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

The answer is to finish early and go home early.

My cousin Uesugi Shio's team also had a smooth run in the women's singles kendo tournament.

For some reason, their principal was overjoyed, forcing a smile onto his wrinkled face.

In the changing room, Uesugi Kai took off his kendo uniform and placed the name bag with the surname "Uesugi" on it on a row of wooden cabinets.

The wooden cabinet still smells of wood lacquer.

"I heard something's been following my little niece?" Hanamaru Yuzuki placed the Coke bottle in her hand on the benches in the center of the room.

Kai Uesugi continued to untie his Taoist robe and hakama from his waist: "How did Uncle Yuzuki know?"

"As your uncle, of course I should know."

"Is everything alright?" Hanamaru Yuzuki asked.

“No problem,” Uesugi said. “Uncle is ready to make a formal move.”

"...?"

Hanamaru Yuzuki's face showed confusion.

"Do we really need Second Brother to deal with that kind of person?"

Then he patted his forehead.

"I forgot, I forgot how much Second Brother cares about Little Firework."

Hanamaru Yuuki remembers that when Hanamaru Hanabi was just born, her second older brother, Hanamaru Yuuki, would walk around in front of her every day showing off.

Even though the little girl wasn't very pretty when she was born, and was even a bit ugly, he still loved to hold her while walking around and make her giggle.

Oh, my dear niece, when will I have a daughter as sweet and caring as my little niece?

She's clumsy, obedient, and considerate.

She would smile at me while I was feeding her.

Should I get married?

"I go first."

After glancing at her uncle, who seemed lost in thought, Uesugi Kai, now dressed in summer shorts, left the dressing room.

After school in the afternoon, Uesugi Kai and Hanamaru Hanabi went to the supermarket together.

Hana Maru Hanabi is selecting ingredients for today's cabbage salad in the vegetable section.

100 yen each, that's incredibly generous!

"How about a kiss?"

Hanabi Hanabi held the cabbage in her two little hands, standing there blankly.

Because he kissed her cheek when she wasn't looking.

The girl's cheeks were soft, supple, and delightful.

"Is Hanabi hiding something from me?"

"N-nothing..."

Kai Uesugi understood that she had been emotionally vulnerable lately, often having nightmares and tightly clutching the shark toy he had given her.

"It's better to say something."

"Hanabi doesn't want Kai to worry."

"Some things are more worrisome if you don't say them out loud."

Hanabi Hanamaru looked at the 100 yen cabbage in her hand, put it back in its place, and took her phone out of her bag and handed it to him.

"Kai-kun...you can check your messages."

"Short message?"

Kai Uesugi unlocked his phone's password using his own birthday and opened the text messages under the wallpaper of the two of them together.

Most of them were messages from her asking where she was.

Not only do they text me every day, but they also ask me more than ten times a day on Line.

She's very clingy, which is also her way of seeking affection.

However, after clicking on an unfamiliar contact...

Kai Uesugi frowned more and more as he looked at it.

Xiao Huahuo lowered her head, secretly watching his expression out of fear, afraid that he would say that she had forgotten what he had told her before.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Uesugi Kai glanced at the earliest time the text message was received.

"Kai, Kai-kun, don't be angry..." Hanabi Hanamaru shrank back.

"Not angry."

"Are you really not angry?"

"No"

Hanabi Hanabi looked at him cautiously again, trying very hard to make sure he wasn't really angry.

Kai Uesugi went straight to pinch her right cheek.

Her soft little face was squeezed and deformed under his torment.

"Kai-kun...it hurts..."

“How can Hanabi remember if it doesn’t hurt?” Uesugi Kai said. “It’s to remind her not to keep everything bottled up inside.”

Hanabi Hanabi's already soft and adorable face was being casually pinched and manipulated by him, and she whispered, "Kai-kun... he's really angry..."

"She's not angry." Little Firework's face is the kind that you can't stop pinching once you start.

The more I pinch it, the more I want to pinch it.

A Japanese woman buying groceries nearby saw the two and quickly walked away. People in the Reiwa era are so open-minded to be able to show off their relationship in front of cabbages.

"But... Hanabi hurts so much..."

"That's called learning a lesson."

The delicate Hanabi could only let him torment her, pouting as she said, "I always feel like Kai-kun is just looking for a reason to pinch Hanabi's cheeks..."

"How could that be? I'm not like fireworks, keeping everything bottled up inside."

As Uesugi Kai rubbed her face, he said, "Actually, Hanabi feels sweet inside right now, doesn't she?"

"No, no, I didn't!"

Hanabi Hanabi quickly pushed her two little hands against his chest, trying to break free from his grasping hands.

"You're just saying one thing and meaning another," Uesugi Kai said with a smile. "It was the same when we took a bath together before. At first, she said no, no, no, but then she fell asleep leaning against me."

"Kai-kun! No, you can't say that!"

Hanabi Hanamaru hurriedly took a step back, curling her hands up to the collar of her sailor uniform, just enough to cover her well-defined, fair collarbone.

That memory was incredibly embarrassing for Xiaohuahuo, and for some reason, she had a strange feeling after falling asleep.

“Kai-kun…” She looked up at him.

"What, planning to admit your mistake? Apologizing means showing your belly in bed."

"That day...did Kai-kun do something strange after Hanabi fell asleep...?"

Yes, there is.

Hanabi Hanabi stared directly at him. "Kai-kun... what did you do...?"

Kai Uesugi smiled and said, "I won't say."

Hanabi Hanabi pursed her lips tightly, "If Kai-kun won't tell... Hanabi won't even show Kai-kun any pretty dresses..."

"I was looking at the fireworks' shy demeanor, not the skirt."

Little Firefly has a large wardrobe, and occasionally... she can spend the whole weekend changing outfits. Every time she changes into a dress, her rosy, youthful face makes you want to take a bite.

Girls naturally care a lot about their image, and they often ask themselves how this outfit looks or if this dress is pretty.

Kai Uesugi would usually answer no, and Hanabi would have no choice but to discouragedly change into the next dress.

Hanabi Hanabi thought for a long time before continuing, "Then Hanabi won't let Kai-kun help her put on her socks either..."

“This won’t do!” Uesugi Kai said seriously.

"Kai-kun is really strange..."

“How can you call that strange?” Uesugi Kai said. “Hanabi, think about it. A pair of delicate little girl feet can just be held in your hand. They’re fragrant and tiny, like a key. With just a slight touch, the sensitive and adorable girl immediately becomes delicate and charming, her face rosy and innocent, her eyes sparkling. Isn’t she a feast for the eyes?”

Upon hearing this, Hanabi, with her delicate, Lin Daiyu-like features, widened her beautiful eyes, and her little feet inside her shoes involuntarily tucked inwards.

"Kai-kun... he's really strange!"

"You're a girl, of course you can't understand."

I grabbed two cabbages and headed towards the drinks section.

Kai Uesugi, holding several cans of coffee, asked, "For example, what does Hanabi like about me?"

Hanabi Hanabi, speaking in a small voice, said, "I like Kai-kun."

“Except for Kai-kun.”

"I only like Kai-kun."

"Hanabi's voice is so sweet." Uesugi Kai ruffled her hair.

Compared to her uncle's head pat yesterday, Hanabi Hanamaru didn't dodge this time.

The more I am touched, the more warm and happy I feel.

“Kai-kun…”

The way he called out "Kai-kun" was so soft and sweet.

"What's wrong?"