I, the mastermind behind the scenes at Soubu High, refuse to be caught in a bloodbath.

"Yes, you didn't know."

"Let's choose an affordable mode of transportation this time!"

"ha--?"

"Let's take the subway!" Mom said confidently, one hand on her hip and the other pointing out the window. Ji Xiaolu rubbed her head and retorted, "Mom, are you kidding me? With your looks and outfit, taking the subway... not to mention that there are a lot of people going to that exhibition right now, so it will be very crowded."

"It's okay, I'll just wear something more casual this time! And I'll also bring a wide-brimmed hat and big sunglasses!"

"Clothes that are more like ordinary clothes..." Himekoji was somewhat speechless, and simply pointed to her mother's hair, which was more than twice her height, and said, "Just this alone will attract a huge crowd..."

"Oh no, I don't want to cut it, it's already so long."

My mom, like a little woman, was holding her hair and crying.

"Let's experience the modes of transportation for ordinary people later. There are just too many people today. Even if we drive, we'll need to call more help... Phew—listen to me, let's take the subway next time."

Ji Xiaolu stood up and gently stroked her mother's perfect white hair as she spoke.

Author's Note:

PS: The latest chapter of the draft is finished with the sports festival. I'm currently writing some preparations for the cultural festival, such as poaching members from the light music club. Ogiso Setsuna is also making another appearance, but as I said before, I haven't decided on her ending yet. However, I've given her quite a bit of screen time. I'll see how it goes as I write.

PS2: Another important reason why I didn't think about Setsuna's ending was that I might not be able to handle so many female characters revolving around one male character. If I didn't arrange their screen time and corresponding plot well, it would be easy for the characters to become marginalized and lose their original personality traits, much like Ran Mouri in Detective Conan, who became very insignificant. I was reminded of this by the editor that we must control the number of characters, so it may not be possible to satisfy everyone, and it is impossible to achieve perfection. But thank you all for your support.

Chapter 064 Unfortunately, [Yukino Yukinoshita] is somewhat directionally challenged.

Of course, this kind of white hair isn't the transparent silvery-white of an elderly person; it's a truly pure white, like Irisviel's.

"Okay, ooh."

Mom hugged Himekoji, her tears soaking his pajamas.

"...I'm going to take a shower, wash up, and get ready. Mother, you go and ask the steward to make the arrangements."

"Ok!"

She jumped up happily and ran off just like a little girl.

"I don't know why, but I'm suddenly so envious of my dad...tsk, he must have saved the world in his past life to be able to marry such a wonderful wife."

Ji Xiaolu silently complained as she watched her mother's departing figure.

So, in order to attend the Tokyo Pet Fair, the Himekoji family had to use a lot of people to take care of Lady Daphne, who would cause a sensation just by going out. A lot of preparations were done in advance. Because the mother kept urging them, they were able to get ready relatively quickly. With the driver also putting in a lot of effort, the group finally arrived at the Makuhari Messe exhibition hall just a few minutes after it opened.

"Wait, let's buy the tickets first!"

Seeing that her mother was about to rush inside, Ji Xiaolu had no choice but to quickly snap her fingers and order someone to buy tickets. (Actually, I'm not sure if tickets are needed; it's not mentioned in the novel, and I haven't been able to verify it.)

"Huh? Tickets? Do we need those things too? I want to go check it out too!"

So Mom took Ji Xiaolu's arm and, wearing crystal-like sandals, started walking towards the ticket office with small, quick steps. Ji Xiaolu had to hold onto her wide-brimmed hat to prevent it from falling off. Even so, her terrifyingly long hair caused quite a stir after they got off the bus. If she hadn't brought enough people, it would have been a disaster.

But she herself seems completely unaware of this.

"Two tickets and two exhibition brochures, please."

Ji Xiaolu handed the money through the window. With his height, leading this old lady to buy tickets really looked like leading a little sister. The old lady curiously gripped the windowsill of the ticket window with both hands and looked inside. After taking the two tickets handed to her by the staff, she almost tore off the ticket verification copy.

"Little puppy~ Little kitten~"

The mother, humming strange lyrics in a classical tune, clung tightly to Ji Xiaolu's arm. Wherever they went, they would cause a stir. Fortunately, the mother didn't pay attention to these things, and Ji Xiaolu was already immune to such stares. The two of them were able to enter the exhibition hall smoothly.

