I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

Even the frail and sickly Sora has perked up. Not long ago, I saw her from afar, and she was quite healthy, but she was about to catch a cold. It was no easier than the white blood cell losing to the red blood cell voiced by Kana Hanazawa.

Without hesitation, he stepped forward, brushed aside her hair, and placed his warm palm on her cool, smooth forehead.

Natsukawa Masaki froze instantly, staring at him in disbelief, as if his hand had taken control of her body, and she remained motionless as he transferred his burning heat to her.

"Hmph... I see." Having seemingly understood something, Tenkuji Yu murmured thoughtfully, withdrawing her hand.

"Then get some rest and don't push yourself too hard. Get a good night's sleep when you get to the guesthouse, and go out to play when you're more refreshed."

He smiled and casually stroked her hair, just like always.

"Mmm~" As if captivated by that gentle voice, Natsukawa Masuzu obediently nodded in response, her eyes full of dependence and reassurance.

The moment she realized what was happening, she shuddered and took two steps back warily, breathing heavily, like a priest who had almost been lured into the abyss by the devil.

"What...what are you doing?"

"What do you mean, 'what do I do'? Isn't it normal for a boyfriend to do this kind of thing?" Yuu Tenkuji asked innocently.

Xia Chuanzhen was speechless for a moment. Although her face was covered by a mask, he could still guess her current mood from her tone and eyes.

"It's normal... Can't you feel my attitude towards you lately?"

"I felt it, and to be honest, I'm a little sad. This is the first time I've spoken to you since that day, isn't it?"

Despite this, Yuu Tenkuji said with a relaxed expression, "But we haven't 'broken up' yet, right? As long as we haven't broken up, you are my girlfriend, and this relationship will not change for the time being—it doesn't matter what you think, it's just like this to me, nothing more."

"..."

After a long silence, Natsukawa Masaki coldly looked away, appearing unwilling to talk further: "Then do as you please... Before I've sorted out my feelings, I hope you won't keep bothering me. I don't want to pass on my cold to others."

That attitude made Yuu Tenkuji always feel like a simp, chasing after a goddess who only saw him as a tool.

I've been trying to sort out my feelings for over a week, and I still haven't. Not to mention, having a cold is just an excuse to wear a mask and avoid seeing him.

Yuu Tenkuji knew all this perfectly well, but he just didn't expose it.

But that doesn't mean he wasn't susceptible to her coldness, distance, and rejection.

In retaliation, Yuu Tenkuji used the phrase "I anticipated your move" on her.

After acquiring this ability, excluding the experiment on Sora, he only used it once on Sugo. On the day of the Autumn Performance, he predicted Sugo's escape plan and waited for him in the car to walk right into his trap.

Then I forgot about that ability.

If you can observe a girl's thoughts carefully, there is no need to use mind-reading, let alone this degraded version of mind-reading, "Desire Detection," which can only read the strongest thoughts at the moment. In the past, Yuu Tenkuji never thought he would need to use it, and felt it was quite disrespectful, so he left it sitting on the sidelines for more than a month.

He only brought it out now to find out what Natsukawa Masaki, who was seemingly indifferent to him, really wanted to do at this moment—anyway, if he wasn't mistaken, it was probably still that kind of thing.

Thinking of Natsukawa Masaki's face, the system quickly gave a notification:

"I really want to rub against Ayu, I really want to rub against him, I don't care if I get pregnant from rubbing against him, I want to rub myself to death on him, ugh ...

That's right, this is the strongest thought that Natsukawa Masamichi had at this moment, even though he had turned his back on him with a cold attitude and didn't even glance at him...

This is utterly mind-polluting; even Yuu Tenkuji has almost forgotten what the word "蹭" (ceng, meaning to take advantage of or freeload) means.

"This guy hasn't changed at all..."

Shaking her head helplessly, Yuu Tenkuji couldn't help but smile. Her mood calmed down inexplicably, and a warm current dispelled the last bit of gloom in her heart.

Even though she was avoiding it and unwilling to face it, Natsukawa Masuzu's feelings for him had not cooled down at all; she just needed an answer that could convince herself—for Tenkuji Yu, knowing this was enough.

Humans are simple creatures who find satisfaction in the affection of those they love. He would be no exception.

That's why he's needed to write a final, no-longer-confused ending to Natsukawa Masuzu's fairy tale.

Thinking of this, the system issued another untimely prompt:

"Use ability? If used, the host will first frantically rub against the target until..."

"Okay, stop talking. If you want me to be socially dead, just say so. I'd have to be out of my mind to agree."

With a twitch at the corner of her mouth, Yuu Tenkuji shut down the system.

Just then, the kendo club called them over.

Chapter 114 A Minor Dispute Inside the Bus

"We need to get ready to leave. Tenkuji-kun, is everyone here yet?"

"Everyone is here, we can set off anytime."

"Then get in the car."

It was exactly the scheduled departure time. The members of the Kendo Club filed in, and after they all got on, Tenkuji Yuu and three other girls boarded the bus.

Incidentally, although it was the cause of this incident, Tachibana Kanade and Isshiki Iroha did not come to Kyoto to watch the match with the four of them.

Firstly, because they are neither members of the Service Club nor Yu's girlfriend, their reasons for requesting leave are not sufficient.

Secondly, in terms of academics, Tachibana Kanade is serious and believes that it is a student's responsibility to stay and study rather than follow along to watch the excitement; while Isshiki Iroha is not that serious, but she can't resist Kanade's words, "You have to study hard so that you can convince everyone after joining the student council." In the end, she can only give up her plan to shamelessly follow along and obediently study at school.

