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

###Chapter Ninety-One: A Day of Drizzling Rain – Victory or Defeat?###

He freed his right hand to gently stroke her feverish cheek, and then brushed the soft strands of hair behind her ear.

The girl was pinned to the bed, and Hanabi Hanamaru could only close her eyes tightly and respond to his actions with weak sobs.

"Kai-kun...it's not...it's not a dream..." Amidst the fearful voice, the thighs tightly wrapped in white stockings faintly revealed a few strands of flesh color.

Kai Uesugi tilted his head slightly, aiming at her eyes that dared not open: "If it's not a dream, then why is Hanabi in my room?"

She was wearing a crisp white shirt, just like yesterday, with a red bow tied at the collar.

The butterfly is a little crooked, and the shirt is a little messy.

Her flat stomach revealed fair and smooth skin beneath the wrinkled thin clothing, so soft it seemed like it could be broken with a touch.

Hanabi Hanabi sobbed, her voice trembling with tears, "Hanabi...Hanabi came to help Kai-kun make breakfast...Hanabi...Hanabi wanted to thank Kai-kun for being so kind to Hanabi yesterday..."

"Making breakfast?"

Her words brought Uesugi Kai to his senses, and he also noticed the colorful rope tied around her wrist.

He noticed that the blankets were in disarray.

A moment later, he sat stiffly on his bed, looking up at Uesugi Noriko, who stood at the door with a surprised expression.

If the mother has a bowl in her hand at this moment.

It would definitely fall to the ground with a thud.

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On a drizzly, rainy day, there is always a slight chill in the air.

The sound of raindrops hitting the eaves always amplifies what's on your mind; the irritable become more irritable, and the content become more content.

While eating the breakfast that Hanabi and her mother had prepared together, Uesugi Kai felt a little awkward in the drizzling atmosphere.

"Cough cough."

Glancing at Hanabi Hanamaru, who had remained silent and hadn't looked up, Uesugi Noriko adopted a motherly demeanor and said seriously, "Kaori, although I shouldn't interfere in this kind of thing, your actions need to be corrected."

A-Zhao was his childhood name, which means that his mother valued this matter very much.

Slurping up a mouthful of udon noodles, Uesugi Kai remained silent.

“Ah-Zhao”.

Kai Uesugi put down his chopsticks, the red soup in his bowl rippling with wakame seaweed: "I don't know how to explain this."

Uesugi's mother said earnestly, "You don't need to explain anything to me. You should apologize to Hanabi properly."

"I'm sorry," he said decisively.

However, saying "I'm sorry" too easily without any emotional buildup makes the apology feel weightless.

The atmosphere was still awkward, as expected.

Hanabi Hanamaru pursed her lips, her head bowed, making her face unseen.

"..."

Uesugi's mother tried to ease the tension, gently patting her shoulder: "Hanabi, look, Kai has already apologized... If possible, let's forgive him for now..."

Noriko Uesugi looked at the motionless udon noodles in front of her.

"At least... I ate breakfast..."

After saying that, she turned her head and stared at Uesugi Kai directly in front of her without blinking.

Kai Uesugi understood what his mother meant; she was saying: Look at what you've done, hurry up and think of a way to comfort her.

Urged on by his mother's gaze, he placed his hands on the table, his interlaced fingers pointing directly at the steaming udon noodles below, and invited Hanamaru Hanabi to eat:

"Please come with me."

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After folding their umbrellas and gently shaking off the raindrops, Uesugi Kai and Hanamaru Hanamaru stepped into Waseda Station.

Hanabi Hanabi followed behind him, her steps even, and turned her head to look at him: "Kai-kun...where are we going?"

Actually, she was just a little lost in thought.

“1-16 Kanda-Suda-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo,” said Kai Uesugi, as the two waited together for the morning’s Tozai Line.

"Where are you going and what are you going to do...?"

"Buy bow equipment."

Hanabi Hanamaru knew that he had been paying close attention to archery lately, although she had never seen him practice.

"So what about today's study session with Riyo-chan?"

A study session?

