I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

Rather than a sense of déjà vu, it would be more accurate to say that "history always repeats itself."

Thinking about these trivial questions, Yuu Tenkuji arrived at the special building and, without even asking Hiratsuka-sensei for the key, directly opened the door to the Service Club.

"I used to think that there couldn't be anyone more rude than Hiratsuka-sensei in this school..."

The girl's sigh fell softly:

"It seems I underestimated your rudeness, Tenkuji-kun."

As if she had been prepared, Yukino Yukinoshita was not startled this time, and no panda rice ball fell from her mouth.

She placed the chopsticks flat on the lunchbox and demurely wiped her mouth.

Immediately, her azure eyes, as cold as jade, swept over him, and her lips parted slightly in a slight smile.

"This uninvited guest, I don't recall giving you the opportunity to have lunch with the school's number one beauty."

"Yes, that's why I can eat here, just an ordinary Yukinoshita-san."

Walking effortlessly to the opposite side, Tenkuji Yu pouted, "When are you going to get rid of this narcissistic habit of yours?"

She seemed not to hear, gently tossing her long hair with her delicate hand, and smiled confidently and elegantly.

"Sorry, it's not narcissism, it's just that it's generally acknowledged... Unlike you, I've always been this cute since I was little."

"Your title as the most beautiful girl of the year is about to be shaken by a transfer student, and it's even a consensus... There are all kinds of people in this world." With a helpless sigh, Yuu Tenkuji opened her bento box and steered the conversation back on track.

"Besides eating, I also want to talk to you about the third member and the autumn performance."

"Shall we talk about it during dinner?"

With a slight frown, Yukino Yukinoshita's attitude returned to seriousness. She gently placed her fair, slender fingers on her chin and said thoughtfully, "Well, it's not impossible... As the club president, I should try to understand the members who have difficulty with time management."

"……whispering sound."

Does this guy have to act superior in front of me to die?

Yuu Tenkuji was too lazy to complain anymore. Just as she was about to pick up her chopsticks to start eating her bento, she suddenly felt her phone vibrate, so she took it out with one free hand.

It was indeed a message from Asuna Yuuki.

Asuna: "Can you tell me now? (Angry) (Angry) (Angry)"

Yu: "I just suddenly realized this morning, do you have time on the weekend a week from now? Our high school has a club performance..."

At this moment, it was as if an invisible machine was controlling Yuu Tenkuji's movements.

With his left hand, he typed and chatted with Asuna Yuuki precisely and quickly, while with his right hand, he picked up food and stuffed it into his mouth.

After chewing and swallowing, he turned to Yukino Yukino and said:

"Do you know anyone else who isn't in a club and won't cause us any trouble? My friend can't join, and we're currently looking for a third member. If you have any good candidates, please recommend someone."

Chapter 53 Looking at my sister-in-law, thinking about my sister-in-law (15/27)

He handled three different things at the same time without feeling flustered at all; instead, he exuded a carefree yet orderly and natural beauty.

Unfortunately, Yukino Yukinoshita doesn't appreciate this at all.

She didn't see even the slightest respect from him, and that ignited her anger.

"...Your decision is yours, member. You promised Hiratsuka-sensei, and I will not interfere."

The air froze the moment the words were spoken.

Yukino Yukinoshita closed the lunchbox expressionlessly, stood up with her schoolbag indifferently.

She looked down at the stopped Tenkuji Yu from her high vantage point, her clear and melodious voice like a cold winter wind.

"Also, I suggest you go back and look up the etiquette of dining with humans—your barbaric and rude manner is rather disgusting, Tenkuji-kun."

"As for the fall performance, I'll wait for you at the Service Department after school to discuss it. That's all, goodbye."

After speaking coldly, she tossed her long, flowing hair and left the Service Department with the agility of a shooting star.

As soon as the door was closed, the autumn wind blew in through the window, carrying with it the lingering coolness and the delicate fragrance of a young girl.

"..."

After standing silently at the door for a while, Yuu Tenkuji looked away, put down his chopsticks, and replied to the message he had read half a minute earlier.

Yu: "No need to force yourself, I know your family is very strict."

Asuna: "I'm very happy you invited me, but..."

You: "I just invited you along with Hao-ge. You don't have to come, really, don't worry about it."

Asuna: "..."

Asuna: "Heh, I don't want to see your annoying face in real life either."

After exchanging a few words, he ended the conversation on his own initiative, without receiving any reward in the process.

Yuu Tenkuji placed his black-screened phone on the table and began eating his already cold bento.

Leaning back lazily in his chair, he gazed thoughtfully at the vast, clear autumn sky outside the window.

