I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

Of course, the main focus was on Natsukawa Masuzu, and her own affairs were glossed over—after all, it was now very difficult to say the words "I like him" in front of him.

At the intersection in front of the station, while waiting for the red light, Yui Yuigahama exhaled a puff of white smoke and said softly, "...Natsukawa-san, she definitely likes you, but she always forces herself to deny this feeling, to deny the so-called 'like' and 'love'."

"That was practically her Achilles' heel. When she couldn't argue back, she would even run away in a panic, as if she had become a different person, much more fragile than a girl in love."

The light turned green, and she and Yuu Tenkuji stepped onto the zebra crossing together.

"So, after I found out that she wasn't clinging to you every day like before and had started running away from you, I wondered if you had done the same thing as me... After thinking about it, the most likely thing was that you confessed your feelings? You wanted to officially date her. Only this thing could have caused such a big reaction from Natsukawa-san."

Yui Yuigahama turned her head away, hiding her face under her scarf, only her eyes narrowing into crescent moons: "Besides, if Yu likes her, she'll definitely say it directly!"

"Brilliant reasoning, I would like to call you Zhuge Tuanzi."

Tenkuji Yu couldn't help but clap his hands in admiration, and he would never dare to call her a silly dumpling again.

In matters of love, her emotional intelligence and IQ are probably just as high as mine!

"But why are you so sure? Can't I have a crush on someone else?"

Yui Yuigahama said matter-of-factly, "Yu is not me, having a crush doesn't suit your personality."

As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly pursed her lips as if she had accidentally revealed a secret, her ears blushing beneath her pink hair, and her gaze shifting away guiltily.

If you're good friends now, don't keep bringing up your crush on him! It'll make the atmosphere awkward!

Tenkuji Yu glanced at her expression, smiled with narrowed eyes, and without saying anything more, naturally brought the topic back.

"It's pretty much the same as what you said. After I confessed to that girl, she didn't even reject me, and she just gave me the silent treatment."

With a furrowed brow, Yui Yuigahama bit her lip, her expression somber: "So that's how it is... You two clearly loved each other, why did it turn out like this? Isn't it normal to be together if you like each other?"

"Because for her, being abnormal is the best."

Yuu Tenkuji raised his gaze, staring at the gray clouds that covered the entire sky above the station sign.

"She doesn't want the normalcy that she could lose at any moment; she only wants that abnormality that belongs to her alone—if I don't confess to her so seriously, maybe one day we can maintain this relationship until we walk down the aisle and prove that even a fake can be more real than the real thing."

"To find happiness without relying on love, that is Natsukawa Masuzu's dream."

As she crossed the zebra crossing, Yuu Tenkuji still wore a faint smile: "It's just that I directly rejected her and exposed her... It's only natural that she doesn't want to talk to me."

"Because I betrayed her first and sided with 'love'."

It is often said that those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly.

But at this point, Yuu Tenkuji is always able to see his own feelings for others clearly, know where the problem lies, and know how to give the answer.

After all, only after he deeply understands that person, comprehends her joys and sorrows, her strengths and weaknesses, and knows the reason for his existence in her life, can he wholeheartedly fall in love with her.

If you know yourself and your enemy, how can you be blinded by your own involvement?

"I see..."

Silently gazing at his gentle profile, Yui lowered her gaze after he finished speaking, chuckling helplessly, "It seems Yui really understands Natsukawa-kun... Hmm, I was wondering if I could help you a little, but since you see things so clearly, if I were to interfere, it might only complicate matters further."

"I'll just say so if I need your help." Pulling his hand out of his coat pocket, Yuu Tenkuji ruffled the bun on her head and said casually with a smile, "Let's just take it one step at a time for now. Everything will be resolved sooner or later anyway."

"Well, you're right~"

With a slightly embarrassed chuckle, Yui Yuigahama didn't resist, letting her head gently sway under his palm: "But it's really unexpected. I thought you would say, 'I don't need your help, I can handle it myself.'"

She deliberately spoke in a rough voice, and Tenkuji Yuuya imitated her, his tone full of vicissitudes: "Because compared to the past, your abilities have grown to the point that even I have to take you seriously."

"Wow—that condescending tone!"

Yui Yuigahama wrinkled her nose in disdain, but soon couldn't help but smile happily.

"Really? So I really have grown... Compared to the past, have I grown to the point where I can stand at the same level as you?"

Faced with her deeply moving question, he hesitated for a moment, unable to find the words.

"Hmm... to be honest, it's still a little short. But almost there! Go for it, Yui!"

