I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

As the chill gradually dissipated, the mother sighed helplessly and shook her head: "In short, Yang Nai, what makes you think you can't act cute with him?"

"Of course! I'm the older sister..."

"You're Yukino's older sister, that person's girlfriend, right? Since you're already thinking about marriage, why can't you act cute with 'your husband'?"

Faced with her mother's questioning, Yang Nai remained silent for a moment before revealing a slightly lonely smile.

"Because that fact no longer exists."

The mother frowned: "Although I'll believe you for now, to be honest, I can't understand what you went through with that person, or what kind of inexplicable relationship you had... I'll just ask you one question, and you'd better answer honestly."

Yukino looked straight at her mother.

"Yang Nai, you like him, right? You want to win him back, don't you?"

Yukinoshita nodded without hesitation.

"That's right."

The still-charming woman smiled, reached out and brushed her slightly disheveled bangs aside, letting the light in her eyes reflect in each other's pupils.

"Although family businesses don't tolerate your recklessness... it's rare to be young, can't you be a little less mature for a while?"

"You're only twenty. If you can't even date as you please, why don't you let your mom help you find someone else?"

Withdrawing her hand, her mother gracefully crossed her elbows, resuming her imposing posture, her expression serious, gentle yet unquestionable as she looked at her.

"You only have this chance to talk back now. Do you have anything else to say?"

"..."

Just think about it.

Stealing a boyfriend from her sister, throwing a tantrum like a child, or confronting a high school student head-on are not typical of Yukino Yukinoshita.

Even though her mother said so much, and it all resonated with her, causing her to begin to waver in her former "adult strength."

Yukino Yukinoshita had no intention of letting go of her pride and insistence to act cute with Yuu Tenkuji.

From beginning to end, she only thought about solving everything on her own.

...But I'm still so unwilling to accept it.

I am unwilling to accept that I was once so happy, but now I can't do anything and can only complain and confide in my mother.

Therefore, Yukinoshita Haruno could only think about it again.

She doesn't use underhanded tactics against them, the person she likes doesn't like her back, and she's even having an affair with her sister and her sister's best friend—but what can she possibly do with her memories intact?

If nothing can be done, why...

Why not try going all out and risking everything?

"...Mom, please lift my house arrest order."

Yukino Yukinoshita, who was deep in thought, suddenly spoke up: "I'll keep my grades up, and the school will maintain the minimum attendance. However, I won't be going to weekend classes."

The mother was not surprised; instead, she smiled with satisfaction.

"Sure. What do you want to do?"

"To do some things that I didn't think I would do."

Yukinoshita laughed, winked at her mother, and said playfully, "Mom, can you answer a question for me?"

"What's the problem?"

How far must one travel to find a lover who has left their side?

The mother rested her chin on her hand and pondered for a few seconds.

"Hmm... Your father married into the family, so I haven't worried about that. But, well, it's probably only an arm's length away, right?"

"why?"

She curiously stretched out her arm, and her mother smiled and took it, saying matter-of-factly, "If he ever loved you, you can reach out and grab him. If he never loved you, you can't find him even if you go to the ends of the earth, so just give up then."

"What if he once loved, but has forgotten?"

The mother let go of his hand, calmly turned around, and walked downstairs.

"Then take that next step, it's up to you."

"...That's true."

Watching her mother's departing figure, Yukino took a deep breath, her smile as bright as a clear sky after the dark clouds had dispersed.

She knew she had better options.

Although she's not the most mature or shrewd, let's be honest and admit it now—since regaining her memories, she hasn't had the leisure to scheme so much.

Her younger sister has declared war on her, her boyfriend is openly cheating on her with two women, and there's even a philandering cat lurking nearby. Once her memories return, who knows what outrageous things she might do?

It was truly an ambush from all sides, leaving them in a dilemma of advancing or retreating.

Yukino Yukinoshita has always been thinking of Tenkuji Yuu, which is why she has tried her best to suppress her feelings and keep her distance from him.

And now, that heartless man lets himself suffer this torment, cruelly forcing himself to endure countless lonely nights—

If even she doesn't think about herself, then there's no one in this world who would stand by Yukinoshita Haruno's side, right?

Therefore, she no longer intends to continue to wrong herself like this.

To hell with maturity!

Screw the truth!

Screw the waiting!

—Here, there is only one poor girl who wants to get her boyfriend back.

