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

Mom casually twirled the ahoge (cowlick) on Komachi's head with her fingertip, and Komachi was immediately stunned. She had never seen a woman so friendly from the start.

"Hello." Hachiman greeted his mother, who then playfully twirled the ahoge (cowlick) on his head. However, given her height, she had to raise her hand high to do so, but Hachiman's ahoge seemed to have an automatic dodging function, and it took her several tries to catch it.

"They really are siblings; they even have fun little gadgets in their hair!"

"That's not a mechanism..."

Komachi explained in a low voice.

"Alright, alright, big sister, stop playing around," Himekoji had to quickly stop her mother, who still looked like she hadn't had enough. She then turned her gaze to Komachi, who immediately took a small step back and looked at her warily. At this moment, Hikigaya's cheeks were already flushed red, and she was mentally ranting about Himekoji's mother.

"On another note, why is Yukino with these two?"

"Because I got lost, Daphne took me with her. Well... in the end, it was Himekoji who led the way."

Yuki confessed everything.

"Is Yukino-nee coming with us?!"

“This—” Yukinoshita glanced at Daphne, who was looking at her expectantly, and silently shook her head, saying, “No, you guys go ahead and do your thing. It would be rather impolite to leave so suddenly.”

"Ugh—, alright, let's go then, brother." Komachi sadly pulled Hachiman away, while Hachiman muttered as they walked, "I told you not to come..."

Chapter 066 So, the appearance of [Yui Yuigahama] was just in time.

"Honestly, brother, you always have this attitude. Yukino-nee is really going to be snatched away! If we had come a little earlier today, we could have kidnapped Yukino-nee while we were at it!"

"By the way, kidnapping Yukinoshita sounds pretty bad... like it could lead to a criminal case."

Hikigaya scratched his head. He thought that if Himekoji really wanted to make a move against Yukinoshita, he would definitely make time for the Service Club more often. But Himekoji did the opposite, only coming when Hiratsuka Shizuka called him.

Mom squinted at Komachi for a moment, then gave Yukino a sweet smile, pointed to the animal exhibit ahead, and said, "Let's go together, Yukino~"

"Oh... okay."

Yukinoshita nodded quickly and walked beside Daphne. Along the way, her mother asked Yukinoshita all sorts of questions, but they were all about Himekoji. She never asked Yukinoshita anything about herself. So Yukinoshita went on to describe Himekoji's misdeeds, mainly focusing on the rumors of his ambiguous relationships with several girls.

"I know both Kazusa and the Gido family's daughter, but who is this Kasumigaoka Utaha?"

"She's a colleague in the student council, and the current secretary. Since Kazusa quit, we got her in. I helped her with some things before, so she's just returning the favor."

"Oh, I see. You can invite her over sometime."

"Okay, I think there should be an opportunity."

"Kazusa...Does Daphne-neechan also know Touma-senpai from the third year?"

"Yes! Kazusa grew up in our family since she was little."

“Eh—! Well,” Yukinoshita looked at Himekoji in surprise and said, “So you and Touma-senpai were childhood friends.”

"Yeah, what do you think?"

"Well... this clears some of the suspicion against you."

Yukino looked ahead, closed her eyes slightly, and breathed a sigh of relief. However, no matter how viciously Yukino used to portray Himekoji, her mother never paid attention to what she said, let alone questioned Himekoji about whether such a thing was true.

After the bird exhibit, there was a small animal exhibit. Since Komachi failed to bring Yukinoshita, she parted ways with Himekoji and the others and chose a different route for viewing the exhibit. They probably won't meet again.

The small animal exhibit features hamsters, rabbits, ferrets, hedgehogs, and other adorable creatures, making it a very popular area. My mom seemed completely captivated by the little bunnies there, and Ji Xiaolu couldn't get her to come even after calling her several times.

"Haruto, you two go and browse around first. I want to pick out something I like to take home!"

Okay~

Although she wasn't too keen on hanging out alone with Yukinoshita, Himekoji couldn't argue with her mother's opinion.

"Is Daphne alright? There are so many people...?"

Then, Yukinoshita, being naive, was worried about her. With so many people around her on her side, how could she let her mother get into trouble?

"It's alright, it's alright, let's keep going," Himekoji said, leading Yukinoshita for a while before pondering, "About Yuigahama Yui..."

Do you have any good ideas?

"I guess so. Her birthday is next Monday, so buying her a gift to celebrate would be a good idea."

"Are you so sure? Yuihama-san's email account definitely contains the numbers 0522..."

"I'm the student council president, and I often handle these kinds of general documents, so it's definitely from the day after tomorrow."

As Himekoji and Yukinoshita talked, they arrived at the puppy exhibit. Himekoji had originally planned to buy her mother a Papillon, but it seemed that her mother would have to bring a rabbit home today.

"This is considered privacy, isn't it?"

When Yukinoshita heard Himekoji say those words, she immediately realized that Himekoji must have also found out about her birthday, so she seemed a little unhappy.

“It’s impossible not to see when processing work documents, and of course, there are also things like addresses, but we keep these kinds of things confidential.”

