I really don't want to be reborn.

You have to keep sending me razor blades! You have to keep not giving in!

Chapter Fourteen: My own emotions are more than enough to satisfy my hunger; I don't need anyone to offer me empty promises.

"Your name is Ran-chan, right? You're such a cute little one, you can call me Setsuna-neechan!"

Ogiso Setsuna is a second-year high school student at Minegashiro University Affiliated High School. With her beautiful appearance, gentle personality, and ever-present crescent-shaped smile, she is a true campus idol-level beauty.

Faced with such a person, Ran, who had just mustered her confidence, shrank back again, hiding behind Kosaka with shyness and self-pity: "Y-you... hello, Setsuna-neechan."

Kogiso got even more excited, her eyes sparkling with interest: "What's going on? Is this child cute? Hmm, I suddenly really want to kick Takahiro out and bring Ran-chan to my house as my little sister."

Kousaka Kyosuke silently mourned for Ogiso Takahiro. In Setsuna's heart, Takahiro was a completely vulnerable person who could not fight back. It was one thing to be bullied normally, but if he heard these words now, he would probably jump off a building.

Because Setsuna said, "I knew it! My little sister is much cuter than my little brother."

Ok……

Kyosuke agreed with that statement and reached out to pull the girl hiding behind him to the front: "Isn't it cute? And this fluffy outfit, when has my taste ever been wrong?"

"You think you're the better player, Kousaka?"

As the two men continued to bully her without a care in the world, Xiaolan blushed and could only weakly protest, as if she were truly their little sister. Although she muttered things like, "Stop bullying me," a faint smile lingered in her eyes.

They must have enjoyed it.

"Look, the girl you just met is praising how cute you are."

"really?"

"fake."

She immediately lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers, looking very uneasy.

Kyosuke Kosaka sighed helplessly, "It's true, I was just kidding you—wait a minute."

Watching his departing figure, the girl snorted, "Brother is a big liar."

"What does Xiaolan like? I'll catch one for you."

Kyosuke Kosaka returned with some coins, and with a flick of his wrist, the coins jingled in his pocket. He then playfully waved them in front of Setsuna, who was completely out of coins: "Look, look, so many coins!"

Is this implying something?

"Yeah, it's implying that these coins are definitely not as many as some idiot used before. Want to try again?"

The silly girl with pigtails angrily snatched the bag.

He quipped under his breath, "You say you don't want it, but your body says it all."

"Brother, don't bully Setsuna-neechan."

"Nothing is as fun as bullying Xiaolan... Here, this is yours. Are you going to catch it yourself?"

Xiaolan took the other bag of coins, eager to try her luck. She looked at the claw machine with the same look she had seen in a difficult problem, full of a desire to conquer it.

It was a yellow cat with its four legs outstretched, looking sleepy, that suddenly saw the ball of fur.

Kyosuke Kosaka has basically confirmed that she was badly scammed by claw machines in the past.

The reason they got ripped off is usually because they were terrible at claw machines, like Setsuna Ogiso, while Kyosuke just watched them compete in skill.

"This...this is almost it! Hmm, just a tiny bit more!"

"Eeya! Oh, that's it... Ahh!"

"Failed again..."

Their emotions rose and fell with the movement of the gripping hands, and their shouts and screams rose and fell, making the battle seem very intense.

Although he had expected it, he did not expect that these two would take cooking to a new level, a new realm, and a new height—the amazing thing is that they were showing off their skills while also summarizing their experience.

Honestly, anyone could do it better with their feet than you guys.

Kyosuke had given up hope and walked behind Ran, saying, "Let me do it."

"Hey... do you want to play too, big brother?"

"I just grabbed one in advance, so you wouldn't feel so bad if you didn't grab any after flipping the coins."

No, what you just said is making Xiaolan feel really bad.

"I'm so sorry, I'm still too stupid..."

As she spoke, she lowered her head, pursed her lips, and looked very pitiful.

"I'm not saying you're stupid..."

Suddenly, Setsuna tugged at his sleeve, and the little devil with twin ponytails whispered in his ear, "Quickly pat her head and tell her 'Leave everything to me.' Why don't you give it a try, recreating such a classic TV drama scene?"

