I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

However, considering that the girl behind him had really used all her strength to ask that question, Yuu Tenkuji gave up on making such a joke and chose to take it seriously.

He gently took the soft, trembling hand beside him and, before she could speak, began to speak with a gentle smile:

"Of course, I won't let this duck get away. Sooner or later, you'll be mine."

“You’re the duck…” she muttered discontentedly, but there was a hint of relief in her voice.

Yuu Tenkuji continued, "But don't worry, high school boys are even more lustful than you think, they just haven't had the chance yet... When the time comes, I won't hold back, you know?"

He smiled and lowered his head, whispering to her already flushed, white earlobe, his warm breath brushing against her sensitive skin.

The girl's breathing quickened for a moment, but the shy trembling of her fingertips gradually subsided, and she turned around and gripped his hand tightly.

Then, what reached Tenkuji Yu's ears was only a shy yet firm response.

"Ok!"

Tenkuji Yu raised her face, her tone light and cheerful: "By the way, seeing how enthusiastic you are, how about I send you a few of my treasured videos when I get back, just as a way to learn in advance?"

Yui Yuigahama blinked, asking curiously, "A video? What are you going to learn?"

Instead of answering directly, Yuu Tenkuji stroked his chin, looking thoughtful.

"Hmm, let me think... How about we watch it together sometime? As long as Qiong doesn't find out, we can practice at the same time while watching... Wait, telling my girlfriend this kind of thing shouldn't be considered sexual harassment, right?"

As he said this, he glanced at Yui Yuigahama with some concern.

"..."

After a moment of blankness, Yui Yuigahama finally realized what he was talking about.

A thin layer of steam instantly rose from her head due to the heat, and her shy little fists kept pounding on his arm, crying out in a low voice as she did so.

"Xiaoyou H! You said I was proactive, but you're clearly the most proactive one! And what's with this 'learning together while watching videos' thing? You're even worse than my mom!"

"Hmm? Did your wife say something similar? As expected of a wife, she really knows her stuff!"

"Xiao! Yuu!"

"Hahaha, just kidding, don't be angry... Ouch! Don't bite me in front of my classmates!"

"Hey, you over there! What are you doing posting lovey-dovey pictures so early in the morning? Let go of Yui!"

"You should be telling Yui to let me go, right?! You stupid double-helix gold drill!"

"What...! You bastard, you really dare to say that! Yui, bite harder!"

The noisy commotion spread like wildfire.

Before morning self-study, Class 2F was bustling with activity, like a festival.

……

During break time.

In the private chat interface, messages with white borders and black text keep popping up against a grass-green background.

Sky Temple: "Under the Snow, I have a question for you."

Yukinoshita: "Can't I ask in the Service Club's group chat?"

Sky Temple: "It's best not to let Yui know for now."

Yukino: "If you've done something to betray her, I suggest you go and confess to her directly. Don't come to me for advice."

Sky Temple: "Hilarious! Not only did I not do anything wrong to her, I even kissed her in the hallway today."

Yukinoshita: "...Shameless. Specifically referring to you."

Sky Temple: "Heh, double standard dog. Enough of that, let's get down to business."

Sky Temple: "What happened to your sister yesterday? Did she experience some kind of trauma or something?"

Yukinoshita: "..."

Yukinoshita: "Did she harass you with messages?"

Sky Temple: "Pretty much."

Yukinoshita: "Sigh... I think I know. Let's talk about it at noon. There's no need to avoid Yuihama-san; she has the right to know anything that concerns us."

Tenkuji: "That's true... but why do I feel like you like Yui more than me, this handsome guy?"

Yukino: "Don't worry, it has nothing to do with the two of you. I just prefer normal humans."

Tenkuji: "What are you doing playing on your phone in class? Is this how the second young lady of the Yukinoshita family approaches studying?! I'm going to report you!"

Yukinoshita: "..."

Yukinoshita: "Blocked, see you during lunch break."

So, after lunch break.

The three reunited at the Service Department.

Chapter 116 Sisters' War (Part 8)

Because the conversation was rather private, they didn't invite the other three members of the filming crew, nor did they plan to take time out of their lunch break to film. So they each set out their lunchboxes and chatted while eating.

"What is it you want to talk about?"

With chopsticks in her mouth, Yui Yuigahama looked at the two of them curiously.

She only saw the notification in the group chat and knew that Xiaoxue had something to tell them, but she didn't know the specifics.

I had asked Xiaoyou before, but he said he wasn't sure and that I would have to wait for Xiaoxue to tell me herself to understand.

Like a riddle teller, Yui Yuigahama subconsciously felt that something was amiss, but she couldn't figure out what it was that was related to the three of them, or what Yuki had specifically asked to explain...

Wait, could it be?!

A thought flashed through his mind, and he opened his eyes wide as if suddenly realizing something, but in his astonishment, the chopsticks slipped from his hand and fell onto the table.

Yui Yuigahama said incredulously, her voice trembling, "Could it be... that you two didn't actually go home last night, but secretly went on a date behind my back?!"

