My love index is at its maximum.

The sights of the two stunning beauties added a touch of elegance to the scenery of Kyoto, a city with a thousand-year history.

A middle-aged woman who looked like a shop owner walked up to Tsukasa Tazaki in a very casual manner and asked, "Miss, your cat ears are really beautiful. Where did you buy them? They suit your face shape very well... Let me take a look."

The woman reached out to touch it, saying, "I'd like to buy some to sell too. Where did you buy them?"

"I knitted it myself!" Tazaki Tsukasa leaned back tactically to dodge her opportunistic hand.

"Pfft~ Haha."

Seeing that she couldn't walk any further, Hoshino Hana squatted on the steps, clutching her stomach and laughing nonstop.

"Teacher!" Tsukasa Tazaki shouted angrily, a faint blush rising on his cheeks.

A woman walked by with her daughter, who had fair skin and a lovely appearance. The daughter looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old, dressed in an autumn kimono with a narrow red sash.

Seeing that Tsukasa Tazaki's cheeks were flushed, she shyly moved closer and asked softly, "Are you a student from Tokyo, sister? Can we add each other on Line?"

"Get out of here!"

"So fierce~" The girl returned to her mother's side with a wronged expression.

"Hahaha……"

Hoshino Hanami was laughing so hard she could barely move.

"Teacher," Tsukasa Tazaki knelt down in front of her, his voice trembling as he asked, "How long do you want to play?"

"Keep playing until I calm down."

“This is a sentence…” Tsukasa Tazaki swallowed the word 'nonsense' back, and smiled ingratiatingly: “Could you give me the transformation device?”

"No." Hoshino Hanami shook her head immediately.

Tazaki Tsukasa's face darkened immediately: "Suddenly having two extra pieces of flesh is really uncomfortable!"

"How could I be uncomfortable?" Hoshino Hanami chuckled lightly. "It was supposed to be two people, but suddenly it became two or three, and now there's a fourth. If this keeps up, are we going to form a football team?"

"...Could we try a different way of punishing him?"

"cannot!"

"This is so embarrassing..."

"I love seeing you so shy." Hoshino Hanami smiled and suddenly opened her arms, saying sweetly, "Tazaki-chan, carry me up to the Kiyomizu-dera observation deck."

"Clam?"

"Don't just stand there, squat down right now!"

"But……"

"I don't care, you're in charge of explaining!" Hoshino Hanami raised her right hand, covered her mouth with her left hand and chuckled, her eyes almost squinting as she looked at Tazaki Tsukasa, which were overlapping with the sunlight above her head.

Tazaki Tsukasa was initially worried, but then he noticed that Shimamoto Kana, Kuriyama Sakura, and Kichikawa Yui were walking up from the side. To avoid putting himself in danger again, he immediately bent down.

"My little sister is so good~"

Hoshino Hanami pounced on his back, immediately wrapping her arms around his neck and thoughtfully clutching his clothes to cover his chest, preventing the secret from being exposed.

Her figure was already excellent, and the uniform was form-fitting, accentuating her alluring curves. With her entire weight pressing down on her, this elegant and refined goddess-like woman was truly captivating.

"Feeling better now?" Tazaki Tsukasa felt the softness behind him, took a step, and walked towards the end of the stone steps.

As we passed by an elderly woman holding a thermos, she smiled and pointed at us, then turned to her friend and started gossiping.

"It's a few millimeters better," Hoshino Hanami said contentedly.

How far are we from there?

"Half an equator away."

"Sister, can you give me money to buy a private jet?" Tsukasa Tazaki asked with a serious expression, lightly patting her buttocks through her tight uniform skirt.

Because it's being carried on someone's back, which accentuates her curves, that area is round and plump, more elastic than usual, and feels wonderful to the touch.

Hoshino Hana tightened her grip on his neck, saying, "So you want me to travel the world with other women, huh?"

"I'm dying, I'm going to die! Cough cough~"

"Hurry up and get up there." Hoshino Hanami released her strength and buried her head in his shoulder. In her vision, Tazaki Tsukasa's neck was white and tender, smooth and lustrous, full of youthful charm.

After being tightened a few times, it looked as if she had been adorned with a light pink powder, making her look absolutely gorgeous.

I really want to lick it.

Hoshino Hanami reached out and gently stroked that delicate neck, her eyes flashing with a charming expression.

"Don't touch me like that," Tsukasa Tazaki said, shrinking back as if ticklish. "Can't you be a little more considerate? I'm a girl now, and climbing stairs is tiring."

"You never seem to care about me being a girl?" Hoshino Hanami scolded playfully, then suddenly brought her lips close to Tazaki Tsukasa's ear and said in a melodious and provocative voice, "Tonight, I'm going to give Tazaki catgirl a good lesson, so you'd better be prepared."

"I guarantee that my sister will have a great time."

"Hahaha~"

Hoshino Hanami wrapped her arms around his neck, and her cheerful laughter mingled with the sound of tourists' wooden clogs, carrying far into the open autumn sky.

The entrance to the Kiyomizu-dera observation deck was already crowded with students and tourists who had arrived earlier, and now they had to wait for a while to get in. There was also a long queue at the group ticket entrance.

Students from Beichuan passing by cast strange glances at the two beautiful girls.

Several boys from Class F looked at Tsukasa Tazaki with a mixture of admiration and envy.

That's Hoshino Hanami!

Being able to carry her on his back is a reward that many boys long for!

And being willing to let her be carried on someone's back—that's the most romantic dream of many boys' youth!

Tsukasa Tazaki stood in line obediently, and someone came up to talk to him.

