I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"Girlfriend...?"

Yuuka Tenkuji smiled and said, "Indeed, after being single for seventeen years, I have no need to worry about whether bringing a girl home will cause any misunderstandings."

Such a deliberate way of putting it...

Yui Yuigahama was slightly puzzled, but didn't pay much attention to the question.

"So, is it okay?" Her eyes lit up, and she clenched her little fist with excitement and anticipation.

"Unfortunately, I don't have a girlfriend, but I have a younger sister." Changing the subject, Tenkuji Yu shrugged, "She might not let you in. She might kick you out the moment she sees you."

"Is Xiaoqiong so clingy to her brother...? But it's okay, I'll try my best to get along with her!"

As if trying to prove herself, Yui Yuigahama straightened her head, patted her chest forcefully, and declared confidently:

"Don't let my appearance fool you, I get along really well with the neighborhood kids... *cough*! Cough, cough!"

"Indeed, it's rare to see a big sister who can slap herself until she's out of breath. You idiot."

Tenkuji Yu looked at her with a mix of helplessness and amusement, standing still without helping her catch her breath. Only after she had calmed down and her face was flushed did he turn around and head towards home.

"Come if you want, I just bought a nice can of black tea... But remember to be prepared to go to hell."

"Isn't that an exaggeration?" Yui Yuigahama quickly caught up and couldn't help but complain, "Who compares their home and sister to hell..."

"Indeed, as long as Qiong is in a good mood today, it may not be as bad as hell for you."

He had a joking expression on his face, but it gave people the feeling that he was exaggerating.

"Let me make this clear beforehand: whether it's my girlfriend or a friend, I'll always side with my sister. So unless she's being extremely rude, I won't speak up for you."

"This is what people often call a siscon, right... With this kind of attitude, it's no wonder that Xiaoyou can't get a girlfriend."

Using lighthearted banter to ease the tension, Yui Yuigahama took a deep breath, appearing somewhat hesitant, but showing no real intention of backing down; instead, a fierce fighting spirit burned in her eyes.

"Don't worry, it's just a matter of getting on good terms with my sister-in-law beforehand (whispering)... Becoming friends with my best friend's sister! This little thing is absolutely no problem for me, Yui Yuigahama!"

Woohoo! I'm soaring into the sky!

She seemed completely unable to calm down, and her fervor to sacrifice herself for her sister was so intense that even the Boruto series tied to a pile of waste paper in the corner of a telephone pole was about to spontaneously combust.

Tenkuji Yu shook her head, letting her prepare as if facing a formidable enemy, and began to walk slowly towards home.

Thinking back, didn't Abbacchio's police officer friend say something similar in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5?

Once people only pursue results, they are prone to trying to find shortcuts.

In taking shortcuts, it's easy to lose sight of the truth, and the motivation to do things will gradually disappear.

Therefore, the most important thing is the will to pursue the truth, so that one can stay true to one's original aspiration and persevere to the very end.

...But besides that, what else do I want to obtain?

It has nothing to do with that system task that's always lost and always forgotten; it's something that will never disappear...

Indeed, it exists all around us.

"Should I...make some changes too?"

After glancing at Yui Yuigahama's profile, Yuu Tenkuji gradually fell into deep thought.

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Sky Temple House.

Because she had called her brother early in the morning to ask about the approximate return time, Kasugano Sora was now sitting in front of the entrance hall after confirming it several times. She wanted to seize the opportunity so that her brother, who had been in Kyoto for four days and three nights, would see her as soon as he got home.

"You must be feeling lonely after not seeing me for so long..."

Holding the idea and the rabbit plushie to her burning chest, Kasugano Sora couldn't help but chuckle softly. Swinging her delicate little feet, ignoring her silver hair falling onto the wooden floor, she looked expectantly at the doorway.

What expression should I use to say "Welcome back"?

We shouldn't let him get too cocky. Would it be better to keep it calm? Add a look of disdain and disgust... No! Yu isn't interested in that!

I still need to give him a surprise that will move him to tears, like homemade food... But it's too late to prepare now, right? And it might even cause Yu to get food poisoning, PASS.

It's quite simple to give him a fright.

Kasugano Sora glanced down at her thin dress. Because the air conditioning was on indoors, she didn't feel cold even though she only had one dress and a set of underwear.

Then, her delicate pink fingers gently hooked down her shoulder strap, revealing her fair shoulders and collarbone, as well as the soft curves of her skin. Although her upper body wasn't particularly well-endowed, her youthful and slender figure, posed in such an alluring way, was enough to make some people with special XP systems stand up on the spot.

Without a doubt, her brother is definitely one of those people with a special XP system!

"Hmm, although Yu might just tell me to get dressed without any expression... it's worth a try!"

Chapter 8 Yuigahama Yui is raiding a house (X)

Her face was burning hot; she knew without even looking in the mirror that her cheeks must be bright red, and her heart was pounding.

This was the first time Kasugano Sora had dared to seduce Yu so boldly. Although nervous, for some reason, she felt no fear or hesitation. A vague thought was swirling in her mind—

If we don't hurry, it'll be too late once Yu gets a girlfriend!

It's strange. She hadn't heard anything about him being intimate with other girls, nor did she sense that he had someone he liked. The biggest suspect—the one surnamed Yuihama—had been dragging on for three years without any sign of anything happening, and she had long since removed her from the list of people she was wary of. Logically, there shouldn't be anything to worry about.

However, alarm bells in her heart had been ringing non-stop since morning, making Qiong inexplicably uneasy while waiting for Sky Temple Yu to return. She was afraid that he would bring back a child from Kyoto and make her become a nanny early, and she couldn't put her mind at ease.

"No problem!"

