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

"I'm a freshman, Professor Eto can understand."

“Professor Eto doesn’t care about any of that. If he saw your painting, he’d probably doubt whether you’re really a student at Tokyo University of the Arts.” Kitagawa Sakakisa was already imagining him being scolded by the professor. “By the way, what is your real purpose in coming here to study?”

"Hmm? Of course, I'm here to see Hanabi." Uesugi Kai glanced at Hanamaru Hanabi standing next to her.

"...So, you had Rika move her from Tokyo University to the Arts University?"

"correct."

"Strange, really strange. I've never seen a married man who's so clingy." Kitagawa Sakakisa then looked at Kyuuji Rika and asked her, "You're helping him with something so strange?"

"He asked me for a favor, so I helped him."

Hanabi Hanamaru realized something after hearing these few sentences and her eyes shifted to Kai Uesugi: "So... Kai-kun was on the phone with Rika-chan that day."

Jiu Shi Li Xiang spread her hands: "He suddenly made this request and asked me if I could help. It's quite strange, really."

Kai Uesugi laughed and smoothed things over, saying, "It's not surprising, it's not surprising, it was just a whim."

Gu Li

The group walked downstairs together and headed towards the school gate.

The sky was clear and blue, with high clouds and a sliver of sunlight shining through the green leaves, turning the ground beneath the trees a verdant green.

It's November, and we rarely have such good weather.

Kai Uesugi stood under the tree, carrying a shoulder bag, gazing at the sky through the leaves.

Hanabi Hanabi and Rika Kujou suddenly felt thirsty, so they went back to the vending machine under the teaching building to buy some drinks, leaving only Kai Uesugi and Sakakisa Kitagawa standing under the old tree waiting.

Kitagawa Sakakisa, having stood there for a while, grew a little bored and asked Uesugi Kai beside her, "Uesugi, are you really here to chase the fireworks?"

"real."

"Is it necessary to chase him all the way from Tokyo University to the National University of the Arts?"

"This is called deep love. No one can love fireworks more than me."

"Deep love? I don't understand. If you and Hanabi had to leave this world, who would you choose?"

“Of course it’s myself,” Uesugi Kai answered without hesitation.

Kitagawa Sakakisa laughed triumphantly: "So, Uesugi, have you ever thought that Hanabi will be happy without you? When two people who love each other very much are separated, the one who is still alive should be the one who suffers more."

The sunlight fell at a slightly angled point, so only a small amount of sunlight landed on Uesugi Kai's face.

"Time will heal all wounds. Maybe Hanabi will forget me and start her life anew."

"It's so easy for you to say, but can you actually do it yourself?"

Kai Uesugi was stumped by the question. He remained silent for a long time: "I can't do it... All these years... everything I have is tied to her."

"Ugh~ So cheesy."

“You don’t date, so you wouldn’t understand,” Uesugi Kai glanced at her.

"I don't understand what's so good about being in a relationship. All I see every day is people who become suicidal when they break up."

Kai Uesugi said, "That's because you haven't seen the good side. Dating is also a kind of experiment, an attempt to find the right person for you."

"Have you ever thought about not finding one? Not everyone can have a girl like Hanabi."

"Most people can't find one, so they can only make do and live together. But after a while, feelings develop and they become inseparable. There are so many unsatisfactory things in life... Now, I am actually very satisfied to be able to marry Hanabi."

These words made Kitagawa Sakakisa fall into deep thought. She turned around, stood in the shade of the tree, and looked at the dappled shadows of the trees at her feet, stirred by the wind.

"Uesugi, I still remember how Hanabi cried in your arms on her wedding day. Even though she was crying, I could really feel that she was happy... You're right, love isn't just about failures, it also has its beautiful side."

"What, you want to be in a relationship too?" Uesugi Kai said with a smile.

“Me?” Kitagawa Sakakisa immediately returned to normal, crossed her arms, and turned her face away. “No man is good enough for me. At least half of the Kitagawa family’s assets are in my possession. If you and Hanabi-chan hadn’t bought the house in advance, I would have given you one in the port area.”

Kai Uesugi's house is a little under 2 million yen, and Kitagawa said he could give it away easily, which shows how wealthy he is.

“But…” Her face, which had been turned away, suddenly turned back.

"Just what?"

"Don't ask!"

Just then, Rika Kyuu and Hanabi Hanamaru returned from the teaching building, each carrying two bottles of drinks.

"Kai-kun...this is for you." Hanabi Hanamaru handed a can of coffee to Kai Uesugi.

Kai Uesugi smiled and accepted it, saying to her, "It feels like Hanabi always thinks of me and carefully chooses my favorite drink. My affection level increases by 50."

Hanabi Hanabi held a green tea cup in both hands, tilted her face slightly, and winked at him, "Kai-kun is still -1 to Hanabi."