"It looks like a maze... Where should I go?"

My mom dragged Ji Xiaolu around, looking left and right, and then staring at the exhibition brochure for ages, but in the end, we were still stuck in the same place.

“Haruto, I’m definitely not lost! It’s just that the exhibition is hidden too deep, or it’s not set up according to the location marked in this manual.”

The mother angrily waved the brochure in front of Himekoji, and more and more people were intentionally or unintentionally turning their gazes toward them.

"Excuse me, could you please move aside?"

Just as Himekoji was about to answer his mother's question, a very arrogant voice suddenly came from behind. He and his mother turned around together and saw Yukinoshita with her eyes fixed on the exhibition brochure.

She wore a simple pale yellow cardigan that reached about thigh-length; underneath was a light and plain dress, tied with a red ribbon below the chest, giving her a softer look than usual. With each step, her strapless high-heeled sandals made a crisp, cool sound.

"Oh, it's you."

Himeko adjusted her sunglasses and said with a hint of surprise.

"Is it someone we know?" Mom was about to lift her sunglasses to look, but Himekoji quickly stopped her, saying it would "cause a commotion." Yukinoshita looked at Himekoji and her mom with a strange expression for a while, then sighed and rubbed her forehead, "Oh, it's Himekoji. Did you come with your girlfriend? It's not Kasumigaoka-senpai, nor Touma-senpai, nor Vice President Gidou."

"This is..." Ji Xiaolu was about to speak when his mother covered his mouth and said with a sweet smile, "I'm his older sister. Hello, thank you for taking care of my little brother."

“Oh, your sister is quite well-mannered, unlike him,” Yukinoshita said sarcastically to Himekoji before turning to her mother and saying, “Hello, I am Yukinoshita Yukino, and I am in the same department as him.”

"I'm Himekoji Daphne, just call me Daphne. Oh, from the same club? I remember Haruto, you only joined the student council, right?"

"Well... there are many reasons, anyway, I joined a department."

Himekoji's eyelids twitched as he answered, hoping his mother wouldn't ask any more questions about the club's name. If she did, Yukinoshita would proudly proclaim the "grand name" of the Service Club.

"On another note, why are you still not far from the entrance?"

"Well, it's because the exhibition I wanted to go to was too out of the way, or maybe those guys didn't exhibit in the locations indicated in the exhibition brochure."

Yukinoshita glanced at the exhibition brochure again and spoke to Himekoji in a serious tone.

"...That means they got lost."

"You don't need to tell me anything, hmph." Yukinoshita closed the exhibition guide and said to her mother, "Then please continue your visit, I'll take my leave now."

"Wait a minute," Mom gently tugged at her sleeve. Yukinoshita turned around and blinked in surprise. She saw Mom point at Himekoji and whisper in Yukinoshita's ear as if telling her a secret, "Do you want to come with us? I may not be able to find the exhibition you want to go to, but Haruto will definitely be fine."

"Um, is that... okay?"

"Of course!" Mom poked Himekoji's cheek and said, "Let's take this child with us and go see her!"

“Of course, no problem,” Himekoji gave Yukinoshita a look, and Yukinoshita naturally followed her mother. After they had walked a few steps, Yukinoshita noticed her mother's unusually long white hair and said in surprise, “Daphne-neechan, your hair…”

"Isn't it beautiful?"

"So beautiful...and so long, and it's kept so supple..."

Yukinoshita leaned against her mother's hair as if she had discovered a treasure trove in a new continent, gently stroking the ends of her folded and drooping hair with her small hands.

"Hehe, this is my precious treasure."

Mom confidently shook her head slightly, causing the huge crystal hair clip to sway gently, which in turn caused the ends of her hair to tremble.

Chapter 065 A Small Accident: [Hikigaya Komachi] Seized the Opportunity

"It was folded up and then folded down again, then hung down to the legs... Oh my god."

Yukinoshita was clearly startled, and at the same time, she began to silently calculate her "older sister's" age based on her hair. In fact, to grow hair that long, it would probably take about seventeen years without cutting it. So, there wasn't much of a clue. Yukinoshita admired her inwardly and continued to walk alongside her.

