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

Takahiro Tsubokawa shrugged. "If you ask me what exactly happened, I don't know. I only know that Goto is surrounded by a lot of people. I only found out about Goto's situation by asking them."

"Then why didn't you find out more before coming back?" Uesugi Kai said.

“I was just thinking of inviting you,” then Takahiro Tsubokawa said mysteriously, “Actually, the people surrounding Goto are all from the archery club, apparently because of one of your archery club seniors.”

A senior student?

Uesugi Kai did know the names of several senior students in the archery club, but none of them seemed like the kind of people that Goto Iwakatsu could hook up with.

Especially that aloof, fifth-dan senior, Ogata Asaka.

After racking his brains but still unable to figure out who it was, Uesugi Kai decisively gave up on this pointless thinking.

However, things turned out to be quite interesting. He never expected that Goto Iwakatsu, who had been driving the train for almost a year, would derail today.

"Let's go." Uesugi Kai adjusted his slightly tight collar and stood up.

The rustling of leaves from the banyan tree outside the window behind him was very pleasant and soothing.

"Ok?"

Takahiro Tsubokawa looked at him in surprise. "I haven't even said we'd go together yet, and you're already ready? This kind of eager Uesugi is not like Uesugi at all."

“It just so happened that I was going that way,” Uesugi Kai said casually. “I also had something to ask the minister.”

He looked out the window at the old banyan tree that was sprouting new green buds.

"Since Goto messed up in the archery club, as one of his few friends, I might as well help him out."

After a one-second pause, Uesugi Kai added:

"As long as he's not a real scumbag."

“I think he is very likely to be it,” Takahiro Tsubokawa said earnestly.

"Let's go take a look first."

Uesugi Kai didn't say much. Making conclusions before seeing the whole story would create a preconceived and wrong impression.

This impression can lead people to view things through a biased lens, affecting their objective judgment.

Thump.....

As Uesugi Kai stepped out of the classroom, he bumped into Hanabi Hanamaru, who was just turning the corner back into the classroom.

"棣...棣君."

Hanabi Hanabi touched her forehead, tilting her head slightly upwards to look at Kai Uesugi, who had been bumped into.

She had just finished lunch and returned with Ayaka Rie and Kuju Rika.

All eyes were on the two who had collided so cleverly.

"...Are you alright?" Uesugi Kai asked, noticing her pained expression.

Hanabi Hanamaru noticed his gaze and suddenly realized there were other classmates around. Feeling flustered, she ignored the pain in her forehead and quickly lowered her head, blushing.

"Huh? What happened?" Tsubokawa Takahiro, who was following Uesugi Kai's steps, came over from the side and immediately saw the two people who had stopped in place because they had bumped into each other.

The atmosphere was very subtle...

The brief eye contact between the two caused Takahiro Tsubokawa to squint and push up his glasses on his nose with his middle finger.

Rika looked at the two of them with a sullen expression. Being in love really makes a difference; even when they bumped into each other, they could still shower each other with affection, making her, their best friend, feel like she was about to burst.

No, I must take this opportunity to pinch Hanabi-chan's cheeks more often, otherwise I won't have the chance again!

Also, we can't let that bad guy Uesugi know this secret.

Having made up her mind, Ayaka Rie suddenly felt that she had a new goal.

Rika Kyuu didn't notice anything amiss, only that Kai Uesugi was walking rather hurriedly, and asked:

"Uesugi-kun, what happened?"

As she spoke, she glanced at Hanamaru Hanabi in front of her. She seemed to be alright, but her forehead still looked quite painful from the impact, and it was red.

After all, it was Uesugi Kai's chin that got bumped.

Kai Uesugi lowered his right hand from his chin, shifted his gaze from Hanabi Hanabi's lowered head, and explained to Rika Kyuuji:

"Something has come up at the archery club, and they need me to go there right away."

"I see."

Kyuu Rika knew about the relationship between the two, and didn't seem to care much when she saw them bump into each other, so she didn't say anything.

"Does Hanabi need to go to the infirmary?"

Out of concern, she still asked a question.

"No need," Hanabi Hanabi shook her head, her eyes clear but she didn't dare to meet Uesugi Kai's gaze. "Thank you, class president, I'm fine."

"If Uesugi Archery Club has something to do, send him off quickly, don't delay," Ayaka Rie suddenly said. Ever since she learned about their relationship, she seemed to be unable to resist the cloying aura emanating from the two of them.

Glancing at Hanabi Hanamoto's soft, delicate face, Uesugi Kai nodded and said:

"Row."

