My love index is at its maximum.

After drinking tea for a while, Tsukasa Tazaki left the backyard and went to the dojo in the front yard to train with a group of rough men.

The person in charge of Sakura's family in the Kabukicho area is a bald man named Minami Yusakuya. As soon as he saw Tazaki Tsukasa walk in, he greeted him with a smile.

"Tazaki-kun, you're something else! Tell us how you got together with the young lady!"

At his urging, several other people also gathered around.

"Last time you said it had nothing to do with you, but who knew it would be announced in the blink of an eye. I really don't know what you two are up to."

"Sigh, how did you end up with the young lady? I was thinking of taking you to my house to play games. My house is huge."

As Tsukasa Tazaki greeted the enthusiastic violent men, he felt Keita Suzuki's gloomy gaze upon him.

Just in case, he opened the system panel.

Account Name: Tsukasa Tazaki

[Remaining Funds: 60050]

【持有股票：星野花见（2033）栗山樱良（1000）二宫诗织（1000）春日香苗（1000）远野幸子（1000）星野鹿见（1000）】

Number of stocks with large market capitalization: 9

[Market Index: 687]

After a moment's thought, he sold all of his shares in Kasuga Kana.

[Current stock price of Chunrixiang Miao: 70]

Are all units to be sold?

[I have sold all my shares in Chunrixiangmiao, receiving 70000 yuan.]

Current available funds: 130050

Clearance complete, open the trading market.

Mixed Martial Arts (Master): 100000

[Do you confirm the purchase?]

[Purchased Mixed Martial Arts (Master) - Cost: 100000]

Current available funds: 30050

After purchasing the skill, Tsukasa Tazaki began training as usual, deliberately controlling his strength, and his performance was not much different from before.

As a result... until Hoshino Hanami returned from shopping, the pretty boy didn't come to provoke her.

Tsukasa Tazaki was very disappointed.

It seems this pretty boy isn't completely brainless; this is going to be tricky.

Chapter Ninety-One: An Irresistible Cutie

Sunday, sunny.

Tsukasa Tazaki unexpectedly slept in and didn't wake up until eight o'clock.

The sunlight outside the window was wonderful, and the 243-meter-tall Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building looked like two glowing pillars.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he changed into black sweatpants and tennis shoes before heading out.

He only carried his wallet, earphones, phone, and transit card. He needed an extra bag of potatoes on his way back, so he didn't want to bring too much stuff.

I bought a pork rice ball and a bottle of yogurt at the nearest convenience store and ate them as I walked to the station.

The rice ball was wrapped in seaweed and looked delicious, but after taking a bite, Tsukasa Tazaki found that it tasted just average.

After all, the price including tax is only 150 yen, which is enough to fill my stomach.

The yogurt tasted great; I drank every last drop.

I walked all the way to Waseda 1-chome and waited for the train at the Toden Arakawa Line platform. The address Ninomiya Shiori gave me was near Otsuka Station, which is conveniently accessible by train on this line.

The station was crowded with people, all looking down at their phones or staring blankly at the passersby.

At nine o'clock in the morning, I boarded a yellow-painted tram on the Arakawa Line. As the only remaining streetcar in Tokyo, the entire line winds its way forward between vehicles and pedestrians.

Tazaki Tsukasa sat down in the last row and took out his phone to chat with Hoshino Hanami. The old, single-car tram clattered as it slowly pulled out of the station.

[Tazaki: I'm going to my classmate's house to get some potatoes. I'll make you a potato salad tomorrow morning.]

[Hanami: Potato?]

[Tazaki: Yes, potatoes from Hokkaido must taste really good.]

[Hanami: I remember that Ninomiya was the only student from Hokkaido in the entire first year (smile.jpg)]

[Tazaki: Uh... We're just classmates. Please trust my loyalty!]

[Hanami: Is she really that well-behaved?]

[Tazaki: If one day the entire city of Tokyo is flooded by a torrential downpour, it will be because my sincerity moved God, not because Makoto Shinkai made a terrible movie.]

[Hanami: Even if the torrential rain turns this city upside down, you'll still be ruined if you dare to cheat!]

Tsukasa Tazaki: "..."

Outside the window, the tram sped along the rooftops, with green bushes and blooming hydrangeas occasionally flashing by. The tram clanged as it pulled into the station, and most of the passengers were elderly people.

Three elderly women, who were traveling together, sat beside him, whispering to each other and occasionally giving Tsukasa Tazaki a kind smile.

Look at the way your grandson-in-law looks at you!

Tsukasa Tazaki suddenly remembered the two opening paragraphs of Pride and Prejudice.

It is a universally acknowledged truth that a wealthy bachelor will always find a wife.

