I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"It's all that silver-haired pervert's fault." Qiong pouted and muttered, then patted his arm comfortingly. "Yu, don't take what she said to heart, just be yourself."

"Don't worry, she didn't insult me. Just as she said, it's just the truth, I won't take it to heart."

Tenkuji Yu turned around and patted her head, greeted the teachers on guard at the school gate and the members of the disciplinary committee, and walked straight towards the special building with Sora as soon as they entered the school gate.

Without looking at the figures entering the teaching building, he whispered:

"However, there is only one thing she is wrong about—I have never felt indifferent."

"What?" Kasugano Sora looked up, not having heard clearly.

"It's nothing, let's hurry up and go. If we walk too slowly, we might be stopped and surrounded, and then it will be difficult to leave."

"Huh? Why..."

Before the question could be resolved, a group of seemingly very enthusiastic and outgoing girls walked towards the two of them, swaying their skirts and exuding fragrance, curiously surrounding them.

"Good morning, Tenkuji-kun! And this is..."

"Is this your little sister? Oh my god, she's so small and cute..."

"Yes, this cloak suits her perfectly; she looks like a fairy..."

"Even with a mask on, she's still a pretty girl who's just as good as Yukinoshita and the others..."

Looking frantically at the girls who were flattering him with friendly expressions and were almost crowding around him, Kasugano Sora's face gradually turned green, her eyes trembled slightly, and her social anxiety level instantly spiked to the maximum!

"Yu-Yu...Onii-chan!"

Dodging their outstretched hands, she quickly hid behind Yuu Tenkuji.

The silver-haired girl clutched his clothes tightly, all the coldness she had shown towards Natsukawa Masaki vanished, and she trembled like a hamster, only able to squeeze out a sound from her throat:

"Now, right now—get me out of here!"

Schools are indeed just as terrifying as I imagined!

Chapter 144 The Supreme Mirror of Still Water (Not Yet)

After overcoming numerous hardships, Kasugano Sora finally arrived at the Service Department located in the Special Building.

However, she was the only one who had to work hard. Yuu Tenkuji was able to handle being surrounded by people greeting her with ease. She knew when to refuse others and when to leave without hesitation. In this way, she successfully escorted her sister to the designated location.

Two footsteps were particularly noticeable in the quiet, empty corridor.

Kasugano Sora sighed wearily, watching him take out his keys and open the classroom door, which had no class sign.

"I thought there was a limit to how popular you were, but it seems like almost the entire school is your fan..."

"It's not that exaggerated. Although I do seem to have an organization like a 'True Love Fan Club,' there are actually more people who don't care about me, are afraid of me, or hate me... To be honest, I was also surprised that so many people came up to talk to me just now."

Entering the Service Club, Yuu Tenkuji opened the window to let out the stuffy air in the room, and casually said, "Either the atmosphere of the cultural festival made them too excited, or your cuteness attracted them, right?"

Having long been accustomed to Yuu Tenkuji's unsolicited compliments, Kasugano Sora showed no sign of happiness or shyness. Instead, she pointed incredulously at her face and asked, "I was wearing a hood and a mask, how could they tell I'm cute?"

"You have such an air about you, and this cloak really suits you." After pulling a chair over to the long table, Tenkuji Yuchai waved to Sora, who was still standing at the door. "Sit here. If you're cold, close the window. There's a kettle over there, and snacks in the cabinet. As long as you don't make a mess of this place, you can do whatever you want."

“Homebodies wouldn’t make a mess of their territory…except for people with bad hygiene habits.” Muttering this, Kasugano Sora closed the door behind her and looked around as she walked toward him.

The back of the classroom looked like a warehouse, but the items were arranged very neatly and did not look messy at all; the lights were deliberately turned on only in the front row, keeping the pile of clutter in the shadows, while the other side was a bright area like a lounge.

The arrangement of a few chairs, a long table, and a portable whiteboard is very simple and clear. The window frames and cabinet corners reflect a clean white luster, indicating that they are carefully cleaned and maintained every day.

Everything was neatly arranged in its place, and a faint jasmine fragrance wafted in from somewhere, mingling with the cool breeze blowing in from the window and ruffling my bangs, creating a very comfortable feeling in the overall space.

This style of interior design almost reflexively reminded Kasugano Sora of a certain person.

"That Yukino Yukinoshita... isn't she the club president here?"

Tenkuji Yu shrugged: "So, she's also the one who cares most about the cleanliness and comfort of this clubroom."

"I could tell from the two times she came to our house... That guy isn't just a germaphobe, he probably has OCD too." Kasugano Sora couldn't help but purse her lips. The scene of Yukino Yukinoshita and her older brother arguing was still vivid in her mind, making it hard for her to feel good.

'But... is this the place where Yu usually eats, does club activities, and flirts with other girls?'

Kasugano Sora paused inexplicably as she walked toward the long table. She abandoned her casual attitude and began to carefully scan every corner of the Service Club, as if she wanted to memorize them all.

It wasn't about finding evidence of his infidelity, but rather imagining what kind of expression You would have and what kind of time he would spend in this place, having left home and his own world.

That's another side of Kasugano Sora that she would never understand if she didn't take that step herself, simply because she was a member of the family.

"You..." she suddenly spoke, her head lowered, her fingers lightly gliding across the smooth tabletop, "Are you happy here?"

Tenkuji Yu glanced at her in surprise. After thinking for a few seconds, he slowly revealed a sincere smile.

"I'm so happy, just as happy as I am at home."

"Because they are important to you?"

"No, it's because I met important people here."

"Yeah……"

The sound landed softly on the ground, devoid of any emotion.

