I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

Yukino Yukinoshita, of course, wouldn't be so easily fooled—why? She'd been fooled by this trick for almost a whole semester. Did he think she was so stupid that she wouldn't learn her lesson and would be easily tricked?

How naive! Don't you understand the saying that too much talk leads to mistakes?

"But it's true... back in September, we weren't even acquaintances. If we'd only co-adopted a cat, neither my sister nor he would have needed to pretend we didn't know each other. In fact, my sister would probably have bragged about it even more..."

It had nothing to do with other factors; it was simply because she knew those two people too well that Yukino Yukinoshita overturned her previous doubts and guesses.

Perhaps it's a misunderstanding, or perhaps there's some hidden story I'm unaware of...

She raised her eyes and looked at Yukinoshita Haruno, who could give a definitive answer to all of this.

This guy's attitude is also strange. He was so intimate with Yukino on their "first meeting", but he didn't explain anything. He just left the situation to Tenkuji Yu to handle, as if he really wanted to see him trying to make excuses amidst everyone's suspicions.

Is this how you like him? That's so twisted!

The moment the thought flashed through her mind, Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly realized something, and her expression changed slightly, becoming somewhat unpleasant.

She only realized now that if she agreed to Tenkuji-kun's request and made him her "ideal boyfriend"—wouldn't that mean she would have to date the person her sister liked?!

Not only Yuihama, but also her sister... Wait, isn't this a bit bad?

Unable to think about whether the two of them knew each other before, Yukino Yukinoshita bit her lip secretly, her heart filled with turmoil once again.

……

At this moment, Yukinoshita Haruno also keenly noticed the flaws he revealed in his attempt to make excuses.

"My relationship with Yukino and Yui wasn't this close before..."

As she murmured this, Yukinoshita Haruno remembered Natsukawa Masuri, who was still waiting in the car and was probably watching them.

If I'm not mistaken, there are already two victims, including her... If there's going to be another one, there's a high probability it will be one of those two.

There isn't enough evidence to support this theory, but Yukino Yukinoshita is basically certain that the closer you are to him, the easier it is for you to "lose your memory," and the evidence is that she herself has already regained her memory.

Besides that, there was something else that concerned her greatly...

Yukino Yukinoshita, who is compared to Yui Yuigahama but doesn't deny it, has she fallen for the same thing as that silly dumpling?

Yukino Yukinoshita hopes it's not true.

"Yukino, when did you and Yuuyu become so close?"

Without any hesitation, she turned her head to ask Yukino Yukinoshita, and then turned her gaze to Yuu Tenkuji, and said with a smile, "Little Yuu, are you also planning to make a move on Yukino? She's my little sister, you know. If you want to pursue her, you'll have to get past me first."

The words were spoken very lightly, more like a joke to her sister's friend, without exuding any cold murderous intent.

But for some reason, Yukino suddenly bristled all over, as if trying to escape from the clutches of a monster. She quickly broke free from Yukinoshita Haruno's embrace and dashed into the house, hiding behind Kasugano Sora's feet.

"Sister, please don't say things like that in front of my friends." Pulling herself out of her tangled thoughts, Yukino Yukinoshita frowned and replied with displeasure, though her ears felt a little hot.

“I’m not talking nonsense. That’s how it looks and sounds.” Haruno tilted her head slightly, her gaze sweeping over Tenkuji Yuukino, Yukinoshita Yukino, and Yuigahama Yui standing behind them. “Yukino, this is the first time you’ve said the word ‘my friend’ out loud. Your relationship is better than I thought.”

"That's none of your business."

To avoid her saying anything more embarrassing, Yukino nodded to Tenkuji Yuu first, then walked towards the black sedan parked outside.

"You're here to take me home, right? Hurry up and leave, don't block the door and cause trouble for others."

"Tch, so cold to your older sister~"

While casually complaining like this, Yono gave Tenkuji Yu a deep look, a look that was unsettling yet impossible to guess what she was planning.

She quickly and casually looked away, turned around and followed Yukino Yukinoshita's back, waving her hand casually: "That's all for now, Yukino and I will head back first, take care on your journey~ It's a pity there aren't enough seats on the bus, otherwise I could have given everyone a ride."

“Nobody asked you to do this…” Yukino sighed softly, then looked puzzled. “But if we’re included, there should be three more people in the back seat, right? How could it not be enough?”

"That's because I also gave someone a ride home~"

The sound was so loud that everyone at the door could hear it clearly. Yukinoshita chuckled and then shouted towards the car:

"Little Zhenliang, you rarely come here, aren't you going to come out and say hello to everyone?"

Not long after he finished speaking, the car door was opened.

The beautiful mixed-race girl with long silver hair slowly stepped out of the car. Her dark and lonely sapphire eyes did not waver at all, locking onto Tenkuji Yu who was standing in front of the door, her eyes flashing with complex light.

Chapter Sixty-Five Forced Kiss

"Natsukawa is really cool?"

How did she end up in Yukino's car?

Tenkuji Yu was surprised and could clearly feel that her gaze was fixed on him, her expression as blank as a sheet of paper, but her deep pupils contained complex emotions.

When I cooked porridge for her last time, she tried her best to avoid eye contact...

Thinking of this, Yuu Tenkuji's heart beat a little faster, and her palms were slightly sweaty.

Is someone trying to contact me, or has my memory returned?

Having learned from Yukino Yukinoshita's experience, and encountering strange events related to her "ex-girlfriends," Yuu Tenkuji is forced to consider the possibility of "memory recovery" and cease to trust anything the system has promised.

