My love index is at its maximum.

"It's not good at all!" Hoshino Hanami turned her face away in disgust.

I miss my sister.

"Only a few days?"

"Four and a half days!"

"It's only been four and a half days, I should have ignored you for four and a half years!"

After saying something in a fit of pique, Hoshino Hanami's expression softened, and she asked jokingly, "How much do you want to? If your answer doesn't satisfy your older sister, you can walk back to Kyoto!"

“I just called my aunt. She’s in Europe and asked me what I wanted for my New Year’s gift.”

"What does this have to do with my question?"

"Yes, I asked her for my Hogwarts acceptance letter, planning to learn magic and then teach it to my sister."

"childish!"

"Yeah, it's childish." Tsukasa Tazaki hugged Hoshino Hanami's incredibly elastic body tightly, inhaling her alluring scent. "In front of my older sister, I'm just a childish brat who always wants to show off."

Hoshino Hanami looked disdainful and said in a contemptuous tone, "Please, I stopped believing in magic a long time ago!"

After saying that, she smiled quietly, like a cat's satisfied smile after basking in the sun.

She wrapped her arms around Tsukasa Tazaki's waist and whispered, "But if the boy I like says there is magic in this world, I will choose to believe him without reservation!"

"There's no cure for being love-struck~" Tsukasa Tazaki searched for her lips.

"Don't try anything funny with your sister here!" Hoshino Hanami used her long, white fingers to lift his chin and turn him around. "Unless you want Shikami to kick you a couple of times."

A silly little boy, hands on his hips and cheeks puffed out in anger, came into view.

"Oh, Shikami's here too?" Tsukasa Tazaki seemed to have just remembered, and slapped his forehead. "Sorry, I almost forgot."

"Humph!"

Hoshino Shika was unhappy.

She glared angrily at Tsukasa Tazaki, then climbed into the back seat of the G-Class by herself.

The sister-in-law had made up her mind.

During the upcoming New Year holiday, she will use all her schemes to monopolize her sister's time and make that bastard Tazaki cry!

Tsukasa Tazaki got into the passenger seat, and Hanami Hoshino drove away from the airport onto the highway leading to Kyoto.

Along the way, he shared some of his experiences in Hokkaido, as well as some basic information about the Ninomiya family.

He didn't hide what happened between him and Shiori Ninomiya.

When asked about bringing Ninomiya's family to live in Tokyo next year, Hoshino Hanami did not speak, but simply nodded slightly in acquiescence.

Although her facial expression was partially obscured by sunglasses, Tazaki Tsukasa could still clearly sense her reluctance. The more he recalled the beautiful yet sorrowful image of her in her wedding dress, the deeper Tazaki Tsukasa's guilt and emotion became, and his affection for her grew even stronger.

When a guy becomes a jerk, it's too late to salvage the situation.

He couldn't abandon Shimamoto Kana and the others. All he could do now was to take better care of Hoshino Hanami and make her understand that she held a unique and irreplaceable place in his heart.

At the same time, he also had to promise not to accept any more advances from women—except for Yui and Sakura, who had already confessed their feelings…

"Oh, right, Sakura just texted me." Hoshino Shikami said casually, holding her phone. "She's already left and will arrive in Kyoto this afternoon. She even asked what gift to buy for Grandma."

"Just let her buy whatever she wants," said Hoshino Hanami, driving the car.

Tsukasa Tazaki turned to look at the little idiot: "Just make sure she dresses nicely. Ouch, don't pinch me, big sister!"

"Hehehe~" Hoshino Shikami mischievously stuck out her tongue at him.

About ten kilometers from Kyoto, there was a service area, and she kept asking her sister to stop so she could use the restroom.

After the car pulled into the service area parking lot and came to a complete stop, Tsukasa Tazaki got out of the car, took a few deep breaths, stretched his back, and then got back into the car.

Hoshino Hanami was facing the makeup mirror, wiping the area around her eyes with a wet tissue.

After taking off her sunglasses, Tsukasa Tazaki noticed that her eye bags were slightly puffy, suggesting that she hadn't been sleeping well these past few days.

"elder sister."

Tazaki called out and pulled her from the driver's seat to his chest.

"You're having a great time in Hokkaido, aren't you..." Hoshino Hanami taunted him irritably, "You went back to meet your mistress's parents, slept in the same bed for four nights, and even went skiing together..."

"...Anyway, I wouldn't dare hide it from you, sister." Tazaki Tsukasa stroked her delicate oval face. "Why don't you tell me, sister, what should we do in the future?"