"Hmph...that's alright, not entirely hopeless."

The two practically walked right through the puppy exhibit. Himekoji herself wasn't very interested in pets, and Yukinoshita was in a hurry to get to the next cat exhibit, so they moved very quickly. Another reason was that a woman who looked like Hiratsuka Shizuka was taking pictures like crazy there, and getting caught would definitely cause trouble, so Himekoji chose to slip away as fast as she could.

"Ahem—watch your step when you get to the next exhibition area."

Yukinoshita nervously tugged at the strap of her handbag.

"ha...?"

“You’re so tall, I’m afraid you’ll step on those little things that walk around.”

"Okay, I'll be careful, so no problem."

The next exhibit was supposed to be the cat exhibit, but you didn't say the word "cat" once the whole time.

"Oh, right, Himekoji," Yukinoshita said shyly, turning to Himekoji as they were about to enter the cat exhibit, "I'm not very confident about choosing a gift, could you... stay with me for a bit?"

Just as Himekoji was about to answer, "Can I refuse?"—

"Sabre, wait, wait a minute! Ah, the collar is broken..."

The miniature dachshund, which was free, heard its owner's voice, looked back, and then simply ignored it.

It ran towards the exit like a rabbit, and if it rushed forward any further, it would be the cat exhibit area.

"Hey, Hime-Himekoji, think of something quick!"

Yukinoshita hid behind Himekoji in fear, using his tall body to shield herself. She secretly peeked at Himekoji with one half-clenched fist in front of her lips, her legs trembling slightly.

So Himekoji crouched down and reached out his hand to it. The dog, which should have been Yuihama's, slammed on the brakes and looked at him warily. Yukinoshita hurriedly patted Himekoji's back and said, "You, what you're doing isn't working at all! It seems to be having the opposite effect... Wait, this dog is..."

It seems Yukinoshita has also noticed the problem. Himekoji stood up and asked her, "What is it?"

"Sabelle~ I'm so sorry! My Sabelle has caused you trouble!"

At that moment, the dog's owner, Yuihama, ran over, picked it up, and bent down to apologize to Himekoji and the others. The bun tied on the other person's head swayed, making Himekoji involuntarily want to reach out and pinch it.

"Oh, it's Yuihama-san."

"Huh?" She looked up in surprise when she heard Yukinoshita's voice.

At that moment, Yukinoshita emerged from behind Himekoji. Yuihama stared blankly at her, then looked up at Himekoji and said in surprise, "Yukinoshita... and the student council president!"

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Chapter 067 Be careful, the kitten can't stray too far from its owner.

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"What a coincidence to meet you here." Himeko smiled faintly, while Yuihama nervously looked down at her chest. Himeko quickly waved her hand and said, "Ah, don't worry about it. This isn't school, so the school rules don't apply here."

"Ah, yes! Sorry... I've gotten used to it, hehe." Yui stuck out her cherry-colored tongue at Himekoji, then turned to Yukinoshita and asked, "Why are Yukino and Himekoji here?"

"Well... I got lost at first, so he and his sister found me and have been taking care of me ever since. Now, it seems that the older sister is obsessed with little bunnies, so for the time being, it's just the two of us."

"Oh, I see. I was a little surprised; I thought you two were on a date."

Well, Yuigahama's feelings were quite complicated. At first, seeing Himekoji and Yukinoshita, she immediately felt she had a chance with Hachiman again. But then again, something didn't seem right about the two of them. It was probably just a wonderful accident, after all. Yukinoshita was still...

"How could I possibly date someone like that?" X2

Himekoji and Yukinoshita pointed at each other in unison, speaking in a very disdainful tone.

"That's what I should be saying!" X2

"Hmph!" X2

The two of them turned their heads away again, and Yuihama was stunned by their simultaneous gaze.

"Haha... I find it so interesting."

"What's so funny about that! Yuihama-san, if you keep joking around, even I'll get angry!"

Yukinoshita blushed slightly as she argued.

“Oh, right, Yuihama,” Himekoji called out as she was lost in thought. She immediately tensed up and looked at him. Himekoji sighed inwardly: How much pressure have I been putting on you all this time...? Then he said, “Please come to the Service Club on Monday afternoon after school.”

"Huh?! I...I, um..."

"Just take this as an order from the president."

"Yes..."

Yuihama lowered her head and gripped the dachshund's fur tightly. It barked "Woof!" At the same time, Yukinoshita exclaimed "Ah..." and quickly hid behind Himekoji again, carefully pulling on his sleeve with her right hand.

"Well then, goodbye."

After bowing to Himekoji and the others, Yuihama immediately turned and ran away, and Yukinoshita couldn't call her back.

"I never thought the student council president's orders would work in a place like this."

Yukinoshita immediately seized another opportunity to begin mocking Himekoji.

"It's better than you begging her weakly. I can't help it, I always tend to play the villain."

"Hmph, that's your true nature, stop trying to deny it."

“Alright then—” Himekoji and Yukinoshita turned around together and said, “There’s still one day left, so where shall we meet tomorrow?”

“You—I thought you would refuse outright.”

An unexpected glint appeared in Yukina's eyes.