My love index is at its maximum.

Kuriyama Sakura, you bastard, what the hell are you trying to do by shoving this thing into my hands?

"Teacher... let me explain, this is actually..."

"We'll talk about it at noon. I'm going back to prepare my lessons."

Hoshino Hanami's face still wore a gentle smile, but her eyes suddenly turned cold. Tazaki Tsukasa felt a chill run down his spine, and his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys all seemed to be groaning in an instant.

A faint rumble of thunder echoed in the air, and the wind blew by, causing water droplets on the oak leaves to fall with a piercing sound, bringing with them an inexplicable sense of survival pressure.

Back in the classroom, ready for the last class.

Tazaki Tsukasa leaned back in his chair, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Raindrops pattered against the windowpane, and the outside world was a gray, damp blur. Under the heavy rain clouds, the street scene of Yotsuya became particularly somber.

"Hey, Tazaki, what did you do last night?" Murakami Mizuiro turned around and leaned on his desk, asking curiously, "Now all the first-year class groups are talking about how you and your main wife were both late."

"Nothing was done."

"Really?" Murakami Mizuiro looked at him meaningfully and took out her phone: "Someone took a picture of the three of you walking into the school gate together. You didn't spend the whole night with those two, did you?"

Tsukasa Tazaki suddenly asked, "If you didn't come home all night and your girlfriend found a box of condoms in your pocket, what would you do?"

"This is a complicated issue. First, we need to clarify the class positions of the two of you... The first type is like this..."

Murakami Mizuiro picked up the eraser from the table, removed the paper packaging to reveal the white rubber inside, and then completely wrapped it in her palm.

Tsukasa Tazaki shook his head.

“That’s easy…” Murakami Mizuiro snapped his fingers excitedly, “After class, I’ll go to the best private hospital in Tokyo to book a bed for you.”

Why do I get the feeling that you're gloating?

"Be more confident, and drop the 'seems like' part." Murakami Mizuiro said with a cheerful expression, "All the boys in Kitagawa Academy wish you would be sent to another world by a big truck the moment you step out the door in the morning."

"Ugh……"

Tsukasa Tazaki sighed and slumped heavily onto the table.

After the last class of the morning, he walked dejectedly to the rooftop of the teaching building.

In my line of sight, Hoshino Shikami ran up the stairs first.

Tsukasa Tazaki was certain that she had heard rumors circulating among the students and was therefore preparing to report them.

Since that's the case, I can only apologize to my sister-in-law...

He must have had some idea, because he smiled slyly.

Chapter 122 The Silly Sister-in-Law

"Sister, sister, I have something to tell you!"

"Speak." Hoshino Hanami leaned against the iron gate on the rooftop, stuffing dorayaki into her mouth, while the sea breeze, blowing through the rain, gently caressed her long hair.

My sister said firmly, "Tsukasa Tazaki cheated on me!"

Hoshino Hanami continued chewing on the dorayaki, which had red bean filling, but she didn't find it very tasty. However, she was very hungry, so she could only force herself to swallow it despite the discomfort.

“Last night after school, he left school with Sakura and Ninomiya from Class D. This morning, all three of them were late and returned to school at the same time. Doesn’t that mean they spent last night together?”

"Anything else?" Hoshino Hanami asked, her heel lightly scraping against the cement floor, making a soft, crunching sound.

"Haven't there been rumors all along that the three of them are having an improper relationship?" The younger sister puffed out her chest proudly, her tone sharp. "He's never clarified anything, so it's obvious that the rumors have become true over time. If you continue to favor him, you might be betrayed by him soon."

"betray……"

Hoshino Hanami murmured softly, her expression subtle, a mixture of confusion and a hint of anger.

The sound of a tram horn came from Yotsuya Station in the distance. She glanced out casually; the sky was overcast, and she couldn't tell where the air ended and the clouds began. Crows flew over the rooftop.

Tsukasa Tazaki took a deep breath and started walking up the stairs.

The two sisters turned to look at each other simultaneously. The younger sister's face was filled with a vengeful smile, while the older sister opened her mouth, seemingly hesitant to confront him directly. But soon, she stubbornly refused to look at him, shifting her gaze to the outside of the rooftop, where the rain looked like it would continue forever.

The rain during the plum rain season is always like this.

It was as if the rain wouldn't stop until everything in the world was soaked through. Trees, highways, cars, houses; everything in sight was brimming with rainwater, and the whole world was filled with an incurable dampness.

Tazaki Tsukasa approached the two, and Hoshino Shikami spat and asked smugly, "Do you have anything else to say in your defense?"

“No.” He shook his head. “You’re right, I was indeed with both of them last night.”

Boom!

A deafening clap of thunder echoed across the horizon, and lightning briefly illuminated the dark sky.

In an instant, the rain intensified as if a tap had been turned on to its maximum, and the raindrops falling on the rooftop bounced erratically, even forming a thin layer of mist.

With a "bang," the bag containing dorayaki fell to the ground.

Hoshino Hanami turned to stare at him, the grievance in her eyes gradually turning into anger. She clenched her right fist tightly, her knuckles cracking.

[You brat, I'm going to cripple you! The Hoshino Hanami Stock Index has dropped 50 points; current stock price: 250]

A huge sense of danger flashed through his mind, and Tazaki Tsukasa cautiously took a step back: "Don't be impulsive, let me explain first!"

"Don't listen to his excuses, sister!" Hoshino Shikami shouted excitedly. "Just give that scumbag a good beating and then dump him."

"Lu Jian, I advise you to be kinder."

"He, tui~!"

"If you keep doing this, I'm going to get rough with you."

