when Yukino called yesterday, her tone sounded really close to you~ She said something about Hachiman suddenly feeling unwell and asking if he could stay at my house tonight so I could take care of him." Komachi stared at Hachiman suspiciously.

It's okay if Onii-chan doesn't want to say anything~ Isn't Yukino-neechan beautiful? Her voice sounds so gentle.

So, Onii-chan likes this type? Komachi squinted her eyes, and her smile revealed a little bit of her canine tooth, making her look even cuter.

No, I already told you you're overthinking it.

Hachiman remained expressionless.

Just then, Hachiman's phone suddenly rang.

Just as Hachiman was about to pick up the phone on the table, Komachi snatched it from his hand.

She showed Hachiman the picture of Yukino marked on it, then cheerfully answered the phone, "Moshi moshi~ This is Komachi~"

Ah, Yukino-neechan, hello! Onii-chan just went to take a shower. Just tell me what's up, and I'll pass it on to him later.

Oh, really? Going shopping tomorrow? Hmm, okay, I've got the mall location in mind. I'll tell Onii-chan when he comes out of the shower.

Oh yeah~ Yukino-neechan, can I go? Because I happen to have something I want to buy... Eh, is that okay? Great~ Thank you, Yukino-neechan.

Komachi hung up the phone, tossed it to Hachiman, and, ignoring her older brother's face which was as black as the bottom of a pot, skipped and hopped toward her house.

Chapter Ten: On the Date

As Hachiman's lips gradually touched Yukino's lips, the first thing he felt was the coolness caused by her body temperature being lower than normal.

As their lips met, Hachiman savored Yukino's delicate lips, appreciating the warm, smooth touch and the lingering fragrance that filled his nostrils. Everything about her stimulated him to take more.

So Hachiman slowly stuck out his tongue, trying to pry open Yukino's teeth and explore further.

Hachiman's outstretched tongue was blocked by Yukino's clenched teeth. Sensing Yukino's tension, Hachiman reached out and gently stroked Yukino's cheek.

Seemingly because of her lover's gentle caress, Yukino slowly relaxed from the tension of her first kiss and loosened her clenched teeth.

Just as Yukino was relaxing, she suddenly felt Hachiman's tongue, which had been scraping against her teeth, suddenly slither in like a nimble snake. Because of the foreign object, Yukino instinctively tried to close her mouth, but ended up biting Hachiman's tongue.

With a muffled groan, Hachiman raised his head and covered his mouth.

"Hey, are you alright?" Yukino looked at Hachiman in alarm, her fair and delicate cheeks flushed red from the shortness of breath she had just had.

Ignoring Yukino's question, Hachiman used both hands to hold Yukino's head still and kissed her again.

Caught off guard, Yukino was unprepared to defend her mouth, allowing Hachiman to easily breach it.

Hachiman stimulated the front of Yukino's palate with his tongue, gently scraping it, causing Yukino to push her own tongue forward, trying to push Hachiman's tongue away.

Unexpectedly, Hachiman seized the opportunity to entwine Yukino's tongue with his own and gently sucked on it, making a soft smacking sound from where their lips met.

Because of the demand for Yukino's saliva, Hachiman's tongue wound bled slightly, filling their mouths with a bloody taste.

They separated only when they were both suffocating, and with a pop, a pale pink thread was pulled out from Hachiman and Yukino's mouths.

Amidst the shocked gazes of the bored waiter, Yukino gently spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva.

The waiter's eyes seemed to say, "Damn, they kissed him so hard he bled? Can you two please stop treating me, a single guy, like this?"

Yukino was panting heavily beside her, stroking her small chest to calm herself down.

After her breathing calmed down, she looked at Hachiman with concern... "Is your tongue alright? I really didn't mean to. This is the first time I've ever done this, and I was a little nervous."

It's okay, this little wound will heal in a few hours, and it doesn't hurt now.

Hachiman waved his hand to comfort Yukino, who was blaming herself.

"Can we go now?" Hachiman stood up and looked at Yukino, who was still sitting there.

Yukino wiped the sweat from her forehead, got up and walked to Hachiman's side, taking his hand.

"Where are we going now?" Yukino asked, tilting her head in confusion.

Didn't you call me out? I thought you had other plans.

Hachiman shrugged, indicating that he didn't have any plans and wasn't familiar with the area, so he should arrange it.

Hmm, let me think about it.

Yukino lightly touched her lips with her finger.

Hachiman reached out and smoothed Yukino's disheveled hair behind her ear.

Come on, let me take you to buy some clothes first, this outfit is awful.

Yukino looked at Hachiman's clothes with the logo "I? Chiba" printed on them with disdain, and pulled him away without saying a word.

"And where are the glasses I gave you? Why aren't you wearing them?" Yukino stared at Hachiman with her beautiful dark blue eyes and questioned him.

