My love index is at its maximum.

He released the girl's two small feet, put one hand on her shoulder and the other around her waist, and whispered, "Xiao Wei, be a good girl and lift your face up first, okay?"

"……not good."

Qichuan Wei immediately closed her eyes and moved like a puppet.

How embarrassing!

The proud eldest brother was now so ashamed that he curled his toes tightly and resorted to playing dead.

Tsukasa Tazaki simply bent down and brought his lips to hers: "Little Yui, little Yui, if you don't behave, there won't be any time left."

"..."

Kikawa Yui pursed her lips tightly, her breathing becoming heavier and heavier.

"Don't be stubborn anymore," Tsukasa Tazaki kissed her lips. "It's almost evening, and you're going to waste all our time alone together."

Upon hearing this, Yui Kikawa's body twitched slightly, and she finally opened her eyes.

"...You, you want me, what do you want me for?" she stammered.

"Will you do as I say?"

"……it is good."

"Little Yui, be good." Tsukasa Tazaki patted her head and said with a smile, "Stand up, then turn your back to me."

"...Don't do anything reckless." Qichuan Yui hesitated for a few seconds, then stood up and turned around as he instructed.

Tsukasa Tazaki then commanded, "Bend down."

The blonde girl did as she was told.

At this moment, she was wearing a soft sweater that fit her body closely, and a combination of a short skirt and white tights. The curves of her waist and hips when she bent over were exceptionally alluring.

Especially the thighs that were constricted by stockings, they felt a little fleshy, but the elasticity was exceptionally good. If you pressed them with your hand, the texture was like a QQ candy. If you flattened them a little, they would immediately return to their smooth and full shape when you released them.

As the saying goes...

Even white silk threads can't save the meat, and goji berries can't save it.

Tsukasa Tazaki got up slightly and hugged her from behind.

"Tasaki..." Yui Kizawa bit her lower lip tightly, her voice trembling.

"Don't worry, leave it to me." Tsukasa Tazaki hugged her tightly.

"No, you can't!" Yui Kichikawa began to twist and struggle, but her strength was so small that it was almost negligible.

“The last time was Christmas Eve.” Tsukasa Tazaki stroked her hair with one hand and used the other to turn her elegant and noble face to face him.

"...I, um~"

Her soft little lips were sealed, and Yui Kikawa was forced to respond to him.

Amidst the gentle breeze and the sounds of kissing and sucking, the two lovebirds, perhaps overwhelmed by the sweetness, flew one after another away from the haystack and headed towards the pasture.

After a long while, Tsukasa Tazaki released his lips and began to kiss her fair nape.

“Kuriyama-san is waiting for us…” Yui Kikawa said, panting.

“You actually brought up other girls in this situation, Xiaowei should be punished!” Tazaki Tsukasa slowly lowered her body.

"Tazaki!"

While scolding him, Qichuan Weiyi frowned and dodged.

But after resisting for only a few seconds, her body went limp, and she knelt on the golden pampas grass, supporting her upper body with her hands. This was exactly the position that Tsukasa Tazaki wanted.

She seemed to have given up resisting, or perhaps it was what she wanted all along. Once she knelt down, Yui Kichikawa remained in that position, displaying an air of being conquered.

Tsukasa Tazaki gently kissed her golden hair, his fingers slowly gliding over her rounded shoulders.

He wasn't in a hurry anymore, but Yui Kirikawa was not happy about it.

"Hurry up," she said without looking up, her face hidden in her hair, her voice a mixture of pleading and impatience. But the next second, before her soft lips could close, she let out a trembling cry of anguish.

……

As sunset approached, the pale yellow sunlight slanted across the mountainside, and the thin clouds seemed to suddenly become a little shy, their surfaces tinged with a faint pink by the sunset glow.

Why does love reduce a person's emotional resilience, making them weak and easily manipulated?

Kichikawa Yui pondered this question, unwilling to move for a long time.

"Why does Big Brother have such a wise expression?" Tsukasa Tazaki lay down next to her, feeling her warm skin against his cheek.

"Don't touch me."

Kikawa Yui muttered something.

His tone carried a slight complaint, tinged with a touch of languid weariness.

The soft glow of the setting sun streaming into the shed from the west made her skin appear exceptionally soft, almost translucent. Tazaki Tsukasa grabbed her arm and gently sucked on it, leaving a bluish-purple mark.

"You bastard!" Kikawa Yui glared at him and cursed him angrily.

This blonde girl, in this fierce yet adorable state, stares at him with her beautiful blue eyes, looking at him with a hint of grievance or resentment—she's both cute and a little pitiful.

