I really don't want to be reborn.

"Your mom really makes a good point!"

Shino paused for a moment: "I'm keeping an eye on you for my sister."

"Your sister isn't as petty as you."

"That's because your older sister spoiled you too much in the past..."

He neither confirmed nor denied this statement.

However, looking at her slightly puffed-up cheeks, like an angry lynx, I suddenly found her expressionless anger quite cute.

Kyosuke clapped his hands and laughed: "But the problem is, even if she's flirting with me, that's her own business. It just shows that I'm very charming, but I didn't actually do anything, right?"

Okay! That makes a lot of sense.

I can see a little bit of it.

Miss Shino is perhaps the kind of girl who... is reasonable.

Besides Kasumigaoka Utaha's remote support, she also needs to be suppressed with logic and common sense to make her obey. In order not to be driven crazy by her words, Kousaka Kyosuke has found a solution.

However, given her personality, I'm a little worried about whether her future boyfriend can withstand her overwhelming jealousy—she thinks every glance and smile is flirting—and her increasing physical strength as she gets older.

Probably... most men couldn't handle it.

"So it's not my problem, the mistake is that other women can't resist my charm."

Shino stared at his face for a long time, then slowly let out a cold laugh: "What you just said, were you just being presumptuous?"

Kyosuke Kosaka remained silent.

Just as they stepped out of the park, a girl wearing a Benzhan High School uniform, who looked like she had a bad hair dye job, hurriedly handed him a love letter and then ran away.

"..."

"See how charming I am?"

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Although the book describes someone as loving to climb to the upper floors, it also mentions the cool autumn weather.

But in reality, it's unbearably hot... so hot! Sitting still makes you feel sticky and uncomfortable.

Chapter 41 Not Disliked, um, Not Disliked

First day of the school trip.

Our first stop was Gloucester Park, which took us a whole morning and noon.

For lunch, the students just ate something casual, mostly bento boxes and rice balls bought from convenience stores. After eating, they were like monkeys released from their cages, still excited, and eagerly followed the teacher to their afternoon destination.

Nagasaki Peace Park.

You could call it Peace Park—before entering Peace Park, the first thing you see is the Peace Fountain, which sprays water at regular intervals, roughly the same time interval as a normal adult urinating…

Wow, so beautiful!

The fountain is indeed quite beautiful; the shape of the water jets resembles outstretched wings, which should symbolize the wings of a dove of peace.

If you continue walking in, you will see a huge peace memorial statue, which is a memorial statue for the tenth anniversary of the atomic bombing. The statue points to the sky with its right hand and extends horizontally with its left hand.

The sculpture's slightly closed eyes are a prayer for the victims.

In front of the sculpture, Kyosuke Kosaka closed his eyes slightly, trying to recall the girl who had given him the love letter.

It looks somewhat familiar.

Anyway, she's not in the same class, but a girl from another class in the second year. Our relationship is at most that of nodding acquaintances in the hallway, so this sudden turn of events is quite abrupt.

"Happy?"

"No, that's not true. I'm just worried."

Shino looked at him suspiciously: "But I always feel that you seem very proud, just like how I feel when I win first place in a competition. That's called being proud, right?"

Mr. Kyosuke Kousaka, feeling smug, remained silent.

However, his silence was anything but subtle; the smile on his face was quite obvious—after all, being confessed to by a girl was something he was proud of.

After all, it's proof of a man's charm.

However, his pride was followed by some trouble. He was pleased with the affection and admiration of other women, but that did not mean he would accept such affection.

He frowned and read the love letter again.

The content is simple, the tone is fragmented, and she stammers; just from the text, you can tell that this is a shy girl.

Shy people are often very vulnerable.

Therefore, he felt that the way of refusing needed to be carefully considered.

You can't be too direct and say, "You know I have a girlfriend, so I'm sorry," because that can easily hurt someone's feelings.

Of course, you can't say things like "Let's be friends first," which gives people hope and wishful thinking.

Be gentle, but also decisive.

However, even the most perfect way of rejecting someone is still a rejection. It's rare for a confession to end in friendship. Just like a new towel that's been used as a rag, even once, it's hard to use it as a towel again.

So what can he say without hurting the other person?

"You are a good person."

or……

"I am a good person."

Or perhaps...

"Do you accept a threesome?"

It seems I can't bring myself to say these words of refusal.

Most students at the school knew he had a girlfriend, so the girl probably just wanted to express her feelings without expecting anything in return.

I just wanted to take this opportunity so she wouldn't have any regrets.

Having figured this out, Kyosuke suddenly felt relieved.

Of course, I wouldn't tell Shino this deduction, but it wouldn't hurt to tease her a little: "I've got an idea. If something like this happens, my girlfriend can just have a serious talk with her, right?"

"But my older sister is in Tottori."

"so!"

Kyosuke Kosaka slammed his fist into his palm: "If she's not here, then we need one of her relatives or something. Even if they don't say anything, just having them go along is a form of protest, isn't it?"

Shi Nai realized what was going on: "Relatives? Me?"

He frowned as he looked at her, his tone slightly somber, his acting so perfect he deserved an Oscar: "But... I don't know how to put it, but Xiaoshina doesn't really like me as her brother-in-law, does she?"

She didn't say anything.

To be honest, she doesn't like many people.

Her favorite person right now is her older sister...

"I really don't like it, but—"

Looking up at his dejected expression, Shino awkwardly scratched her hair, looking as troubled as a kitten anticipating the distress of a large, aggrieved cat: "But... well, I don't dislike it either."

I neither like nor dislike it.

very good!

That's exactly what I was waiting for!

Kosaka revealed a surprised expression that made Shino blush: "Then, little Shino, would you like to help your sister this once? Even if not for me, at least take Kasumigaoka Utaha's place this once."

"Hmm, a replacement or something..."

Her gaze darted around, recalling how Ogiso Setsuna had interrupted their activity at Glover Park, and she reluctantly nodded: "Okay, but what's the specific time and place?"

"The last day of the study trip, evening, Xintian Nunnery."

His smile held a hint of mockery: "Do we need to devise a battle plan?"

What kind of plans could Miss Sinon have?

Confess your feelings and you'll cause trouble!

She doesn't really understand love or confessions, but since she's already labeled as the older sister to Kousaka Kyosuke, then he can only be the older sister.

They followed the main group past the Martyrs' Monument. In front of the monument were many flowers and paper cranes, and above it was the Nagasaki Bell. Shino looked at the bell with eager eyes.

Kyosuke Kosaka quickly pulled her back to prevent her from causing trouble.

This action was interpreted in a different way by the classmates: "Kousaka really cares for his sister-in-law!"

"Could Kousaka really be a pervert like Akagi?!"

"Hey! Why are you dragging me into this?! I only control my sister!"

"That's even more perverted..."

Entering the Crane Tower, you'll find prayer cranes folded by people from all over the world hanging inside, generally expressing their longing for peace.

Of course, there are also things that don't fit the theme.

"I pray that I will become the king of the harem..."

That doesn't exist, young man.

"I pray I can lose 50 pounds this year..."

How chubby are you?!

"I pray that I can be like a dove of peace, free from the pressure of writing deadlines and the worry of food and clothing, flying freely under the blue sky and in the sunshine... coo coo coo!"

It's been made clear!

"I pray that you'll wear a white dress, and we'll walk together on the beach under the moonlight, stopping every few steps to kiss..."

This confession is so poetic and picturesque.

"...Shunsuke-kun."