"It's uncomfortable. I'm not used to wearing them, so I took them off. Besides, I don't need glasses, why would I wear them?" Hachiman touched his nose guiltily and protested softly.

Upon hearing this, Yukino sighed. "Those glasses don't have any prescription. They're just to cover up your ridiculously dead fish eyes. You're not bad-looking at all, but those eyes ruin your whole face."

Hachiman's eye twitched, but he didn't say anything in rebuttal.

Yukino walked down the street with Hachiman in her hand, her eyes constantly scanning the men's clothing store next door.

After a morning of picking and choosing, Yukino walked ahead with a satisfied expression. "Hurry up, let's find a place to eat. I'm exhausted after walking all morning."

Yukino turned around and urged Hachiman behind her.

Hachiman, carrying a pile of shopping bags, walked behind looking exhausted. His already listless eyes revealed a sense of utter despair.

Many of you have probably had this experience: even though you're a woman with less stamina, it seems like you have an unlimited stamina buff when you go shopping.

While the men were walking until their backs ached and their legs were numb, and they couldn't even feel their own legs anymore, they were still wearing high heels several centimeters high, clattering back and forth between cosmetic counters and lingerie, outerwear, shoes, bags, and jewelry stores.

She would have her male partner try on various clothes, but he would still be dissatisfied with them, resulting in an extremely painful experience for the man over several hours.

That's how Hachiman is; he has to wear and take off his clothes endlessly as a model.

They also had to carry all the shopping bags in a very gentlemanly manner.

This has resulted in Yukino being full of energy, while Hachiman is staggering like a zombie, with his original dead fish eyes, so he wouldn't even need makeup to film something like Resident Evil in Hollywood.

Hachiman was walking along when he bumped into Yukino, who suddenly stopped. Not understanding why she had stopped, Hachiman looked in the direction Yukino was looking.

"We found a claw machine filled with Mr. Pan dolls. Shall we go play?" Hachiman asked Yukino in a low voice.

"Eh... I'm not very good at this," Yukino said, embarrassed, and looked away.

It's okay, it's good to try this out.

Hachiman looked down at Yukino and spoke gently.

So Yukino took out some coins from her wallet, put them into the claw machine, and carefully operated the joystick. Only after she got it in the right position did she press the confirm button.

As the grappling hook slowly descended, it caught a corner of a Mr. Pan doll. Yukino's expression immediately brightened with joy, and she looked on with anticipation as Mr. Pan rose with the grappling hook.

However, because these claw machines are designed to make money for businesses, the limits have been deliberately loosened.

So when Mr. Pan was halfway up, he fell back into the pile of dolls with a thud. Yukino, not believing in bad luck, put in more than a dozen coins in a row, but without exception, she failed.

So Yukino turned around and pitifully said to Hachiman: Hikigaya-kun QAQ, help me, I want that Mr. Pan.

Without saying a word, Hachiman walked over and put a coin into the coin slot. He pressed the button at the right moment, and Mr. Pan obediently followed the grappling hook upwards, finally landing at the exit.

Hachiman crouched down, took the doll out, and stuffed it into Yukino's arms.

Unexpectedly, after taking the doll, Yukino tiptoed and lightly pecked Hachiman's face like a dragonfly skimming the water.

Seeing Hachiman stunned, Yukino smiled, took his hand, and led him toward the restaurant next door.

Chapter Eleven: The Date

Hachiman stared intently at Yukino, who was munching on her steak with a knife and fork, making no attempt to hide his gaze.

"What are you doing? Why are you staring at me instead of eating?" Yukino, who had been chewing, noticed Hachiman's gaze and asked, her words muffled.

Nothing's wrong.

Hachiman reached out and wiped the meat juice from Yukino's lips with his finger. He looked around the table but didn't find any napkins, so he simply licked his finger clean.

Komachi just texted me saying she bought the movie tickets for the 2 PM showing.

Hachiman replied to Komachi, then spoke to Yukino.

Hmm, so that means we can still go shopping? Yukino tapped her cheek with her finger and blinked her beautiful eyes.

"Huh!? Still shopping? Can't we just find a place to sit and wait until the movie starts?" Hachiman's face turned pale when he heard that Yukino planned to shop for another hour.

Hikigaya-kun, what's with that expression? Do you find it troublesome to go shopping with me? Yukino puffed out her cheeks like a hamster, awkwardly turning her face away so Hachiman wouldn't look at her.

No, Hachiman didn't offer any resistance when faced with Yukino, who was like a little girl. He simply raised his hands and surrendered without hesitation.

Don't worry, you just need to sit and give me some advice later. I'm planning to buy myself something.

Hmm, I'll also get some for Yui.

Mentioning Yui and Yukino seemed to suddenly remind her of something.

So, how are we supposed to get along with Yui now?