Surrounded by the crowd, Uesugi Kai couldn't show much concern for Hanabi Hanamaru, since their relationship was still not public.

He had no choice but to continue towards the archery club with Takahiro Tsubokawa beside him.

Hanabi Hanamaru silently watched Kai Uesugi's figure disappear around the corner, her slender fingers lightly crossed on her skirt, the question in her heart ultimately left unasked.

......

On the playground.

"Uesugi, you really are a Tokyoite."

"You noticed?" Uesugi Kai asked expressionlessly.

Takahiro Tsubokawa said with a hint of pride, "My years of experience in galgames are no joke. If I wanted to, I could even build a harem!"

"Would you like to have some tea at the police station? I happen to know a police chief who can provide you with a brand new set meal free of charge."

“A common-law marriage!” Takahiro Tsubokawa immediately said.

"Common-law marriage" refers to a relationship in which people are in a de facto marital status without having gone through the legal marriage registration process.

Because there is no legal marital relationship, marrying multiple people does not constitute bigamy.

Takahiro Tsubokawa, adjusting his glasses with his right hand, continued, "If you want children, you can marry one of them first and obtain adoption rights for any children born out of wedlock. The other members of your harem can continue to maintain their common-law marriages."

Japanese law simply does not protect such cohabitation, considering it a matter of private law and a personal civil act, and therefore does not subject it to administrative intervention.

If children are born after cohabitation, married individuals may adopt their children born out of wedlock.

It's clear that Takahiro Tsubokawa truly knew this knowledge.

Of course, the obstacles in reality are not limited to these.

"Dream on." Uesugi Kai assured him that if he dared to do such a thing, what would punish him wouldn't be the law, but a dark, sharp woodcutter's knife.

“Just kidding,” Takahiro Tsubokawa sighed, “though I really did think about it.”

He then looked at Uesugi Kai, who was much more handsome than him:

"Every man has thought about this, so Uesugi, the protagonist of a light novel and a popular guy, should hurry up and make it a reality! Let me know that it's really possible to succeed!"

Uesugi Kai glared at him: "You want me to take a wood-chopping knife?"

###Chapter 70 Goto is still waiting for the two to rescue him###

"Uesugi will take a hatchet?" Takahiro Tsubokawa asked meaningfully.

Bah!

The crisp sound of baseballs drifted from within the green wire mesh wall. As Uesugi Kai listened to the clear, resonant sound of the steel bat striking the metal vibrate his eardrums, he asked the same question in return:

Why do you think I wouldn't take the wood-chopping knife?

Takahiro Tsubokawa walked beside Kai Uesugi, his head slightly bowed as he touched his reflective glasses.

"You've already confirmed your relationship with Hanamaru, so Hanamaru is now your official girlfriend. Given Hanamaru's personality, she wouldn't betray you, would she?"

"I believe that as long as you keep at it, Uesugi, you can still get her to accept it. Once the main wife agrees, with your looks, you'll be able to seduce countless concubines. Under the influence of your protagonist charm, they will have no problem getting along harmoniously."

Trust me, this is our experience.

Tsubokawa spoke with absolute certainty, while Uesugi Kai stared straight ahead, imagining in his mind the scene of him flirting with other girls and then accidentally being secretly encountered by Hanamaru Hanabi.

Uesugi Kai didn't know how she would feel in this situation.

I guess... I'll be very sad.

But one thing is certain.

Her timid nature meant she would bury these feelings deep inside, but every day when she faced him, she would still show that bright smile.

I will face him, who is no longer the same, with a calm mind.

Even if he brought his new girlfriend to Hanabi and confessed everything, she would most likely smile and say something like, "Hanabi...Hanabi...It's okay, as long as Kai-kun likes it..."

Although her heart was filled with bitterness beneath her smile, she still forced herself to say these words that made him happy.

Just thinking about the secret sadness in her heart made Uesugi Kai feel extremely guilty.

Although at that time, he was the most likely to be sunk into Tokyo Bay by Hanamaru Yuuki.

Shaking his head, Uesugi Kai put all these thoughts out of his mind, and faced Tsubokawa, who had offered him advice, again, saying:

"That's what you think. Actually, Hanabi isn't someone who's easy to bully."

"What? Does Hanamaru-kun have a dual personality?"

Takahiro Tsubokawa only exchanged a few words with Hanabi Hanamaru at school, and the whole class knew that they were childhood friends.

Therefore, it is only natural that Uesugi knew things he did not know.

“Pretty much,” Kai Uesugi said seriously, “It’s very close to that situation.”

"What is it?"

"Yandere".