Even so, Natsukawa Masuzu's current appearance doesn't seem like she has fully regained her memories.

Based on his understanding of her, if she were to recall the past, she would never be as calm and composed as Yang Nai; in a moment of impulse, it was entirely possible that she would come to his house in the middle of the night and bang on the door, and then have sex with him.

Therefore, if one simply stands there and observes, one might end up like Yukino Yukinoshita recently, even though she realizes that her own strangeness is related to him, she is still shrouded in the fog of memories.

It's still within a safe range.

The tension that had just been building slowly eased, and Yuu Tenkuji secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Yukinoshita is already troublesome enough; if Natsukawa Masuzu regains her memories as well, it might as well just give up and surrender.

The fourth mission was open to anyone who wanted to do it; he chose death.

...But to be honest, this progress is faster than Yuu Tenkuji had expected.

When Mingming was making porridge at her house, apart from some lingering emotional reactions, Natsukawa Masuzu did not suspect that he was related to her strange "illness," and after that, she did not take the initiative to follow or pester him.

Yuu Tenkuji thought it would be several more months before someone like Asuna Yuuki sensed something was wrong and came to test him directly.

Unexpectedly, Natsukawa Masaki was standing there, calmly staring at him with the same look he had when he felt his butt being touched and then turned to stare intently at the middle-aged man behind him.

Sensing something, Tenkuji Yuu looked toward Yukinoshita Haruno, who was walking toward the front of the car.

"Could it be..."

A voice from behind him, Yui Yuigahama, interrupted his thoughts: "Ah, it's Ryo! Yay! ~"

Natsukawa Masaki nodded slightly in response to the greeting.

Her gaze drifted from Tenkuji Temple to Yui Yuigahama's face as she peeked out, then glanced at the Yukinoshita sisters walking side by side.

Finally, take the first step.

"Ok?"

Seeing her sudden behavior, not only Yukino Yukinoshita, but even Haruno couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, her gaze following Natsukawa Masuzu as she passed by.

Like a puppet controlled by threads, her steps were stiff and rigid, yet without any hesitation, she walked straight toward the entrance of the Sky Temple.

The closer they got, the brighter the light in the girl's eyes became, and her steps toward the ground were firm and unwavering.

His pale face gradually regained its color, and his lifeless demeanor was transformed; his gaze, which had been unconsciously lowered, was now calmly and gracefully raised upwards, no longer dejected.

The setting sun suddenly intensified, casting its light on her flowing silver hair, like ripples on the sea.

"Xiao Liang, you..."

At first, Yui Yuigahama thought that she had come to see her.

Seeing her new friend perk up and regain her initial radiant and captivating appearance, I was somewhat puzzled, but I couldn't help but feel genuinely happy for her.

Just after exchanging greetings, Yui Yuigahama realized that the girl's eyes weren't on her at all, but on the handsome young man in front of her.

Without wavering, like migratory birds flying south for the winter, or schools of fish searching for their spawning grounds, Natsukawa Masuzu's eyes were fixed on Tenkuji Yuu, without any other one person in sight.

what happened?

The setting sun seemed to be burning her long hair. Yui Yuigahama just stared blankly at it until she stopped in front of Yuu Tenkuji and came back to her senses.

An inexplicable unease made her subconsciously clench her fist, and she tried to strike up a conversation with Natsukawa Masuzu with a puzzled expression:

"Xiao Liang..."

Ignoring her, in the quiet of the twilight where even the crows had closed their beaks, Natsukawa Masuzu simply looked up at Tenkuji Yu with a calm expression, her fair and beautiful face upturned.

Suddenly, she raised her hand, cupped his cheek, and stood on tiptoe, the whole movement flowing smoothly.

"!?"

Things happened so fast that not only Yukino Yukinoshita, who had already walked to the car and turned back to look at them, but even Yui Yuigahama, who was standing right next to them, didn't have time to do anything to stop it.

Unable to even utter a sound, he could only stare blankly, mouth slightly agape, like everyone else, as their lips met in the fading light of dawn—

"Wait a minute."

Her palm touched her lips, and Tenkuji Yu took a step back, bumping into something soft and elastic like an airbag behind her. She then instantly changed angle and retreated to the empty space beside her.

"Where did you come from, this kissing maniac? Who kisses someone without even saying a word?!"

In his shock, he completely disregarded the awkwardness and politeness of the present moment, and subconsciously used the familiar tone of the past to make a few sarcastic remarks to her.

Ignoring the stares of those around her, Natsukawa Masuzu returned to her original spot, gently touching her lips where her surprise attack had failed, and sighed regretfully.

"Sorry, I'm the kind of person who likes to skip the preliminaries. Thieves don't usually give advance notice of their crimes, right? Except for Kaito Kid."

"He himself admitted that he committed a crime..."

"Actually, I awakened a Stand named 'Kiss'."

"Then you'd better turn yourself in to an American prison right now!"

Yuu Tenkuji wiped the lipstick off his palm with his pants, grinned slightly, and then turned his gaze to Kasugano Sora behind the door.

"..."

As if relieved, or as if resigned to giving up, Kasugano Sora sighed deeply and then pouted at him.

Tenkuji Yu's eyes twitched involuntarily.

...Little sister, I was the one who got forcibly kissed. What's with that "I knew Yu was a lewd guy" look on your face?!

I was still waiting for her to ask a question when she suddenly kissed me. Luckily, I reacted quickly and had similar experiences before, otherwise...