This truth is truly deeply ingrained: whenever such a bachelor moves to a new place, even though his neighbors know nothing of his intentions, they insist on treating him as the legitimate property of one of their daughters.

That makes sense.

Although Tsukasa Tazaki is not exactly a wealthy bachelor, he has a handsome appearance that immediately suggests he is intelligent, so who wouldn't want such a young man as their son-in-law?

It would be even better if you could also have some deep and simple conversations with yourself at the same time.

After getting off the train at Otsuka Station, Tsukasa Tazaki followed the navigation on his phone's map and walked along a small shopping street.

The shops along the street are a mixed bag, including various agencies, small hotels, izakayas, flower shops, noodle shops, and cafes, all mixed together without any distinction. Casually dressed elderly people stroll slowly down the street, and a black cat sunbathing in front of a noodle shop lazily yawns.

Everything exudes an old-fashioned yet welcoming atmosphere.

After walking for a while, Tsukasa Tazaki stopped and looked up at the building in front of him.

The two-story building has a CD and DVD store on the first floor. Above the store entrance hangs an orange neon sign with the words "CD & DVD" on it, and on both sides are advertisements and posters of popular singers.

The second floor has a small balcony with a few pots of cherry tomatoes. Girls' clothes are hanging on the clothesline, and the paper strips on the wind chimes flutter in the wind, producing a crisp and clear sound.

Tsukasa Tazaki sent a message to Shiori Ninomiya.

A few seconds later, there was a loud bang as the window opened overhead. Looking up, I saw a lively girl leaning out of the window, waving and shouting, "You came so fast! I thought you wouldn't arrive until the afternoon!"

"If there's nothing else, you should have come earlier," Tsukasa Tazaki replied.

"Here's the key, take this." Shiori Ninomiya tossed down the key wrapped in paper and pointed behind her: "The stairs are in the back yard."

Tsukasa Tazaki walked through the gap between the two buildings to the back, where there was a small, rather desolate courtyard. Several trees were planted in the corner, and sometimes a slight breeze would blow, causing the trees to sway their leaves as if itching.

As he entered the courtyard and climbed the stairs built along the outer wall to the second floor, Shiori Ninomiya was already waiting for him, having opened the door.

A slightly loose blue and white striped T-shirt, along with equally loose dark green shorts, gave her an unexpectedly boyish look, but it didn't look out of place at all on her.

Tsukasa Tazaki paused for a moment, then slowed his pace.

"What's wrong?" Shiori Ninomiya glanced at him and greeted him cheerfully, "Come on up, I've prepared some cold drinks for you."

Tsukasa Tazaki chuckled: "Something's strange..."

"What's strange about it?"

"Well, how should I put it?" Tsukasa Tazaki's gaze shifted to her exposed calves, and he said in a somewhat joking tone, "I thought you would dress up more carefully."

Shiori Ninomiya glanced down at herself, then looked up at him, her gentle eyes moist and slightly glistening.

Then, without any sense of unease, she asked, "I don't think there's a problem. Do I look bad like this?"

Tsukasa Tazaki nodded: "Still looks good."

This simple, unadorned style suits her perfectly. Or rather, she's the kind of girl for whom any list of compliments could easily describe her.

"great!"

Shiori Ninomiya blinked: "I don't think Kiki would be very interested in girls who take every opportunity to dress up."

"Makes sense."

“And…” Shiori Ninomiya leaned forward towards him, a slight smile playing on her lips: “Don’t you think this style is surprisingly captivating? It’s an unassuming outfit, like something a boy would wear, but even the smallest movement inadvertently reveals the graceful curves of a girl’s figure, and you can see her entire thighs at a glance… Kiki really likes it, right?”

Pink...

Tazaki felt a little dizzy from being shaken, so he had to lift his face with difficulty.

"Haha, come on up quickly." Shiori Ninomiya straightened up. "It's hot outside, come inside and cool off."

After Tsukasa Tazaki went up the stairs, she took out a pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet: "These are new. From now on, they will be Kiki's exclusive slippers. Do you want to give them a name?"

I don't plan to come back a second time...

Shiori Ninomiya tilted her head and smiled mischievously.

So he swallowed those words back down.

Chapter Ninety-Two: Confessing might make things simpler.

Change your shoes and go inside.

Shiori Ninomiya took a bottle of beverage from the small refrigerator and carried it over.

Unsurprisingly, lemonade was prepared, with ice and fresh lemon slices.

"I'll go get a disposable cup." She bent down to put the kettle on the table, straightened up, and brushed a few stray strands of hair behind her ear.

While waiting, Tsukasa Tazaki looked around the room.