To be fair, Yuu Tenkuji really doesn't know how to use sweet words or how to please girls.

However, to outsiders, all of his actions seemed deliberate, as he always made people react in ways that contradicted their wishes in order to annoy them.

Her face immediately fell, and Yui Yuigahama angrily elbowed him, using force as if to vent her anger, several times in total.

"Can't you just make people happy for a little longer? You have such low emotional intelligence! You idiot!"

Before I knew it, the station was right in front of me.

The tram cut through the cold winter wind and headed quietly and straight toward the terminal station.

Chapter 113 Wanting to Take Advantage But Unable to (Part 2)

At the entrance of Zongwu High School, a bus was already parked there.

Although it was still early, many students who were used to arriving early walked into the school and looked enviously at the members of the Kendo Club wearing their uniform sportswear—one of the privileges of participating in the national competition was that they didn't have to go to school for the next two days. Including the weekend, they had a four-day holiday and a trip to Kyoto at public expense, which made people envious.

Especially for other sports clubs, whose strength is not yet sufficient to participate in the national competition, they naturally cannot enjoy such benefits. They can only cheer and encourage those people when they pass by, and then work hard during club activities to see if they can become the next people to be envied.

Yuu Tenkuji and Yui Yuigahama chatted as they walked through the school gate, heading towards the bus, without any attempt to hide their conversation.

About twenty minutes earlier than the agreed time, there were only two members of the Service Club, while the Kendo Club had already arrived in large numbers, which showed how excited, expectant, and thrilled they were about to participate in the competition. Everyone had a restless expression on their face, and some even took out their bamboo swords to start practicing their kendo.

Yui looked around. Because she wasn't familiar with the kendo club, she didn't go up to greet them. Instead, she stood a short distance away with Yuu Tenkuji and remarked with some surprise, "Is this the first time we've arrived before Yuki? Yuki is always the first one to arrive when we go to the club."

"After all, she's the club president. Who would open the door if she didn't arrive early?" Yuu Tenkuji casually replied, raising his hand to greet the head of the kendo club.

When his gaze met that of the other kendo club members, he shrugged in response to their respectful and solemn bows.

It seems there are high expectations being placed on them...

"That's not the point," Yui Yuigahama blinked her big, round eyes and said excitedly, "What I mean is, if we rush to the clubroom and ambush her next time, will it give Yuki a big scare?"

“It’s pointless. If you want to do it, do it yourself.” Yuu Tenkuji rolled his eyes, clearly uninterested in scaring Yukino Yukinoshita.

He glanced at the time: "He'll be here in about ten minutes, right? That guy's a perfectionist. Normally, as long as nothing goes wrong on the way, he'll make sure he arrives on time ten minutes before the meeting."

"Oh, that's so much like Yuki's style." Yui Yuigahama nodded in realization, then looked at Yuu Tenkuji with a teasing smile, "Is this what they mean by 'the one who understands you best is your enemy'? Even though we're always bickering, Yuu still understands Yuki so well. They're such good friends~"

"Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to winning every battle. It has nothing to do with how good or bad your relationship is." Without the slightest embarrassment, Yuu Tenkuji said matter-of-factly, "Besides, Yukinoshita is too naive. Anyone who is a little smarter than her can see through her. Not to mention me, anyone could do the same thing."

“If Yuki heard you say that, she’d start arguing with you again… Even though you all say it’s a debate, it looks more like an argument.” Yui Yuigahama smiled wryly. “Besides, I don’t think anyone else can outshine Yuki in every way like Yui.”

"Really?" With a slightly subtle change in expression, Yuu Tenkuji couldn't help but think to herself—that's because you haven't seen Haruno-san when she's serious.

When she teased her younger sister, she didn't just press down on Yukino's head; she practically held her in the palm of her hand and played with her. I can't compare to her in that respect.

As these thoughts flashed through my mind, a bright red sports car suddenly screeched its brakes as it drifted in from the school gate, performing a drift and a stylish tailspin before coming to a perfect stop in a parking space in the faculty and staff parking lot.

The engine shut off, and the crazy beauty... no, the iron-fisted teacher of the JUMP series, Hiratsuka Shizuka, got out of the car.

"Wow, you're here pretty early."

She threw the cigarette in her mouth on the ground and stomped on it. After picking up the extinguished cigarette butt and putting it in the pocket of her white coat, she casually waved to the two of them, still looking more like a yakuza boss than a teacher.

"Good morning, Hiratsuka-sensei! Are you going to Kyoto too?" Unlike Tenkuji Yu, Yuigahama Yui greeted him politely and then asked with some anticipation.

