I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

Natsukawa Masaki smiled contentedly, then buried her head back down, her nose rubbing against his chest.

"Ah—Yu?"

That coquettish voice of a little girl—no one but him would believe it came from Natsukawa Masaki's mouth, right?

"Hoo, hoo hoo hoo~ Ayu. Ayu—. Hehehehehe, such an amazing person is actually my boyfriend... Hoo hoo hoo, I want to brag to the whole world, my boyfriend loves me so much, hoo hoo hoo~"

This is the usual Natsukawa Masuri... no, it seems she's gone too far.

"Hey, are you alright?" Tenkuji Yu couldn't help but ask.

Upon hearing this, Zhenliang looked up and said, "Of course it's normal. There's never been a more normal time than this."

"Ah, is it..."

"By the way, this kind of intimate behavior has nothing to do with romance. It is purely out of physiological and psychological needs. To put it simply, it is a survival instinct."

"Say what you want," Yuu Tenkuji said, somewhat speechless.

Before he could even get up to wash up, Natsukawa Masuzu clung to him and started rubbing her face against his chest.

As if trying to infuse her scent into his body, the silver-haired girl panted and rubbed against him incessantly. Her hair swayed with each movement, teasing his neck and chin.

"...What are you doing?" With a gradually subtle expression, Yuu Tenkuji asked for the second time.

During the intense physical contact, she paused, her face flushed, and said, "Can't you tell just by looking? I'm breathing."

They're quite serious.

"Is this the kind of breathing that carbon-based life forms can produce?"

"Just kidding, it's actually because I haven't done any rubbing exercises in a long time."

"Doing some 'rub-rub'...is it really necessary to do it so early in the morning?"

“Of course!” Natsukawa Masaki propped herself up, placed her hands on his chest, lowered her head, and gazed at him with moist and emotional eyes. “According to British research, if the first exercise in the morning is doing some gentle exercises, it can improve physical fitness, prolong life, cure all kinds of diseases, bring good fortune, and bring wealth…”

"Those two at the end are talking nonsense."

"By the way, 87% of the people who tried 'rub-rub' sex got pregnant afterward."

“It makes perfect sense. Who told you to sit in such a terrible spot?” Suppressing the urge to activate her “Mirror of Still Water”, Tenkuji Yu got out of the blankets, leaving Natsukawa Masuzu sitting on the bed with a slightly lonely expression.

"If you continue like this, you'll probably become one of that 87%."

"I thought you could keep putting up with it." Natsukawa Masuzu raised an eyebrow and smiled to cover up her embarrassment.

Although she was too shy to say it out loud, the spiritual symbol hidden under the quilt became more and more addictive to her, and she felt like she was becoming strange.

"I can endure it, but I just want to get up earlier."

As he casually remarked, Tenkuji Yu turned his back to her and headed for the restroom. Leaving behind the bouncy, warm embrace, his proud and defiant salute finally began to fade.

Before he closed the bathroom door, he heard the girl's quiet voice calling his name again.

“Ayu.”

"Ok?"

"Staying overnight at a hotel with my boyfriend like this, and then spending the morning in bed being all lovey-dovey and indulging in the kind of things that only couples do... I feel like I'm rotting away from the inside out."

"Because you hate being in love, right?"

“Yes,” she said with a bitter smile, “but if I could just rot away with you and return to dust, even if I were covered in maggots, I could still stay by your side… perhaps, the ending wouldn’t be so bad.”

Tenkuji Yu stopped and turned to look at her, a gentle and cheerful smile on his face.

"Then, isn't the answer clear? — Natsukawa Masuzu, you like me more than you hate being in love."

"..."

The door closed.

Natsukawa Masaki stood frozen in place, her hand gently gripping the fabric of her clothes, her eyes shifting with complex emotions.

I was stunned for a long time.

Chapter 130: The Growth of Xia Chuanzhen?

Group 4⑧87 ④97⑨9

No one else saw the two of them leaving the room together.

So apart from the members of the Service Club, no one knew that Natsukawa Masuzu and Tenkuji Yu had spent the night together.

"If you get caught, those long-single kendo club boys will probably gang up on you, right? I've heard that virgins are especially jealous."

"I'm a virgin too... and they know they can't beat me, so they'll probably just grit their teeth and weep, watching from the sidelines with envy, jealousy, and hatred."

Without a shred of empathy, they talked at length about the sorrows of being single. Fortunately, they didn't run into any members of the kendo club on the way, otherwise the guesthouse would probably have been filled with resentment early in the morning.

Breakfast is also served together in the dining hall.

The guesthouse offers a standard Japanese breakfast, and the closer you get to the dining room, the more the aroma fills your nostrils.

As Natsukawa Masuzu followed Tenkuji Yu into the dining room, she deliberately tilted her slender, delicate nape and lifted her long hair so that he could check if she had given herself away.

"Don't worry, the parts that are exposed have been covered with band-aids. As long as you don't lift your clothes, no one will see them."

Reaching out, he gently touched the band-aid on her collarbone. Recalling the hickeys he had left on her last night and the wonderfully smooth feeling when he licked and bit her skin, Yuu Tenkuji felt his pants starting to throb again.