The bus seats were arranged in advance, and the kendo club reserved four seats in the very front row for them.

As for the seating arrangement, it was naturally Yukino Yukinoshita and Yui Yuigahama, and Yuu Tenkuji and Masuzu Natsukawa, who were "close friends" and sat together.

Given the relationships between Yui Yuigahama and Masuzu Natsukawa, and Yukino Yukinoshita and Yuu Soraji, it's impossible for them to form any other pairings...

"Excuse me, I'd like to change seats."

Without giving anyone else time to react, after speaking politely and calmly, Natsukawa Masuzu pulled Yuigahama Yui to sit in the back row.

"..."

What's this guy up to now?

The air was silent for a few seconds. The other three looked at each other, their expressions somewhat subtle.

"Um... Natsukawa-kun."

Yui Yuigahama gave a wry smile and asked, puzzled, "It's fine if you don't want to sit with Yu, but why did you pull me away?"

“Isn’t that obvious?” Natsukawa Masuzu propped her head up with one hand and answered without changing her expression. “No matter what, Yuu… Tenkuji-kun is my boyfriend. Even if I don’t want to get close to him right now, I can’t let the two of you sit together.”

"I don't care about Yukinoshita. She's safer, so I'm at ease."

"……Safety?"

Hearing that nonchalant tone, as if a cat had been kicked contemptuously in the butt, Yukino Yukinoshita's expression instantly turned cold. Her blue eyes, like cold stars, held flames, yet reflected a light below zero.

"Natsukawa-kun, although saying this is disgusting, I don't know how many couples have broken up because of my looks since we were little. I have no reason to be looked down upon by you."

"Even if it's just a spiteful remark, I still hope you'll think it through before you say it, and not easily reveal that there's absolutely no logic in it."

In contrast to her sharp and icy words.

After realizing what was happening, Yui Yuigahama showed no anger at being warned. She even secretly glanced at Yuu Tenkuji, chuckled happily a few times, and then coughed dryly to regain her composure under his speechless gaze.

"Oh, oh culprit! Did I hit a nerve? I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to, please forgive me."

While offering a sincere apology, Natsukawa Masaki's eyes remained calm and indifferent as he gazed out the window as if it were none of his business.

"If you're not convinced, go ask him yourself if he would like a girl like you."

"...Ha, to be provoked by such words, it seems I'm not calm enough."

A cruel yet beautiful smile curled at the corners of her lips. Yukino Yukinoshita lightly tossed her long hair with her delicate hand and said in a cold voice, "It doesn't matter what that man's taste is like. I'm just confident in my own cuteness."

“So…” Even with fire burning in her eyes, she remained proud and narcissistic, looking at Tenkuji Yu without wavering.

"What's your answer? Just say it."

As if she had no doubt that he wouldn't lie, or was certain that he would only tell the truth, and that it would be the answer she was expecting, Yukino Yukinoshita didn't even realize that she had developed a strange trust in Yuuto Tenkuji.

"What does this have to do with me?"

Snapping out of her reverie, Yuu Tenkuji stared blankly at the gazes from all three sides.

Yukino Yukinoshita stared calmly at herself.

Yui Yuigahama smiled wryly, unable to get involved.

Natsukawa Masaki was secretly watching from the corner of his eye.

Feeling the girls staring at him like that, Yuuki Tenkuji sighed helplessly. After thinking for a moment, he said to Yukino Yukinoshita:

Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?

"Haa..." Yukino Yukinoshita pressed her thumb to her temples as if she had a headache, looking helpless. "I always thought that people who would ask others questions like this were either scoundrels or idiots. It seems that my perception was not wrong."

Yuu Tenkuji spread his hands: "I'm not a stupid scoundrel, I'm just trying to be considerate of your feelings."

Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head.

"I don't care about meaningless lies. If you want to lie for your 'girlfriend,' I don't care either. I can generally tell whether it's a lie or the truth, as long as I think I've won."

"Tch." Natsukawa Masaki clicked his tongue in annoyance, suddenly feeling like he had made the wrong choice.

"Alright, then I'll share my own opinion."

Tenkuji Yu glanced at Natsukawa Masuzu, who was deliberately ignoring him, and casually shrugged, saying, "It's just a comparison between the voluptuous and the slender types, isn't it?"

"Yukinoshita, although you are indeed a bit smaller in a certain area compared to the two of them, you can be considered modest—"

A massive, chilling killing intent surged forth, and the lips behind the mask curved into an arc.

Tenkuji paused for a moment, then continued, "But that's about the level of an average high school girl, right? But you, in terms of temperament, appearance, and body proportions, are all above the level of a normal beautiful girl. That's a clear fact that no one can refute."

"Her legs are especially beautiful, long and slender without an ounce of excess fat. They suit both knee-high socks and pantyhose perfectly, conveying her feminine charm beautifully..."

Her slender fingers nervously brushed her hair aside, and her sapphire-like eyes gradually became bloodshot.

"In conclusion, both types are equally good, and I like them both."

Like a critic who has just wiped his mouth, Yuu Tenkuji calmly draws a conclusion, seemingly unconcerned about the audience's reaction.

After the words were spoken, the scene fell into a deathly silence once again.

A faint, heavy pressure seemed to fall on my shoulders.

Yui Yuigahama unconsciously moved towards the corridor, feeling as if the window glass was about to freeze over.

"A comment that is both sincere and disgusting. It's amazing that you can say it so casually... Well, thanks for the compliment anyway."

After a while, Yukino Yukinoshita broke the silence first.