"You know a lot, Setsuna."

"Don't underestimate me. I've watched more TV dramas than you've played games."

Ignoring her boastful words, Kousaka Kyosuke grabbed a coin, tossed it in, and calmly pressed the button: "Just watch, when have I ever failed? It's a sure thing—hey!"

The blank space where the doll fell silently mocked.

"How could it have fallen! Let's try again!"

Under the girls' strange gazes, the expert Kousaka Kyosuke failed several times. After finally taming the claw machine, he suddenly realized that he had no coins left in his bag.

"..."

"..."

"I'll go exchange some more coins!"

He blushed slightly and walked away quickly, his somewhat disheveled figure making Yukina chuckle softly: "Ah, that reaction... that's a normal reaction for a boy."

"Brother, he's just a normal boy."

Yukina shook her head: "No, he's special, he's different."

The three short sentences were like chewing, as if Kyosuke Kousaka had turned into a piece of chewing gum.

Yes, she could tell something was wrong with this boy at first glance.

There seemed to be no trace of childishness or youthful energy in him. Despite being only seventeen, he always possessed a calm and composed demeanor that seemed to have seen through the ways of the world. Ogiso Setsuna understood very well what such qualities meant to young girls.

A powerful attraction, yet with an unpredictable level of danger.

Moreover, he was unhappy.

That was the old view.

However, their recent meetings seemed different. Ogiso Setsuna guessed that it might be because of love, as young people's happiness is often equated with love.

"What about love..."

Lost in thought, Kyosuke Kosaka had already grabbed several toys, as if to wash away the shame from earlier. He was playing very seriously, and almost every time he made a move, he succeeded.

A large white cat plush toy appeared before her, and Yukina was slightly taken aback: "What's this?"

"This is for you."

Her crescent-shaped smile widened, and she squinted her eyes: "Kousaka, Kosaka, what kind of unexpected favor do you offer? Why did you suddenly decide to give me something?"

The girl's pursed lips resembled a closed clam, occasionally opening and closing to reveal a gap that was just the right spot for the sharp, hard beak of a sandpiper to penetrate—the seasoned driver, Kyosuke Kosaka, inexplicably became lewd.

"Weren't you trying to grab this the whole time?"

She tilted her head slightly, her pigtails swaying: "Is that why?"

Start making your selection!

Many scenes flashed through the mind of TV drama master Setsuna Ogiso: what would the male lead say when he gave the female lead a gift?

"This is for you, you silly boy..."

This is the humorous and warm-hearted type.

"It was just something I did on the spur of the moment, don't take it too seriously, hmph!"

This is an arrogant and aloof man.

"Yeah, what else did you think?"

This is a cunning and hypocritical man...

In the end, the female protagonist suddenly realized what was happening, blushed, and lowered her head, exuding the sweet and sour smell of love...

So, Kousaka, what will you choose?

Yukina thought to herself, if his answer really fell within these three categories, it would mean that this boy really had some kind of feeling for her.

Kyosuke Kosaka looked at her without saying a word.

Oh, is the innocent boy embarrassed?

Ogiso Setsuna had seen many boys in an awkward situation, especially after being rejected in a confession; they would usually run away in a panic and embarrassment.

Kosaka's predicament was rather strange...

It seemed to be the embarrassment of having wet hands and not being able to find a tissue to dry them. Setsuna looked at him suspiciously: "You still haven't answered me, Kousaka-kun!"

When the girl got too close, Kousaka Kyosuke stepped back slightly, quickly avoiding her gaze and not looking at the pretty face so close to his: "Uh, Yukina, you should..."

"Ok?"

"Please be careful."

What should we pay attention to?

The girl, who had gained the upper hand for the first time, approached him with great interest, her delicate and lovely face beaming with curiosity and a mischievous smile.

Kosaka sighed helplessly, "Fine, if I had to say something, it would be that you looked so stupid and clumsy when you tried to play the claw machine earlier."

Yukina started to widen her eyes.

He gave a subtle smile: "That's right, that clumsy look really amused me, so consider this my reward to you."

"Wow, you're really something..."

The girl, her face pale with shock, muttered to herself, "There are no such options in TV dramas..."

"What else do you think?"