Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

You bastard, what gives you the right!

With a step forward, the mid-range sword grip, which was balanced in offense and defense, was switched to an upper-range sword grip.

From inside the helmet came a furious roar, laced with sweat.

"All face face face face face face face face!!!!"

The attacks came in waves, one after another, pressing down like a tidal wave.

His kendo club members watching the match began to get excited.

"Oh—! It's here! It's here! Nana-chan's 'Hanzawa Strike'!"

"Even Hanzawa Naoki isn't as amazing as Nana-chan."

"Nana-chan, I love you!"

"Nana-chan looks so cute wielding a sword!"

Of course, this is a men's team kendo competition.

Hearing the voices of her fellow kendo club members, Nagasawa Nana's veins throbbed, and her anger grew even stronger.

Damn it! I'll teach you bunch of troublemakers a lesson when we get back to school.

Everyone, run 10 laps around Shinjuku!

"Nana-chan?"

Uesugi Kai, who was facing the New Year's greeting sword technique head-on, tilted his head slightly, not expecting that his opponent, who was quite skilled in swordsmanship, would have such a feminine nickname.

Kind of cute.

Then a man with multiple hands suddenly stabbed him to death.

The three referees on the sidelines simultaneously raised their flags: "Break valid!"

A chorus of groans erupted from the sidelines.

"Nana-chan! No! You can't give up yet!"

"Nana-chan!"

"Don't stop, Nana-chan!"

Nagasawa Nana turned around and shouted angrily, "Get lost!"

"Nana is a pretty cute name."

After that, Uesugi Kai faced the exhausted Nagasawa Nana and used the same thrusting attack twice more, scoring three points and winning the match without any suspense.

Hanabi Hanabi, who had been waiting outside, handed a thermos to Kai Uesugi, who was sweating profusely and had just taken off his helmet.

"Kai-kun... this is herbal tea, with ice in it."

Kai Uesugi held the cold glass in his hand, and the sound of ice cubes hitting the metal glass rang out.

"Prepared this morning?"

"Hmm..." Hanabi looked into his bright, clear eyes, her gaze full of life.

"That's so thoughtful," Uesugi Kai smiled.

"That's all the fireworks can do..."

“That’s enough for me,” Kai Uesugi said, looking at her two small hands folded on her skirt. “You know, I never even dared to hope for these things in my previous life.”

"Does Kai-kun remember anything from his previous life?"

"remember."

"What kind of person was Kai-kun in his previous life?" Hanabi asked, half curious and half joking.

"Office workers who work every day come home to a rented room all alone."

"That would be very tiring."

"I'm physically and mentally exhausted, and I can't find my direction in life."

Hanamaru Yuzuki, who looked like a college student, walked over.

"You played well."

"It's alright," Uesugi Kai said.

"Uncle Yuzuki..." Hanabi Hanamaru greeted him politely.

Hanamaru Yuzuki smiled and patted her little niece's head:

"Hmm, it looks like Little Firework has grown even prettier lately. Is the allowance your second brother gave you enough? If not, your uncle will give you some."

"That's enough..." Hanabi Hanamaru, who disliked being patted on the head, quickly hid behind Kai Uesugi.

"Just like when she was little." Hanamaru Yuzuki shook her head with a smile. "Do you really like Kai that much?"

Hanabi Hanamaru, of course, wouldn't answer such a question.

As he stared at his uncle's face, Uesugi Kai felt increasingly uneasy.

He said she liked Hanamaru Nobuzuki's mother, Hanamaru Hazuki.

Hanamaru Hazuki is Hanabi's aunt and Hanamaru Hiroki's younger sister.

This is getting stranger and stranger the more I think about it.

Actually, after he got engaged to Hanabi, he hadn't met Grandpa Hanamaru yet.

However, since his father-in-law didn't bring it up, he couldn't very well take the initiative to visit him.

If we're talking about strictness, Grandpa Hanabi is much stricter.

I wonder if he'll force me to become a policeman at Hanamaru's house when I meet him.

A few days ago, I was chatting with my father-in-law, and he seemed to have mentioned that Grandpa Hanabi was a retired Superintendent General of Police.

When I first met him as a child, he was already retired and staying at home.

He looked like a very serious old man, but he was surprisingly kind to his grandchildren.

“Look at me, what kind of look is that?” Hanamaru Yuzuki said.

"Uncle Youyue knows it in his heart."

"Oh," Hanamaru Yuzuki replied simply.

"That's the truth, isn't it?" Uesugi Kai asked.

"It's true."

"Is everything alright?"

Hanamaru Yuzuki sighed: "What's the point of talking about problems now? It's all over now."

Kai Uesugi: "So Uncle's been going to Kabukicho to drink every day now?"

"I guess so," Hanamaru Yuzuki replied weakly. "Don't talk about this, Dad's very angry."

"will not."

Anyone would be angry in this situation, and I wonder how the Hanamaru family views my uncle now.

Hanabi Hanamaru had no idea what encrypted content they were talking about; her little head darted back and forth between the two of them.

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After the kendo competition, which was even more relaxing than slacking off, it was lunchtime.

The spacious cafeteria, with its bright glass skylight, felt refreshed after yesterday's rain.

Hanabi Hanamaru, who usually eats slowly and carefully, ate faster than Kai Uesugi this time.

They quickly packed their food containers together.

"Kai-kun, Hanabi is finished eating."

"Hmm?" Uesugi Kai, who was eating her specially made spicy pork ribs, looked up. "Where are you going in such a hurry?"

Hanabi Hanamaru hesitated, holding the empty bento box in her hand.

"I can't tell Kai-kun now, Kai-kun, please eat a little longer... Hanabi is leaving now..."

Then, she left in a panic.

Kai Uesugi was left alone to guard the huge dining hall.

Excluding other students who ate.

Has Xiaohuahuo changed her mind? She brought me a cup of herbal tea that she had prepared in advance this morning, and it was so sweet.

No, it won't happen.

Little Firework has always loved herself.

The students around the cafeteria were still making a racket, talking about how today's gacha banner had gone off-target again, and they sounded really angry.

This kind of thing can be solved with money.

But how can money solve the problem of Little Fireworks secretly hiding from him?

Although Uesugi was short of money, this was only temporary.

After he finishes participating in this year's national archery tournament, Uesugi will be a rich man.

The most urgent task is to find out what Little Fireworks is secretly doing.

After quickly finishing the sweet bento that Hanamaru Hanabi had made for her, Uesugi Kai returned to the classroom.

In a classroom marked "Second Grade, Class 4," Takahiro Tsubokawa was playing video games.

As soon as I went inside.

"Onii-chan, Daisy-ki!"

That adorable, almost embarrassingly cute voice is definitely from a game with an extremely high concentration of anime/manga elements.

Pingchuan.

"Hey, 120 pulls and still no luck?! But I'm not short of money, I'm going to pull like crazy! Pull like crazy!"