“I’ll weld an iron cage and lock you up!” Hoshino Hanami punched him in the chest.

"Ah, it hurts!"

"Come on, I didn't even use any force this time."

Hoshino Hanami glared at him irritably, then gently rested her head on his shoulder.

Tazaki Tsukasa stroked her long hair, feeling her soft body.

"Maybe there really is magic in this world. Every time I get close to my sister, I feel like I have inexhaustible energy. Tell me, did you give me some kind of buff?"

"You have so much energy! You're really bold, daring to say things like that in front of your older sister. Be careful you don't end up unable to get out of bed tomorrow..."

"Would you like to try it now?"

"Come!"

Hoshino Hanami grabbed Tazaki Tsukasa's collar with one hand and slowly pulled his head down.

Inside the spacious and luxurious G-Class, their lips pressed together eagerly.

"Hmm~ Tazaki, when can we really get married?"

"Wait until I'm eighteen."

"There are still two years left, can you think of a way to speed things up?"

"What can I do about this?"

"It's worthless!"

Gasping for breath, Hoshino Hanami pushed him away and bent down to straighten the lining of her clothes, which had somehow been unbuttoned.

Looking at her luscious red lips, Tsukasa Tazaki once again pulled her close, tenderly savoring the sweet taste contained within them.

"Ah, it hurts!"

"...I'll teach you to keep your mouth shut!"

"Wait, don't bite! I was wrong, I was really wrong!"

"...Phew~ Time to go back, Grandma's urging me to go."

Hoshino Hanami exhaled a breath of hot air, sat up straight, started the engine, and drove her G-Wagon away from the service area.

Tsukasa Tazaki kept tilting his head to look at her.

Looking at her delicate, flushed cheeks, her disheveled clothes, and the stockings that had slipped down to her knees, my heart felt as if a whole jar of maltose had been poured into it; even the blood that flowed from it tasted sweet.

Hoshino Hanami gripped the steering wheel with one hand, propped her cheek with the other, rested her elbow on the car window sill, and hummed softly along with the car's music as her sexy lips moved slightly.

On the other side of the long road

I've been thinking about you

You and me

We will surely build a world without hypocrisy.

When she sang a part that could bring a smile to someone's face, a smile appeared in her eyes, and she turned to look at Tsukasa Tazaki.

The two gazed tenderly at each other, silently whispering sweet nothings, a subtle, alluring romance filling the carriage.

As they approached Tokyo, Hoshino Hanami suddenly remembered something and asked, "Oh right, we're going to the supermarket to buy some snacks later. Shikami, what do you want to eat?"

There was no reply for a long time.

"Lu Jian, what's wrong? Your sister is calling you..."

Tsukasa Tazaki turned around, looked at the empty back row, and blinked in confusion: "Where's Shikami?"

"...Disappeared?"

Hoshino Hanami turned around, completely bewildered as to how her much older sister could just disappear like that.

“Sister, I’m saying…” Tazaki Tsukasa looked at Hoshino Hanami, a vague sense of unease creeping into his heart.

"No way?" Hoshino Hanami asked uncertainly.

"Go back and look for it?"

"……All right."

After exiting at the nearest exit and turning back onto the highway, it took more than half an hour to get back to the service area.

There was a little girl squatting where the G-Wagon was parked.

She buried her head in her knees, her shoulders twitching slightly. Even though she was bathed in sunlight, she still looked dull and lifeless, like a delicious bento box that had been discarded before it was even at its best.

"Lu Jian?"

Hoshino Hanami crouched down and greeted him cautiously.

The girl, now devoid of her former radiance, slowly raised her head, her expression one of grievance and weariness, with glistening tears in the corners of her eyes.

"Ah, it really is you, Shikami..." Hoshino Hanami laughed sheepishly and patted her shoulder: "You really scared me to death, I thought you were lost, I was almost going to call the police."

“Miss, I don’t know you.” Hoshino Shikami’s expression was world-weary, and her voice was hollow: “Shikami doesn’t have a sister.”

That's all.

The little fool pouted and burst into tears, feeling wronged.

Chapter 325 Kuriyama, call me brother-in-law.

Since the start of winter break, Kuriyama Sakura has been having a very comfortable time.

She could sleep until she naturally woke up, and spend her days painting and playing the piano. There was nothing to worry about, and the fact that Tsukasa Tazaki was humiliated on Christmas night made her feel very relieved. Her life was quite smooth.

If I get bored at home, I wander aimlessly through the streets of Tokyo. I think back on the events of the past year, pondering them over and over again, lingering through street after street until sunset before going home to sleep.