That's why Xiaoyou said that in the morning with such an experienced air—kissing after a date is common sense!

Furthermore, isn't the statement "I have never been forcibly kissed at school" equivalent to "But I have been kissed off-campus, I just won't tell you~"?

Yui Yuigahama suddenly understood everything; so this was what they wanted to tell her...

A layer of mist gradually clouded her bright eyes, and complex emotions and bitterness welled up in her throat.

Yui Yuigahama clenched her fists instead, turning her grief and anger into strength, and lunged at Yukino Yukinoshita beside her.

"Since you've already kissed, I want to kiss too!"

"Wait... wait!"

Yukino Yukinoshita, who was still speechless and facepalming because of that sentence, suddenly changed her expression when she saw a pair of plump dumplings rushing towards her like a mountain collapsing and trees falling. She only had time to put down the bento in her hand before she was firmly imprisoned in that warm and soft embrace.

"W-What are you going to do, Yuihama-san?!"

With her face flushed, Yukino Yukinoshita tried to struggle, but found that her strength was greater than she had imagined, and she could not resist her face getting closer and closer.

"If the three of us want to stay together for a long time, we can't forget to maintain fairness!" Yui Yuigahama looked earnestly into her eyes, a strange blush gradually rising on her face. "So, if I've kissed Yui, and you've kissed Yui, then it'll just be the two of us left..."

"??? Yuihama-san, your logic is seriously flawed, it's so abnormal... Tenkuji-kun, stop watching from the sidelines, quickly pull her away for me!"

Seeing Yui Yuigahama's face getting closer and closer to him as if she were possessed, her inexplicably excited expression sending a strange, itchy sensation through her lips.

Yukino Yukinoshita gritted her teeth and called out to Yuu Tenkuji, half embarrassed and annoyed and half pleading for help.

Then, to everyone's surprise, they discovered that this kid was covering his eyes with his hands, mimicking a child who had caught his parents exercising outside the door, peeking at them with excitement and curiosity through his fingers!

This is clearly a performance where they're prepared to see the show through to the end, and have no intention of saving themselves!

I'll kill him sooner or later!

Even Yukino Yukinoshita, who considers herself calm and elegant, couldn't control the surge of murderous intent in her heart the moment she saw this scene.

Fortunately, Yuu Tenkuji wasn't really so despicable as to watch his girlfriend forcibly kiss another girlfriend.

Let's stop joking around here.

He grabbed Yui Yuigahama by the collar and lifted her back to her seat from Yukinoshita like a puppy, scolding her helplessly, "I haven't even kissed her yet, how can I let you kiss her first?"

"I won't let you kiss me either!" Still angry at his behavior of watching the show earlier, Yukino Yukinoshita sat up straight from her leaning back position, straightening her slightly disheveled clothes while staring at him with cute but angry eyes.

"Haven't you kissed yet?" Yui Yuigahama blinked, her inexplicable excitement fading as she finally calmed down, her expression a mixture of relief and regret.

Sitting down in the chair and glancing at their reactions, she finally understood what was going on, tilting her head slightly: "Uh, could it be that I've misunderstood?"

“Of course!” Yukino Yukinoshita said emphatically, her voice clenched between her teeth.

After taking a few deep breaths, the rosy cheeks returned to their fair complexion, and she glared at the two men with a cold and stern look in her eyes.

"Eat your food properly until I finish explaining, and don't interrupt! Understand?"

Yui Yuigahama immediately became serious, picked up her bento box, and said loudly and earnestly, "Understood!"

Yuu Tenkuji, standing to the side, felt a little innocent: "I didn't mean to interrupt..."

"Do you understand?"

She wasn't forceful; Yukino Yukinoshita simply stared at him quietly, her face expressionless, but her dark blue eyes seemed as if they were about to lose their light at any moment.

"Understood, Miss." Tenkuji Yu picked up the lunchbox and obediently replied, forced by circumstances.

“Very well, then I’ll start from the very beginning.”

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded, her expression returning to normal. After taking a couple of seconds to gather her thoughts, she began:

"First of all, Yuigahama-san, do you still remember my older sister, Yukinoshita Haruno?"

“Miss Yukino? Of course!” Somewhat puzzled by her question, Yuigahama Yui gave an affirmative answer, then her expression turned to one of reminiscence. “Yukino’s older sister, she’s truly a great beauty… She has such a wonderful aura, and is so gentle, but there’s something about her…”

"You've got guts?"

"I have a feeling... I don't know how to put it." Scratching her cheek, seemingly considering Yukinoshita's feelings, Yui Yuigahama smiled shyly, "After all, she helped us a lot at the Autumn Performance. Although I can't figure out what she's thinking at all, she should be a good person, right?"

Yukino Yukinoshita paused for a moment, then asked somewhat solemnly, "Even if she deliberately brought Natsukawa to see Tenkuji-kun that day, would you still think so?"

Yuu Tenkuji didn't speak, but frowned slightly and sighed inwardly.

"Huh?" Yui blinked, looking back and forth between the two of them blankly, her confusion deepening.