I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

She's like the kind of actress who "possesses" her identity; once she changes her name to her real name, she quickly immerses herself in the role, and after practicing two or three times, she meets the passing standard for Tenkuji Yu.

In order not to be the one who holds her back, Yukino Yukinoshita secretly made a decision—to go back and start looking for information and videos to study acting skills. When the script comes out, she will do her best to bring her character to life, even if it means reducing her usual reading and studying time to practice!

After that, she looked forward to seeing his surprised and admiring gaze.

"Yes, let's do our best together!" Yui Yuigahama smiled and nodded vigorously.

It's a pity everyone is holding umbrellas now, otherwise she would have run between the two of them and taken their hands... Is this what they call sharing the blessings of having two wives?

For some reason, she suddenly felt like she had seen the door to a new world. She didn't dare tell anyone, and could only silently enjoy the moment while keeping this feeling deep in her heart.

The chat didn't last very long.

Following the orange-yellow streetlights that illuminated the dim, rainy day, the group arrived at the station to prepare for their parting.

"Are you sure you don't need me to take you all home one by one?" Yuu Tenkuji asked, a little worried.

After all, it was late at night and raining, so it was quite dangerous for a young girl to walk home alone.

"Don't worry, senior. Xiao Zou and I are taking the same road, and there are no alleys along the way. I also know the location of the cameras."

Iroha patted her chest, which was flattened by her heavy coat, and tilted her chin up in a confident manner: "Besides, if I really run into a pervert who's too bold, I still have these things to deal with him!"

As she spoke, she imitated the sound effect of Doraemon reaching into his crotch, and pulled out a spray can, a whistle, and a grenade from her schoolbag.

...Wait, a grenade?

"Oh, this is a grenade-shaped anti-pervert alarm, the latest model! I heard that if you pull the pin, throw it towards the pervert and then turn and run, it can solve any emergency!"

Iroha blinked as she explained, then casually stuffed the grenade back into the deepest part of her backpack.

No one doubted her story—after all, what bad intentions could an innocent and lovely junior like her possibly have?

Surely no one can bring the real thing to school, right?

"Then, senior, the camera is yours now~ If you can, please help us edit the existing interview parts first. If you don't have time, that's fine too, just make sure it's done before this week."

Putting away the anti-wolf props, Isshiki Hatake shoved the camera into Tenkuji Yu's arms, her attitude completely matter-of-fact.

Since it was a promised exchange, Yuu Tenkuji didn't say anything, took the camera, turned it on, and checked the remaining battery power.

"Where are the charger, lens cloth, and replacement lenses?"

"Here."

She took out a small black bag containing the things he had mentioned.

After confirming that nothing had been missed, Yuu Tenkuji called out to Iroha Isshiki, who was about to leave with Kanade Tachibana.

"Wait, just in case, I'll ask one more question... There shouldn't be any strange photos or videos inside, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yukino Yukinoshita and Yui Yuigahama both looked at him with strange eyes, as if questioning his reason and motive for asking the question.

Yuu Tenkuji immediately responded:

"What are you looking at? Can't you have a reasonable suspicion? This isn't mine, and I don't want to accidentally stumble upon someone else's privacy."

“Indeed, that makes a lot of sense.” Yukino Yukinoshita nodded with a smile, but this agreement was inexplicably irritating.

"I didn't say anything." Yui Yuigahama pouted innocently. "Sigh, Yu is just sensitive about this kind of thing."

"Oh dear, senpai, this was borrowed from the Film Research Club! How could it possibly contain any strange photos or videos? Senpai who thinks like that is really... lewd~"

Iroha Isshiki waved her hand with a chuckle, relentlessly teasing him.

Before she could finish the rest of her sentence, her smile gradually froze, and her voice grew softer and softer. As if remembering something, cold sweat appeared on the upper left corner of her smiling face, and her lips twitched slightly.

The next moment, the girl with short flaxen hair pounced over with almost a blur.

Unfortunately, the moment she stiffened up, Tenkuji Yu was already prepared, raising his hand to dodge her attack.

"There's nothing strange about it, you said it yourself. So, I'll take the camera home and enjoy it properly?"

Iroha Isshiki jumped around anxiously, her cute face turning half red: "Senpai! Senpai! I was wrong, that was really bad!"

"What's wrong with it? Is there anyone worse than H than me?" The petty-minded Tenkuji Yu was now going all out to bully his junior.

"This, this is..." She hesitated for a long time before she mustered up her courage, gritted her teeth, pulled Tachibana Kanade, who was watching the show from the side, and said in a voice that only the three of them could hear.

"Xiao Zou, do you remember the day I first got the camera, how excited I was, filming everywhere in the dressing room?"

"I remember..."

After answering blankly like that, Tachibana Kanade instantly realized the key point. Her clear and bright eyes widened involuntarily, and a rare look of wavering and panic appeared in her pale golden eyes.

"Yaha, what's inside...?"

"It's that, isn't it?" Iroha Isshiki nodded sadly. "Because I filmed too much random stuff, I forgot to delete it later. I'm sorry..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Yuu Tenkuji realized that the video camera had vanished from his hand in a speed he couldn't even react to.