After cheering herself up, Kasugano Sora looked at her dress, which had already slipped down to half her body, and was wondering how much skin she should reveal when she faintly heard footsteps outside the door, followed by the sound of a key being inserted into the lock.

He is back!

Kasugano Sora quickly straightened up and sat upright in front of the entrance, adopting the posture of a wife preparing to welcome her husband home. She brushed her silver hair behind her ear, her clothes disheveled, and her expression calm as she watched the door slowly open.

"I come back……"

The moment Tenkuji Yu opened the door, she slammed it shut, her smile slightly stiff.

After a pause, he casually said, "Sora, I forgot to mention on the phone that I brought a friend... Yui Hama to our house."

The implication is clear: get dressed right now!

Luckily, my reaction speed is at the human limit, otherwise if Yuihama had seen that scene, she probably wouldn't have been able to shake off the impression that she was "debauched at home with her young sister every day".

Is this what it feels like to be just one step away from social death...? That's pretty thrilling.

"What's wrong?" Yui Yuigahama peeked out from behind him, glanced at the door, and then looked at him curiously.

It's nothing, my sister was just waiting for me in the entryway with her clothes half off, and the way she played was a little unusual.

Unable to say those words aloud, Yuu Tenkuji simply replied, "It's nothing, just asking Sora to prepare for welcoming the guests."

"Eh? No need to be so polite..." Yui Yuigahama waved her hand somewhat embarrassedly.

Not long after, Yuu Tenkuji opened the door again. After confirming that the view inside was acceptable, she pushed the door open completely and went in first.

"I am back."

Welcome back.

With her face still flushed, Kasugano Sora stared at him expressionlessly, unconsciously squeezing the rabbit doll in her hand, her tone extremely cold: "Later than expected, did you go to buy dinner ingredients?"

"No, I just walk a little slower." Yuu Tenkuji took off her shoes in the entryway, took out her own slippers and the guest slippers that she hadn't used in a long time, and gestured with her eyes, "I brought my classmate over to play, so say hello."

Kasugano Sora then raised her head, looking coldly at Yuigahama Yui who walked in, pursing her lips without saying a word.

Standing next to Yuu Tenkuji, Yui Yuigahama waved to her with a familiar smile: "Nice to meet you, Sora! I'm your brother's friend, Yui Yuigahama. Just call me Yui-neechan~"

Kasugano Sora silently sized her up for a few moments, then suddenly spoke: "I know you."

"Huh?" Yui Yuigahama was taken aback. Before she could even feel happy, she heard the silver-haired girl say coldly:

"You've liked him since you were in middle school, right? That's why you're always hanging around him... But you're still friends. Did he dump you once? You're really shameless."

"..."

The overly direct and sharp remarks left Yui Yuigahama speechless. Her lips twitched slightly, and she looked at Yuu Tenkuji with a somewhat bewildered expression.

The aggression was far stronger than expected... Is this the hell he spoke of?

“I’m sorry, I share most of what happens at school with Qiong, and I’ve told her a lot about you… but I haven’t told her ‘those things,’ they’re all just her own wild imaginations.”

Those events naturally refer to the time when Yui Yuigahama confessed her feelings to him and was rejected.

After explaining, Yuu Tenkuji helplessly patted Kasugano Sora's head, but she angrily blocked him with a rabbit, tilting her head up with a frosty face and glaring at him with eyes as sharp as knives.

"Why did you bring this woman back? Explain yourself, and you're not allowed to touch me!"

Wow, the hostess's tone is so jealous.

Yuu Tenkuji didn't know whether she should laugh or not. But laughing would definitely make her angrier, so she could only try to explain gently:

"Didn't I say I was bringing a classmate over? She's my friend, so don't be so rude. Greet her properly."

"I wasn't being rude, I was just telling the truth." Kasugano Sora glanced at Yuigahama Yui, her cherry-pink lips slightly pouting, exuding an attitude that kept people at a distance.

"You brought a girl home after only four days apart, Yu. Did you even consider my feelings?"

"It was my fault for not telling you sooner, but I don't think I did anything wrong to you about bringing friends home... After all, I also have my own relationships to manage."

Tenkuji Yu smiled, pinching her soft cheek without giving her a chance to resist, and leaned down to whisper, "You can be jealous, you can be angry with me, you can be as unreasonable as you want later... But my cute and well-behaved little sister isn't the kind of girl who's so ill-mannered in front of outsiders, is she?"

"..."

Kasugano Sora opened her small mouth as if she wanted to refute something, but when her gaze fixed on his face, she couldn't help but be stunned. Her light-colored eyes stared deeply into his eyes, and after her expression changed several times, she slowly bit her lip.

"Ugh, this lecturing guy is so annoying!"

She snorted angrily and defiantly broke free from his grasp.

Just as Yuuto Tenkuji thought she was about to turn around and go back to her room, Kasugano Sora turned her gaze back to Yui Yuigahama. Her cheeks, which had been pinched red, puffed up, and her eyes showed no undisguised hostility, but she still gave her a perfunctory bow.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Yu's 'cousin,' Kasugano Sora. Welcome to our home."

They showed absolutely no welcome; they even emphasized the word "cousin," implying that they were in a marriageable relationship.

Tenkuji Yu shrugged, not surprised by her reaction, and not intending to explain anything. A proper greeting was enough—besides, she had already warned Yuigahama Yui that if she wanted to come to their house, she should be prepared to be targeted by a jealous jerk.

He wouldn't reprimand Qiong unless she behaved in an excessively rude manner like before, lest she misunderstand that he was going to abandon his sister for another girl.

However, Tenkuji Yu was somewhat surprised by his simple act of becoming obedient.

I thought she would at least throw a tantrum and turn around and go back to her room.