I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"puff!"

The girl quickly lowered her head to hide her embarrassment, but she couldn't hide her eyes, which had turned into two crescent moons.

Yui Yuigahama was relieved that she had only opened her bento box and hadn't eaten or drunk anything yet. Otherwise, if she had sprayed the drink directly onto his face, she would probably have had to die to atone for it.

"That's not how it is! You're really something, Xiaoyou~"

She looked up, her face flushed as she suppressed a laugh.

It was always like this; whenever she looked at him, she always seemed so happy.

"The driver was just worried about you getting hurt. If something really happens to you, they can take full responsibility and pay your medical expenses."

Tenkuji Yu casually replied, "I understand. So, did you give it to me?"

"I would never give your contact information to anyone else!" After saying this so firmly, as if she felt that such a statement was too explicit, Yui Yuigahama quickly waved her hand to explain, "I, I'm not that stupid as to leak your information without your consent!"

"So later, I gave him my LINE number so that I could notify him if there were any problems."

As her former "teacher", Tenkuji Yu nodded with satisfaction.

"Not bad, you've made some progress."

This time it was clearly a genuine compliment, but Yui Yuigahama glared at him with displeasure, her cheeks puffed out slightly: "Yu... I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I always feel like you look down on me."

"Don't worry about such a small thing," Yuu Tenkuji waved her hand dismissively, then casually asked, "Did you see who was sitting in the back of that car?"

"Huh? Behind you?" Yui blinked her long eyelashes, looking puzzled. "No, I was so panicked at the time, how could I have noticed that..."

"Oh, I see. Then it's alright."

The chopsticks were placed on the empty bowl, and Tenkuji Yu was inexplicably bothered by it.

In one of her memories of a date, Yukinoshita Haruno had her own car taken for repairs, so she had to borrow her father's car, who happened to be abroad on business, to take her on the date.

The car in question was exactly the same as the black luxury sedan from this morning in terms of appearance and brand; I just didn't notice if the license plate was the same.

Is it really that much of a coincidence...?

"Xiaoyou, what's wrong?"

"...No, it's nothing."

Whether by coincidence or not, after the mission ended, Yukinoshita Haruno had no further connection with him.

Thinking about an "ex-girlfriend" with whom you no longer have feelings is just a waste of time.

Yuu Tenkuji snapped out of her daze and casually pointed to her bento box: "Stop chatting and eat."

"Ah, you're right!"

Yui Yuigahama quickly looked away from his face, picked up her chopsticks and said, "I'm starting to eat." After quickly shoveling down a few mouthfuls of rice, she looked at him as he had already finished lunch and was now sitting across from her, scrolling through his phone.

"Um..." she said cautiously, shrinking back, "You can go back first, it's okay."

"Hmm? Don't mind it." Seeing her expression, Tenkuji Yu smiled casually. "I asked you to come, so of course I have to stay with you until the end. Eat slowly, don't choke."

Her expression became inexplicably complicated, and Yui Yuigahama muttered, "So gentle... You weren't like this before."

Without answering the question, Yuu Tenkuji focused her gaze on her phone, but her mind was suddenly filled with other things, making it impossible for her to see anything else.

'It wasn't just Yui Hama, Sora said the same thing too...'

Before summer vacation, I was a rented boyfriend—and now, I'm back to my daily life for the time being.

What exactly is the difference between these three people?

...As expected, it's a garbage system. It changed the timeline, but it can't even change the lives of mere humans.

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"That one, is it a transfer student?"

Halfway through her bento, Yui Yuigahama finally realized that there was a strange place in the cafeteria, just like a singularity.

The center of attention is naturally the stunning mixed-race beauty, Natsukawa Masuzu, and the group of sycophants who want to build a good relationship with her during the period after she transferred to the school.

It is said that this was the scene when Yukino Yukinoshita first entered the school, but in less than a day, she drove these people away with a set of freezing rays and icy winds. Her merciless words and cold attitude made the title of "Ice Queen" spread from then on, and even suitors would keep their distance from her.

As for the other two, Yuu Tenkuji doesn't know... There are rumors about transfer students and Yukino Yukinoshita everywhere today, so you can find out a lot of information without deliberately searching for them.

"I wonder what nationality she is, she's so beautiful..." Yui Yuigahama glanced at her a few times with envy.

"Indeed, the public's eyes are still discerning." Even Yuu Tenkuji had to admit this.

He had seen Yukino Yukinoshita before; both of them were beautiful in their own unique ways, and he doubted he could find anyone more beautiful than them even if he walked all over Shinjuku.

However, Yui Yuigahama is actually not bad either.

As she ate Natsukawa Masuzu with her rice, Tenkuji Yu took another look at this "old friend" she had known for almost three years.

Her hair was dyed, but it was dyed in a very natural and cute way, fashionable without being too flashy.

Her signature style is that she always wears her hair in a bun, but he has also seen her with her hair down; she looks pure and lovely, with the air of a girl next door.