"There are people everywhere who scheme and plot but end up with nothing. They're laughing so smugly now, but the day you unfortunately become a loser, others will laugh even harder than they do now... Remember, Natsukawa Masuzu once said that?"

She stretched vigorously, swung her arms, and chuckled softly to herself.

"Hmph~ Since that's the case, then I'll show you what I can do when I don't calculate so much."

She slammed the door shut with her foot, then pounced on the bed, bounced a couple of times, grabbed her phone, and hummed a cheerful tune as she opened her text messages.

I entered the number I knew by heart and started composing a message.

I wrote a lot, deleted a lot, and finally, after struggling until midnight, I managed to send out this short and incomplete text message.

That's right, it's only four words long.

Just imagining the expression on Yuuki Tenkuji's face when he saw this text message, Yukino Yukinoshita's lips twitched a couple of times, but she couldn't help but burst out laughing, rolling around on the bed without any class.

Her long, snow-white legs slapped against the bed as she frolicked happily like a child.

"Hahaha~ Next, I'll block him and let him be scared for a while before I go looking for him again~"

Outside the window, night had fallen.

Whether it's Saori Yukinoshita, who has successfully retired and feels she has fulfilled her responsibilities as a mother, or Haruno Yukinoshita, who has suddenly become enlightened and decided to cause a ruckus.

On their faces, they all wore relaxed smiles.

.........

……

...

The next morning, when she woke up, Yuu Tenkuji stared at her phone with a grim expression.

To be precise, it's looking at the text messages on the screen.

A text message without a contact name was sent, but he still knows who sent it and hasn't forgotten it.

The text message was very simple, just four words and a few symbols, yet it made his heart tremble with fear several times.

【you are done】

This is a threatening text message sent by Yukino Yukinoshita.

Chapter 114 The War Between Sisters (Part 6)

Breakfast time.

No one spoke in the living room.

Yuu Tenkuji ate his breakfast with a solemn expression, as if the food in front of him was not freshly toasted bread and bacon, but a paper proving the Riemann Hypothesis. Each bite of his chopsticks felt as heavy as lead, and the sound of his chewing was even softer and more cautious than the sound of writing.

As for Kasugano Sora opposite him, she was shaking her head in a daze, seemingly relying on instinct to stuff breakfast into her mouth. Her eyes were narrowed into slits like a kitten that hadn't woken up yet, completely unaware of her brother's strange appearance.

And so, one deep in thought, the other seemingly out of it, the brother and sister slowly finished their breakfast and, as usual, parted ways at the entrance.

May you rest in peace.

Holding a rabbit plush toy, Kasugano Sora greeted him groggily before heading upstairs for a nap.

Yesterday, she found a shooting game called "Nado Nado". Because it required some time to grind for characters, and the character CGs and story animations were very tempting, she couldn't help but unlock one and then another, having a blast all night.

As a result, she accidentally stayed up all night playing games. As soon as she left the computer in the morning, she was in a daze. Now, all she could think about was "I want to sleep." She was completely unaware that she had stayed up all night again but hadn't been scolded by her brother. All she wanted to do was crawl into bed and sleep until nightfall.

Before she could turn and go upstairs, Yuu Tenkuji called out to her from the entrance.

"Qiong, I have a question for you."

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

His body swayed back and forth, then suddenly tilted to the side, his head resting against the wall as if he was about to fall asleep on the spot.

Kasugano Sora didn't turn her head, lazily answered him, and struggled to lift her legs, slowly moving herself upstairs.

"It's just a scenario simulation—if someone you used to have a good relationship with, but now have some rifts with, suddenly sends you a text saying 'You're doomed'... do you know what they're thinking?"

It seemed that this matter was very important to him. Even though his sister looked like she hadn't listened at all, Yuu Tenkuji still asked the question with a serious expression, as if he had been driven to the brink of despair and even wanted to borrow a cat's paw to help.

Although her mind wasn't fully clear, Kasugano Sora managed to rack her brains for a moment in response to her brother's question, and mumbled:

"Isn't it just... a warning? Telling me to wash my neck and wait, and then doing those outrageous things to me... like deleting my game saves, or publishing all my browsing history, etc... Haaaaah~"

“Yeah, that’s true…” Tenkuji Yuu forced a smile, his expression not very pleasant, and turned to open the door. “It’s okay, you can go back to sleep.”

"Oh~" Qiong didn't say much. After receiving the order to disperse, she continued to shake her head and walk upstairs.