"Should I improve my approach to dealing with girls a little bit...?"

Without acting skills to embellish their performances, most normal girls probably wouldn't be able to accept their own straightforward words and actions, right?

Aside from Yukinoshita Haruno, that guy is not a normal person at all.

Given this, in order to achieve future goals, is it necessary to change oneself...?

During the mealtime, Yuu Tenkuji couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

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Time flies.

After school, Yuu Tenkuji went straight to the Service Club and, in just five minutes, finalized with Yukino Yukinoshita what project their club should do for the 'Autumn Club Showcase'.

They should have discussed it a long time ago, but the two of them tend to go off-topic whenever they meet, always talking about things unrelated to the main business.

However, saying it was finalized is not entirely accurate, because after hearing his idea, Yukino Yukinoshita was first stunned, and then looked at him with the eyes of someone who cares for someone with intellectual disabilities, as if she completely thought he was talking nonsense.

After all, that plan was too strange, too exaggerated, and too unreasonable; it was something that was conceived without any thought.

So after hearing this, the minister immediately said: This plan will be temporarily put on hold. He asked him to go back and take a cold shower to calm down. Once his brain is functioning normally, they can come back and examine and laugh at his past foolishness together.

This dismissive reaction was exactly what Yuu Tenkuji had expected—it was just a rough idea, and whether or not it would be done, or even if it could be done, was still uncertain.

After discussing this matter, he asked Yukino Yukinoshita a question that left her completely bewildered:

Let's do a hypothetical scenario question.

"Suppose your family's education is very strict, preparing your future path in advance. This path can make you an elite in society, but it requires suppressing your free will and not allowing you to have other ideas... Would you choose to rebel?"

Skipping the explanation phase, Yukino Yukinoshita answered as follows:

"I won't do things I don't want to do, even if it's out of my parents' good intentions. After all, if I can't become the person I want to be, then what's the point of living?"

"...Of course, there will be situations where it is impossible to refuse, so we cannot make conclusions too hastily."

"If it's no use to lay out our thoughts and communicate properly, then we can only try to prove that we have the ability to change, to prove that we are no longer children who need others to help us, and that we can be independent from the greenhouse... Otherwise, resistance will only make things worse."

Although she was answering Tenkuji Yu's question, she spoke as if it were her own business, and her expression gradually darkened.

All I can say is that she truly lives up to her reputation as Yukinoshita Haruno's younger sister.

It seems that she also has her own flaws, weaknesses, and a complicated and sentimental story.

……and many more!

Tenkuji Yuu suddenly sensed something was wrong.

Given the similarity in the plot, the system wouldn't really be so unethical as to set Yukino Yukinoshita as a target and make him her boyfriend, would it?

Although as long as his memory doesn't return, no one will know that he "attacked" both sisters, and it doesn't really matter who the target was...

But his own feelings must be very complicated.

Just like now, even though I'm looking at Yukino's face, my mind is on Haruno—

If the two of them really become boyfriend and girlfriend in the future, wouldn't he be the same as having his sister-in-law in his heart and trying to... no, he's already a scumbag who's having affairs with both sisters?

Countless predecessors have proven that this kind of person will definitely not live long!

Since there would be no answer no matter how much he thought about it, and the system would only keep saying "the memory will not be restored, please rest assured, host," Yuu Tenkuji temporarily sealed this terrible conjecture deep into his consciousness so that it would not affect his present self.

In short, he received a good answer from Miss Yukinoshita.

"As long as you prove yourself, that you have the ability to make choices for yourself...?"

As she walked towards "Angel Cafe" after leaving the Service Department, Tenkuji Yuu thoughtfully stroked her chin.

Could the same situation be applied to Asuna Yuuki? Is this truly related to her inner desires?

And what can an outsider like myself do from the sidelines?

With various thoughts in mind, after finishing her work and making dinner, Yuu Tenkuji returned to her room.

While continuing their daily studies, they wait for Asuna Yuuki to log on, striving to obtain the "Flower of Love".

—I wonder if, after completing the tasks in the game, I can give her the courage to change reality and break free from her cage.

If possible, he could gracefully exit as the "online boyfriend" and perfectly end this round.

"But how long until that day..."

Thirty-three days? Or two months?

Yuu Tenkuji shook his head, put on his NERvGear, and relaxed on the bed.

“Link Start!”

The sound fell softly.

From now on, as her 'husband,' Yuu Tenkuji can't think about so much anymore.

—Just remember that Asuna is my wife.

And then, in the next moment.

Crossing the boundary between virtual and reality, the silver-white wedding rings shimmered on her ring finger.