Hiratsuka Shizuka shrugged: "I'd like to go too, but I have to go to class... You guys have fun over there, just remember to bring me some Kyoto specialties when you come back."

She looked at Tenkuji Yu, patted his shoulder hard, and smiled brightly.

"Go for it, kid! If you can help the kendo club win the national championship, I'll treat you to ramen!"

"You actually got a bonus for this?" Tenkuji Yu asked, puzzled, as he calmly endured the bear-like slap.

"After all, I've already reported your coming to the Kendo Club as an outside helper to the club as a club activity of the Service Club." Completely treating him like family, Hiratsuka Shizuka puffed out her ample and mature chest, inexplicably smug, and said, "It's precisely because of this that Yui and the others were able to come along with us using club funds... Yes, thank you for my cleverness!"

Sky Temple Yu suddenly realized.

Even if she couldn't go with him, as a dirty adult, Hiratsuka Shizuka wouldn't let herself suffer, and naturally used his abilities again to benefit herself and the entire Service Club.

"Hiratsuka-sensei is amazing!" Yui Yuigahama, who benefited the most, clapped her hands, expressing her sincere admiration.

As for something that doesn't cost him anything but can help his friend, Yuu Tenkuji naturally didn't mind, letting her boast and then, under the guise of encouragement, subjecting his muscles to a series of brutal blows.

After discovering that his body was as hard as steel and grew tougher with each fight, Hiratsuka Shizuka turned and went into the teaching building with a look of inexplicable regret.

After talking with the teacher for about ten minutes, Yuu Tenkuji and Yui Yuigahama exchanged a glance and looked towards the school gate at the same time.

Before long, a black-haired girl, dressed in heavy winter clothes, walked towards the two of them with a graceful and elegant demeanor, like a white plum blossom swaying in the snow.

"Good morning." Her pale face was buried in her scarf, and her clear voice sounded a little muffled, but her sky-blue eyes remained bright and piercing.

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at Yui Yuigahama and raised an eyebrow slightly: "It's rare to see you all here so early."

"Hehehe~" Yui Yuigahama naturally knew that she was only referring to herself, and couldn't help but giggle shyly a few times. She then stepped forward and affectionately hugged her arm. "Are you going to Kyoto with Yuki? This is the first time I've gone so far with a friend, so it's only natural that I'm looking forward to leaving as soon as possible~"

"Are you an elementary school student going on a field trip? Were you so excited last night that you couldn't sleep?" Yukino Yukinoshita sighed helplessly, her slender body swaying slightly like a tourist being hugged by a mascot.

However, seemingly because it was quite warm, she didn't struggle at all and just let her body fall into Yui Yuigahama's soft embrace, and turned her gaze away, looking nonchalantly at the kendo club members on the other side of the bus.

"Has everyone arrived yet?"

"No, there's one more."

The two of them understood almost instantly who he was referring to.

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at him, her gaze calm, and said nothing. Yui Yuigahama, however, spoke in a low voice with some concern:

"What if Natsukawa-san decides not to come at the last minute..."

"Let me ask." Yuu Tenkuji took out his phone, and at the same time, the thought of using the "Are you watching me?" ability to spy on what Masuzu Natsukawa was doing flashed through his mind.

However, before they could actually do that, just as the devil appeared, Natsukawa Masuzu appeared at the school gate, less than a minute after Yukino Yukinoshita.

Her glossy silver hair swayed lifelessly behind her as she slowly walked over and softly said to them in a hoarse and weak voice:

"Good morning. I'm not late, am I?"

“I wasn’t late…” Yukino Yukinoshita paused, her tone slightly cryptic, “No wonder I felt like someone was following me on the way here, it was you, wasn’t it?”

"I'm sorry, I'm not used to going to school with other people, and I didn't expect to run into you on the way."

She casually offered an explanation, then pulled down her mask. Her usually cunning and bright sapphire eyes, however, held little light as she narrowed them slightly to conceal her unease: "Can we get in the car now? I have a bit of a cold and want to rest for a while."

"A cold? Are you alright, Natsukawa-san..." Yui Yuigahama cast a worried glance at her.

Natsukawa Masaki shook her head and simply stood quietly in place, letting her silver hair partially cover her face.

Wrapped in a coat, her slender body was slightly hunched, and her skin outside the mask was as white as snow, so delicate that she seemed as if a strong wind would blow her to the ground.

Of everyone present, only Yuu Tenkuji was puzzled by this—how could Masami Natsukawa, who had drunk the 'elixir of life,' catch a cold so easily?