Tazaki Tsukasa released his older brother's arm, cupped her little face, and kissed her again.

"Well……"

Kikawa Yui was both embarrassed and angry, her face still flushed, and her expression became even more charming and lovely.

After her lips were released, she even found it difficult to breathe.

"Alright, it's time to go back." Tsukasa Tazaki patted her cute little face, took out a napkin from the wicker basket, and wiped her sweat as he said, "Auntie said she'd take us to the hot springs tonight. She's probably up to some weird idea again. My brain cells are going to die a lot tonight."

"Stay away from her!" Yui Kichikawa warned instinctively.

"Oh ho," Tsukasa Tazaki burst out laughing, "Is Yui jealous of her mother again?"

"No way! Don't talk nonsense, I didn't, I didn't!"

"Really not?"

"no!"

Tsukasa Tazaki stared at her with amusement.

The two stared at each other for a moment before looking away, muttering, "Anyway, just don't let her fool you. That person has bad intentions. You're mine, and I won't let her have any designs on you..."

"Don't think so badly of your aunt," Tsukasa Tazaki said with a smile, patting her head and picking up the shoes next to her to help her put them on. "No matter what she does to me, her starting point is to tie me to the Kikawa family more closely, so that I can't get rid of you. Although her methods are a little unethical, the result is all for Yui's sake."

"I'm not a child, why do you need to tell me these things..."

Qichuan Wei muttered something unconvinced and slowly stood up with his help.

As she pressed her foot firmly against the ground, she suddenly felt something wet inside her left shoe. She was stunned for a moment before realizing what was inside.

"Tsukasa Tazaki, I'm going to kill you!"

With a roar, the blonde girl lunged forward, baring her teeth and claws, and began to wrestle with Tsukasa Tazaki.

After another ten minutes or so, having exhausted the last bit of strength in her body, she slumped weakly onto the boy's back, letting him carry her down the mountain.

"You bad guy, you bad guy! All you do is bully Xiaowei!"

"It's not bullying, it's liking."

"What kind of liking is this... Behave yourself, don't touch me like that!"

"I didn't move around."

"Then why are you touching me!"

"This is liking."

I'll bite you!

"Ah~"

Walking along a small slope in the middle of a mixed forest, the two left the hillside and slowly walked back to the porcelain workshop.

"Ha~" Yui Kikawa yawned lazily.

It seemed that this was the first time in so long that she had enjoyed being carried on Tsukasa Tazaki's back, feeling a little happy, but also thinking that this person was really dishonest.

Ninomiya had already enjoyed it in the summer, while I had to wait until almost the end of winter to get to do it, and I only got this treatment after he bullied me!

It makes me so angry just thinking about it.

If you calm down and feel it, you can feel the warmth coming from the part of your body that touches his back, which feels so comfortable that you always want to rub your face against it.

So the blonde girl closed her eyes and pressed her cheek against his strong, broad shoulder.

The river flowed swiftly by, sheep bleated in the distance, a cool breeze brushed against my hair, and I could hear Tsukasa Tazaki's even breathing. This winter twilight was so beautiful that it made me want to drowsily sleep.

Back at the pottery workshop, you can see Kuriyama Sakura sitting at the door, staring blankly at the sheep. Her beautiful profile shines brightly in the sunset.

"I'm back." Tsukasa Tazaki walked over.

Kuriyama Sakura looked up at him, then at Kikkawa Yui on her back, and said, "Sit for a while, watch the sunset, and then go back."

"okay."

Tsukasa Tazaki put Yui Sikawa down, and the three of them sat side by side under the teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll-shaped ornament on the roof) under the eaves, gazing at the western sky.

The air was thick with the atmosphere of dusk, and the edges of the trees and mountains were bathed in a soft glow, as if edged with light. The stream flowed gently, its surface tinged red by the setting sun, reflecting its brilliant crimson hue.

In the distance, a wisp of white smoke rose, and the German Shepherd barked.

Soon after, the crimson sky dimmed, gradually swallowed by darkness and shrouded in night.

……

Back at their lodgings, Kurisu Kawakami and Sachiko Tono stood guard in front of the Cullinan at the entrance.

From afar, the moment they saw Takashi Tazaki, a unique, melancholic expression, like that of a lonely woman confined to her boudoir, appeared on their faces.

Tsukasa Tazaki felt a little guilty.

They came all this way, and it's been so long since we last saw each other, right? But not only could I not get away last night, I also stood them up for the whole day today. To be honest, I do feel a little bad.

Eh...

and many more!