My mom is 1.61 meters tall and her hair is about 3.7 meters long. It has basically stayed at that length. She gets a short haircut every few months because if it gets any longer, it will seriously affect her mobility.

The guards responsible for protecting them were also dressed in civilian clothes and pretended to walk aimlessly. In reality, they were basically surrounding them. If there was any emergency, Himekoji could handle it. If he couldn't handle it, it meant there were too many people. That's when they needed to prove their worth.

"Oh, that's a penguin."

Although Yukinoshita didn't say which exhibit she wanted to go to, Himekoji knew perfectly well that the shortest route would take her through the penguin exhibit. "The penguins must have it tough in the sweltering summer," Himekoji thought to herself.

“Penguins are so cute, they waddle when they walk,” Himeko said, gently patting her mother’s head as she adjusted her mother’s wide-brimmed hat. “But you’re cuter.”

"Hahaha, right?"

She still held tightly to Himekoji's arm, showing no sign of letting go. Yukinoshita thought to herself, "These siblings have such a good relationship..." (Himekoji: That's my mom!!)

"Brother, look! Isn't that Yukino-nee?"

In the distance, Komachi pointed at the figure beneath the snow and kept shaking Hachiman's arm.

"Oh, it seems so... but is that the student council president next to her??"

"Huh?! That white-haired guy who looks like a delinquent is actually the student council president of Soubu High School?"

“That delinquent… that guy’s white hair is natural.” Hikigaya pointed to another woman next to Himekoji and said, “Look, that must be his family member, wow… such long hair.”

"Oh! This is just like Rapunzel from a fairy tale! Brother, let's go say hello!"

No, I'm not going.

"Go, go! Otherwise, Yukino-nee will be kidnapped!"

Komachi forcefully pulled Hachiman along, hurrying towards that direction.

"What does the kidnapping have to do with me..."

Hikigaya rolled his eyes and thought about it with a slight concern: Why are Himekoji and Yukinoshita both here at the same time...?

After the penguin exhibit came the bird exhibit. My mother, in a childlike manner, imitated the small ornamental birds as if she were communicating with them. So she moved a little further away from Himekoji and finally let go of Himekoji's arm. Yukinoshita stood with Himekoji and waited for her. Yukinoshita said softly, "In terms of my older sister, although I don't want to admit it, I still envy you."

"...At least I have met your sister before."

"Oh, it's normal that you've seen her, but she's never mentioned anything to me. What kind of person do you think she is?"

"Well... I can only say that she is someone I can cooperate with. Her abilities are quite good, but once she becomes an enemy, I must eliminate her as soon as possible, crush her until she is unable to rise again, and completely shatter her will."

"Himekoji, your perspective on her is completely different from most people's. But it's not bad. I thought you would be completely captivated by her. It seems I underestimated you."

"I still prefer my sister to yours... well, my sister."

Himeko almost revealed her mother's secret.

"Wow, Yukino-neechan! You're here too!"

Komachi finally dragged Hachiman over; the two of them almost got lost in the crowd. She looked slightly sweaty. This was the first time Himekoji had seen this legendary, incredibly helpful younger sister. The two siblings' signature ahoge (cowlicks) swayed in unison. Hachiman, reluctantly pulled forward, quickly glanced at Himekoji and said, "Yo..."

"Komachi! Oh, and you too..."

Although she was pleasantly surprised to see Komachi, Yukino's joy cooled completely upon seeing Hachiman. At that moment, her mother finished her conversation with Kotori and walked over with a smile, weaving between the two groups of people. She looked at the newcomers and said, "What? Is this another one of Haruto's acquaintances?"

"Hmm," Himekoji extended her hand to Hikigaya and said, "This is also Hikigaya Hachiman from the same club. This must be... your younger sister?"

"Ta-da! You got it right! I am your adorable little sister, Komachi!" She bowed to Himekoji and Yukinoshita and said, "Thank you both for taking care of this good-for-nothing brother of mine!"

"Oh, right, you are—?"

Because of her hair, Komachi thought the lady next to Himekoji was probably much older than them, so she used a respectful term for her.

"I am Himekoji Daphne, Haruto's older sister~"