Kitagawa Sakakisa bought her orange juice with Kyuju Rika's help. Hearing their conversation, she looked at the two of them curiously: "What is affection level?"

Kai Uesugi: "Don't ask."

Kitagawa Sakakisa turned her head away, "Hmph, fine, I won't say."

As soon as the four of them reached the school gate, a car that looked very expensive came to pick up Jiu Shi Li Xiang and take her home.

A butler wearing white gloves stepped out of the carriage and addressed Kyuju Rika as "Miss".

Kitagawa Sakakisa was also going back with them, and before getting into the car, she said to Uesugi Kai and Hanamaru Hanabi, "How about we go swimming at Rika's house together?"

Jiu Shi Li Xiang nodded in agreement.

Uesugi Kai remembered that the Kujo family had an open-air hot spring: "Isn't it cold in this weather?"

"The swimming pool is heated!"

Kai Uesugi turned to look at Hanabi and found that she had also nodded.

"Let's go then, we have nothing to do this afternoon anyway."

The group got into the luxury car belonging to the family of Jiushi.

Jiushi Lixiang sat in the passenger seat, while the three of them squeezed into the back.

Kitagawa Sakakisa really enjoys sitting with Hanabi, saying that she has a great, flexible figure and smells wonderful.

She rested her head on Hanabi's shoulder and said to Kai Uesugi, who was sitting at the other end:

"It's truly a blessing to marry a wife like Hanabi."

“Yes,” Kai Uesugi didn’t deny it at all, “I think so too.”

While Uesugi Kai looked out the car window at the scenery flashing by, Kitagawa Sakakisa covered Hanabi's ear with her mouth and whispered:

Did you two have a fight today?

Hanabi Hanabi looked at her and shook her head.

"Then why did Uesugi come to the school to find you today, and even sign up for the same course as us? If it wasn't to apologize, what was it for?" Kitagawa Sakakisa whispered.

Hanabi Hanamaru shook her head again, then replied in an even softer voice, "Actually, Hanabi doesn't quite understand why Kai-kun came to our school either."

Kitagawa Sakakisa: "So what's this 'affection level' thing you're talking about?"

When faced with this question, Hanabi Hanamaru didn't reply, but just kept shaking her head.

"You guys seem especially mysterious today! You all have little secrets, right?"

"I really can't say... If I do... Hanabi will lose."

Upon hearing this, Kitagawa Sakakisa had a guess in her mind: "So... what kind of agreement did you and Uesugi make? And what's the deal with winning or losing?"

Hanamaru Hanabi nodded.

"But that's not entirely true."

"What? If you don't explain clearly, I won't understand at all. I was hoping to help you, Hanabi."

"It's alright, Kai-kun is at a disadvantage right now."

"Disadvantage?" Kitagawa Sakakisa's curiosity was piqued. "Why is he at a disadvantage?"

"Because Hanabi taught him to draw today, and even bought him water to drink this afternoon."

"You taught me to draw and even bought me water?"

After pondering for a long time, Kitagawa Sakakisa finally came to a conclusion, "In other words, Hanabi treated him better today than he treated you. You two... are playing a game of who treats whom better?"

"Hmm...I guess so."

"Strange, so strange. They're a married couple, why would they play such a bizarre game?" Kitagawa Sakakisa was completely baffled.

###Chapter 467 Sometimes, love is hidden in actions###

Ninety-household buildings were nothing new to Kai Uesugi.

The most urgent thing is to gain Hanabi-chan's favorability. Once you have enough favorability, she'll let you hold her hand or do intimate things like hugging and cuddling.

Kai Uesugi came out of the dressing room with his arms wrapped around his shoulders. It was indeed a bit cold when he first came out in November.

The indoor heating had only been turned on recently, and the heat had not yet been properly released.

However, the indoor swimming pool at the 90th house has warm water. When Uesugi Kai arrived at the poolside, he jumped in and let the warm water submerge his entire body. He immediately felt much better.

"Ha~ Hoo..."

He surfaced, took a deep breath to balance himself in the water, and then began to swim back and forth in the pool, alternating between his hands.

Once, twice, three times...

The continuous exercise made Uesugi Kai's body increasingly hot.

"Slap...slap..."

Applause erupted, and Kitagawa Sakakisa, standing by the pool, clapped as she smiled at Uesugi Kai, who had swum back and forth in the pool five times, and said, "Not bad! I thought your skills had deteriorated since you haven't swum in so long."

"call..."

Kai Uesugi leaned against the edge of the pool, wiped the water off his face, looked up at the three women above, and smiled, saying, "If I were to participate in the Olympics, last year's swimming champion would have to retire."

Kitagawa Sakakisa: "Then, Olympic champion Kai Uesugi."

"What?" Uesugi Kai accepted the title without hesitation.

"Could you please be kind enough to teach us how to swim faster?"