Kai Uesugi paused for a second; he had indeed forgotten.

"I have a cold," he said.

"Does Kai-kun have a cold?" She turned her head to look at his face, which wasn't red at all.

"Tell Ayaka that I have a cold."

Hanabi Hanabi understood his meaning and felt that he shouldn't do that, so she whispered, "Kai-kun, you can't lie."

"Making a promise and not keeping it is the same as lying."

As the subway train pulls into the station, the gentle breeze carries the distinctive bell of Waseda Station.

Each station on Tokyo's subway system has a unique announcement bell.

As Kai Uesugi leaned back in his seat on the left side of the tram, he noticed a little girl staring blankly at him from across the way.

Hanabi Hanamaru still couldn't figure out how to refute Kai Uesugi's words.

"Anyway...anyway...Kai-kun, you can't say that. It's wrong to lie."

“Deceiving others for the sake of deceiving others has its purpose, and the benefits it brings cannot be completely denied.” Uesugi Kaiya stared blankly at the little girl.

"For example, if I lied to Ayaka by saying I had a cold, in her mind, it would be labeled as, 'Well, she was sick, there's nothing we can do about it.'"

The little girl's eyes were defiant, and she met his gaze without showing any weakness.

“In this situation, she would casually treat it as a special case, that is, nothing would happen.”

The fight between the two remained deadlocked when Uesugi Kai suddenly widened his eyes, unleashing his aura, and continued speaking:

"If I tell Ayaka the truth, and she finds out that I stood her up, she will be very angry, and she will be immersed in anger all day long."

The effect was remarkable; the little girl was terrified.

"Since we're going to stand each other up whether we lie or not, why not let Ayaka have a pleasant day? That's the best solution among us."

"It's a win-win situation for everyone – you're good, I'm good, and she's good too. Why not do it?"

The battle ended with Kai Uesugi emerging victorious.

The little girl crossed her arms and turned her head away angrily. Her father, who was standing next to her, heard the snorting and asked her with concern what was wrong.

Kai Uesugi's sophistry is very easy to mislead people; if it were Goto or Tsubokawa, they would definitely agree wholeheartedly.

"Kai-kun...you can't do this..."

The tram swayed gently, but Hanabi Hanabi persisted in her stance, though her voice was much softer, "Lying... is wrong..."

Seeing her small hand clutching the hem of his clothes, Uesugi Kai sighed, took out his phone, and said to her:

"I admit I lost, and I will apologize to Ayaka-san."

"Ah."

Under her smiling gaze, Uesugi Kai opened her phone and swiped Line.

At this moment, Rie Ayaka had already sent him a message: "Where is she??"

It seems we've arrived at Hanamaru's house...

Kai Uesugi: With sincere greetings, I'm sorry, Ayaka-san, today's study session has been cancelled due to personal reasons. I'm very sorry to have made you come all this way for nothing.

A moment later, the message showed as read.

Surprisingly, Ayaka Rie didn't seem angry, and her reply was calm.

Rie Ayaka: Is Hanabi with you too? She hasn't replied to my messages.

Kai Uesugi: Yes, right next to me.

Rie Ayaka: (with a suspicious expression) You two, are you on a date?

###Chapter 92 Sugita Bow Shop###

Yes, they were on a date.

With that reply, Uesugi Kai put his phone back in his pocket.

Hanabi Hanabi looked at him with her beautiful eyes and asked, "Rie-chan, did you say something?"

"Ayaka said she wished us a pleasant date," Uesugi Kai couldn't help but say with a smile.

"No... today isn't a date..." Hanabi Hanabi looked down at her legs, tightly wrapped in white stockings beneath her skirt. "Rie-chan wouldn't say something like that to Kai-kun..."

She figured it out.

"Kai-kun...you're lying again..."

"don’t worry."

Uesugi Kai gently put his arm around her shoulder, letting her slowly lean into his embrace. As the little girl opposite him covered her face, he softly said to the girl:

"Kai-kun, you will always be good to Hanabi."

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After transferring to the Shinjuku Line, get off at Ogawamachi Station.