The next moment, Kasugano Sora turned around, her silver-white hair flying in the air.

On that delicate and lovely face, a gentle smile, as if bathed in the radiant spring sunshine, blossomed—a smile that was both straightforward and reassuring.

"Ah That's good."

For this one thing, she had to thank those bad women.

After all, this is something Kasugano Sora, who is closest to him, may never be able to do.

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Ignoring the chair that Yuu Tenkuji had specially brought for her, Kasugano Sora sat in her usual spot, then took out snacks, drinks, and a game console from her bag and quickly built her own 'territory'.

When will you be coming to pick me up?

"The opening ceremony is at eight o'clock, and the cultural festival will officially begin at nine o'clock, around that time."

Returning the borrowed phone to her, Tenkuji Yu carefully instructed, "I installed a one-click alarm program that I wrote myself. If there is any danger, just press it. It will make a loud noise to disturb others and notify me to come and rescue you as quickly as possible... To be honest, I still think a live broadcast would be safer."

"I'm playing games, I don't have time to stream with you!" Kasugano Sora rolled her eyes, expressing her utter disdain for his motherly personality, and said in a deliberately indifferent tone, "Idiot Yu, I'm not a child anymore, do I need you to teach me how to protect myself?"

"So now, leave the key here and go back to your classroom. I'll remember to lock the door, and pretend I don't hear anyone else knocking, is that alright?"

"...Okay, I might not be as experienced as you when it comes to being a shut-in."

Yuu Tenkuji sighed as if giving up, picked up his schoolbag and walked towards the door, but his steps were slow, as if he was still looking around with some unease.

"Really..." Kasugano Sora pursed her lips speechlessly, lowered her head to turn on the game console, and was just about to pick up her katana to collect protection money from those cute 'little animals'—not much, just all the parts on their bodies.

Tenkuji Yu suddenly turned her head back, her eyes sparkling with the excitement of having come up with a great idea, as innocent and straightforward as a child.

"Qiong, do you need to pee now? Or should I go with you to the toilet first, so you won't have to—"

"Get out of here—!"

The next moment, the girl's angry and embarrassed shouts exploded in the quiet air, the powerful sound wave seemingly making the entire special building shake twice.

After being ruthlessly driven out by her younger sister, Tenkuji Yu walked along the path towards the school building, looking back every few steps and sighing.

"This is the first time I've left my little sister out alone, so far away... What if something happens to her? Like a tornado destroying the Service Club, or the Giant of Light accidentally trampling the building under his feet or something..."

Shaking his head, Yuu Tenkuji banished these paranoias from his mind and patted his face, trying to cheer himself up.

He knew he was worrying too much.

But there was no way around it. Qiong was his most precious family member, whose importance far exceeded that of his siblings. No one could feel at ease just by placing their hands and feet in an empty classroom, even if the classroom was locked.

After all, this is not the familiar and safe home, but a school.

A school where many people from outside the school walk around the campus today.

Fortunately, it was only a little over an hour, and his younger sister was mature enough. Otherwise, he would have kept Qiong by his side and taken good care of her no matter what, even if it would attract a lot of attention.

What Kasugano Sora feared, he wasn't afraid of; but what Kasugano Sora wasn't afraid of, he found himself walking on thin ice.

"Hmm? This is..."

Halfway there, with a heavy heart, a flyer caught his eye.

It wasn't nailed to a tree or pasted on a wall—the flyer lay there brazenly in the middle of the road, as if afraid he wouldn't see it, weighed down by a stone to prevent it from being blown away.

Just like the fishing experts on the forum, use straight hooks and salty bait.

"Is this targeting me?"

Raising an eyebrow, Yuu Tenkuji walked up to the flyer, but instead of picking it up immediately, he focused his mind, closed his eyes, and used all his abilities to investigate the surroundings.

Sa—

The world fell silent for a moment.

The bushes rustled, the withered branches swayed from side to side, and all sounds stopped along with the flow of time and wind, frozen in the rapidly spreading consciousness.

The gray and silent scene became clearer and clearer, as if the model of the entire world had been imprinted in the mind, not even the ants crawling on the ground were spared. An invisible circle enveloped the area within a dozen meters and slowly expanded.

Birds flew up from the forest, and the distant clamor gradually lost its original form, transforming into the purest form of information.

At this moment, the mind is as clear as a mirror, and any movement will be as obvious as ripples on the surface of a lake.

Once he gets really serious, he's capable of doing this now.

Even if someone is hiding behind a tree, desperately holding their breath and not making a sound, Yuu Tenkuji, in his fully focused state, can hear their heartbeat and even instantly pinpoint their location.

This isn't a specific ability given by the system, but rather a special skill that comes naturally when Tenkuji Yu's current physical attributes, combined with a bunch of miscellaneous skills and status buffs, are all synchronized and utilized.

"Top Clear Mind" - Unfortunately, he wasn't some passerby with delusional thinking, and he wouldn't give this move such a dramatic name.

"call……"

However, after only a few seconds, Tenkuji Yu opened his eyes, exhaling a breath of stale air. He pressed his temples as if he had a headache and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Too much information, my brain can't keep up... How can they even sense insects? It's utterly baffling."

There's a kind of death caused by knowing too much, and he has a profound understanding of this right now—if he continues to "observe" any longer, his brain will probably be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information.

Although a defensive coma will occur beforehand, it is still easy to damage consciousness. If you accidentally become mentally impaired, it will be too late to regret it.

Fortunately, this skill should be able to be practiced continuously.

As long as he learns how to categorize the information he wants and doesn't want, and gradually improves his mental strength, one day, he will be able to sense every little thing around him, and his sister will no longer have to worry about him being assassinated!