Men are especially energetic early in the morning.

He casually looked away, dismissing the beautiful memories that surfaced in his mind.

Natsukawa Masaki let down her long hair and sighed with feigned sorrow, "This is what it means to be possessive. Sure enough, men are like beasts in bed, completely disregarding how girls will be criticized afterward, only thrusting their bodies to satisfy their own desires..."

“Hey, hey, hey, I didn’t stir up any trouble.”

"Because it's my side that's being stirred up." With her head held high and chest puffed out, she smiled smugly, her blue eyes shimmering as she glanced sideways at him, and she wrapped her arms around his arm in a coquettish manner.

"However, even if I don't hide it, I don't mind."

The fruit on her chest pressed hard against his arm, and Natsukawa Masuzu said softly in a gentle tone, "Isn't letting everyone know that I belong to you the motive for leaving the kiss mark? My dear Ayu."

The sentence ended with a teasing tone, but Tenkuji Yu shook his head in denial.

"Sorry, men aren't interested in thinking that much when they're under the control of their instincts."

Undeterred, Natsukawa Masuzu continued to taunt him: "So you admit you're a beast?"

"I haven't denied it from beginning to end, have I? And even among wild beasts, there's probably no beast more restrained than me..."

Suddenly remembering something, Tenkuji Yu couldn't help but remind her, "By the way, don't pretend to be having trouble walking or that you're in pain in front of others later. The National Tournament is just around the corner, and I don't want to be misunderstood as the kind of person who's so lecherous that they don't care about important matters."

Especially a certain dignified, upright, and pure snow maiden.

Although she will probably still see him as a scumbag, if Yukinoshita really thinks that he did that kind of thing before the competition, not only will his reputation drop significantly, but she will probably distance herself from him and create an indelible barrier between them.

Yuuto Tenkuji, who considers Yukino Yukinoshita a "friend," doesn't want that kind of thing to happen.

So, within the limits of what he could explain, he wanted to maintain his image in Yukino's eyes to some extent, at least to avoid being wrongly accused by her—including covering up the hickeys, which was partly due to that intention.

Of course, if Natsukawa Masamichi is unhappy, then so be it, his girlfriend is the most important thing.

Anyway, he was just one step away from actually getting to base, so it can't be said that he fabricated something out of nothing or wronged an innocent person.

"I know." As if seeing through Tenkuji Yu's thoughts, Natsukawa Masuzu sighed softly, "You're worried that Yui-chan will be too sad, aren't you?"

"Yui?"

Yuu Tenkuji blinked before realizing—indeed, regardless of whether it was a misunderstanding or not, Yui Yuigahama's reaction would definitely be bigger than Yukino Yukinoshita's.

"The thought of your crush spending a sweet night with his girlfriend is enough to make you tremble with pain and unable to even cry," said Natsukawa Masuzu, her head bowed and her pace slowing unconsciously.

"However, yesterday, she took the initiative to bring my luggage over and said something like, 'Keep going, Xiaoyou really likes you. Don't let him down!'... Seriously, that girl is so silly."

"I'm so stupid that I'm starting to think that the person by your side shouldn't be me, but her. I'm even thinking of playing matchmaker for you two."

"..."

Listening to her slightly forlorn outpouring, Tenkuji Yu remained silent, only intertwining his fingers with hers, hoping that this gesture would give her enough reassurance and tell her:

I'm right here, and I won't leave.

As if she instantly received his message, Natsukawa Masaki gripped his hand tightly in return.

"Yes, so that's a thing of the past."

She tilted her head back, her blue eyes shining brightly again, her voice clear and confident: "Now that things have come to this, although I don't intend to show off in front of her, I won't just give up my place next to you like that—"

In the past, such words would have been just empty talk, used to tease her "fake boyfriend".

But without realizing it, Natsukawa Masuzu had forgotten what the truth was and what the lie was.

Just as she had once envied them, she sincerely spoke her mind from the bottom of her heart.

When it comes to possessiveness, I'm second to none!

"It's so cold... You've really grown up."

Tenkuji Yu couldn't help but pat her head, as if seeing his own child gradually becoming independent, his tone filled with inexplicable relief.

Before they could protest his childlike attitude, the two of them bumped into two girls walking towards them from the opposite corridor at the restaurant entrance.

"..."

"..."

After a moment of frozen silence, Yui Yuigahama was the first to raise her hand and greet everyone.

"Hey, you two are all lovey-dovey this early in the morning, you're really getting along well."

Before Tenkuji Yu could respond, Natsukawa Masuzu released his hand and bowed gracefully to her.

"You flatter me, I'm sorry you had to see that."

"So respectful!?"

Yui took a step back in surprise, and the little dumpling on her head almost jumped up.

Ignoring her fear, Natsukawa Masuzu continued in an overly formal tone, bowing her head as she said, "I am truly grateful for your care last night. I have now deeply reflected on all that has happened in the past. Please accept my sincere apology, my goddess-like Yuihama-san."

"I'm not happy at all with this kind of praise! Natsukawa-kun, are you still awake? Aren't you still half asleep?"