"He even threatened me!" Hoshino Shika snuggled closer to her sister, acting affectionately and coquettishly: "Sister, don't hesitate any longer. A scumbag like him isn't worth staying with at all."

“Since you’ve already admitted it yourself…” Hoshino Hanami chuckled lightly, a layer of gloom clouding her eyes, “I have nothing to say.”

The tenderness in her heart gradually faded, and she could feel her gaze growing cold.

Ok.

This is so disappointing.

Hoshino Hanami leaned against the door, her gaze shifting away from Tazaki Tsukasa's as she looked towards a certain spot on the rooftop and said, "You don't need to go to Sakura's family anymore, and you don't need to go to Shinjuku Gyoen anymore... Oh well, do whatever you want. I'll go for my morning run at Jingu Gaien from now on..."

As she spoke, she fell silent.

I wanted to beat him up to vent my anger, but now it seems unnecessary, and I'm not in the mood. Looking at him any longer makes me feel like I won't even be able to speak properly; emotions are bubbling up from the depths of my heart, my mind a jumbled mess. It's not just anger, nor just sadness; it's like a huge, volatile mass of emotions is accumulating within me, and if I lose control and let them explode, I might do something irreversible.

Tsukasa Tazaki continued to stare at her face, not looking away.

For a moment, the only sound on the rooftop was the patter of rain. A breeze carrying raindrops blew in, slightly dampening the three people's hair.

The situation is very favorable at this moment... Hoshino Shika thought to herself, and an uncontrollable smile appeared on her delicate little face.

The scumbag has been pushed to the edge of a cliff. If I just add fuel to the fire, then from now on, my sister will be mine alone.

Tsukasa Tazaki smiled at his younger sister and said, "Shikami is so cute."

That kind smile instantly froze the smug expression on Hoshino Shikami's face.

Almost reflexively, she sensed danger rapidly approaching, as if struck by a powerful lightning bolt while traversing a vast wilderness, leaving her completely paralyzed.

“Teacher…” Tazaki Tsukasa took a step forward and stood next to his sister: “It all started with Shikami spreading rumors.”

Hoshino Hanami suddenly turned her head and stared intently at him. From the depths of her eyes, one could sense the faint light that had just gone out beginning to flicker again.

Tazaki Tsukasa took one of her hands, spread her five fingers apart, and tucked his own fingers between them. She didn't say anything, but simply bent her knuckles slightly and firmly gripped his hand back.

Amidst the patter of rain, he slowly recounted his grudge against Onodera, the rumors spread by Hoshino Shikami, the bullying of Ninomiya Shiori, and how he went to Ninomiya Shiori's house last night only to atone for the rumors he had spread about his sister.

"..."

Hoshino Shikami was completely dumbfounded.

When all the blame fell on her, she bit her right thumb helplessly, her expression as blank as a suckling pig wandering outside a slaughterhouse waiting to be slaughtered.

“Nothing really happened last night,” Tsukasa Tazaki emphasized again. “Sakura and I just had dinner with Ninomiya, played a quiz game, and then drank some beer before sleeping until 10 a.m. the next morning. Look at that box of Jissbon; the wrapper is still intact…”

Hoshino Hanami stared at him with her beautiful eyes for a long, long time, then gently pressed her cheek against Tazaki Tsukasa's cheek: "Are you an idiot? Why didn't you explain sooner?"

This gesture is so comforting, like soaking in a hot spring after a long day of work.

Tazaki Tsukasa joked, "Isn't it because you told me to explain at noon?"

"Don't laugh at me!"

Hoshino Hanami reached out and pinched his waist, her beautiful face slowly turning red with embarrassment.

"I wasn't laughing at you." Tsukasa Tazaki leaned close to her ear and whispered, "In this vast world, my Hanami-san is the one I love the most."

[I knew it! Tazaki loves me the most! Hoshino Hanami Stock Index rose 100, current stock price: 350]

Hoshino Hanami looked away shyly. The Yotsuya outside the rooftop had been thoroughly washed by the rain, all the gloomy dust was washed away, revealing the world's original clean appearance.

So beautiful!

She chuckled to herself, then turned and kissed Tsukasa Tazaki's cheek before giving her sister a cold look: "My dear Shikami, have you thought about how to explain your spreading rumors?"

Hoshino Shikami was stunned for a long time, then her lips moved: "I..."

Half a second later, her nose tingled, and the sister-in-law burst into tears, feeling wronged: "I feel so stupid."

Chapter 123 Those Who Are Favored Are Fearless

According to the older sister, the younger sister was forced to kneel on the ground and write a 2000-word self-criticism that night. During this time, the father, feeling sorry for his younger daughter, pleaded for her, but was also forced to kneel as well.

In the end, the "navy" couldn't bear to see them suffer any longer and kept pleading with the sister, which allowed the father and daughter to survive the night.

In response, Tsukasa Tazaki put his arm around his sister's waist and said with pity, "Elder sister, you've worked so hard as a mother."

"If only she were as sensible as you." Hoshino Hanami yawned and nestled against his chest, remaining motionless as if listening to his heartbeat.

Are you very tired?

"Hmm... I was busy late last night preparing for your workplace experience class in the middle of the month. I'm going to sleep for a while. Wake me up at 7:30."

As Hoshino Hanami spoke languidly, the faint morning light fell on her face, making her skin glow like porcelain, and her black hair flowed like a waterfall.

"Go to sleep." Tsukasa Tazaki opened a transparent umbrella to shield her from the rain drifting in from outside the pavilion.

Hoshino Hanami placed her hand on his lower abdomen, turned her head a few times, and adjusted it to the most comfortable position.