Her fair face was tinged with pink, and Tachibana Kanade pursed her soft cherry-colored lips, her cheeks puffing out like two little buns.

The camera was tightly encased by her flat chest as she stared at him seriously and intently: "You saw it?"

"No," Yuu Tenkuji shrugged frankly. "If I saw it, I wouldn't have said it out loud. Wouldn't it have been better to just quietly delete it for you?"

"Yes, I trust Yu-senpai." Tachibana Kanade breathed a sigh of relief, handed the camera to Iroha Isshiki, and said solemnly with wide eyes as if entrusting her with a heavy responsibility, "Iroha, check everything and delete any strange photos and videos!"

"Waaah, I know..."

Isshiki Iroha nodded pitifully. It was the first time she had seen Tachibana Kanade speak with such a heavy and serious tone. The intimidating aura emanating from those pale golden eyes truly gave him the demeanor of a student council president.

While checking on her progress in deleting things, Tachibana Kanade calmly tucked a strand of silver hair behind her ear, revealing a few lingering light pink tinges on her earlobes—she herself didn't know why, even though nothing had been seen, she still felt so shy that her ears burned.

This is truly the first time I've experienced this feeling.

...No, wait, it seems like this is the second time?

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Once the camera was returned to Yuu Tenkuji, everyone finally said their goodbyes. The two junior girls walked together, while he and Yui Yuigahama were to escort Yukino Yukinoshita home.

Although the person involved refused, Yui Yuigahama insisted so much that she had no choice but to let them escort her back.

It's still raining.

Finally, the two younger female students who were like third wheels left, and Yui Yuigahama, her mind racing with thoughts, immediately took action, eagerly saying to them:

"Xiaoyou, hold the umbrella in your left hand. Xiaoxue, hold the umbrella in your right hand!"

After they did as she was told with puzzled expressions, Yui Yuigahama put away her umbrella, crawled under the umbrella between the two of them, and reached out to hold their two free hands.

The warm palm quickly dispelled the chill of the winter rain. Yukino Yukinoshita was stunned, looking at her profile with a hesitant expression, unsure of how to react.

Yuu Tenkuji didn't have many thoughts on this; he simply grabbed her hand and tilted the umbrella to shield her from the rain.

Yui Yuigahama, however, was somewhat dissatisfied: "It feels like parents are taking care of a child... Oh well, never mind!"

She shook their hands, her smile spreading across her face amidst the soft patter of rain.

"Whether it's on or off screen, no matter what happens... I really hope we can stay together like this forever."

Yukino Yukinoshita hesitated, but finally let out a sigh:

"It's not that easy, Yuihama-san."

Yui Yuigahama didn't seem to mind, her voice still cheerful: "It's precisely because it's not easy that it's worth giving it your all to achieve it!"

"It's rare to meet such a wonderful person and hold such a wonderful hand. Wouldn't it be a shame to let go?"

She said that.

"...Fine, do whatever makes you happy."

Yukino Yukinoshita had wanted to say something more, but after glancing at Yuu Tenkuji, who seemed to agree somewhat, she shook her head, no longer in the mood to argue to the bitter end as usual.

"By the way, Yuki, from now on just call me by my name! Yuihama-san still feels too unfamiliar."

"Sigh... Yui."

Surprisingly, the name came out smoothly without any resistance.

"Hmm!" Nodding in satisfaction, she turned to look at Tenkuji Yuu, "Then, Yuu, why don't you start calling Yuuki by her name too? Ah, why don't you two just start calling her by her first name from now on?"

"..."

Yukino Yukinoshita slowed her pace unconsciously, passing Yui Yuigahama and meeting Yu's gaze.

For some reason, she didn't reject the suggestion, but instead cautiously opened her mouth:

"what……"

But for some reason, the remaining sounds couldn't be produced.

It's as if the moment you speak out, a newly built city wall will break down; instinct makes you afraid.

Looking at his own inexplicable behavior, he seemed to swallow back the words he was about to say, revealing a funny expression that said, "I really can't do anything with you."

"Forget it. If I mix it up with my cat, Yukino will beat me up again."

"...I'm not the kind of person who's unreasonable."

She slowly lowered her gaze, shook her head silently, and tightened the warmth in her palm.

A gentle smile curved her lips as Yukino Yukinoshita chuckled softly.

"But indeed, let's leave it at that for now. If you want to call out, then call out; if you don't want to, maintaining the status quo is fine too."

"Really? Okay then."

Looking back and forth at them with a puzzled expression, Yui Yuigahama was not in a hurry. She smiled again, thoroughly enjoying the feeling of strolling on the rain-soaked road, sandwiched between her two favorite people.

"Anyway, we have a very, very long time to call each other's names!"

As if infected by that cheerfulness, Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly became unwilling to refute such a future, and no longer had any thoughts of denial in her heart.

They even started to believe, like her, that things could be just as wonderful as they are now.

"How naive... but such naivety doesn't seem so bad."

A smile unconsciously appeared on her face as she lightly waded through the puddles.

Suddenly sensing his gaze, Yukino Yukinoshita turned her head, her eyes crinkling as she deliberately teased him with a smile:

"What are you looking at?"

"You have a beautiful smile."