"Hello, Tazaki-kun."

Turning my head, I saw the lovely Kasuga Kanae.

"Hello." Tazaki Tsukasa nodded, noticing her questioning gaze sweep over Hoshino Hanami, whom he was carrying on his back, and quickly explained, "Hoshino-sensei sprained her ankle, so I plan to carry her around Kiyomizu-dera Temple and then go to the pharmacy right away."

"I see." Kasuga Kanae didn't doubt him and smiled faintly. "Thank you so much for your help in getting Shiori back into our class. Oh, by the way, Tazaki-kun's voice?"

"I plan to become a voice actress in the future, and I've been practicing various voice ranges lately." Tsukasa Tazaki lied without hesitation, then turned his gaze to look for the little cutie: "Where's Shiori? I don't see her with you?"

The voice just fell.

Hoshino Hana saw a hand suddenly grab his ear, without saying a word or giving a warning, and just twisted it hard.

Ouch! That hurts!

The sudden scream startled everyone around, and they all turned to look. Completely unaware of what had happened, Kasuga Kanae stepped forward and asked with concern, "Are you alright? What happened to Tazaki-kun?"

"No, it's nothing..." Tazaki Tsukasa gasped, not bothering to ask about the little cutie anymore. He just wanted to get rid of the girl in front of him so that Hoshino Hanami wouldn't torture him again.

"Haruhi, get back to your group," he said seriously. "Be careful not to get left behind. Life is the same; if you don't keep up with those around you, you'll be abandoned without mercy."

"Isn't that a bit too much?" Kasuga Kanae looked at him in astonishment. "Anyway, the team shouldn't be moving forward anytime soon, so leaving for a while should be fine."

"No, that's wrong." Tazaki Tsukasa, with the air of a wise monk, lectured, "Have you heard of the butterfly effect? ​​Perhaps you just inadvertently left the group and talked to me for a while. But the consequences of this have indeed caused things to deviate from their original course, causing the timeline to become disordered. Your companions who should have been with you will wander around because you're not here. They might fall off a cliff or encounter a sudden murder."

"Murder?" Kasuga Kanae was a little frightened.

“Of course, Kyoto has the most murder cases.” Tsukasa Tazaki said seriously, “The Kyoto Nishijin Murder Case, the Kyoto Murder Case, the Biwako Villa Murder Case, the Little Kyoto Serial Murder Case, the Kyoto Adultery Trip Murder Case, the Dead People at the Kyoto Festival, the Kyoto Murder Map... are all based on real events, so Kasuga-kun, you’d better be careful.”

Tazaki Tsukasa rattled off a long list of book titles without even breaking a sweat, startling Kasuga Kanae so much in broad daylight that her face turned pale. On her way back to find her companion, the girl's steps were somewhat unsteady.

"Eh, you really read these novels?" Hoshino Hanami asked, her tone full of doubt.

“How could that be?” Tsukasa Tazaki shook his head. “I haven’t read a single one.”

"How do you remember so many book titles?"

"Just something I made up on the spot."

"I love your intelligence." Hoshino Hanami rested her chin on his shoulder, her eyes filled with doting smiles as she gazed at the distant city of Kyoto.

After queuing for half an hour, the two finally entered the Kiyomizu-dera viewing platform.

This is Kiyomizu-dera's most popular spot and a must-visit for photos. Everyone who comes in holds a camera or phone, wanting to take a beautiful picture to remember the occasion.

The students from Beichuan huddled together, overlapping each other to find the best angles to pose.

Tazaki Tsukasa kept explaining to the students around him that "Hoshino Hanami sprained her ankle" and "I'm practicing my voice," as he squeezed out of the crowd and stood in front of the wooden railing with Hoshino Hanami on his back.

Deep within their eyes, the phantom of red leaves, like burning flames, was simultaneously reflected.

The maple trees stretching across the entire mountainside are so red that they resemble a sea of ​​fire.

Like fire, like blood.

Just gazing at it from afar, the intense colors are so striking that it truly makes one feel as if they are in a paradise.

Tourists rushed to grab the best shooting spots, so much so that the staff on the side kept reminding them to be careful.

On the other side of the observation deck is a bamboo grove, where green bamboo and red leaves complement each other, enriching the colors of autumn. A little below is a stream flowing from Otowa Waterfall, with covered bridges on both banks, made of wood and covered with roofs.

"Absolutely amazing," Tsukasa Tazaki exclaimed.

Such a scene is beyond description; "truly beautiful" would be more fitting.

“It happens every year.” Hoshino Hanami wasn’t looking at the maple leaves, but staring at his neck. “I was tired of seeing them when I was little. It’s not as exaggerated as you’re making it out to be.”

“You have different feelings when you are with different people.” Tsukasa Tazaki carried her on his back, and both of them leaned their upper bodies over the railing.

Hoshino Hanami wrapped her arms around his neck and shifted her gaze to the maple forest.

At midday, under the bright sunshine, the mountains were ablaze with color, the forests dyed in vibrant hues, a beauty that left one speechless.

After a long pause, she nodded deeply: "It really does look much better than before."

"Are you happy?" Tsukasa Tazaki asked.

“Of course.” Hoshino Hana hugged his neck tightly and wouldn’t let go.

"In a little over two years, I'll be able to do this every time I go out."

"It's been so long..."

Before the other three women could enter the observation deck, Tsukasa Tazaki carried Hanami Hoshino on his back and ran straight towards the bamboo forest opposite.

After lingering at the viewing platform, tourists usually go directly into the temple to worship, and very few people come to stroll around the bamboo forest.