She wore a silver chain around her neck, and the top two buttons of her uniform were undone, with the end of the ornament tucked between the cleavage that was faintly visible. The summer uniform revealed a hint of peach-pink inner beauty, and her fair skin and voluptuous yet not fat figure exuded a youthful yet alluring charm.

With her rounded shoulders, delicate collarbones, and lightly made-up face, no one could judge her as anything other than a beautiful young woman.

—This is Yui Yuigahama, who once confessed to him and now seems to have feelings for him.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction in his male dignity, but he also couldn't help but sigh for him.

"How should I put it... the right idea, the right person, but always the wrong timing."

If he didn't have the system now, and Yui Yuigahama confessed to him again, he probably wouldn't consider the issue of feelings and would just accept it directly, right?

After all, for men, love often blossoms from intimate interactions; the order of physical and emotional connection can be reversed.

There's no use thinking about it now. Being a pure-hearted virgin at heart, Yuu Tenkuji could only look away before she noticed.

Chapter 6 Cheers to Our Friendship (June 27)

Yui Yuigahama finished her bento box, with exactly five minutes left before the end of her lunch break.

That's enough for the two of them to walk back to the classroom from the cafeteria.

The bustling crowd had subsided somewhat, and the "Natsukawa Masuzu Simp Group" had left the cafeteria fifteen minutes earlier. For some reason, their numbers had increased, and they marched in a grand procession toward the central courtyard, seemingly to show her around the campus.

However, this has absolutely nothing to do with Yuu Tenkuji.

After cleaning up his dishes, he prepared to leave the cafeteria and return to his classroom.

Yui Yuigahama, carrying an empty bento box, quickly caught up with him, her gaze fixed on his back, and instinctively reached out to grab his clothes.

Yuuki Tenkuji executed a perfect dodge with a single, skillful movement.

"What's wrong?" he asked, turning his head in confusion.

"Uh, no, nothing." She clenched her fingers in mid-air, then quickly hid them behind her back, a nonchalant smile on her face. "I just feel that being able to eat and chat with Xiaoyou like this is something I really miss."

Yuuya Tenkuji laughed: "You usually eat with the Double Helix Drill and the Glasses Fujoshi, right? You can't be that lonely, can you?"

"So, don't give my friends random nicknames!" Yui gave him a light tap on the shoulder, looked up at the ceiling, swayed gently, and hopped around like a hopscotch player.

"Aren't you the one who's lonely, Xiaoyou?"

She lowered her gaze and looked into his eyes, as if she were speaking with her eyes.

"I know, don't I? Whether it's first year or second year, if Xiaocaijia doesn't come to you, you always eat lunch alone, and you ignore girls who try to chat you up."

Yuu Tenkuji didn't ask her how she knew about things from her first year; he simply turned his face forward and spoke in a flat tone.

"I only have the two of you as friends at school, and I have no interest in eating with strangers."

"Friends...?"

She savored those two words, her expression a mix of bitterness and pain, yet she still spoke to him in a cheerful voice, "Hmm, it seems you really kept your promise, that's wonderful!"

Upon spotting a vending machine ahead, Yui Yuigahama's eyes lit up. She quickly ran over, bought a bottle of Max coffee, and returned with what looked like an excited tail wagging behind her.

"You like this drink, right? Hehe, let's toast to our friendship!"

"No, this is too sweet. I don't really like drinking it now."

"Eh?! How could this be..." Yui Yuigahama was greatly shocked, and it looked like her ears were drooping down.

Finally, Yuu Tenkuji couldn't help but smile, pulled the tab on the coffee can, and held it out to her.

"Thank you anyway."

"It's alright, after all, you treated me first!" She quickly brightened up again, clinking her half-finished strawberry milk against his, her long eyelashes trembling as she smiled and whispered:

"Cheers to our unchanging friendship!"

Then he sipped the rest of the milk, threw the empty carton into the trash can, and let out a big sigh of relief.

next moment.

As if emboldened by this momentum, Yui Yuigahama suddenly clenched her fists, her face flushed red, and stammered as she spoke to his retreating figure:

"Xiao You! Do you have someone you like right now?"

"Does my love for my sister count?"

"Of course not! I was asking about my girlfriend!"

When Tenkuji Yu turned around, he found that she was so shy that she covered her face with her arms, her ears were bright red, and her body was trembling slightly.

“I see. No, not right now,” he replied.

"Yes, really? That's good..." She visibly breathed a sigh of relief, then awkwardly tried to cover it up, "Uh... haha, I was just asking, I didn't mean anything by it! After all, you said I'm your only female friend..."

As she began her futile excuses again, Tenkuji Yu took a sip of coffee and calmly added:

"But during summer vacation I had... my first crush and my first girlfriend."

"..."

As if a snowball had been stuffed into her collar, Yui Yuigahama froze on the spot, her vague smile frozen on her face. She opened her mouth, but could only make a sound like she was being choked:

"Huh?"

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While Yuu Tenkuji isn't exactly a regular at discouraging others from pursuing romantic relationships, he's certainly quite adept at it.